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Might the drawing is not perfectly nailed work, but the report is! Big thanks to my friend Jay-Law for correcting the text;
we both worked on it to make you read wonderful article that won't hurt your eyes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The future sight series: MEGA DOUBLE RESEARCH

--prologue--

Prof. Tipsy and his new assistant, Weirda Mirrart, have an important role to gather information about two Mega evolutions; Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert. The Mega Stones were discovered in June 2014 in Hoenn. The government of this region has decided to start distributing the stones from November 2014, following necessary research and evaluation.

Andre has been granted both Swamperite and Sceptirite samples 4 months ahead of general distribution. Together with Weirda he has opted to move to the Hoenn Region, to take advantage of the tropical weather conditions and incorporate the assistance of the Weather Institute on Route 119.

Scientist working there train Castforms, so Andre and his assistant can work with their Pokemon when they feel fully rested and ready to focus, and not have to worry too much about relying on natural weather changes.
As both Mega Swampert's and Mega Sceptile's abilities depend on the weather, Prof. Tipsy and Weirda can study at leisure how these abilities work.

As a Trainer as well as an assistant, Weirda was concerned about being found with more than six registered Pokemon in her party, which would draw unwanted attention. She suggested spending time on Route 119's boondocks to avoid being targeted by other Trainers wishing to battle.

Local publishing houses were approached to create their report, together with Weirda's field sketches and drawings. In this way the research so far will be available to the public as well as the scientific community.

Weirda had some doubts about the success of such an arrangement compared to larger-scale publishers and well-documented scientific resources. Andre however has assured her of the importance of her studies and two science periodicals have already expressed an interest in showing her and Professor Tipsy's work. They also promise a generous payment in exchange for showing the findings..!

"MEGA SCEPTILE AND MEGA SWAMPERT ARE REAL!
NEW MEGA STONES RELEASED NOVEMBER 2014!"

Ever since Kalos archeologists, paleontologists and geologists discovered the latest hot news of the Pokemon world; Mega Stones and Mega Evolutions, the whole world is now hunting for them!

It was thought that Kalos was the only place where Mega Stones could be found, but some ambitious treasure hunters have found new Mega Stones in...
the Hoenn Region!

Probably people would have found Mega Stones earlier, but no one knew that they emanate energy in the early morning and that their characteristic structure is most visible then. Only a good eye can locate them, if that person knows what to look for.
Mega Stones are dull and opaque when discovered, but after being ground and polished a certain way, trainers know that the Stones will unleash enough Evolution Energy to make a given Pokemon evolve to their mega form for a short period.

Mega evolution is such a newborn branch of Pokemon science; so new that many governments still haven't officially recognised it in order to expand evolution studies to include Mega forms.
Many people are eager to study this new branch of science.
Professor Tipsy and his assistant, Weirda Mirrart, have written full reports of Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert especially for our magazine!"

Mega Sceptile, dragon from the jungle

The Sceptile species has existed for at least 180 million years. Thanks to the tropical Hoenn climate and Sceptile's own intelligence, it has managed to survive to modern times. But this has not been without incident. Numerous ice ages have severely reduced its habitat, to say nothing of unwitting human interference as our own species developed. In addition, primitive humans feared it and persecuted it. In 2006 it was registered as the official Grass Starter of Hoenn Region to help save this endangered species.

Being a primitive dinosaur Pokemon, it has potential for specializing and even changing its type. Sceptile is known from having unique structures that are a perfectly balanced fusion of feathers and leaves. Thanks to the feathery structure plus the hardness of cellulose they're even able to cut things as unlikely as modern steel!

However Sceptile has only two pairs of these on its arms and four sets of four bigger ones on its tail. The rest of its feathers are primitive feather coverings, but since they contain cellulose, Sceptile is not homoeothermic, unlike its latter-day cousins.

Sceptile also has a weak spine compared to more advanced dinosaurs, so it often spends time in ponds or on trees.

Thanks to Sceptirite we now have a window on the potential of this Pokemon and can confirm or deny with certainty many theories about Sceptile's possible evolution.

The Hoen Region is known to have been the habitat of many ancient Pokemon species, because of its uniquely stable climate over, incredibly, millions of years with virtually no change in the landmass of this part of our planet.

