Pokemon Sun And Moon Pokemon, Ranked

39 – Magearna

Type: Steel/Fairy

Classification: Artificial Pokemon

Pokedex: This artificial Pokémon, constructed more than 500 years ago, can understand human speech but cannot itself speak. Its mechanized body is merely a vessel. Its true self is its Soul-Heart, an artificial soul.

Explanation: I’m sorry! I just can’t bring myself to like Magearna very much. It falls into a class of legendary Pokemon that we only learn anything about by watching a mediocre movie, and can only obtain via special distribution events rather than interesting, widely-available, in-game lore. Magearna’s story sounds interesting enough, particularly its alternate form, but we’re not likely to hear about any of that in the game itself. Then there’s its visual design, which is both frustratingly similar to Diancie visually and also a giant fake Pokeball, which is already the premise of several other Pokemon.

Maybe I’ll like poor Magearna a bit better when it’s actually available in Pokemon Sun and Moon, but for now it’s just another disappointing legendary fairy creature.