About Pokemon's Weirdest Group

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n0Rtist

n0Rtist

18 күн бұрын

Before I reveal my own design, I go over Pokemon's Weirdest set of designs, Ultra Beasts, while discussing the importance of recognizing your own conventions
Thank you to @FCPlaythroughs for the gameplay footage
Learn more through the links below:
Invasive Species: • The threat of invasive...
Rats in Hawai'i: dlnr.hawaii.gov/removerats/ho...
Mongoose in Hawai'i: dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/info/inv...
Interview mentioning "what [Pokemon] usually does": web.archive.org/web/201803031...
Analysis of Pokemon's Style: / what_looks_like_a_poke...
Klein Bottle: • Klein Bottles - Number...
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@Wailerman
@Wailerman 16 күн бұрын
Xurketree: Oh you're a dimensional pokemon all right, but not an *extra* dimensional one Clefairy: What's the difference? Xurketree: PRESENTATION
@PortalMatrix
@PortalMatrix 16 күн бұрын
Megamind refference? 🔥
@inferno7892
@inferno7892 16 күн бұрын
**The Lightshow Begins**
@Wailerman
@Wailerman 16 күн бұрын
@@PortalMatrix yep
@theapexsurvivor9538
@theapexsurvivor9538 16 күн бұрын
​@@inferno7892*Porygon gets blamed for Xurketree induced seizures*
@cobaltordinaire5219
@cobaltordinaire5219 16 күн бұрын
*Uses Tail Glow*
@QuantumPhanatic
@QuantumPhanatic 17 күн бұрын
I always wish Game Freak will do more with ultra beasts, there could be so many interesting takes on aliens and invasive species from other countries I would love to see and learn about
@christianjurgen9195
@christianjurgen9195 17 күн бұрын
Agreed
@CoralReaper707
@CoralReaper707 17 күн бұрын
I really wish ultra beasts became a permanent mainstay of Pokémon.
@joopvanhedel1372
@joopvanhedel1372 17 күн бұрын
It will take a long time, but I think all generations will eventually get a legends game. So I think we will see New Ultra Beasts one day
@RylixBlizzai
@RylixBlizzai 17 күн бұрын
new ultra beast shows up in paldea trying to plant a flag in levincia and claim it's "discovery"
@jeremymorris345
@jeremymorris345 17 күн бұрын
Flooding the game with more Legendary Pokémon isn't a good idea.
@Karmo09
@Karmo09 16 күн бұрын
I really love that there is someone who understands the risks Pokemon take instead of just saying "they are out of ideas".
@deadlydingus1138
@deadlydingus1138 16 күн бұрын
“It doesn’t look like a pokemon.” My guy, it’s called being original.
@RainbowGod666
@RainbowGod666 16 күн бұрын
"They dont look like a pokemon" my 人間 thats exactly the point Edit: how many versions of the same comment can exist? I did mine
@capuchinosofia4771
@capuchinosofia4771 16 күн бұрын
"No luce como un Pokémon" dale flaco, ese es literalmente el punto.
@Big-The-Cat
@Big-The-Cat 15 күн бұрын
​@@capuchinosofia4771argentina pa?
@MidoseitoAkage
@MidoseitoAkage 15 күн бұрын
​​​​@@deadlydingus1138 And being original doesn't mean they run out of idea. If you don't like them and just say "they run out of ideas" that's called being bias, stuck with your nostalgia goggles and, mostly, being bad faith. Each pokémon are inspired from something and not a developper did something silly during his work and say "let's make a pokémon from my dumb mistake".
@ColeTheOldKing
@ColeTheOldKing 17 күн бұрын
I love that Poipole is a starter in the other dimension
@Alex-lc5dz
@Alex-lc5dz 16 күн бұрын
Legends Alola starters LEAK?!?!?!😜🤪😜🤪
@ChaosEnthusiast
@ChaosEnthusiast 16 күн бұрын
@@Alex-lc5dz wait that would actually be sick
@darks_gene707
@darks_gene707 16 күн бұрын
​@@Alex-lc5dz what if you got sucked into the ultra beats realm instead of the past
@theapexsurvivor9538
@theapexsurvivor9538 16 күн бұрын
​@IceWallowPprobably a Ground type and a Grass type, though secondary types are a nightmare because of Dragon. Normally I'd say Ground Fairy or Ground Steel, but that'd either mean Grass Steel, which nullifies the triangle, or G/S just nullifies the triangle directly. Best I can come up with is just throw dragon on everything and cry in a corner about the game balance...
@fralalalalala
@fralalalalala 15 күн бұрын
@@theapexsurvivor9538because they have to be perfect, one is weak to the 2 types, other is resistant.
