With less than two months until Pokémon Sun & Moon are released, Ultra Beasts have been the latest thing to shake up even the most casual theorists in the Pokémon fandom. They’re unlike anything that’s been shown in the Pokémon universe so far; but what exactly are they? Here’s what we know:
Revealed in a recent trailer, Ultra Beasts are mysterious beings that are posing a threat to humans and Pokémon alike in the Alola Region with their incredible powers. And for whatever reason, the Aether Foundation is conducting research on them. Other than that, we can gather that they follow a design theme of real-world pests. UB-01 has a distinctly jellyfish-like design, the real creature routinely causing crazy amounts of damage to the fishing industry and clogging up power plant vents when they swim in blooms. UB-02 Beauty as the silverfish or cockroach – quite possibly the quintessential household pests – and UB-02 Absorption as the mosquito that sucks blood and spread diseases everywhere it goes. Despite knowing so little we can be sure of one thing: Ultra Beasts are not Pokémon. The way the official site describes Ultra Beasts (UBs) as something separate from humans and Pokémon entirely. The way they were revealed without a typing, ability or classification like every other Pokémon ever points to it. And even their name points to it too; if they were Pokémon, wouldn’t they just be called Ultra Pokémon? Every single official categorization of Pokémon (e.g. Totem Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon) has it in the name, but these guys are just referred to as “Beasts”. The fact that the Pokémon Company even decided to call them “Beasts” is interesting – it’s a very neutral term. Calling them “monsters” would’ve implied a more negative connotation, whereas maybe “creatures” would’ve maybe implied a more positive implication. Could their name suggest that they are indeed neutral, and are being controlled or persuaded by another power?
Coincidentally (or maybe, uncoincidentally) the Aether Foundation was revealed in the same trailer showing that their purpose as a foundation is to help any Pokémon that Team Skull brought harm to, and to research these mysterious UBs. And it’s really no wonder the AF is so intrigued by these creatures, there’s something so different about them; something that sets them apart from other designs we’ve seen in Pokémon. It’s almost like they’re slightly…human? It’s certainly no secret that the UBs each resemble an already revealed character in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Lille and UB-01 resemble one another, Lusamine and UB-02 Beauty’s looks parallel each other – even striking the same pose in their official artwork – and you can argue that UB-02 Absorption matches Gladion’s color scheme and his focus on strength. But why do they look so much alike? They are so many possibilities: Are these characters and UBs one and the same? Were the UBs somehow made using human DNA with the help of the AF (it’s worth mentioning that the official French name for UBs is Ultra Chimeras)? Are they Lillie, Lusamne and Gladion’s alternate universe counterpart from another world? As the list goes on and on the theories get more and more Farfetch’d!
We certainly have more questions than answers, but what do you think? How are the Ultra Beasts related to the Aether Foundation, if at all? Why do Lille, Lusamine and Gladion bare such an uncanny resemblance to the revealed UBS? And will the other UBs share design aspects with other characters in Sun & Moon – if so, who?
Regardless if we get these answers before or after the game’s release, one thing’s for sure – the world of Pokémon is in for a huge change.
//ozymandis
First of all, article was really well written!
I love this article, first off. Also I’d like to point out that as much as we have been introduced to a lot of info for sun and moon, it feels like we know very little about the story (at least for me). I really hope they don’t pull an X and Y tho.
I honestly don’t even mind if the game is easy like Gen 6 games, just give me a good plot. Some good post-game activities. PLZ. Anyways, I also hope they fix the fact that you get the exp. share right at the beginning of the game. Cuz that’s broken. If not that, then just good plot would be nice.
P.S. Where’d Chico go haven’t seen him in a while?
I did a run recently with the EXP Share turned off, and the game actually becomes a lot more challenging without grinding. Of course once you get access to the Battle Chateau and Restaurants, the grinding becomes a lot easier.
I just want them to change back EXP Share to the way it was in previous gens
I haven’t used the EXP Share since Emerald
Ultra Beasts reminds me of those Elementum things in Miscrits:
i) They look weird
ii)They probably can’t be captured
iii)They’re probably bosses
iv)Really mysterious
v)They are not Pokemon
vi)They’re designs are way too complex
I think we will be able to catch the UB’s. My person hypothesis is that they are pokemon from an alternate Pokearth. Also, Pokemon is still a kid’s game and I’m sure kids would be upset or just plain confused if they were presented with something that looked like a pokemon but you couldn’t catch. A lot of older fans probably wouldn’t like that either.
I definitely do not think that they are people in disguises or even have human forms because UB-02 was shown going into battle with Tapu Koko and Pokemon isn’t that edgy.
People also speculate that Sun and Moon might tie into DPP’s story (because some gen 4 characters are rumored to be in the game). If this is true my hypothesis would make sense because Cyrus successfully created a new universe and he just banished himself to it at the end of the main story. But this is all speculation and we won’t know until Nintendo tells us
Some people just dont know when to quit ???
?? sorry i diasgree with you about a game i guess
Beings from either an alternate reality, or from another planet in the multiverse able to travel to the Pokemon world due to rifts in spacetime. They wont be catchable and serve as high difficulty bosses.
#exterminatetheultrabeasts
UB-02 Beauty is definitely a copepod
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copepod
Im hoping ultra beasts are like really strong Boss Monsters, with either no to little type effectiveness to them, ex fire would deal like 1.1x dmg, and it would take your entire team to defeat them and ineffectiveness to moves liek des bond or per song wouldmake for a fun battle. Also praying they dont do away with mega evos 🙁
I wonder if a 6 Max IV Level 100 Arceus could beat 1 or a 6 MAX IV Unbound level 100 Hoopa