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Home»Game Guides»Monster Hunter Stories 3: All Monsters Weaknesses

Monster Hunter Stories 3: All Monsters Weaknesses

No more guessing game

Sidharta F. RasidiBy Sidharta F. RasidiMarch 12, 202611 Mins Read
Monster Hunter Stories 3: All Monsters Weaknesses
Image source: Capcom

Like previous entries, battles still revolve around the familiar rock-paper-scissors dynamics of Power, Technical, and Speed. Still, with more than 140 monster types roaming the world, remembering every attack pattern and elemental weakness can become overwhelming. To make things easier, we’ve compiled a complete list of monster weaknesses in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection below.

Bird Wyverns Move Types and Weaknesses

Bird Wyverns Move Types and Weaknesses
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NameNormalEnragedSpecial StateElemental WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
VelocipreySpeed––Ice x2
Fire x1
Thunder x1
AllAzuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
– Ashen Pass
VelocidromeSpeedPower–Ice x2
Fire x1
Poison x2
Blastblight x2
Bleeding x2
Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
Exotic VelocidromeSpeedPower–Ice x2
Fire x1
Poison x2
Blastblight x2
Bleeding x2
Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
Feral VelocidromeSpeed (Fire)Power (Fire)–Water x2
Ice x1
Poison x2
Blastblight x2
Bleeding x2
N/A
IzuchiSpeed––Water x2
Thunder x2
Poison x2
Paralysis x2
Sleep x2
Darkness x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Howlinyowl Forest
Serathis:
– Old Capital Road
Great IzuchiSpeedPower–Thunder x2
Water x1
Poison x2
Paralysis x2
Sleep x2
Darkness x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Howlinyowl Forest
Tarkuan:
– Rococo Rocks
Feral Great IzuchiSpeedPower–Thunder x2
Ice x1
Poison x2
Paralysis x2
Sleep x2
Darkness x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Howlinyowl Forest
Kulu-Ya-KuTechnical–Rock Prep: PowerWater x2
Ice x1
Blastblight x2
Darkness x2
Tarkuan:
– Colossal Dragon’s Remain
Yian Kut-KuTechnical
(Fire)
Speed
(Fire)
–Ice x2
Thunder x1
All except Burn x1Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
– Mirror Lake
Blue Yian Kut-KuTechnical
(Fire)
Speed
(Fire)
–Water x2
Thunder x1
All except Burn x1Azuria:
– Broadleaf Basin
– Blightstone Woods
Feral Yian Kut-KuTechnical
(Fire)
Speed (Fire)–Ice x2
Thunder x1
Dragon x1
Paralysis x1
Sleep x1
Blastblight x1
Bleeding x1
Darkness x1
Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
GypcerosPowerTechnical–Fire x2
Ice x1
Burn x1
Sleep x1
Blastblight x1
Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
– Blightstone Woods
Purple GypcerosPowerTechnical–Thunder x2
Water x1
Burn x1
Sleep x1
Blastblight x1
Azuria:
– Broadleaf Basin
Feral GypcerosPower
(Water)
Technical
(Water)
–Fire x2
Ice x1
Burn, Sleep x1
Blastblight x1
N/A
AknosomTechnical
(Fire)
Power
(Fire)
–Water x2
Thunder x1
Darkness x2Canalta Timberland:
– Mt. Canalta
– Howlinyowl Forest
Feral AknosomTechnical
(Ice)
Power
(Ice)
–Thunder x2
Water x1
Paralysis x2
Darkness x2
N/A
Pukei-PukeiTechnical–– Poison Active (Munch): Speed
– Poison Active (Crunch): Power
Thunder x2
Ice x1
Paralysis x2
Sleep x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Cataracts
– Howlinyowl Forest
Yian GarugaTechnical
(Fire)
Power
(Fire)
–Water x2
Ice x2
Blastblight x2Canalta Timberland:
– Mt. Canalta
– Howlinyowl Forest
Deadeye Yian Garuga––– Reach S Rank Yian Garuga Habitat Restoration
– Habitat must be in Canalta
– Habitat contains 3 monsters of equal or higher rank than the Yian Garuga
Invasive Yian GarugaTechnical
(Fire)
Power
(Fire)
Invading: Power
(Fire)
Water x2
Dragon x1
– Break its Legs with Slash
Blastblight x2Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains, Rathian Den

