Mega Evolution

Mega redirects here. For Crystal's Meganium in Pokémon Adventures, which is known as Mega in Chuang Yi translations, see Megaree.

Blaziken Mega Evolving into Mega Blaziken

Mega Evolution (Japanese: メガシンカ Mega Evolution) is a transformation affecting Pokémon. Mega-Evolved Pokémon are identified by having "Mega" in front of their name.

Korrina, the Gym Leader of Shalour City, is said to know secrets about Mega Evolution. The Tower of Mastery is also related to Mega Evolution. According to a Kalos legend, the first Pokémon to have been Mega Evolved was a Lucario. However, according to Zinnia's grandmother in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Rayquaza was the first Pokémon to Mega Evolve; Mega Evolution was first discovered by the first meeting of humanity and Rayquaza. Professor Sycamore theorizes that Mega Evolution can only be achieved if there is a strong bond between a Trainer and its Pokémon.

As of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, there are 46 species of Pokémon that are capable of Mega Evolution, and there are 48 different Mega Evolutions.

Mega Evolving

The Mega Evolution sigil, as seen in Pokémon Tretta

In order to Mega Evolve, most Pokémon must be holding their appropriate Mega Stone and the Trainer must have a Key Stone. Only Rayquaza does not need a Mega Stone to Mega Evolve; instead, it must know the move Dragon Ascent.

In any battle, each Trainer may Mega Evolve a single Pokémon once. Mega Evolution is essentially a free action a Pokémon may make in addition to its normal move, but if a Pokémon will not use a move, it cannot Mega Evolve. Mega Evolution occurs before most actions except switching. A Mega-Evolved Pokémon will only revert back to its original state if it faints or the battle ends; if it is switched out, it will still be in its Mega Evolved state if it is switched back in.

A Pokémon cannot Mega Evolve if it is being held in the airborne phase of Sky Drop. Neither volatile nor non-volatile status conditions such as paralysis, sleep, and infatuation will have any effect over a Pokémon's ability to Mega Evolve; even if they result in the Pokémon not being able to move that turn, the Mega Evolution will occur regardless.

Mega Stones are not affected by most moves or Abilities. If they would move a Mega Stone to or from a Pokémon that could use it to Mega Evolve, the moves Bestow, Covet, Fling, Thief, Trick, and Switcheroo will fail and the Abilities Magician, Pickpocket and Symbiosis will not activate. The move Knock Off cannot remove a Mega Stone from a Pokémon that can use it to Mega Evolve, and Knock Off's power will not be increased since it cannot remove the item. The moves Embargo and Magic Room and the Ability Klutz will not prevent a Pokémon from using its respective Mega Stone to Mega Evolve.

Performing Mega Evolution will not alter the turn order, so a Pokémon with a lower Speed than their opponent will still go after them on the one turn the Mega Evolution occurs, even if their Mega Evolution increases Speed and would otherwise cause them to go first. The opposite is also true for Pokémon who lose Speed from Mega Evolution, such as Garchomp. However, turn order will be determined normally on every turn afterwards. All other stat changes and type changes of a Mega Evolution will take effect immediately and damage calculation will proceed as usual. (A Pokémon whose Mega Evolution possesses a lower Defense stat, for example, will take greater damage from Physical attacks on the turn of Mega Evolving.)

Changes in a Pokémon's Ability will also take place immediately. A Sharpedo that normally has Speed Boost will not gain a boost in Speed at the end of the turn it Mega Evolves, but if it uses a biting move such as Crunch that turn, it will be boosted by Strong Jaw, its Ability as Mega Sharpedo.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Mega Evolution can also occur during the Talent Round of Pokémon Contest Spectaculars. If the participating Pokémon is holding its corresponding Mega Stone when its appeal causes the audience's excitement to reach its peak, it will Mega Evolve and perform a Spectacular Talent. The Pokémon will remain in its Mega Evolved state for the remainder of the Talent Round.

Effects

A Mega-Evolved Pokémon has different base stats, with the exception of HP, and can have a different Ability and type from its non-Mega-Evolved form. Every Mega-Evolved Pokémon except for Mega Alakazam has a base stat total 100 points higher than that of its base form.

Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution

Introduced in X and Y

Pokémon	Before Mega Evolution			After Mega Evolution			Mega Stone
	Image	Type	Ability	Image	Type	Ability
Venusaur		Grass  Poison	Overgrow Chlorophyll (Hidden)		Grass  Poison	Thick Fat	Venusaurite
Charizard		Fire  Flying	Blaze Solar Power (Hidden)		Fire  Dragon	Tough Claws	Charizardite X
					Fire  Flying	Drought	Charizardite Y
Blastoise		Water	Torrent Rain Dish (Hidden)		Water	Mega Launcher	Blastoisinite
Alakazam		Psychic	Synchronize or Inner Focus Magic Guard (Hidden)		Psychic	Trace	Alakazite
Gengar		Ghost  Poison	Levitate		Ghost  Poison	Shadow Tag	Gengarite
Kangaskhan		Normal	Early Bird or Scrappy Inner Focus (Hidden)		Normal	Parental Bond	Kangaskhanite
Pinsir		Bug	Hyper Cutter or Mold Breaker Moxie (Hidden)		Bug  Flying	Aerilate	Pinsirite
Gyarados		Water  Flying	Intimidate Moxie (Hidden)		Water  Dark	Mold Breaker	Gyaradosite
Aerodactyl		Rock  Flying	Rock Head or Pressure Unnerve (Hidden)		Rock  Flying	Tough Claws	Aerodactylite
Mewtwo		Psychic	Pressure Unnerve (Hidden)		Psychic  Fighting	Steadfast	Mewtwonite X
					Psychic	Insomnia	Mewtwonite Y
Ampharos		Electric	Static Plus (Hidden)		Electric  Dragon	Mold Breaker	Ampharosite
Scizor		Bug  Steel	Swarm or Technician Light Metal (Hidden)		Bug  Steel	Technician	Scizorite
Heracross		Bug  Fighting	Swarm or Guts Moxie (Hidden)		Bug  Fighting	Skill Link	Heracronite
Houndoom		Dark  Fire	Early Bird or Flash Fire Unnerve (Hidden)		Dark  Fire	Solar Power	Houndoominite
Tyranitar		Rock  Dark	Sand Stream Unnerve (Hidden)		Rock  Dark	Sand Stream	Tyranitarite
Blaziken		Fire  Fighting	Blaze Speed Boost (Hidden)		Fire  Fighting	Speed Boost	Blazikenite
Gardevoir		Psychic  Fairy	Synchronize or Trace Telepathy (Hidden)		Psychic  Fairy	Pixilate	Gardevoirite
Mawile		Steel  Fairy	Hyper Cutter or Intimidate Sheer Force (Hidden)		Steel  Fairy	Huge Power	Mawilite
Aggron		Steel  Rock	Sturdy or Rock Head Heavy Metal (Hidden)		Steel	Filter	Aggronite
Medicham		Fighting  Psychic	Pure Power Telepathy (Hidden)		Fighting  Psychic	Pure Power	Medichamite
Manectric		Electric	Static or Lightning Rod Minus (Hidden)		Electric	Intimidate	Manectite
Banette		Ghost	Insomnia or Frisk Cursed Body (Hidden)		Ghost	Prankster	Banettite
Absol		Dark	Pressure or Super Luck Justified (Hidden)		Dark	Magic Bounce	Absolite
Garchomp		Dragon  Ground	Sand Veil Rough Skin (Hidden)		Dragon  Ground	Sand Force	Garchompite
Lucario		Fighting  Steel	Steadfast or Inner Focus Justified (Hidden)		Fighting  Steel	Adaptability	Lucarionite
Abomasnow		Grass  Ice	Snow Warning Soundproof (Hidden)		Grass  Ice	Snow Warning	Abomasite

