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After a quick search to make sure this subject wasn't already around...
Mega Evolution as a mechanic makes it so that a Pokémon can evolve mid-battle at the start of your turn with their previous speed on the turn they Mega Evolve, but with their new Speed the next turn.
Yet, while Pokémon can Mega Evolve in battle, they still can't evolve regularly in battle, something that has been possible in every other Pokémon canon (anime, manga, etc.) since the beginning of the franchise.
Instead, when a Pokémon's in-battle conditions have been met, such as leveling up, learning a certain move, etc., they evolve after the battle, even if fainted.
So does Mega Evolution possibly pave the way for mid-battle evolutions in Generation 7 onwards, or is the fact that it wasn't implemented when Mega Evolution was an omen that we won't get mid-battle evolution for years to come?
And for those who will say "well, evolution can't happen mid-battle because then we wouldn't be able to cancel it," I'm pretty sure GameFreak could work their way around that, since we have many optional things in battle (the option to switch Pokémon, the option to pick targets in double/triple/horde battles, etc.), just like evolution could be.
Mega Evolution as a mechanic makes it so that a Pokémon can evolve mid-battle at the start of your turn with their previous speed on the turn they Mega Evolve, but with their new Speed the next turn.
Yet, while Pokémon can Mega Evolve in battle, they still can't evolve regularly in battle, something that has been possible in every other Pokémon canon (anime, manga, etc.) since the beginning of the franchise.
Instead, when a Pokémon's in-battle conditions have been met, such as leveling up, learning a certain move, etc., they evolve after the battle, even if fainted.
So does Mega Evolution possibly pave the way for mid-battle evolutions in Generation 7 onwards, or is the fact that it wasn't implemented when Mega Evolution was an omen that we won't get mid-battle evolution for years to come?
And for those who will say "well, evolution can't happen mid-battle because then we wouldn't be able to cancel it," I'm pretty sure GameFreak could work their way around that, since we have many optional things in battle (the option to switch Pokémon, the option to pick targets in double/triple/horde battles, etc.), just like evolution could be.