Fanged Beasts Move Types and Weaknesses

Fanged Beasts Move Types and Weaknesses
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NameNormalEnragedSpecial StateElemental WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
ArzurosPowerTechnical–Fire x2
Ice x1
All x1Canalta Timberland:
– Cataracts
– Blessing Hill
Invasive ArzurosPowerSpeedInvading: TechnicalIce x2
Fire x1
– Deplete its Honey by defeating the other Arzuroses
All x1Canalta Timberland:
– Blessing Hill, Canyne Den
BishatenTechnical–Balancing: SpeedIce x2
Fire x1
Burn x2Canalta Timberland:
– Howlinyowl Forest
– Blessing Hill
Blood Orange BishatenSpeed (Fire)Power (Fire)–Water x2
Thunder x1
Darkness x2Tarkuan:
– Bountiful Dunes
Feral BishatenTechnical
(Thunder)
–Balancing: Speed
(Thunder)
Ice x2
Fire x1
Poison x1
Burn x1
Blastblight x1
Bleeding x1
Darkness x1
Canalta Timberland:
– Howlinyowl Forest
BlangoPower
(Ice)
––Fire x2All x2Canalta Timberland:
– Frozen Grotto
Serathis:
– Old Capital Road
BlangongaPower
(Ice)
Speed
(Ice)
–Fire x2
Thunder x1
All x2Serathis:
– Glacial Caps
Feral BlangongaPower
(Thunder)
Speed
(Thunder)
–Fire x2
Water x1
Burn x2Serathis:
– Glacial Caps
GarangolmPower–– Lava Mantle: Speed
– Moss Mantle: Technical
Thunder x2
Ice x1
Poison x2Canalta Timberland:
– Mt. Canalta
Tarkuan:
– Colossal Dragon’s Remain
AjarakanTechnical
(Fire)
Power (Fire)–Water x2
Thunder x1
Poison x2
Darkness x2
Tarkuan:
– Bountiful Dunes
Feral AjarakanTechnical
(Fire)
–Overheated: Power
(Fire)
Ice x2
Water x1
Poison x2
Darkness x2
N/A
Goss HaragPower
(Ice)
– Frost Knuckles: Technical
(Ice)
– Frost Blade: Speed
(Ice)
–Fire x2
Thunder x1
Burn x2
Darkness x2
Tarkuan:
– Death’s Maw
Serathis:
– Old Capital Road
CanyneSpeed––Water x2
Thunder x1
–Repel Invasive Arzuros in Canalta Timberland

Amphibians Move Types and Weaknesses

Monster Hunter Stories 3 - Amphibians Move Types and Weaknesses
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NameNormalEnragedSpecial StateElemental WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
ChatacabraPower–Rock Mantle: TechnicalThunder x2
Ice x1
Darkness x2Azuria:
– Broadleaf Basin
– Blightstone Woods
Feral ChatacabraPower
(Thunder)
–Rock Mantle: Technical
(Thunder)
Ice x2
Water x1
Darkness x2N/A
TetranadonPower
(Water)
–Stuffed: Technical
(Water)
Thunder x2
Fire x1
Darkness x2Canalta Timberland:
– Cataracts
– Frozen Grotto
Feral TetranadonPower
(Water)
–Stuffed: Technical
(Water)
Thunder x2Poison x2
Darkness x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Frozen Grotto

Carapaceon Move Types and Weaknesses

Monster Hunter Stories 3 - Carapaceon Move Types and Weaknesses
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NameNormalEnragedSpecial StateElement WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
CeanataurPower
(Water)
––Thunder x2
Fire x1
Burn x2
Paralysis x2
Sleep x2
Darkness x2
Tarkuan:
– Muddled Marsh
– Bountiful Dunes
Shogun CeanataurShell (Skull): Speed
(Water)
No Shell: Technical
(Water)
Shell (Seashell): Power
(Water)
Thunder x2
Fire x1
Burn x1
Paralysis x1
Blastblight x1
Darkness x1
Tarkuan:
– Colossal Dragon’s Remains
– Rococo Rocks
Invasive Shogun CeanataurShell (Skull): Power
(Water)
Invading: Speed
(Water)
No Shell: Technical
(Water)
Resist All except Raw
– No Shell:
Thunder x2
Ice x2
– Break Shell with Raw Blunt and Claws with Thunder Slash weapons
Poison x1
Burn x1
Blastblight x1
Canalta Timberland:
– Frozen Grotto, Mizutsune Den

