Salamence only learns Fly on it’s own, so Aerilate could prove interesting by giving an added edge to a Double Edge attack. Like with Mega Altaria’s Pixelate, Mega Salamence’s Aerilate will give it a much wider STAB range. I wonder if a Pokemon used Seismic Toss on Mega Salamence, would Mega Salamence fly right back to it?Īs for his ability, Salamence will get Aerilate, which changes all Normal type moves into Flying type. Though upon closer inspection, you can actually see Salamence’s forelimbs tucked into the front of his now jetpack-like shell design. Sadly, the damage is already done as Salamence looks someone strapped a boomerang to his back side. His wings have become much bigger apparently at the expense of a pair of legs. Though I personally can’t get over his design. This would make him an excellent quick hitter – hopefully fast enough to do serious damage to a Protean empowered Greninja. We can also assume that his defensive abilities will drop even further as his offense goes up. We don’t know much about his Stats just yet but based on the design I think it’s a safe bet that his Speed will drastically increase. Though that might not be too much of a problem given his Stats. His typing is most likely to stay Dragon/Flying, which will give him that dreaded x4 weakness to Ice. Salamence is already a powerhouse, so a Mega Evolution for him will just increase his threat level. The other new Dragon type Mega Evolution is of course another Gen III Pokemon, Salamence. Mega Salamence – Strike Hard, Strike Fast: Mega Altaria will truly become the scourge of Dragon Pokemon. Since Altaria doesn’t have many Fairy type attacks, Pixelate will give it many more chances to get the valuable Same Attack Type Bonus (STAB). On offensive sides, Mega Altaria’s new ability will be Pixelate, which changes all Normal attacks into Fairy type attacks. So expect that to get even more beastly as this Mega Evolution surrounds Altaria even more in an absorbent mist of clouds. According to Bulbapedia, Mega Altaria will still have a weakness to Fairies, which doesn’t really make sense.Īs for STATS, we have nothing confirmed but Altaria always had great defensive capabilities. In fact, thanks to the Fairy typing, it’s now immune to Dragon type attacks. Though now that it’s assumed the Fairy type, Altaria’s weakness to Ice is a manageable x2 and it’s weakness to other Dragons is completely gone. As a Dragon type, Altaria is pretty hearty as it is, but Flying always opened it up to some horrible weaknesses (Rock, Electric). Though despite my personal feelings on Fairy types Mega Altaria’s dual typing of Dragon/Fairy looks to be just as powerful as it is rare. Call me old fashioned but if a level 70 Dragonite uses Outrage on a lvl 5 Clefairy, that Clefairy is toast. Though what really is strange is how Fairy type Pokemon are completely immune to Dragon types. When Dark and Steel were introduced in Gen II it made sense, but to add a new type six generations in seems a bit strange. Now if you’ve been following my Pokemon updates/reviews, you already know my feelings about the X/Y addition of fairy types. The Generation III Altaria was no exception but now through Mega Evolution it has overcome this x4 weakness by partnering with the mortal enemy of Dragons – Fairy types. Whether part Flying, Ground, Rock or Grass (like Mega Sceptile), it seems more and more Dragon type Pokemon have the crippling x4 weakness to Ice. Mega Altaria – The Union of Mortal Enemies: Though whereas some of these announcements are awesome, others have us scratching out heads. Once again, thanks to CoroCoro Magazine and Seribii, we have some more information about the upcoming Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire remakes.