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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 (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 the English localization of the core series games, the term "beast" is used to refer to the Ultra Beasts<ref>Multiple characters 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 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> This ambiguity does not exist 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.
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** These Pokémon do not display their names as ??? before being caught in Generation VII.
** These Pokémon do not display their names as ??? before being caught in Generation VII.
* Unlike the Ultra Beasts, none of these Pokémon have the Ability {{a|Beast Boost}}.
* Unlike the Ultra Beasts, none of these Pokémon have the Ability {{a|Beast Boost}}.
** In [[Pokémon Shuffle]], these Pokémon cannot have the {{OBP|Skill|Shuffle}} {{DL|Skill (Shuffle)|Beast Power}}, but all other Ultra Beasts can.
** In [[Pokémon Shuffle]], these Pokémon cannot have the {{OBP|Skill|Shuffle}} {{DL|Skill (Shuffle)|Beast Power}}, but all Ultra Beasts can.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, after completing the Ultra Beast side quest, the [[International Police]] report that all Ultra Beasts they had detected had been caught, even while Necrozma is still in the wild.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, after completing the Ultra Beast side quest, the [[International Police]] report that all Ultra Beasts they had detected had been caught, even while Necrozma is still in the wild.
* In [[Pokémon GO]]'s [[Pokémon Box (GO)|search]] and [[Pokémon HOME]]'s {{OBP|Challenge|HOME}}s, the disputed Pokémon are not considered Ultra Beasts.
* In [[Pokémon GO]]'s [[Pokémon Box (GO)|search]] and [[Pokémon HOME]]'s {{OBP|Challenge|HOME}}s, these Pokémon are not considered Ultra Beasts.
* In the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, and Lunala are all not Ultra Beasts.
* In the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, and Lunala are not Ultra Beasts.


;Media in which Necrozma is recognized as an Ultra Beast
;Media in which Necrozma is considered an Ultra Beast
* In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], Dusk Mane Necrozma, Dawn Wings Necrozma, and Ultra Necrozma are all Ultra Beasts, but Necrozma's default form is not.
* In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], Dusk Mane Necrozma, Dawn Wings Necrozma, and Ultra Necrozma are all Ultra Beasts, but Necrozma's default form is not.
* In [[Pokémon Adventures]], {{adv|Necrozma}} is an Ultra Beast, and a Beast Ball was required to capture it.
* In [[Pokémon Adventures]], {{adv|Necrozma}} is an Ultra Beast, and a Beast Ball was required to capture it.
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