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A guide to Monster Race Okawari for Game Boy and Playstation
Written by Adam King (aka Terotrous)
Version 1.0
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Table of Contents:
You can search using the code listed before the titles to jump right to that
section. Just press Ctrl-F and type in the code.
F-0 FAQ information
F-1 Version History
F-2 Preface
G-0 Game Basics
G-1 About Monster Race Okawari
G-2 Basic Game Mechanics
G-3 Menu Translation
G-4 Monster Stats
G-5 Terrain Types
G-6 Skills
G-7 Evolution and Mixing
W-00 Walkthrough
W-01 Morrison Town
W-02 Sue Town
W-03 Saint City
W-04 Isshie Town
W-05 Billy Town
W-06 Gold Town
W-07 Lute Town and Rookie Town
W-08 Don Don City
W-09 Wealth Town
W-10 Honest Town
W-11 Trial Island
W-12 Paris City
W-13 Postgame
D-0 Databases
D-1 Item Database
D-2 Sharian and Mechadon
D-3 Monster Database
D-4 Skills Database
Z-0 Contact and Credits
Z-1 Contacting Me
Z-2 Credits
Z-3 Closing Information
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F-0
FAQ Information:
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F-1
Version History:
1.0 - May 4, 2022
First draft. Probably final.
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F-2
Preface:
This is a guide for a game that was never released in English. Though
this guide should provide enough information for you to progress through
the game without knowing any Japanese, knowing how to read Katakana is almost
required in order to navigate various menus listing the Monsters in your
party. Katakana is merely an alphabet, through the use of a chart and some
practice most people can become adequately proficient at it in a few weeks,
and it's immensely helpful for playing import games.
As far as Hiragana is concerned (Japanese's second alphabet), in this game
it's mainly used for items and skills, as all Monster names are in Katakana.
In the item listings, I have generally translated the item names, but in the
item database at the bottom, I list the untranslated Hiragana name if you
need to look something up. On the plus side, items aren't greatly important,
you can probably get through the vast majority of the game without bothering
with them. Skills are a bit more critical, but each Monster's skills are
listed in a certain order and I do provide a complete listing of Monster skills
at the end of the guide, so worst case you could just memorize the positions
of the skills you want to use, or use trial and error.
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G-0
Game Basics:
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G-1
About Monster Race Okawari:
Monster Race Okawari is a Monster rasing game that bares some similarity to
Pokemon. As with many games of this type, there are two versions of the game,
Monster Race and Monster Race Okawari, though they differ more substantially
than you might expect. As with Pokemon, there is a hero and a rival character
in the game, but in Monster Race Okawari, the roles are flipped and you play as
the rival from the first game, which changes the storyline and game progression
to some degree.
Monster Race was later ported to the Playstation with improved graphics and
sound. This version of the game contains both Monster Race and Monster Race
Okawari, with the two games being stitched together to become one continuous
game. So if you're playing the PS1 version, start with the Monster Race guide
until you finish the Lenny's storyline and switch to Batch, then read this
guide for the rest of the game.
The Playstation version has some changes from the Game Boy version.
The biggest change is that the opponent AI has been improved. On Gameboy,
the computer always sends out their Monsters in order as each one tires,
but on Playstation they swap their Monsters out a lot more frequently to take
advantage of the terrain. This makes the game substantially harder, you will
have to grind more and make better use of skills in order to win. There are
also 5 new Monsters, Monsters 104-108, and a substantial new postgame section
that is exclusive to the Playstion version. Whenever significant changes
occur, like the presence of new Monsters in the wild, they'll be marked with a
little box like this [PSX]. Note that most of the strategy advice and
opponent team orders are written based on the Gameboy version, so there
may be some cases where things don't exactly like up on Playstation, but
I've generally provided extra advice when things significantly differ.
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G-2
Basic Game Mechanics:
Monster Race Okawari plays mostly like a standard Monster raising game, save
for the fact that you race instead of fighting. As with any race, the goal is
to reach the finish line first. The courses are completely flat and the
Monsters run on their own, so we won't need to worry about steering or anything
like that. The nuance to the game comes from the fact that the courses upon
which the Monsters race feature many varied terrain types, such as Grass, Sand,
and Snow, and different Monsters have different affinities for each type of
terrain, and they also have a certain amount of stamina, after which they'll
tire out and slow down. Your main objective is to select a team for each
course and swap them in and out, relay-style, in order to reach the goal as
fast as possible. Monsters also have skills that can aid themselves or
hinder their opponents, adding another little twist to races.
As with most games of this type, Monsters can increase in level over time,
gaining increased stats, learning new skills, and possibly even evolving
into new forms, though very few Monsters evolve in this game compared to
Pokemon. You can also collect new Monsters by racing against them
in the wild or fusing two Monsters together to make a new one. Of course,
there's also a storyline that you'll need to progress through as well, which
sees you going from being a nobody in a small town to a world champion.
If you've ever enjoyed a Pokemon game or anything similar to it, you'll
probably be right at home here.
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G-3
Menu Translations:
Before we get too much further into the mechanics of the game, I'll provide
a translation of the various menus in the game to aid those who don't
speak Japanese that well.
Title Menu (GB):
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Continue
New Game
Opening Movie
If you don't have save data, Continue won't be shown. Opening Movie just
takes you back to the title screen.
Title Menu (Playstation):
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New Game Continue Two Player Mode
Unlike the GB version, Continue is shown regardless of whether or not you
have save data.
Pause Menu:
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Monsters Items
Save Status
Album Cancel
If you don't yet have the album, it will not be shown, and Cancel will be
in its place.
Upon Selecting a Monster in the Monsters Menu:
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Stats
Swap
Release
Cancel
Upon selecting Swap, you'll be prompted to choose where to swap it to.
The Monster Stats Screen Submenu (GB):
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Next Monster
Swap Page
Skills
Close Menu
Swapping the page switches between a Monster's stats and its terrain affinity.
On Playstation, both pages are compressed into one, so the menu doesn't exist.
Instead, selecting your Monster's name shows its skills.
Upon Selecting an item from the Item Menu:
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Use
Discard
Cancel
Not too much to say here. If you try to discard a key item, it doesn't
let you.
Shopping:
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Buy
Sell
Deposit an Item
Withdraw an Item
Shops also provide the item storage in this game. If you try to pick up
an item and don't have space for it, it goes to the storage automatically.
This can also happen with key items, so if you find yourself stuck,
check the storage.
After defeating a Wild Monster (GB):
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See its stats
Let it go
Capture it (and send it to a box)
Capture it (and swap it with a Monster in your party)
The fourth option is not shown if your party is not full, and the third
option will simply add the Monster to your party instead. After capturing
a Monster, you will be asked if you want to nickname it. If your party is
full, you'll then be asked if you want to send it to the box. If you say
"no", you'll be asked to swap a monster from your party, similar to choosing
the fourth option. If you cancel from the choose a monster to swap screen,
it will ask you if you want to send the new Monster to a box, similar to
the third option, so they are essentially interchangeable.
After defeating a Wild Monster (PSX):
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See its stats
Let it go
Capture it and add it to your party
Capture it and send it to a box
On Playstation, you can send the Monster to the box even if your party is not
full. Also, the third option is now the one that swaps a monster from your
party if it is full, rather than the fourth option.
The battle submenu:
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Swap Monsters
Use Skill
[PSX] Retire
The Retire option is exclusive to Playstation, and instantly forfeits the
current race. After choosing it, you can confirm with the top option and
cancel with the bottom option.
The monster management menu:
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Move a Monster
Release a Monster
Rename a Box
Close
This menu is shown when talking to the person on the right side of the
healing house counter. Note that in Monster Race Okawari, this menu is now
the same between the Game Boy and Playstation versions.
Any Yes / No question:
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Yes
No
Yes is always on top any time the game asks you a question.
The Multiplayer Menu (GB):
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Trade
Battle
Mix
Cancel
You initiate multiplayer from the little computer in the Healing Center.
Monster Race and Monster Race Okawari can play multiplayer together,
however Monsters 101-103 will be temporarily removed from your party
if you have them.
If you choose trade, it asks both players to choose a Monster. Afterwards,
it shows the other player's choice and asks you to accept or decline the
trade. Mixing works mostly as normal, with each player choosing a Monster
to mix, though there a few combinations that will yield a different
monster than normal when mixed this way. After the mix is complete, the
game will ask you if you want the mixed monster. If one player says yes
and the other no, it goes to the person who wanted to claim it, but if
both say yes, you have the option to race for it, using the same menu
you use for races.
The Multiplayer Racing Menu (GB):
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Normal Race
Kake Race
Cancel
You can choose between a normal race, which functions as it usually does,
and a Kake Race, where the winner takes one of the opponent's monsters.
Before the race starts, you can choose which of the opponent's monsters
you want.
The Multiplayer Race Selection Menu (GB):
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Choose a Course
Standard Course
Random Select
Cancel
If you choose a course, you can pick from the tournament courses in any
tournament that both players have completed. The standard course is basically
just grass. Random Select will pick a random course for you.
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Monster Stats:
Monsters have 4 main stats that determine their performance in Races.
These are shown on the Monster Stats screen, which I'll provide a translation
for since it's important.
Gameboy first page:
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Name: <Monster's name>
Original Onwer: <Original owner's name>
Level: <Current level>
To next Level: <Exp points needed>
Speed: <Speed value>
Stamina: <Current Stamina> / <Max Stamina>
Power: <Power value>
Stability: <Stability value>
Gameboy second page:
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Species: <Species name>
Mix: <Monsters mixed from, if applicable>
Grass: <Grass Affinity> Jump: <Jump Affinity>
Rock: <Rock Affinity> Balance: <Balance Affinity>
Water: <Water Affinity> Guts: <Guts Affinity>
Ice: <Ice Affinity>
Fire: <Fire Affinity>
Playstation:
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Species: <Species Name>
<Picture of Monster>
Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
<Affinities listed below>
Speed: <Speed Value> Stability: <Stability Value>
Stamina: <Current Stamina> / <Max Stamina> Power: <Power Value>
Level: <Current Level> Next Level: <Exp Needed>
As for what the stats actually do, Speed and Power both determine how fast
your Monster runs. Which of the two stats is used depends on the terrain
type, see the next section.
Stamina is used up while running, and if your Monster runs out of Stamina,
they run very slow. You get 80% of the stamina you used back after the race
is over, but over time you will gradually get worn out, which can either be
healed by going to a Healing Center or using items. Levelling up also
restores all stamina.
Stability governs acceleration and deceleration, which is mainly relevant
when switching Monsters. Having more stability generally allows you to
switch faster, though the speed your Monster is currently running at
when you order them to switch also matters (if you're going fast, it
takes longer to come to a stop).
[PSX] An important change in the Playstation version is that there is a soft
level cap in place. If you raise your Monsters above a certain level,
which is determined by the number of Trophies you've won, your Stability
will be drastically reduced. Here's the maximum level allowed before
the penalty is put in place. For Batch, the game doesn't save after the
final trophy is one, so you can never raise the cap past 70.
Trophies Max level
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0 15
1 20
2 25
3 30
4 35
5 40
6 45
7 50
8 55
9 60
10 65
11 70
12 100
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Terrain Types:
Probably the most important mechanic in the game are terrain types. The
speed a Monster runs is drastically affected by its affinity with the terrain
that it's currently running on, and you need to swap your Monsters to ensure
that each one runs on terrain types where they perform well. There are many
different terrain types in the game, so it's important to know about all of
them.
For each terrain affinity, there's two terrains associated with it, one
of which is easier to run and one which is harder to run. Affinity matters
more on the harder one, so Monsters with good affinity are very fast there,
while those with poor affinity are very slow. I've always listed the
easier terrain first.
Additionally, some of the terrains use Power instead of Speed to determine
how fast you move. I've marked these with a *. Power is also relevant when
running uphill, regardless of the terrain type.
Guts is special. There are no terrains specifically for Guts, instead
Guts governs how well your Monster runs on hills, both uphill and downhill,
and there are a couple terrain types where Guts affects how fast you run.
Additionally, Guts gives your Monster a small boost to its speed when it's
losing.
Should you wish to simply learn the names of the terrain types in Japanese
rather than just reading my lists every time, I've also included the names
of the terrains in Hiragana, as well as the colour assigned to them on
Playstation.
Grass Terrains:
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Lawn (Shibafu, Light Green)
Grass (Kusamura, Dark Green)
Rock Terrains:
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Sand (Sunachi, Light Brown)
Stone (Ishidatame, Grey)
Water Terrains:
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Swamp* (Numa, Teal)
Pond (Ike, Dark Blue)
Ice Terrains:
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Snow* (Yuki, White)
Ice (Koori, Sky Blue)
Fire Terrains:
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Coals (Yakeato, Dark Brown)
Lava* (Yougan, Red)
Jump Terrains:
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Hurdles (Hurdles, Purple)
High Jump (Teppan, Purple)
High Jump is not present in the Gameboy version of Monster Race. All
instances of High Jump are Hurdles in the Gameboy version.
Balance Terrains:
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Balance (Balance, Yellow)
Bridge (Tsuribashi, Brown)
Bridge is special in that Guts has a huge effect on your speed there.
Hybrid Terrains:
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Pits (Iwaba, Black)
Torch (Taimatsu, Pink)
Pits and Torch are special and require a mixture of terrain skills.
Pits requires Rock, Balance, and Guts.
Torch requires Fire, Jump, and Guts.
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Skills:
Monsters can also use Skills during races to turn the tide in their favour.
There are many skills, and each Monster can learn up to 4 of them by levelling
up. Skills don't cost anything to use, but each Monster can only use one
skill per race.
The computer will also use skills, but they don't do so very cleverly. They
simply use a random skill the second their stamina drops below half. On
Gameboy, this works all right, since the AI will run their monsters until
they get low on stamina, but on Playstation, this has the unintended
effect of causing many Monsters with high stamina not to use skills at all,
unless you manually lower their stamina with your own skills.
A full listing of skills can be found later in the guide.
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Evolution and Mixing:
As with many games of this type, some Monsters can evolve upon reaching
certain levels. Unlike Pokemon, however, very few Monsters overall can
evolve. You can also use an item called Evolution Material to evolve any
Monster immediately, regardless of your level. When Monsters evolve, they
keep their skills, which is often relevant as their evolved forms usually
learn different skills. You can check the skill lists at the bottom of the
guide to determine the best level to evolve your Monsters.
Beyond Evolution, you can also mix two monsters together to make a new
Monster. This is done at a Mixing station, which can be found in most towns.
The new monster will have half the combined level and stats of the Monsters
used to make it, and may be a different type of Monster that you might not
otherwise be able to find. The Monster database later in the guide contains
a list of known mixing combinations, but here's a quick crash course on
some options for beefing up your team.
In the Playstation version, you can access almost every Monster in the game
the second you get to Saint City thanks to Morbitto, so feel free to
experiment with crazy team combinations.
Before Sue Town Cup:
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Unya - Mojat + Kraken
Ressa - Mojat + Honerasu
Kairoron - Mousse + Kraken
Baluballoon - Kyappi + Tsumerunner
Buyoyon - Honerasu + Kraken
Kachutopus - Honerasu + Kairoron
Ucchii - Baluballoon + Unya
Mogoron - Tsumerunner + Baluballoon
Mourock - Tsumerunner + Kairoron
Umyuku - Tsumerunner + Ucchii
Goroise - Tsumerunner + Umyuku
Dorkeshi - Mojat + Kairoron
Ryuustal - Dorkeshi + Buyoyon
Majiron - Ryuustal + Ucchii
Ratopomu - Majiron + Kraken
Puppet - Majiron + Baluballoon
Kumamii - Panpyon + Kairoron
Pubamos - Kumamii + Ressa
Before Greatest Cup:
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Piipen - Ticktock + Mojat
Kumamii - Ticktock + Piipen
Pubamos - Ticktock + Kumamii
Deathgon - Ticktock + Pubamos
[PSX] Tops - Morbitto + Goroise (in that order)
[PSX] Shadow - Morbitto + Honerasu
[PSX] Cloud - Shadow + Kachutopus
[PSX] Heron - Morbitto + Majiron
[PSX] Honeymucha - Heron + Mousse
[PSX] Pooh Puppy - Morbitto + Kairoron
[PSX] Majiron - Pooh Puppy + Honerasu
[PSX] Devilon - Pooh Puppy + Majiron
[PSX] Byuutatsu - Pooh Puppy + Umyuku
[PSX] Ratopomu - Morbitto + Mojat
[PSX] Pirrie - Pooh Puppy + Ratopomu
[PSX] Guug - Pooh Puppy + Panpyon
[PSX] Regyak - Pirrie + Kumamii
[PSX] Sazot - Pirrie + Cloud
[PSX] Hayaten - Pirrie + Pubamos
[PSX] Gammerock - Pirrie + Goroise
[PSX] Tedott - Pirrie + Gammerock
[PSX] Garuf - Morbitto + Sazot
[PSX] Rokkun - Ticktock + Sazot
Before Billy's Cup:
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[PSX] Sazot - Hawk + Sabotente
[PSX] Regyak - Hawk + Kairoron
[PSX] Metallet - Hawk + Mojat
[PSX] Maquito - Metallet + Majiron
[PSX] Kaen - Kyapett + Sazot
Before Lute Cup:
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Mirya - Miryun + Kamonuts
Ganryu - Miryun + Nyantora
[PSX] Karyudos - Miryun + Kaen
Late / Postgame:
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Usaddo - Mettalet + Sala
Jyuou - Cool + Maquito
Beyond this, there are a few Monsters that can only be made by mixing through
Multiplayer (except in the Playstation version, where they appear in the wild).
These are as follows:
Nejapii - Shadow + Umyuku
Gadrack - Cloud + Sazot
Hawk - Nyantora + Metallet
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Walkthrough:
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Morrison Town:
Your adventure starts in the Saint City Time Trial House, where you've just
finished up training for the day. After some discussion about Monster
Racing and the Very Best Cup, you'll return the Monster you were using for
the training. Without a Monster of our own, there's nothing more we can
do here other than leave the Time Trial House, so pick the top option when
prompted to leave. Outside, you're met by a girl who is a fan of yours,
and she asks you to sign something for her, which is also how you input your
name. The character's default name is Batch, which is how I'll be referring
to him through the rest of this guide.
After they leave, Batch's little brother and sister will come running up.
Apparently Senji, their adoptive father, is looking for Batch. They'll take
you back home. Sit at the one empty spot at the table to talk to Senji.
Senji will ask you if the girl from before was your girlfriend, you can
answer yes or no. If you say yes, he'll ask you another question about
the Monster you were using for your training. Again, what you pick doesn't
matter, either way Senji decides that you're ready to have a Monster of your
own, and he leaves the house. Follow him outside.
[PSX] Immediately outside is a bag containing the RUMBLE. Turn this on if
you want rumble functionality, such as when a Monster appears in the grass.
You can wander around Saint City and talk to people if you want, but you
can't really do much of anything since you don't have a Monster yet. When
you're ready to proceed, head towards the far left of town to find Senji.
He will explain how to encounter and catch Monsters. The tutorial will be
a race between Uriran the Pig and Nokonoko the Snake. The race is even at
first, but Uriran will start to tire, so Senji swaps Tops for Tops the
Triceratops. Tops manages to win the race, allowing Nokonoko to be caught.
Senji will now let you choose one of these three monsters to be your first
Monster. The top option is Tops, the middle is Uriran, and the bottom is
Nokonoko. Tops is good on rocky terrain and has good Guts, which makes it
a good choice for running uphill. Uriran is good on grass and is generally
well balanced. Nokonoko is good in the water and is also pretty well balanced.
Of the three, I think Tops is the strongest choice and Uriran is the weakest,
mainly due to the availability of comparable monsters in the early game,
but you can make it work with any of them. You can see the chart below
for their full stats.
[PSX] If you're playing the Playstation version, you'll soon have your album
data combined with Lenny's, so if you want to complete the album, you should
choose a different starter than Lenny did. There'll be an opportunity to
get the third starter later in the game.
Now it's your turn to do it yourself. Wander into the grass to the right
and it will start shaking, touch it to trigger the second tutorial race.
The monster you encounter will always be one of Winryu or Watapii chosen
at random. Winryu is good on Fire, while Watapii is good on Ice, neither
of which you'll be encountering for a while. You won't be able to find
either of them in the wild, so you can save before finding the monster and
reload if you want a specific one. Either way, your starter will defeat
them easily, and the game forces you to add them to your party
(normally, it will ask you if you want to keep them or not).
Starter Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
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Tops B A C C B C C A
Uriran A B C C C B B B
Nokonoko B B A C C C B B
Winryu B C B C A B C C
Watapii B C C A C B C C
The moment we finish catching them, Senji whisks us off the Morrison Town
to participate in the Morrison Cup, the very first challenge for aspiring
Monster Racers. Since we won't be able to come back for a little while,
your brother and sister wish you luck and ask you if you're confident
as you leave. As with virtually every dialogue choice in the game, it
doesn't matter what you tell them here. Your little brother also gives
you the Album, which lets you track the Monsters you've seen and caught
(on Playstation, we don't get the Album until a little later).
After a brief walk, we end up in Morrison Town, and Senji heads back to
Saint City. We're now free to explore Morrison Town.
The first thing you'll probably want to do is collect a few more Monsters.
The following Monsters can be found in the grass in Morrison Town. If you
played Monster Race, you'll notice that the available Monsters are quite
different, this will remain the case throughout the game.
Morrison Town Wild Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
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Mojat A B C B C C B C
Tsumerunner B A B B C C B C
Kraken C B A B C C B B
After defeating a monster in a race, you'll be given one of three (or four,
if your party is full) options for what to do with it. The first is to see
its stats, the second is to let it go, the third is to catch it, and the
fourth is to catch it and swap it for one of your current party members.