Temnoceran Move Types and Weaknesses

Monster Hunter Stories 3 - Temnoceran Move Types and Weaknesses
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NameNormalEnragedSpecial StateElement WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
NerscyllaTechnicalSpeed–Fire x2
Thunder x1
Burn x2Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
– Blightstone Woods
Shrouded NerscyllaTechnicalSpeed–Fire x2
Ice x1
Burn x2Tarkuan:
– Rococo Rocks
Feral NerscyllaTechnical
(Fire)
Speed
(Fire)
–Water x2
Ice x1
Darkness x2Azuria:
– Mirror Lake
Invasive NerscyllaTechnicalPowerSpeedFire x2
Thunder x1
– Use Gunlance’s Wyvern’s Fire or Wyvern’s Blaze
Blastblight x1
Bleeding x1
Darkness x1
Canalta Timberland:
– Blessing Hill, Nargacuga Den
RachnoidTechnical
(Fire)
––Water x2
Ice x2
Darkness x2Tarkuan:
– Death’s Maw
– Scaling Cave
Rakna-KadakiWeb Mantle (Legs): Technical
(Fire)
No Web: Technical
(Fire)
Web Mantle (Cocoon): Speed
(Fire)
Ice x2
Water x1
Darkness x2Tarkuan:
– Death’s Maw
Feral Rakna-KadakiWeb Mantle (Legs): Technical
(Water)
No Web: Technical
(Water)
Web Mantle (Cocoon): Speed
(Water)
Thunder x2
Dragon x1
Darkness x2Tarkuan:
– Death’s Maw

Brute Wyverns Move Types and Weaknesses

Brute Wyverns Move Types and Weaknesses
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NameNormalEnragedSpecial StateElement WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
BarrothSpeed–Mud Mantle: TechnicalFire x2
Ice x1
– Mud Mantle:
Water x2
Ice x1
Darkness x2Tarkuan:
– Colossal Dragon’s Remains
Jade BarrothPower
(Ice)
–Snow Mantle: Technical
(Ice)
Fire x2
Thunder x1
– Snow Mantle:
Fire x2
Thunder x1
Burn x2Serathis:
– Old Capital Road
Feral BarrothSpeed
(Water)
–Mud Mantle: Technical
(Water)
Fire x2
Ice x1
– Mud Mantle:
Water x2
Ice x1
Burn x2
Darkness x2
Tarkuan:
– Bountiful Dunes
AnjanathPower
(Fire)
–Condense Heat: Technical
(Fire)
Water x2
Ice x2
Darkness x2Azuria:
– Broadleaf Basin
Fulgur AnjanathPower
(Thunder)
Electric Charge: Speed
(Thunder)
High-Voltage Charge: Speed
(Thunder)
Ice x2
Water x1
Darkness x2Serathis:
– Old Capital Road
GlavenusSpeed
(Fire)
Overheated (Throat): Technical
(Fire)
Overheated (Tail): Power
(Fire)
Water x2
Ice x1
Sleep x2Tarkuan:
– Rococo Rocks
Hellblade GlavenusSpeed
(Fire)
––Water x2
Thunder x1
Ice x1
–– Reach S Rank Glavenus Habitat Restoration
– Habitat contains Shogun Ceanataur, Seregios, Great Izuchi, and Magnamalo
Honed GlavenusSpeed
(Fire)
Overheated (Throat): Technical
(Fire)
Overheated (Tail): Power
(Fire)
Water x2
Dragon x2
Sleep x2N/A
Feral GlavenusSpeed
(Ice)
Technical
(Ice)
Overheated (Tail): Power
(Ice)
Water x2
Dragon x1
Sleep x2Tarkuan:
– Colossal Dragon’s Remains
BrachydiosPowerSlime Active: SpeedSlime Depleted: PowerWater x2
Ice x1
Poison x1
Paralysis x1
Darkness x1
Serathis:
– Glacial Caps
Feral BrachydiosPower
(Dragon)
Slime Active: Speed
(Dragon)
Slime Depleted: Power
(Dragon)
Thunder x2
Water x1
Poison x1
Paralysis x1
Darkness x1
Azuria:
– Blightstone Woods
DeviljhoPower
(Dragon)
Speed
(Dragon)
Starving: Power
(Dragon)
Thunder x2
Dragon x2
Bleeding x2
Darkness x2
Serathis:
– Sacrosanctum/Lazlion

