
While this is not true for Gen 9, at least according to the leaks, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Paradox Pokemon do resemble Ultra Beasts in multiple ways. The Gen 7 sequels even had a mini-game called Ultra Warp Ride that players could use to reach different locations of the Ultra Space, find Ultra Beasts, and find rare Pokemon not commonly available in the Alola region. Even though Ultra Beasts did make an appearance in the base Gen 7 games, they were expanded upon with Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon due to the addition of new species and a focus on the Ultra Wormholes that the base games didn't really have. Today marks the fifth anniversary of Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and it's worth taking a look back at the Ultra Beasts in order to better understand what the process for creating unique Pokemon might be. RELATED: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Version Exclusives Leak Online How Ultra Beasts Compare to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Paradox Pokemon However, there's a chance that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's new Paradox Pokemon, of which Donphan sort of is the official mascot due to it having a different form in both Gen 9 games, were actually inspired by the same vision that brought Ultra Beasts to the franchise. In fact, some Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon fans were baffled by the addition of Ultra Beasts because not all of them even look like Pokemon, to begin with, whereas others fit much more effortlessly in the series.

The Ultra Beasts from the first and second waves of Gen 7 Pokemon games were a strange occurrence that The Pokemon Company didn't repeat in Gen 8, and maybe their outlandish design didn't help their already difficult case. While the source of inspiration for Paradox Pokemon may have been something else entirely, there is a parallel that can be drawn between them and Pokemon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon's Ultra Beasts. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's final trailer revealed Paradox Pokemon officially, which had already been leaked by then, but this gave players an idea of what to expect in terms of version exclusives, themes, and major differences between these groups of pocket monsters.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are launching tomorrow, and even if the entire game was leaked ahead of time thanks to early copies circulating around as well as ROMs and information from datamining, many players are excited to get their hands on Gen 9.
