Ultra Beast

Artwork drawn by Hitoshi Ariga depicting the 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.

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.

There are currently ten known Ultra Beasts:

• Nihilego (codenamed UB-01 Symbiont)
• Buzzwole (codenamed UB-02 Absorption^S)
• Pheromosa (codenamed UB-02 Beauty^M)
• Xurkitree (codenamed UB-03 Lighting)
• Celesteela (codenamed UB-04 Blaster^M)
• Kartana (codenamed UB-04 Blade^S)
• Guzzlord (codenamed UB-05 Glutton)
• UB Burst (codename)^US
• UB Assembly (codename)^UM
• UB Adhesive (codename)

All seven Ultra Beasts that appear in Pokémon Sun and Moon share the Ability Beast Boost. While they are wild, this manifests as an aura at the start of battles that boosts one of their stats, similar to Totem Pokémon. This aura actually comes from the energy they were bathed in when they passed through an Ultra Wormhole; Wicke theorizes that they store this energy in their bodies. The three Ultra Beasts introducded in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon also share the Beast Boost Ability.

Most Poké Balls have difficulty recognizing Ultra Beasts as Pokémon due to their extraterrestrial origins, impairing their ability to effectively catch them. Only the Master Ball and Beast Balls escape this impairment.

Although unconfirmed, Aether Foundation scientists hypothesized that Cosmog is also an Ultra Beast, due to its ability to create Ultra Wormholes. Necrozma's Pokédex entry also states that it is "reminiscent of the Ultra Beasts", but when it was in the wild, the International Police reported that all Ultra Beasts it had detected had been caught, and Beast Balls are not effective at catching it.

History

Although an extremely rare event, legends in Alola tell of fearsome Pokémon appearing from Ultra Wormholes. The legends also tell that the guardian deities would fight fiercely against them.

Years prior to the events of Pokémon Sun and Moon, Professor Mohn published a theory on Ultra Wormholes and papers describing Nihilego.

The Aether Foundation also conducted research on the Ultra Beasts. This included the development of the Beast Killer project to create a Pokémon—Type: Full—that could fight against Ultra Beasts. The Beast Killer project ended in failure, and the three known Type: Full were cryogenically frozen and their names changed to Type: Null. It also developed the Beast Ball to catch the Ultra Beasts.

The International Police have also tracked Ultra Beasts in the past and into the present under a secret division known as the UB Task Force. The UB Task Force is tasked with investigating the ecology of Ultra Beasts, protecting people from harm from them, and either safeguarding or destroying the Ultra Beasts. Ten years prior to the events of Sun and Moon, a three-person team composed of Looker, Nanu, and an unnamed Faller came to Alola to track down and destroy a Guzzlord; in the process, the Faller was killed. The International Police refer to each of the Ultra Beasts by code names.

The first reported sightings of Buzzwole, Pheromosa, Xurkitree, Kartana, and Celesteela were after the incident at Aether Paradise where Lusamine forced Cosmog to create an Ultra Wormhole and used it to travel to Ultra Space.

Movesets

Lv.	Nihilego  Rock  Poison	Buzzwole  Bug  Fighting	Pheromosa  Bug  Fighting	Xurkitree  Electric	Celesteela  Steel  Flying	Kartana  Grass  Steel	Guzzlord  Dark  Dragon
1	Power Split	Fell Stinger	Quiver Dance	Tail Glow	Wide Guard	Sacred Sword	Belch
	Guard Split	Thunder Punch	Quick Guard	Spark	Air Slash	Defog	Wide Guard
	Tickle	Ice Punch	Low Kick	Charge	Ingrain	Vacuum Wave	Swallow
	Acid	Reversal	Rapid Spin	Wrap	Absorb	Air Cutter	Stockpile
	Constrict	Harden	Leer	Thunder Shock	Harden	Fury Cutter	Dragon Rage
	Pound	Power-Up Punch	Double Kick		Tackle	Cut	Bite
		Focus Energy
7	Clear Smog	Comet Punch	Swift	Thunder Wave	Smack Down	False Swipe	Stomp
13	Psywave	Bulk Up	Stomp	Shock Wave	Mega Drain	Razor Leaf	Brutal Swing
19	Headbutt	Vital Throw	Feint	Ingrain	Leech Seed	Synthesis	Steamroller
23	Venoshock	Endure	Silver Wind	Thunder Punch	Metal Sound	Aerial Ace	Dragon Tail
29	Toxic Spikes	Leech Life	Bounce	Eerie Impulse	Iron Head	Laser Focus	Iron Tail
31	Safeguard	Taunt	Jump Kick	Signal Beam	Giga Drain	Night Slash	Stomping Tantrum
37	Power Gem	Mega Punch	Agility	Thunderbolt	Flash Cannon	Swords Dance	Crunch
43	Mirror Coat	Counter	Triple Kick	Hypnosis	Autotomize	Leaf Blade	Hammer Arm
47	Acid Spray	Hammer Arm	Lunge	Discharge	Seed Bomb	X-Scissor	Thrash
53	Venom Drench	Lunge	Bug Buzz	Electric Terrain	Skull Bash	Detect	Gastro Acid
59	Stealth Rock	Dynamic Punch	Me First	Power Whip	Iron Defense	Air Slash	Heavy Slam
67	Wonder Room	Superpower	High Jump Kick	Ion Deluge	Heavy Slam	Psycho Cut	Wring Out
73	Head Smash	Focus Punch	Speed Swap	Zap Cannon	Double-Edge	Guillotine	Dragon Rush
Moves in bold get STAB. Moves in italics do no damage.

