4. Dynamax
From a visual standpoint, Dynamax is probably the coolest gimmick Pokémon has ever had. In Sword and Shield, any Pokémon on your team can turn into a massive, giant version of themselves that towers over a battlefield. Some Pokémon got special forms from this called Gigantamax, and it’s still pretty incredible to see some of these critters reimagined as huge kaiju versions of themselves.
But for all the visual splendor, it did ultimately end up amounting mostly to a big power boost that flattened moves into generic “Max” elemental attacks that, for as striking as the image of a giant Meowth elongated above a crowd of onlookers was, diminished some of the personality of these monsters. Gigantamax Pokémon still look friggin’ killer, though.
