>Mega Raichu X still has a lower Atk than Light Ball Pikachu by 405 vs 458>Mega Raichu Y the form that looks the most like Pikachu got the 3rd largest boost a Mega has ever received, boosting its Sp. Atk to 460 max vs Pikachu's 458Why does Gamefreak hate Raichu so much?
>>58751064Pikachu dies to a single competent Ground move and the Light Ball doesn't increase Pikachu's Speed
>>58751064Shiny X should've been the only Mega.
>>58751072>Pikachu dies to a single competent GroundSo does Raichu X
>>58751081Not if it has levitate
>>58751064X gets an attack boost every time it uses Volt Tackle.
>>58751083>levitate in the overworldYe I can see it
>>58751064They so, so, so badly wanted to make these Mega Pikachu X & Y, but that would go against the established lore of Mega Evolution, and they had no intentions of humoring the Ashnime any longer by making them exclusive Mega Evolutions for the Cap Pikachus, who are unable to evolve, and also had no interest in bringing back Cosplay Pikachu, because that would necessitate a unique Mega for all of its outfits (otherwise there'd be no point in bringing back COSPLAY Pikachu) for both X and Y forms.
Raichu X has an innate trait where its Attack increases by one stage after using Volt Tackle, Raichu Y has no such trait
>>58752224X is definitely Mega Raichu, Y is Mega Pikachu
>>58751064LB Pikachu dies to literally any neutral STAB
>>58752250This could easily just be a ZA exclusive mechanic.Did Torterra keep Sleep Powder after LA or Gardevoir Ice Beam?
They tried Light Ball Pikachu, GMax Pikachu, and the Let's Go starter, but it can only do so much as an unevolved Pokemon. Mega Raichu Y has a legitimate chance at usage, it's the only way to truly power up their mascot.
why cant they let light ball be used by the whole pika line
>>58752316Yes, I'm tired of people comparing it to the new mega Raichus. Light Ball Pikachu has way less bulk than even what are typically considered glass canons like Weavile and it also has this shit 90 speed stat which lets everything kinda speedy fly right past it. There's a reason why it's ZU
>>58752684They could but clearly they simply like Pikachu more and made Raichu out of obligation. It’s why they just toss Raichu small boosts are hardly matter (+10 speed in Gen 6, Alolan form in Gen 7). This is the first time they gave Raichu anything really good and even then they had to make them both look like Pikachu in a way.
>>58752684Because then Raichu would be better than Pikachu on an objective level, and Mega Raichu would have no reason to exist (when the whole point is Mega Raichu is their "we really wish we could make Mega Pikachu, but..." concession).
>>58754012This.Mega Raichu Y is just basically Mega Pikachu, just look alone it’s basically Mega Pikachu with Raichu colors
>>58751064>but what about muh hecking Pikachu with Light BallThe true mark of comp shitter who also thinks everything is broken with Eviolite.Light Ball Pikachu has higher raw attack stats than most OU pokémon but remains a mega ZU shitter because it's slow and dies to literally everything
And Pikachu is the face of the franchise and most popular pokémon ever, so small wonder they don't try and force people to like its evolution they rejected out-of-hand already.
>>58754218Raichufags have such a bizarre victim complex for a pokémon that gets more attention that 99% of other pokémon
>>58752681Let’s Go Pikachu got a 110 bst increase on top of electric type extreme speed that always crits and a surf that can paralyze. The problem is that in LGPE it was strictly inferior to Eevee who got more exclusive moves and were all even more broken. Also for whatever reason GF refused to let you transfer either partner Pokemon out of Let’s Go or obtain them in later games so we don’t know how Partenr Pikachu would perform with a light ball.They could’ve made partner Pikachu the only Pikachu able to mega evolve similarly to Eternal-Floette being an exception and it would have the potential to be good.
>>58751064>Mega Raichu Y >130 SpeedVery mid for neo standards. Flutter Mane has 135 Speed, Dons 135, Zacian 148, Mega Z's 151, Mega Greninja 142, Mega Sceptile 145, Mega Delphox 134, Mega Lopunny 136, Eternatus 130 Speed tie, Mega Mewtwo Y 140, Mega Beedrill 145, Mega Zeraora 153, Chien Pao 135, Iron Bundle 136 etc...
>>58752250Hopefully this is just Reckless in Champions because base 60 HP Raichu is not surviving to actually use that boost after Volt Tackle recoil.
>>58755121They gave Raichu Drain Punch
>>58755135Doesn't mean shit with only 110 base speed Raichu X is getting knocked out by recoil and any decent neutral attack combined before it gets a chance to use Drain Punch. At least Reckless gives it a guaranteed boost.
>>58755157>Use Mega Raichu X to fight Primal Kyogore>It kills itself with one Volt Tackle.
>>58751064>No type chafe on X>Wasted stats in Sp.Atk on X when it needed far more bulk>Raichu Y is minmaxed but not fast enough in the nu-metaBoth are useless. At least they’ll make good daydream team additions.
Raichu X is Mega Zeraora at home, hell, maybe just Zeraora at home
It has Levitate, the Volt Tackle boost is a special thing that happens specifically for it and isn't tied to its ability
>>58755121that seems to be it, does it happen when raichu uses other recoil moves or when staraptor uses recoil moves
>>58755365No, just for Raichu and only for Volt Tackle
>>58755361thats just how it works in ZA, no guarantees
>>58755557I'm pretty sure it's going to just be a special thing that is solely for them and not from their ability, it isn't even the only one, Mega Darkrai changes Dark Void
>>58755578No, Dark Void works that way for regular Darkrai too, they just completely changed how the move works
