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UltraBeasts

Artwork of the original seven Ultra Beasts.

The Ultra Beasts (Japanese: ウルトラビースト Ultra Beast) are a group of extradimensional Pokémon originating from Ultra Space. They possess power that transcends humans' understanding of the world. All Ultra Beasts share the Ability Beast Boost.

Most Poké Balls have difficulty recognizing Ultra Beasts as Pokémon due to their extradimensional origins, impairing their ability to effectively catch them. However, Beast Balls are exceptions due to being Poké Balls specifically designed to catch Ultra Beasts, and they are instead ineffective against Pokémon that are not Ultra Beasts. The Master Ball is unaffected by this impairment due to its ability to catch any Pokémon without fail, even Ultra Beasts.

Ultra Beasts infrequently appear from Ultra Wormholes in Alola. These appearances are apparently as unexpected for the Ultra Beasts as for Alolans, which tends to make them combative. They are especially drawn to people who have passed through an Ultra Wormhole, due to the residual wormhole energy on them, apparently expecting to find a wormhole they can use to return home.

List of Ultra Beasts[]

There are currently eleven known Ultra Beasts.

Introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon[]

Pokémon Code Name Description
Nihilego
Nihilego
UB-01 Symbiont People on the street report observing those infested by it suddenly becoming violent. It’s unclear whether or not this Pokémon is sentient, but sometimes it can be observed behaving like a young girl. It appeared in this world from an Ultra Wormhole. Nihilego appears to be a parasite that lives by feeding on people and Pokémon.
Buzzwole
Buzzwole
UB-02 Absorbption Buzzwole shows off its body, but whether that display is a boast or a threat remains unclear and witnesses saw it pulverize a dump truck with a single punch.
Pheromosa
Pheromosa
UB-02 Beauty Pheromosa has been spotted running across the land at terrific speeds.
Xurkitree
Xurkitree
UB-03 Lightning Xurkitree raided a power plant, so people think it energizes itself with electricity. Astonishing electric shocks emanate from its entire body, according to witnesses.
Celesteela
Celesteela
UB-04 Blaster Celesteela burns down a forest by expelling gas from its two arms.
Kartana
Kartana
UB-04 Blade Kartana was observed cutting down a gigantic steel tower with one stroke of its blade.
Guzzlord
Guzzlord
UB-05 Glutton Guzzlord appears to be eating constantly, but for some reason its droppings have never been found. It has gobbled mountains and swallowed whole buildings, according to reports.

Introduced in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon[]

Pokémon Code Name Description
Poipole
Poipole
UB Adhesive Poipole is well enough liked to be chosen as a first partner in its own world.
Naganadel
Naganadel
UB Stinger Naganadel stores hundreds of liters of poisonous liquid inside its body. Evolves from Poiple after learning Dragon Pulse.
Stakataka
Stakataka
UB Assembly When stone walls started moving and attacking, Stakataka’s true identity was this mysterious life-form, which brings to mind an Ultra Beast. Each one appears to be made up of many life-forms stacked one on top of each other.
Blacephalon
Blacephalon
UB Burst Blacephalon slithers toward people. Then, without warning, it triggers the explosion of its own head.

Light trio/Cosmog line[]

Main articles: Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, and Necrozma

The Legendary Pokémon Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma have a strong connection to Ultra Space (including the ability to create Ultra Wormholes). They all share a unique sound frequency found in their cries, approximately 1.25 seconds in duration, like the Ultra Beasts. Unlike the Ultra Beasts, they are directly related to Z-Moves. Beast Balls have reduced effectiveness against them, like they do for all other Pokémon that are not Ultra Beasts. They are often claimed to be or likened to the Ultra Beasts in different media (such as the anime calls Necrozma as UB: Black and the Aether Foundation has hypothesized that Cosmog may also be an Ultra Beast due to its ability to create Ultra Wormholes).

Trivia[]

  • The Ultra Beasts are based on the idea of invasive species, as stated by Shigeru Ohmori in an interview in Pokémon Sun and Moon: The Official Alola Region Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide. Ken Sugimori had advised that each Ultra Beast design incorporate contradictory elements to differentiate them from other Pokémon.
  • According to Pokémon Daisuki Club's Mystery File feature website, some researchers theorize Unown may be related to Ultra Beasts.
  • They share some characteristics with numerous Legendary Pokémon: they all are gender unknown, are in the No Eggs Discovered egg group, are scripted encounters, have special battle music, are guaranteed to have at least three IVs of 31, and have special Rotom Pokédex pages.
    • In the Seventh Pokémon generation, if the player chooses to filter out people seeking Mythical or Legendary Pokémon on the Global Trade System, then people seeking Ultra Beasts will not be displayed. In the Eighth Pokémon generation, the filter instead only filters out Mythical and Special Legendary Pokémon and does not filter out Ultra Beasts, nor minor Legendary Pokémon.
    • In the code, they belong to the "sublegendary" category until Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
    • Peony refers to both Legendary Pokémon and Ultra Beasts as "legendary".
    • "Mythical Melee", an online competition in the Eighth Pokémon generation games that claims to restrict players to the use of only Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, Ultra Beasts are allowed to participate.
    • In Acacia, the Ultra Beasts are shown as silhouettes alongside the rest of the Legendary Pokémon.
  • The Ultra Beasts share some similarities with the Paradox Pokémon, introduced two generations later:
    • Both groups consist only of Pokémon that cannot evolve in the first set of games they appear in.
    • Both play a role in the main story of their debut games.
    • Both groups consist entirely of gender unknown Pokémon in the No Eggs Discovered Egg Group, thus being unable to breed.
    • Both are connected to the mascot Legendary Pokémon of the games they were introduced in.
    • Both have base stats themed around a certain type of number, with the ancient Pokémon having odd-numbered base stats and all future Pokémon have even-numbered base stats, while Ultra Beasts have base stats themed around prime numbers. Additionally, the levels they learn moves at are themed around numbers, with Paradox Pokémon learning moves around multiples of seven, while Ultra Beasts learn moves around prime numbers.
    • The majority of Pokémon in both groups have a base stat total of 570.
    • Every Ultra Beast and Paradox Pokémon (except Koraidon and Miraidon) has an Ability that boosts its most proficient non-HP stat.
    • Promotional material for both groups' debut games did not refer to them as Pokémon or reveal any of their types prior to the games' releases.
    • Characters in the games are initially unsure whether the members of either group are actually Pokémon.

See also[]

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