Piscine Wyverns Move Types and Weaknesses

Piscine Wyverns Move Types and Weaknesses
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NameNormalEnragedSpecial StateElement WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
CephalosPower––Thunder x2
Fire x1
Poison x2
Paralysis x2
Sleep x2
Darkness x2
Tarkuan:
– Bountiful Dunes
PlesiothSpeed
(Water)
Power
(Water)
–Thunder x2
Fire x1
Paralysis x2
Darkness x2
Azuria:
– Mirror Lake
Green PlesiothSpeed
(Water)
Technical
(Water)
–Thunder x2
Fire x1
Paralysis x2
Darkness x2
Azuria:
– Mirror Lake
Tarkuan:
– Bountiful Dunes
Invasive PlesiothTechnical
(Water)
Power
(Water)
Invading: Technical
(Water)
Thunder x2
Fire x1
– Enraged or Invading:
Fire x2
– Break its Head using Fire and Blunt weapons
Burn x1Azuria:
– Mirror Lake, Lagiacrus Den

Leviathans Move Types and Weaknesses

Monster Hunter Stories 3 - Leviathans Move Types and Weaknesses
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NameNormalEnragedSpecial StateElement WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
LudrothPower
(Water)
––Fire x2
Raw x1
Thunder x1
Poison x2
Burn x2
Paralysis x2
Blastblight x2
Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
– Mirror Lake
Royal LudrothPower
(Water)
Technical
(Water)
–Fire x2
Thunder x1
Burn x2
Blastblight x2
Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
– Mirror Lake
Purple LudrothPower
(Water)
Technical
(Water)
–Fire x2
Thunder x1
Burn x2
Blastblight x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Cataracts
– Blessing Hill
NibelsnarfTechnical
(Water)
Speed
(Water)
Camouflaged: Speed
(Water)
Ice x2
Thunder x1
Poison x1
Paralysis x1
Sleep x1
Bleeding x1
Tarkuan:
– Bountiful Dunes
Exotic NibelsnarfTechnical
(Ice)
–Camouflaged: Technical
(Ice)
Fire x2
Thunder x1
Burn x2
– Camouflaged:
Sleep x1
Bleeding x1
Darkness x1
Serathis:
– Old Capital Road
SomnacanthTechnical
(Water)
–– Balancing: Speed
(Water)
– Balancing (Storing Power): Speed
(Water)
Thunder x2
Fire x1
Burn x2Canalta Timberland:
– Cataracts
– Frozen Grotto
Aurora SomnacanthTechnical
(Ice)
Speed
(Ice)
–Fire x2
Thunder x1
Burn x2
Darkness x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Frozen Grotto
Serathis:
– Glacial Caps
Feral SomnacanthTechnical
(Thunder)
–– Balancing: Speed
(Thunder)
– Balancing (Storing Power): Speed
(Thunder)
Ice x2
Fire x1
Poison x1
Blastblight x1
Bleeding x1
Darkness x1
Canalta Timberland:
– Cataracts
LagiacrusPower
(Thunder)
Speed
(Thunder)
Electrify: Technical
(Thunder)
Fire x2
Dragon x2
All except Paralysis x1Repel Invasive Plesioth in Azuria
Ivory LagiacrusSpeed
(Thunder)
Power
(Thunder)
Electrify: Technical
(Thunder)
Dragon x2
Fire x1
All except Paralysis x1Reach A Rank Lagiacrus Habitat Restoration
MizutsuneTechnical
(Water)
–– Bubble Mantle: Speed
(Water)
– Bubble Mantle (Slippery): Speed
(Water)
Thunder x2
Dragon x1
Blastblight x1Repel Invasive Shogun Ceanataur in Canalta Timberland
Soulseer MizutsuneSpeed
(Water)
––Thunder x2
Fire x1
Dragon x1
–– Reach S Rank Mizutsune Habitat Restoration
– Have Zinogre in Mizutsune’s Habitat
AlmudronPower
(Water)
Technical
(Water)
Large Mudbulb: Speed
(Water)
Fire x2
Ice x1
Burn x2Tarkuan:
– Colossal Dragon’s Remains

