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[[File:Sun Moon Ultra Beasts artwork.png|thumb|370px|Artwork of the Ultra Beasts from Pokémon Sun and Moon, drawn by [[Hitoshi Ariga]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/ariga_megamix/status/804500338799587328 Tweet by ありがひとし (@ariga_megamix).] Posted on December 2, 2016.</ref>]] | [[File:Sun Moon Ultra Beasts artwork.png|thumb|370px|Artwork of the Ultra Beasts from Pokémon Sun and Moon, drawn by [[Hitoshi Ariga]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/ariga_megamix/status/804500338799587328 Tweet by ありがひとし (@ariga_megamix).] Posted on December 2, 2016.</ref>]] | ||
The '''Ultra Beasts''' (Japanese: '''ウルトラビースト''' ''Ultra Beast''), also abbreviated as '''UB '''(Japanese:'''ＵＢ''' ''UB'') are a group of {{DL|Extraterrestrial Pokémon|extradimensional Pokémon}} who have gone through [[Ultra Space]]. Most of them were introduced in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]], though some were introduced in [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]. | The '''Ultra Beasts''' (Japanese: '''ウルトラビースト''' ''Ultra Beast''), also abbreviated as '''UB '''(Japanese: '''ＵＢ''' ''UB''), are a group of {{DL|Extraterrestrial Pokémon|extradimensional Pokémon}} who have gone through [[Ultra Space]]. Most of them were introduced in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]], though some were introduced in [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]. | ||
Ultra Beasts infrequently appear from [[Ultra Wormhole]]s in [[Alola]]. These appearances are apparently as unexpected for the Ultra Beasts as it is for Alolans, which tends to make them combative. They are especially drawn to people who have passed through an Ultra Wormhole due to the [[Z-Power]] energy left on them, apparently expecting to find another wormhole they can use to return home. | Ultra Beasts infrequently appear from [[Ultra Wormhole]]s in [[Alola]]. These appearances are apparently as unexpected for the Ultra Beasts as it is for Alolans, which tends to make them combative. They are especially drawn to people who have passed through an Ultra Wormhole due to the [[Z-Power]] energy left on them, apparently expecting to find another wormhole they can use to return home. | ||
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** In Pokémon Ultra Sun, [[Dulse]] refers to Necrozma as "a creature almost like an Ultra Beast". | ** In Pokémon Ultra Sun, [[Dulse]] refers to Necrozma as "a creature almost like an Ultra Beast". | ||
* Ultra Necrozma's battle at Megalo Tower has its stats raised and covered in [[Z-Power]], similar to that of an Ultra Beast. However, the aura that surrounds the Pokémon is yellow as if it were using a [[Z-Move]] rather than the typical red aura that Ultra Beasts are covered in. | * Ultra Necrozma's battle at Megalo Tower has its stats raised and covered in [[Z-Power]], similar to that of an Ultra Beast. However, the aura that surrounds the Pokémon is yellow as if it were using a [[Z-Move]] rather than the typical red aura that Ultra Beasts are covered in. | ||
* In the English localization of the core series games, the term "beast" is used to refer to the Ultra Beasts<ref>Multiple characters will refer to Ultra Beasts, specifically {{p|Nihilego}} as "beast" or "beasts", e.g. {{g|Sun and Moon}}: ''"There should be plenty of beautiful beasts appearing all around Alola as we speak!"'' - [[Lusamine]]</ref> as well as and Necrozma,<ref>[[Lillie]], {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}: ''"But what are we to do now? It seemed to me like that beast...like Necrozma was also suffering somehow... It seemed to hurt it, to be without its light..."''</ref> and is also used in mythology to refer to Solgaleo and Lunala.<ref>In the book ''[[Malie Library|The Light of Alola]]'' in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Solgaleo is referred to as "the beast that devours the sun" or "beast of sun", while Lunala is referred to as "the beast that calls the moon" or "beast of moon".</ref><ref>A book in [[Malie Library]] states ''"The pillager took from us the beast that devours the sun, using the beast as its own Dusk Mane."'' in Ultra Sun; in Ultra Moon it says ''"The pillager took from us the beast that calls the moon, using the beast as its own Dawn Wings."''</ref> | * In the English localization of the core series games, the term "beast" is used to refer to the Ultra Beasts<ref>Multiple characters will refer to Ultra Beasts, specifically {{p|Nihilego}} as "beast" or "beasts", e.g. {{g|Sun and Moon}}: ''"There should be plenty of beautiful beasts appearing all around Alola as we speak!"'' - [[Lusamine]]</ref> as well as and Necrozma,<ref>[[Lillie]], {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}: ''"But what are we to do now? It seemed to me like that beast...like Necrozma was also suffering somehow... It seemed to hurt it, to be without its light..."''</ref> and is also used in mythology to refer to Solgaleo and Lunala (as "the beast that devours the sun" and "the beast that calls the moon").<ref>In the book ''[[Malie Library|The Light of Alola]]'' in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Solgaleo is referred to as "the beast that devours the sun" or "beast of sun", while Lunala is referred to as "the beast that calls the moon" or "beast of moon".</ref><ref>A book in [[Malie Library]] states ''"The pillager took from us the beast that devours the sun, using the beast as its own Dusk Mane."'' in Ultra Sun; in Ultra Moon it says ''"The pillager took from us the beast that calls the moon, using the beast as its own Dawn Wings."''</ref><ref>''"The altar on Poni... The Pokémon that appears there is called the beast that devours the sun."'' - [[Dulse]] ({{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Pokémon Ultra Sun}})</ref><ref>''The Pokémon that appears there is known as the beast that calls the moon.'' - [[Phyco]] ({{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Pokémon Ultra Moon}})</ref> Notably, this ambiguity does not occur in most other languages, including Japanese. | ||
** In languages other than English and Spanish, either distinct terms are used for both, or shorthand is not used to refer to the Ultra Beasts. For example, in Japanese, different terms are used to refer to the Ultra Beasts (Japanese: ビースト ''beast'') than to Solgaleo and Lunala (Japanese: {{Ruby|獣|けもの}} ''beast''). | ** In languages other than English and Spanish, either distinct terms are used for both, or shorthand is not used to refer to the Ultra Beasts. For example, in Japanese, different terms are used to refer to the Ultra Beasts (Japanese: ビースト ''beast'') than to Solgaleo and Lunala (Japanese: {{Ruby|獣|けもの}} ''beast''). | ||
** In all languages other than English, Necrozma is never described as a "beast" at all. In the lines that refer to it as such in English, no equivalent term appears in other languages. | ** In all languages other than English, Necrozma is never described as a "beast" at all. In the lines that refer to it as such in English, no equivalent term appears in other languages. | ||