(On Playstation, the third and fourth options are switched).
If you have too many party members, the extras will be stored at the healing
center. Speaking of which, if your monsters start to get low on stamina,
head over there and talk to the lady on the left to heal them. The lady
on the right lets you access your monster storage.
At this point, our goal is to become strong enough to participate in the
Morrison Cup, so we can leave Morrison Town (currently, a lady will block
us if we try to head north to Sue Town). You'll need to make sure your
team can handle Grass, Rock, and Water, so catch whichever Monsters you
need based on the starter you choose (ie, if you choose Tops, you'll want
Mojat and Kraken). You should probably make sure anyone you want to use
in the Morrison Cup is at least level 5. It will be very hard to level
Kraken, though, due to it struggling on grass, it can pretty much only
race against other Krakens.
Once you feel confident in your team, head back to the racing center. You'll
be interrupted by Lenny, the game's rival (and the playable character of
the original Monster Race). He's also entering the Morrison Cup. After
entering the Racing Center, talk to the lady behind the counter to register,
then talk to the man at the top near the door to participate in the races.
Before each match, he'll offer to give you an overview of the course, though
if you're playing the Game Boy version it will be purely in Japanese.
I've reproduced the track layouts in English in the guide. Keep in mind that
you will lose stamina between races, so you should get into the habit of
returning to the healing center between races.
Morrison Cup:
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Race 1:
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Vs Village Man
Lawn -> \Sand -> Swamp
Village Man's Team: Cockatosato, Kraken
An easy start. You probably only want to switch once, so Mojat and Kraken
could be a good combo.
Race 2:
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Vs Race Maniac
Sand -> /Lawn -> Swamp
Race Maniac's Team: Mourock, Nokonoko
There's an uphill section here. Besides the terrain type, your Guts is also
important when running uphill. Tops can easily handle the first two sections,
or you could try using Mojat and Kraken again.
Race 3:
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Vs Ponytail
Lawn -> /Swamp -> Lawn -> Sand
Ponytail's team: Majiron, Tops
The uphill Swamp section will be very tough for non-water specialists, so make
sure to bring either Kraken or Nokonoko in there. Mojat should be able to
build a solid lead against Tops using its special skill, Kasoku, which gives
it a lengthy speed boost, but you can bring in Tsumerunner if it looks like
it might catch up, Tsumerunner also has a speed boosting skill in Turbo.
Race 4:
-------
Vs Lenny
Swamp -> Sand -> \Lawn -> Sand
Batch's team: Kraken, Uriran
This one can actually be a bit tricky. Since there's a heavy focus on Sand,
Tops is super good here, but Kraken and Tsumerunner are solid choices as
well. On Playstation, Lenny's second Monster is whatever you chose as your
starter when you played as him. If you chose Tops, he will run the Tops
starting from the first Sand section through to the end, and is nearly
unbeatable except via another Tops, which you likely won't want to choose
since it'd bar you from completing the album. Without Tops, your only hope
is to raise Tsumerunner to around level 14-15 and have it run the entire race.
Make sure to save your Turbo for when Tops uses Chohatsu near the end.
If Lenny has Uriran or Nokonoko instead the race should be easy.
For winning you'll get 10000 Yen. Lenny takes his loss pretty well by rival
standards, and Lenny's parents are still impressed that he got second in his
very first tournament. We're now finally done with Morrison Town, and can
head north to Sue Town.
[PSX] On the way to Sue Town, we'll meet Lenny again, who asks for your help
in filling out the monster Album, which allows you to see Monsters you've seen
or caught. Lenny and Batch share the progress of the Album, so it doesn't
matter who catches each Monster. You can also visit Lenny in the house between
Morrison and Sue Town to change characters, but only until you try to leave
Sue Town for the first time, after which you'll have to progress quite a bit
farther before we can play as Lenny again, so if there's some postgame stuff
you want to do with Lenny right now, this is the time for it.
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Sue Town:
Sue Town is actually on the exact same map as Morrison Town, they're literally
only a few feet away from each other, but Sue town has its own healing and
Racing centers. You can head to the Sue Town Racing center right away,
(it's in the top left) but you'll quickly find that the Sue Cup isn't ready to
start quite yet. There are some new monsters in the grass patches here though,
here's a summary of what you can catch in Sue Town.
Sue Town Wild Monsters:
-----------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mojat A B C B C C B C
Tsumerunner B A B B C C B C
Kraken C B A B C C B B
Mousse C C C C C C S C
Kyappi C C C C C S C C
You can find a Strawberry in the grass near the entrance to Sue Town. This
can restore the Stamina of a Monster one time.
[PSX] On Playstation, there's an additional race we can encounter here in
Sue Town. There's a kid located near the upper right, guarding a narrow path
through the trees, who will challenge Batch to a race. This is actually part
of the questline to open up Challenge Mountain, but it's easy enough to win
it right now.
Sue Town Racer List (PSX Only):
-------------------------------
Racer 1 (Guarding the tree path):
---------------------------------
Lawn -> Balance -> /Swamp -> Sand
Opponent Team: Majiron, Buyoyon
Prize: 100 Yen, Majiron
Not difficult, even if you challenge this right after the Morrison Cup.
Tsumerunner can run pretty much the whole course and win.
Sue Town Prize Monsters:
------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Majiron A C C B C B B C
[PSX] It's now possible to switch back to Lenny and tackle Challenge
Mountain, see the Monster Race guide for information about this.
If you proceed any further in Batch's story, Lenny will leave Sue Town
and we won't be able to play as him again for a long time, so if you want
to complete any of the parts of his postgame you should do so now.
To proceed with the game, we have to try to leave Sue Town to the North.
We'll be turned away at the gate, as we can't leave until the Sue Town Cup
finishes. Next, we need to head to the big house in the bottom left of Sue
Town. Outside, we'll meet Leila, who is Batch's former classmate. She'll
introduce you to her grandmother, who instantly assumes you're her boyfriend
(Batch is a real ladies man it seems). She rushes inside to tell everyone,
and Leila follows her. Head inside and approach them to overhear a
conversation about Leila wanting to go to Gold City, but she also can't leave
town. It would be fine if she won the Sue Town Cup, but she's not a Monster
Racer. Talk to her Grandmother, who will suggest that you could win the
Sue Town Cup and escort her to Saint City, but the rules say that only the
winner can go. However, Leila's mother knows that Leila has been recruited
by the travelling group Aqua Circus and it's her dream to go, so she'll pull
some strings if Batch if can pass a little test, to retrieve the Aloha Shirt
from the Shop in Saint City Outskirts.
Before we leave the house, there's something important you can grab here,
inside the middle cabinet in the top left of the house is the
SHARIAN FRAGMENT. This is part of a questline to create Sharian that
you can accomplish later in the game. Throughout the game, there are a
handful of other items hidden in closets and dressers, mostly stat boosters
and utility items like Switchboards. Apparently Batch is more edgy and is
fine with stealing from people, because these items are not there when
playing as Lenny. I haven't documented these in the guide as they're not
really necessary, but feel free to rifle through people's stuff when you
have the chance for some free stuff.
We now need to make our way out of town, so head east and talk to the boy
standing to the right of the Sue Town healing center. It seems he's Leila's
brother, and has been told to let you pass. Behind him is a ladder that
leads into a tunnel.
This tunnel is kind of creepy, but there's actually nothing dangerous here.
You can head east and north to find a fork in the road with a bag containing
a Strawberry. If you head left and up the ladder, you'll reach the
Mixing Center, where you can combine two monsters to make a new one.
You can fiddle around with this using some of the Monsters you've found
already if you like. For example, try Kyappi + Tsumerunner to make
Baluballoon, Mousse + Kraken to make Kairoron, or Mojat + Kraken to make Unya.
There are tons more possibilities, so check out the mixing section at the
top of the guide if you want to experiment.
Heading north from the fork, you'll find a bag containing the World Map,
which you can use from the item menu to see the map. Once you're done,
head to the end of the tunnel to reach the Saint City Outskirts.
Directly north of the tunnel exit is the entrance to Saint City,
but they won't let you in there until you've won the Sue Town Cup,
so instead let's explore this area. There are new Monsters to be found
here.
Saint City Outskirts Wild Monsters:
-----------------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mojat A B C B C C B C
Tsumerunner B A B B C C B C
Kraken C B A B C C B B
Mousse C C C C C C S C
Kyappi C C C C C S C C
Honerasu A B B C A C C B
Cockatosato B B C C C A B C
There's a number of other things to do in this area as well. To the left of
the entrance to Saint City is a shop that sells various things.
Saint City Outskirts Shop:
--------------------------
Strawberry 300
Strength Shower 1000
Switchboard 800
Tops Horn 5000
Monmon Bell 600
Strawberries recover a single monster's stamina, while the Strength Shower
recovers the entire party. The Monmon Bell triggers an instant encounter,
but only once. The Switchboard lets you access the Monster Storage from
anywhere. The Tops Horn will be taken instead of a Monster if you lose a
kake race. I'd probably just save your money for now.
South of the Shop, we can find a bag containing a Strawberry. Near the bottom
right is a Money Bag. The Money Bag can be opened for a random amount of
money, so you can save before opening it to get more money.
We can also obtain an important item here, if you go to the house at the top
of the area, then check the cabinet in the top left, you can get CATERPILLAR
PARTS. These are used to make a special Monster much later in the game.
In the bottom right, you can find the Time Trial House, which offers 3 races.
You can do these as many times as you like for money and experience. On
Playstation, you can also set the course record by beating the target time,
which is needed to access Challenge Mountain as part of Lenny's postgame.
I'm not giving detailed strategies for the Time Trial Houses since they're
optional and aren't generally too difficult. The courses offered here are
listed below.
Saint City Outskirts Time Trial House:
--------------------------------------
Course 1:
---------
Swamp -> /Sand -> Lawn -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Kraken, Baluballoon
Initial Record: 0:33:30
Prize: 200 Yen
Course 2:
---------
Lawn -> \Swamp -> Balance -> Sand
Opponent Team: Ressa, Fuwawa
Initial Record: 0:31:05
Prize: 200 Yen
Course 3:
---------
Lawn -> \Sand -> Balance -> /Swamp -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Mogoron, Fuwawa, Baluballoon
Initial Record: 0:39:63
Prize: 300 Yen
Most importantly, there are also enemy Monster Racers out here. You can
challenge them to races, but watch out! Some trainers will challenge you
to a "Kake Race", which is a special type of challenge where the winner
takes one of the loser's monsters. If you lose these races, one of your
Monsters will be lost permanently, and there's a good chance of it being
your starter. There is a warning before you start the race, but it doesn't
show the course beforehand, so make sure to save often. Here's a list of
the racers and their courses. Note that you don't get to choose your
starting monster before the race, so swap the correct monster into the
top position before accepting the race.
On Gameboy, Monsters you win through Kake races (or trade, it works as
long as you aren't the original owner) gain boosted experience, just like
in Pokemon, which makes them great choices for your team. This has been
removed in the Playstation version, however.
Saint City Outskirts Racer List:
--------------------------------
Racer 1 (Closest to tunnel exit):
---------------------------------
Sand -> /Lawn -> /Swamp -> Balance -> \Lawn -> \Sand -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Panpyon, Mogoron, Matomato
Prize: 200 Yen, Panpyon
A fair bit tougher than most of the races you've encountered so far.
Mogoron is a very good choice for the middle section and you may
struggle to keep up. If you fused Kairoron, it's a good choice
for the middle section.
Racer 2 (Near the northern house):
----------------------------------
Swamp -> /Sand -> Lawn -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Tsumerunner, Majiron
Prize: 200 Yen, Majiron
This is an easy one, you probably shouldn't have too much trouble here.
If your Tsumerunner is high level it can probaly run the entire race,
if not Kraken can help out with the beginning.
Racer 3 (Right beside the shop):
--------------------------------
Sand -> Balance -> \Coals -> Swamp -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Ratopomu, Kairoron, Ressa
Prize: 800 Yen
This is probably your first time seeing Coals, which require Fire affinity.
If you started with Winryu it'll do well here, otherwise you'll want to
catch a Honerasu or fuse Kairoron first.
[GB] Racer 4 (Above the Sue Town gate, after beating Racer 3):
--------------------------------------------------------------
Lawn -> \Sand -> Balance -> Swamp -> /Grass -> Sand
Opponent Team: Mogoron, Panpyon
Prize: 700 Yen
A bit challenging, if you fused Kairoron it's a good choice for the middle
section. A Monster with good Guts could help for the upwards Grass section
at the end.
[PSX] Racer 4 (Above the Sue Town gate, after beating Racer 3):
---------------------------------------------------------------
Lawn -> \Sand -> Balance -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Mogoron
Prize: 700 Yen
On Playstation, the course is shorter, ending after the Swamp section, and
the opponent will run Mogoron the entire time, which makes it much more
challenging. Tops is a good choice for the start and Nokonoko for the
end, but if you're stuck with Uriran you may be forced to level
Tsumerunner until it can run the entire course.
Saint City Outskirts Prize Monsters:
------------------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Majiron A C C B C B B C
Panpyon B B C B C A C B
To proceed with Batch's adventure, we have to defeat Racers 3 and 4 in Saint
City Outskirts, in that order, as Racer 4 doesn't appear until Racer 3 has
been challenged. Racer 4 will give you the Aloha Shirt, which you need to
return to the house in the bottom left of Sue Town. After giving it to
Leila's mother, the Sue Town Cup will be open, so we can head to the Racing
Center to proceed. Talk to the lady behind the counter to register, then
talk to the man at the top to get started.
Sue Town Cup:
-------------
Race 1:
-------
Vs Sneaker
Sand -> /Lawn -> Swamp -> \Lawn -> Hurdles
Sneaker's Team: Mogoron, Baluballoon
A fairly easy one to start. Tsumerunner can run most of the race, and you
can use Majiron for the Lawn, Hurdles section if you won it.
Race 2:
-------
Vs Office Lady
Lawn -> Sand -> /Swamp -> Balance -> Sand
Office Lady's Team: Ressa, Fuwawa, Kraken
Not too hard, even if you don't have a dedicated Balance specialist you
can probably just run Tsumerunner for the end, which will do much better
than Fuwawa on the Sand.
Race 3:
-------
Vs Gambler
Swamp -> /Lawn -> Lawn -> Sand -> \Swamp -> Sand
Gambler's Team: Fuwawa, Mogoron, Kraken
The opponent's team would actually be really good for this stage, but he
doesn't use it properly, not switching Kraken in until after the Swamp
segment, giving you a fairly easy finish.
Race 4:
-------
Vs Mary
Lawn -> /Sand -> Balance -> \Swamp -> Hurdles -> Sand
Gambler's Team: Matomato, Heron, Baluballoon
Heron is a very powerful monster who is quite skilled a both balance and
hurdles and may give you some trouble, but luckily the opponent makes an
ill-advised switch to Baluballoon at the end, giving you some time to take
the lead.
You get 15000 Yen for winning, and we can now also finally leave town and
proceed onwards to Saint City. Leila and her grandmother will go on ahead,
saying that they'll meet us at Gold City if we can make it that far.
Leave town through the gate, then head up to the gate to Saint City, where
you will now be allowed to pass.
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Saint City:
Saint City is massive compared to Morrison Town and Sue Town. For starters,
The Racing center is at the top middle, and the Healing center is at the top
right. There's also two shops towards the top, and a Mixing Station near
the middle. There's also Wild Monsters and Time Trial Houses here too.
There are exits to Saint City via the bridge to the right and the cave in
the bottom right, but they're both closed to us right now.
Before we get caught up in shopping or racing, there's a couple important
things we should pick up. First, try to go to the Racing Center,
where you'll find that it's not open yet. Instead, head back to Batch's home,
which is the second house on the left on the bottom row (there's a sign
out front). Your sister will welcome you home, and Senji will congratulate
you on winning your first two tournaments. Talk to Batch's Sister,
then Senji (in that order), and he will ask you to go check on your brother
and grandfather, who went to the upper area but haven't come back yet, so
head up to the area where you caught your first Monster. They're being
hassled by a Monster Racer, but he takes one look at Batch and thinks better
about challenging him. He also forks over the MEMBERSHIP CARD. It was your
brother's, but he decides to let you keep it. Head to the shopping center
at the top of the city. Take the stairs to the second floor, then head to
the top left and take the stairs down. Talk to the lady behind the counter
here to get the SCOOTER. With the Scooter, you can hold B to move faster.
There's also one more thing we can pick up if you want. Make a space in
your party, then head back to where you caught the first monster and head
to the left. There was a bag we could see here at the start but weren't
able to collect at the time. It contains Sabotente, a Monster. It has
a default name of Herahera, but we can change it with a Name Tag, which
we'll find later.
Saint City Gift Monster:
------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sabotente B A C C B C B C
If you played the original Monster Race, you were probably expecting this to
be Imomu, but don't worry, we'll find Imomu a bit later. Herahera means
"foolish" in Japanese, so I get the impression they left this Monster here
specifically to troll players of the original game.
Now that's we've collected the free stuff, here's the inventory of the shops
in town.
Small Shop (Top Left)
-------------------------
Strawberry 300
Banana 800
Melon 1200
All of these are single-target stamina restoration items.
Shopping Center 2nd Floor
-------------------------
Strawberry 300
Strength Shower 1000
Switchboard 800
Shop 1 To-Go 500
The Strength Shower can heal the Stamina of every Monster in your party by
a bit. Shop 1 To-Go lets you call a shop from anywhere, see their
inventory below.
Shopping Center 3rd Floor Left Counter
--------------------------------------
Whirlwind 10000
Protein 10000
Herb 10000
Sports Drink 10000
The Whirlwind boosts your Monster's Speed by 1, the Protein boosts
Power by 1, and the Sports Drink boosts Stamina by 1.
Shopping Center 3rd Floor Right Counter
---------------------------------------
Turbo Kit 700
Maid Set 4000
Monmon Bell 600
The Turbo Kit powers up the Scooter to make it go super fast for a little
while.
Shopping Center 4th Floor
-------------------------
Mystery Bud 22000
Rainbow Bud 24000
Tops Horn 5000
The Mystery Bud increases a random stat by 1-3 points, and the
Rainbow Bud increases Speed, Power, and Stability by 1.
Shop 1 (called by Shop 1 To-Go)
-------------------------------
Strawberry 300
Whirlwind 10000
Protein 10000
Herb 10000
Sports Drink 10000
Strength Shower 1000
Nothing new here, but it's convenient.
There are grass patches in the top left and bottom right of town where we
can catch new Monsters. There's an absolute ton of things to catch here,
so we might as well stock up.
Saint City Wild Monsters:
-------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mojat A B C B C C B C
Kraken C B A B C C B B
Honerasu A B B C A C C B
Kairoron C C B B B C A C
Sabotente B A C C B C B C
Wanyan B C A C C C C C
Maurock C A C C C B A B
Ticktock C B C A B C B C
[PSX] Morbitto C B B C B C A A
[PSX] Morbitto can be found in the water at the top of Saint City. It's a
very good Monster on its own, but more importantly, it enables you to create
almost every other Monster in the game through fusion, so you'll definitely
want to catch a few. Take a look at the table near the top of the guide
to see what you can make with it.
The Greatest Cup has Ice and Fire terrain. Winryu or Watapii can handle one
of them, but you'll want Honerasu or Ticktock to handle the other.
There's also some new Time Trial Houses in Saint City. Unlike the one at
Saint City Outskirts, these ones have multiple floors, each with unique races.
These are located towards the middle of the city and have signs out front.
Many of these races will be much too hard for you at this point, but you can
come back later. The races in the right house on the top floor are good
for training your Fire and Ice Monsters.