Mega Sceptile is a grass/dragon type. Hoen has no native use for Ice defences which means that Sceptile is four times weaker to Ice Moves than a Normal Type by comparison.
Its upgraded specialized feather layer gives Mega Sceptile homoeothermy, but unlike mammalian Pokemon, Dragon-Type skin or body creations are also weak to Ice Moves.

The relatively fragile nature of Sceptile's spine compared to other Archosauria Pokemon has caused it to change into a more specialised attacker than other predators. Even its skull structure is not enough strong to make its capable of a strong bite. As Sceptile is an excellent swimmer and uses its tail for balance, Mega evolution has upgraded this so the tail becomes the main weapon.

The tail is now reinforced and so far stiffer then those of regular Sceptiles. Feather-leaves on the tail have changed shape and gained spikes on their tips; everything is connected and attached to the feathers, not the skin. Integrity is maintained thanks to microscopic hooks in these feathers.

Many modern grass Pokemon are known from having specialised veins of their plant structures fused with animal nervous system, so they can control the shape or hardness of these parts of body.
Sceptile, being an ancient species, lacks this feature but this works to its advantage. At the Mega stage, it can not only shed, but actively launch the tail tip as a defence or attack mechanism.

The shape of the mega feather-leaves and spikes have the same aerodynamic properties as fletches on an arrow's tail. Thanks to additional pods on the tail, these leaves and spikes grow back quite quickly.

Intense colours located mostly on the tail are the warning to other creatures to stay away. The rest of its body is covered by green feathers. Photosynthetic feather-leaves are now located on the chest, typically varying in size from between 30 to 50 cm in length and very reminiscent of the tail build.

The spikes on the tail and sharp edges located on both side of the arm feather-leaves, and head-crests, give Sceptile the right qualities to catch electricity, especially electricity generated by other Pokemon.

This ability is called Lighteningrod - the Pokemon's body contains all the right elements to draw that electricity, store it on the body and then harness the power to launch its own special attack. (Note that this only works with a foe that generates electricity - if none is present the attacks will fail)

Additional tip for trainer:
As a dragon type, Mega Sceptile has a more advanced brain and requires more carbohydrates. While it has bigger pods, nevertheless it's recommended to feed Mega Sceptile with food that contains this ingredient after any intense battle. If it has fired its tail feathers, the remaining feather-leaves at the Sceptile stage are weakened. It will need to rest in the sun to rebuild the cellulose layers and the hooks that secure everything together.

Mega Swampert, the swamp beast

Swampert is one of the oldest Pokemon species and hasn't changed much in over 380 million years.

Breathing underwater or on land enabled it to be the top predator before drastic climate changes threatened its existance. For survival it became partly Ground type, gained a smaller body, internal fertilization and became oviparous.

Swampert is registered as Hoenn's official Water Starter, because it's as interesting a study for species evolution as Charizard. It has a very specific history, a unique body-build and many potentials.

Swampert adapted to live in the swamps. Its body muscles became strengthened and long arms are used to push away even big boulders or tree trunks from the way. The hind legs haven't altered that much over time as the tailfin and main body are more efficient to move through the mud with than pushing with the back legs, which would only cause the Swampert to sink.

For this reason, Swampert is not able to swim well and moves faster in mud than in clear water.

When Mega evolving, instead of progressing to a potential modern amphibian derivative, it strengthens its connections with its past and becomes more like its ancestor. At this stage it's more like a water type than a ground type, in spite of technically being both.

Swampert changes a lot in anatomy after mega-evolution. It's a de-evolution, similar to what happens in the Nidoran line, if we look at it from species evolution history. But being a primitive doesn't mean worse - far from. Thanks to its rugged basic skeleton build, Mega Swampert is really bulky and something of a living tank - it can take strong physical hits as well as hit back with incredible power.

Mega Swampert is more akin to a fish, but the rib cage bones are the most advanced skeletal armour this author has ever seen. Each rib is stout and flattened, also the ribs cover each other and the overall spherical shape makes it able to resist even the strongest of water pressure! Similar features are found in Wailmer skeletons, which allows them to dive to the ocean seafloor or to the darkest parts of underwater rifts.

