AnUltra Wormhole (Japanese:ウルトラホールUltra Hole) is a phenomenon appearing as adimensional rift that connects thePokémon world toUltra Space, allowing for interdimensional travel. Ultra Wormholes found in Ultra Space are known aswarp holes. Many Ultra Wormholes appear to naturally occur, however they may also be opened artificially by a Pokémon, such asCosmog. They are often accompanied by anUltra Beast, much to the surprise of unsuspecting bypassers. They were first discovered byProfessor Mohn.

Ultra Wormholes have been found inAlola andGalar in thecore series, in literature, and animated media. InPokémon Masters EX, Ultra Wormholes have also been opened in theregion ofPasio.

In the core series games

History and effects

Not much is known about what causes Ultra Wormholes to form, but they can occur naturally. TheNebula Pokémon,Cosmog, can open them while under heavy duress, at the cost of expending a lot of its energy, whereas its final evolved forms,Solgaleo andLunala, can open them more easily. According toLusamine, Cosmog can open multiple Ultra Wormholes more easily if the entire Pokémon's body was used. In Professor Mohn's research, overuse of this power can cause Cosmog todie.Necrozma has also been seen opening Ultra Wormholes, by fusing with either Solgaleo and Lunala and turning into Dusk Mane or Dawn Wings Necrozma, respectively. The different colored Ultra Wormholes found inUltra Space are called warp holes.

Prior to the events ofPokémon Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Mohn had discovered and researched Ultra Wormholes and discovered theNihilego and Cosmog species. Mohn had eventually fallen into an Ultra Wormhole and had disappeared, leaving his whereabouts unknown until the plot of the games where he is found onPoké Pelago.Professor Burnet, who works atHeahea City, is a researcher of dimensions, and is also making research on Ultra Wormholes.Z-Power, a form of energy used to produceZ-Moves, comes from the energy produced by Ultra Wormholes.^[1][2]

In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, the player first encounters a dimensional rift in the sky atHeahea City after leaving the Dimensional Research Lab. The first functional Ultra Wormhole they encounter is on their first visit toAether Paradise, causing a then-unnamedNihilego to come from it and attack the player,Hau, andLusamine. This wormhole was created byFaba in Paradise's downstairs labs, using the gasses extracted fromNebby. Later, in Sun and Moon, multipleUltra Beasts enterAlola through a series of Ultra Wormholes crafted by Lusamine who forces Nebby to use its power, opening them across theregion. She andGuzma go through the Ultra Wormhole to travel toUltra Space. The player andLillie askNebby atPoni's Altar to take them through Ultra Space and create an Ultra Wormhole to see Lillie's mother.

In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Lusamine once again opens an Ultra Wormhole by using Nebby's powers, allowing her and Guzma to travel to whereNecrozma lies. At Poni's Altar, Necrozma comes through an Ultra Wormhole, dumping Lusamine and Guzma onto the altar's floor. After a fight with Nebby, Necrozma fuses with it and opens multiple Ultra Wormholes across the Alola region in an act similar to the events in Sun and Moon. Necrozma then escapes through another wormhole to get toUltra Megalopolis. The player rides anotherLunala^US/Solgaleo^UM into Ultra Space to go after Necrozma.

The player can travel through a dimensional rift at the top of theAltar of the Sunne^SUS/Altar of the Moone^MUM, which takes them to the reverse world where the time of day is opposite to their original world and with the Altar of the Sunne or Moone and theLake of the Sunne^MUM/Lake of the Moone^SUS replaced by their counterparts. They can only travel through this rift if they are theChampion and haveSolgaleo or Dusk ManeNecrozma in theparty atnight orLunala or Dawn WingsNecrozma during the day. In this parallel world, the rift is replaced by an Ultra Wormhole that the player can travel through at any time.

In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon only, the player is also able to travel through Ultra Wormholes by riding on the back of Solgaleo or Lunala. This feature is known asUltra Warp Ride. While traveling throughUltra Space, the player can encounter Ultra Wormholes that lead them to the worlds of individualUltra Beasts. They can also find warp holes that take them to locations that are light-years away that may containLegendary Pokémon.