Saint City Left Time Trial House
--------------------------------
Floor 1 Course 1:
-----------------
Lawn -> /Lawn -> Lawn -> \Lawn -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Ressa, Uriran, Majiron
Initial Record: 0:37:03
Prize: 200 Yen
Floor 1 Course 2:
-----------------
Sand -> /Sand -> Sand -> \Sand -> Sand
Opponent Team: Magoron, Sazot
Initial Record: 0:37:95
Prize: 200 Yen
Floor 1 Course 3:
-----------------
Swamp -> /Swamp -> Swamp -> \Swamp -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Nokonoko, Kraken
Initial Record: 0:36:80
Prize: 200 Yen
Floor 2 Course 1:
-----------------
Lawn -> Snow -> Sand -> Snow -> Swamp -> Snow -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Ressa, Pubamos, Fuwawa
Initial Record: 0:56:78
Prize: 300 Yen
Floor 2 Course 2:
-----------------
Sand -> Coals -> Swamp -> Coals -> Lawn -> Coals -> Sand
Opponent Team: Sazot, Cloud, Shadow
Initial Record: 0:53:50
Prize: 300 Yen
Floor 2 Course 3:
-----------------
Swamp -> Snow -> Lawn -> Snow -> Coals -> Sand -> Coals -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Kraken, Pubamos, Cloud
Initial Record: 1:01:60
Prize: 300 Yen
Floor 3 Course 1:
-----------------
Sand -> Balance -> /Swamp -> Balance -> \Lawn -> Balance -> Sand
Opponent Team: Mogoron, Fuwawa, Mourock
Initial Record: 0:55:88
Prize: 200 Yen
Floor 3 Course 2:
-----------------
Swamp -> Hurdles -> /Lawn -> Hurdles -> \Sand -> Hurdles -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Matomato, Ucchii, Baluballoon
Initial Record: 0:55:76
Prize: 200 Yen
Floor 3 Course 3:
-----------------
Lawn -> Balance -> /Sand -> Balance -> Hurdles -> \Swamp -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Ressa, Ucchii, Mourock
Initial Record: 0:51:25
Prize: 200 Yen
Floor 4 Course 1:
-----------------
Lawn -> Snow -> /Swamp -> Sand -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Ressa, Baluballoon
Initial Record: 0:38:28
Prize: 300 Yen
Floor 4 Course 2:
-----------------
Swamp -> Coals -> /Sand -> Balance -> \Lawn -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Shadow, Matomato, Mourock
Initial Record: 0:47:33
Prize: 300 Yen
Floor 4 Course 3:
-----------------
Sand -> Balance -> Coals -> /Lawn -> Snow -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Mourock, Cloud, Baluballoon
Initial Record: 0:45:36
Prize: 300 Yen
Saint City Right Time Trial House
---------------------------------
Floor 1 Course 1:
-----------------
Sand -> Swamp -> Coals -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Sazot, Ressa
Initial Record: 0:39:76
Prize: 400 Yen
Floor 1 Course 2:
-----------------
Swamp -> Snow -> Hurdles -> Sand
Opponent Team: Shadow, Baluballoon
Initial Record: 0:42:26
Prize: 400 Yen
Floor 1 Course 3:
-----------------
Lawn -> Balance -> Sand -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Fuwawa, Kraken
Initial Record: 0:40:68
Prize: 400 Yen
Floor 2 Course 1:
-----------------
Swamp -> /Lawn -> /Sand -> Balance -> /Swamp -> /Sand -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Ressa, Mogoron, Majiron, Kraken
Initial Record: 1:17:05
Prize: 500 Yen
Floor 2 Course 2:
-----------------
Lawn -> \Swamp -> Hurdles -> \Sand -> \Swamp -> \Lawn -> Sand
Opponent Team: Matomato, Baluballoon, Ressa, Mogoron
Initial Record: 1:13:25
Prize: 500 Yen
Floor 3 Course 1:
-----------------
Sand -> Hurdles -> /Lawn -> Snow -> Balance -> /Lawn -> Coals -> \Sand
-> Balance -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Baluballoon, Mogoron, Fuwawa, Shadow, Ressa
Initial Record: 1:45:43
Prize: 500 Yen
Floor 3 Course 2:
-----------------
Swamp -> \Sand -> Hurdles -> Snow -> /Sand -> Sand -> Coals -> Balance
-> /Lawn -> Snow -> \Swamp -> Hurdles -> Coals -> \Lawn -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Kraken, Ucchii, Mogoron, Baluballoon, Shadow, Matomato
Initial Record: 2:45:23
Prize: 500 Yen
Floor 4 Course 1:
-----------------
Swamp -> /Sand -> Snow -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Mogoron, Shadow
Initial Record: 0:42:75
Prize: 200 Yen
Floor 4 Course 2:
-----------------
Sand -> \Swamp -> Coals -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Matomato, Pubamos
Initial Record: 0:45:66
Prize: 300 Yen
Floor 4 Course 3:
-----------------
Swamp -> Snow -> /Lawn -> Balance -> Coals -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Pubamos, Shadow, Fuwawa
Initial Record: 1:00:35
Prize: 400 Yen
Once you've had your fun in Saint City, it's time to head to the Racing Center
and join the Greatest Cup. If it won't let you in yet, make sure you do the
event with Batch's brother and grandfather mentioned at the top of this
section. Afterwards, talk to the lady behind the counter to get this show
on the road, though be aware that once you start the Greatest Cup, you can't
leave Saint City until you finish it. Your whole family has also come to
cheer you on.
Greatest Cup:
-------------
Race 1:
-------
Vs Young Man
Swamp -> /Sand -> /Lawn -> Snow -> Sand
Young Man's Team: Matomato, Pubamos, Mogoron
A bit tougher than you might be used to, Pubamos is quite fast on the Snow.
Luckily the AI makes a bad switch at the end that gives you a bit of a break.
Race 2:
-------
Vs Motorcyclist
Sand -> \Swamp -> \Lawn -> Coals -> Swamp
Motorcyclist's Team: Mogoron, Shadow
There's no mercy from the AI on this one, their team is well-suited to the
stage and they make smart switches. Shadow has good guts, so even though
Honerasu or Winryu could do okay in the swamp section, he'll probably
catch up. You'll likely want to bring in your water specialist for the
final stretch and it might be neck and neck. If you're really struggling,
try fusing Buyoyon for the beginning, and use Konran near the end of the
Lawn section to delay Shadow from coming in.
Race 3:
-------
Vs Cheerleader
Sand -> \Swamp -> Balance -> \Lawn -> Hurdles -> Sand
Cheerleader's Team: Mogoron, Fuwawa, Baluballoon
Not so bad. Tsumerunner can handle most of the race, and Baluballoon
is great for the end if you fused it. Kraken could also be an option
for the beginning if you prefer to use it over Tsumerunner for Balance.
Race 4:
-------
Vs Lou
Lawn -> Balance -> /Swamp -> Snow -> Coals -> /Sand -> Hurdles
Lou's Team: Majiron, Sheera, Shadow
This is basically the culmination of everything you've done so far.
If you won the Majiron you could mirror match at the beginning.
Kraken is capable of handling both the Swamp and Snow sections pretty well,
and Honerasu or Winryu can do the Coals section, which leaves an easy
cleanup for Baluballoon or whomever else you have to handle Jump.
Just watch out for Majiron's Dash skill at the beginning.
You earn 24000 Yen for winning, and the whole family will congratulate you.
Senji wishes you luck in the Isshie Cup, which is where we need to head next.
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Isshie Town:
Our next destination is Isshie Town, but it's actually fairly far from Saint
City. The bridge leading out of town is still blocked, but we can now enter
Saint City Cave in the bottom right.
Saint City Cave is much larger than the one in Sue Town, and there are
Monsters you can battle in here. Before we get to that, though, there's a
gift waiting for you right at the entrance, so make a space in your party.
If you go all the way south at the start you'll find a bag containing
a Monster.
Saint City Cave Gift Monster:
-----------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imomu B C C C C C B A
Poor Imomu was dumped in a cave this time. Imomu is essentially this game's
Magikarp. He's pretty bad, but if you raise him to level 30 he'll evolve
into an incredibly good monster. That's a heck of a project, though, which
you likely wouldn't complete until near the end of the game, so if you want
an easier way, box him for now until you can get an Evolution Material, then
use it on him to evolve him instantly. Either way, I feel kind of bad for
the little guy, not only did he get abandonned in a sack in both games,
they even hid him in a new location that many players probably wouldn't think
to check. Poor guy just can't catch a break. He has a default name of Tarou
this time, but of course we can change it using a Name Tag. If you're playing
the Playstation version, take extra care not to lose him somehow, because
there's a race near the end of the postgame which is effectively impossible
to win without his evolved form.
With Imomu in tow, we can also catch some new Monsters in here as well.
Saint City Tunnel Wild Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tsumerunner B A B B C C B C
Honerasu A B B C A C C B
Wanyan B C A C C C C C
Kachutopus C C B C A C B A
There are also a bunch of items in here. The second floor has a Strawberry at
the bottom, and the path splits. Take the lower lef path first for another
Banana, then take the upper left path. On the third floor we can find a
Silver Card in the lower left, which you can use at a shop to get a discount.
If you have one in your inventory, you'll be asked if you want to use when
you buy something. It gets used up, so choose the bottom option if you want
to save it. Take the ladder up to find a Blue Herb on the right. This raises
a Monster's Stability by 2. Feed this to a Monster you like, or hold onto it
for later. From here, it's a straight shot to the exit. We exit the cave at
Isshie Town Outskirts.
Isshie Town Outskirts is another huge area, filled with Racers, Items,
Wild Monsters, and a Time Trial House. For starters, here's a list of
the monsters you can catch here.
Isshie Town Outskirts Wild Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mojat A B C B C C B C
Honerasu A B B C A C C B
Sabotente B A C C B C B C
Wanyan B C A C C C C C
Maurock C A C C C B A B
Cockatosato B B C C C A B C
Goroise B C A C C C C B
And here's a list of the racers you can encounter. The first racer is
important, as she forms part of the questline to get Sharian.
Racer 1 (South of tunnel exit):
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Lawn -> Grass -> Sand -> Stone -> Pond -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Chandora, Tsumerunner, Sabotente
Prize: 800 Yen
A very easy race in terms of Monster selection. The opponent makes the strange
choice to use Sabotente for the water parts, so as long as you have a Water
specialist you should win easily.
Racer 2 (At the forest split):
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Lawn -> /Swamp -> Snow -> Coals -> \Sand -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Ressa, Hinokko
Prize: 200 Yen, Hinokko
A fairly challenging one here, the opponent has a pretty good team for this
stage, it'll be hard to make it through with less than 2 swaps. You'll
want to make sure to shut down Ressa's dash move, which it will likely
use during the Snow segment.
Racer 3 (Above the Time Trial House):
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Lawn -> Pond -> Stone -> /Swamp -> Grass -> \Sand -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Matomato, Panpyon, Goroise
Prize: 200 Yen, Panpyon
This race has a ton of Water, so you'll probably need two Monsters that
can handle it.
Racer 4 (Above the Mixing Station):
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Sand -> Snow -> Pond -> Lawn -> Pond -> Snow -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Ticktock, Wanyan, Tsumerunner
Prize: 900 Yen
Lots of Snow and Water here. Ticktock is a good start if you want to
mirror match, and Kraken can handle the end pretty well.
Racer 5 (South of the forest split):
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Lawn -> /Stone -> /Coals -> /Grass -> /Swamp -> Sand
Opponent Team: Shoezanne, Hinokko, Tsumerunner
Prize: 900 Yen
Not too hard in terms of switches, Honerasu has the middle covered,
and Kraken can handle the end, the big issue is just not falling too
far behind Shoezanne at the start.
Racer 6 (At the forest exit):
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Swamp -> \Sand -> \Grass -> \Coals -> \Stone -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Kraken, Hinokko, Honerasu
Prize: 800 Yen
Literally just the same race but in reverse, but much easier because
of the lack of Shoezanne.
Racer 7 (North of Isshie Town gate):
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Swamp -> Balance -> Lawn -> Pond -> Stone -> Coals -> Grass
Opponent Team: Kairoron, Hinokko, Ressa
Prize: 1000 Yen
Another pretty easy one, whenever you see Coals and Grass it's an easy
cleanup for Honerasu. Kairoron or Kraken make good starts.
Isshie Town Outskirts Prize Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hinokko B B C C A B C C
Panpyon B B C B C A C B
As for navigating this area, south of the exit to the cave you can find a
Monmon Bell. To the immediate right across a bridge to the south is a
Money Bag. Towards the top right is a maze of trees, which splits into two
paths. The path to Isshie town lies to the south, while the east path leads
to the Time Trial House. Here are the races you can undertake in the
Time Trial House.
Isshie Town Outskirts Time Trial House:
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Course 1:
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Lawn -> Pond -> Balance -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Matomato, Sheera
Initial Record: 0:41:61
Prize: 300 Yen
Course 2:
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Sand -> Hurdles -> /Swamp -> Pond -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Baluballoon, Sheera
Initial Record: 0:49:13
Prize: 400 Yen
Course 3:
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Lawn -> Snow -> Pond -> \Swamp -> Coals -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Majiron, Shadow, Matomato
Initial Record: 0:58:13
Prize: 400 Yen
Heading back to the forest split, if you head south you'll find a Strawberry.
Further south you can find a Turbo Kit. Using this will make the Scooter
super fast for a little while, which is helpful if you need to travel
long distances. We now need to head left, and there's another tiny split.
The south path leads to the LEFT HAND FRAGMENT. Continue to the left to
come out of the forest, then follow the path to the Isshie Town gate
and head into town.
Isshie Town is a fairly big map, the top part of which is all grass and
pond. Just to the left of the entrance is a Tops Horn. You can also
catch some new Monsters here.
Isshie Town Wild Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mojat A B C B C C B C
Honerasu A B B C A C C B
Sabotente B A C C B C B C
Wanyan B C A C C C C C
Goroise B C A C C C C B
Kairoron C C B B B C A C
Matomato B C A B C B C B
[PSX] Morbitto C B B C B C A A
[PSX] Hawk B B C S C C B B
[PSX] Hawk is located in the grass to the furthest right on the map, which
is just above the shop, below the water. Morbitto can be found in the water
above if you still want more of them. Hawk also enables a few more fusions
as well, so check the mixing section if you want more monsters.
After you're done, head south to the main part of town. There's a Shop here,
as well as a Healing and Racing Center to the left. Here's the Shop's
Inventory.
Isshie Town Shop
-------------------------
Strawberry 300
Strength Shower 1000
Herb 10000
Blue Herb 18000
Name Tag 300
Support Set 2500
Monmon Bell 600
The Name Tag lets you change a Monster's name. The support set will cause
the exp from the next race to be shared among all your monsters.
There's nothing stopping us from entering the Isshie Town Cup right away,
so let's head to the Racing Center and do that. On the way, head left
just before the bridge to find the LEFT EYE FRAGMENT. As you approach the
Racing Center, you'll overhear two kids talking about something. The girl
will ask if you intend to enter the Isshie Cup. You can say no, but she'll
just keep asking. It seems that the prize for winning the Isshie Cup is
a Silver Turtle Statue, which she really wants. Again, you're forced to
agree to it, and afterwards you'll be able to enter the Isshie Cup, so head
into the Racing Center and talk to the lady behind the counter to register.
Isshie Cup:
-----------
Race 1:
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Vs Cheerleader
Swamp -> /Sand -> Pond -> Balance -> Lawn
Cheerleader's Team: Kraken, Sheera
The main new feature here is Pond, which uses Water affinity just like Swamp,
but it uses Speed instead of Power. For the most part you don't need to worry
about this too much, just keep it in mind for skills that affect Speed
or Power. This first battle isn't difficult, Kraken is a good start for the
first half of the course.
Race 2:
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Vs Ponytail
Swamp -> /Lawn -> Pond -> Hurdles -> \Swamp -> Sand
Ponytail's Team: Matomato, Baluballoon, Kamonuts
Another one that's not too difficult. This time you'll probably want Kraken
to end the race.
Race 3:
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Vs Miss Isshie
Sand -> /Swamp -> Snow -> Balance -> \Swamp -> Coals -> Lawn
Miss Isshie's Team: Kraken, Sheera, Shadow
This one is a bit tougher. Kairoron and Kraken are both good choices
for the middle section, and Honerasu is a great choice for the end of
the race. Tsumerunner continues to be a decent choice for the start,
but at some point you'll probably want to transition to a dedicated
Rock specialist unless you're really fond of it.
Race 4:
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Vs Izumi
Lawn -> /Swamp -> Pond -> Snow -> \Rock -> Pond -> Coals -> Swamp
Izumi's Team: Nejapii, Shadow, Kraken
Tons of water here, you'll probably want 2 water specialists, but we have
a bunch to choose from at this point. Honerasu makes a good finisher because
he's also not bad in the water. The race itself is fairly easy as long as
your team is set up properly, as the AI foolishly runs Kraken for the Fire
section. On Playstation, this race is drastically tougher. If you don't
have Nokonoko, you could try evolving Wanyan or using Goroise, either way
you'll want to shut down Nejapii's dash with your own skill.
For winning, we get 20000 Yen and the SILVER TURTLE STATUE. As soon as we
step outside, the boy from earlier will take the statue so he can give it to
the girl, whom it seems he has a crush on. Unfortunately, she catches him
in the act, and the guy assumes that she prefers Batch, leading to some
awkwardness (Batch seems to cause heartbreak wherever he goes). However,
we actually get something for our trouble, an Evolution Material, a Level Up,
and a Name Tag. The Evolution Material can evolve and Monster that can
evolve instantly, while the Level Up grants a free level to any Monster.
If you do evolve a Monster, its name doesn't automatically change, so maybe
that's why they give you the Name Tag. In any case, we're done here,
so it's time to move on to the next town.
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Billy Town:
Our next destination is Billy Town, to get there we need to head to the bridge
at the top right of Isshie Town, which we can now cross. This will take us
to Isshie Cave.
There are encounters in here as well, which take place on a mixture of Fire,
Grass, and Pond tiles, so plan your team composition accordingly.
Isshie Cave Wild Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tsumerunner B A B B C C B C
Kraken C B A B C C B B
Honerasu A B B C A C C B
Kachutopus C C B C A C B A
Kairoron C C B B B C A C
Head south to the second floor. There's a Money Bag just around the bend,
as well as two ladders to the third floor. The lower of the two leads to a
Name Tag, while the upper one leads to the exit. On the third floor you
can pick up a Strawberry and a Silver Card in the torch maze. The rest of
the cave is totally linear, so just keep climbing the ladders until you reach
the exit, which leads to Billy Town Outskirts.
This is a small area, but there are new Monsters to catch here, a Time Trial
House, and a boatload of Racers to challenge. Here's a list of what you can
catch here.
Billy Town Outskirts Wild Monsters:
-----------------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mojat A B C B C C B C
Kraken C B A B C C B B
Goroise B C A C C C C B
Matomato B C A B C B C B
Puppet B C C C C A B A
And here's a list of the racers you can encounter. There's an important
racer here who forms part of the questline to get Mechadon.
Racer 1 (East of tunnel exit):
------------------------------
Lawn -> /Stone -> /Swamp -> Pits -> \Grass -> \Sand -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Shoezanne, Sheera, Matomato
Prize: 1000 Yen
If you're doing this just as you get here, this will definitely be your first
time seeing Pits, which require a combination of Rock, Balance, and Guts.
If you have Mourock, it's by far your best choice at this point, but the
opponent team isn't set up to handle it either so you can probably get away
with using almost anything with balance or rock compatibility.
Racer 2 (Just east of Racer 1):
-------------------------------
Sand -> Pond -> /Coals -> Snow -> Bridge -> \Lawn -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Mushii, Shadow, Ratopomu, Piipen
Prize: 1000 Yen
Another new terrain type here in Bridge, which is like Balance, but it
also requires Guts, so make sure you have a Monster that has both.
Racer 3 (Below the Time Trial House):
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Sand -> Balance -> /Lawn -> Balance -> \Swamp -> Balance -> Sand
Opponent Team: Chandora, Heron, Panpyon
Prize: 1200 Yen
Tons of Balance here, so make sure you have at least a couple Monsters
who can run it adequately. On Playstation, Morbitto is amazing for
the end.
Racer 4 (West of the Time Trial House):
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Lawn -> Snow -> /Swamp -> Balance -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Ratopomu, Sheera
Prize: 200 Yen, Ratopomu
A fairly easy one here, Kairoron is a great choice for the later part of
the race. Ratopomu is a nice price for this area with the abundance
of Balance sections.
Racer 5 (Top right corner of the map):
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Swamp -> Balance -> Lawn -> Pond -> Stone -> Coals -> Grass
Opponent Team: Umyuku, Ucchii, Hinokko
Prize: 300 Yen, Hinokko
A lot of Ice and Water here, so Piipen would be very helpful. Unfortunately,
the prize here is just Kraken, who you've probably had for a long time.
Racer 6 (Top Left of the four sisters):
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Sand -> Lava -> /Stone -> Coals -> Sand
Opponent Team: Hinokko, Panpyon, Shadow
Prize: 1300 Yen
This is an extremely easy one as long as you have anyone who can handle
Fire. If you're having trouble, just come back after you get Miryun.
Racer 7 (Bottom Left of the four sisters):
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Swamp -> Pond -> /Swamp -> Pond -> \Swamp -> Pond -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Nejapii, Shadow, Kraken, Mushii
Prize: 1300 Yen
An endurance course for Water. It's not hard as long as you have
a couple water specialists, but you might need to head back to
town a couple times to swap out your team for these races.
Racer 8 (Top Right of the four sisters):
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Lawn -> /Grass -> /Lawn -> Grass -> \Lawn -> \Grass -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Kamonuts, Shoezanne, Chandora, Honerasu
Prize: 300 Yen, Kamonuts
This one is an endurance course for Grass. The opponent team
here is pretty good, so you'll probably need three really solid
Grass specalists to beat them. If you want to come back a
little later, Miryun is an excellent choice to finish the race.
If you don't mind using up the Kamonuts that you win here,
you can fuse a lot of cool Monsters with it.
Racer 9 (Bottom Right of the four sisters):
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Swamp -> Ice -> Pond -> Snow -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Piipen, Byuutastu, Mo
Prize: 1300 Yen
Not too tough, the opponent sends their team out in a strange order.
Billy Town Outskirts Prize Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratopomu B C B B C C A B
Hinokko B B C C A B C C
In terms of items, there's a few lying around. Just below the Time Trial
House is a Melon. Near the top right is a Shop 1 To-Go item. Just past the
Four Sisters is a Switchboard. Speaking of, the Four Sisters are important,
though not as much so as they were in the original game. Only the top right
sister matters, who will take the Left Arm, Right Arm, Head, Caterpillar,
and Shell Parts to create the MOTOR PARTS.
There's also a Time Trial House here, here are the races it offers.
Billy Town Outskirts Time Trial House:
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Course 1:
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Sand -> Balance -> Grass -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Kraken, Shoezanne
Initial Record: 0:47:25
Prize: 400 Yen
Course 2:
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Lawn -> Stone -> Hurdles -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Mogoron, Matomato
Initial Record: 0:47:08
Prize: 400 Yen
Course 3:
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Sand -> Pond -> Snow -> Grass -> Stone -> \Swamp -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Kraken, Pubamos, Shoezanne, Matomato
Initial Record: 1:16:45
Prize: 500 Yen
Once you've had your fun here, head north to Billy Town Cave.
As usual, there are monsters to be caught in here.