@ghoulthedamned5940
@ghoulthedamned5940 16 күн бұрын
To be fair clowns are an invasive species.
@somedummyonyoutube3362
@somedummyonyoutube3362 16 күн бұрын
Yeah, really dwindling the mime populations where I live
@Sarah12471
@Sarah12471 16 күн бұрын
And walls are basically the invasive object
@shadypixel4478
@shadypixel4478 4 күн бұрын
They are not! Clowns are are native to most of the world, as the entertainus genus is very widespread, you are probably thinking of the typical circus clonw, since they were bred in large number during the rise of circuses, i hope you will do your research on the complex history of clowns as a species
@glitchking2801
@glitchking2801 17 күн бұрын
Honestly the idea of there being some special stema based on pseudo sciences seems like a neat idea to me
@HazelKnight34
@HazelKnight34 16 күн бұрын
a homeopathy stema that loses HP as it evolves but ramps up its attack stat exponentially
@cobaltordinaire5219
@cobaltordinaire5219 16 күн бұрын
@@HazelKnight34 so sort of like Swarm, Torrent, Blaze, and Overgrow?
@HazelKnight34
@HazelKnight34 15 күн бұрын
@@cobaltordinaire5219 kinda but on an evolutionary scale, like the first stage is gonna have the highest hp stat while the last stage has the lowest hp but with ridiculous attack and special attack
@tentiapoe
@tentiapoe 15 күн бұрын
​@@HazelKnight34 give the first one eviolite and the last choice scarf those aren't in the game, but still. i've also always liked the idea of a pokemon losing stats on evolution, hopefully one day they lean into that more
@northsouteastwesk3435
@northsouteastwesk3435 17 күн бұрын
Celesteela also being a reference to the princess kaguya myth really makes it stand out amongst the ultra beasts in my opinion
@troncho1385
@troncho1385 14 күн бұрын
Isn’t kartana supposed to be the bamboo cutter?
@NovaSaber
@NovaSaber 12 күн бұрын
It's also a reference to the Kaguya spacecraft; that's why it's a rocket.
@troncho1385
@troncho1385 12 күн бұрын
@@NovaSaber it is also a rocket because princess kaguya came from the moon and returned there by the end of the story
@RylixBlizzai
@RylixBlizzai 17 күн бұрын
one of my favourite parts of being an ultra beast fan is that they're probably the least divided part of the fandom in my own experience i mean most other pokemon groups have a good few people in them that would happily chew on your hand for having a different favourite member than them meanwhile for the ultra beasts i've yet to encounter a single person like that. can put a stakataka fan in a room with a buzzswole lover and a guzzlord enjoyer, and it's just hi-fives into handshakes all around
@theultimatefreak666
@theultimatefreak666 17 күн бұрын
Pheromosa fans might be getting weird stares but that honestly depends on the type of pheromosa fan 😂
@melindamuller4466
@melindamuller4466 17 күн бұрын
I may not love them all, but any other Ultra Beast fan is good in my book!
@alyx5491
@alyx5491 17 күн бұрын
@@theultimatefreak666I can second this personally.
@SakhotGamer
@SakhotGamer 16 күн бұрын
Well competitive pokemon fans may look at you weird for liking guzzlord since it's the only ultra beast that kinda sucks in battle. Every other ultra beast, including stakataka despite it's typing, does well
@Pyritie
@Pyritie 16 күн бұрын
@@SakhotGamer stakataka was very good in doubles! trick room + gyro ball goes hard
@EnigmaticGentleman
@EnigmaticGentleman 17 күн бұрын
Not really related to the topic but you're like the only KZfaqr ive seen who actually brings up the times Pokemon took risks and it didn't go well for them. Like you can rag on Gamefreak all you want but it bugs the heck out of me when people are like "pokemon is so lazy for not changing it up".
@sketch-eee4165
@sketch-eee4165 17 күн бұрын
It bothers me a lot when people say that and dont take their time to understand that gamefreak did take risks and it did backfire so we cant have a big game that changes everything up for now and for a while. This may be why we are skipping a gen 5 remake all together and instead going for a gen 6 legenda game.
@alpacalover0
@alpacalover0 15 күн бұрын
​@@sketch-eee4165 It's also unclear how they'd handle Black and White having sequels. Black and White 2 were the "complete"/"upper" versions of Gen V like Emerald and Platinum were for their gens, and upper versions were never remade before.
@Blastoisebo122
@Blastoisebo122 14 күн бұрын
@@alpacalover0black and white 2 were a sequel. They would make a black and white 3
@sketch-eee4165
@sketch-eee4165 7 күн бұрын
@alpacalover0 yeeeeh that too. I was imagininf maybe the players play a double pack remake game. Like you have a save slot for pokemon black and another for pokemon black 2 (data for all the pokemon is in both so you can play online with either or saves) and once your done with the first game; you unlock its sequel remake, with a secret fight with the last game's protagonist and their league team. But then again, that sounds too complicated.