Mega Swampert bodies have a higher mineral content than contemporary Swampert do - they produce more shell-like structures on their skin, and the tough pad that formed in the upper mouth is replaced with a row of specialised bone serving the role of teeth, while the teeth of the lower jaw are sharp fish teeth.
The most interesting detail can be found in its fingers: they're slimmer than a regular Swampert has, but they have a greater surface area thanks to outgrowths that are part of the fingers.

These are not 'webs' but very like a coot's feet if you have ever seen the bird close-to. The digits are coated in tough scaley lobes that typically spread out from the finger laterally. This is not completely rigid however, and the Mega Pokemon can flex and bend its fingers as required (as indeed the bird can with its feet). As Mega Swampert scoops its hand through the water, these lobes are naturally pushed into position to act as paddles. When dragging the hand in a backswing through water the reverse applies, and the lobes fold to present minimal water resistance. This also helps them move around in their native swamps.
That is one change that helps Mega Swampert gain the Swift Swim ability. Another feature is the change in the skin, to something not unlike the rough skin of a Sharpedo. Paradoxically this enables both Pokemon to move faster through water.

Adding the unique body build, it's easy to see that a mega-evolved Swampert becomes a bulky living torpedo - it can swim 200 metres in a couple of powerful strokes, then lets nature take care of the rest!

To make Mega Swampert able to stand bipedally way longer than Swampert can, a lot of changes have been made in both the skeleton and body structure.

The head is not as heavy as regular Swampert - together with its ribs and upper part of spine bone structure is made mostly from cartilage, which is lighter in weight. The lower part of the body has bigger bones, which gives them more of the weight. The spine has bigger outgrowths, so muscles responsible for stand are stronger.

After the initial transformation, Swampert might cause some giggles, because it has to get used to such a vastly different body build, particularly where the hind legs are concerned. Classic Swampert tend to shuffle their back legs on land by comparison, because in mud and in swamps they move with the whole body, making very little sound and with minimal effort.

At the mega stage it has legs that are are fully adapted to walk on land.

It's true that Mega Swampert's body looks rather stiff in an upright position. The head and neck are reinforced and not very flexible like in fish anatomy, but once past this point the spine behind the chest is fully flexible and also strong. It can easily straighten its posture. Thanks to changes in muscle-placement around the pelvis and legs, Mega Swampert can use its reinforced tailfin as a support when necessary, and have its legs set more forward to prevent itself from falling.

So why are the hind legs so little? It's because of the mega-Pokemon's overall body shape - it's more like a torpedo and their shape helps like its shells and fish build of the head and the neck.

Mega Swampert can even resist fairly strong hits when standing, thanks to being able to prop-up on its tail - unlike regular Swampert, the tail is in a more horizontal position and can play the role of a 'third leg' much like a Nidoking when it goes for Double Kick.

Furthermore, the tailfin is longer than on a regular Swampert and it can wag its tailfin better and more easily.

Additional tip for trainer:

Adding oily fish to your Swampert's diet, bones and all, will go a long way towards preparing it for mega-evolution, and is also an excellent addition for general health. (Be careful not to over-do fish content if not mega-evolving as regular Swampert can get overweight). Calcium in the fish bones will help provide extra minerals so that Swampert doesn't sacrifice any from its own bones to provide for the transformation.
Because of their inability to store fat, Mega Swampert will need plenty of omega-3 oils to keep their new forms in top condition, especially after battling. The oily fish regimen will be ideal to keep your Mega looking mighty!
___________________________________________________________________________
now let me comment drawing:

you say it's cool? Arceus will bless you; I wanted to give up with this, because at many points I was like
"no, this background is not fitting"
"no, it looks like reptile scales"
"Mega Sceptile will overshadow the second mega D:<"

Also, my computer was had Mega-trouble with hanging on with this-I pushed it to it's possibilities like when drawing Weirda's team long time ago

You can say I did it too loose or without caring for making shading more detailed or using more advanced brushes,
but I just train confident drawing by doing things fast, almost like on speedpaint with base brush, because I train in that way than to lean on milion professional brushes.
I also can stop being such a perfectionist thanks to this. And my perfectionism is my ill, blah blah.