Billy Town Cave Wild Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tsumerunner B A B B C C B C
Kraken C B A B C C B B
Honerasu A B B C A C C B
Kachutopus C C B C A C B A
Kairoron C C B B B C A C
Wanyan B C A C C C C C
[PSX] Kyapett B B C C A C B B
[PSX] Kyapett is in the water on the first floor.
Immediately to the right of the entrance on the first floor you can find
RIGHT EYE FRAGMENT. Above you is a winding path that leads to an upper right
and lower right section. In the lower right is a bag with Supertein, which
increases a Monster's Power by 2, as well as a Strawberry. Take the lower
right ladder to reach a Melon, then come back and head to the upper right.
The bag here contains Monster Radar. This handy item can tell you what
Monsters can be found in a given area. Well, it's extremely helpful for me
writing the guide, maybe not so much when my lists give you that information.
Down the ladder to the left is a Support Set. Head left through the pond and
take the ladder up. This is a winding area, at the second bend head upwards
for a Money Bag. Slightly further ahead there'll be a break in the torch
wall, head right and down for a Level Up, this is a consumable item that
instantly makes a monster gain a level. Continue along the path to the end,
picking up another Money Bag near the exit, and you'll finally be in
Billy Town.
Billy Town is fairly cold, the northern area of the map is mostly Snow.
However, we can find some new monsters here.
Billy Town Wild Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ticktock C B C A B C B C
Goroise B C A C C C C B
Matomato B C A B C B C B
Mo B C C A C C C A
Fuwawa B C B B C B A C
Umyuku B C A B C C B B
There's also a couple things we can pick up in Billy Town. Near the entrance
is another Turbo Kit. At the far north of town you can find RIGHT ARM PARTS.
At the south of town you can find an Evolution Material. You can use this on
any monster that can evolve by level to evolve it. If you still have Imomu,
he'd be a great use for it.
There's also a shop in Billy Town, here's what they sell.
Billy Town Shop
-------------------------
Strawberry 300
Banana 800
Strength Shower 1000
Protein 10000
Supertein 18000
Switchboard 800
Monster Radar 1200
Evolution Material 12000
You can also enter Gold City Cave at this point, though you'll be stopped
at the entrance to Gold City by a throng of people who are here to see
a performance involving Leila and Cindy, an idol who plays a large role
in Lenny's storyline. Still, if you want to catch more monsters and grab a
few items, jump ahead to the next section.
The Racing Center in Billy Town is right above the shop, but the Tournament
isn't ready quite yet. To proceed with the storyline, we need to head to a
pair of houses in the middle of Billy Town, the lower of which looks
different from the others. This is Benio's house, while the house
immediately above it belongs to his friend, Patao. To progress the storyline,
we have to talk to them a ton of times. First talk to Patao, then Benio,
then Patao again, then return to Benio. Benio will exclaim that he has
succeeded at something and then run out, so we need to return to Patao's
house. At Patao's, we'll hear that Benio has succeeded in reviving an
extinct Monster, Golipon, which he gives to Patao. He's impressed,
but he's not a Monster Racer, so he has no real use for it. If we talk
to Patao again, he asks you if you'd like to have it, but he can't give
it away without talking to Benio first. (If you say no, you need to talk
to him again and say yes). After we talk to Benio again, he would be fine
with it being given to you if you prove yourself to be a great racer by
winning Billy's Cup and then beating him in a race.
With all that talking done, we can now enter Billy's Cup, so head to the
racing center and talk to the lady behind the counter to get started.
Billy's Cup:
------------
Race 1:
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Vs Traveller
Sand -> Snow -> Balance -> \Swamp -> Grass -> Lawn
Traveller's Team: Mogudriller, Sheera
Mogudriller is very fast, but the race ends with an easy Grass section where
any Grass specialist will destroy Sheera. On Playstation, the opponent
will finish the race with Shoezanne, who is very difficult to beat,
you may want to evolve Imomu to Tsubasa with an Evolution material for
the final section, but you might need level 19 to get Ookinaoto to prevent
Shoezanne's Dash.
Race 2:
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Vs Ponytail
Swamp -> Stone -> /Lawn -> Swamp -> Hurdles -> Coals -> Sand
Ponytail's Team: Nejapii, Mogoron, Mogudriller
Nejapii makes an incredibly strong start here, but Mogoron makes a very
poor showing on this course, allowing you to build a massive lead before
Mogudriller shows up.
Race 3:
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Vs Gambler
Lawn -> Snow -> Pond -> /Swamp -> Lawn -> \Coals -> \Sand -> Swamp
Gambler's Team: Shoezanne, Sheera, Shadow
This is a pretty easy one, even on Playstation, the AI's team just
isn't well suited to this course. You might want to catch a Mo
for the start, you'll need it a bit later.
Race 4:
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Vs Rigel
Sand -> Pond -> /Coals -> Balance -> Stone -> Grass -> \Swamp
-> Hurdles -> Lawn
Regal's Team: Kraken, Tsunostar, Shadow, Shoezanne
This course is long, and Tsunostar puts up a good fight, but a well-arranged
team should win easily. Kraken, Kairoron, Honerasu, and Cockatosato are some
good choices. If you're struggling, fuse Mourock for the Balance, Stone
section, which it is extremely good at.
For winning you get 40000 Yen. We're not done here yet, though, we still
have to settle things with Benio. Head back to talk to Patao, then find
Benio in the top left corner of Billy Town to challenge him to a race.
Benio (Top left of Billy Town):
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Swamp -> \Grass -> Balance -> Snow -> /Ice -> Sand -> Bridge
-> \Swamp -> Lawn
Benio's Team: Fuwawa, Heron, Mousse
Prize: 1400 Yen
This is a tough one. Both Fuwawa and Heron will use dashes, usually in
the Balance and Sand sections, and it can be hard to keep up. Obviously,
the goal is to dash past Mousse at the end, but that's easier said than
done. Try to use skills to shut down their dashes if you can. Mo is
pretty helpful for the Snow and Ice segment if you don't have anyone
better. At least you can rematch this battle if you lose.
After being convinced of your skill, Benio agrees that you can have
Golipon and leaves, so we can finally return to Patao to pick it up
(make sure to make a space in your team). That sure was a lot of
work for one Monster! On the plus side, Golipon is pretty good.
It comes with a default name of Patachan, but you can rename it with
a name tag.
Billy Town Gift Monster:
------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Golipon B C C B A C A B
With that, we can finally move on to the next town.
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Gold City:
Gold City Cave is a bit labyrinthine compared to some of the previous ones.
As always, there are a few new monsters you can find here. Chandora is
obnoxiously rare here though, you can wait until Gold City if you can't
find it.
Gold City Cave Wild Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Honerasu A B B C A C C B
Kairoron C C B B B C A C
Goroise B C A C C C C B
Hinokko B B C C A B C C
Chandora A B C C B C B B
Shoezanne A B C C C B C A
The first floor is roughly divided into four quadrants with a walled off area
in the middle surrounded by torches. There's a ladder in each of the four
quadrants, though top right and bottom left are just dead ends, so we can
ignore those. Let's start with top left. Just down the ladder, we can find
a Melon, and another ladder that leads to a Silver Card. This is a dead
end, so let's return to the first floor and head to the bottom right ladder.
Going down the ladder leads to a Tornado, which increases a Monster's Speed
by 2. Going down to the next floor and heading towards the top yields a
Money Bag. Take the ladder in the bottom left here. On this floor,
the path splits once again. First, head up for another Melon, then take the
lower of the two ladders on the right for yet another Melon. Head back up
and take the upper ladder. The path here is not obvious, but if you go to the
bottom right corner and press down, you can walk through the wall. (On the
Playstation version, the path is simply open). Take the ladder here and it's
now a straight shot to Gold City.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, the Golden Cup isn't ready to go just yet, so we've
got some business to attend to here in the city.
For starters, there's some wild Monsters we can encounter to the north.
Gold City Wild Monsters:
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Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Goroise B C A C C C C B
Matomato B C A B C B C B
Fuwawa B C B B C B A C
Umyuku B C A B C C B B
Chandora A B C C B C B B
Shoezanne A B C C C B C A
Puppet B C C C C A B A
We can also enter Lute Town Cave to the north, but we can't get far yet.
Still, if you'd like to add a new Monster to your party, skip ahead to the
next section. There's also an item bag near the top containing
RIGHT HAND FRAGMENT. There's also the ENERGY PARTS in the top left drawer
in the house that's three left of the Healing Center.
There's another nice gift we can get here, make sure you have a free space in
your party, then talk to a man who is directly west of the Healing Center to
hear about Miryun. Afterwards, go to the second house from the top on the
right on the east side of town and talk to the old man. He'll give you a
Miryun. It comes with a preset name of Miitakun, but if you have a Name Tag
you can rename it. Miryun is an incredible monster who can easily become the
centerpiece of your team. You can also turn it into one of three other forms
via fusion, but you won't be able to get any others without trading
(on Playstation, you can find it in the wild a bit later), so think carefully
before fusing it.
Gold City Gift Monster:
-----------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Miryun A B B C B C C A
Towards the bottom of Gold City is a shop, here's what they sell.
Gold City Shop
-------------------------
Banana 800
Strength Shower 1000
Light Shower 2100
Switchboard 800
Tops Horn 5000
Shop 1 To-Go 500
Support Set 4000
Turbo Kit 700
Deposit 500
The Deposit is a strange item that you can buy and use, and it will eventually
turn into a Withdrawal that you can sell for a small profit. It's probably
not worth your time, but it can't hurt to buy a couple.
There is also a Mixing Station and a Time Trial House directly above the shop.
Here are the races at the Time Trial House.
Gold City Time Trial House:
---------------------------
Course 1:
---------
Lawn -> /Swamp -> /Sand -> /Grass -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Matomato, Sheera
Prize: 500 Yen
Course 2:
---------
Lawn -> \Stone -> \Coals -> \Swamp -> Sand
Opponent Team: Shoezanne, Mogudriller
Prize: 500 Yen
Course 3:
---------
Sand -> /Coals -> /Lawn -> Snow -> \Stone -> \Swamp -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Mogudriller, Shoezanne, Matomato
Prize: 500 Yen
Our destination is the big building beside the Time Trial House.
You'll walk in on an argument between Cindy the idol and her Manager.
Apparently Cindy and Leila have become friends while we've been racing.
Cindy wants to go out on the town with her new friend, but her Manager
reminds her about the huge crowds and that they need to get going to
Don Don City anyway. Cindy recognizes Batch as Leila's friend from his
backwards cap, and asks you to say hi to her before she leaves. Now,
head a couple doors to the right and talk to Leila's grandmother outside.
She teases Leila about Batch again, and Leila tells us that she wanted
to watch Batch in the Golden Cup but they're just about to leave for
Don Don City. After wishing Batch good luck they split town.
We can now enter the Golden Cup on the West side of the City. As always,
talk to the lady behind the counter to register and prepare to race.
Golden Cup:
-----------
Race 1:
-------
Vs Young Man
Lawn -> /Sand -> Balance -> /Grass -> /Coals -> Swamp
Young Man's Team: Shoezanne, Mogudriller
A bit of an ecletic mixture here. Honerasu is good for the second half.
Chandora could be a good starter here if you want to try it out. Both
Shoezanne and Mogudriller will attempt to use dashes, so you might want
to shut them down with abilties.
Race 2:
-------
Vs Gambler
Swamp -> \Lawn -> \Stone -> Ice -> \Swamp -> Hurdles -> Sand
Gambler's Team: Matomato, Tsunostar, Mogudriller
Another mix of a bunch of different terrain types. Miryun is a great choice
for the start if you trained it up, and Baluballoon or Cockatosato are good
choices for the latter part of this stage.
Race 3:
-------
Vs Cheerleader
Sand -> Balance -> /Rock -> Hurdles -> Swamp -> Balance -> \Grass
-> Pond -> Hurdles
Cheerleader's Team: Mogudriller, Tsunostar, Shadow
This is probably the craziest race you've done so far. The constant mix of
Balance and Hurdles will necessitate many switches. Dorkeshi or Cockatosato
could make a good start, and Kairoron can handle the next part. Miryun or
Umyuku can handle the next part, and then hopefully whomever did hurdles
the first time has enough energy left for the end.
Race 4:
-------
Vs Mana
Swamp -> /Grass -> Snow -> \Stone -> Coals -> /Sand -> Pond -> Snow
-> \Coals -> Lawn
Mana's Team: Matomato, Tsunostar, Shadow, Nekotama
This is a bit similar to the previous stage, but with Ice and Fire instead.
If you don't have multiple monsters who can handle Ice well, Umyuku could
be a viable option for the start. Miryun and Honerasu are good choices for
the other parts of the stage, or you could try out Golipon.
You win 30000 Yen for winning the tournament. Our next destination is Lute
Town, which we can access through Lute Town Cave in the northeast.
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Lute Town and Rookie Town:
You could have entered Lute Town Cave earlier, but the teleporter on the first
floor wouldn't have been active. Nevertheless, here are the Monsters you can
catch here.
Lute Town Cave Wild Monsters:
-----------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Honerasu A B B C A C C B
Hinokko B B C C A B C C
Chandora A B C C B C B B
Shoezanne A B C C C B C A
Nyantora C A B B B C C B
Assuming you've finished the Golden Cup, step on the unusually shaped tile
to teleport to the second area. There are teleporters to the left and right
here, go left first. Open the bag for a Melon, then take the right
teleporter (this is the room the right teleporter in the previous room
would have taken you to). Take the right teleporter here, then take the
ladder to exit the cave and enter Lute Town.
To the north of Lute town is a big field where you can catch a number of
Monsters.
Lute Town Wild Monsters:
------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ticktock C B C A B C B C
Mo B C C A C C C A
Fuwawa B C B B C B A C
Umyuku B C A B C C B B
Nyantora C A B B B C C B
Sheera C C A B C C B C
Heron C B C B C C A A
Mushii B B B C C A B B
Even though this is a town, there are racers in Lute Town who will challenge
you, though you can decline if you're not prepared. A list of the racers is
below. There's an important racer here who forms part of the Mechadon
questline.
Racer 1 (west of tunnel exit):
------------------------------
Lawn -> /Grass -> Pond -> Ice -> Stone -> \Sand -> \Coals -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Chandora, Byuutatsu, Sabotente, Umyuku
Prize: 1600 Yen
Not a particularly hard one, the terrains tend to come back to back
so your Grass and Rock specialists can make short work of this,
just be careful of the end as Umyuku is pretty fast in the water.
[GB] Racer 2 (A bit north of the start of the path):
----------------------------------------------------
Sand -> Stone -> /Swamp -> Grass -> \Sand -> \Swamp -> Sand
Opponent Team: Nyantora, Nejapii
Prize: 1500 Yen
This is very tough. Nejapii puts up an incredibly good fight on the
second half of the course, and if you're forced to switch you probably
won't catch up. Of the Monsters you have at your disposal, Miryun
is probably the only one who can keep up, but you might need to be
over level 20 to have enough Stamina.
[PSX] Racer 2 (A bit north of the start of the path):
-----------------------------------------------------
Sand -> Stone -> /Sand -> Stone -> \Sand -> Stone -> Sand
Opponent Team: Nyantora, Nejapii
Prize: 1500 Yen
On Playstation, this is a completely different race, which is instead
an easy endurance course for Rock. As long as you have 2-3 Rock
specialists, you should win easily, since Nejapii can't really
contribute here.
Racer 3 (East of the Mixing Station):
-------------------------------------
Swamp -> /Stone -> Grass -> Pond -> \Sand -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Nejapii, Mogoron, Mushii
Prize: 1500 Yen
Not too bad, as scary as Nejapii is, you can build a decent lead
on Mogoron with Miryun or whomever else, and the opponent makes
an ill-advised switch to Mushii at the end.
Racer 4 (West of the Time Trial House near the water):
------------------------------------------------------
Swamp -> \Sand -> \Grass -> \Coals -> \Stone -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Mushii, Hinokko
Prize: 1600 Yen
Another pretty easy one here, there's a strong middle section for
Honerasu, or Miryuu if you've benched it by now.
The old man near the mixing station will take the energy and motor parts to
create Mechadon, if you've already collected and traded all the other parts.
It comes at level 20 and has a default name of Robocchi, but you can change
it with a Name Tag.
Lute Town Gift Monster:
-----------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mechadon C B C B A C B B
As usual, Lute Town also has a Shop, Racing Center, and Healing Center.
Here's the Shop's Inventory.
Lute Town Shop
-------------------------
Strawberry 300
Banana 800
Strength Shower 1000
Level Up 20000
Whirlwind 10000
Tornado 18000
Name Tag 300
Towards the bottom of the town, there's a Money Bag. Near the top left, you
can find LEFT ARM PARTS. There's also a Time Trial House in the bottom
right of the Town.
Lute Town Time Trial House:
---------------------------
Course 1:
---------
Lawn -> /Stone -> Bridge -> \Grass -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Shoezanne, Shadow
Initial Record: 0:59:10
Prize: 500 Yen
Course 2:
---------
Sand -> Pond -> /Coals -> Lawn -> Snow -> \Swamp -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Kraken, Sheera, Panpyon
Initial Record: 0:55:11
Prize: 500 Yen
Course 3:
---------
Swamp -> /Grass -> Snow -> Bridge -> /Stone -> Bridge -> \Coals -> Sand
Opponent Team: Matomato, Pubamos, Tsunostar
Initial Record: 1:15:63
Prize: 500 Yen
As is becoming a trend, the Lute Town Cup isn't available yet. To proceed
with the game, we need to head to the northernmost house. If we talk to the
old lady here, she'll mention that she just lent someone from Morrison Town
a Pocket Watch and they left for Rookie Town. As we arrive, we're met by a
kid who warns us to watch out for some hooligans, who were just hassling
some guy who headed off towards the Racing Center. If you played Monster
Race, you probably have some idea what happened here.
We can now also explore Rookie Town. There's not too much to see here, the
shop is closed and there are no wild Monsters here in the city. There is a
Time Trial House in the bottom right if you want to check that out.
Rookie Town Time Trial House:
-----------------------------
Course 1:
---------
Sand -> Coals -> Snow -> Hurdles -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Mogudriller, Panpyon
Prize: 500 Yen
Course 2:
---------
Swamp -> Bridge -> \Stone -> Pond -> Balance -> \Grass -> Sand
Opponent Team: Sheera, Ryuustal, Mogudriller
Prize: 500 Yen
Course 3:
---------
Lawn -> /Coals -> /Stone -> Hurdles -> Bridge -> \Grass -> Snow -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Ryuustal, Panpyon, Cloud
Prize: 600 Yen
There's also a couple items you can get here. There's a Green Herb in the
bottom right, which increases stability by 3. There's also a Melon just south
of the Healing Center. If you wish, you can leave town to the south to reach
Rookie Town Outskirts, where a few items and Monsters can be found, but you
won't be able to get to Don Don City yet. Whenever you're ready to move on,
head to the Racing Center in Rookie Town. Here we meet Lenny, who tells us
that the Rookie Town Cup is full, but there's one more slot for whomever
wins the Lute Cup. He's looking forward to a rematch, so let's head back to
Lute Town. Enter Lute Town's Racing Center, which is now open, and talk to
the lady behind the counter to get started on the Lute Cup.
Lute Cup:
---------
Race 1:
-------
Vs Bonehead
Lawn -> /Swamp -> /Coals -> Bridge -> \Sand -> Swamp
Bonehead's Team: Matomato, Shadow, Kraken
An easy start. Miryun is a good starting choice here, and Kairoron can handle
the middle segment easily. The last part won't be hard to clean up with
Sabotente or Kraken. Even if you're playing the PS1 version, the AI doesn't
play these races especially well, so you might find things a bit easier.
Race 2:
-------
Vs Young Man
Sand -> Snow -> /Grass -> Bridge -> \Stone -> \Lawn -> Hurdles
Young Man's Team: Mogudriller, Panpyon, Tsunostar
A bit tougher here, Mogudriller and Tsunostar are always difficult opponents.
Ticktock or Mo could be a good start, and you can really build up a good
lead on the Bridge with Fuwawan or Majiron. Just make sure to bring someone
for the end who can jump.
Race 3:
-------
Vs Retiree
Sand -> /Stone -> /Swamp -> Pond -> Snow -> \Grass -> Lawn
-> \Coals -> Hurdles
Retiree's Team: Mogudriller, Sheera, Shadow
A pretty easy one here, since the course tends to alternate between the
same terrain types. The biggest issue will probably be the Coals and Hurdles
segment, though Hinokko and Shadow could be options there. Having Miryun
take the preceding Grass section could be an option since it can also handle
Coals.
Race 4:
-------
Vs Lenny
Swamp -> Balance -> /Coals -> Bridge -> Snow -> /Stone -> Bridge
-> \Grass -> \Sand -> Pond -> Lawn
Lenny's Team: Sheera, Pubamos, Pooh Puppy, Shadow, Matomato
Probably the longest race you've done so far. Morbitto is a good start,
followed by Golipon. Kairoron and Dorkeshi are also good choices.
Miryun should be able to clean up the end. The AI runs this race very
poorly even on Playstation, so as long as your team is even somewhat
competent, this should be an easy win.
You get 20000 Yen for winning. Lenny tells us that we can now participate
in the Rookie Town Cup, and mentions that some kids asked him to win the
Borsalino from that tournament, so he asks us to win the tournament in his
place. Let's head back to Rookie Town.
[PSX] As we approach Rookie Town, Lenny appears again. He suggests that
since we really need to win the Borsalino, he could lend us some of his
Monsters. You can now find Lenny at the Rookie Town Healing Center.
