Ultra Space is a dimension incomprehensible to the standard rules of earth’s function, and lies beyond the universe of the Pokemon World itself. Originally crafted and watched over by an omnipresent being known as The Skymother, a cataclysm known only as ‘The Darkest Day’ resulted in her using all her power to protect the place she created and loved – leading to her to extended absence.
Ultra Space is not a set of planets, but rather, a plane that runs infinitely in all directions, filled with a wide variety of biomes as it extends outwards. Marked by the iconic Megalo Tower, the very center of Ultra Space and it’s surrounding biomes are a hotbed of activity, trade, and alien political drama.
Why?
Pokeau’s iteration of Ultra Space, and the Ultra Arc, began development during the long press drought before Scarlet and Violet were released. I was finding it hard to continue with new ideas, and was starting to gather some bitter feelings after negative interactions with fandom.
So, Ultra Arc was an escape from that. A place with no rules, where I could do whatever I wanted with worldbuilding – because it’s not like TPC cares about Ultra Space, anyways. While it originally had more of a resemblance to Pokemon, it’s since grown into something so much more. It’s a bit of a hybrid between original and fanwork, and it brings me joy when I become lost with classic pokeau.
I understand some people may not enjoy this, and would wish I would’ve stuck to something more ‘traditional’ – however, this story is for myself and myself alone. It makes me happy, and it in itself is enough.
The bestiary
Being that it’s completely detached from the Pokemon World, Ultra Space has an odd and varied collection of inhabitants, known to outsiders as ‘Ultra beasts’. These beings come in all shapes and sizes – some have fully functioning and developed societies and cities, while others are feared as alien terrors.
For more in depth info of the inhabitants of Ultra Space, you can see the bestiary here!
Read more links will probably return a 404 page for the time being! Thanks for your patience as I work on these.
Ultra Megalopolis
The largest city, situated in the very center of Ultra Space. It's a melting pot of all sorts of cultures from all around, as people bounce to and from it for new chances like the light its buildings reflect.
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Ultra Station
An isolated, winding complex that floats above the ruins of its past iteration. While it's a populous hub of trade on the outside, the secrets get darker the deeper one goes in.
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Ultra Jungle
With cities built on top of canopies, the Ultra Jungle's denizens value the power of healthy competition... even if they may still be yearning to repair ties with the neighboring Desert.
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Ultra Desert
A seemingly endless, white crystalline desert - with a harsh envirnoment and historical disdain for any outsiders, much of the Pheromosan Empire's workings within are a mystery.
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Ultra Waterfall
Once a popular vacation spot, Ultra Waterfall was transformed into a dreary, glowing marsh after the Darkest Day. But with lots of open uninhabited space and out of the way nature, it's become known for harboring criminals.
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Ultra Crater
One of Ultra Space's strongest arms in technological development, the denizens of Ultra Crater make effective use of the celestial soup in the craters as sustainable fuel for all sorts of escapades.
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Ultra Forest
A massive, old-growth forest, seemingly rife with relics and secrets from before the Darkest Day... if one is brave enough to venture and find them though, is another question entirely.
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Ultra Dirge
Devastated by the Darkest Day and thought to be beyond repair, the residents of the Ultra Dirge still held hope in their homeland and turned it around... though, it's still a popular location among occultists for a reason.
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Lunaires
Lunaires is the ever-present moon palace in the sky - controlling the inner workings of Ultra Space, holding up the Ultra Deep Sea, and inaccessible to mortals... well, mostly.
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Ultra Deep Sea
An inverted sea known as an uninhabitable no-man's land, filled with a deadly parasite and the oppressing feeling of dread.
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Ultra Ruin
A skeleton of what once was, the Ultra Ruin is oversaturated with a dangerous amount of divine energy - but the mysteries within of eons past continue to lure people in.
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Border beach
On the border between Ultra Forest and Ultra Jungle, there lies Ultra Space's most popular tourist destination - where the growing business of tourism and the local way of life are more and more at odds.
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