Pokémon Go Ultra Beast list, all current and upcoming Ultra Beasts

Ultra Beasts were added to Pokémon Go during the global and in-person events during Go Fest 2022.

If you're not familiar with them, Ultra Beasts are extradimensional Pokémon that come from Ultra Space through Ultra Wormholes, and were first introduced during the main series of games in Sun and Moon. Just like in Sun and Moon, Nihilego was the first Ultra Beast to appear in Pokémon Go.

As Ultra Beasts were limited to Go Fest events at launch, they are some of the rarest Pokémon in the game, having only been available from limited-time raids and Special Research for Go Fest 2022 ticket-holders.

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Ultra Beast Pokémon released in Pokémon Go so far

There has been one Ultra Beast Pokémon released for all players so far - Nihilego - as part of the global Go Fest 2022 event in June 2022.

Three others were then introduced as part of in-person Go Fest events in the following months - Pheromosa, Buzzwole and Xurkitree - as part of Special Research quests in Berlin, Seattle and Sapporo respectively.

All four of these will be made available in raids for all players during the Go Fest finale event on Saturday, 27th August, 2022, just ahead of Season of Go ending.

Below, you'll find the full list of all current and upcoming Ultra Beast Pokémon in Pokémon Go:

Ultra Beast Pokémon		Codename	Type	Counters	First Available
Nihilego		UB-01 Symbiont	Rock Poison	Groudon Excadrill Garchomp Rhyperior Landorus	Global Go Fest raids and A Radiant World Special Research - 5th June, 2022
Pheromosa		UB-02 Beauty	Bug Fighting	Moltres Ho-Oh Rayquaza Lugia Tornadus	Go Fest Berlin - 1st July 2022
Buzzwole		UB-02 Absorption	Bug Fighting	Moltres Ho-Oh Rayquaza Lugia Tornadus	Go Fest Seattle - 22nd July 2022
Xurkitree		UB-03 Lighting	Electric	Groudon Excadrill Garchomp Rhyperior Landorus	Go Fest Sapporo - 5th August 2022

Upcoming Ultra Beast Pokémon in Pokémon Go

Only four Ultra Beasts have been announced for Pokémon Go so far, but there are officially 11 Ultra Beasts in total.

Here are the seven Ultra Beasts yet to be announced for Pokémon Go:

Ultra Beast Pokémon		Codename	Type	Counters
Celesteela		UB-04 Blaster	Steel Flying	Xurkitree Reshiram Chandelure Zekrom Darmanitan Moltres
Kartana		UB-04 Blade	Grass Steel	Chandelure Reshiram Darmanitan Moltres Entei
Guzzlord		UB-05 Glutton	Dark Ghost	Xurkitree Zacian Gardevoir Togekiss Tapu Koko Tapu Bulu Granbull
Poipole		UB Adhesive	Poison	Mewtwo Unbound Hoopa Confined Hoopa Alakazam Therian Landorus Latios Metagross
Naganadel		UB Stinger	Poison Dragon	Mewtwo Unbound Hoopa Confined Hoopa Rayquaza Salamence Palkia Dialga
Stakataka		UB Assembly	Rock Steel	Lucario Conkeldurr Pheromosa Exadrill Therian Landorus Machamp
Blacephalon		UB Burst	Fire Ghost	Chandelure Gengar Rampardos Hydreigon Rhyperior Confined Hoopa

This table doesn't include Necrozma, Cosmog and their various evolutions and forms, as although the Pokémon have a shared connection with the extradimensional travellers due to their Ultra Space abilities, they're not actually classed as Ultra Beasts themselves.

The Season of Go has arrived! The Bug Out! event has brought us the release of Grubbin, Charjabug and Vikavolt in Pokémon Go, while Mega Scizor makes its debut appearance in Mega Raids. Knowing how to evolve Wurmple will also come in handy during this event. You can use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. There's also a new special research quest - A Mysterious Incense. While Go Fest 2022 may be behind us, there are still three special research quests you might be working on - Pokémon Go Fest 2022, Rhi's Arrival and A Radiant World. This season has also seen the lowering of the requirement for Candy XL and introduced the first Ultra Beast, Nihilego, along with new Prime Gaming rewards every fortnight.

Everything else we know about Ultra Beasts in Pokémon Go

Although you can use any Poké Ball to catch Ultra Beasts in Pokémon Go, Beast Balls were added to the in-person Go Fest 2022 events. These new Poké Balls are designed specifically to help catch Ultra Beast Pokémon, and feature a very sci-fi design about them.

Despite their unique appearance, in raids they essentially act the same as Premier Balls during the catch phase - with a limited number available based on your prowess during the battle.

Good luck adding Ultra Beasts to your Pokédex!