Are mega evolutions banned?

They're only banned in the gen 8 meta game if you go back to gen 7 you can use mega evolution and z moves again. The reason the new metagame does not allow mega evolutions is that the new games, sword and shield don't have them in the game, instead we have dynamax.
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Why is Mega Lucario banned?

Because of all this Mega-Lucario was thought too powerful by Smogon, and so they banned it.
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Why did Gamefreak abandon Mega Evolution?

The first possibility could be that simply, GF didn't enjoy Megas that much. Since they are supposed to be an upgrade to an existing monster, they can be quite troublesome to design, exemplified by our poor boy Flygon that couldn't get one because they had no idea what to do with it.
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Is Mega gengar banned?

This was the initial thought that people had when seeing Mega Gengar, but then people realized that there was a much darker, much more devastating strategy that was the very important reason Mega Gengar was banned in the first place: Perish Song.
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Why is Gmax Gengar banned?

You can use Max Airstream for a speed boost AND high damage. Max Knuckle/Ooze for Atk/SpA boosts WHILE doing good damage. Boosting your stats while using moves higher than 100 power AND being able to live through almost every hit is just too powerful, so they banned Dyanamaxing and Gigantamaxing to AG.
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why Pokemon REMOVED megas

Will they ever bring Mega Evolution back?

We do know from the new trailer that Mega Evolutions will be returning to the Pokemon franchise with Legends Z-A. The feature first debuted in the Generation 7 Pokemon games but was thrown out with the release of Pokemon Sword and Shield due to the lack of Key Stones and Mega Stones in the two games.
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Why doesn t Ash use Mega Evolution?

In universe, it's simply because Bulbasaur doesn't want to. As many have said, no one can, and it is especially not in Ash's character to do so, to force their Pokemon to evolve. Outside of the anime universe, we all know it's because the anime is mainly used for advertisement.
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Why doesn t Pikachu Mega evolve?

In the episode "Gotta Catch a What?!" Ash explained to his companion trainer Goh that Pikachu wanted to get stronger as a Pikachu. While evolving into a Raichu would have increased Pikachu's power significantly, it also wouldn't have been true to who he is.
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Is Mega Metagross banned?

Mega Metagross Banned from Smogon OU with a 62.5% majority.
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Is Porygon Z banned?

Porygon Did Nothing Wrong

Even when Porygon received new evolutions, those Pokémon were banned from the anime as well, meaning Porygon2 and Porygon-Z have never appeared at all.
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Which Pokémon Cannot mega evolve?

Shadow Pokémon cannot undergo a Mega Evolution. Clone Pokémon cannot undergo a Mega Evolution. Mega Evolutions will be listed in your Pokédex under the 'Mega Pokédex'.
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Do Mega Evolved Pokémon last forever?

After being Mega-Evolved, a Mega-Evolved Pokémon will stay in its Mega-Evolved form for 8 hours, after which they will return to its regular form. Certain Pokémon like Charizard have multiple Mega forms.
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Did Gen 7 add any Mega Evolutions?

However, after Generation 7 didn't add any, and Gen 8 removed Mega-Evolution altogether, our hopes and dreams of cool new mega forms were dashed.
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What Pokemon did Ash refuse to evolve?

Bulbasaur is the second Pokémon Ash owns that chose not to evolve, the first being Pikachu, but he is the first Pokémon that Ash caught that chose not to evolve because Bulbasaur was not ready to evolve yet. Pikachu wants to prove that he can defeat stronger Pokémon without evolving.
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Can Ash's Greninja mega evolve?

Well, the answer is pretty simple: There is no Mega Greninja.
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Did Ash have a mega stone?

He owns a Mega Lucario that took down Bea's Gigantamax Machamp and won him the match that bumped him up to the 36th best trainer. He got the Mega Stone in The Adventure on Mega Islands. Where he got past Gurkhin's Mega Alakazam and claimed the Lucarionite.
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Is Mega Evolving bad?

Thankfully, Mega Evolution is a temporary transformation, and Pokémon can change back to their original forms at will. In a way, it feels in keeping with the premise for Mega Evolution to be a significant short-term power boost with some notable drawbacks that make it impossible to sustain outside of battle.
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How painful is Mega Evolution?

The Pokédex explicitly says this is painful to Houndoom, and yet we didn't know this detail when the Mega form debuted in Pokémon X and Y. This is just flavor text, as most Pokédex entries are, but it does add a new wrinkle to using the form, knowing you're hurting your demon doggy by doing so.
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Can you Gmax in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?

So Pokémon with the gigantamax factor can't be sent into scarlet and violet. So instead of removing the factor, or simply having it and just making it not usable, the Pokémon become locked out entirely. At least you can remove the factor using max soup.
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Why was Porygon banned and not Pikachu?

The actual culprits of the incident are the flashy animation and flashing lights used to represent the aftereffects of the missiles and Pikachu's attack. While Porygon did appear in the episode, it played a basic role in the plot and was not responsible for any of the problematic visual effects.
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Is Pokémon banned in China?

Yes, Pokemon GO is banned in China.
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Why is xurkitree banned?

It was banned from UU as a result of its monstrous Special Attack boosted by Tail Glow being too unhealthy for the metagame.
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