Monster Hunter Stories 2 monster list

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Hakolo Island monsters
Alcala monsters
Loloska monsters
Lamure monsters
Terga Monsters

Monster Hunter Stories 2 Monsties are the heart of the game. They’re your companions in travel, vital exploration tools, and the core of any battle strategy. The game has no shortage of Monsties, though finding them is a bit of a chore, wrapped up with a touch of RNG.

Getting the Monsties you want involves some patience, unless you know how to make monsters retreat in battle. This guide lists every available Monstie, retreat conditions, and which Monsties have important Riding Actions to help you reach new areas.

How to get more Monsties in Monster Hunter Stories 2

Getting more Monsties means stealing monster eggs. Each region has a set of new monsters to hatch and train for a total of 81, as of the game’s launch. Most egg hunts are random, with a chance for several different kinds of monster eggs to appear.

However, if you’re after a specific kind of monster, your best bet is forcing it to retreat. This spawns a retreat den nearby where you’re guaranteed to find an egg of that monster. It’s a method you’ll want to use often to farm Monsties and potentially get the best genes.

How Monster Hunter Stories 2 Riding Actions work

Riding Actions expand how much of the world you can explore and often open secret areas with useful resources or treasures. Some are more useful than others. You’ll get more out of Jump and, later, Rock Break than Honey Search, for example.

Either way, these actions are tied to a monster’s species and can’t be transferred with genes, which means you’ll be waiting a while to perform some actions such as climbing.

How to climb in Monster Hunter Stories 2

So far, I’ve encountered only a handful of monsters that can climb, and it’s only in the third area, Loloska Forest, that you first encounter them. They are:

Nerscylla
Kecha Wacha
Congalala
Tigrex

There’s a challenging encounter with a Royal Tigrex you can trigger in Alcala, but I haven’t been able to make it retreat and generate an egg. Given the fight’s difficulty level, you’re better off waiting until Loloska Forest anyway.

How to swim, ground dive, and fly in Monster Hunter Stories 2

These are the two monsters you’ll rely on for swimming:

Royal Ludroth
Zamtrios

You’ll find Royal Ludroth in Alcala, but can upgrade to a Zamtrios if you want once you reach Loloska Forest.

The first Ground Dive Monstie you’ll find is Basarios. This one also lives in Alcala, but you won’t need ground dive too often until roughly midway through the game. By that point, you can try for a Monoblos in Lamure, though they’re more difficult to find.

This one’s pretty obvious. You’ll need a Monstie that can fly, including the Paolumu you’ll find early in the second area.

All Monster Hunter Stories 2 Monsties

These are the currently available Monsties in Monster Hunter Stories 2, broken down by region.

Hakolo Island monsters

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Aptonoth Egg

Egg type: Humble Herbivore
Egg appearance: Green with purple (-ish) stripes
Monster location: Overlook Cave, Kamuna Cape
Retreat Den: Yes, hit with paintballs before defeat

Kulu-Ya-Ku Egg

Egg type: Humble Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: White with pink spots
Monster location: Monster Dens, Guardian Ratha Forest
Retreat Den: Yes, break the rock it holds

Pukei-Pukei Egg

Egg type: Humble Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Green with cream spots
Monster location: Monster Dens, Guardian Ratha Forest, Kamuna Cape
Retreat den: Yes, break its tail

Velocidrome Egg

Egg type: Humble Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Blue with orange spots
Monster location: Monster Dens, Kamuna Cape, North Kamuna Forest
Retreat den: Yes, use paintballs

Yian Kut-Ku Egg

Egg type: Burning Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Pink with blue spots
Monster location: Monster Dens
Retreat den: Yes, use pierce moves to break its head

Alcala monsters

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Apceros Egg

Egg type: Humble Herbivore
Egg appearance: Orange with white stripes
Monster location: Anywhere in Alcala
Retreat den: Yes, use a paintball

Arzuros Egg

Egg type: Humble Fanged Beast
Egg appearance: Blue with green starbursts
Monster location: Monster Dens, Etuelle Forest, Wendwood
Retreat den: Yes, use the Sonic Boom item

Basarios Egg

Egg type: Burning Flying Wyvern
Egg appearance: Cream with brown stripes
Monster location: Mt. Harzgai, Harzgai Rocky Hill
Retreat den: Yes, break every part

