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Lonely_Dolphin on 05 December 2016
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spemanig said:
Einsam_Delphin said:

To me, one who doesn't really care about the story and lore, they may aswell be since from a gameplay standpoint they function exactly the same. Only one per game, genderless & unbreedable, guaranteed 3 perfect IVs, really high base stats, etc. Definitely doesn't work the same as Butterfree. 

There are 2 Buzzwole, 4 Pheromosa, 2 Xurkitree, 4 Kartana, 2 Celesteela, and even though you can only catch one, numerous Nihilego are seen. There are legendary Pokemon with genders as well as plenty of normal Pokemon without them. There is a legendary Pokemon that can breed. Every UB but Celesteela have at least 2 stats that are in the 50s or below, and there are numerous normal Pokemon with base stats higher than the Ultra Beasts. (ya kno like megas bro)

Silvally has the same BST as UBs, is genderless, cannot breed, and the player is only given one in the entire game unlike most of the Ultra Beasts. Is Sylvally "from a gameplay standpoint functionally the same" as a legendary? Of course not. Neither are UBs.

You read that entire post and stopped at "like Butterfree." I compare them to Mega Pokemon.

Interesting, but still it's a limited number versus normal Pokemon which you can get an infinite number of. I know not all of them do, but that's the general criteria most legendarys follow. I said really high stats, not the best stats, and Mega evolution is a mid-battle form change that requires a held item, it's not the base Pokemon itself. That's also why I wouldn't compare them to UBs, they're their own Pokemon, not a state that can benefit other Pokemon.

Silvally is Type Null's evolution, so there's that, but if someone wants to consider that a legendary then I have no issue. Afterall Solgelao and Lunala are technically evolved forms aswell.