Yusuke Omura, who led Pokémon design work on Sun & Moon, has revealed that the Ultra Beasts’ strange appearances trace back to his earlier, rejected creature concepts. Speaking after a fan theory circulated online, Omura said those discarded ideas—and his feelings about them—helped form the alien aesthetic of Ultra Space.

  • Omura served as a lead Pokémon designer on Sun & Moon and has publicly discussed the origins of the Ultra Beasts.
  • Many visual traits found in the Ultra Beasts were adapted from Omura’s prior proposals that didn’t make the cut under then-lead artist Ken Sugimori.
  • Rather than aiming for the franchise’s usual ‘cute’ look, the designs leaned into unsettling, otherworldly elements drawn from those rejected concepts.
  • Omura framed the designs as a creative response to his professional frustrations, turning what was previously dismissed into a defining aesthetic for Ultra Space.
  • The revelation came after a theory about the Beasts’ origins gained traction on X, prompting Omura to comment publicly.

Source: Nintendo Life

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