Guide to Ultra Space in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon

Introduction

Upon its introduction in Pokémon Sun and Moon, Ultra Space only granted the player access to Nihilego's world. However, with the release of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Ultra Space greatly expanded, and many new worlds and features became available. In this guide, you will learn everything you need to know about Ultra Space, from the legendary Pokémon available to the odds of finding a shiny Pokémon.


Where to Start

The portal that allows the player to enter Ultra Space can be found at the Altar of the Sunne (Ultra Sun) or the Altar of the Moone (Ultra Moon), which can be directly accessed through the Ride Pager by flying to the northern area of Ancient Poni Path. All areas that will be discussed in this guide can only be accessed through this portal. Before you begin, it is recommended you consider the following:

  • You can encounter numerous legendary Pokémon, shiny Pokémon, and even Ultra Beasts, so being prepared is important.
  • The Pokémon you encounter and its shiny value are determined from the moment you step into a wormhole, so soft resetting for a different Pokémon or for a shiny Pokémon will not work.
    • This does not apply to legendary Pokémon and Ultra Beasts, which are normal stationary encounters, so you are able to soft reset your game to find shinies. The odds for these Pokémon to be shiny are the same as the base shiny odds in the games: 1/4096. If you have the Shiny Charm, your odds become 3/4096.
  • All other aspects of the Pokémon are determined upon encounter and thus can be soft reset for. This includes nature, IVs, and whether or not the Pokémon will drop an item after battle.
    • The item itself is predetermined, so you cannot soft reset for a different item.
    • The item drop mechanic does not apply to legendary Pokémon and Ultra Beasts.
  • Every Pokémon captured in Ultra Space will have at least three perfect IVs of 31 in random stats.

Changing Controls

The default method for traveling through the Ultra Wormhole is with tilt controls, but this can be changed to D-pad controls after the first run by talking to the Aether Foundation Employee in the Game Freak office in Heahea City. It is generally recommended to use the D-pad for controls, as it eases overall control.


Ultra Warp Ride

Once you've entered the portal on either Solgaleo or Lunala, you will begin to see many orange energy orbs appear in the wormhole. The more of these orbs you collect, the faster your legendary will travel. However, hitting any of the blue energy orbs will cause your legendary to slow down and be more susceptible to being pulled into a wormhole. You can change whether you ride on Solgaleo or Lunala by going to Ultra Megalopolis and talking to Soliera (Ultra Sun) or Zossie (Ultra Moon). If you're going for distance, Solgaleo is preferred over Lunala, as Lunala's wings can obstruct visibility and increase susceptibility to hitting blue energy orbs.


Wormholes

Soon, you may begin to notice the many different colors of wormholes in Ultra Space. Each one leads to a different location depending on its color. As you travel farther, you may discover some wormholes with light rings around them, which raise your chances of encountering legendaries and shinies within them. Collect the orange energy orbs while avoiding as many blue energy orbs as possible to accumulate speed over time, reach much farther distances, and find rare Pokémon.


Wormhole Types

The chances of finding different wormhole types in Ultra Space can be found in the chart below. Distance is the only factor used to determine the odds of each type of wormhole appearing. The wormhole type affects the odds of encountering a shiny within that wormhole, and also determines which Ultra Beast’s world will appear within a white wormhole. In this guide, each wormhole type will be numbered.

  • Type 1 = No Rings.
  • Type 2 = One Ring.
  • Type 3 = Two Rings.
  • Type 4 = Two Rings and a vivid flower-like pattern. They will always contain a legendary Pokémon unless the player has captured or defeated all legendaries found in the color of the wormhole.
Distance Type 1 Chance Type 2 Chance Type 3 Chance Type 4 Chance
0 Light Years 100% 0% 0% 0%
1000 Light Years 78% 20% 2% 0%
1500 Light Years 66% 30% 4% 0%
2000 Light Years 52% 40% 8% 0%
2500 Light Years 33% 50% 16% 1%
3000 Light Years 32% 50% 16% 2%
3500 Light Years 31% 50% 16% 3%
4000 Light Years 30% 50% 16% 4%
4500 Light Years 29% 50% 16% 5%