Fanged Wyverns Move Types and Weaknesses

Fanged Wyverns Move Types and Weaknesses
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NameNormalEnragedSpecial StateElement WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
Tobi-KadachiSpeed
(Thunder)
–Electric Charge: Technical
(Thunder)
Water x2
Fire x2
Poison x2
Darkness x2
Azuria: Broadleaf Basin
Feral Tobi-KadachiSpeed
(Thunder)
–Electric Charge: Technical
(Thunder)
Fire x2
Water x1
Poison x2
Darkness x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Blessing Hill
OdogaronSpeedFrenzied: PowerStarving: SpeedIce x2
Thunder x1
Paralysis x2Tarkuan:
– Death’s Maw
Ebony OdogaronSpeed
(Dragon)
Frenzied: Power
(Dragon)
Starving: Speed
(Dragon)
Fire x1
Water x1
Thunder x1
Ice x1
Poison x2
Paralysis x2
Serathis:
– Sacrosanctum/Lazlion
Invasive OdogaronSpeed– Invading: Technical
– Frenzied: Power
Starving: SpeedIce x2
Thunder x1
Paralysis x2Tarkuan:
– Rococo Rocks, Zinogre Den
ZinogreSpeed
(Thunder)
Electric Charge: Technical
(Thunder)
Thunder Supercharge: Power
(Thunder)
Ice x2
Water x1
Darkness x2Repel Invasive Odogaron in Tarkuan
Stygian ZinogreTechnical
(Dragon)
Dragon Shroud: Speed
(Dragon)
Battle Shroud: Power
(Dragon)
Thunder x2
Water x1
Ice x1
– Dragon Shroud:
Raw x1
Blastblight x2– Reach A Rank Zinogre Habitat Restoration
Thunderlord ZinogrePower
(Thunder)
––Ice x2
Fire x1
Water x1
–– Reach S Rank Zinogre or Stygian Zinogre Habitat Restoration
– Have Mizutsune in Zinogre’s Habitat
LunagaronSpeed
(Ice)
Power
(Ice)
–Fire x2
Thunder x1
– Enraged:
Fire x2
Raw x1
Burn x2
Darkness x2
Serathis:
– Old Capital Road
Battle-Bound LunagaronSpeed
(Ice)
Power
(Ice)
Battle-Bound (Unleashed): Power
(Thunder)
Fire x2
Thunder x1
– Unleashed:
Dragon x2
Burn x2
Darkness x2
– Unleashed:
Resist all
N/A
MagnamaloSpeedHellfire Blight Mantle: PowerHellfire Blight Critical: TechnicalWater x2
Thunder x1
– Hellfire Blight:
Thunder x2
Water x1
Darkness x2Serathis:
– Old Capital Road
Feral MagnamaloSpeed
(Fire)
Hellfire Blight Mantle: Power
(Fire)
Hellfire Blight Critical: Technical
(Fire)
Water x2
Ice x1
– Hellfire Blight:
Ice x2
Water x1
Darkness x2Serathis:
– Sacrosanctum/Lazlion