After theLegendary Clue? has been obtained, Necrozma appears and opens up an Ultra Wormhole above theCrown Tundra, causing Dynamaxed Ultra Beasts to invade the Max Lair.

Fallers

Humans that have passed through an Ultra Wormhole, such asAnabel or theplayer inGeneration VII, have something changed about them, these individuals being labeled asFallers (Japanese:Ｆａｌｌ(フォール)) by theInternational Police.^[3] As a result of being exposed to large amounts of energy that pours from Ultra Wormholes, Ultra Beasts that find themselves in the same world as a Faller will relentlessly hunt them down, seemingly smelling or sensing the residual energy and coming to the conclusion an Ultra Wormhole awaits to take them home.^[4] This residual energy appears to be the same type of energy thatTotem Pokémon^[5] andZ-Moves^[6] use,Z-Power. Because of a Faller's effective ability to lure Ultra Beasts, the International Police utilizes Fallers (typically without their knowledge) as bait to destroy the Ultra Beast. Examples of this include an unnamed female Faller who accompaniedLooker andNanu on a mission 10 years ago prior to the events ofPokémon Sun and Moon, before the duo had found Anabel. This event had led the woman into losing her life to the Ultra Beast.

During theLooker Episode, Anabel has been used to lure away each Ultra Beast during any given mission. Anabel eventually gets worn out and Looker misdirects her, in hopes of preventing the same disaster that happened 10 years prior. Aware of the scenario, Looker asked the player with help in catching the Ultra Beasts. After explaining the relationship that the International Police has with Fallers and UBs, Nanu confirms that both Anabel and the player are Fallers, having used Anabel as bait throughout the story.

While both Anabel and Mohn have experienced symptoms of amnesia after having passed through an Ultra Wormhole, it's unclear if there is any relation.

List of Fallers

Below is a list of human characters who have passed through an Ultra Wormhole.

• Anabel^[7]
• Elio/Selene^[8][9]
• Guzma
• Lillie^SM
• Lusamine
• Mohn

Other media

• Anabel (Masters)
• Guzma (Masters)
• Liza (Masters)
• Lusamine (Masters)
• Professor Willow
• Sun (Adventures)
• Moon (Adventures)

In the spin-off games

Pokémon GO

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Ultra Wormholes first appeared inPokémon GO duringGO Fest 2022, appearing in the sky as part of the event'sSpecial Research. Ultra Wormholes can appear atGyms, taking the place of a Legendary Egg for five-starRaid Battles. This indicates that anUltra Beast raid will begin once the Wormhole's timer runs out.

Pokémon Masters EX

DuringThe Light Devourerstory event inPokémon Masters EX, Dusk ManeNecrozma appeared inPasio through an Ultra Wormhole and threatened to steal the light of Pasio. By sharing her honest feelings with Necrozma,Lusamine was able to partner with it as a newsync pair.

During theAlola chapter of theVillain Arc, a fraction of theAether Foundation that had allied itself withTeam Rocket opened multiple Ultra Wormholes to summonUltra Beasts to Pasio in order to use them for their own benefit. The wormhole generator was eventually shut down byGuzma.

In theTwin Stars Far Apart story event,Liza andAnabel were sucked into another world by an Ultra Wormhole. They later returned to their own world through a wormhole summoned byTate's wish toJirachi.

In theRising New Year's Resolutions story event,Wallace described how he had first met hisBlacephalon when it had emerged from an Ultra Wormhole, forming a sync pair with it after they discovered their common interest in performing and the wormhole closing left Blacephalon unable to return home.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Ultra Wormholes first appeared inA Dream Encounter!, whereAsh saw two of them in a dream. He witnessed aSolgaleo and aLunala each emerging from them one of them, and promised to take care ofNebby for the twoLegendary Pokémon. These same wormholes reappeared in a flashback inFamily Determination!.

An Ultra Wormhole was seen in flashback scenes inA Masked Warning! andMission: Total Recall!, where it was opened up byFaba using a machine, and aNihilego emerged from it. TheUltra Beast took notice ofLillie and proceeded to attack her. As it tried to take Lillie away, she was rescued bySilvally, who attacked Nihilego and sent it retreating back into the Ultra Wormhole, which then disappeared.