FFFFFFFF- why I wanted/imaginate Mega Swampert with fish skin.
Why. Took me forever to find acceptable method of drawing

Say what you want, I presonally do my best and I love to think I did the best design CONCEPT.
Thrivia: at first Sceptile's arm "leaves" were a pair of fully green leaves
with small part of orange feathers oustanding. But for some reasons, I changed this.
I also thought from CoroCoro that it's "tree" is not like Sceptile has, 4 rows of leaves, but three- at first I made
two rows with a spike row and I really loved that

Important! I really wanted to write less in description,but as many details and thoughts I've put here, I have also my opinion I wish to share.
I'm sorry if reading will took A LOT of your time. But then, I'll be mega-grateful you have read. Thank you in advance, I always care to write good text

Anyway, I feel like I can try to hit like the third or fourth place in realistic Pokemon fanarts with already awesome arvalis , ShadeofShinon and also ReneCampbellArt

These all are doing mesmerazing and breathtaking works. It's enormously happy after I got to know DA, I found I am not the only one
who loves to make Pokemon more real. or just real. It's always personal 'me gusta'

I know I should stop daydreaming, but everyone has their personal goals, right?

I know M-Swampert here looks kinda lame and so unfairly compared to M-Sceptile, not appealing in artwork, but I tried shade/texture
something I've never before-fish skin...!

Since years I haven't draw any dinosaur....don't ask. Perfectionism ill. Furtermore, after I saw that M-Sceptile got hate on its ability and not many
people sees to care so much,because it doesn't get such a flood of fanarts, I decided to put EVEN. MORE.
Dilophosaurus....with feathers.... I love it since I saw.

I love PREHISTORIC EPICNESS

I really wanted to make a fan-fic about Weirda and prof. Tipsy making a report/video, but no matter what, it was too hard to write for me;
personally I hate when I change decision over 14231 times per minute >:I
________________________________________________________________
art belongs to Marta Kłeczek
Prof. Tipsy(Andre Cycas) OC belongs to TipsyRa1d3n
Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert belongs as Pokemon belongs to Game Freak

P.S.: if you love Pokemon science AND paleontology AND evolution,
see my work on species evolution tree!
weirda208.deviantart.com/art/W…

Description
Might the drawing is not perfectly nailed work, but the report is! Big thanks to my friend Jay-Law for correcting the text;
we both worked on it to make you read wonderful article that won't hurt your eyes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The future sight series: MEGA DOUBLE RESEARCH

--prologue--

Prof. Tipsy and his new assistant, Weirda Mirrart, have an important role to gather information about two Mega evolutions; Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert. The Mega Stones were discovered in June 2014 in Hoenn. The government of this region has decided to start distributing the stones from November 2014, following necessary research and evaluation.

Andre has been granted both Swamperite and Sceptirite samples 4 months ahead of general distribution. Together with Weirda he has opted to move to the Hoenn Region, to take advantage of the tropical weather conditions and incorporate the assistance of the Weather Institute on Route 119.

Scientist working there train Castforms, so Andre and his assistant can work with their Pokemon when they feel fully rested and ready to focus, and not have to worry too much about relying on natural weather changes.
As both Mega Swampert's and Mega Sceptile's abilities depend on the weather, Prof. Tipsy and Weirda can study at leisure how these abilities work.

As a Trainer as well as an assistant, Weirda was concerned about being found with more than six registered Pokemon in her party, which would draw unwanted attention. She suggested spending time on Route 119's boondocks to avoid being targeted by other Trainers wishing to battle.

Local publishing houses were approached to create their report, together with Weirda's field sketches and drawings. In this way the research so far will be available to the public as well as the scientific community.

Weirda had some doubts about the success of such an arrangement compared to larger-scale publishers and well-documented scientific resources. Andre however has assured her of the importance of her studies and two science periodicals have already expressed an interest in showing her and Professor Tipsy's work. They also promise a generous payment in exchange for showing the findings..!

"MEGA SCEPTILE AND MEGA SWAMPERT ARE REAL!
NEW MEGA STONES RELEASED NOVEMBER 2014!"

Ever since Kalos archeologists, paleontologists and geologists discovered the latest hot news of the Pokemon world; Mega Stones and Mega Evolutions, the whole world is now hunting for them!

