Monster Hunter Now Monsters – All You Need To Know

Eager to know more about the Monster Hunter Now Monsters? Our complete guide will enrich you with knowledge. Join us as we give you a rundown on the monsters you can expect to face off against in the new portable game, Monster Hunter Now!

Monster Hunter Now is the latest entry in the Monster Hunter franchise! However, this one is a little different when compared to the rest. Niantic, the company that developed Pokémon GO is behind this brand-new project. It’s basically IRL Monster Hunter – what’s not to love? Hunt monsters using augmented technology and collect a variety of powerful weapons to help you along the way. Players can also unite with friends in battles against the more powerful foes in this ever-evolving game.

You can learn more about it on the official site. We also recommend checking out our Monster Hunter Now Guide, or maybe our Monster Hunter Now Tier List, how about this Monster Hunter Now Crafting Guide?

Monster Hunter Now Monsters

Get your paintballs ready!

There are a total of 18 monsters currently in the game, 5 small monsters, and 13 large monsters. To try to keep this guide easy-reading we will summarise the monsters by type!

The format of each monster profile will be [NAME] followed by Size, Elements, Ailments, and Weakness in bullet points.

Bird Wyverns

Not your typical pigeon!

Kulu-Ya-Ku

• Large monster
• No elements
• Stun and Fireblight ailments
• Weakest to Water elements

Pukei-Pukei

• Large monster
• No elements
• Poison and Stun ailments
• Weakest to Thunder elements

Brute Wyverns

Brutal!

Anjanath

• Large monster
• Fire element
• Fireblight ailments
• Weakest to Water elements

Barroth

• Large monster
• Earth and Water elements
• Muddy and Waterblight ailments
• Weakest to Water, Fire and Ice elements

Fanged Wyverns

Toothy!

Tobi-Kadachi

• Large monster
• Thunder Element
• Thunderblight ailments
• Weakest to Water

Great Girros

• Large monster
• No elements
• Paralysis ailments
• Weakest to Water and Ice elements

Great Jagras

• Large monster
• No elements
• No ailments
• Weakest to Fire elements

Jagras

• Small monster
• No elements
• Effluvium ailments
• Weakest to Fire and Thunder elements

Shamos

• Small monster
• No elements
• No ailments
• Weakest to Fire and Thunder elements

Tobi-Kadachi

• Large monster
• Thunder element
• Thunderblight ailments
• Weakest to Water elements

Flying Wyverns

Is it a bird…Is it a plane?

Diablos

• Large monster
• Earth elements
• No ailments
• Weakest to Ice elements

Legiana

• Large monster
• Ice element
• Iceblight ailments
• Weakest to Thunder and Fire elements

Paolumu

• Large monster
• No elements
• No ailments
• Weakest to Fire and Thunder elements

Rathalos

• Large monster
• Fire element
• Fireblight, Stun and Poison ailments
• Weakest to Ice, Water, Dragon, and Thunder elements

Rathian / Pink Rathian

• Large monster
• Fire element
• Fireblight and Poison ailment
• Weakest to Dragon, Thunder, and Water elements

Piscine Wyverns

A concerning fish!

Jyuratodus

• Large monster
• Water element
• Waterblight and Muddy ailments
• Weakest to Thunder and Water elements

Wingdrakes

The bitesize wyverns!

Mernos

• Small monster
• No elements
• Effluvium ailments
• Weakest to Fire, Water, Thunder, and Ice elements

Noios

• Small monster
• No elements
• No ailments
• Weakest to Water, Thunder, and Ice elements

Raphinos

• Small monster
• No elements
• Effluvium ailments
• Weakest to Thunder elements

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