If you want to be the very best trainer, it’s not enough to collect ’em all anymore. It’s not even enough to evolve your Pocket Monsters. These days, to be the best there ever was, you have to MEGA Evolve those Pokémon. In celebration of last week’s release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A on the Nintendo Switch, nine LEGO building Poké-fans teamed up for the #megabrickevolution collaboration, rendering the new upgrade forms of some of their favorite monsters.

First up, from Matt Goldberg, we have the Mega Charizard X, an evolution of Charmander so smoldering with power that he burns blue. The head is wonderfully sculpted and the body has the right mix of cute and fierce. My favorite technique is the use of Ben 10 scales on the underside of the tail, a part I couldn’t recognize without reading Matt’s description of the build on his blog.

@margits_mocs dares to build the Mega Evolution of Pokémon 303, Mawile. This deceptive critter uses its cute face to catch foes off guard, then chomps them with the steel horns on the back of its head that form a fearsome maw. Margit’s model reallly captures the nightmare potential of that second mouth.

@legonerdphotos glides in with the elegant Mega Gardevoir, giving the Fairy/Psychic type a got twist. I love the tubes with fins for the glove-like hands.

@curiositybricks captures the full potential of a humble Pidgey with Mega Pigeot. The model packs some great parts use, like cloth capes and surfboards for tailfeathers.

Just in time for Halloween, Emanuele De Stefani (@dst212i) assembles the nightmare fuel doll Pokémon Mega Banette. Who would have guessed that dark bley, pink and yellow mix so well?

What happens to Ampharos when it Mega Evolves? It gets fabulous hair! I love that for the Electric/Dragon type. Daniel Olvera (@danielbrickson) captures that bushy glow-up in bricks, the standout technique here has to be the horns made from interlocking space helmets.

@awesome_mocs takes on the challenge of building Mega Rayquaza, a snake-like dragon whose mega form adds filagree tendrils to its horns and tail, delicately constructed here from stacked plates.

@_brickmill_ renders Mega Slobro, an absurd final form of Slowpoke where the Shellder biting the tail has fully consumed the pink Pokémon like body armor. I don’t know, ‘bro. Doesn’t look too comfortable.

Finally, @pino_creations concentrates very hard and comes up with Mega Alakazam, the psychic type classic. I don’t know what’s more impressive – the array of spoons, or the Super Saiyan beard.

Looking for more great LEGO pocket monsters? We enjoyed this interview with LEGO Pokémon legend RadioactiveCheese over on Bricknerd. Or check out more amazing Pokémon MOCs in our  archive.