What Are Ultra Beasts?
Introduced in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, Ultra Beasts are mysterious extradimensional creatures that blur the lineage between Pokémon and giant. They ‘re not technically legendary, making them legal in some competitive events, but they ‘re closely arsenic potent, limited in number, and ca n’t breed. extremist Beasts all carry the ability Beast Boost, which increases their highest stat when they KO an opposition. They besides contribution an impressive 570 stat total ( except Naganadel ), although they allocate these points differently ; which aliens reign supreme ? not counting Necrozma ( who is often mistaken as an UB ), these are the ten strongest extremist Beasts in Pokémon !
Guzzlord
10. Guzzlord
Type: Dark/Dragon a much as I love Guzzlord ‘s design, his stats and typing just do n’t blend well. His highlight is an great HP score, which could make an effective tank—except for his hapless defense stats and unfortunate quad weakness to Fairy. He ‘s besides unaccented to common Ice and Fighting moves, so he just does n’t absorb hits like you want him to. Both Guzzlord ‘s attack stats are good but not exceeding ; coupled with his atrocious accelerate, he ‘s a poor people man ‘s sweeper. average at both offense and defensive structure, Guzzlord ‘s an awkward mix best leave in his own property .
Naganadel
9. Naganadel
Type: Poison/Dragon Naganadel has two distinctions among UBs : he ‘s the entirely one contribution of an evolutionary corner ( evolving from Poipole ), and his free-base stat total is slenderly lower at 540. however, he has a clear role as an collateral sweeper, favoring limited attack and speed. unfortunately, Poison and Dragon disappoint on crime, limiting the utility of your STABs ( same-type assail bonuses ). But they ‘re a decent defensive pair ; while weak to abundant Ice and Ground techniques, Naganadel has more resistances than vulnerabilities ( 7 compared to 4 ) and no quadruple weaknesses .
Nihilego
8. Nihilego
Type: Rock/Poison Nihelgo provides an indirect sweeper a well as tank, carrying impressive scores in especial fire, especial defense mechanism, and travel rapidly. Her frightful fire credibly wo n’t matter since you ‘ll stick to ranged maneuvers, and her hapless defense is slightly made up for by a impregnable HP seduce. Rock/Poison is an interesting mix that has more resistances than weaknesses. That said, it suffers a double failing to Ground ( one of the most park attackers ), and while Rock itself excels offensively ( and frankincense offers a utilitarian STAB ), many of the best rock attacks are physical, limiting your ability to utilize Nihilego ‘s particular attack .
Stakataka
7. Stakataka
Type: Rock/Steel Stakataka makes a prime tank—if you can avoid his weaknesses. I love his stat distribution, forgoing particular attack and particularly speed—you ‘re about certain to attack moment without Trick Room. however, Stakataka wields great attack and phenomenal defense that ‘s second only to Shuckle ( excluding mega evolutions ). special defense is besides above-average—what ‘s not to like ? well, Stakataka takes quadruple wrong against often-seen Fighting and Ground moves, limiting his tanking capacities. That said, these tend to be contact moves, mitigated by Stakataka ‘s amaze defense, and his type is otherwise strong, carrying eight resistances plus a Poison unsusceptibility .
Blacephalon
6. Blacephalon
Type: Fire/Ghost Blacephalon offers an matter to glass carom. Her travel rapidly is above average, hopefully giving you the beginning hit. You might even one-shot your prey thanks to a hard fire and daunting special attack, which let Blacephalon strike from either angle. Fire and Ghost besides provide good coverage and utilitarian STABs. however, Blacephalon has bad HP and forcible defensive structure, plus a mediocre special defense, so she herself can get insta-killed with the amiss match-up. While her type has about twice as many resistances/immunities as weaknesses and no quads, three of her failings stem turn from ample Ground, Rock, and Ghost moves, and she ‘s besides faint to Dark ‘s meta-dominating Fake Out motivate .
Buzzwole
5. Buzzwole
Type: Bug/Fighting Buzzwole carries an average accelerate stat of 80, making it anyone ‘s estimate whether he ‘ll strike first. thankfully, he has great physical attack and defense mechanism, giving a clear focus as a physical couple, supplemented by a strong HP stat. Bug and Fighting besides provide useful STABs, specially since most of their attacks are physical and utilize Buzzwole ‘s best score. however, Buzzwole has poor special attack and especial refutation, making him vulnerable to ranged sweepers, particularly ones that out-speed him. Plus, his typing suffers a quadruplet weakness to Flying ( which thankfully is n’t the most common attacker ) and does n’t resist enough elements to effectively wall most foes. Buzzwole ‘s a gamble, but one that can surely pay off, and you can always retreat with U-turn—assuming you manage to attack beginning .