Introduced in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Pokémon	Before Mega Evolution			After Mega Evolution			Mega Stone
	Image	Type	Ability	Image	Type	Ability
Beedrill		Bug  Poison	Swarm Sniper (Hidden)		Bug  Poison	Adaptability	Beedrillite
Pidgeot		Normal  Flying	Keen Eye or Tangled Feet Big Pecks (Hidden)		Normal  Flying	No Guard	Pidgeotite
Slowbro		Water  Psychic	Oblivious or Own Tempo Regenerator (Hidden)		Water  Psychic	Shell Armor	Slowbronite
Steelix		Steel  Ground	Rock Head or Sturdy Sheer Force (Hidden)		Steel  Ground	Sand Force	Steelixite
Sceptile		Grass	Overgrow Unburden (Hidden)		Grass  Dragon	Lightning Rod	Sceptilite
Swampert		Water  Ground	Torrent Damp (Hidden)		Water  Ground	Swift Swim	Swampertite
Sableye		Dark  Ghost	Keen Eye or Stall Prankster (Hidden)		Dark  Ghost	Magic Bounce	Sablenite
Sharpedo		Water  Dark	Rough Skin Speed Boost (Hidden)		Water  Dark	Strong Jaw	Sharpedonite
Camerupt		Fire  Ground	Magma Armor or Solid Rock Anger Point (Hidden)		Fire  Ground	Sheer Force	Cameruptite
Altaria		Dragon  Flying	Natural Cure Cloud Nine (Hidden)		Dragon  Fairy	Pixilate	Altarianite
Glalie		Ice	Inner Focus or Ice Body Moody (Hidden)		Ice	Refrigerate	Glalitite
Salamence		Dragon  Flying	Intimidate Moxie (Hidden)		Dragon  Flying	Aerilate	Salamencite
Metagross		Steel  Psychic	Clear Body Light Metal (Hidden)		Steel  Psychic	Tough Claws	Metagrossite
Latias		Dragon  Psychic	Levitate		Dragon  Psychic	Levitate	Latiasite
Latios		Dragon  Psychic	Levitate		Dragon  Psychic	Levitate	Latiosite
Rayquaza		Dragon  Flying	Air Lock		Dragon  Flying	Delta Stream	None*
Lopunny		Normal	Cute Charm or Klutz Limber (Hidden)		Normal  Fighting	Scrappy	Lopunnite
Gallade		Psychic  Fighting	Steadfast Justified (Hidden)		Psychic  Fighting	Inner Focus	Galladite
Audino		Normal	Healer or Regenerator Klutz (Hidden)		Normal  Fairy	Healer	Audinite
Diancie		Rock  Fairy	Clear Body		Rock  Fairy	Magic Bounce	Diancite

In other games

Charizard as Mega Charizard X in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

Charizard's, Lucario's, and Mewtwo's Final Smashes Mega Evolve them into Mega Charizard X, Mega Lucario, and Mega Mewtwo Y, respectively. While Lucario and Charizard's Mega Forms are used as a temporary power-up, Mewtwo's is used to perform Psystrike.

The Mega Evolutions of Blastoise, Blaziken, Kangaskhan, Venusaur, Lucario, Mewtwo (both forms), and Charizard (X form) appear as trophies in the Wii U version, while only Mega Venusaur and Blastoise appear in the 3DS version.

Pokkén Tournament

Lucario, Gardevoir, Gengar, Charizard, Blaziken, Sceptile, Mewtwo, and Shadow Mewtwo are able to Mega Evolve through Synergy Burst, with Charizard and Mewtwo Mega Evolving into their X forms. Mega Evolution can be triggered whenever a Pokémon capable of it has its Synergy Gauge filled up to the max during a battle.

In addition, every time when Shadow Mewtwo is fought against during the game, it will Mega Evolve before the battle begins and stay in this state for the entire fight.

On the Dragon's Nest battle stage, Mega Rayquaza appears as an enormous statue and a drawing on the ground of the battle arena.

Pokémon Shuffle

Before a Pokémon's Mega Evolution can be used, its respective Mega Stone must be obtained, typically by defeating its Mega-Evolved form in a Trainer battle. For a Pokémon to evolve during a stage, the Pokémon must be placed first in the Pokémon being brought and the Mega Gauge must be filled by matching the Pokémon or a Pokémon with the same type that has the Skill Mega Boost. After it fills, each of the indicated species's pieces will change to the Mega-Evolved form of that species. Effects for each Mega form vary between species. Once a Pokémon Mega Evolves, its Skill will no longer activate.

