[Meta Thread] Dragonstrike's Pokerole Test Game: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Lord Windos]

Mega Evolution does not count mechanically for Level increases, no.  The stat gain has to be permanent (and not linked to a Surprise) for the Level to increase.

Well, you certainly shot that idea down faster than a duck hunter with their choice of prey. Not too keen on liberal interps of your rules, eh? Perhaps any rules, even, unless it comes at a cost to the players in some way.

What if a Pokemon had a Surprise that treated Mega Boost Points as part of the Level calculation? Or a Surprise that made Mega Evolution permanent, and therefore make the boosts to stats it provide permanent and count towards Leveling? Call me curious or stubborn (or both), but I do think Mega Boosts having more fringe benefits than envisioned is not too bad of an idea (Especially with something so minor as Level and only 1 tiny subset of Moves barely benefiting off it), and should be explored somewhat at least. This is a Test Campaign, after all, so it be a perfect setting to see if such a choice is a balanced idea or not.