It was thought that Kalos was the only place where Mega Stones could be found, but some ambitious treasure hunters have found new Mega Stones in...
the Hoenn Region!

Probably people would have found Mega Stones earlier, but no one knew that they emanate energy in the early morning and that their characteristic structure is most visible then. Only a good eye can locate them, if that person knows what to look for.
Mega Stones are dull and opaque when discovered, but after being ground and polished a certain way, trainers know that the Stones will unleash enough Evolution Energy to make a given Pokemon evolve to their mega form for a short period.

Mega evolution is such a newborn branch of Pokemon science; so new that many governments still haven't officially recognised it in order to expand evolution studies to include Mega forms.
Many people are eager to study this new branch of science.
Professor Tipsy and his assistant, Weirda Mirrart, have written full reports of Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert especially for our magazine!"

Mega Sceptile, dragon from the jungle

The Sceptile species has existed for at least 180 million years. Thanks to the tropical Hoenn climate and Sceptile's own intelligence, it has managed to survive to modern times. But this has not been without incident. Numerous ice ages have severely reduced its habitat, to say nothing of unwitting human interference as our own species developed. In addition, primitive humans feared it and persecuted it. In 2006 it was registered as the official Grass Starter of Hoenn Region to help save this endangered species.

Being a primitive dinosaur Pokemon, it has potential for specializing and even changing its type. Sceptile is known from having unique structures that are a perfectly balanced fusion of feathers and leaves. Thanks to the feathery structure plus the hardness of cellulose they're even able to cut things as unlikely as modern steel!

However Sceptile has only two pairs of these on its arms and four sets of four bigger ones on its tail. The rest of its feathers are primitive feather coverings, but since they contain cellulose, Sceptile is not homoeothermic, unlike its latter-day cousins.

Sceptile also has a weak spine compared to more advanced dinosaurs, so it often spends time in ponds or on trees.

Thanks to Sceptirite we now have a window on the potential of this Pokemon and can confirm or deny with certainty many theories about Sceptile's possible evolution.

The Hoen Region is known to have been the habitat of many ancient Pokemon species, because of its uniquely stable climate over, incredibly, millions of years with virtually no change in the landmass of this part of our planet.

Mega Sceptile is a grass/dragon type. Hoen has no native use for Ice defences which means that Sceptile is four times weaker to Ice Moves than a Normal Type by comparison.
Its upgraded specialized feather layer gives Mega Sceptile homoeothermy, but unlike mammalian Pokemon, Dragon-Type skin or body creations are also weak to Ice Moves.

The relatively fragile nature of Sceptile's spine compared to other Archosauria Pokemon has caused it to change into a more specialised attacker than other predators. Even its skull structure is not enough strong to make its capable of a strong bite. As Sceptile is an excellent swimmer and uses its tail for balance, Mega evolution has upgraded this so the tail becomes the main weapon.

The tail is now reinforced and so far stiffer then those of regular Sceptiles. Feather-leaves on the tail have changed shape and gained spikes on their tips; everything is connected and attached to the feathers, not the skin. Integrity is maintained thanks to microscopic hooks in these feathers.

Many modern grass Pokemon are known from having specialised veins of their plant structures fused with animal nervous system, so they can control the shape or hardness of these parts of body.
Sceptile, being an ancient species, lacks this feature but this works to its advantage. At the Mega stage, it can not only shed, but actively launch the tail tip as a defence or attack mechanism.

The shape of the mega feather-leaves and spikes have the same aerodynamic properties as fletches on an arrow's tail. Thanks to additional pods on the tail, these leaves and spikes grow back quite quickly.

Intense colours located mostly on the tail are the warning to other creatures to stay away. The rest of its body is covered by green feathers. Photosynthetic feather-leaves are now located on the chest, typically varying in size from between 30 to 50 cm in length and very reminiscent of the tail build.

The spikes on the tail and sharp edges located on both side of the arm feather-leaves, and head-crests, give Sceptile the right qualities to catch electricity, especially electricity generated by other Pokemon.

