Ultra Space

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Ultra Space (Japanese:ウルトラスペースUltra Space) is aninterdimensional realm from where theLight trio may come, being accessible viaUltra Wormholes. It is connected to many other worlds such as thePokémon world and theUltra Beasts' homeworlds. Ultra Space and Ultra Wormholes were discovered and named byProfessor Mohn of theAether Foundation and are currently being researched byProfessor Burnet.

Geography

Ultra Space is aninterdimensional spatial realm filled with crystalline meteoroids and populated by members of theCosmog line. It links to a number of different worlds and dimensions through differently colored Ultra Wormholes called Warp Holes. While they may naturally occur, these wormholes are more commonly deliberately opened by Cosmog, itsevolutionary relativesSolgaleo andLunala; andNecrozma.

In the core series games

History

Background

In ancient times, Necrozma's light shone through the Ultra Wormholes connecting to various worlds such as theUltra Beasts' homeworlds,Ultra Megalopolis and thePokémon world, primarily over theAlola region. However, following an incident with the residents of Ultra Megalopolis in ancient years, Necrozma's body was damaged and it lost the ability to produce light, the agony caused by its injuries sending it into a berserk state where it constantly hungered for light. As a result, it was imprisoned inMegalo Tower.Professor Kukui theorizes that theSparkling Stones found across Alola and fashioned intoZ-Rings andZ-Power Rings are the lost pieces of Necrozma's body.

At one point in the past, a Solgaleo^SUS/Lunala^MUM arrived in Alola from Ultra Space and won a fight against theguardian deities. Solgaleo/Lunala bestowed theTapunium Z to the guardian deities, and in conjunction with a Lunala^S^US/Solgaleo^M^UM produced severalCosmog that were revered by the region's monarchies and protected by the four tapu, before theLegendary Pokémon departed back to Ultra Space.

At another point in the past, Necrozma appeared in Alola and stole its light, covering the region in darkness. Necrozma clashed against theguardian deities, who fought to defend Alola. During that time, Necrozma also absorbed Solgaleo^US/Lunala^UM to become its Dusk Mane^US/Dawn Wings^UM form. With the assistance of a youth,Z-Crystals andSparkling Stones, the deities banished Necrozma, freed Solgaleo^US/Lunala^UM and reclaimed Alola's light.

Prior to the events ofSun, Moon,Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Professor Mohn and the Aether Foundation had done research on Ultra Space, giving the location its name, and discovering what lies beyond Ultra Wormholes. He had discovered that Cosmog may be an Ultra Beast, due to its origins of Ultra Space.

Pokémon Sun and Moon

AsHau and theplayer visitedAether Paradise, an Ultra Wormhole opens in the facility and releases a Nihilego, that after its defeat, returns to Ultra Space. After the player reachesLusamine in Aether Paradise with Hau,Lillie,Gladion, andGuzma, she usesNebby's power to open countless Ultra Wormholes all overAlola to spreadUltra Beasts around the region. After she's defeated, she retreats into another Ultra Wormhole alongside Guzma as the wormholes started closing again. The player and Lillie, in order to save Guzma and Lusamine, formed another Ultra Wormhole with Nebby's help at theAltar of the Sunne^S/Altar of the Moone^M after it evolved into aSolgaleo^S/Lunala^M. They found themselves in the Nihilego's homeworld,Ultra Deep Sea (referred to as Ultra Space) and after defeating Lusamine, who hadfused with a Nihilego, they all returned to Alola.

In the post-game, an Ultra Wormhole can still be found at the Altar of the Sunne^S/Altar of the Moone^M and can be passed through to enter an alternate version of thePokémon world, specifically Alola, where it'll be nighttime^S/daytime^M instead, there the player can travel to theLake of the Moone^S/Lake of the Sunne^M to obtain aCosmog through Nebby and aLunala^S/Solgaleo^M from there. This world is known as the reverse world.

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Similarly to the previous games,Lusamine usedNebby to open anUltra Wormhole, but only one so she could reach Ultra Space and defeatNecrozma alongsideGuzma to protect their world. Theplayer andLillie also evolved Nebby intoSolgaleo^US/Lunala^UM so they could rescue Lusamine and Guzma, however, before it could create an Ultra Wormhole, a new one appeared at the altar created by Necrozma, that threw Lusamine and Guzma out of it. After battling Nebby, Necrozmaabsorbed Nebby and became Dusk Mane^US/Dawn Wings^UM Necrozma, creating countless Ultra Wormholes all over Alola, before being defeated and retreating to Ultra Space. Theplayer uses theUltra Recon Squad'sLunala^US/Solgaleo^UM to go after Necrozma in the squad's homeworld,Ultra Megalopolis, where the player defeats it, freeing Nebby and forcing it to retreat back to Alola.

Episode RR

Sometime after the main game,Team Rainbow Rocket uses theUltra Wormhole technology to travel toAlola from Ultra Space, this team is formed by previousvillainous team leaders from worlds where they were victorious in their plans. They built theirTeam Rocket's Castle inAether Paradise. After each of them were defeated,Colress uses the same technology to send them back to their worlds, excludingGiovanni, who leaves for another world on his own later.