InFaba's Revenge!, Faba used Nebby's power to open an Ultra Wormhole, which aNihilego entered through. The Ultra Beast attempted to take Lillie with it, butLusamine protected her andGladion, causing theParasite Pokémon to take her with itself back through the wormhole, which closed in its wake.

InRevealing the Stuff of Legend!, Ash performedSearing Sunraze Smash with Nebby, who had just evolved into Solgaleo, allowing it to open an Ultra Wormhole for Ash,his classmates, and Gladion to travel through toUltra Deep Sea, where they arrived in thenext episode. After saving Lusamine from the alien world, the group returned to their ownworld through another wormhole created by Nebby in10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!. This wormhole was briefly seen again in a flashback in thenext episode.

InA Mission of Ultra Urgency!, an Ultra Wormhole opened in the sky aboveMelemele Meadow, from which aBuzzwole fell through. After theUltra Guardians successfully caught Buzzwole,Professor Burnet temporarily opened a new wormhole above the meadow, allowing Buzzwole to return to its home world. In the same episode, aPoipole was seen emerging from another wormhole, which it had already been shown traveling throughsix episodes earlier.

About 200 years prior to the events ofRise and Shine, Starship!, an Ultra Wormhole had opened in the sky aboveBamboo Hill, and aCelesteela had fallen through it. It remained rooted down on the spot where it had landed until it was accidentally discovered bySophocles.

InTwirling with a Bang!, aBlacephalon was revealed to have just enteredAlola through an Ultra Wormhole. It performed in front of a group of people at a fireworks festival, during which theexplosions it created caused another Ultra Wormhole to appear. From this wormhole, aXurkitree appeared and started roaming aroundMelemele Island. Eventually, after the Ultra Guardians successfully caught the two Ultra Beasts, Professor Burnet opened a new wormhole for each of them to return to their respective homes.

An Ultra Wormhole was opened by Professor Burnet's machine inThe Long Vault Home!, allowing aStakataka to enter it and return to its home world.

InFilling the Light with Darkness!, an Ultra Wormhole opened inPoipole's home world, from which Nebby andLunala appeared. The twoLegendary Pokémon later fleed through the wormhole fromNecrozma. The wormhole was later seen above theAltar of the Sunne, where it had been obscured by a mass of dark clouds that covered the sky. It was revealed when the clouds were cleared, after which Lunala and Necrozma emerged from it. Another Ultra Wormhole briefly opened above Melemele Island inthe next episode, from which Nebby emerged to help Lunala. Later, a second wormhole was created by Necrozma, who escaped through it back to Poipole's home world while possessing Nebby, before the wormhole closed.

Lunala created an Ultra Wormhole inThe Prism Between Light and Darkness!, which it and the Ultra Guardians used to travel to Poipole's home world. After Necrozma had returned to its originalUltra form inthe next episode, they traveled through the closing wormhole again and returned to Alola.

InParallel Friendships!, an Ultra Wormhole opened at theUltra Ruin. It first appeared during a flashback, whereDia unsuccessfully tried to send theGuzzlord that had been terrorizing the dimension into it. In the present, Ash and Dia eventually managed to push the Guzzlord into the closing wormhole and send it back to its home world, thanks to the help of aShinyTapu Koko.

InBeauty is Only Crystal Deep!, an Ultra Wormhole opened at Melemele Island and aPheromosa emerged from it. It soon began to stealZ-Crystals fromTrainers around Alola. Eventually, after Pheromosa was defeated byBewear and caught by the Ultra Guardians, Professor Burnet temporarily opened another wormhole so that Pheromosa could return home.

An Ultra Wormhole appeared in a flashback inThe Secret Princess!, whereMohn was seen getting sucked into it atAether Paradise.

InLiving on the Cutting Edge!, aKartana appeared in Alola through an Ultra Wormhole. At the end of the episode, Kartana was revealed to be able to slice through space and create its own Ultra Wormholes, using one created this way to return itself home.