This ability is called Lighteningrod - the Pokemon's body contains all the right elements to draw that electricity, store it on the body and then harness the power to launch its own special attack. (Note that this only works with a foe that generates electricity - if none is present the attacks will fail)

Additional tip for trainer:
As a dragon type, Mega Sceptile has a more advanced brain and requires more carbohydrates. While it has bigger pods, nevertheless it's recommended to feed Mega Sceptile with food that contains this ingredient after any intense battle. If it has fired its tail feathers, the remaining feather-leaves at the Sceptile stage are weakened. It will need to rest in the sun to rebuild the cellulose layers and the hooks that secure everything together.

Mega Swampert, the swamp beast

Swampert is one of the oldest Pokemon species and hasn't changed much in over 380 million years.

Breathing underwater or on land enabled it to be the top predator before drastic climate changes threatened its existance. For survival it became partly Ground type, gained a smaller body, internal fertilization and became oviparous.

Swampert is registered as Hoenn's official Water Starter, because it's as interesting a study for species evolution as Charizard. It has a very specific history, a unique body-build and many potentials.

Swampert adapted to live in the swamps. Its body muscles became strengthened and long arms are used to push away even big boulders or tree trunks from the way. The hind legs haven't altered that much over time as the tailfin and main body are more efficient to move through the mud with than pushing with the back legs, which would only cause the Swampert to sink.

For this reason, Swampert is not able to swim well and moves faster in mud than in clear water.

When Mega evolving, instead of progressing to a potential modern amphibian derivative, it strengthens its connections with its past and becomes more like its ancestor. At this stage it's more like a water type than a ground type, in spite of technically being both.

Swampert changes a lot in anatomy after mega-evolution. It's a de-evolution, similar to what happens in the Nidoran line, if we look at it from species evolution history. But being a primitive doesn't mean worse - far from. Thanks to its rugged basic skeleton build, Mega Swampert is really bulky and something of a living tank - it can take strong physical hits as well as hit back with incredible power.

Mega Swampert is more akin to a fish, but the rib cage bones are the most advanced skeletal armour this author has ever seen. Each rib is stout and flattened, also the ribs cover each other and the overall spherical shape makes it able to resist even the strongest of water pressure! Similar features are found in Wailmer skeletons, which allows them to dive to the ocean seafloor or to the darkest parts of underwater rifts.

Mega Swampert bodies have a higher mineral content than contemporary Swampert do - they produce more shell-like structures on their skin, and the tough pad that formed in the upper mouth is replaced with a row of specialised bone serving the role of teeth, while the teeth of the lower jaw are sharp fish teeth.
The most interesting detail can be found in its fingers: they're slimmer than a regular Swampert has, but they have a greater surface area thanks to outgrowths that are part of the fingers.

These are not 'webs' but very like a coot's feet if you have ever seen the bird close-to. The digits are coated in tough scaley lobes that typically spread out from the finger laterally. This is not completely rigid however, and the Mega Pokemon can flex and bend its fingers as required (as indeed the bird can with its feet). As Mega Swampert scoops its hand through the water, these lobes are naturally pushed into position to act as paddles. When dragging the hand in a backswing through water the reverse applies, and the lobes fold to present minimal water resistance. This also helps them move around in their native swamps.
That is one change that helps Mega Swampert gain the Swift Swim ability. Another feature is the change in the skin, to something not unlike the rough skin of a Sharpedo. Paradoxically this enables both Pokemon to move faster through water.

Adding the unique body build, it's easy to see that a mega-evolved Swampert becomes a bulky living torpedo - it can swim 200 metres in a couple of powerful strokes, then lets nature take care of the rest!

To make Mega Swampert able to stand bipedally way longer than Swampert can, a lot of changes have been made in both the skeleton and body structure.

The head is not as heavy as regular Swampert - together with its ribs and upper part of spine bone structure is made mostly from cartilage, which is lighter in weight. The lower part of the body has bigger bones, which gives them more of the weight. The spine has bigger outgrowths, so muscles responsible for stand are stronger.

After the initial transformation, Swampert might cause some giggles, because it has to get used to such a vastly different body build, particularly where the hind legs are concerned. Classic Swampert tend to shuffle their back legs on land by comparison, because in mud and in swamps they move with the whole body, making very little sound and with minimal effort.

At the mega stage it has legs that are are fully adapted to walk on land.