You can switch to playing as him as usual, but you can now also trade
Monsters with him by choosing the second option. Note that you can only
trade Monsters from your respective parties, so you may need to swap
some Monsters around first. Don't forget about the game's soft level
cap, though, if you try to give yourself a very high level Monster,
you may find your Stability taking a big hit. There's nothing stopping
us from using his monsters for mixing, though, so if you'd like to create
Winpii, now's a great time. Lenny is only available here until we win
the Rookie Town Cup.
Head back to the Rookie Town Racing Center and talk to the lady behind the
counter to finally get this tournament underway. Lenny will also cheer us
on here if you're playing the Gameboy version.
Rookie Town Cup:
----------------
Race 1:
-------
Vs Salaryman
Sand -> /Lawn -> Snow -> \Swamp -> High Jump -> Lawn
Salaryman's Team: Panpyon, Sheera, Puppet
Another easy one, the enemy team just isn't great for this stage.
On Playstation, this is the first appearance of High Jump (High Jump doesn't
exist on Gameboy, all High Jump sections are Hurdles instead), but you don't
really need to do anything special to handle it.
Race 2:
-------
Vs Traveller
Swamp -> /Coals -> Balance -> \Stone -> Sand -> /Grass -> High Jump -> Sand
Traveller's Team: Nyantora, Mogudriller, Tsunostar
Despite the incredible quality of the opponent team here, this one isn't too
hard. Nyantora isn't really a great fit for the start, so you'll probably
pass it fairly easily. Kairoron is a good choice for the starting segment,
and Cockatosato can handle the end easily enough. On Playstation, the
opponent inexplicably swaps their Nyantora for Matomato, which is an even
worse lead, making this one of the easiest races in the game.
Race 3:
-------
Vs Motorcyclist
Sand -> Grass -> Balance -> Pond -> /Stone -> Snow -> Bridge -> \Lawn
-> Snow -> Swamp
Motorcyclist's Team: Ryuustal, Sheera, Nyantora, Puppet
This one is kind of a mess. Morbitto is a good choice for the Balance and
Pond section at the beginning, and Golipon could handle the Snow, Bridge
section later, but the end is a big problem. If you fused a Piipen you
could use that, otherwise you might need to make a swap for the Swamp.
If you're struggling, you could try to evolve Wanyan to Wagala, who is a
very strong choice for th end.
Race 4:
-------
Vs Tarou
Swamp -> Hurdles -> /Coals -> /Grass -> Bridge -> High Jump -> \Stone
-> Pond -> Coals -> \Sand -> Pond -> High Jump
Tarou's Team: Matomato, Guug, Cloud, Tsunostar
Probably the hardest race you've faced so far, at least on Game Boy,
the constant Hurdles / High Jump will almost certainly be an issue.
Matomato or Mushii would be a good start, followed by Honerasu.
Fuwawa is great for the Bridge, Hurdles section, and Miryun can handle
the section that comes afterwards, leaving just one more Hurdles section
for Cockatosato or anyone else. Guugu makes a strong finish on
Playstation, so you may want Lucia for the end.
You'll gain 24000 Yen and the Borsalino for winning. Lenny will take
the Borsalino (so he can trade it for the Pocket Watch and open the path
to Don Don City, but that's another story), and we can continue with
our journey. Before we leave, the Rookie Town shop is also now open
for business.
Rookie Town Shop:
-------------------------
Banana 800
Light Shower 2100
Switchboard 800
Sports Drink 10000
Vitamin Drink 18000
Tops Horn 5000
Support Set 2500
Monmon Bell 600
Turbo Kit 700
When you're done, head to the south exit of Rookie Town to reach
Rookie Town Outskirts.
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Don Don City:
The next stage of our adventure occurs at Rookie Town Outskirts. This is
a fairly small area without too much to see, but there are some Wild Monsters
here that we can catch.
Rookie Town Outskirts Wild Monsters:
------------------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Umyuku B C A B C C B B
Shoezanne A B C C C B C A
Nyantora C A B B B C C B
Sheera C C A B C C B C
Heron C B C B C C A A
Ryuustal A B C B C C B B
Byuutatsu B B A C B B C C
[PSX] Nejapii B B A C C B C A
Surprisingly, Nejapii is in the grass, not the water.
There's also a few items out here. To the immediate right is a Shop 2 To-Go.
This is similar to the Shop 1 To-Go, but they have a different inventory,
listed below. To the left near the upper bridge is a Tops Horn and the
HEAD PARTS.
Shop 2 (called by Shop 2 To-Go)
-------------------------------
Banana 800
Tornado 18000
Supertein 18000
Blue Herb 18000
Vitamin Drink 18000
Light Shower 2100
As soon as you've won the Rookie Town Cup, the people who were blocking the
bridges out here will be gone, and there's also now racers around.
Incidentally, the lower of the two bridges leads back to Saint City, so if
you want to go shopping or tackle its Time Trial Houses you can now easily
get back there.
Here's a list of the racers who just appeared.
Racer 1 (east of the entrance):
-------------------------------
Swamp -> /Stone -> Grass -> Pond -> \Sand -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Nyantora, Gododon, Puppet
Prize: 300 Yen, Kamonuts
A pretty easy one, even though the opponent team is good, they throw it
away with a bad switch at the end.
[GB] Racer 2 (South of Racer 1):
--------------------------------
Swamp -> Pits -> Bridge -> \Coals -> Lava -> Pits -> Bridge -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Kamonuts, Cloud, Sheera
Prize: 300 Yen, Kamonuts
This is a pretty nutty course, if you have Mourock it's incredible here.
Otherwise you might need several balancers.
[PSX] Racer 2 (South of Racer 1):
---------------------------------
Swamp -> Pits -> Bridge -> Pits -> Bridge -> Pits -> Bridge -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Kamonuts, Dorkeshi, Sheera
Prize: 300 Yen, Kamonuts
This course is completely changed on Playstation, and is easier. Mourock
or Morbitto can pretty much run the entire course. Sadly, you still just
get another Kamonuts for it.
Racer 3 (South of the entrance):
--------------------------------
Sand -> Balance -> /Lawn -> Balance -> \Swamp -> Balance -> Sand
Opponent Team: Mogoron, Mogudriller
Prize: 300 Yen, Ratopomu
This is a super annoying one. There's tons of balance, so you need Balance
specialists, and Mogoron has Teshi, which can forceably swap your team.
You might need to deposit some of your Monsters to make sure they can't
swap in someone you don't want for this race. If you just won a
Kamonuts, you could try using it here. Be very wary of Mogudriller's
Turbo at the end, you might want to be ready to shut it down.
Racer 4 (just west of racer 3):
-------------------------------
Sand -> /Coals -> /Swamp -> Snow -> Pits -> \Lawn -> Bridge
-> \Swamp -> Sand
Opponent Team: Tsunostar, Heron, Cloud
Prize: 300 Yen, Tsunostar
Another tough one, Tsunostar puts on a heck of a show at the beginning,
probably only Miryun has any real hope of keeping up, and Heron is no
slouch either. Hopefully you have Fuwawan available for the middle
section. Beating Cloud at the end isn't too tough, especially if you
have any powerful skills left. The Tsunostar here is a fantastic
prize, so grab it if you can.
[GB] Racer 5 (just west of racer 4):
------------------------------------
Sand -> Grass -> /Stone -> Bridge -> Pond -> \Coals -> Swamp -> Sand
Opponent Team: Mogudriller, Rokkun, Cloud
Prize: 300 Yen, Mogudriller
This can be a little tricky, the enemy team is pretty good. Miryun
makes a good choice for the last half of the course, just make sure it
has enough to finish the course so you can take advantage of the late
swap to Cloud.
[PSX] Racer 5 (just west of racer 4):
-------------------------------------
Grass -> Balance -> Swamp -> Sand
Opponent Team: Sabotente, Sheera, Mogudriller
Prize: 300 Yen, Mogudriller
Another race that's totally different on Playstation, though it's
absurdly easy, the opponent makes two swaps in this tiny course.
Racer 6 (north of the upper bridge):
------------------------------------
Lawn -> Pits -> Bridge -> \Grass -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Byuugun, Honeymucha, Chandora
Prize: 300 Yen, Byuugun
A fairly easy race with an incredible prize. Maurock is a great choice
for the Pits and Bridge section if you have one at a reasonable level,
otherwise use your Tsunostar and another balance specialist.
On Playstation, this is a fair bit harder as Byuugun runs almost the
entire race, you'll need good skills to win.
[GB] Racer 7 (on the path to the south bridge):
-----------------------------------------------
Sand -> Stone -> /Swamp -> Grass -> \Sand -> \Swamp -> Sand
Opponent Team: Panpyon, Wanyan
Prize: 300 Yen, Panpyon
This is so easy it almost feels like it should have been at the start of
the game. You'd have to try really hard to lose to the Wanyan.
[PSX] Racer 7 (on the path to the south bridge):
------------------------------------------------
Sand -> Stone -> /Sand -> Stone -> \Sand -> Stone -> Sand
Opponent Team: Panpyon, Mushii
Prize: 300 Yen, Panpyon
Another totally new course for Playstation, a simple endurance race for
Stone. The opponent team isn't geared for this at all, so it's a free
win.
Rookie Town Outskirts Prize Monsters:
-------------------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kamonuts B C A B C B A B
Ratopomu B C B B C C A B
Tsunostar C B C C B A C S
Mogudriller C A C B B C B A
Byuugun A B C B B C B A
Panpyon B B C B C A C B
There's a lot going on in Don Don City, but before we get into the plot,
there's some new Monsters to catch here.
Don Don City Wild Monsters:
---------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ryuustal A B C B C C B B
Mushii B B B C C A B B
Nekotama B B C A C B A C
Ucchii B C B C B A C A
[PSX] Cancan B A C B C B B C
There's also a shop in Don Don City.
Don Don City Shop
-------------------------
Banana 800
Melon 1200
Light Shower 2100
Switchboard 800
Evolution Material 12000
Tornado 18000
Supertein 18000
Blue Herb 18000
Vitamin Drink 18000
Deposit 500
There's also a Time Trial House on the top right of the large buildings.
Here are its courses.
Don Don City Time Trial House:
------------------------------
Course 1:
---------
Sand -> Pond -> Grass -> Ice -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Mogudriller, Sheera
Prize: 600 Yen
Course 2:
---------
Lawn -> /Stone -> /Swamp -> Bridge -> \Sand -> \Grass -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Ryuustal, Panpyon
Prize: 600 Yen
Course 3:
---------
Sand -> Ice -> /Coals -> Bridge -> Snow -> Hurdles -> \Lawn
-> Ice -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Mogudriller, Sheera, Cloud
Prize: 600 Yen
There's also a few items we can grab. Just north of the entrance to the city
is SHELL PARTS (on Playstation, this is instead located in the bottom left).
This is the last part needed to make Mechadon, so feel free to go back and do
that now if you think your team needs a boost. On the other side of the plaza,
also at the top, is a Nutrition Drink (only in the Gameboy version). This
increases Maximum Stamina by 3. To the north of the city is a maze of trees,
we can navigate this for a Monmon Bell. There's also a patch of grass here
with a Banana and Gold Card. The Gold Card is like the Silver Card, but
gives an even bigger discount, so make sure to use it wisely.
Our destination is the small building across from the Time Trial House.
Head downstairs to meet Cuppy and Ness. If the music lead you to believe
that they're up to something nefarious, you wouldn't be wrong. Cuppy
is a big jerk who has a thing for Cindy, and Ness is a pompous idiot from
Aqua Circus who feels overshadowed by Leila. You'll catch them talking
aboutsome kind of plan, and they'll run off. Next, head to a medium-sized
building in the bottom right where a man is standing outside. Try to
enter and he'll stop you, but Leila's grandmother will appear and let
you in. Leila and her grandmother are staying here to avoid the crowds,
but she's hoping they can see the Don Don City Cup. Unfortunately,
when we try to leave, Cuppy and Ness will enter, having tailed us here.
They snatch up Leila and run off with her, with Ness saying that if we
want her back, we have to beat Cuppy in the Don Don City Cup. Leila's
grandmother is still under the impression that Batch is Leila's
boyfriend and tasks him with saving her. Head to the Racing Center at the
top and talk to the woman behind the counter to register.
Don Don City Cup:
-----------------
Race 1:
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Vs Young Man
Lawn -> Snow -> Stone -> Balance -> Pond -> Ice -> Sand
Young Man's Team: Ryuustal, Mogudriller, Sheera
Not too bad of a start. Ice is basically just like Snow but harder.
Majiron is a decent start here, and Maurock can do well in the middle.
Ticktock or Umyuku could be good for the end. As is often the case,
the AI makes a pointless switch at the very end.
Race 2:
-------
Vs Cheerleader
Swamp -> /Coals -> Ice -> \Stone -> Hurdles -> /Grass -> Snow
-> \Swamp -> Lawn
Cheerleader's Team: Nyantora, Panpyon, Matomato
Another one that's not too tough. Honerasu makes a good starting choice,
and Tsunostar can handle the middle segment. Umyuku can finish the race,
or you could probably get away with Miryun. Just watch out for Matomato's
Dash at the end, might want to save a skill to cancel it.
Race 3:
-------
Vs Race Maniac
Sand -> Snow -> /Sand -> /Stone -> /Grass -> Bridge -> \Coals -> \Lawn
-> \Sand -> Pond -> High Jump
Race Maniac's Team: Mogudriller, Ryuustal, Panpyon, Cloud
A long one, but not too tough. Tsunostar can do well near the start,
and Honerasu has a strong segment with the Lawn and Coals portion,
and Majiron and Panpyon can handle the Balance and Hurdles sections.
This is a much harder race on Playstation, you might want to consider
fusing Tedott for the end if you don't have a good Monster for it.
Race 4:
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Vs Cuppy
Swamp -> Ice -> /Lawn -> Coals -> Bridge -> Snow -> \Stone -> High Jump
-> Ice -> \Grass -> Pond -> Balance -> Hurdles
Cuppy's Team: Sheera, Cloud, Fuwawan, Mogudriller
Well, no one said getting Cindy back would be easy. There's a ton of stuff
to deal with here, just try to identify parts that your key monster can do
well and find Monsters with high stamina to struggle through the rest.
Honerasu can handle the Lawn and Coals, Nekotama can handle the Bridge and
Snow, and Tsunostar can handle the Stone and Hurdles. Cuppy doesn't send
his team out in the best order, so as long as you play well you should win.
You get 30000 Yen for winning. Cuppy and Ness refuse to accept their loss
and return Leila, however, indicating that they still have a backup plan.
Return to the house where we met Cuppy and Ness the first time and talk to
their friend, who tells you that Ness has taken Leila to the north. Head to
the grass field in the far north of town, through the maze of trees, where
you'll find Ness in the top right. Though his beef with Leila really has
nothing to do with us, Ness is so obnoxious that someone needs to take him
out, so talk to him to challenge him to a race.
Ness (Top right of Don Don City):
---------------------------------
Sand -> /Coals -> /Grass -> /Ice -> Pits -> Lawn -> /Stone -> Swamp
Ness's Team: Rokkun, Maquito, Gammerock
Prize: 1800 Yen
Not too surprisingly, Ness is just a bloated windbag who isn't especially
difficult to beat. Tsunostar makes a great choice for the start, and
Maurock is a good choice for the pits, or you can just bring Tsunostar
back out for that section if you don't have it. Miryun should be able
to handle most of the rest.
After his defeat, Ness sort of accepts Leila as the head of the Circus
and says he'll do his best to support her, and Leila thanks us for always
being there to help her. Her grandmother arrives, who continues to
misunderstand the situation between Batch and Leila. We also finally meet
Cindy, who is relieved that Leila is all right, but her manager quickly whisks
her away. Leila too needs to continue on to Paris City, but she knows we'll
meet again when it's time for the Very Best Cup, which probably means we'll be
stuck rescuing her again.
We're finished here in Don Don City, so we can now head to the top left,
through the forest maze, to Don Don Cave.
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Wealth Town:
We've got another cave to go through, which means new Monsters as usual.
Don Don Cave Wild Monsters:
---------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ryuustal A B C B C C B B
Byuutatsu B B A C B B C C
Ucchii B C B C B A C A
You'll be asked some questions in here. The first is "between Sabotente and
Kraken, which is better on Lawn?" We know the answer to be Sabotente, so
choose the top answer (even if you're wrong, you can just try again). On the
left, a lady will ask you which Monster can only be made through the
communication mix, between Pubamos, Ororo, Nejapii, and Winryu. We know where
to get most of those, so the third answer, Nejapii, is the correct one.
Unlike the previous game, you actually DO get something for it this time,
behind the lady is a Melon.
[PSX] On Playstation, the lady asks a different question, asking what skill
Wanyan learns at level 28, from Tenpenchii, Iatsu, Warp, and Bousou. You
can consult the Monster listing at the end of the guide to know the answer
is Warp, the third option, and claim your Melon.
To the right, an old man asks what you get if you combine Goroise and Hinokko.
In theory you could go back and try this out, but Ryuustal is the right answer
(the first one). The next lady wants to know what you'd get by mixing
Rolleroo and Sheera, then mixing the result with Mourock. The correct answer
is Mogoron, which is the last answer. We can now take the ladder to
head into Wealth Town.
Wealth Town doesn't exactly look as wealthy as I expected, it's mostly fields
and trees, but perhaps the wealthy enjoy their isolation. Either way, there
are new Monsters here:
Wealth Town Wild Monsters:
--------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ryuustal A B C B C C B B
Nyantora C A B B B C C B
Mushii B B B C C A B B
Nekotama B B C A C B A C
Deathgon C B C A B B B A
Gododon B A B C C B B A
Pooh Puppy B C B B C B S B
Cloud C B C B A C C A
Regyak B C C A C B B B
Pentat B C B S C C C A
There are also a couple racers to challenge, near the entrance to Wealth Town.
One of them forms part of the questline to get Sharian.
Racer 1 (North of cave exit):
-----------------------------
Lawn -> Lava -> /Coals -> Sand -> Coals -> Lava -> \Coals -> Lava -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Honerasu, Ucchii, Byuutatsu
Prize: 1800 Yen
Not too tough, you just need two to three decent fire specialists.
Honerasu, Miryun, and Tsunostar should handle this fairly easily.
Racer 2 (North of Racer 1):
---------------------------
Sand -> /Stone -> /Sand -> Stone -> \Sand -> \Stone -> Sand
Opponent Team: Mushii, Tsunostar, Heron
Prize: 1800 Yen
Not complicated, but you'll need to make sure you have some good Rock
specialists. Tsunostar is incredible here as its Guts gives it fantastic
performance on the slopes, and Mourock could also be useful to force the
opponent Tsunostar out if you've learned Teishi.
[GB] Racer 3 (In the top right of town):
----------------------------------------
Lawn -> /Grass -> Pond -> /Swamp -> Sand -> /Stone -> Balance -> Pits
-> \Coals -> Snow -> \Lawn -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Byuugun, Byuutatsu, Mogudriller, Shadow
Prize: 500 Yen, Byuugun
Not particularly tough, just absurdly long. You can build a huge lead at
the beginning with Monsters that have good Guts.
[PSX] Racer 3 (In the top right of town):
-----------------------------------------
Lawn -> /Grass -> Pond -> /Swamp -> Sand -> /Stone -> Balance -> Pits
-> Bridge -> \Coals -> Snow -> \Coals -> Snow -> \Lawn -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Byuugun, Byuutatsu, Mogudriller, Shadow
Prize: 500 Yen, Byuugun
Still easy, but even longer on Playstation.
Wealth Town Prize Monsters:
---------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Byuugun A B C B B C B A
After beating the third racer in the top right, you can trade him the
Left Hand, Right Hand, Left Eye, Right Eye, and Sharian Fragment to create
the SOUL FRAGMENT. It is also necessary to defeat and then talk to the
second racer, who tells you about the person in Honest Town who can create
Sharian.
There are also some items around, near the exit from the cave is a
Gold Card, and near the top is a Strawberry. Near the shop at the bottom
is a Monster Radar.
You can check out the shop here if you wish.
Wealth Town Shop
-------------------------
Strawberry 300
Banana 800
Melon 1200
Strength Shower 1000
Light Shower 2100
Switchboard 800
Rainbow Bud 24000
Shop 2 To-Go 1000
Monster Radar 1200
There's also a Time Trial House in the top right near the Mixing Station.
Wealth Town Time Trial House:
-----------------------------
Course 1:
---------
Lawn -> Coals -> Snow -> Lava -> Sand
Opponent Team: Ryuustal, Tsunostar
Prize: 600 Yen
Course 2:
---------
Swamp -> /Ice -> Bridge -> Hurdles -> \Ice -> Balance -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Sheera, Tsunostar, Ryuustal
Prize: 700 Yen
Course 3:
---------
Lawn -> Lava -> Pond -> /Snow -> Coals -> \Grass -> Snow -> Lava -> Sand
Opponent Team: Ryuustal, Tsunostar, Sheera
Prize: 700 Yen
Unlike many other towns, we can participate in the Origin Cup here
immediately, just head to the Racing Center and talk to the lady behind
the counter to get started.
Origin Cup:
-----------
Race 1:
-------
Vs Collector
Sand -> /Coals -> Snow -> \Grass -> Lava -> Pond -> Lawn
Collector's Team: Cloud, Ryuustal
A pretty easy one to start off. Tsunostar and Miryun or Honerasu can
finish this one without any real trouble. If you haven't seen Lava
yet, it's just a harder version of Coals.
Race 2:
-------
Vs Collector
Swamp -> Balance -> /Stone -> Hurdles -> /Grass -> Bridge -> \Sand
-> \Lava -> High Jump
Collector's Team: Fuwawa, Tsunostar, Fuwawan
Kraken could be a good start here, and Tsunostar is a great choice for
the end, leaving you with just a couple choices for the middle parts.