Flying Wyverns Move Types and Weaknesses

Monster Hunter Stories 3 - Flying Wyverns Move Types and Weaknesses
Image source: Capcom via The Nerd Stash
NameNormalEnragedSpecial StateElement WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
PaolumuTechnical–Airborne: SpeedFire x2
Thunder x1
Burn x2
Darkness x2
Azuria:
– Blightstone Woods
Feral PaolumuTechnical
(Thunder)
–Airborne: Speed
(Thunder)
Fire x2Burn x2
Darkness x2
Azuria:
– Broadleaf Basin
KhezuTechnical
(Thunder)
Power
(Thunder)
–Fire x2Poison x1
Burn x1
Blastblight x1
Canalta Timberland:
– Frozen Grotto
Red KhezuTechnical
(Thunder)
–Electric Charge: Power
(Thunder)
Water x2Poison x1
Burn x1
Blastblight x1
Canalta Timberland:
– Frozen Grotto
Serathis:
– Glacial Caps
Invasive KhezuTechnical
(Thunder)
Power
(Thunder)
Invading: Power
(Thunder)
Fire x2
– Use Kinship Attack, Stun, or Paralysis
Paralysis x2Serathis:
– Glacial Caps, Barioth Den
RathianSpeed
(Fire)
Power
(Fire)
–Dragon x2
Thunder x1
Paralysis x1
Sleep x1
Blastblight x1
Bleeding x1
Darkness x1
Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
Pink RathianSpeed
(Fire)
Power
(Fire)
–Dragon x2
Thunder x1
Paralysis x1
Sleep x1
Blastblight x1
Bleeding x1
Darkness x1
– Reach B Rank Rathian Habitat Restoration
Dreadqueen RathianSpeed
(Fire)
––Water x1
Thunder x1
Ice x1
–– Reach S Rank Rathian or Pink Rathian Habitat Restoration
– Habitat must contain 3 poisonous monsters
LegianaSpeed
(Ice)
Power
(Ice)
Airborne: Technical
(Ice)
Thunder x2
Fire x1
Burn x2Serathis:
– Glacial Caps
Exotic LegianaSpeed
(Ice)
–Airborne: Technical
(Ice)
Thunder x2
Fire x1
Burn x2Tarkuan:
– Rococo Rocks
Feral LegianaSpeed
(Ice)
Power
(Ice)
Airborne: Technical
(Ice)
Thunder x2
Fire x1
Burn x2Serathis:
– Old Capital Road
BariothTechnical
(Ice)
Speed
(Ice)
–Fire x2
Thunder x1
Burn x2
Blastblight x2
Repel Invasive Khezu in Serathis
Sand BariothTechnicalSpeed–Ice x2
Thunder x1
Paralysis x1
Sleep x1
Blastblight x1
Bleeding x1
Reach A Rank Barioth Habitat Restoration
NargacugaSpeedTechnical–Thunder x2
Fire x1
Poison x2
Darkness x2
Repel Invasive Nerscylla in Canalta Timberland
Green NargacugaSpeedPower–Thunder x2
Fire x1
Poison x2
Darkness x2
Reach A Rank Nargacuga Habitat Restoration
Silverwind NargacugaSpeed––Thunder x2
Fire x1
Dragon x1
–– Reach S Rank Green Nargacuga Habitat Restoration
– Habitat must contain 2 out of Legiana, Paolumu, or Great Izuchi
AstalosSpeed
(Thunder)
–Bolt: Power
(Thunder)
Ice x2
Water x2
Blastblight x2
Darkness x2
Repel Invasive Seregios in Azuria
Boltreaver AstalosTechnical
(Thunder)
––Fire x1
Water x1
–– Reach S Rank Astalos Habitat Restoration
– Astalos’s Habitat must be Thunder Element
– Habitat must contain 3 Thunder monsters
RathalosPower
(Fire)
Technical
(Fire)
Airborne: Speed
(Fire)
Dragon x2
Thunder x1
Blastblight x1
Bleeding x1
Darkness x1
Serathis:
– Sacrosanctum/Lazlion
Azure RathalosPower