@Joss_star.
@Joss_star. 17 күн бұрын
As an absolute fan of generation 7, the ultrabeasts are some of my favorite pokemon groups so far. I really hope Game Freak doesn't leave them behind because there are many ways to continue the idea of ​​aliens and invasive species. (There are no ice, ground, water, psychic nor fairy type ultrabeasts)
@aesiro13
@aesiro13 16 күн бұрын
I'd totally take an Ultra Beast based on invasive mussels, which are actually currently a problem in the Tennessee River, which I live next to.
@pandanarian7625
@pandanarian7625 16 күн бұрын
​@@aesiro13in-invasive muscles? Is this some kind of health problem I'm unaware of?
@cobaltordinaire5219
@cobaltordinaire5219 16 күн бұрын
@@pandanarian7625 I think they mean mussels, like the clam
@cobaltordinaire5219
@cobaltordinaire5219 16 күн бұрын
*Fairy lamprey UB*
@maravreloaded
@maravreloaded 16 күн бұрын
@@aesiro13An invasion of muscles?
@chunk1179
@chunk1179 16 күн бұрын
gen 7 is so unbelievably under appreciated… like it has such high quality pokémon world building and pokémon
@theultimatefreak666
@theultimatefreak666 17 күн бұрын
Making a Post-Game in an astronomy area where you get the astrology group would be awesome. Also works as potential update/DLC
@amberhide04
@amberhide04 16 күн бұрын
the evil team is a bunch of astrologists who think science is bs
@theapexsurvivor9538
@theapexsurvivor9538 16 күн бұрын
​@@amberhide04each member is based on a fallacy and specific type of science denial, so one might be Appeal to Authority and a believe Arceus made the world 7000 years ago and that regional forms don't constitute macroevolution, while another is Argument from Ignorance and is convinced vaccinations are actually Naganadel trying to mind control the population, etc...
@polybius-jy5rc
@polybius-jy5rc 11 күн бұрын
i do think it would make more sense if it wasn't just the astrology pokemon if they could be caught normally, but it's not like phycoanalytics (primarily the work's of Carl Jung) isn't just sitting there now is it, because if anything in this world is weirder than most i think that's it.
@maravreloaded
@maravreloaded 16 күн бұрын
Nihilego is a parasyte, like a Metroid, Pheromosa comes from a highly advanced society, Buzzwole absorbs creatures energy, Xurkitree is related to power outages (common to ufo activity), Celesteela is a rocket, Kartana is the tiny yet deadly alien life form, Guzzlord is an ELDRICH HORROR and a planet eater. Stakataka is a hivemind organism, Blacephalon is Pennywise from the novel IT (another cosmic horror), and the Poipole line represents the two sides of aliens in pop culture. The friendly pet chibi alien, and a XENOMORPH.
@DJCheese77
@DJCheese77 16 күн бұрын
parasite
@seandorama5932
@seandorama5932 15 күн бұрын
Wait there’s a society of Pheromosa? Damn, maybe we could have a Mystery Dungeon game their then if other Pokemon live there
@maravreloaded
@maravreloaded 13 күн бұрын
@@seandorama5932 yeah, in their origin world they have houses and all. And just there are Pheromosas nothing else. Plus by design they have a superiority complex to any normal living creature.
@maravreloaded
@maravreloaded 13 күн бұрын
@@seandorama5932 if anything would be an alternative location based in the Ultraspace.
@Glory2Snowstar
@Glory2Snowstar 16 күн бұрын
The best set of Pokemon to ever grace the franchise. Alien, full of character, diverse in Typing and shape, and INCREDIBLY unique. Nihilego is my third-favorite Pokemon ever now due to their IRL basis , creepy elegance, and plot significance. They're all my misunderstood Eldritch friends and I love them.
@connorconnor1631
@connorconnor1631 15 күн бұрын
something about the ultra beasts' cries not mentioned in the video: all ultra beasts emit a common ethereal sound at the end of their cries; interestingly, this also applies to the cosmog line and all forms of necrozma
@sinisternorimaki
@sinisternorimaki 16 күн бұрын
Honestly, having the twelve zodiac stema be secret minibosses to reward exploration could be pretty cool, kinda like the legendary birds in the first Pokémon games.