Race 3:
-------
Vs Ponytail
Lawn -> /Ice -> /Swamp -> Bridge -> Hurdles -> \Ice -> Balance -> /Sand
-> Hurdles -> \Stone -> \Lawn -> Swamp
Ponytail's Team: Ryuustal, Fuwawan, Sheera, Tsunostar
A great start for Pentat here, and Nekotama or Fuwawa are great choices for
the Bridge, Hurdles, Ice, Bridge section. Tsunostar can handle the Sand,
Hurdles, Stone section, leaving a fairly easy cleanup for any grass or
water specialist at the end. The opponent team is pretty good here, though,
especially Fuwawan, so make sure to build up a lead on Sheera when you can.
On Playstation, this is another incredibly tough fight due to Fuwawan's power.
No one is as strong for the middle section, so unless you have your own
Fuwawan, you're going to have to try to shut it down with skills. Pentat's
Ookinaoto or Pooh Puppy's Konran could be good choices to delay it switching in,
letting you build up a good lead on it. As long as you're not too far behind
when Tsunostar comes out, you should be able to win.
Race 4:
-------
Vs Reina
Sand -> Lava -> /Coals -> Swamp -> /Ice -> Stone -> \Grass -> \Ice -> Pond
-> Lava -> Stone -> Snow -> Pond -> Lawn
Reina's Team: Mechadon, Cloud, Fuwawan, Sheera, Byuugun
A really long one here, you'll need to make sure every member of the team
is ready to go. Tsunostar or Kaen are good starters, followed by Pentat,
who you'll probably want to try to conserve to come back in later. Nekotama
could be a good choice for the Stone, Grass, Ice section, and Nyantora might
be a good choice for Lava, Stone, Snow, or you could try Kamonatsu for the
end. It'll all come down to whom you've got ready to go at this point.
Mechadon is a legendary, so you can expect to fall way behind at the start,
but you can make it back up.
We get 32000 Yen for winning, and the RATTLE DRUM, which allows us to
proceed to Honest Town.
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Honest Town:
After finishing your business in Wealth Town, head Northeast to Wealth Town
Cave. There's some Monsters to catch in here.
Wealth Town Cave Wild Monsters:
-------------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cloud C B C B A C C A
Deathgon C B C A B B B A
Kaen C B C C A A C B
From the start, head north and take the teleporter panel. There's a
Whirlwind item in the next room, and then the cave immediately exits to
Honest Town.
This is a fairly big place, so we'll start by catching some new Monsters.
Be warned that there are racers here, so be careful about talking to people
outside.
Honest Town Wild Monsters:
--------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Byuutatsu B B A C B B C C
Nekotama B B C A C B A C
Gododon B A B C C B B A
Pooh Puppy B C B B C B S B
Gammerock B B A C B C C A
Jumock A B B C C C B C
Honey Musasa A C C B C S B B
[PSX] Gadrack B B C C S B B A
Gadrack is found in the sand southeast of the shop, though it's quite rare.
If you've been collecting the various parts of Sharian, you can finally
obtain it here. Head to the house directly north of the Racing Center
with an empty slot in your party and the man there will trade the
Soul Fragment for Sharian. If he won't do the trade, you need to talk to
the second Racer in Wealth Town first. It comes at level 30 and has a default
name of Toshiyuki, but we can change it with a Name Tag.
Honest Town Gift Monster:
-------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sharian A B C C B C C B
Here's a list of the opponent racers in the area.
Racer 1 (West of tunnel exit):
------------------------------
Sand -> /Coals -> /Swamp -> Snow -> Pits -> \Lawn -> Bridge
-> \Swamp -> Sand
Opponent Team: Garuf, Mogudriller, Pooh Puppy
Prize: 500 Yen, Garuf
Not too bad, the course is fairly varied, but the enemy doesn't send
their monsters out in the best order.
Racer 2 (Just west of Racer 1):
-------------------------------
Lawn -> /Stone -> /Coals -> /Grass -> /Swamp -> Sand
Opponent Team: Guug, Rolleroo
Prize: 500 Yen, Guug
This course is tailor-made for Miryun, so hopefully you've been training
it up. Guug is a pretty good choice too. Rolleroo is very tough to beat
at the end, though that Garuf from the previous race could be a good
choice if you won it.
Racer 3 (West of the shop):
---------------------------
Lawn -> /Stone -> /Swamp -> Pits -> \Grass -> \Sand -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Dorkeshi, Byuutatsu, Kamonuts
Prize: 500 Yen, Kamonuts
Another pretty easy one. Dorkeshi just doesn't really cut it here, and
the opponent tries to run it for most of the race.
[GB] Racer 4 (West of Racer 3):
-------------------------------
Swamp -> Pits -> Bridge -> \Coals -> Lava -> Pits -> Bridge -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Kamonuts, Jumock, Mechadon
Prize: 500 Yen, Kamonuts
A pretty crazy course. Golipon is very good here, but you'll probably
need another Balance specialist as well.
[PSX] Racer 4 (West of Racer 3):
--------------------------------
Swamp -> Pits -> Bridge -> Pits -> Bridge -> Pits -> Bridge -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Kamonuts, Jumock, Mechadon
Prize: 500 Yen, Kamonuts
Apparently they felt the Gameboy version of this course didn't have
enough balance terrains. Morbitto is great for the start, but you'll
need at least one more balancer to finish it.
Racer 5 (South of the shop):
----------------------------
Sand -> Snow -> Pond -> Lawn -> Pond -> Snow -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Icer, Nejapii
Prize: 500 Yen, Kamonuts
Icer puts on a strong showing here, but the opponent runs it for too long,
giving you a chance to build up a lead before Nejapii comes out.
Seriously though, another Kamonuts? This racer doesn't even have one!
Racer 6 (Beside the Healing Center):
------------------------------------
Lawn -> Pits -> Grass -> Ice -> /Swamp -> \Sand -> Pits -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Byuugun, Umyuku, Pentat
Prize: 500 Yen, Byuugun
Not too bad, Byuugun makes a very strong start, but the opponent doesn't
have anyone to handle the Sand, Pits section near the end, which allows
you to pull away.
Racer 7 (On the south path leading out of town):
------------------------------------------------
Lawn -> Grass -> Sand -> Stone -> Pond -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Guug, Nyantora
Prize: 500 Yen, Guug
A super easy one here, the repeated terrains make figuring out your picks
a snap. Nyantora also isn't a match for any dedicated water specialists.
Racer 8 (Further along the south path):
---------------------------------------
Swamp -> Lava -> /Lawn -> Snow -> Balance -> Grass -> /Coals
-> Stone -> Sand
Opponent Team: Guug, Heron, Tsunostar
Prize: 500 Yen, Guug
Another fairly easy one here. Nekotama makes a good choice for the Snow
and Balance section, and Tsunostar can clean up the end easily.
It's just lame that we get yet another Guug for our efforts.
Racer 9 (In front of the mixing station):
-----------------------------------------
Lawn -> /Grass -> Pond -> Ice -> Stone -> \Sand -> \Coals -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Jumock, Tsunostar
Prize: 500 Yen, Garuf
A bit trickier, the Tsunostar you face at the end is high level and has
access to Teishi, you might need to prune your team to make sure you only
have monsters that you want to participate with you.
Honest Town Prize Monsters:
---------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Garuf B A C B C B B B
Guug B B B C B A C A
Kamonuts B C A B C B A B
Byuugun A B C B B C B A
There's also a shop in Honest Town that we can peruse.
Honest Town Shop
-------------------------
Strawberry 300
Banana 800
Melon 1200
Light Shower 2100
Rainbow Bud 24000
Tops Horn 5000
Maid Set 4000
Turbo Kit 700
And finally, there's also a Time Trial House here, south of the Mixing
Station. Here are its courses.
Honest Town Time Trial House:
-----------------------------
Course 1:
---------
Lawn -> /Sand -> Snow -> Pits -> \Coals -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Shoezanne, Mechadon, Deathgon
Prize: 700 Yen
Course 2:
---------
Swamp -> /Stone -> Hurdles -> Bridge -> \Ice -> Coals -> Balance -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Nyantora, Tsunostar, Sheera
Prize: 700 Yen
Course 3:
---------
Sand -> Pond -> /Grass -> Pits -> /Ice -> Pits -> \Stone -> Lava
-> \Swamp -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Mogudriller, Tsunostar, Shiimya
Prize: 700 Yen
There's only one item to pick up in town, a Melon in the center of town.
If you head into the cave on the right side (which is also the location of
the mixing center) you can get 5 Switchboards.
Paris City, the location of the Very Best Cup, is actually just to the south,
but if we try to go there we're told that a guy and a girl were looking for
us. After trying to get through the gate, head straight up to the topmost
house to meet Benio again. He'll ask if we want to go to Paris City,
so we'll say that we do, and he'll point out that we need to win the Honest
Cup first, which he will also be participating in. He's eager to see how
we've been raising Golipon, so he leaves to get ready. After we try to
leave, Patao will enter. After enquiring about Benio, he'll leave as well.
We can now participate in the Honest Cup, so head to the racing center and
talk to the lady behind the counter to get started.
Honest Cup:
-----------
Race 1:
-------
Vs Traveller
Lawn -> Snow -> /Stone -> /Grass -> Pond -> /Coals -> Pits -> Swamp
Traveller's Team: Ryuustal, Shiimya, Mechadon
Not hard, even despite the presense of Mechadon, since the AI only uses it
for the Swamp segment at the end. Miryun is a great choice for the middle
section, being able to easily handle the Stone through Coals parts.
On Playstation, the final stretch against Shiimya will be hard, hopefully
you have a dash or something similar for the end.
Race 2:
-------
Vs Scoundrel
Sand -> Balance -> Pits -> \Swamp -> Bridge -> \Lawn -> \Sand
-> High Jump -> Pond -> Hurdles
Scoundrel's Team: Deathgon, Fuwawan, Shiimya, Tsunostar
Mourock is a great start here, and Mushii or Tsunostar are great for the end.
Shiimya is much less threatening here than usual as it's not a great course
for it. On Playstation, this is another very scary one due to the presense
of Fuwawan, who will switch in right at the Balance section and run almost
the entire race. You can gain a little time during the Sand section,
but you might need to mirror match with your own Fuwawan to win.
Race 3:
-------
Vs Shadow Boss
Swamp -> Lava -> /Stone -> Bridge -> \Ice -> High Jump -> Lava -> /Ice
-> Pond -> Sand -> Bridge -> \Grass -> High Jump
Shadow Boss's Team: Shiimya, Sazot, Tsunostar, Fuwawan
Another crazy gauntlet of terrain types. Fuwawan is very strong for the
Bridge, Ice, Hurdles section, and Kraken could be a good choice for Pond,
Sand, Bridge. Just make sure you have at least a couple monsters who can
handle every terrain type. On Playstation, this one is very tough, as
the opponent also has Mechadon for the fire parts. Kaen is very useful
for the High Jump, Lava section, and can also beat Tsunostar at the end.
Race 4:
-------
Vs Benio
Lawn -> Ice -> Pond -> /Stone -> /Grass -> Lava -> Pits -> Swamp
-> \Sand -> Lava -> /Ice -> Pits -> \Lawn -> \Swamp -> Sand
Benio's Team: Byuugun, Nyantora, Shiimya, Sazot, Mechadon
A super long one here. There's two Pits sections, so make sure you
have at least one Monster with high Balance and Guts. Pentat makes
a good start here, and Miryun is good for dealing with many of the
middle sections.
You win 36000 Yen for winning, and the Tuxedo. Benio acknowledges our
skill, and we are cleared to enter the Very Best Cup. With all of that
taken care of, we can now head to Paris City. Wait a minute, doesn't it
somehow seem like we're skipping a major portion of the game? Oh well,
let's head south to Paris City.
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Trial Island:
Somewhat unsurprisingly, we can't simply waltz right into the Very Best Cup.
However, we can catch some new Monsters and do some shopping here, so if
you'd like to do that, skip ahead to the next section.
When you're ready to proceed with the game, head to Burn Records, which is a
big building on the east side of town. When we attempt to enter we'll be met
by Cindy's Manager, who informs us that a crisis has occurred, where some
strange guys broke in and abducted Leila, and as such they can't hold the
Very Best Cup. Great. He tells us to ask the people inside for more
information, but the only person we actually need to talk to is a man in a
hat near the bottom left of the first floor. He tells us that to enter
Trial Island, where Leila is being held, we'll need Catfish Whiskers.
Luckily, he knows someone who lives near the Shop in Honest Town who can
give this to us. So it looks like we're heading back there for now.
The person we're looking for lives directly up and left from the Honest
Town Shop. It's the person on the left inside this house. He will give
you the Catfish Whiskers, but he needs to know you're actually Batch first.
He will accept that that is who you are if you show him the Tuxedo.
Talk to him again (making sure you have the Tuxedo with you, if you don't
have it, it's probably in the Shop's storage) and he will hand over the
CATFISH WHISKERS. Note that he doesn't take the Tuxedo away, so if your
inventory is full the Catfish Whiskers might get sent to storage. After
confirming that you have the whiskers, head to the top left of Honest Town,
where a cave entrance blocked by rock can be found. Stand in front of
the blockage and it will be removed, allowing us to enter Honest Town Cave.
There are Monsters in here, here's a list of what you can find.
Honest Town Cave Wild Monsters:
--------------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gododon B A B C C B B A
Gammerock B B A C B C C A
Wagala B C S B C C C A
Head down to the second floor, then down again to the third floor.
The path splits here, but the lower path is a dead end, so take the path to
the right. It's a straight shot from here to Trial Island. There's a
Level Up right before the exit.
There are Monsters to catch here too, but you'll have to beat a few racers
to get to them.
Trial Island Wild Monsters:
---------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jumock A B B C C C B C
Gammerock B B A C B C C A
Wagala B C S B C C C A
[PSX] Miryun A B B C B C C A
Miryun is on the left side of the pond in the top right. Make sure to stay
close to the shore. It's absurdly rare, but it does appear.
There are racers here, and this time we have to fight them, because they're
blocking the path. Note that unlike everywhere else in the game, if you lose
these matches you can rematch them.
Racer 1 (Immediately below the Healing Center)
----------------------------------------------
Swamp -> Lava -> /Lawn -> Snow -> Balance -> Grass -> /Coals
-> Stone -> Sand
Opponent Team: Gammerock, Nekotama, Garuf
Prize: 700 Yen, Garuf
You actually don't have to fight this guy, the prize is just another
Garuf, but he's not too difficult. Do it if you think your team
needs a warm-up before the gauntlet that's to come.
Racer 2 (South of Racer 1):
---------------------------
Lawn -> Pits -> \Swamp -> \Grass -> Pond -> /Lawn -> /Stone
-> Bridge -> Sand
Opponent Team: Ratompomu, Nyantora, Heron
Prize: 2000 Yen
A very easy one to start off, Ratopomu is maybe the worst possible
choice for the start, allowing you to get insurmountably far ahead
by the time the second Monster even comes out.
Racer 3 (East of Racer 2):
--------------------------
Lawn -> Pits -> \Coals -> Snow -> Sand -> Lava -> /Ice -> Bridge -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Devilon, Garuf, Kamonuts, Deathgon
Prize: 2000 Yen
Another classic race where this would actually be quite hard save for a
poor swap from the opponent at the end.
Racer 4 (East of Racer 3):
--------------------------
Swamp -> /Coals -> Stone -> Pond -> Snow -> \Grass -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Tsunostar, Sheera
Prize: 2000 Yen
Another easy one. You really have nothing to fear from Sheera, who
will lose the whole race on the Grass section leading up to the end.
Racer 5 (South of the pond in the top right):
---------------------------------------------
Lawn -> Pits -> Grass -> Ice -> /Swamp -> \Sand -> Pits -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Byuugun, Sheera, Pirrie
Prize: 700 Yen, Byuugun
This one is also optional, and is a little tougher than the first one.
The Byuugun makes an extremely strong start, but Pirrie is a strange
choice for the end.
Racer 6 (South of Racer 4):
---------------------------
Sand -> /Grass -> Pond -> Stone -> /Swamp -> Pits -> \Lawn
-> \Swamp -> Sand
Opponent Team: Devilon, Sheera, Mushii
Prize: 2000 Yen
Another pretty easy one. The opponent teams here just aren't up
to par with what you likely have by now. Miryun can win most
of these races almost single-handedly.
Racer 7 (West of Racer 5):
--------------------------
Sand -> Pond -> /Stone -> Bridge -> /Grass -> Pits -> \Swamp
-> Balance -> \Lawn -> Sand
Opponent Team: Garron, Shoezanne, Nekotama, Pooh Puppy
Prize: 700 Yen, Garron
As this one is a Kake Race, you're allowed to lose it, though
obviously you won't want to. It's not hard to win anyway,
even though Garron starts well it quickly falters in the Pond.
Racer 8 (West of Racer 6):
--------------------------
Lawn -> Pond -> Lava -> /Swamp -> Snow -> /Grass -> Pits -> Ice -> \Sand
-> Bridge -> \Coals -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Byuutatsu, Shiimya, Nekotama, Dorkeshi
Prize: 2000 Yen
A bit tougher than some of the previous races, but still not too bad.
Wagala or Shadow could make a decent start, and Golipon, Honerasu or Miryun
are good choices to finish it.
Be warned! The next battle begins immediately once you take a step towards
the house.
Cuppy:
------
Lawn -> \Sand -> \Swamp -> \Ice -> Stone -> Pits -> Grass -> \Coals
-> Swamp -> Lawn
Cuppy's Team: Jumock, Regyak
Prize: 2000 Yen
Not a particularly tough one, you'll likely need to make a fair number
of switches, but Cuppy's team isn't particularly great for this course.
Just make sure you have someone reasonably versatile in the front because
they'll have to start the next race too.
The next battle begins immediately, and if you lose, you have to start over
at Cuppy again.
Ness:
-----
Lawn -> /Swamp -> /Coals -> Grass -> Pits -> Stone -> /Ice -> /Swamp
-> /Sand -> Lawn
Ness's Team: Gammerock, Rokkun
Prize: 2300 Yen
A bit tougher, Gammerock puts up a decent fight, but you're likely
so powerful by now that he won't stand much of a chance. Just be
aware that you can't change your team order or heal between races,
so hopefully your Monsters aren't too exhausted.
Trial Island Prize Monsters:
----------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Garuf B A C B C B B B
Byuugun A B C B B C B A
After being defeated, the two idiots will run off, and thankfully that's
the last we'll be seeing of them. We can head inside to rescue Leila,
who is very greatful. She asks if you've been always coming to her aid
because you like her, to which you can say no, which is hilarious.
Regardless of whether you chose to save her for personal reasons or just
to advance the plot, she wishes you luck in the Very Best Cup and rushes
back to Burn Productions so she can help Cindy get ready.
Proceeding past the house, we can see a ladder, but it's blocked for now.
In order to proceed past here, you have to win the Very Best Cup.
[PSX] On Playstation, the guy blocking the ladder is not present, so we
can actually proceed to the postgame content right away. Even if you
don't want to take too much of a detour, it's definitely worth entering
to grab the Super Navi Navi, which lets us warp to any town we want.
Skip ahead to the Postgame section if you want to see what's in here.
Below this area is a hole we can jump into. We'll wind up back in Honest
Town Cave, then head up to get back to Honest Town. From here, head south
to return to Paris City so we can finally get this show on the road.
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Paris City:
Paris City is another massive town, like Saint City. We've been through a
lot to get here, so let's start how we always do, by catching some new
Monsters.
Paris City Wild Monsters:
-------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jumock A B B C C C B C
Honey Musasa A C C B C S B B
Rolleroo C A C C B B C S
Maquito A C C C C B B A
If you feel you need to level, Rolleroo is worth tons of exp and is super easy
to beat if encountered on Grass, even very low level Monsters can easily win.
There's also a couple nice items to pick up, both at the bottom of the city.
On the left is a Rainbow Bud, and on the right is a Gold Card. There's also
a Switchboard and a Light Shower in the house that houses the Mixing Center.
Like Saint City, Paris City has both a standalone shop and a shopping center.
Small Shop (upper right)
-------------------------
Switchboard 800
Name Tag 300
Shop 1 To-Go 500
Shop 2 To-Go 1000
Maid Set 4000
Support Set 2500
Monster Radar 1200
Monmon Bell 600
Turbo Kit 700
Deposit 500
Shopping Center 2nd Floor Left Counter
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Strawberry 300
Banana 800
Melon 1200
Strength Shower 1000
Light Shower 2100
Life Shower 3000
Shopping Center 2nd Floor Right Counter
---------------------------------------
Whirlwind 10000
Tornado 18000
Hurricane 25000
Shopping Center 3rd Floor Left Counter
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Protein 10000
Supertein 18000
Miracletein 25000
Shopping Center 3rd Floor Right Counter
---------------------------------------
Tops Horn 5000
Evolution Material 12000
Level Up 20000
Mystery Bud 22000
Rainbow Bud 24000
Shopping Center 4th Floor Left Counter
--------------------------------------
Herb 10000
Blue Herb 18000
Green Herb 25000
Shopping Center 4th Floor Right Counter
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Sports Drink 10000
Vitamin Drink 18000
Nutrition Drink 25000
There is also a Time Trial House in the bottom right if you feel you need
any last minute level grinding.
