Overview
- Yusuke Ohmura said he built the Ultra Beasts by revisiting designs Ken Sugimori had rejected and using those rejection reasons as the creative brief.
- He described the creatures as a manifestation of his own resentment, saying their disturbing feel was intentional rather than accidental.
- Ohmura affirmed a fan theory that reactions of “this isn’t a Pokémon at all” were the intended response to the Ultra Beasts’ design.
- He noted he holds no personal ill will toward Sugimori and recalled Sugimori later remarking there were designs he would not have chosen himself.
- Outlets relayed Ohmura’s comments from translated X posts via Automaton, with reporters cautioning about rough translations and no new comment from Game Freak or Sugimori.