Mega Victreebel Revealed for Pokemon Legends: Z-A | TechRaptor

Mega Victreebel Revealed for Pokemon Legends: Z-A | TechRaptor

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The Pokemon Company has revealed a brand new Mega Evolution for Pokemon Legends: Z-A in the form of Mega Victreebel, and if you've ever felt like Pokemon could stand a little more horror in its diet, then the new trailer is for you.

Two new videos have appeared on The Pokemon Company's official YouTube channel. The first is a fairly whimsical introduction to Mega Victreebel that shows off the 'mon's design in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, as well as some of its combat moves.

It's the second, however, that sparked my interest. "The Case of the Sweet Scent Incident" is an honest-to-god found-footage horror video in which Mega Victreebel plays a role, and I don't want to spoil it, but it's well worth a watch if you're into the creepier side of Pokemon.

In essence, the new video short from the Pokemon folks marries the warring worlds of the creature-collecting franchise and Resident Evil 7, as two urban explorers investigate a building that's been giving off a sweet scent at night.

The conceit of the video is that the footage was discovered "on a video sharing website", so the creators are really leaning into the Blair...