The following Mega Stones are available in-game, in the order received: Audinite, Kangaskhanite, Sablenite, Slowbronite, Lopunnite, Altarianite, Mawilite, Ampharosite, Glalitite, Gengarite, Mewtwonite Y, Aerodactylite, Heracronite, Medichamite, Rayquaza's Meteorite and Mewtwonite X. Lucarionite, Blastoisinite, Banettite, Venusaurite, Manectite, Blazikenite, Garchompite, Sharpedonite, Charizardite Y, Latiasite, Absolite, Gardevoirite, Latiosite, Steelixite, Swampertite, Diancite, Abomasite and Charizardite X were distributed in events.

Mega Effects

Disruptions can be erased if they are in a tile targeted by the effect. Each Pokémon or disruption erased boosts the amount of damage dealt to the opponent, but empty tiles do not count. The Pokémon that make the match that triggers the Mega Effects are also erased before they can combo, but do not boost the amount of damage done beyond a non-Mega match. A Mega match and its resulting effect can take priority over other matches; to prevent this, the non-Mega match must trigger first by moving the icon to complete that match so the Mega match does not disrupt it. Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Charizard X will change type to Fighting and Dragon, respectively, upon Mega Evolving, and have separate in the Pokémon list from their Y counterparts (Only one of each can be in the support Pokémon, and EXP is shared, but Mega Speedups are not).

Pokémon		Effect	Gauge	Max
	Mega Audino	Erases all Pokémon within one space of the match.	12	3
	Mega Kangaskhan	Erases all Pokémon in the five columns to the left and right.	16	8
	Mega Sableye	Erases all Pokémon in an O-shaped pattern.	22	8
	Mega Slowbro	Adds one more Mega Slowbro above the match.	18	2
	Mega Lopunny	Erases all Pokémon five rows above and five rows below.	16	8
	Mega Altaria	Erases all Pokémon within two spaces of the match.	22	6
	Mega Mawile	Erases Pokémon with three lines from upper right to lower left.	21	7
	Mega Ampharos	A random lightning strike erases a jagged line of Pokémon.	24	7
	Mega Glalie	Erases all Pokémon in a V-shaped pattern.	19	6
	Mega Gengar	Erases all Mega Gengar in the puzzle area.	11	1
	Mega Mewtwo Y	Clears a Pokémon with the same type as Mega Mewtwo Y (max 10).	23	5
	Mega Aerodactyl	Erases rocks and blocks (max 10), and also does damage to the foe.	23	7
	Mega Heracross	Adds one more Mega Heracross to the left of the match.	21	6
	Mega Medicham	Erases a group of Pokémon in the middle at once.	21	6
	Mega Rayquaza	Erases a Pokémon of a different type from Mega Rayquaza (max 10).	33	20
	Mega Mewtwo X	Erases Pokémon (max 3) of the same type as Mega Mewtwo X.	15	5
	Mega Lucario	Erases all Pokémon five rows above and five rows below.	14	4
	Mega Blastoise	Erases all Pokémon within two spaces of the match.	19	4
	Mega Banette	Clears a Pokémon with the same type as Mega Banette (max 10).	27	8
	Mega Venusaur	Erases all Pokémon in the five columns to the left and right.	15	3
	Mega Manectric	A vertical lightning strike erases a jagged line of Pokémon.	20	7
	Mega Blaziken	Erases Pokémon (max 3) of the same type as Mega Blaziken.	12	3
	Mega Garchomp	Erases Pokémon with three lines from upper left to lower right.	24	10
	Mega Sharpedo	Adds one more Mega Sharpedo above the match.	22	10
	Mega Charizard Y	Erases all Pokémon in a Y-shaped pattern.	16	3
	Mega Latias	Erases Pokémon on a random jagged line horizontally.	22	12
	Mega Absol	Erases Pokémon with three lines from upper right to lower left.	18	3
	Mega Gardevoir	Erases Pokémon in the five columns to the left and right.	15	5
	Mega Latios	Erases a jagged line of Pokémon horizontally.	19	5
	Mega Steelix	Erases blocks (max 10), and also does damage to the foe.	21	7
	Mega Swampert	Erases Pokémon (max 3) of the same type as Mega Swampert.	12	3
	Mega Diancie	Erases Pokémon that are covered by a barrier (max 10).	19	6
	Mega Abomasnow	Erases all Pokémon five rows above and five rows below.	13	3
	Mega Charizard X	Erases all Pokémon in an X-shaped pattern.	16	5