@Murr248
@Murr248 16 күн бұрын
I kinda hate that they didn't give Blacephalon a homeworld... Its easily my favorite of the Ultra Beasts because out of all of them its easily the most bizarre. With the rest, all of them still, to a degree, somewhat fit in with the rest of the Pokemon designs. Blacephalon doesn't. Everything about it looks off… the anatomy is much more unusual (The head and eyes especially look off in a good way) And it's the only one with an uncanny method of attack, being that it throws in own head so it can explode upon contact. Neither it nor Stakataka have homeworlds which is unfortunate to say the least. given the circus elements its very interesting to theorize what Blacephalon's home could look like.
@betabee1221
@betabee1221 16 күн бұрын
I always imagined for Poipole and Naganadel An Abandoned Laboratory shrouded somewhere in the darkness surrounding Ultra Megalopolis. The only available light is from a corrosive neon purple goop spread throughout the facility. Requires using a small pokemon to crawl through vents to unlock puzzles & doors. Final room has a giant smashed open canister overlooking a pit, a harsh purple glow at the bottom where the goop ate through the floor surrounding the canister. A curious poipole appears, available to catch. After catching/defeating, a very upset Naganadel attacks you, having a Totem Aura that boosts each stat by 1 stage. Basically a secret 9th Totem battle for you after you beat the main story. Instead of Poipole just being a gift, it gets its own little expedition quest you can go on by talking to the same NPC. You could also do it infinitely similar to the other UB wormholes, except each time after you beat the Totem Naganadel, it'll only be a Poipole that appears For Stakataka, probably some large labyrinth, thinking of something similar to Maze Runner? And for Blacephalon, i'd imagine an alien-ish looking cityscape with an even more alien looking circus tent. If you talk to the NPCs, they mention how it just showed up one day and everyone has been too scared to check inside. Similar to Hollow Knight's Grimm Troupe. Would be nice to see another UB from a Human world, like Ultra Ruin & Ultra Megalopolis
@Selfdestructingwii
@Selfdestructingwii 15 күн бұрын
Idk why, but I have a random headcanon blacephalon is from the same place as xurkitree, just in a different part. And are natural enemies.
@BreakyOnline
@BreakyOnline 11 күн бұрын
​@Selfdestructingwii One is related to electricity, the other to explosions I can see the relation
@Selfdestructingwii
@Selfdestructingwii 11 күн бұрын
@@BreakyOnline plus there's an episode where the two try to literally outperform eachother
@Techy404
@Techy404 17 күн бұрын
no way i actually suggested in one video the idea of making stema creatures based on scientific mysteries and stuff like that, i don't think N0rtist actually saw it however, but its cool to see my idea made in somewhat
@lasercraft32
@lasercraft32 14 күн бұрын
Ah yes, Origami is the scariest invasive species...
@Squibby-hn8rz
@Squibby-hn8rz 17 күн бұрын
the ultra beasts are such a cool part of pokemon, like they all have absolute banger designs
@BrilliantBro
@BrilliantBro 17 күн бұрын
The ultra beasts are my most favourite Pokemon
@christianjurgen9195
@christianjurgen9195 17 күн бұрын
Same!
@CoralReaper707
@CoralReaper707 17 күн бұрын
Based
@TheMossyHill
@TheMossyHill 16 күн бұрын
Same
@Kokonutzlz
@Kokonutzlz 16 күн бұрын
Love the beasts. 7:31 unexpected Northernlion jumpscares are my favorite KZfaq gag because they show up on the most random of channels
@marcoasturias8520
@marcoasturias8520 17 күн бұрын
I hope GF continues adding weirdos, both new and continuing support of the groups we have now!
@jirehtheprovider
@jirehtheprovider 16 күн бұрын
As Thorgi's arcade says, in Fighting Games, it's not just the Faces. YOU NEED THE FREAKS!
@ultimate_pleb
@ultimate_pleb 16 күн бұрын
I'm sick of trying Tierd of crying Yeah I'm smiling But inside I'm * guzzlord anime cry *
@dr.crazystein9536
@dr.crazystein9536 16 күн бұрын
Now it could make sense since Ultra Beasts belongs to the Outer Space Tribe while the Paradox Pokemons does belong to the Time Travel Tribe
@cardinalhamneggs5253
@cardinalhamneggs5253 15 күн бұрын
I’m actually a Capricorn, and I’m also a topology enthusiast. BTW, the only horoscopes I really ever read are the ones from The Onion. Also, I think it really cool that you made one of your “extradimensional” astrology-based STEM monsters based on a four-dimensional structure.
