Did you like the Ultra Beasts in Pokemon Sun and Moon

[Deleted member 48434]

Introduced in the 7th generation, the Ultra Beasts were a set of extra dimensional Pokemon that were important to the plot of Sun and Moon (and ironically are pushed to the side in Ultra Sun and Moon).

At the time of their introduction, these Pokemon were somewhat controversial. Why? They look weird. Really weird. Their designs do not match up with the designs of existing Pokemon, giving them a very otherworldly feel, which was the obvious intention, given they hail from other worlds. That aside, many people didn't care for them anyway, many of them defaulting to the digimon argument.
Personally, I fucking love them. They are delightfully weird, and I love their backstory. I really hope to see more in future generations.

 

[cdm00]

UBs have some cool designs like Zurkitree but they made Alola feel like there were tons of legendaries to catch again

 

[Phendrana]

I hated them, but don't think they look like Digimon.

 

[SJUG]

They're a good way to introduce really weird designs; Nihilego, Kartana, and Blacephalon are my favorites.
Also, the lead up to these guys and classifying them as UB-# was really neat.
If they ever come back, I hope more UB evolutionary families are included. Not the biggest fan of Poipole and its evo.
(I do like James Turner's explanation that Poipole would be a starter in another dimension.)

 

[RochHoch]

Love em.

They're bizarre monstrosities that are intentionally designed not to look like Pokemon in the greatest way possible

Buzzwole could easily pass for being a Stand and its just the best.

 

[King Alamat]

They were hands down the best thing about S&M and them not being brought back for SWSH is one of this generation's many disappointments.

 

[ILikeFeet]

they were fucking great

 

[AlexMeloche]

Loved them. I just wish they weren't single stages.

 

[Annabel]

I fell pretty in love with them, I wanted to learn more about them but of course SM only gave us breadcrumbs.

I would love to see them get expanded upon but I seriously doubt it would ever happen at this point.

 

[Strings]

I want a 'hate them' option that doesn't randomly slander Digimon.

It's not the designs I hate though (some of them look pretty cool and have a surprising amount of personality in their animations), just everything else.

 

[Deleted member 3465]

Do they count as legendaries? If so they're pretty much the only legendaries in the entire franchise I really liked, I feel sad at the amount of hate they got. The designs are so weird and unique, love em. Felt really fresh

 

[Deleted member 426]

Yes but I wish they weren't classified as separate. They're just legendary Pokemon.

 

[Harpoon]

Buzzwole is one of my favourite designs of the series.

 

[RochHoch]

I know it's not one, but my headcanon is that Eternautus is an Ultra Beast, and I will stick with it.

 

[rude]

Didn't play these games so I don't know how they fit into the story, but they're some of the best designs in the series.

 

[Garrod Ran]

they're all just lovely

 

[Deleted member 48434]

I know it's not one, but my headcanon is that Eternautus is an Ultra Beast, and I will stick with it.

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I've not played SwSh, maybe down the line after the DLC, but Eternautus looks fucking sick.

 

[Richietto]

I love them but they're pretty much legendary Pokemon and Gen 7 had way too many single stage Pokemon as it was. Buzzswole is an all time great design. SSS+ tier in fact.

I would be down for more Ultra Beasts but please give them multiple evolutionary stages and maybe regular stats. Their other worldly look is what makes them great, not being legendary.

 

[KartuneDX]

I'm not crazy about some of the designs but overall I love the idea of a new category of Legendary Pokemon with their own world, lore, abilities etc.

 

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[Papertoonz]

they are pretty are pretty cool, the UBs were a cool way to make such different designs

 

[Garrod Ran]

remember when people thought that Lillie and her other family members were ultra beasts in disguise?
good times

 

[diakyu]

Shit was awesome. The whole alternate worlds idea that started in a simple out of the way side quest in gen 5 culminated in them in gen 7 and I loved it.

 

[Deleted member 48434]

remember when people thought that Lillie and her other family members were ultra beasts in disguise?
good times

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I'm still convinced that that was the original intention when the designs were first conceived.