InEnter the Champion!, an Ultra Wormhole opened aboveManalo Stadium, from which aGuzzlord fell out, interrupting theManalo Conference award ceremony. The same wormhole reappeared inthe next episode, where the fourisland kahunas, with the help of theguardian deities, succeeded in sending Guzzlord back into it before it closed. Meanwhile, twoShinyGuzzlord appeared at the stadium through their own wormholes. WhileGladion,Hau, and Ash's classmates succeeded in sending one of them back into its wormhole before it closed, Ash andProfessor Kukui weren't as lucky with the other one. Just then,Ash's Naganadel appeared from a wormhole it had created for itself and used it to help send the last Guzzlord back intoUltra Space.

InDreams of the Sun and Moon!, an Ultra Wormhole opened above Professor Kukui's house, which Ash's Naganadel used to return to its home world, after sharing a tearful goodbye with Ash once again.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Two Ultra Wormholes appeared in flashbacks inThe Homecoming Crown!. One of them was the one that Mohn disappeared into, bringing him to Ultra Deep Sea, while another one was used by aShinyNihilego to bring him back to his own world, exiting it atGalar'sCrown Tundra.

Pokémon Evolutions

Multiple Ultra Wormholes appeared inThe Eclipse. One was first seen in a flashback, whereLusamine forcedNebby to open one atAether Paradise. Later, Lusamine,Guzma, andNecrozma appeared at theAltar of the Moone through an Ultra Wormhole. Once Necrozma had absorbed Nebby, it opened multiple wormholes with its powers.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

An Ultra Wormhole first appeared inThe Decision and the Tournament of Six, whenMoon first spotted it in the sky nearMahalo Trail, just before savingNebby from a flock ofSpearow. Afterwards, whenGladion arrived late for the tournament at anIki Town festival, he revealed that the reason for his absence was the same wormhole, which was spotted by and worried hisType: Null.

InThe Final Match and a Surprising Finale!, duringSun and Gladion's battle at the festival tournament, a large amount of energy shot from the Ultra Wormhole and entered Sun'sSparkling Stone. The energy allowed Sun and hisDollar to use aZ-Move to defeat Gladion's Type: Null and win the tournament.

InTrue Identity and the Totem Pokémon of Brooklet Hill, when Moon andMallow traveled toLush Jungle, they witnessedTapu Lele battling aXurkitree emerging from an Ultra Wormhole in the sky above the forest. Moon attempted to capture Xurkitree with aPoké Ball-tipped arrow fired from her bow, but the Ultra Beast avoided capture and retreated back into the wormhole, which then closed shut.

InA Raid and Po Town, when Mallow,Lana,Kiawe,Ilima, andHau traveled toPo Town to talk withTeam Skull, they found themselves surrounded by aPheromosa, aCelesteela, and aGuzzlord, which started attacking everyone around them. When theTrial Captains' Pokémon started surviving longer thanGuzma had expected, he revealed theCosmog he had under his possession and had it start opening more wormholes in order to make more Ultra Beasts appear. One of the Ultra Beasts that came through these new wormholes was aNihilego, which proceeded to grab Guzma and drag him back through the wormhole it had come from.

InSummon the Emissaries of the Moon and the Sun, an Ultra Wormhole opened at thePoni Altar. Through it,Necrozma appeared and dragged Sun andSolgaleo into Ultra Space, followed by Moon andLunala.

InAdventure in the Dark Dimension, the aforementioned wormhole was revealed to still be open six months later. InDarkness!! The Mysterious Claws of Necrozma!,Phyco arrived at the Poni Altar through it viaUltra Warp Ride and metLusamine, whom he then led toUltra Megalopolis, along with a group ofAether Foundation Employees.

InRay of Light!! Through the Crack in the Sky!, an Ultra Wormhole was revealed to have opened aboveMount Lanakila. Through it, Sun, Moon, and Lusamine were sucked back toAlola, along with Solgaleo, Lunala, and Necrozma. InDestroy!! Results of the Training!,Dulse was also drawn through the same wormhole due to theUltranecrozium Z that he had been carrying, which was absorbed by Necrozma.

InFinale!! The Battle Against the Other Dimension!, an Ultra Wormhole appeared aboveAether Paradise, from which several Nihilego appeared, draggingFaba into it. After theUltra Recon Squad hadcaught Necrozma on Mount Lanakila later in the same chapter, the Ultra Beasts present in Alola sensed that the threat to them had passed and started heading back to Ultra Space through the wormhole above the mountain.