Paris City Time Trial House:
----------------------------
Course 1:
---------
Lawn -> Lava -> /Stone -> Ice -> \Grass -> Torch
Opponent Team: Byuugun, Mogudriller
Prize: 700 Yen
Course 2:
---------
Swamp -> /Sand -> Pits -> Lawn -> Bridge -> \Lawn -> Pond -> Hurdles
Opponent Team: Shiimya, Tsunostar, Mogudriller
Prize: 700 Yen
Course 3:
---------
Sand -> Lava -> /Grass -> Pond -> Hurdles -> /Stone -> Bridge -> \Ice
-> Pits -> \Swamp -> Torch
Opponent Team: Mogudriller, Shiimya, Tsunostar
Prize: 800 Yen
Having saved Leila already, we can begin the Very Best Cup right away.
(if you haven't yet done that, see the previous section). You can
return to Burn Records to talk to Leila for encouragement, but it's
not necessary. When you're ready, head to the Racing Center and talk
to the lady behind the counter to get started.
[PSX] You'll meet Lenny again here. After informing you that he's also
participating in the Very Best Cup, he'll mention that if you want to
trade Monsters or swap places with him, he'll be waiting in the
Healing Center on the lower floor (the stairs are in the top left
of the Racing Center). He will remain here for the rest of the game.
Note that there is also an entrance to this area from the back of the
building, which is necessary for Lenny since he can't re-enter the
racing center through the front.
Very Best Cup:
--------------
Race 1:
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Vs Ponytail
Swamp -> Lava -> Stone -> \Grass -> Snow -> Pond -> Torch -> /Ice -> Lawn
Ponytail's Team: Cool, Shiimya, Tsunostar
This is probably your first time seeing Torch, the game's last terrain type.
Torch is special in that it's a combination of Fire, Jump, and Guts.
Kaen is probably the best at dealing with it, but there are many other options
as well. The opponent team here is pretty tough, but you should be too by now.
Race 2:
-------
Vs Collector
Sand -> Torch -> Pond -> Balance -> Hurdles -> /Grass -> Lawn -> Bridge
-> \Stone -> Hurdles -> Torch -> Swamp
Collector's Team: Cool, Nyantora, Fuwawan, Shiimya
Kaen or Tsunostar makes a great start and finish here, but make sure you
have another jumper for the other sections as well. Fuwawan is almost always
a good choice for Balance sections. On Playstation, this one is pretty tough,
Cool is extremely fast for the jumping sections, so make sure you save a Dash
to beat Shiimya at the end.
Race 3:
-------
Vs Sneaker
Swamp -> /Stone -> /Lawn -> High Jump -> Pits -> Grass -> \Sand -> Bridge
-> Hurdles -> \Ice -> Balance -> Pond -> Torch
Sneaker's Team: Shiimya, Metallet, Tsunostar, Mogudriller
You probably have a good idea of who to use by now. Any of Pooh Puppy,
Fuwawan or Nekotama will clean house in the Bridge, Hurdles, Ice, Bridge
section, which should give you enough of a lead to win.
Race 4:
-------
Vs Lenny
Lawn -> /Stone -> Pond -> /Ice -> Hurdles -> Bridge -> Grass -> Lava
-> \Swamp -> Pits -> Ice -> \Grass -> Pond -> Sand -> Torch
Lenny's Team: Byuugun, Metallet, Guug, Shiimya
This is it, the final battle. It's very long, but it shouldn't really be
too hard after all you've been through to get here. Just make sure you heal
everyone up before the race starts. On Playstation, he also has Cool and
Fuwawan, which makes this vastly tougher. You'll need to make sure you
have someone pretty fantastic for the end to beat Cool, or save a really
good skill like Teishi to deal with it.
For winning, you get 50000 Yen. You get congratulated by your siblings,
Senji, Lenny, and Leila. Leila's grandmother arrives and tells Leila that
the next destination for the Circus is Saint City, and she thinks it will
be fun to visit Batch's hometown. Everyone wants to know what's going on
between Batch and Leila, but Senji says that it's only natural for a
Monster Racer and the credits roll.
On Gameboy, make sure you stick around until the end of the credits, because
there's still more to do. On Playstion, it's not possible to save after
the credits, but you can access the postgame content the second you finish
Trial Island.
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Postgame:
Our first destination after clearing the game is Trial Island, so head back
there from Wealth Town via the Wealth Town Cave. Proceed to the house where
Leila was kept, but this time head up and into the ladder to access
Trial Island Cave.
There are, once again, Wild Monsters in here.
Trial Island Cave Wild Monsters:
--------------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gammerock B B A C B C C A
Maquito A C C C C B B A
Icer B B C A C C C S
Cool B A B C B S C B
Sala S B C B C A C B
Halfway through the tunnel you can find an item bag containing the
SUPER NAVI NAVI. This pheonominal item allows you to warp to any town in the
game instantly, similar to Fly in Pokemon. If only we didn't get it so late!
At the end of the tunnel, you'll come up to a little island. It's the island
we could see all the way from Morrison Town! If you talk to the old man here,
he'll congratulate you on winning the 100th annual Very Best Cup.
It turns out he was actually the winner of the very 1st Very Best Cup, 100
years ago. This is actually a neat call forward to Monster Race 2, as this
old man is actually the main character from that game, Sammy, though by now he
must be at least 110 years old. Say yes twice to challenge him to a race.
If you can win, you can get a very special prize, but make sure to save first
because you can't rematch him if you lose and the race is very tough.
Sammy (on the island):
----------------------
Sand -> /Coals -> Pond -> /Grass -> Pits -> \Ice -> Lawn -> /Swamp
-> Bridge -> \Stone -> Snow -> Balance -> \Sand -> Lava -> Lawn
Sammy's Team: Sazot, Shiimya, Jyuou, Fuwawan
Prize: 2500 Yen
On Gameboy, this is fairly doable with a good team, but on Playstation it's
incredibly tough, you'll need a team of many of the best Monsters at
around level 40 to have a chance. If you come back after Challenge Mountain,
you'll probably be strong enough.
When you win, the old man will move out of the way, allowing access to his
house. What you'll find inside depends on the version of the game you're
playing.
On Gameboy, you'll find Baran, the 100th Monster, though you'll probably have
to go back to town to make space for it first. It has a default name of
Sargeant (making it a Beatles reference, I suppose, since its name is
Pepper in the original Monster Race) but you can change it with a name tag.
It also joins at level 60.
[GB] Old Man's Gift Monster:
----------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baran B B C B C A S A
[PSX] If you're playing the Gameboy version, this is the end. You can fiddle
around with mixing and multiplayer to try to complete the Album, but besides
the Time Trial Houses there's no one left to face. However, if you're playing
the Playstation version, another major challenge awaits at Secret Island.
On Playstation, you don't receive Baran (if you want it, you need to defeat
the Old Man as Lenny). Instead, the Old Man tells you that a great challenge
awaits you if you interact with his TV. Examining the TV inside his house will
take you to Secret Island, the game's final area. Incidentally, only Batch can
come here, if you try interacting with the TV as Lenny it doesn't do anything,
but you can feel free to trade Lenny's monsters over to Batch if you need the
help.
Secret Island Racer List:
-------------------------
Racer 1 (just east of the entrance):
------------------------------------
Sand -> Balance -> /Ice -> Pond -> /Coals -> Stone -> Bridge -> Pits
-> /Swamp -> /Lawn -> Pond -> Stone
Opponent Team: Mourock, Pentat, Wagala, Cloud, Fuwawan
Prize: Nothing
A fairly tough one right off the bat, the opponent team is pretty solid,
though you probably are too by now. The Wagala does not have Warp,
so if you have a really good Water specialist you can probably gain time
there. Note that these races do not give any money for some reason.
Racer 2 (just east of Racer 1):
-------------------------------
Stone -> \Ice -> Bridge -> /Swamp -> /Lawn -> Pits -> \Lawn -> Stone
-> /Coals -> /Ice -> /Stone -> Grass -> Lawn -> /Coals -> Sand
Opponent Team: Cancan, Nekotama, Gammerock, Megaron, Shoezanne
Prize: Nothing
A fairly easy one here, despite the length of the course, the opponent runs
Megaron for far too long and you can gain a ton of time there. Monsters
with good power can really dominate on this course since so much of it is
uphill.
Racer 3 (The Bag past Racers 1 and 2):
--------------------------------------
Sand -> /Swamp -> /Lawn -> Pits -> /Stone -> Snow -> Lava -> Pits
-> Grass -> Sand
Opponent Team: Giratops, Winpii
Prize: Nothing
Yes, the bag is actually a racer. Despite having only two Monsters, this one
is much more challenging than the previous races, as Giratops and Winpii are
both incredible Monsters. One thing you can take advantage of is that they
don't have very good skills available.
Racer 4 (Just south of Racer 3):
--------------------------------
Swamp -> Lawn -> /Coals -> Lava -> Snow -> \Ice -> Sand -> \Stone
-> Ice -> Grass -> Coals -> Lawn -> Pond -> Sand
Opponent Team: Umyuku, Kaen, Regyak, Garron, Byuugun, Sabotente
Prize: Nothing
Easily the hardest of the races on Secret Island so far, Regyak and Garron
both make excellent showings, and Garron has Teishi, which could really mess
with your strategy. Luckily, the opponent really chokes at the end with
a bad switch to Byuugun and then just using Sabotente to close it out,
so as long as you keep it tight you should win.
Racer 5 (Just south of Racer 4):
--------------------------------
Sand -> Lava -> Pits -> Grass -> Pond -> Bridge -> Balance -> Lawn
-> Grass -> Swamp -> Ice -> Snow -> Pond
Opponent Team: Sabotente, Kraken, Ryuustal, Guug, Watapii
Prize: Nothing
A very easy one compared to the previous race. This course is totally flat
and many of the terrains come back to back, making the switches very easy.
The opponent team here just isn't of particularly high quality either.
Racer 6 (Just east of Racer 4):
-------------------------------
Lawn -> Pits -> Grass -> Balance -> Lawn -> Grass -> Bridge -> \Lawn
-> Balance -> \Grass -> Lawn -> Pond -> Bridge -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Mojat, Honey Musasa, Uriran
Prize: Nothing
This is a very strange race. This entire course is set up for Fuwawan
to dominate, but inexplicably the opponent doesn't have one, despite
how much the game enjoys spamming Fuwawan at every opportunity.
Feel free to run your own Fuwawan for as long as it can if you have one,
or you can just win the race easily with whatever strategies you've been
using up until now.
Racer 7 (Just south of Racer 6):
--------------------------------
Lawn -> Grass -> Balance -> Grass -> Lawn -> /Grass -> Bridge -> /Lawn
-> Grass -> Balance -> Lawn -> Bridge -> Grass -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Uriran, Pooh Puppy, Tops
Prize: None
Very much like the previous course, except this time the nightmare scenario
of having to face Fuwawan almost comes true, as you have Pooh Puppy here.
Pooh Puppy is basically discount Fuwawan, and will still do incredibly
well here, so hopefully you have your own Fuwawan or Pooh Puppy to counter.
You might also need two Grass specialists due to the length of the course.
Racer 8 (Just west of Racer 7):
-------------------------------
Sand -> /Stone -> Pond -> Pits -> \Coals -> Sand -> Balance -> Coals
-> Bridge -> Lawn -> Stone -> Pits -> Pond
Opponent Team: Goronbo, Lucia, Kyapett, Cancan
Prize: None
Not at all tough. This race seems to just be a showcase for the Monsters
that were added in the Playstation version, but apart from Goronbo and
Lucia they're not especially tough.
Racer 9 (Just west of Racer 8):
-------------------------------
Swamp -> \Swamp -> Pond -> /Swamp -> Pond -> \Swamp -> Pond -> /Swamp
-> Pond -> Swamp
Opponent Team: Nokonoko, Nokonoko, Nokonoko
Prize: None
Possibly the silliest race in the game. It's just water, and the opponent
team is 3 Nokonokos, but what do you expect from a dog? Just bring a
couple water specialists and you'll win easily.
Racer 10 (South of Racer 9):
----------------------------
Grass -> Stone -> Pond -> Ice -> Lava
Opponent Team: Sala, Garron, Tedott, Jyuou, Gadrac
Prize: None
This race is absurdly short, each section lasts only a few seconds,
so be ready with your switches. Skills that impede switching can
be quite powerful here, or you can just try to run something versatile
that can handle several sections in a row.
Racer 11 (Southeast of Racer 10):
---------------------------------
Sand -> Stone -> Balance -> Stone -> Coals -> Sand -> Lawn -> Sand
Opponent Team: Sabotente, Sabotente
Prize: None
Pretty much the same as the race against the dog, this guy really likes
Sabotente. A couple Rock specialists will handle this easily.
Racer 12 (West of Racer 11):
----------------------------
Lawn -> Grass -> /Swamp -> Bridge -> /Grass -> Lawn
Opponent Team: Gumoran, Wagala, Pooh Puppy, Tsubasa
Prize: None
Probably the hardest race in the game. The enemy team is pretty much
totally optimal for this race, Tsubasa in particular is functionally
unbeatable during the last section except by another Tsubasa, and
you'll need to be at least level 40. The one thing you can take
advantage of is that neither Wagala nor Tsubasa have access to Warp,
so if you have those moves you can get a big edge. This one may take
some extra training, if you need to level up, the grass in Paris City
is a great source of exp, and feel free to dump your money into stat
boosters since there's not much left to go. Alternatively, bring a
Monster with Teishi and try to force Tsubasa to switch out.
Racer 13 (West of Racer 12):
----------------------------
Sand -> Balance -> Stone -> Ice -> Sand -> Grass -> Stone -> Lawn
-> Swamp -> Sand -> Pond -> Stone -> Lawn -> Sand -> Coals -> Sand
Opponent Team: Rolleroo, Kumamii, Ororo
Prize: None
Here it is, the final battle. Compared to the nightmare that was the
previous race, this one is a cakewalk. Ororo makes a decent finish,
but uses its skill early, so as long as you save your skill for the
end and have a decent Rock specialist, you should win. Just make sure
to conserve your stamina because this course is fairly long.
This place is very straightforward, you just have to beat all the racers.
It's divided into small sections, each with a number of racers present,
and you have to beat them all before the racer blocking the path to the
next area will agree to challenge you. As with many such areas where
victory is mandatory, you can rematch the races here if you lose.
After beating the third racer, a bag, you can check the bag to get the
INFINITE SWITCHBOARD. As its name implies, this is a Switchboard that you
can use infinitely, so you now have access to the Monster Storage system
from anywhere. It's a nice prize, but a little late in the game to get it.
The seventh racer gives you the JUKEBOX for winning, which you can use
to listen to the game's music and sound effects.
In the third area, just before you fight the 10th Racer, there's a hidden
path to the left through the trees that leads to a Strawberry and a Level Up.
After you finally make it to the thirteenth racer and win, you receive your
price, a choice of one of the three starters, which you can use to get
whichever Monster wasn't picked by Lenny and Batch, allowing you to complete
the album. It'll be waiting for you just outside the healing center above.
It comes at level 40, with no nickname for once.
Secret Island Gift Monsters:
----------------------------
Name Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tops B A C C B C C A
Uriran A B C C C B B B
Nokonoko B B A C C C B B
This is the end of Batch's adventure. If you haven't done so already, you
can go back and complete Challenge Mountain (see the Monster Race guide for
information about that area), or finish up what remains of the Album.
Congratulations on finishing this lengthy and difficult game.
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Databases:
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Item Database:
Usable Items:
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Ichigo (Strawberry) - Recovers Stamina
Banana - Recovers Stamina
Melon - Recovers Stamina
Chikara no Shower - Recovers Stamina to the whole team
(Strength Shower)
Hikari no Shower - Recovers Stamina to the whole team
(Light Shower)
Inori no Shower - Recovers Stamina to the whole team
(Life Shower)
Kokohore Wanwan (Money Bag) - Gives a random amount of money
Turbo Kit - Speeds up the Scooter for a while
Namae Fuda (Name Tag) - Lets you rename a Monster
Shinka no Moto - Lets you evolve a Monster
(Evolution Material)
Level Up - Raises a Monster's level by 1.
Osanpo Set (Maid Set) - Gives a little exp to your team
Ouen Set (Support Set) - Shares exp from the next race
among all your Monsters
Tsumujikaze (Whirlwind) - Raises a Monster's Speed by 1
Senpuu (Tornado) - Raises a Monster's Speed by 2
Shippu (Hurricane) - Raises a Monster's Speed by 3
Protein - Raises a Monster's Power by 1
Supertein - Raises a Monster's Power by 2
Miracletein - Raises a Monster's Power by 3
Herb - Raises a Monster's Stability by 1
Blue Herb - Raises a Monster's Stability by 2
Green Herb - Raises a Monster's Stability by 3
Sports Drink - Raises a Monster's Maximum Stamina by 1
Vitamin Drink - Raises a Monster's Maximum Stamina by 2
Eiyou Drink (Nutrition Drink) - Raises a Monster's Maximum Stamina by 3
Nijiiro no Kinome - Raises Speed, Power, and Stability by 1
(Rainbow Bud)
Fushigina Kinome - Raises Speed, Power, Stability or
(Mystery Bud) Maximum stamina by 1-3 points randomly
Monmon Bell - Triggers an encounter
Mon Radar (Monster Radar) - Shows all possible encounters on that tile
Tsuuchou (Deposit) - Becomes Withdrawal a while after using it
Hikidashichou (Withdrawal) - Sell for money
Gin no Card (Silver Card) - Grants a discount when shopping
Kin no Card (Gold Card) - Grants a discount when shopping
Kokanki (Switchboard) - Opens the Monster Storage from anywhere
Demae 1 Go - Opens a portable shop
(Shop 1 To-Go)
Demae 2 Go - Opens a portable shop
(Shop 2 To-Go)
Key Items:
----------
Shindou (Rumble) - Playstation Only.
Use to enable or disable rumble.
Machi no Chizu (World Map) - Use to see the map
Kaiinshuu (Membership Card) - Trade for the Scooter in Saint City
Shopping Center
Roller Through GoGo (Scooter) - Hold B (X on Playstation) to move fast
Gin no Kame Kazari - Needed to leave Isshie Town
(Silver Turtle Statue)
Bosalino (Borsalino) - Needed to retreive the Pocket Watch
Den Den Daiko (Rattle Drum) - Needed to enter Honest Town
Tuxedo - Needed to enter Trial Island
Namazu no Hige - Needed to enter Trial Island
(Catfish Whiskers)
Tsuukoutegata (Pass) - Needed to enter Challenge Mountain
Akai Ticket (Red Ticket) - Needed in Challenge Mountain
Aoi Ticket (Blue Ticket) - Needed in Challenge Mountain
Itsudemo Koukan - Playstation only.
(Infinite Switchboard) Identical to Switchboard, but unlimited
Jukebox - Playstation only.
Plays music and sound effects
Hidarime no Kakera - Needed to create Sharian
(Left Eye Fragment)
Migime no Kakera - Needed to create Sharian
(Right Eye Fragment)
Hidarite no Kakera - Needed to create Sharian
(Left Hand Fragment)
Migite no Kakera - Needed to create Sharian
(Right Hand Fragment)
Sharian no Kakera - Needed to create Sharian
(Sharian Fragment)
Tamashi no Kakera - Needed to create Sharian
(Soul Fragment)
Hidari Ude Parts - Needed to create Mecahdon
(Left Arm Parts)
Migi Ude Parts - Needed to create Mecahadon
(Right Arm Parts)
Koura Parts (Shell Parts) - Needed to create Mechadon
Atama Parts (Head Parts) - Needed to create Mechadon
Caterpillar Parts - Needed to create Mechadon
Motor Parts - Needed to create Mechadon
Energy Parts - Needed to create Mechadon
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Sharian and Mechadon:
Two of the game's monsters need to be created through complicated sidequests,
involving a lot of trading and combining of various key items. I mentioned
this in the guide above, but it might be useful to have it all in one place.
Note that things have changed a little compared to the original Monster Race.
Sharian:
--------
First, collect all of Sharian's parts from the overworld.
Left Hand Fragment - Isshie Town Outskirts
Right Hand Fragment - Gold City
Left Eye Fragment - Isshie Town
Right Eye Fragment - Billy Town Cave
Sharian Fragment - Inside a Drawer in Leila's House.
Next, trade all five fragments to the man in the top right of Wealth Town
for the Soul Fragment.
Defeat a woman in the middle of Wealth Town, and talk to her about Sharian.
Then, give the Soul Fragment to a man in the house north of Honest Town's
Racing Center with an open party space to receive Sharian.
Mechadon:
---------
First, collect all of Mechadon's parts from the overworld.
Left Arm Parts - Lute Town
Right Arm Parts - Billy Town
Shell Parts - Don Don City
Head Parts - Rookie Town Outskirts
Caterpillar Parts - In a drawer in the house at the far north of
Saint City Outskirts
Energy Parts - In a Drawer in the house three left of the Healing Center
in Gold City
Next, give the Left Arm, Right Arm, Shell, Head, and Caterpillar Parts to the
top right of the Four Sisters in Billy Town Outskirts to get the Motor Parts.
Give the Motor Parts and Energy Parts to the old man beside the Lute Town
Mixing Station while having a party space available to get Mechadon.
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Monster Database:
Note that if you are playing on Gameboy, only the first 103 are available.
001: Tops:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B A C C B C C A
Skills:
Initial - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's Stability
Lvl 20 - Dash - Grants a Speed boost
Lvl 33 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Lvl 42 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: Morbitto + Goroise (in that order)
Evolution: Evolves into Giratops at level 30.
Tops is a great starter, its A Guts rating and great power will help it pull
through many situations even when it doesn't have optimal compatibility.
The only real question is whether to evolve to Giratops right away or try
to reach level 42 for Bousou, but I would probably lean towards evolving
for the extra stats. Level 42 is super late and Dash is generally good enough.
On Playstation, you can create Tops through a single very specific fusion
combination, which is probably a bug since neither Uriran nor Nokonoko seem
to have any.