Pokémon Rumble World

The player gains the ability to Mega Evolve their Pokémon after completing the challenge "Raid of the Mighty General", then receiving the Special Stone Shop and a Mega Key from the rewards section of the ordinary shop. Mega Stones for currently owned Pokémon can be bought and immediately attached to its corresponding Pokémon using the Special Stone Shop. The first Mega Stone of the player's choice is free (unless either the Red or Blue Orb is chosen instead) and every one after it costs 5 Poké Diamonds. During battle, Mega Evolution can performed by tapping the Mega Evolution button using a Pokémon equipped with a Mega Stone in battle. Mega Evolution can be used again on any Pokémon in the same battle, unlike in the main games.

Mega-Evolved Pokémon revert after a completed trip, or when they are defeated or switched out. Mega Evolving will send out a shockwave that damages enemy Pokémon. This shockwave is capable of defeating and tipping over opposing Pokémon.

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon

Mega Evolution allows Pokémon to become more powerful, attack multiple enemies, and break down walls. To achieve Mega Evolution, the player must find an Awakening Emera in a Dungeon. These Emeras can be attached to a Looplet of a Pokémon that can Mega Evolve, causing it to Mega Evolve immediately. The Pokémon that Mega Evolves will have their form when moving to the next floor. A bar will appear above the Mega-Evolved Pokémon after it transforms and will slowly start to fill up. Once filled, the Mega-Evolved Pokémon will go into Berserk mode. In Berserk mode, the Pokémon will move around and use a powerful attack on any Pokémon surrounding it. This will go away after a while, and the Pokémon will revert to normal.

Attaching an Awakening Emera to a Pokémon that cannot Mega Evolve increases its stats by a lot and give it different boosts. Pokémon that cannot Mega Evolve with an Awakening Emera attached will not go into Berserk mode.

Awakening Emeras are hard to find and appear randomly in dungeons; like other Emeras, they will disappear if they are not reached in time.

Pokémon Picross

Once a player purchases a Mega Pencil from Professor Tetra for 500 Picrites, puzzles for Mega Evolutions can be solved. Furthermore, murals can be solved one tile at a time to unlock Groudon and Kyogre's Primal Reversions.

Only one Mega Evolution can be set at one time, and they cannot be brought alongside their normal forms. Their skills are higher ranked than their normal counterpart, and they can be used on larger puzzles.

In the TCG

Mega Evolution is featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as Pokémon. They were added as a new mechanic to the game in the XY expansion as an evolution of Pokémon-EX cards. Mega Evolving a Pokémon immediately ends a player's turn.

Pokémon tend to have much higher HP and more powerful attacks than regular Pokémon. Currently, all of them have exactly one attack. Uniquely, the artwork of Pokémon feature their attack's name printed in a stylized design on the card as part of the artwork itself. This name is displayed in Japanese, except for Japanese and Korean cards where the name is displayed in English. (Some special Japanese UR variant cards keep the name printed in Japanese instead of English.)