@TheAz0680
@TheAz0680 16 күн бұрын
Your bit on developers being affraid to break the mold is on point. People for a long time complained that every game is similar and the designs are just animals with fantastical features and at the time, for me, the ultra beasts were a breath of fresh air, i absolutely loved the concept of extra-dimensional beings invading the main universe and still working like regular mons because they just were in their original world. Also, blacephalon is best boy and i will fight over it
@nekothelad5271
@nekothelad5271 17 күн бұрын
Ultra beasts have always been my personal favorite group of pokemon. 10/10 designs across the board for me, think it was my gateway into my weird tastes in creature design
@ShadowEclipex
@ShadowEclipex 16 күн бұрын
Man, I just want to give props for the bg music! The Melody that starts around 7:30 was quite impressive with how it seamlessly transitioned between several different tunes caught me my surprise! It might of been a thing through-out the whole video, but that is when I first noticed it.
@Arkouchie
@Arkouchie 16 күн бұрын
the Northernlion Pokedoku clips are hilarious - this is the first time I've seen a pokemon content creator reference him
@Kokonutzlz
@Kokonutzlz 16 күн бұрын
It's so funny
@raymiemiller1455
@raymiemiller1455 15 күн бұрын
Stakataka is probably partially inspirited by a siphinophore, which is invasive in Hawaii. Blacephalon is probably partially inspired by a dandelion, which are invasive in Hawaii (and many other locations).
@MicoDossun
@MicoDossun 17 күн бұрын
Ultra Beasts are cool as something so out there and alien in a way that even the “alien” pokemon are not but it really makes no sense to include them in the Pokedex. I understand the outrage it would’ve caused but it would’ve been so cool if they were something exclusive to Gen 7 as an extra thing that couldn’t move to Gen 8. Also - I liked the catch rates from Sun and Moon and I’m sad they changed it. The idea that Buzzwole was a route one creature in its universe was such a cool piece of world building that got written out
@aaronolson6736
@aaronolson6736 12 күн бұрын
YOO The one that gets spotlight is mine! Astrology in the science themed game works perfectly for this (I also had the casual uh-oh in my head at that mention), I like this guy he's very funky.
@lasercraft32
@lasercraft32 14 күн бұрын
I want them to make a sci-fi horror inspired game where you have the search out Ultra Beast encounters to document them... Like a combination of Detective Pikachu and the X-Files. That would be so cool. The Ultra Beasts have so much mystery and intrigue, and their alien-like designs would be perfect for mild sci-fi horror stories.
@egguu69
@egguu69 8 күн бұрын
I LOVE the zodiac inspiration for Stema's odd designs!! Using the Klein bottle as a funnel for sand made for an amazing silhouette, and just the ominous outlines of the other 11 makes me excited to see what else you have! I don't mind waiting all the way until Stema's postgame though
@IcarusMundi
@IcarusMundi 16 күн бұрын
I love Pheromosa. The fact that she can reach speeds faster than most just because of the lightweight nature of her body is fascinating. Also: PRESENTATION!!!
@CoralReaper707
@CoralReaper707 17 күн бұрын
Ultra beasts my beloved
@maravreloaded
@maravreloaded 16 күн бұрын
This is my favourite concept ever introduced in Pokémon. They're weird af and don't look even like Pokémon. Kinda sad how they got replaced by POKÉMON BUT UGA BUGA and POKÉMON BUT ROBOT.
@katrinaseraphina9935
@katrinaseraphina9935 8 күн бұрын
I love how the background music’s leitmotifs change based on what’s being talked about. It’s like the whole thing is a mashup of
@alexpfeifle879
@alexpfeifle879 14 күн бұрын
One of my favorite videos you have done so far! Great work
@Argeniscr
@Argeniscr 13 күн бұрын
Loved the video. The scenes showed, detailed description of the ultrabeasts concept, also the fact that you are making a creature collector game yourself, up to the mood-change supportive farewell. First of your videos I watch but I'm subscribing. Thank you, it was a really fun, informative and even inspiring video. ❤
@Ceaugo
@Ceaugo 10 күн бұрын
couldnt care less about the topic, but funky freaking thumbnail, keep making em like that PLEASE
@MumboJ
@MumboJ 14 күн бұрын
For an "otherwordly" theme in a STEM design, I'd suggest things that don't or can't exist. The Klein bottle is actually a decent example because it can't exist in 3 dimensions, but any kind of physical paradox could work. Penrose Triangle, Devil's Tuning Fork, Impossible Cube, Crazy Stairs, the impossibilities are endless!
@GalactaKiller
@GalactaKiller 16 күн бұрын
I love how your Celesteela emoji drawing feels so ... compacted compared to the original one hehe Also, Pheromosa for life. Death to Buzzwole !!
@dany_fg
@dany_fg 16 күн бұрын
There's actually a way to distinguish between ultra beast and regular pokemon. At the end of their cry they have space like sound.
