If it stayed in that form 95% of the time I’d be cool with it, but it’s the other way around. As soon as I mega evolved it once, bro got swapped for Greninja
IT’S MEGA TOTODILE!
I don’t think people understand the genius that is Mega Feraligatr. It’s a love letter to fans of this line & especially Totodile. Here’s its design inspiration🧵:
-It’s primarily the Japanese fantasy trope & is seen specifically in Kamen Rider Revi(Revice).
Which is essentially where 2 of the characters fuse to form this giant Dino with their bodies,and their arms are used as the jaw!
I don’t think the worldwide community ever thought that GameFreak would go in such a Japanese direction with this design,but guess what THEY’RE A JAPANESE COMPANY and they have made many Kamen Rider, Ultraman, Kaiju references before.
It also could be considered a “Transformer”
-GameFreak knew how beloved(and goofy/cute)Totodile is. I held a pole myself and the majority picked Totodile over Feraligatr.
I think people were expecting only a menacing dragon,but they did a blend of cute and cool,to call back Totodile. And there’s precedent for this because MANY megas have traits/references from their previous stages.
The big red head is literally to Totodile’s head model with some teeth. Feraligatr’s side plates on its upper body grow out into spikes and form little Totodile arms(complete with thumbs)that stretch out to its sides when its arms go forward to form the full Toto head/jaw.
The beige belly mark also moves up to its chest to resemble Totodile more. It even has the 3 red Toto lines on its back and single red tail spike.
Lastly when the big head is standing upright on Feraligatr’s back, it resembles Totodile’s official art pose, with its mouth open and pointing up!
-This call back to Totodile isn’t uninspired though! It’s a reference to when alligators literally carry their young IN THEIR MOUTHS. Except here it’s reversed.
The big Toto head has Feraligatr’s head in its “mouth”. ALSO once the babies get bigger they often then begin to travel sitting on the mother’s back/head! Just like how the fin is purposely placed on Feraligatr’s back!
-It’s also called a “hood-like fin”-the hood comes from it being a piece of clothing. Feraligatr has now joined the list of Pokémon that have body parts that make what resembles clothing.
This is because Paris is one of the fashion capitals of the world and alligator skins have historically been a part of fashion.
Even “Lacoste”, a popular French fashion brand, famously uses an alligator logo on their clothing.
If you’re a true fan of their base designs I don’t know how you don’t like how this mega looks…For the more loose inspirations, continue reading below ⬇️