Mega Hawlucha is officially the third new Mega Evolution coming to Pokémon Legends: Z-A this October. Its special transformation was confirmed this Thursday morning with a video that The Pokémon Company published on their social channels, showing Hawlucha fighting Machamp.
Many Pokémon fans were expecting this reveal since Tuesday, when The Pokémon Company published a short video teasing the "mega matchup of the millennium" featuring Machamp and Hawlucha. Since fans know Pokémon Legends: Z-A will feature dozens of new Megas, they found TPC wasn't too subtle with the 'mega' hint, so it was easy to guess what the announcement would be. While some thought both Pokémon would get a Mega Evolution, those who follow alleged leaks were convinced the reveal was only about Mega Hawlucha.
Mega Hawlucha uses a black and gold mask instead of the base form's green and orange. It gets a shiny golden cape that makes it look like a glorious luchador who's never lost a single fight. Of course, all this means is there to show how it's much stronger than before, and Hawlucha finishes off Machamp in the video with its signature Flying Press.
Machamp was chosen as Hawlucha's adversary for this reveal because of the two Pokémon's beef in the anime. In Episode 35 of the XY series, the two Pokémon are seen in the wild fighting for the title of Forest Champion. Hawlucha defends his title after Machamp gives up on the fight because his allied Ursaring and Conkeldurr jump in to protect him after seeing Hawlucha beat up Machamp.
Mega Hawlucha joins Mega Victreebel and Mega Dragonite in the confirmed megas for Pokémon Legends: Z-A. While Mega Victreebel also got a special, spooky video for its reveal, Mega Dragonite's disappointing design was announced in a standard gameplay video. Other Megas may be revealed before Oct. 16, when Legends: Z-A releases on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, but none of that is confirmed. Maybe The Pokémon Company will leave some of the fun of exploration and discovery of Megas for players.
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