@mystora7159
@mystora7159 13 күн бұрын
I absolutely love the UBs, and it's funny how I made a Mobius-strip inspired (Ultra Beast fakemon) creature at one point too! Great video ❤
@smashbrawlah
@smashbrawlah 14 сағат бұрын
Hey @n0Rtist, love your videos! Couple of extra bits here as a Native Hawaiian 1. (Not so) fun fact, another reason mongooses were a terrible idea for staving off rats was because rats are nocturnal, while mongooses are diurnal, so each would attack native birds day and night 😮 Also cool to point out how they’re put in either Pokemon Sun and Moon respectively! 2. Appreciate the pronunciation of Hawaiʻi, great job! However, the word Hawaiian is actually not a Hawaiian word, so you can pronouce it with the ‘w’ sound rather than the ‘v’ sound. Thanks for the video!
@wollywogholder3313
@wollywogholder3313 16 күн бұрын
Don’t forget that guzzlord while being one of the weird ultra beast, also has some weird similarities to another Pokémon: Zygarde?
@lucusl8848
@lucusl8848 16 күн бұрын
Coromon has one of the nices shiny systems ive seen and has so much charm like the old pixel art pokemon games was great to see it get some love, great video glad i found you afew weeks ago
@lilaniloxi
@lilaniloxi 17 күн бұрын
I adore the Ultra-Beasts, so im very happy to see a video about them that's positive!!! My absolute favorites are Pheremosa and Nihilego, although Celesteela and Blacephalon are up there :D I wasn't aware of the invasive species inspiration however. Makes me like them even more!
@Hexagonal_Goblin
@Hexagonal_Goblin 13 күн бұрын
I absolutely adore UBs. I’m torn because I really want more, but the fact that they’re so different is such a big part of what I love about them! I definitely want them to stay under 1% of the total Pokemon population. When I first played SM I hadn’t seen any of the trailers other than the starter reveal, so my first time encountering Nihilego was mind-blowing.
@hjake1270
@hjake1270 16 күн бұрын
I haven't played through too many Indie creature collectors, but I highly recommend Cassette Beasts, tons of fun, quite a few creative designs, variable difficulty (that you can change partway through if you put it too hard/easy), great characters, and an interesting twist on combat that makes early game moves still viable to keep around, even at the end game.
@slinky6415
@slinky6415 16 күн бұрын
I'm so glad to hear you talk about dr cliff stoll!!! i love his numberphile videos, hes such an inspiring guy
@AphidKirby
@AphidKirby 16 күн бұрын
Caprikleiiiiin soooo cool!!!! The 3 eyes!!!! The hole as a spot to shoot stuff out of! Really awsome design!
@Loonadra
@Loonadra 16 күн бұрын
I love your positivity and good vibes. Your videos are always great. Keep it up! You're great!
@Graypokevr
@Graypokevr 7 күн бұрын
A Pokémon based on animals that where affected by the chernoble power plant disaster, such as the catfish that grew to sizes as large as some sharks would be spectacular!
@monkaeyes3417
@monkaeyes3417 16 күн бұрын
7:37 no way! Hahaha. I was literally thinking about this clip from just the thumbnail of this video.
@princembat
@princembat 7 күн бұрын
oh this explains so much lol im not one who keeps up too hard with pokemon, but i see it a lot because i still like it, and i NEVER knew what the deal was with these different looking ones, i didnt even know they were connected! i always liked them for their designs and how they stuck out!
@princembat
@princembat 7 күн бұрын
also for other creature collection games, theres also ones on roblox! like loomian legacy, tales of tanorio, and doodle world! whats nice about them is that not only are they high quality and clearly full of love, but theyre free, which is soo nice nowadays
@michaelolympus5994
@michaelolympus5994 16 күн бұрын
No the mascot legendaries are considered ancient Ultra Beasts that adapted the Pokémon world's atmosphere
@Xmanta3
@Xmanta3 12 күн бұрын
I ALWAYS LOVED ULTRA BEASTS! THEIR ALIEN-FEELING AND UNNERVING NATURE JUST FELT SO COOL AND HONESTLY SHOULD BE USED AGAIN, OR AT LEAST INSPIRE ANOTHER IDEA
@EdsGurlMitsuki
@EdsGurlMitsuki 9 күн бұрын
7:34 seeing NL of all people pop up and then seeing his reaction gave me whiplash tbh
@heheheboop
@heheheboop 17 күн бұрын
ULTRA BEAST HAS LIKE FIVE OF MY FAVORITE POKÉMON LETS GO
@Andrew-jz1pm
@Andrew-jz1pm 16 күн бұрын
And they are?
@deleeleh
@deleeleh 15 күн бұрын
I really like your style man its always awesome to see how you draw the pokemon and your own designs. Also using zodiacs for your designs is really cool because of the whole pseudoscience thing considering the theme of your game.
