History Characters / PokemonNecrozma

[[RecurringElement As is tradition with third members of Legendary trios]], Necrozma gained new formes with ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', and like Kyurem before it, [[TheAssimilator it absorbs Solgaleo or Lunala to combine with them and use their powers]]. By absorbing Solgaleo, it becomes Dusk Mane Necrozma, and Lunala transforms it into Dawn Wings Necrozma. It also has a special Z-Crystal of its own, and through it, it can use a technique called "Ultra Burst" to unlock even more power...

* AscendedExtra: Like all third Legendaries (who aren't Zygarde), it started off as an OptionalBoss in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' before receiving new formes in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon''. Unlike most however, who tend to be the BigBad's new toy or a surprice ally, Necrozma ''is'' the BigBad of the Ultra games itself.
* TheAssimilator: To achieve its alternate formes, Necrozma absorbs Solgaleo/Lunala and [[PuppeteerParasite takes control of their body, while its own covers them like armor]]. It even gains access to the pair's typing, signature moves, and their exclusive Z-Moves.

** Necrozma is explicitly described as having an incredibly violent disposition and [[BeamSpam constantly firing lasers]] all around it, though it's unclear whether it enjoys destruction or not. The Pokédex entries for its Dusk Mane/Dawn Wings formes are a little less ambiguous; it doesn't pull its punches in fights.

** ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' gives a unique leitmotif to Necrozma: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG6isQjp87M specifically, its Dusk Mane/Dawn Wings formes]] (used in the battle at the Altar of the Sunne/Moone) which uses an OminousPipeOrgan.

* MindOverMatter: It is a pure Psychic-type in its normal forme, and it remains part-Psychic when fused with Solgaleo or Lunala, and after using an Ultra Burst.

** Its alternate formes are ''very'' different from past Legendary formes -- at first glance, they look like formes of Solgaleo/Lunala having combined with Necrozma rather than the opposite, and yet Necrozma's the one in control (contrast with Kyurem's formes, both of which were clearly Kyurem itself powered up). They also look a lot more robotic and alien than many other Pokémon, in particular Dusk Mane Necrozma. And Ultra Necrozma wouldn't look too out of place in a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' game.

* PowerGlows: When it absorbs light, its "face" and the back of its tail shines a bright white. Its alternate formes are also constantly glowing with light because Necrozma is forcibly absorbing the light emitting from Solgaleo and Lunala's bodies. Notably, Ultra Necrozma's prisms are always a shining gold, but its defeat causes them to go back to their original black color. In the shiny forms, Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma emit pink light as opposed to yellow and blue, respectively, while Ultra Necrozma emits silver and bluish-white light instead of gold and light yellow.

** Necrozma's face and the triangle in the foreheads of its Dusk Mane/Dawn Wings formes is actually its "brain prism", much like the crystal at the center of Deoxys' body. Both are primarily Psychic-type, have four different formes, and are powerful aliens; the extraterrestrial Deoxys and the extradimensional Necrozma. Their signature moves are also the two strongest Psychic-type moves (ignoring Z-Moves).

** Its alternate formes attain Sunsteel Strike/Moongeist Beam after absorbing their respective user, and with Solgalium-Z and Lunalium-Z, they become the Z-Moves Searing Sunraze Smash and Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom, much more powerful versions of the original moves.

* ThirdEye: Much like Solgaleo and Lunala, its Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings formes appear to have this. Said "eye" is actually Necrozma's brain prism, with the viewer looking at it from the topmost angle. It glows like said eye when using its host's SecretArt or its Z-Move variant.

* TotalEclipseOfThePlot: Necrozma and its formes seemingly embody an eclipse, and ''Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon'' implies that it covered Alola in darkness by (attempting to) steal its light, much like a solar or lunar eclipse would. This is even first told to you after such an eclipse briefly occurs at the beginning of the game!

