Are you ready for some Pokéhype?! There have been some additions to the Pokémon website recently that added two well known and beloved battlers to the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire page. The two Pokémon best known for their eternal feud with one another, Zangoose and Seviper, are currently on display in the Pokémon tab on the official OR/AS page with brief descriptions, statistics and screen shots showing that you can find them in the wild. (source)
To any Pokemon fan it should have been obvious that these two would show up in the upcoming remakes so, why on Hoenn would they start hyping them up now? I have two guesses for this. The first is that the two will remain version-exclusives. Zangoose to Omega Ruby and Seviper to Alpha Sapphire. This would come as no surprise since it would just be a mimic of the originals and will most likely happen. What I am desperately hoping for this little addition to be is a bit of hype filled hint for a future announcement of their mega forms. I don’t think I’m alone when I say that these two would have some seriously dope designs, each making the other more of a threat in battle. I imagine Zangoose becoming much larger, with razor sharp claws and on all fours with an increase in its attack and speed. Its current claws look a too dull and bipedal creatures aren’t too quick. These boosts would definitely make it a threat to any Seviper that crossed its path. (source)
Speaking of Seviper, I feel would need a serious upgrade to go up against Zangoose’s new mega and it could do so by beefing up the armor like scales it already has. It’s face is quite helmet-like and it has those riveted looking scales that could easily be used to block an oncoming fury swipes. Not only would Seviper get a boost to its defenses but it’d also need a boost in either attack, special attack or both; easily accomplished up making its tail and fangs more deadly. A double sided tail saber would suffice I suppose. Maybe even poison tipped fangs.
Knowing that not many megas have been announced yet, we can only patiently sit, wait and speculate as to which of our favorite Gen III ‘mons will get the glorified boost in stats.
Which Pokémon do you want to see get Mega Evolutions in the upcoming Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire titles? Let me know it the comments below and as always, catch ya’ next time!