Blue Yian Kut-Ku Egg

Egg type: Burning Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Green with yellow spots
Monster location: Monster Dens, West Etuelle Forest, Mt. Harzgai
Retreat den: Yes, use piece to break its head

Glavenus Egg

Obtain through quest only
Must use Mizutsune skill to force retreat

Great Jaggi Egg

Egg type: Humble Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Purple with red spots
Monster location: Etuelle Forest and Lofty Trees, Monster Dens
Retreat den: Yes, use a paintball

Nargacuga Egg

Egg type: Humble Flying Wyvern
Egg appearance: Pink with purple stripes
Monster location: Rare Den, West Etuelle Forest
Retreat den: Yes, use pitfall trap, then attack it

Paolumu Egg

Egg type: Humble Flying Wyvern
Egg appearance: White with pink stripes
Monster location: Monster Dens, West Etuelle Forest
Retreat den: Yes, use a flash bomb while it’s gliding

Quropeco Egg

Egg type: Burning Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: White with purple spots
Monster location: Monster Dens
Retreat den: Yes, break its beak

Rathian Egg

Egg type: Burning Flying Wyvern
Egg appearance: White with green stripes
Monster location: Rare Dens, Mt. Harzgai (after defeating the Rathian boss)
Retreat Den: Yes, use a Kinship Skill

Royal Ludroth Egg

Egg type: Soggy Leviathan
Egg appearance: Wavy green and yellow stripes
Monster location: Monster Dens,
Retreat Den: Yes, attack stomach with a slashing weapon (Great Sword, Sword and Shield)

Tigrex Egg

Royal monster in Alcala Valley
Must use shock trap, then break its head to force retreat

Yian Garuga Egg

Egg type: Burning Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Dark purple with pink spots
Monster location: Rare Dens, Mt. Harzgai, quest
Retreat Den: Yes, break its head after it enters a rage state

Loloska monsters

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Anjanath Egg

Egg type: Burning Brute Wyvern
Egg appearance: Pink with black zigzag stripes
Monster location: Rare Den, Lolaska Forest
Retreat Den: Yes, break its nose using a water attack

Barioth Egg

Egg type: Frozen Flying Wyvern
Egg appearance: Cream with orange stripes
Monster location: Loloska Rocky Canyon
Retreat Den: Yes, break spikes using fire elements

Barroth Egg

Egg type: Soggy Brute Wyvern
Egg appearance: Dark orange with lighter stripes
Monster location: Monster Dens, Lavina Mine Cave, Loloska Rocky Canyon
Retreat Den: Yes, use water element to remove its mud

Congala Egg

Egg type: Humble Fanged Beast
Egg appearance: Pink with green starbursts
Monster location: Monster Dens, Loloksa Forest, Loloska Rocky Canyon
Retreat Den: Yes, break its head

Gammoth Egg

Royal monster in Loloska
Must use Glavenus Kinship Skill to force retreat

Great Baggi Egg

Egg type: Humble Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Blue with yellow spots
Monster location: Monster Dens, Lavina Mine Cave, Lavina, Glacial Peaks
Retreat Den: Yes, use a paintball

Gypceros Egg

Egg type: Humble Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Blue with pink spots
Monster location: Loloska Forest, Lavina Glacial Peak
Retreat Den: Yes, must use a Nerscylla Kinship Skill

Jade Barroth Egg

Egg type: Frozen Brute Wyvern
Egg appearance: Dark turquoise with lighter stripes
Monster location: Jagged Rock Cave, Lavina Glacial Peaks
Retreat Den: Yes, use electric element to shake its snow off

Kecha Wacha Egg

Egg type: Soggy Fanged Beast
Egg appearance: Light orange with darker starbursts
Monster location: Loloska Forest, Loloska Rocky Canyon
Retreat Den: Yes, break its head with sword and shield

Khezu Egg

Egg type: Pulsing Fanged Wyvern
Egg appearance: Light blue with pink stripes
Monster location: Loloska region (after story fight), Jagged Rock Cave, Lavina Glacial Peaks
Retreat Den: Yes, must use shrouded Nerscylla Kinship Skill