 

[NippleViking]

Loved them, but I generally always love when the Pokemon company does something exotic with their formula and universe. Alolan forms was the best thing that gen brought, though Ultra Beasts were a close second if only for how interesting and mystical it all felt.

 

[RKasa]

Not really a fan of Ultra Beasts in general. Aside from Nihilego, they aren't very Pokemon-like.

I know it's not one, but my headcanon is that Eternautus is an Ultra Beast, and I will stick with it.

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Seems legit. When I first saw Eternautus, the concept of Ultra Beasts immediately popped into my head.

 

[RochHoch]

Seems legit. When I first saw Eternautus, the concept of Ultra Beasts immediately popped into my head.

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The Pokedex says that it's from outer space though, and it doesn't have the Ultra Beast sound effect in it's cry like all the others do, which kinda rules it out of being one, sadly.

 

[Jessie]

I love them, but I'm glad they aren't a focus in Gen 8. It makes them feel more special.

 

[slib]

They're almost evenly split with half being some of the best Designed mons in a long time and the other half being the absolute worst

 

[Aurc]

They're hideous. Not sure when someone decided that Pokémon, of all possible series, needed Eldritch horrors (and not well-designed ones, either) to spice things up.

(Not that far from the real deal)

 

[blueredandgold]

I finally finished Sun/Moon and now I'm about to embark on my quest for these ones.

 

[diakyu]

remember when people thought that Lillie and her other family members were ultra beasts in disguise?
good times

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Lillie does look like an ultra beast on purpose though so it makes sense that those theories stemmed out. I believed it for a time honestly.

 

[Jessie]

Blacephalon is literally Pennywise the Clown and I love it

 

[Garrod Ran]

me at all the UB haters out there

 

[Giga Man]

Ultra Beasts are a rad concept that shouldn't be confined to a single generation, so I hope they show up again soon.

 

[DragonKeeper]

I liked them until they were just treated as Pokemon. I would have preferred they be uncatchable boss monsters.

 

[Deleted member 36578]

Absolutely hated them. I get the idea that they're Pokemon from like an alternate dimension or something but I don't like the way they look at all.

 

[Aleh]

The best concept in Pokémon since YEARS. Best best best best. I want more.

 

[ThisIsBlitz21]

They are fucking awesome, and I loved them.

 

[Deleted member 873]

They were very cool for one game but that's it. I hope they're back as mythical Pokemon but not new ones, no.

 

[milkyway]

They grew on me, hated them at first but the concept of Pokemon from alternate universes and the stylistic differences is pretty cool. I think that they shouldn't have all been "legendaries" though and that some more could have had evolutionary lines. If they made new ones I wouldn't mind but I'd rather it be sparingly done.

 

[Lotus]

Amazing concept that was executed brilliantly, but at the same time them effectively being Legendaries meant I didn't want to use them in-game either, which inadvertently was a drag since there were so many

They needed more that you could actually evolve.

 

[Zen Hero]

They were awesome. But we don't need any more, they can just be Alola's thing.

 

[Zukkoyaki]

I wasn't a fan. They and Sun/Moon's story didn't resonate with me at all. They were just so... out of place I guess and didn't fit the Pokemon franchise to me (admittedly kind of the point).

 

[Conrad Link]

Almost everything from Sun sucked.

 

[ILikeFeet]

remember when people thought that Lillie and her other family members were ultra beasts in disguise?
good times

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I mean, this is Lusamine we're talking about. it's believable that it was on purpose

 

[Burrman]

Worst thing added to pokemon IMO. I don't think I liked any design.

 

[Sou Da]

I liked them until they were just treated as Pokemon. I would have preferred they be uncatchable boss monsters.

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Kinda agreed.

 

[Lotus]

I liked them until they were just treated as Pokemon. I would have preferred they be uncatchable boss monsters.

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That'd be lame and a waste of interesting designs if you could catch literally none of them

 

[trugs26]

IIRC the games didn't really consider them Pokemon, or it was debatable (or something), so I immediately checked out of them. I'm here to catch all the pokemon. Not random aliens.

Could be wrong here.