Base stat comparison

Pokémon	Nihilego	Buzzwole	Pheromosa	Xurkitree	File:797Celesteela-Land.png Celesteela	Kartana	Guzzlord
HP	109	107	71	83	97	59	223
Attack	53	139	137	89	101	181	101
Defense	47	139	37	71	103	131	53
Sp. Attack	127	53	137	173	107	59	97
Sp. Defense	131	53	37	71	101	31	53
Speed	103	79	151	83	61	109	43
Total	570	570	570	570	570	570	570

In the games

Pokémon Sun and Moon

During the main story, the player encounters Nihilego at Aether Paradise during their first meeting with Aether President Lusamine, when it emerges from a spontaneously appearing Ultra Wormhole. During the player's confrontation with Lusamine after she captures Nebby, Lusamine uses Nebby's power to open Ultra Wormholes across the Alola region, bringing Ultra Beasts into the region; Nihilego is seen emerging from the portal near Lusamine, while Buzzwole^S/Pheromosa^M is seen emerging from a portal over Melemele Island and battling Tapu Koko. The player also encounters several Nihilego in Ultra Space after arriving with Solgaleo^S/Lunala^M and Lillie.

After the player becomes Champion, some Ultra Beasts remain at large around Alola. The player receives a card from a stranger directing them to visit the motel on Akala Island's Route 8. When they enter the guest room, they will find Looker and Anabel, who invite the player to join the International Police's UB Task Force and protect the Ultra Beasts currently loose in Alola. Upon accepting, the player begins a series of missions to capture the Ultra Beasts, spanning all four of Alola's islands, each time based out of the island's motel (or the restaurant on Poni Island). In some missions, there are multiple of the same species of Ultra Beast to be captured, and in some missions they may be found at either of two locations. If the player flees from or defeats an Ultra Beast, it remains in the area and the player will still be able to find it again immediately (either at the same place or at the alternate location, if applicable). When the player is in an area where there are Ultra Beasts during a mission, the music changes from the area's normal score.

All Poké Balls except Master Balls and Beast Balls have a catch rate multiplier of 1× against Ultra Beasts; the Beast Ball has a catch rate multiplier of 5× for Ultra Beasts. If a Beast Ball is used against any other type of Pokémon, its catch rate multiplier is 0.1×.

Unlike regular Pokémon, the Pokédex will not record Ultra Beasts as seen, it will only register them when they are caught. If an Ultra Beast is not in the Pokédex, its name will show as ??? in battle.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The Ultra Beasts debuted in the Sun & Moon arc, after Gladion loses against Sun, he contemplates about losing his chance to get to the Guardian deities that he promises to get stronger to confront them.

At Lush Jungle, Moon and Mallow found Tapu Lele in battle with a Xurkitree emerging from an Ultra Wormhole. Moon attempted to capture the Xurkitree, but it managed to retreat back inside the Ultra Wormhole and escape.

Trivia

• The Ultra Beasts who share the same code number share at least one type, and are the only Ultra Beasts that share any types.
• The base stats of the Ultra Beasts, and the levels at which they learn moves (except level 1) are all prime numbers. They share this trait with Cosmog, its evolutions, and Necrozma.
• The Ultra Beasts share some characteristics with numerous Legendary Pokémon: they all have base stat totals of 570, are genderless, and are scripted encounters. However, it has not been made clear whether they are officially Legendary Pokémon.
• The Ultra Beasts are based on the idea of invasive species, as stated by Shigeru Ohmori in an interview in Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon: The Official Alola Region Pokédex & Postgame Adventure Guide.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 究極異獸 Gaugihk Yihsau Mandarin 究極異獸 / 究极异兽 Jiūjí Yìshòu Czech Ultra Bestie French Ultra-Chimère German Ultrabestie Hungarian Ultra Bestia Italian Ultracreatura Korean 울트라비스트 Ultra Beast Polish Ultra Bestia Russian Ультрачудовище Ul'trachudovishche Spanish Ultraente

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