Lagombi Egg

Egg type: Frozen Fanged Beast
Egg appearance: White with purple starbursts
Monster location: Only after story encounter - Monster Dens, Lavina Glacial Peaks
Retreat Den: Yes, break stomach

Legiana Egg

Egg type: Frozen Flying Wyvern
Egg appearance: White with dark blue stripes
Monster location: Rare Den (after story fight), quest
Retreat Den: Yes, use a flash bomb then an electric attack

Nerscylla Egg

Egg type: Humble Temnoceran
Egg appearance: Purple and orange vertical stripes
Monster location: Loloska Forest
Retreat Den: Yes, break its needle using a fire attack

Popo Egg

Egg type: Frozen Herbivore
Egg appearance: Brown with yellow stripes
Monster location: Monster Den
Retreat Den: Yes, use a paintball

Red Khezu Egg

Egg type: Pulsing Flying Wyvern
Egg appearance: Pink with red stripes
Monster location: Rare Den, Lavina Glacial Peaks
Retreat Den: Yes, break its head

Tobi-Kadachi Egg

Egg type: Pulsing Fanged Wyvern
Egg appearance: Light blue with jagged navy vertical stripes
Monster location: Rare Den, Loloska Rocky Canyon
Retreat Den: Yes, break tail with hunting horn

Zamtrios Egg

Egg type: Frozen Amphibian Egg
Egg appearance: Blue with vertical orange stripes
Monster location: Monster Den
Retreat Den: Yes, break the stomach while its swollen

Lamure monsters

Ash Kecha Wacha Egg

Egg type: Burning Fanged Beast
Egg appearance: Periwinkle with orange starbursts
Monster location: Monster Dens, Lamure Tower
Retreat Den: Yes, break head with water element

Black Diablos Egg

Egg type: Flying Wyvern
Egg appearance: Tan with olive stripes
Monster location: Rare Dens, Lamure Tower
Retreat Den: Use a sonic bomb to flush it out, then break the horn

Cephadrome Egg

Egg type: Humble Piscine Wyvern
Egg appearance: Brown with large orange spots
Monster location: Monster Dens, West Lamure Desert
Retreat Den: Yes, use a flash bomb while it’s underground

Crimson Qurupeco Egg

Egg type: Pulsing Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Pink with yellow spots
Monster location: Monster Dens, Bloomburst Grove
Retreat Den: Yes, break its head using a hammer

Diablos Egg

Egg type: Flying Wyvern
Egg appearance: Tan with darker brown stripes
Monster location: Rare Dens, West Lamure Desert
Retreat Den: Use a sonic bomb to flush it out, then break the horn

Gendrome Egg

Egg type: Humble Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Light green with brown spots
Monster location: Lamure Tower (also in Terga later in the game)
Retreat Den: Use a paintball

Green Nargacuga Egg

Egg type: Humble Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Light green with darker green stripes
Monster location: Monster Dens, Hazepetal Gardens, Pomore Gardens
Retreat Den: Yes, use a pitfall trap, then attack it

Lagiacrus Egg

Egg type: Pulsing Leviathan
Egg appearance: Wavy blue and red stripes
Monster location: Hazepetal Garden, Pomore Gardens after story fight
Retreat Den: Yes, must use a Rathalos Kinship Skill

Mizutsune Egg

Egg type: Soggy Leviathan
Egg appearance: Wavy white and pink stripes
Monster location: Pomore Gardens (quest)
Retreat Den: Yes, must use an Astalos Kinship Skill

Monoblos Egg

Egg type: Humble Flying Wyvern
Egg appearance: Light orange with darker orange stripes
Monster location: Lamure Tower
Retreat Den: Yes, paralyze and then defeat with sword and shield

Purple Gypceros Egg

Egg type: Humble Bird Wyvern
Egg appearance: Dark purple with green spots
Monster location: Lamure Tower, Rare Den
Retreat Den: Yes, break head with gunlance

Purple Ludroth Egg

Egg type: Soggy Leviathan
Egg appearance: Wavy light and dark pink stripes
Monster location: Monster Den, West Lamure Desert, Pomore Gardens, Hazepetal Garden
Retreat Den: Yes, break head with fire attack

Ruby Basarios Egg