>>55839774The lore saves the Ultra Beasts. If you just plopped five Xurkitree down in the wild I'd think it was the dumbest-looking shit imaginable. But the fact that it's some weirdo from an alternate dimension that's so fucked up that it's considered a normal part of the ecosystem makes it interesting. It doesn't quite work for the Paradox Pokemon though, since they're so lacking in imagination. It's from the future? Well, make it a robot! Whatever!