@michaelnelson2976
@michaelnelson2976 16 күн бұрын
Really really enjoy both the idea of Klein bottles and the Capricorn creature. Phenomenal, adore it
@lasagna3289
@lasagna3289 14 күн бұрын
STEMA is such a cool concept :D I think perplexing, fun science concepts like the klein bottle and non-euclidean geometry would also serve as a good inspiration for ultra beast-esque creatures. Things that are not, and cannot be in the world we perceive, but could exist in layers beyond what we know. If that makes sense. I'm not good at articulating.
@kyrionbookshield2205
@kyrionbookshield2205 16 күн бұрын
:O damn. this video is sick and amazin
@miningglalie
@miningglalie 16 күн бұрын
I love these guys so much. I just want more of them, or attention for them
@PixelPikmin
@PixelPikmin 16 күн бұрын
I hope we get more Ultra Beasts in future Pokemon games. They always had such unique typings and designs, so it’d be great to have more.
@leaf5524
@leaf5524 12 күн бұрын
Finally someone actually recognized how cool ultra beasts are. I would LOVE a legends game that takes place in ultra-space. A whole entire class left in one generation would be a huge mistake to not bring it back and expand on them further. Theres only a small handful of them now, imagine if we had like 20 of them!! They are new, powerful, unique, and fun to look at. I loved the ultra beasts the second I met them
@Hexagonal_Goblin
@Hexagonal_Goblin 13 күн бұрын
When I clicked on this video I did not expect to finally get a good explanation of what the deal is with the Klein bottle! Genuinely the best explanation I’ve ever heard, I never truly understood it until now.
@Hexagonal_Goblin
@Hexagonal_Goblin 13 күн бұрын
By the way, I love your zodiac UBs ideas!! That fits so well with your premise!!
@s1nth_
@s1nth_ 8 күн бұрын
A couple tidbits: Ultra, Dusk Mane, and Dawn Wings Necrozma all have the ULTRA BEAST tag in the TCG. And the roach species Nocticola pheromosa, got its name from Pheromosa
@deadlydingus1138
@deadlydingus1138 16 күн бұрын
I love the Ultra Beasts. They were my favorite part about gen 7.
@r.j.tammaro8383
@r.j.tammaro8383 11 күн бұрын
I love how Gamefreak approaches thier alien Pokémon like the UBs, Necrozma, Deoxys and Beeheyem. They treat them with a lot more mystery and feel a lot more ominous than any other Mon
@12antlers
@12antlers 16 күн бұрын
the northernlion jumpscare was much appreciated, if unexpected
@Rose-yx6jq
@Rose-yx6jq 16 күн бұрын
13:27 Okay this this small rant about how Pokemon has made a monopoly on the creature collecting genre is similar to how Doom got the first person shooter genre going. When first person shooters first started getting going they were called Doom clones.
@FunnyMantf2353
@FunnyMantf2353 5 күн бұрын
I find it funny how a muscular mosquito, a bomb clown, and a sentient brick wall are all part of the same group.
@burner555
@burner555 12 сағат бұрын
Average comic book villain group
@Ray-wz8sg
@Ray-wz8sg 16 күн бұрын
omg I'm being reminded of when I tried to make my own ultra beast fakemon based off the zodiac! it's really hard to design a pokemon while intentionally making it not look like a pokemon, especially when working with the concepts of the zodiacs, but I absolutely found it helpful to take the base concept and think "how would a different series make a creature based off this zodiac?" doesn't even have to be a creature collector, depending on how out there you want to go you can ask "how would Zelda design this creature?" or "how would Dark Souls design this creature?" or even outside of games like "how would the Godzilla movies design this creature?" and then try to see if you can merge that design with a few traits of your own creature style to find a nice balance where it's not too jarring compared to your other creatures but still sticks out and looks alien in comparison
@brickanimations4045
@brickanimations4045 16 күн бұрын
Really random thought which has probably been said here already, but what if stakataka is based on the English takeover of Wales in the 1200s. There were a lot of castles built there by the English and it was a sort of invasion Idk, thats just my 2 cents
@julioflores5946
@julioflores5946 6 күн бұрын
Wasn’t expecting a science lesson but it was a great video.
@glasgowquickscope1237
@glasgowquickscope1237 16 күн бұрын
thank you for always putting the bug warnings up, just another reason why u r the goat B)
@aruraven
@aruraven 16 күн бұрын
Great video! Love the point of not everything sharing a single brand name. It's culture, but it's marketing and branding culture. So anything that has the resources to be widespread/monopolize is gonna become the next kleenex 😂 As an artist, I love seeing the thinking behind designs. Being rather long-lived, Pokémon has developed a design philosophy but you can see each generation has their own inner conventions within that wider philosophy. Gen 7 is one of my favorites.