It's true that Mega Swampert's body looks rather stiff in an upright position. The head and neck are reinforced and not very flexible like in fish anatomy, but once past this point the spine behind the chest is fully flexible and also strong. It can easily straighten its posture. Thanks to changes in muscle-placement around the pelvis and legs, Mega Swampert can use its reinforced tailfin as a support when necessary, and have its legs set more forward to prevent itself from falling.

So why are the hind legs so little? It's because of the mega-Pokemon's overall body shape - it's more like a torpedo and their shape helps like its shells and fish build of the head and the neck.

Mega Swampert can even resist fairly strong hits when standing, thanks to being able to prop-up on its tail - unlike regular Swampert, the tail is in a more horizontal position and can play the role of a 'third leg' much like a Nidoking when it goes for Double Kick.

Furthermore, the tailfin is longer than on a regular Swampert and it can wag its tailfin better and more easily.

Additional tip for trainer:

Adding oily fish to your Swampert's diet, bones and all, will go a long way towards preparing it for mega-evolution, and is also an excellent addition for general health. (Be careful not to over-do fish content if not mega-evolving as regular Swampert can get overweight). Calcium in the fish bones will help provide extra minerals so that Swampert doesn't sacrifice any from its own bones to provide for the transformation.
Because of their inability to store fat, Mega Swampert will need plenty of omega-3 oils to keep their new forms in top condition, especially after battling. The oily fish regimen will be ideal to keep your Mega looking mighty!
___________________________________________________________________________
now let me comment drawing:

you say it's cool? Arceus will bless you; I wanted to give up with this, because at many points I was like
"no, this background is not fitting"
"no, it looks like reptile scales"
"Mega Sceptile will overshadow the second mega D:<"

Also, my computer was had Mega-trouble with hanging on with this-I pushed it to it's possibilities like when drawing Weirda's team long time ago

You can say I did it too loose or without caring for making shading more detailed or using more advanced brushes,
but I just train confident drawing by doing things fast, almost like on speedpaint with base brush, because I train in that way than to lean on milion professional brushes.
I also can stop being such a perfectionist thanks to this. And my perfectionism is my ill, blah blah.

FFFFFFFF- why I wanted/imaginate Mega Swampert with fish skin.
Why. Took me forever to find acceptable method of drawing

Say what you want, I presonally do my best and I love to think I did the best design CONCEPT.
Thrivia: at first Sceptile's arm "leaves" were a pair of fully green leaves
with small part of orange feathers oustanding. But for some reasons, I changed this.
I also thought from CoroCoro that it's "tree" is not like Sceptile has, 4 rows of leaves, but three- at first I made
two rows with a spike row and I really loved that

Important! I really wanted to write less in description,but as many details and thoughts I've put here, I have also my opinion I wish to share.
I'm sorry if reading will took A LOT of your time. But then, I'll be mega-grateful you have read. Thank you in advance, I always care to write good text

Anyway, I feel like I can try to hit like the third or fourth place in realistic Pokemon fanarts with already awesome arvalis , ShadeofShinon and also ReneCampbellArt

These all are doing mesmerazing and breathtaking works. It's enormously happy after I got to know DA, I found I am not the only one
who loves to make Pokemon more real. or just real. It's always personal 'me gusta'

I know I should stop daydreaming, but everyone has their personal goals, right?

I know M-Swampert here looks kinda lame and so unfairly compared to M-Sceptile, not appealing in artwork, but I tried shade/texture
something I've never before-fish skin...!

Since years I haven't draw any dinosaur....don't ask. Perfectionism ill. Furtermore, after I saw that M-Sceptile got hate on its ability and not many
people sees to care so much,because it doesn't get such a flood of fanarts, I decided to put EVEN. MORE.
Dilophosaurus....with feathers.... I love it since I saw.

I love PREHISTORIC EPICNESS

I really wanted to make a fan-fic about Weirda and prof. Tipsy making a report/video, but no matter what, it was too hard to write for me;
personally I hate when I change decision over 14231 times per minute >:I
________________________________________________________________
art belongs to Marta Kłeczek
Prof. Tipsy(Andre Cycas) OC belongs to TipsyRa1d3n
Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert belongs as Pokemon belongs to Game Freak

P.S.: if you love Pokemon science AND paleontology AND evolution,
see my work on species evolution tree!
weirda208.deviantart.com/art/W…