Ever since Dynamaxing basically replaced Mega Evolution in Pokemon Sword & Shield, there's been a♊ great debate among Pokemon's fanbase on which gimmic🥂ky battling feature was better. There's no definitive way to determine which was better, but one way you certainly could was the new Pokemon forms they introduced.

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A select few Pokemon got some love for both Mega Evolutions and Gigantamax forms, though they are not created equal, whether it's from a design or competitive viability perspective. These fifteen certainly stand out one way or another from the pool of both versions of temporary 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:alternate forms in Pokemon.

15 Gigantamax Pikachu 𒐪

Ash's Pikachu Gigantamax Pokemon Journeys Anime

Not only is this an actually viable way to use Pikachu in a competitive battle, but it proves t▨o be one of the better Gigantamax Pokemon out there. That's thanks to its G-Max move, G-Max Volt Crash, which ensures paralys🎀is to all enemy Pokemon.

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Its design, while relatively simple compared to the others, brought back memories from fans asܫ a nod to the "fat Pikachඣu" design that Game Freak rolled with for the first few generations of Pokemon.

14 Mega Mewtwo Y 🐲 🌜

Mega Mewtwo Y flying upward in the Pokemon anime

Mewtwo didn't really need a Mega Evolution, but you knew for sure Game Freak wasn't going to pass up on the chance to rile up the fanbase with the release of Mega Mewtwo Y. Discussions of a potential "Mewthree" had never been more rampant🀅 than after the release of its silhouette.

Aside from that hype surrounding it, Y makes it here over X thanks to the slightly better viability it has going for it. While Mega Mewtwo X has 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the highest Attack stat ever at 190, Mega Mewtwo ♏Y one-ups it just a tad with🔴 the highest Special Attack stat ever at 194.

13 Mega Swamper🎀t ꦿ

Mega Swampert slicing through water with its massive fist.

While Sceptile's Mega hasn't had much competitive viability and Blaziken's is just the regular version with better stats, Mega Swampert is an excellent rehash of๊ Swampert's capabil🀅ities on the battlefield while still staying true to its in-world biology.

As soon as it was introduced in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Mega Swampert swiftly took over 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:as the best rain sweeper. That's thanks to Swift Swim, which works great with✨ its excellent Attack-stat and hard-to-pin-down Water/Ground defensive typing.

12 ไ Gigantamax Inteleon ♛

Gigantamax Inteleon taking aim in Pokemon Sword & Shield

All the Galar starters' Gigantamaxes are excellent, but Inteleon's is arguably the best in that it improves on its somewhat uninspired design when compared to Rillaboo♈m's and Cinderace's. It should have played more into that sniper c🎃oncept from the start, but at least the Gigantamax makes up for it.

Despite the starters' differences in design, they all have essentially the same G-Max Move. Aside from the types, G-Max Hydrosnipe works the same as Rillaboom's G-Max Drum Solo and Ci🐼nderace's Fireball, in that they execute the🍒 attack regardless of the opponent's ability.

11 Gigantamax Copperajah 🐲

Gigantamax Copperajah Steel Type Dynamax Max Steelsurge

Design-wise, Gigantamax Copperajah isn't too unsightly, but it's certainly weird. It follows Orbeetle and Centiskorch🔯's trend of turning into an unnatural shape upon Gigantamaxing, looking not unlike a plain rectangle with a gigantic snout and feet.

What puts Gigantamax Copperajah here is its G-Max Move, G-Max Steelsurge. After it performs its attack, it leaves a Steel-type 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Stealth Rock equivalent on the opponent's side of the battlefield, dealing Steel-type damage ꧑to the entering Pokemon instead of Rock-type📖.

10 ꧒ ♛ Gigantamax Venusaur

Gigantamax Venusaur from Pokemon Sword & Shield

While Cha♐rizard's 🌼Gigantamax form is very similar to its original and Blastoise's is a bit too over-the-top, Venusaur's is just different enough to nab the spot here. Who would've thought Venusaur should use its flower as an overhead shield?

It also gets the spot here for just being the most comp🐟etitively viable Kanto starter in general, barring Mega Evolutions (as you'll see in a lꦆater entry). Its G-Max Vine Lash's effect of dealing Grass-type damage for extra turns is also great.

9 𝐆 Mega Lopunny 🔯

Mega Lopunny, Pokemon ORAS Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer Anime

What was once considered a pushover 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:pure Normal-type t෴urned into a formidable Normal/Fighting-type freight train upon Mega Evolution. Lopunny wa♒s kind of a blank slate from a competitive standpoint, not having any real niche, so giving it the kind of Mega Evolution it had was a good move.

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Said Mega Evolution, as alluded to, gains the Fighting-type, as well as the Scrappy ability that allows it to h🍎it Ghost-types with both STABs that would otherwise have no effect.

8 𒊎 Mega Gengar

A shiny mega Gengar.

While its big-mouthed Gigantamax is kinda out there, Mega Gengar was♐ the perfect way to rejig Gengar's iconic design, making it even cooler than it already was while staying true to its original concept.

Despite those differences in design, both the Mega's Shadow Tag ability and G-Max Terror had the same effect of preventing the opponent's escape. The Mega was banned as a result, which makes sense considering how Mega Gengar's stats are also boosted quite a bit, getting an 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:excellent 170 Special Attack and 130 Speed.

7 Gigantamax Lapra🐼s ༺

Melody's Gigantamax Lapras from Pokemon Sword & Shield

As beloved as Lapras has been over the years, a competitive rejuvenation was long overdue. It got its shot with a new Gigantamax ܫform and an excellent G-Max Move.

While 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Ice-type Max Move sets up hail as a decent bonus, G-Max Resonanc𝓰e took it up a notch and set up Aurora Veil on the user's side instead. It isn't as out-of-the-box as, say, Copperajah's G-Max Steelsurge, but from a competitive standpoint, it gives your team a much-needed boost. With this newfound viability and a creative ship-like design to boot, this Lapras makeover knocks it out of the park.

6 𝐆 Mega Mawile 🅘

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Prior to Generation VI, no one in the competitive sceཧne cared about Mawile. After the release of its Mega, everyone was scared of pot💦entially running into it in a battle.

While that wasn't exactly the case with casual fans, competitive players saw Mega Mawile's significantly buffed stats and Huge Power ability, and shivered in their booꦿts. The fact that it was a Steel/Fairy-type, arguably ♛the best type combo in the game, made it even stronger, and it also had a motherlode of coverage moves to check its weaknesses. It's unfortunate that Mawile can't access this Mega Evolution anymore, because it caused many people to finally put some respect on its name.