@Regeor
@Regeor 16 күн бұрын
7:58 The only game I can think of that had upgraded graphics without just looking realistic is Brilliant Diamond/ Shining Pearl. They really capture the cartoony world design of older games while still being visually great.
@rex_melynas
@rex_melynas 10 күн бұрын
Dusk and Dawn necrozma are considered ultra beasts, they have the ultra beast tag in the pokemon TCG. Solgaleo and Lunala may as well, they just don't have the tag to avoid spoilers, since the cards were released early in the game's lifecycle. They are special (at least solgaleo and lunala) because they have adapted to live in our dimension, that may be also the reason they lost the ultra beast clasification.
@yuricaua3215
@yuricaua3215 16 күн бұрын
The background music is so good aaaaaaaaaaaah I hear motifs everywhere
@KIRBY2.0353
@KIRBY2.0353 13 күн бұрын
Bro, I thought the thumbnail was a fighting game character selection screen and honestly it should be
@Joseph_Drew_III
@Joseph_Drew_III 16 күн бұрын
I look forward to seeing the others
@LitPinata
@LitPinata 16 күн бұрын
Love Capriklein! Though, I do think it'd be better to make the abilities of itself and its cohorts something that won't be a renamed Beast Boost.
@lilharm
@lilharm 15 күн бұрын
I really want a Legends-style game where we get to further explore the Ultra Space Dimensions I especially want to see more Pokemon from each homeworld, maybe even regional style ones from our world, like an Ultra Deep Sea Lanturn
@sluggabug
@sluggabug 4 күн бұрын
thanks for actually giving gamefreak props for what they've tried. Exhausting seeing fans get mad at stuff like 'flamigo is just a flamingo' at the same time hating stuff like the legendary beast paradox forms being too weird like there's no winning for some fans i guess. Also northernlion jumpscare lol
@VD-cc4hx
@VD-cc4hx 3 күн бұрын
The thumbnail looks like the artsyle in the ben 10 intro. Cool drawing. ❤
@galelululu
@galelululu 14 күн бұрын
For the invasive species comparisons, Stakataka is (I suspect) a colonial organism like a salp or man o’ war and Blacephalon is based on dandelions. I think somebody proposed that Kartana is based on kudzu but that’s a stretch for sure
@FarhanH1
@FarhanH1 16 күн бұрын
Really great video!
@chocolatebar6785
@chocolatebar6785 15 күн бұрын
4:45 Xurketree could also take inspiration from sea urchins which are known to invasive in places like tasmania
@StartouchArts
@StartouchArts 16 күн бұрын
The Ultra Beasts are still my absolute favorite concept in Pokemon. They're weird, they're whacky, they make absolute no god damn sense and I LOVE IT. Also, a perfect Ultra Beast equivalent for your Project Stem would be creatures based on magic! Necromancy, pyromancy, biomancy, etc.; it breaks the rules of science, just like how Ultra Beasts break the rules of Pokemon design.
@LuxurioMusic
@LuxurioMusic 16 күн бұрын
10:37 I remember distinctly, years and years ago when gen 3 came out, a thread on serebii forums of people complaining about the designs of the gen 3 pokemon, saying they were unpokemon-like.(I remember someone going off on specifically Gulpin and Swalot..?) So yeah, it's interesting how once the designs have been around they osmose into like the general accepted idea of what a pokemon creature design is.
@joshuathedog3881
@joshuathedog3881 16 күн бұрын
Wasn't expecting to see Northernlion in this video! The non-orientable objects is so cool too.
@fntthesmth423
@fntthesmth423 16 күн бұрын
I like how the moment you showed Caprikline's silhouette i knew what it was referencing lol
@mauroperez2848
@mauroperez2848 14 күн бұрын
The ultra beasts have to be my favorite pokemon sub-group ever. They not only allow for some outrageous designs, but concepts as well. It helps that when you look at a pokemon that is so bizarre in appearance, you immediately think ultra beast. The ultra beasts as a whole unlock a whole new dimension of pokemon and fakemon designs, yours included.
@cabrondemente1
@cabrondemente1 5 күн бұрын
"A Pokémon can come from anywhere" That's the beauty of it, the artists take wild concepts and then turn it into a pet. For example: Hatterene is a reference to princesses, witches and childhood. Princess: the face revealed through a window at the top of a "tower", its body. Witch: the hat Childhood: the cotton candy coloration
@albabimam1114
@albabimam1114 4 күн бұрын
Childhood could also be a reference to the fact that Hatterene, her actual body, is like, 1 foot tall
@iron_recluse
@iron_recluse 6 күн бұрын
Thumbnail is top notch. 👌
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