Accessible worlds

In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, unlike in Sun and Moon, the player can travel through Ultra Space usingNebby orUltra Recon Squad'sLunala^US/Solgaleo^UM in theUltra Warp Ride through the Ultra Wormhole at the Altar of the Sunne^US/Altar of the Moone^UM and access several new Ultra Space worlds through the Warp Holes.

Ultra Deep Sea
Ultra Jungle^US
Ultra Desert^UM
Ultra Plant
Ultra Forest^US
Ultra Crater^UM
Ultra Ruin
Ultra Space Wilds
- Cliff World
- Water World
- Rocky World
- Cave World

If aPikachu,Cubone, orExeggcute is evolved in Ultra Space, it will evolve into KantonianRaichu,Marowak, orExeggutor rather than their respectiveAlolan form. Despite the Ultra Ruin being an alternate version of Alola, Pikachu, Exeggcute and Cubone will still evolve into their Kanto counterparts as opposed to their Alolan forms.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

InRevealing the Stuff of Legend!,Ash,his classmates, andGladion traveled through anUltra Wormhole withSolgaleo to theUltra Deep Sea to rescueLusamine fromNihilego. Everyone escaped the Ultra Deep Sea and returned to their own world in10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!

An animated series-exclusive world in Ultra Space known only asPoipole's world debuted in a dreamThe Shape of Love to Come!. It is the home world ofAsh's Poipole. InThe Prism Between Light and Darkness!, theUltra Guardians arrived in this world withLunala in pursuit ofNecrozma, where it was revealed that Necrozma used to grant light to this alternate world before it lost its power protecting its residents. With the combined Ultra Aura of the people and Pokémon of Alola, Necrozma was able to return to itsUltra form, bringing life back to the world. Its mission complete, Poipole decided to stay with its kind, bidding Ash andPikachu farewell.

InBattling the Beast Within!, Ash and Pikachu were transported through adimensional rift to theUltra Ruin, an alternate version ofAlola that was devastated by the arrival of aGuzzlord. The pair came face to face with Guzzlord, but were rescued byDia and his friendZeraora. Ash and Pikachu later assisted Dia and Zeraora in pushing Guzzlord into an Ultra Wormhole before returning to their own world inParallel Friendships!.

In thefinal episode ofPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, Ash recounted a story of an off-screen adventure he had with Solgaleo in an unnamed Ultra Space world, where he helped an Ultra Beast he had "never seen before", despite all known Ultra Beasts having debuted in the series by this point. It was later shown in a flashback in footage recorded byRotom, who showed it to the Aether Foundation. Lusamine was so impressed by Rotom's findings that she offered Rotom a position helping the Foundation, which Rotom accepted with Ash's blessing.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

InThe Homecoming Crown!, it was revealed thatMohn had wound up in the Ultra Deep Sea following his disappearance into an Ultra Wormhole years before. He had been found by aShiny Nihilego, which had rescued him, brought him back to his own world through another wormhole, and settled down to live with him at theCrown Tundra.

Gallery

Ultra Deep Sea in the series
Poipole'sunnamed world in the series
Ultra Ruin in the series
An unnamed world in the series

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

Ultra Space first appeared inAdventure in the Dark Dimension, whereSun andMoon were trapped in Ultra Deep Sea for six months after being dragged there byNecrozma and being separated fromSolgaleo andLunala. After being found by theUltra Recon Squad, they traveled to Ultra Megalopolis, withLusamine also arriving there soon after to catch Necrozma. Eventually, Sun, Moon, and Lusamine were sent back to Alola through anUltra Wormhole.

InPokémon Adventures, the various dimensions in Ultra Space were named by the Ultra Recon Squad. All of them, except forUltra Ruin andUltra Space Wilds, were at least mentioned in this arc.

Gallery

Ultra Deep Sea in Pokémon Adventures
Ultra Jungle in Pokémon Adventures
Ultra Desert in Pokémon Adventures
Ultra Plant in Pokémon Adventures
Ultra Crater in Pokémon Adventures
Ultra Forest in Pokémon Adventures
Ultra Megalopolis in Pokémon Adventures

In the TCG

AsUltra Beasts are a recurring element of the Sun & Moon series, Ultra Space and its inhabitants are occasionally seen in the Trading Card Game. Notably,Ultra Prism takes place in an alternate version of theSinnoh region located in Ultra Space.^[1]

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ultra Space in thePokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Ultra Space	St	Forbidden Light		115/131	Ultra Force		047/050
Ultra Space	St				GX Ultra Shiny		143/150

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	究極空間Gaugihk Hūnggāan
Chinese	Mandarin	究極空間 / 究极空间Jiūjí Kōngjiān
French		Ultra-Dimension
German		Ultradimension
Italian		Ultramondo
Korean		울트라스페이스Ultra Space
Brazilian Portuguese		Ultraespaço
Russian		УльтраизмерениеUl'traizmereniye
Spanish		Ultraespacio