Like all Pokémon, a player who defeats a Pokémon takes two Prize Cards instead of one.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Venusaur		XY		2/146	Collection X		002/060
Blastoise		XY		30/146	Collection Y		015/060
Charizard		Flashfire		13/106	M Charizard-EX Mega Battle Deck		002/021
		Flashfire		107/106	Wild Blaze		088/080
Charizard		Flashfire		69/106	Wild Blaze		055/080
		Flashfire		108/106	Wild Blaze		089/080
Kangaskhan		Flashfire		79/106	Wild Blaze		065/080
		Flashfire		109/106	Wild Blaze		090/080
Heracross		Furious Fists		5/111	Rising Fist		005/096
		Furious Fists		112/111	Rising Fist		104/096
Lucario		Furious Fists		55/111	Rising Fist		053/096
		Furious Fists		113/111	Rising Fist		105/096
Gengar					XY-P Promotional cards		079/XY-P
Manectric		Phantom Forces		24/119	Phantom Gate		024/088
		Phantom Forces		120/119	Phantom Gate		096/088
Gengar		Phantom Forces		35/119	Phantom Gate		034/088
		Phantom Forces		121/119	Phantom Gate		097/088
Metagross		XY Black Star Promos		XY35	XY-P Promotional cards		102/XY-P
Diancie		XY Black Star Promos		XY44	XY-P Promotional cards		093/XY-P
Aggron		Primal Clash		94/160	Gaia Volcano		046/070
		Primal Clash		154/160	Gaia Volcano		076/070
Gardevoir		Primal Clash		106/160	Tidal Storm		051/070
		Primal Clash		156/160	Tidal Storm		076/070
Gallade		Roaring Skies		35/108	Emerald Break		031/078
		Roaring Skies		100/108	Emerald Break		081/078
Latios		Roaring Skies		59/108	Emerald Break		049/078
		Roaring Skies		102/108	Emerald Break		083/078
Rayquaza		Roaring Skies		61/108	M Rayquaza-EX Mega Battle Deck		006/018
Rayquaza		Roaring Skies		76/108	Emerald Break		062/078
		Roaring Skies		105/108	Emerald Break		086/078
Absol		XY Black Star Promos		XY63	XY-P Promotional cards		XY-P
Sceptile		Ancient Origins		8/98	Bandit Ring		008/081
		Ancient Origins		85/98	Bandit Ring		083/081
Ampharos		Ancient Origins		28/98	Bandit Ring		028/081
		Ancient Origins		88/98	Bandit Ring		086/081
Tyranitar		Ancient Origins		43/98	Bandit Ring		043/081
		Ancient Origins		92/98	Bandit Ring		090/081
Houndoom		BREAKthrough		22/162	Red Flash		010/059
		BREAKthrough		154/162	Red Flash		061/059
Glalie		BREAKthrough		35/162	Blue Shock		015/059
		BREAKthrough		156/162	Blue Shock		061/059
Mewtwo		BREAKthrough		63/162	Blue Shock		026/059
		BREAKthrough		159/162	Blue Shock		063/059
Mewtwo		BREAKthrough		64/162	Red Flash		028/059
		BREAKthrough		160/162	Red Flash		063/059
Blaziken		XY Black Star Promos		XY86	XY-P Promotional cards		138/XY-P
Swampert		XY Black Star Promos		XY87	XY-P Promotional cards		XY-P
Aerodactyl		XY Black Star Promos		XY98	XY-P Promotional cards		183/XY-P
Mawile					XY-P Promotional cards		186/XY-P
Gyarados		BREAKpoint		27/122	Rage of the Broken Heavens		019/080
		BREAKpoint		115/122	Rage of the Broken Heavens		082/080
Scizor		BREAKpoint		77/122	Rage of the Broken Heavens		058/080
		BREAKpoint		120/122	Rage of the Broken Heavens		087/080
Venusaur		Generations		2/83	BREAK Starter Pack		002/072
Charizard		Generations		12/83	BREAK Starter Pack		011/072
Blastoise		Generations		18/83
Gardevoir		Generations		12/83	PokéKyun Collection		020/032

In the anime

Mega Blaziken in the anime

In the main series

Multiple Mega Evolutions have been featured in the anime:

• The first Mega Evolution in the anime was featured in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening, where Mewtwo was shown being capable of changing between its regular form and Mega Mewtwo Y form, in which its speed was dramatically boosted, being capable of moving faster than the blink of an eye. The same Mewtwo also played a major role in Genesect and the Legend Awakened, once again demonstrating its Mega Evolution capabilities. Unlike in the games, this Mewtwo seemed to be capable of Mega Evolving without the use of a Mega Stone.

• Another Mega Evolution was featured in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, where Ash saw a Mega Blaziken. In the next episode, it was revealed to belong to a masked hero called the Blaziken Mask, saving Ash from a free fall from the Prism Tower. The Mega Blaziken and its Trainer appeared again in Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!, helping Ash and his friends to destroy one of Team Rocket's mechas.

• A couple of Mega Evolutions, including a Mega Ampharos, appeared as silhouettes in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! while Professor Sycamore told Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie about the concept of Mega Evolution.

• In Mega Evolution Special I, a protagonist named Alain was featured traveling across the Kalos region with his Mega Charizard X, challenging other Mega Evolution Trainers. During the episode, Alain battled Astrid's Mega Absol and Remo's Mega Garchomp, and was victorious in both battles. Later in the special, he even faced the Elite Four member Siebold and his Mega Blastoise, but the powerful Water-type Pokémon proved to be too much for Charizard, causing Alain to lose the battle.