* YouCantThwartStageOne: [[ForegoneConclusion Given its presence on the front cover]], Necrozma successfully manages to absorb Nebby and achieve its respective alternate forme. Likewise, it starts stealing Alola's light and successfully regains its original state.

[[[Characters/PokemonCosmogLine Cosmog Line (789-792)]] | '''Necrozma (800)''' | [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts Ultra Beasts (793-799, 803-806)]]] -]]]

[[RecurringElement As is tradition with third members of Legendary trios]] [[note]]for anyone not named Zygarde[[/note]], Necrozma gained new formes with ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', and like Kyurem before it, [[TheAssimilator it absorbs Solgaleo or Lunala to combine with them and use their powers]]. By absorbing Solgaleo, it becomes Dusk Mane Necrozma, and Lunala transforms it into Dawn Wings Necrozma. It also has a special Z-Crystal of its own, and through it, it can use a technique called "Ultra Burst" to unlock even more power...

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: The fact that Necrozma's the first BigBad in the series to be a Pokémon rather than a human presents a prominent contrast between it and the series' prior villains. Its prominent contrast to every villains in the predecessor games is that Necrozma is not controlled by a human, who is instead acting on its own will.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: The fact that Necrozma's the first BigBad in the series to be a Pokémon rather than a human presents a prominent contrast between it and the series' prior villains.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Necrozma has a violent disposition and a habit of shooting lasers all over the place, and in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', it becomes the BigBad by capturing Nebby and attempting to steal Alola's light afterwards (and this is after it tried to do so in the past). At the same time, however, Necrozma is constantly in pain thanks to the ancestors of Ultra Megalopolis severely injuring it back when it was more benevolent, and it steals light to survive as it's the source of its power. If nothing else, it’s definitely the most antagonistic a Pokémon has been portrayed in a main-series game so far. WordOfGod, however, claims on the matter [[https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/77ue9n/new_details_about_usum_interview_with_game_freak/ that it depends on one's perspective]].

* TrueFinalBoss: In ''Sword and Shield'', Dynamax Necrozma serves as this for the Crown Tundra DLC once the other legendaries are caught.

* TrueFinalBoss: In ''Sword and Shield'', Dynamax Necrozma is the last boss of the Crown Tundra DLC once the other legendaries are caught, and since it takes place during the post-game, serves as the last boss for ''Sword and Shield'' with the Expansion Pass DLC installed.

* PuzzleBoss: Attempting to brute force Ultra Necrozma will likely get your entire team slaughtered due to its enormously boosted stats and diverse movepool. However, it is vulnerable to numerous tricks that make it easy to defeat, because a single Pokémon has limits to its power due to the game mechanics. [[spoiler:(Such vulnerabilities include a Zoroark in disguise as a Pokémon weak to Psychic, using Encore to lock it into a move with a type immunity/resistance, a Ditto, surviving a OneHitKill due to Affection, use of Perish Song and the F.E.A.R. tactic).]]

* ForWantOfANail: In ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', Necrozma's ''Sun'' Pokédex entry notes how it apparently arrived in ancient times and wound up sleeping underground. Necrozma's involvement in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' happens because, instead of being dormant underground after arriving in Alola, it fought against its denizens and had to flee.

!!!Prism Pokémon

* BrokenAngel: Its strongly implied to have been ''the'' benevolent God of Ultra Space (or at least the dimension where Ultra Megalopolis is) and accordingly worshipped as such... only for the humans from there to stab it in the back and attempt to enslave it. It went sideways when all they managed to do was to horrifically mutilate Necrozma. The bizarre prism form first seen in ''Sun and Moon'' is the result of Necrozma rearranging the few remaining pieces of its body into something resembling a cohesive shape after the injury and the loss of its light due to its betrayal at the hands of the Ultra Megalopolis' ancestors.

** Ultra Necrozma's exclusive Z-Move, Light That Burns the Sky. Its Japanese name is Heaven-Scorching Light of Destruction. In several other languages, the move's name contain variations of the word Apocalypse.