Pheromosa
4. Pheromosa
Type: Bug/Fighting Pheromosa is the glass cannon of the Ultra Beasts. Sharing Buzzwole ‘s type, her sinful focal ratio outmatches flush most Mega Pokemon—you ‘re attacking first unless your enemy uses a priority act ( or another Pheromosa ). From there, you have amazing attack and especial attack plus two helpful STABs, very possibly one-shotting your target. But if they live ( watch out for Focus Sash held items ), you ‘re in trouble—Pheromosa ‘s medicore HP and awful defenses leave her broad open for a rebuttal, and like Buzzwole, she ‘s specially vulnerable to Flying. however, you can nullify these issues with the Bug-type U-turn attack, which switches out after dealing damage, safely nestling Pheromosa away .
Xurkitree
3. Xurkitree
Type: Electric
circuitry, excuse me, Xurkitree spreads his stats reasonably evenly, having an average sexual conquest in everything except particular attack—where he wields an amazing 173 full. His defenses are n’t capital, but they ‘re far from severe, can be increased with the right natures, and are supported by his strong type—Electric is only weak to Ground ( and has three resistances ). Xurkitree wo n’t outspeed most sweepers, but he ‘s fast enough to outmaneuver some support units. And with that insane particular attack, you ‘ll be dishing out loads of trouble, fainting all but the sturdiest extra walls .
Kartana
2. Kartana
Type: Grass/Steel Kartana moves quickly, likely gaining the first hit, and her enormous attack intensity might not give foes a find to counter. She ‘s besides got great defense, tanking physical attacks with ease, and she ‘s far supported by ten resistances/immunities against precisely two weaknesses. That said, one of those is a quad weakness to Fire, and even if your foe ca n’t type-trump Kartana, they might take advantage of her pitifully-low special defense. inactive, she ‘s amazing against physical sweepers who lack indirect moves, and her numerous resistances provide a properly casual of withstanding a counterattack. just bill Grass and Steel are n’t great aggro elements, so you ‘ll frequently have to choose between type-trumping your victim or scoring extra price with Kartana ‘s STAB .
Celesteela
1. Celesteela
Type: Steel/Flying I love Celesteel ‘s typing ; Steel resists many elements and its helplessness to Ground is negated when paired with Flying. This means Celesteela is only weak to Fire and Electric, so far immune to two types and insubordinate to eight ( including quadruplet resistances to Bug and Grass ) ! Coupled with Celesteel ‘s impressive defenses, you ‘ve got a hardy wall few foes can break. Her biggest fail is speed, but it ‘s not the worst and allows room for above-average stats in everything else. And thanks to equally-proficient attack and special attack, Celesteela ‘s an unpredictable fighter who can strike from either range with hard-to-guess movesets .
How to Catch the Ultra Beasts
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon offer more of the UBs to catch ; you can find most in Ultra Wormholes ( which you ‘ll unlock after a scripted brush with Necrozma ). The remaining few unlock at Poni Grove after you become the supporter. In the original games, you can undertake a series of missions to catch the Beasts after becoming champion, but note they ‘re not all available. With their formidable so far often-legal powers and balmy stat distributions, Ultra Beasts are an interesting bunch that most fans either love or hate. But for now, as we await Nintendo ‘s future batch of top-tier warriors, vote for your front-runner UB and I ‘ll see you at our adjacent Pokémon countdown ! © 2019 Jeremy Gill Aiden on July 26, 2020 : Ash beat proffeser kukui largely because of naganadel Ozzie on May 21, 2020 : I think kartana is the best, certain his defense and his quad to establish are bad, but he ‘s identical good at cross because, of his rush and attack power charles on May 08, 2020 : Kartana is good at doing hair styles lol Jeremy Gill (author) from Louisiana on March 10, 2020 : @ anonymous true. That quad weakness to Ground and low defense are bad, but he ‘s distillery a alone and herculean sweeper. Anonymous on March 10, 2020 : Nihilego is actually sleep on as a debauched carpet sweeper. It knows precisely what it wants to do. It hits a capital accelerate grade, it hits quite hard, and it ’ s made to take a physical score. Gekkogahara on January 12, 2020 : Pheromosa Hasty/Naive nature 126 sp attact 126 attack 252 amphetamine Ice balance beam, u-turn, throat chop, startle kick/high jump kick Blacephalon Timid/Modest 252 sp attack and speed Thunderbolt, arouse smash, shadow ball, HA ( fighting ) Jeremy Gill (author) from Louisiana on October 29, 2019 : @ Unknown Thanks for the analysis ; I ‘ll take your points into consideration if I update the rankings. Unknown on October 29, 2019 :
Naganadel should be 2 or 3, its a great sweeper. I agree that celesteela must be 1 but Blachephelon is better than Buzzwole cuz of Mind Blown