• All known Mega Evolutions released at the time were also featured during the intro of the aforementioned special episode.

• Diantha's Mega Gardevoir appeared in The Bonds of Evolution!, using its Mega Evolution powers to break free from Team Rocket's binds.

• Korrina has a Lucario that can Mega Evolve, and so does her grandfather Gurkinn, as shown in The Aura Storm!. In Origins of Mega Evolution!, it was shown in a flashback how one of Gurkinn's ancestors discovered a Key Stone, while his Lucario discovered a Lucarionite, leading to the first known Mega Evolution.

• In Calling from Beyond the Aura!, Korrina told Ash and his friends about a Trainer she had once met who had used a Mega Ampharos.

• A Trainer named Mabel and her Mega Mawile appeared in The Bonds of Mega Evolution!.

• Diancie Mega Evolved in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction in order to protect the Allearth Forest from Yveltal and restore the Diamond Domain by creating a new Heart Diamond. At the end of the movie, it was shown that a diamond Diancie had created and given to Bonnie earlier caused it to Mega Evolve, acting as a Key Stone.

• During the intro of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, Wikstrom is seen Mega Evolving his Scizor in a battle against Diantha and her Mega Gardevoir.

• Steven Stone's Shiny Mega Metagross appeared in Mega Evolution Special II, as well as Mega Rayquaza. Both reappeared in Mega Evolution Special III.

• The intro of the aforementioned special episode also featured all newly revealed Mega Evolutions.

• At the end of Mega Evolution Special III, Alain was seen battling a Trainer with a Mega Tyranitar.

• Professor Sycamore's Garchomp achieved Mega Evolution for the first time and Mega Evolved into a Mega Garchomp in Garchomp's Mega Bond!.

• The Latios, Latias, and Shiny Rayquaza that Hoopa summoned in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages all Mega Evolved during the movie. Much like the Mewtwo from the sixteenth movie, they seemed to be able to Mega Evolve despite the lack of a Key Stone or their respective Mega Stones.

• In Mega Evolution Special IV, Alain battled ten Mega-Evolved Pokémon and their Trainers in a row, including Mega Venusaur, Mega Alakazam, Mega Heracross, Mega Scizor, Mega Ampharos, Mega Aggron, and Mega Pinsir. The final Trainer of the row was the Elite Four member Malva, who used a Mega Houndoom. At the end of the episode, Alain was also seen battling a Trainer with a Mega Banette.

• A Mega Audino appeared in A Giga Battle with Mega Results!, under the ownership of a Nurse Joy.

• A Mega Alakazam, a Mega Glalie, a Mega Steelix a Shiny Mega Gengar, a Shiny Mega Gardevoir and several others are set to appear in M19. The Shiny Mega Gengar is owned by Jarvis, while most of the others have been forcibly transformed into their Mega Evolved states by him using a special device and used to create an army.

In Pokémon Origins

Mega Charizard X in Pokémon Origins

Red's Charizard was shown Mega Evolving into Mega Charizard X in the Pokémon Origins episode File 4 - Charizard during Red's battle against Mewtwo, thanks to the Charizardite X and Key Stone given to him by Mr. Fuji in an earlier episode.

In the manga

Mega Kangaskhan in the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mega Charizard X in The Legend of the Dragon King manga

In the Pokémon - The Legend of the Dragon King manga

In Pokémon - The Legend of the Dragon King, several main characters' Pokémon are capable of Mega Evolution, including Akira's Charizard, Koji's Garchomp, and Taichi's Ampharos.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mega Evolution was first presented in the Pokémon Adventures manga in the X & Y arc. When Team Flare members Aliana and Mable arrived in Vaniville Town in order to steal X's Mega Ring, the commotion caused X's baby Kangaskhan, Li'l Kanga, to react with X's Mega Ring and Mega Evolve into Mega Kangaskhan, easily defeating Aliana's Pyroar and Mable's Houndoom.

When X and his friends were attacked by Team Flare in Santalune City, Korrina arrived and Mega Evolved her Lucario into Mega Lucario to assist them.