Shiny Pokémon

The chart below shows the probability of shiny Pokémon appearing in each type of wormhole, except for Type 1. In Type 1 wormholes, the chance of encountering a shiny Pokémon is always 1%, regardless of the distance traveled. Type 4 wormholes will normally contain legendary Pokémon, for which the odds do not apply, but if the player has defeated legendary Pokémon in the color of wormhole, they are able to find non-legendary Pokémon, for which these odds do apply.

Distance Type 2 Chance Type 3 Chance Type 4 Chance
500 Light Years 1% 1% 0%
1000 Light Years 2% 3% 4%
1500 Light Years 3% 5% 8%
2000 Light Years 4% 7% 12%
2500 Light Years 5% 9% 16%
3000 Light Years 6% 11% 20%
3500 Light Years 7% 13% 24%
4000 Light Years 8% 15% 28%
4500 Light Years 9% 17% 32%
5000+ Light Years 10% 19% 36%

Pokémon in the Wormholes

Below you can find the different Pokémon that can be encountered in each color wormhole. Every Pokémon encountered in Ultra Space will be Level 60.

Blue Wormholes (Water World)
Quagsire Quagsire
Lombre Lombre
Floatzel Floatzel
Stunfisk Stunfisk
Barbaracle Barbaracle
Green Wormholes (Rocky World)
Nuzleaf Nuzleaf
Grumpig Grumpig
Drapion Drapion
Audino Audino
Heliolisk Heliolisk
Red Wormholes (Cliff World)
Swellow Swellow
Altaria Altaria
Yanmega Yanmega
Sigilyph Sigilyph
Swanna Swanna
Yellow Wormholes (Cave World)
Magcargo Magcargo
Medicham Medicham
Hippowdon Hippowdon
Abomasnow Abomasnow
Crustle Crustle

Legendaries and Ultra Beasts

The chart below shows you every legendary Pokémon and Ultra Beast that can be encountered within the different color wormholes. Some of the Pokémon require the player using a specific game or having a certain Pokémon in their party, which can be found to the right of the Pokémon’s name. Before encountering a legendary, a silhouette of the Pokémon will appear at the far end of the Ultra Space Wilds. Like the regular Pokémon, all legendary Pokémon and Ultra Beasts are encountered at Level 60. Each legendary Pokémon can only be caught once, while Ultra Beasts and normal Pokémon can be caught unlimited times. The lengthy cutscene preceding a battle with each Ultra Beast can be skipped after you have defeated it or captured it once.

  • The Ho-Oh that can be obtained in Ultra Space has exclusive access to Burn Up, which it cannot get by any other means.
Wormhole Color Pokémon Name Requirements
Blue Suicune Suicune Entei Entei, Raikou Raikou
Lugia Lugia Ultra Moon
Latias Latias Ultra Moon
Latios Latios Ultra Sun
Kyogre Kyogre Ultra Moon
Uxie Uxie
Azelf Azelf
Mesprit Mesprit
Kyurem Kyurem Reshiram Reshiram, Zekrom Zekrom
Green Mewtwo Mewtwo
Raikou Raikou Ultra Sun
Entei Entei Ultra Moon
dialga Dialga Ultra Sun
Cobalion Cobalion
Virizion Virizion
Terrakion Terrakion
Reshiram Reshiram Ultra Sun
Zekrom Zekrom Ultra Moon
Xerneas Xerneas Ultra Sun
Red Articuno Articuno
Zapdos Zapdos
Moltres Moltres
Ho-Oh Ho-Oh Ultra Sun
Rayquaza Rayquaza Kyogre Kyogre, Groudon Groudon
Cresselia Cresselia
Tornadus Tornadus Ultra Sun
Thundurus Thundurus Ultra Moon
Landorus Landorus Tornadus Tornadus, Thundurus Thundurus
Yveltal Yveltal Ultra Moon
Yellow Regirock Regirock
Regice Regice
Registeel Registeel
Groudon Groudon Ultra Sun
Palkia Palkia Ultra Moon
Heatran Heatran Ultra Sun
Regigigas Regigigas Ultra Moon
Giratina Giratina Dialga Dialga, Palkia Palkia
White nihilego Nihilego
Buzzwole Buzzwole Ultra Sun
Pheromosa Pheromosa Ultra Moon
Xurkitree Xurkitree
Kartana Kartana Ultra Sun
Celesteela Celesteela Ultra Moon
Guzzlord Guzzlord

