Apparently, the Ultra Beasts in Pokémon GO are cursedly creepy monsters. It’s a shame that you don’t really notice this in the game itself, says MeinMMO author Max Handwerk.
For several months now, “Ultra Beasts” have been causing chaos in Pokémon GO. They are special monsters from another dimension that are not directly legendary Pokémon but are similarly powerful.
And yes, in the story snippets we’ve received from Rhi and the professor, you can already tell that they are not exactly friendly towards “our world.” There’s talk of “invasion” and danger from these monsters.
In addition, they stand out due to their sometimes exceedingly strong stats – both Katagami and Voltriant are among the best attackers in Pokémon GO.
Nevertheless, overall, they act in the game like all the other raid bosses before them. Sure, they appear from wormholes instead of raid eggs, and during the GO Fest, there were briefly special Ultra Balls to catch them quickly. But that’s mostly it.
You only really notice that they are supposed to be absolute horror monsters when you hang out on Pokémon GO’s social media channels.
Short video clips show Ultra Beasts as a great danger – Why doesn’t this happen in the game?
These are the videos in question: If you follow Pokémon GO on various social media platforms, you probably already know some of the videos where the Ultra Beasts are depicted as nasty invaders.
A few days ago, for example, the official Twitter account shared a video of the Ultra Beast “Schlinking,” which you can also see creepily in the background of the current loading screen. Shortly after, Katagami attacks the filming individuals. In addition, there’s also a video of the absolutely gigantic Kaguron slowly wandering through a city.
You can see both videos on the Pokémon GO Twitter account:
In fact, this was not the first time such a video was shared on the platform. Anego and Cosmog were also teased briefly in small snippets – just like Voltriant. The video of the electric tree monster looks really nasty:
Here you see how Voltriant climbs up a house while lightning strikes and the power goes out. It roars and even reaches for the camera at the end – a scene straight out of a typical creepy monster movie.
Overall, these videos introduce the Ultra Beasts quite well and directly highlight that they could pose real dangers. However, this is also my problem with it.
Cool video, but in the wrong place: I completely missed the videos of Voltriant and Anego back then. For me, the “Schlinking” video was the first one I saw. As a “GO” player who hasn’t played the Sun/Moon editions where the monsters first appeared, it was an interesting insight.
You get a very different picture of the presumably upcoming raid boss. Katagami also looks dangerous in the video, whereas in “GO” it just looks like a folded paper airplane that primarily annoys with its small size.
But: You mainly see these videos when you follow Pokémon GO on social media. If you don’t, there’s a good chance you’ll miss the actually strong introductions of the monsters.
In the game itself, the videos are practically non-existent. You can stumble upon some of the linked blog entries in the “News” tab, like in the article about the Metal Event – but even there, they are quite hidden and take at least a few clicks.
Of course, it’s cool that such videos even exist. But wouldn’t it be more exciting if you had simply seen this video on the screen right when you logged in on the day of the sudden raid boss change to Katagami and Kaguron? Other games like Fortnite often introduce their events with a cinematic.
However, such story elements in Pokémon GO tend to be rather minimal. This was also the case with the great mystery surrounding the disappearance of Professor Willow.
What do you think about this topic? Do you follow Pokémon GO on social media and therefore know such videos? Could you use such videos in the game as well – or are you not interested in such “additions” to the game anyway? Tell us in the comments!