(Fire)
Technical
(Fire)
Airborne: Speed
(Fire)
Dragon x2
Ice x1
Paralysis x1
Sleep x1
Blastblight x1
Bleeding x1
Darkness x1
– Reach A Rank Rathalos Habitat Restoration
Battle-Bound Azure RathalosPower
(Fire)
Technical
(Fire)
– Airborne: Speed
(Fire)
Dragon x2
Ice x1
– Unleashed:
Dragon x2
Paralysis x1
Sleep x1
Blastblight x1
Bleeding x1
Darkness x1
– Unleashed:
Resist all
N/A
Dreadking RathalosPower
(Fire)
––Dragon x2
Water x1
Thunder x1
–– Reach S Rank Rathalos or Azure Rathalos Habitat Restoration
– Habitat must be in Sacrosanctum/Lazlion
– Habitat must contain 4 Flying Wyverns
TigrexSpeedPower–Thunder x2
Dragon x1
Paralysis x2
Darkness x2
Repel Invasive Diablos in Tarkuan
Brute TigrexPowerSpeed–Water x2
Thunder x1
Paralysis x2
Darkness x2
Reach A Rank Tigrex Habitat Restoration
Grimclaw TigrexPower––Water x1
Thunder x1
Dragon x1
–– Reach S Rank Tigrex or Brute Tigrex Habitat Restoration
– Habitat must be in Death’s Maw
– Habitat must contain 4 Power-type monsters
GraviosPower
(Fire)
Technical
(Fire)
–Water x2
Dragon x1
Blastblight x2
Darkness x2
Tarkuan:
– Rococo Rocks
Black GraviosPower
(Fire)
Technical
(Fire)
–Water x2
Dragon x1
Blastblight x2
Darkness x2
Tarkuan:
– Bountiful Dunes
Feral GraviosPower
(Water)
Technical
(Water)
–Thunder x2
Ice x1
Dragon x1
Blastblight x2
Darkness x2
Tarkuan:
– Rococo Rocks
DiablosPowerSpeedBurrowed: SpeedIce x2
Water x1
Sonic Bomb
Darkness x2Tarkuan:
– Rococo Rocks
– Bountiful Dunes
Black DiablosPowerSpeedBurrowed: SpeedIce x2
Water x1
Sonic Bomb
Darkness x2Tarkuan:
– Rococo Rocks
– Bountiful Dunes
Bloodbath DiablosSpeed––Water x2
Ice x1
Dragon x1
–– Reach S Rank Diablos or Black Diablos Habitat Restoration
– Habitat must be in Bountiful Dunes
Invasive DiablosPowerSpeed– Invading: Power
– Burrowed: Power
Ice x2
Water x1
Dragon x1
– Use Hammer’s Meteor Hammer attack when it burrows
Darkness x2Tarkuan:
– Colossal Dragon’s Remains, Tigrex Den
SeregiosTechnicalSpeed–Thunder x2
Ice x1
Poison x1
Burn x1
Darkness x1
Canalta Timberland:
– Mt. Canalta
Exotic SeregiosSpeedTechnical–Thunder x2
Ice x1
Poison x1
Sleep x1
Blastblight x1
Bleeding x1
Darkness x1
Canalta Timberland:
– Blessing Hill
Invasive SeregiosTechnicalSpeedInvading: PowerThunder x2
Ice x1
– Use Hammer’s Perfect Crush attack
Resist allAzuria:
– Mirror Lake
EspinasPower
(Fire)
Speed
(Fire)
Sleep: Power
(Fire)
Resist Raw and All Elements
– Enraged:
Ice x2
Dragon x1
Darkness x2Tarkuan:
– Bountiful Dunes
Feral EspinasPower
(Fire)
Speed
(Fire)
–Resist Raw and All Elements
– Enraged:
Dragon x2
Ice x1
Darkness x2Canalta Timberland:
– Mt. Canalta
Rey DauSpeed
(Thunder)
–Fulgurite Mantle: Power
(Thunder)
Ice x2
Water x1
Blastblight x2
Darkness x2
Tarkuan:
– Death’s Maw
ArkveldTechnical
(Dragon)
–Dragon Mantle: Power
(Dragon)
Dragon x2
– Mantle:
All Elements x2
Blastblight x2
Darkness x2
Serathis:
– Sacrosanctum/Lazlion