Ultra Beast Worlds

Once you have entered a white wormhole, you will land in one of seven different worlds, which are each home to a different Ultra Beast. The world of each beast is designed to reflect its typing and/or appearance. The chart below displays the Ultra Beasts found in Ultra Space with their respective worlds and the odds of encountering each world.

Ultra Beast Ultra World Rarities
Nihilego Nihilego Ultra Deep Sea Common: Type 1
Buzzwole Buzzwole Ultra Jungle (Ultra Sun Only)
  • Common: Type 1
  • Uncommon: Type 2
Pheromosa Pheromosa Ultra Desert (Ultra Moon Only)
  • Common: Type 1
  • Uncommon: Type 2
Xurkitree Xurkitree Ultra Plant
  • Common: Type 2
  • Uncommon: Type 1, Type 3
Kartana Kartana Ultra Forest (Ultra Sun Only)
  • Common: Type 3
  • Uncommon: Type 2, Type 4
  • Rare: Type 1
Celesteela Celesteela Ultra Crater (Ultra Moon Only)
  • Common: Type 3
  • Uncommon: Type 2, Type 4
  • Rare: Type 1
Guzzlord Guzzlord Ultra Ruin
  • Common: Type 4
  • Uncommon: Type 3

Item Drops

Each non-legendary Pokémon in the Ultra Space Wilds can potentially drop an item after being caught or defeated. You can save before the encounter and soft reset for an item drop to occur, but the item that is dropped is determined upon entry of the wormhole. This only matters for Pokémon that can drop more than 1 different item.

Blue Wormholes (Water World)
Quagsire Quagsire: Rindo Berry
Lombre Lombre: Chesto Berry, Sitrus Berry
Floatzel Floatzel: Wacan Berry
Stunfisk Stunfisk: Soft Sand
Barbaracle Barbaracle: Grip Claw
Green Wormholes (Rocky World)
Nuzleaf Nuzleaf: Sitrus Berry
Grumpig Grumpig: Persim Berry
Drapion Drapion: Poison Barb
Audino Audino: Sitrus Berry
Heliolisk Heliolisk: Shuca Berry
Red Wormholes (Cliff World)
Swellow Swellow: Charti Berry, Wide Lens
Altaria Altaria: Genius Wing
Yanmega Yanmega: Wide Lens
Sigilyph Sigilyph: Clever Wing, Resist Wing
Swanna Swanna: Swift Wing
Yellow Wormholes (Cave World)
Magcargo Magcargo: Passho Berry, Sitrus Berry
Medicham Medicham: Coba Berry
Hippowdon Hippowdon: Soft Sand
Abomasnow Abomasnow: Occa Berry
Crustle Crustle: Hard Stone

Kantonian Forme Evolutions

While in Ultra Space, any Pikachu, Cubone, or Exeggcute that would normally evolve into the Alolan forme of its evolution will now evolve into the Kantonian forme of its evolution when the requirements are met.

Pikachu Pikachu
Raichu Raichu Using a Thunder Stone
Cubone Cubone
Marowak Marowak Leveling up to Level 28 or higher
Exeggcute Exeggcute
Exeggutor Exeggutor Using a Leaf Stone