While visiting Lumiose City, X met an Electrike, which led him to a Manectite, evolving into Manectric in the process. Later Manectric joins X's team, Mega Evolving into Mega Manectric while facing a Team Flare Grunt.

During a battle against Team Flare, Gurkinn's Gengar protected X from Celosia's Aegislash. It helped battle against Team Flare to stop them from capturing Xerneas while in tree form. It was later given it to X, at which point he nicknamed it Garma. Garma has a Gengarite, which allows X to Mega Evolve it into Mega Gengar.

While confronting Essentia, X's Rute and Y's Solsol are given their respective Mega Stones, allowing them to Mega Evolve into Mega Pinsir and Mega Absol respectively.

In PAORAS01, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald were shown learning how to Mega Evolve their Pokémon from Ultima. Sapphire and Emerald are seen mastering it in PAORAS03, where they Mega Evolved their respective starter Pokémon.

In PAORAS02, Ruby was able to successfully Mega Evolve Latios into Mega Latios, allowing them to soar into the sky. He soon arrived at the Sky Pillar, where he met and battled Zinnia, who used her Mega Salamence against Mega Latios.

In PAORAS06, Steven Mega Evolved his Metagross into Mega Metagross with his Mega Stickpin.

Trivia

• Every type has at least one Mega Evolution: Psychic has the most (with ten), while Ice and Electric have the fewest (with two each).
  • Electric is the only type for which no new Mega Evolution was introduced in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• At least one Pokémon from every generation is capable of Mega Evolving: Generation III has the most (with twenty), while Generations V and VI have the fewest (with one each).
• Aerodactyl is the only Fossil Pokémon capable of Mega Evolving.
• Only Pokémon which cannot evolve are capable of Mega Evolution.
• With base stat totals of 780, Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Mewtwo Y, and Mega Rayquaza have the highest base stat totals of any Pokémon.
  • In addition, Mega Mewtwo Y has the highest base Special Attack of all Pokémon at 194, and Mega Mewtwo X has the highest base Attack of all Pokémon at 190. Mega Mewtwo X also has the highest base stat increase of all Mega Evolutions, its Attack stat being boosted by 80 upon the process.
• Aggron is the only dual-type Pokémon to become single-type upon Mega Evolving, going from Steel/Rock-type to pure Steel-type.
• The only Pokémon with multiple Mega Evolutions are Charizard and Mewtwo, which each have two. In both cases, the first ones to be revealed were the Y versions.
  • In addition, both of their Y versions kept their original type, while both of their X versions changed their type.
• Rayquaza is the only Pokémon that does not require a Mega Stone to Mega Evolve in the core series games, instead being required to know Dragon Ascent.
  • This makes Rayquaza the only Pokémon who can have a different held item while Mega Evolved, since Mega Stones cannot be taken off their proper holder during battle.
  • In Pokémon Shuffle Rayquaza needs the player to get the Meteorite for it to Mega Evolve.
• Rayquaza is the only trio master capable of Mega Evolution.
• Diancie is the only Mythical Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution.
• Mega Latias and Mega Latios are programmed into Pokémon X and Y; as a result, they are not banned by the Kalos rules from battles, and they are not banned from trades between Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire and X or Y, despite being otherwise unavailable in those games.
• The Japanese logos for Pokémon X and Y include the Mega Evolution sigil.
• In an interview with the Nintendo Dream magazine, Ken Sugimori stated that Flygon was intended to get a Mega Evolution in Pokémon X and Y, but the idea was dropped due to him experiencing artist's block.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 超進化 Chīu Jeunfa Mandarin 超進化 Chāo Jìnhuà Danish Megaudvikling Finnish Megakehitys French Méga-Évolution German Mega-Entwicklung Hindi Mega Evolution Indonesian Mega Evolusi Italian Megaevoluzione Korean 메가진화 Mega Jinhwa Polish Mega Ewolucja Portuguese Brazil Mega Evolução (anime) Megaevolução (TCG) Portugal MegaEvolução Russian Мегаэволююция Spanish Megaevolución Swedish Megautveckling Thai พัฒนาร่างเมก้า Turkish Mega Evrim Vietnamese Siêu Tiến Hóa

See also

• Primal Reversion