So, two days before Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire release. The new feature that allows you to search for rare versions of Pokémon in the wild looks very cool, and I'm hoping it completely replaces the annoying Friend Safari as the way to get Hidden Abilities and maxed-out IVs. If that's the case, I'll probably train at least one real competitive Doubles team this gen. I already trained 2 Pokémon in X/Y, so only 4 more to go.
So, here is my question for you: how many mega evolutions should I put on my team? "But LastFootnote," you may be saying, "you can only have one mega evolution per team!" Not quite. You can only activate one mega evolution per battle, but there's nothing stopping you from fielding a team of six Pokémon all holding their respective mega stones. That would be pretty dumb, but I'm trying to illustrate the point. More importantly, in the official Doubles rule set, you only bring four Pokémon into each match. My intuition tells me that having two Mega Pokémon to choose from might offer me more flexibility than having just one. With one, I almost have to include it in every match, but with two I have the choice. Probably I am never fielding both in the same battle, but even with that restriction it sounds tempting.
I'm aiming to create a sort of Poison/Ghost themed team, and right now it has Scolipede and Mega Banette. I'm thinking of using a Mega Sableye (or a Mega Gengar if Mega Sableye ends up sucking). Opinions?