Elder Dragons Move Types and Weaknesses

Monster Hunter Stories 3 - Elder Dragons Move Types and Weaknesses
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Yama Tsukami, Namielle, Velkhana, and the duo of Ibushi and Narwa — each region’s Calamitous Elder Dragon — can appear randomly at night after an encounter. Switching from night to day will not remove a currently spawned Elder Dragon. They will only disappear after a random number of battles or if you fail to defeat them.

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Calamitous Elder Dragons can be repelled by depleting about 1/3 of their health. If you encounter them again later, they will return with the remaining health from the previous battle.

NameNormalEnragedSpecial StateElement WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
Yama TsukamiPowerOpen Mouth: SpeedExposed: PowerDragon x2
Ice x1
Darkness x2Tarkuan:
– Bountiful Dunes
Yama Tsukami (Crystallized)PowerOpen Mouth: Speed–Dragon x2
Ice x1
Darkness x2Canalta Timberland
NamielleWater Mantle: Technical
(Water)
Abyssal Charge: Speed
(Water)
– Exposed: Power
(Water)
– Water Depleted: Power
(Water)
Fire x2
Ice x1
Dragon x1
– Exposed or Water Depleted:
Raw x2
Poison x2Azuria:
– Mirror Lake
VelkhanaTechnical
(Ice)
– Ice Mantle: Speed
(Ice)
– Freezing Fog Mantle: Power
(Ice)
Exposed: Technical
(Ice)
– Normal or Exposed:
Fire x2
Thunder x1
Dragon x1
– Mantles:
Fire x2
Dragon x1
Raw x1
Burn x2
Blastblight x2
Serathis:
– Glacial Caps
Wind Serpent IbushiWind Mantle: Power
(Dragon)
Mind Connection: Speed
(Dragon)
Exposed: Power
(Dragon)
Fire x2
Dragon x1
Darkness x2Canalta Timberland:
– Mt. Canalta
Thunder Serpent NarwaThunder Mantle: Technical
(Thunder)
Mind Connection: Speed
(Thunder)
Exposed: Technical
(Thunder)
Ice x2
Dragon x1
Poison x2
Darkness x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Mt. Canalta
MalzenoSpeed
(Dragon)
Blood Rite Active: Technical
(Dragon)
Exposed: Speed
(Dragon)
Dragon x2
Fire x1
Ice x1
– Blood Rite:
Raw x2
Dragon x1
Burn x2Serathis:
– Sacrosanctum/Lazlion
AenshinBlightstone Protection: Technical
(Dragon)
Blightstone Unleashed: Power
(Dragon)
Exposed: Power
(Dragon)
– Protection:
Fire x2
Dragon x2
– Unleashed or Exposed:
Raw x2
Fire x1
Dragon x1
Poison x2
Darkness x2
N/A

Other Small Monsters Move Types and Weaknesses

Other Small Monsters Move Types and Weaknesses
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Kelbi Horns can be acquired by shooting them with a Monstie’s blast, instead of from melee attacks. You can save Bombs for Barrel Felynes by simply bringing Kora and letting her automatically use her area-of-effect Bomb skills.

NameNormalElement WeaknessAilment WeaknessHabitat
AptonothPowerFire x2
Water x1
Thunder x1
Ice x1
All x2Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
SlagtothPowerThunder x2
Ice x1
Poison x2
Sleep x2
Darkness x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Mt. Canalta
Tarkuan:
– Bountiful Dunes
Kelbi–––Azuria:
– Sunpetal Plains
Canalta Timberland:
– Mt. Canalta
Moofah–––Azuria Castle Town
BnahabraTechnicalFire x2
Raw x1
Water x 1
Ice x1
All except Paralysis x2All Regions
Great ThunderbugSpeed
(Thunder)
Water x2
Ice x1
Poison x2
Burn x2
Blastblight x2
Bleeding x2
Darkness x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Howlinyowl Forest
– Narrow Passage
Great Dracophage BugSpeed
(Dragon)
Thunder x2
Water x1
Poison x2
Burn x2
Blastblight x2
Bleeding x2
Darkness x2
Serathis:
– Glacial Caps
– Sacrosanctum/Lazlion
RemobraTechnicalDragon x2
Water x1
Paralysis x2Tarkuan:
– Colossal Dragon’s Remains
Serathis:
– Glacial Caps
GargwaSpeedFire x2
Water x1
Thunder x1
Ice x1
Poison x2
Burn x2
Paralysis x2
Darkness x2
Canalta Timberland:
– Mt. Canalta
– Dragonreach Mountains
Barrel FelyneSpeedBig Barrel Bomb
Mega Barrel Bomb
Kora’s Launch Bomb and Burst Bomb
–All Regions and Dens
Great Barrel FelyneSpeedMega Barrel Bomb
Kora’s Launch Bomb and Burst Bomb
–All Regions and Dens
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