Pokémon Horizon

InRockruff's Secret,Dulio revealed thatTeam Kings was trying to stealAkira'sRockruff because the mysterious red stone on its neck had the power to open an Ultra Wormhole, which the team intended to use to summonSolgaleo.

InThe Legend Revealed,Meja, the boss of Team Kings, revealed that his ancestor, an ancient dictatorial king, had aimed to open an Ultra Wormhole in order to obtain Solgaleo's infinite energy. InPower of the Bond, Meja succeeded in capturing Akira's Rockruff and placed inside a machine, using the red stone's power to open a wormhole. However, inThe Opened Wormhole, another wormhole opened right next to the first one, withLunala emerging simultaneously with Solgaleo.Tokio revealed that he had rigged the machine to summon Lunala as well, using it to suppress Solgaleo's powers.

InTo a New Horizon!, Solgaleo and Lunala created a new pair of wormholes and disappeared into them.

In the TCG

AsUltra Beasts are a recurring element of the Sun & Moon series, Ultra Wormholes are seen in the Trading Card Game. The background of the art for every non-TAG TEAM non-Full ArtPokémon-GX card that is an Ultra Beast contains an Ultra Wormhole. The artwork for theUltra Space card naturally shows warp holes. Ultra Wormholes appear in a commercial forUltra Prism.

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
					GX Ultra Shiny		143/150
Ultra Beast
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Nihilego		Crimson Invasion		49/111	Ultradimensional Beasts		022/050
Buzzwole		Crimson Invasion		57/111	Awakened Heroes		030/050
		SM Black Star Promos		SM69	GX Ultra Shiny		063/150
Guzzlord		Crimson Invasion		63/111	Ultradimensional Beasts		033/050
		Yellow A Alternate cards		63a/111	GX Battle Boost		065/114
Kartana		Crimson Invasion		70/111	Awakened Heroes		037/050
Pheromosa		SM Black Star Promos		SM66	GX Battle Boost		012/114
Celesteela		SM Black Star Promos		SM67	GX Battle Boost		071/114
Xurkitree		SM Black Star Promos		SM68	GX Battle Boost		033/114
Dawn Wings Necrozma		Ultra Prism		63/156	Ultra Moon		033/066
		SM Black Star Promos		SM101	GX Ultra Shiny		049/150
Dusk Mane Necrozma		Ultra Prism		90/156	Ultra Sun		044/066
		SM Black Star Promos		SM102	GX Ultra Shiny		086/150
Naganadel		Forbidden Light		56/131	Ultra Force		023/050
				SM125	GX Ultra Shiny		052/150
Ultra Necrozma		Forbidden Light		95/131	Forbidden Light		069/094
		SM Black Star Promos		SM126	GX Ultra Shiny		104/150
					Tag All Stars		101/173
Stakataka		Celestial Storm		102/168	Sky-Splitting Charisma		060/096
Blacephalon		Lost Thunder		52/214	Super-Burst Impact		023/095
					Tag All Stars		028/173
Celesteela		Unbroken Bonds		163/214	Full Metal Wall		043/054
Naganadel		Unified Minds		160/236	Sky Legend		034/054

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art fromSun and Moon byJames Turner	Concept art byJames Turner andtake for the device used to release Ultra Wormholes forSun and Moon

Trivia

• According toJames Turner, the Ultra Wormholes were designed afterauroras, fractured glass, and scientific depictions ofblack holes andwormholes.^[10][11]
• Ultra Wormholes are similar to thespace-time distortions found inHisui:
  • Both phenomena are theorized to link between otherdimensions^[12] andother worlds.^[13]
  • Both phenomena are known to bring strong Pokémon from other locations. In the case of Ultra Wormholes, it is theUltra Beasts.
    • Both phenomena can also summon regular Pokémon from outside the current location.
  • Both phenomena are related toLegendary Pokémon. In the case of Ultra Wormholes, thelight trio and their evolutionary relatives.
  • Multiple characters who have gone through Ultra Wormholes or space-time distortions have had experienced memory loss.

In other languages

Faller

References

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