002: Giratops:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B S C C B C B A
Skills:
Initial - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's Stability
Lvl 20 - Dash - Grants a Speed boost
Lvl 33 - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's Speed
Lvl 42 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Known mix formulas: None
Giratops isn't that much of an improvement over Tops, but it doesn't really
need to be. Its power is amazing, when combined with its A Guts it's the
king of running uphill. Its skills are basically a troll, it gets only
garbage after evolving, but Dash is more than good enough.
003: Uriran:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A B C C C B B B
Skills:
Initial - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 22 - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 35 - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy Speed boost
Lvl 45 - Aura - Massively boosts all stats, but halves remaining Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
Evolution: Evolves into Gumoran at level 30.
Uriran is okay. I think it's probably the weakest of the three starters.
Grass specalists are very common and it doesn't get any great skills for
a long time. Its secret power is that it's a decent option for Jump
and Balance, and it has very high speed, potentially allowing you to delay
getting specalists in those areas, but later on you'll need at least a
balance specalist to compete.
004: Gumoran:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
S B C B C B B B
Skills:
Initial - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 22 - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 35 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the monster
Lvl 45 - Suberikome (Sliding) - Grants a boost to both Speed and Power
Known mix formulas: None
Gumoran continues Uriran's trend of mediocrity. One of the worst things
about it is that it continues to have lousy skills until high levels.
You're not going to reach level 45 until well into the postgame, so unless
you stay Uriran until level 35 you won't get a good skill until it's
far too late to matter. At least its speed stat is insanely high.
005: Nokonoko:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B A C C C B B
Skills:
Initial - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power boost
Lvl 21 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 34 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Lvl 43 - Kyuushuu (Absorb) - Steals half of the opponent's Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
Evolution: Evolves into Ororo at level 30.
Nokonoko is the middle option of the three starters. While probably not
as powerful as Tops, water specialists are very limited in the early game
and it has a huge advantage over other early options. Its biggest weakness
is that it has fairly lackluster skills. It gets much better skills when
evolved, so you can feel free to evolve it the second you get an Evolution
Material.
006: Ororo:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B S C B C B A
Skills:
Initial - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power boost
Lvl 21 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 34 - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 43 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Known mix formulas: None
Ororo is a huge upgrade over Nokonoko, possibly even rivalling Giratops in
overall power, so you'll want to evolve ASAP. It even gets better skills
than Nokonoko does, though you still get Iatsu fairly late into the game.
007: Winryu:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C B C A B C C
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's Speed
Lvl 18 - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 26 - Kakku (Glide) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Lvl 33 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Known mix formulas: None
Winryu is very mediocre. Between poor stats and compatabilities and C Guts,
it doesn't have a lot of long-term potential. The best part about it is
that it starts with Noroinoroi, making it a decent early catcher, but it's
outclassed pretty significantly by Honerasu and other Fire specialists.
Its main purpose is just to be mixed into Winpii, but you could try to use it
if you want a challenge.
008: Watapii:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C C A C B C C
Skills:
Initial - Konran (Confusion) - Prevents switching
Lvl 18 - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy Speed boost
Lvl 26 - Hikou (Flight) - All terrain affinities become A momentarily
Lvl 33 - Kougousei (Photosynthesis) - Recovers 30% of maximum Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
Of the two, Watapii has better potential than Winryu, due to having better
skills and a lack of strong early Ice specialists. Being stuck with
Konran until level 18 is a pain, but Kasoku is good enough to carry you
through the rest of the game.
009: Winpii:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C C A A B B A
Skills:
Initial - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 15 - Inori (Prayer) - Consumes all Stamina to restore next Monster
Lvl 23 - Kakku (Glide) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Lvl 31 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Known mix formulas: Winryu + Watapii
Winpii is extremely powerful, having among the best stats and compatibilities
in the game, and is available immediately in the Game Boy version if you have
access to multiplayer. If not, you'll only get access to it near the very end
of the Playstation version, though it remains powerful for the postgame.
About the only downside is that its skills aren't the best, but Tenpenchii
is still a very solid option in the late game.
010: Kraken:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B A B C C B B
Skills:
Initial - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's Power
Lvl 20 - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 30 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Lvl 40 - Mahi (Paralysis) - Stops the opponent for a moment
Known mix formulas: Goroise + Kachutopus
Kraken has very solid affinities, but its stats are fairly low, particularly
its stamina, which makes it hard to capitalize on its strengths unless you
invest in stat boosters for it. It's still a solid midgame choice for many
courses, but unless you plan to dump a lot of money into it you'll probably
end up replacing it with something that has better stats in the late game.
011: Sabotente:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B A C C B C B C
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's Speed
Lvl 8 - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy Speed boost
Lvl 18 - Kougousei (Photosynthesis) - Recovers 30% of maximum Stamina
Lvl 27 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Known mix formulas: None
Sabotente is surprisingly good for an early-game monster. Getting Kasoku
at level 8 is great, and the fire compatibility is a nice bonus as few
non-fire specialists have it. A very strong choice for your early-game Rock
specialist, and if you really like it you could even use it into the endgame.
012: Goroise:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C A C C C C B
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's Speed
Lvl 18 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the monster
Lvl 28 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 38 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Known mix formulas: Tsumerunner + Umyuku
Sheera + Kachutopus
Matomato + Kairoron
Matomato + Kachutopus
Goroise has low speed but great Power, making it a strong choice for Swamp
and uphill sections, and it can even do tolerably in Snow and Lava.
It's a little slow to learn skills, but Teishi is always strong.
013: Cockatosato:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C C C A B C
Skills:
Initial - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's Stability
Lvl 10 - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 21 - Kakku (Glide) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Lvl 30 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: None
Cockatosato is a decent Jump specialist, with well rounded-abilities, though
its stats are a little on the low side. It makes up for this with good early
skills, particularly Bousou, which actually makes it pretty powerful if you
stick it out that far.
014: Unya:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C B C B C C
Skills:
Initial - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power Boost
Lvl 20 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Lvl 31 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Lvl 42 - Warp - Grants a massive and lengthy Speed boost
Known mix formulas: Cockatosato + Wanyan
Baluballoon + Wanyan
Mojat + Kraken
Mojat + Baluballoon
Piipen + Sabotente
Piipen + Cockatosato
Unya is adorable, especially on Playstation, but unfortunately it's also
a strong contender for the title of worst Monster in the game, having
both lousy compatibilities and stats. It does eventually learn Warp,
which is the best skill in the game, but you'd be crazy to stick it out
that far. At least it's useful in a few early fusions.
015: Buyoyon:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B B B C C C B
Skills:
Initial - Konran (Confusion) - Prevents switching
Lvl 18 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 30 - Mahi (Paralysis) - Stops the opponent for a moment
Lvl 40 - Warp - Grants a massive and lengthy Speed boost
Known mix formulas: Mousse + Wanyan
Unya + Kairoron
Baluballoon + Kairoron
Kachutopus + Baluballoon
Kachutopus + Cockatosato
Kraken + Baluballoon
Kraken + Cockatosato
Honerasu + Kraken
Buyoyon is extremely reliable, being able to run on almost any terrain
and having decent guts, though it will start to fall off towards the
middle of the game unless you really dedicate a lot of items to it.
If you do stick it out, it eventually learns Warp, which combined with
its versatility grants it immense power.
016: Kairoron:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C C B B B C A C
Skills:
Initial - Relax - Increases own Stability
Lvl 22 - Dash - Grants a Speed boost
Lvl 33 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Lvl 45 - Kyuushuu (Absorb) - Steals half of the opponent's Stamina
Known mix formulas: Mousse + Cancan
Mousse + Kraken
Kairoron is a very interesting Monster. It boasts an exceptionally rare set
of compatibilities and a great set of skills. Its achilles' heel is its poor
Guts, which prevents it from doing too well on Bridge, however it can use
Jyuuryoku or Kyuushuu to nuke opponent Balance specialists so they can't do
well there either. Maybe not the strongest overall, but its unique playstyle
makes for an interesting playthrough.
017: Baluballoon:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B C B C A C C
Skills:
Initial - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's Power
Lvl 11 - Turbo - Gives a short but very fast Speed boost
Lvl 19 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 32 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Known mix formulas: Mourock + Ucchii
Kyappi + Tsumerunner
Baluballoon is fairly mediocre. It has decent stats and gets Turbo early,
but that's about all you can say for it. Its compatibilities are very
limited and it's very outclassed by later monsters like Tsunostar.
Unfortunately Dai Jump just isn't good enough to salvage it.
018: Tsumerunner:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B A B B C C B C
Skills:
Initial - Turbo - Gives a short but very fast Speed boost
Lvl 15 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 28 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 40 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Known mix formulas: Mogoron + Baluballoon
Sabotente + Unya
Sabotente + Kraken
Byuugun + Kraken
Tsumerunner is an incredible early game Monster, being able to handle a huge
variety of races and win wild races easily using Turbo, but starts to wane
later on due to its low Guts and low overall stat totals. You can still
definitely make it work, but you'll have to level a fair bit.
Incidentally, "Tsume" means "Claw" in Japanese.
019: Mojat:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A B C B C C B C
Skills:
Initial - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy speed boost
Lvl 12 - Inori (Prayer) - Consumes all stamina to restore next Monster
Lvl 26 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Lvl 36 - Warp - Grants a massive and lengthy Speed boost
Known mix formulas: Sabotente + Ressa
Mojat is an incredibly strong early game Monster thanks to Kasoku and the
widespread presense of Grass in wild races, but its low stats and Guts
give it some trouble in the midgame. If you do stick it out to the end,
it learns Warp at a very low level, making it fairly competent again,
but it will still probably be outclassed by the top Grass specialists.
020: Ressa:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A C B B C C C B
Skills:
Initial - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power Boost
Lvl 9 - Suberikome (Sliding) - Grants a boost to both speed and power
Lvl 18 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 30 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Known mix formulas: Mojat + Unya
Mojat + Ucchii
Mojat + Honeymucha
Mojat + Honerasu
Despite how early it can be obtained, Ressa remains surprisingly solid
throughout the entire game. A combination of good power and guts plus
Water compatibility makes it a surprisingly good choice for Swamp,
often able to rival water specialists there. Suberikome is also a great
ability that it gets quite early, helping it remain relevant.
By the way, it's name is clearly intended to be "Lesser", as it is based
on the Red Panda, or "Lesser Panda", but this sounds so lame that I'm being
willfully innaccurate with my translation here.
021: Kachutopus:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C C B C A C B A
Skills:
Initial - Konran (Confusion) - Prevents switching
Lvl 11 - Korogaru (Rolling) - Grants a strong speed boost but lowers power
Lvl 19 - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's speed
Lvl 28 - Kyuushuu (Absorb) - Steals half of the opponent's Stamina
Known mix formulas: Honerasu + Kairoron
Dorkeshii + Pubamos
Kachutopus is pretty mediocre. By far the best thing about it is that it
has A Guts, but it has pretty low stats and underwhelming compatibilities
in other areas. You could try to use it as a Balancer, as A Guts and B
Balance will give pretty good performance on Bridge, and it also has
decent skills, but it feels like opportunities for it to really shine are
rare.
022: Kumamii:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C A C C C C
Skills:
Initial - Turbo - Gives a short speed boost
Lvl 17 - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 25 - Inori (Prayer) - Consumes all stamina to restore next Monster
Lvl 33 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Known mix formulas: Panpyon + Kairoron
Sheera + Baluballoon
Heron + Ressa
Kraken + Mo
Ticktock + Piipen
Kumamii is another really underwhelming Monster. Even though it starts with
Turbo, its limited compatibilities and C Guts mean there are very few
opportunities to use it. It does have high Stamina, so if you raise it to
the point of getting Inori, you could pair it with a Monster like Miryun.
Have Miryun run until Ice is encountered, swap to Kumamii, use Inori when
the Ice ends, then back to Miryun.
You probably already know this, but Kuma means "bear" in Japanese.
023: Panpyon:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C B C A C B
Skills:
Initial - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's stability
Lvl 16 - Korogaru (Rolling) - Grants a strong speed boost but lowers power
Lvl 24 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Lvl 33 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Known mix formulas: None
Panpyon, on the other hand, is a Monster that's quite a bit better than it
looks. B Guts plus decent compatibilities results in a lot of opportunities
to use it, and it has decent stats as well. I also find it to be very cute
on Gameboy, but much less so on Playstation.
024: Matomato:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C A B C B C B
Skills:
Initial - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 19 - Korogaru (Rolling) - Grants a strong speed boost but lowers power
Lvl 26 - Kougousei (Photosynthesis) - Recovers 30% of maximum Stamina
Lvl 37 - Aura - Massively boosts all stats, but halves remaining Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
Matomato is another one of those Monsters with decent affinities but terrible
stats, so if you want to use it you'll need to feed it stat boosters.
Its main redeeming feature are its skills, which are pretty good, in particular
Aura could turn it into a legitimate threat in the endgame.
025: Mourock:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C A C C C B A B
Skills:
Initial - Dash - Grants a Speed Boost
Lvl 18 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 25 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 36 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Known mix formulas: Cancan + Unya
Cancan + Mojat
Kairoron + Tsumerunner
Mogoron + Kairoron
Mogudriller + Cockatosato
Mourock is very one-dimensional, but it's so good at that one dimension that
it makes a strong case for keeping it levelled up throughout the game.
Whenever you see a Balance section and a Rock section beside each other,
Mourock will beat anyone there. It's also one of the best Monsters for Pits,
and has great skill choices as well.
026: Honerasu:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A B B C A C C B
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's speed
Lvl 15 - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 23 - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 35 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Known mix formulas: Kachutopas + Ressa
Kachutopas + Tsumerunner
Honerasu looks incredibly broken on paper, having A in both Grass and Fire,
as well as solid Rock, Water, and Guts, but its stats are very low compared
to most other Monsters. If you're willing to feed it a bunch of stat
boosters or use mixing to boost its stats it can dominate, but it won't come
cheap.
027: Mogoron:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B A C C C C B B
Skills:
Initial - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 15 - Suberikome (Sliding) - Grants a boost to both speed and power
Lvl 25 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 36 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Known mix formulas: Balubaloon + Sabotente
Tsumerunner + Baluballoon
Evolution: Evolves into Gorombo at level 23, on Playstation only.
Mogoron is surprisingly decent, boasting a very high Power stat and
decent affinities and skills. On the Playstation version, the case
for using it is even stronger as it gains a very powerful evolution,
though you definitely want to learn Teishi before you evolve.
028: Shadow:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C C B B A B B C
Skills:
Initial - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's power
Lvl 18 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 30 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Lvl 42 - Kyuushuu (Absorb) - Steals half of the opponent's Stamina
Known mix formulas: Hinokko + Sabotente
Nyantora + Kachutopus
Morbitto + Honerasu
Kyapett + Sabotente
Shadow is basically a troll. The enemy uses it against you early on and it
seems like it'd be really good, but it falls off towards the midgame when
you can obtain it yourself. C Guts along with bad skills and mediocre stats
simply doesn't go a long way in the late game.
029: Kyappi:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C C C C C S C C
Skills:
Initial - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 15 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 24 - Inori (Prayer) - Consumes all stamina to restore next Monster
Lvl 33 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Known mix formulas: None
Kyappi has exactly one role to play. Swap it in to handle a Jump section,
use Inori, then swap back out. Given the rarity of Jump sections, this is
actually kind of viable when paired with strong teammates, but levelling it
to 24 to get Inori will be a pain.
030: Mousse:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C C C C C C S C
Skills:
Initial - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's stability
Lvl 15 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 24 - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 33 - Kyuushuu (Absorb) - Steals half of the opponent's Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
Mousse is another strong contender for the title of worst Monster in the game.
Unlike Kyappi, it doesn't get Inori, and because it has no Guts, it can't
handle Bridge, severely limiting its usefulness. It is a useful fusion
material in the early game, so at least there's that.
031: Nejapii:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B A C C B C A
Skills:
Initial - Turbo - Gives a short but very fast speed boost
Lvl 20 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 30 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Lvl 43 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: Shadow + Umyuku (Multiplayer Mix Only)
Kamonuts + Buyoyon (Multiplayer Mix Only)
Nejapii is one of the game's best Water specalists, with great compatibility,
skills, and stats. The only downside is that it's very hard to actually get
your hands on one. On Gameboy, you can make it relatively early if you use
mixing to get Umyuku, but you need access to multiplayer. On Playstation,
you get it quite late in Batch's campaign, where it can still be strong, but
not quite as much as it could have been if you could get it earlier.
Whether you use it yourself or not, it's going to make your life miserable
as an opponent at several points in the game.
032: Piipen:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C B A C C C B
Skills:
Initial - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power Boost
Lvl 15 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 25 - Suberikome (Sliding) - Grants a boost to both speed and power
Lvl 35 - Mahi (Paralysis) - Stops the opponent for a moment
Known mix formulas: Sabotente + Fuwawa
Kairoron + Ticktock
Mojat + Ticktock
Evolution: Evolves into Pentat at level 20.
It's tolerable as an Ice specialist, but the main reason to use it is that
it evolves into a much better Monster. However, in both games, you can
obtain its evolution without raising it yourself, so you could also just
do that instead. If you do evolve it yourself, you'll have to decide if
you want to try to hold out until 25 for Suberikome, which is a decent
boost to its evolved form.
033: Pentat:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C B S C C C A
Skills:
Initial - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's Stability
Lvl 15 - Konran (Confusion) - Prevents switching
Lvl 25 - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 35 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Known mix formulas: None
Pentat is one of the best Ice specialists, so if you stuck with Piipen
throughout the early game you'll be rewarded, particularly if you held out
long enough to get Suberikome, though Tenpenchii is a solid alternative in
the late game.
034: Hinokko:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C C A B C C
Skills:
Initial - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's Power
Lvl 20 - Turbo - Gives a short but very fast Speed boost
Lvl 28 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 37 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Known mix formulas: None
Hinokko is just another example of how essential Guts is in this game.
It has good affinities, stats, and skills, but having low Guts is just such
a hinderance that it never really gets a chance to shine. Probably one of the
weakest Fire specialists overall.
035: Mo:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C C A C C C A
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's Speed
Lvl 22 - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 30 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Lvl 39 - Warp - Grants a massive and lengthy Speed boost
Known mix formulas: None
Mo is one of the best Monsters in the game for Snow and can be tolerable
on sloped Grass, but that's about it. It does gain some pretty good skills
starting at level 30, so if you stick it out it can start to have a bit more
use, but it does well enough on the stages where you want to use it that
it can perform decently well even if not levelled up.
036: Majiron:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A C C B C B B C
Skills:
Initial - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power boost
Lvl 14 - Korogaru (Rolling) - Grants a strong Speed boost but lowers Power
Lvl 22 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 31 - Kougousei (Photosynthesis) - Recovers 30% of maximum Stamina
Known mix formulas: Matomato + Ressa
Sabotente + Puppet
Mo + Cockatosato
Kamonuts + Unya
Honeymucha + Ressa
Ryuustal + Ucchii
Jumock + Kraken
Jumock + Panpyon
Pooh Puppy + Honerasu
Majiron is a pretty solid all rounder with great stats and affinities.
It's also used in some pretty useful fusions, so you'll probably be seeing
it a lot. You'll probably want to swap it out for a better grass specialist
for the late game, though.
037: Sharian:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A B C C B C C B
Skills:
Initial - Turbo - Gives a short but very fast speed boost
Lvl 23 - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 32 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Lvl 41 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: None
Evolution: Evolves into Hi-Sharian at level 28.
For a legendary, Sharian isn't quite as overpowering as you might think.
It does have pretty good stats, but its affinities aren't anything
to write home about, and it learns new skills pretty slow. I guess it's
intended not to be too much of a gamebreaker, so feel free to use it
after all the hard work to obtain it.
038: Hi-Sharian:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B C B A B C A
Skills:
Initial - Turbo - Gives a short but very fast speed boost
Lvl 23 - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's Stability
Lvl 32 - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 41 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Known mix formulas: None
Hi-Sharian is a very unique Monster in a number of ways. For starters,
it's the only monster who has an affinity drop when it evolves, going from
A Grass to C Grass, but gaining in many other ways to make up for it.
It also gains different abilities if evolved early, and its stats aren't
significantly better than Sharian's. You'll have to decide which one you'd
rather have, but I think Hi-Sharian is probably a little better overall
thanks to A Guts.
039: Ucchii:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C B C B A C A
Skills:
Initial - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 20 - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 28 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 36 - Hikou (Flight) - All terrain affinities become A momentarily
Known mix formulas: Baluballoon + Cockatosato
Baluballoon + Panpyon
Baluballoon + Unya
Ucchii is a pretty decent Monster considering how early you can get it
through Mixing. It could definitely serve as your Jump specialist for the
entire game if you like it, the only disadvantage is that it takes a long
time to learn good skills.
040: Ryuustal:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A B C B C C B B
Skills:
Initial - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's Power
Lvl 30 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 38 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Lvl 47 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: Buyoyon + Dorkeshi
Honerasu + Dorkeshi
Hinokko + Goroise
Ryuustal is a pretty decent mid-game Monster with good stats and affinities,
and you can actually get it right at the start if you fiddle around with
mixing. It's only real problem is that it takes forever to get good skills,
but its high stats can kind of make up for it.
041: Honeymucha:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C C B C A B B
Skills:
Initial - Kakku (Glide) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Lvl 25 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 35 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Lvl 45 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Known mix formulas: Heron + Mousse
Evolution: Evolves into Honey Musasa at level 32
Honeymucha has decent Speed and affinities, but probably the worst loadout
of skills in the entire game. It gets much better stats and skills when
it evolves, so give it an Evolution Material as soon as possible.
042: Honey Musasa:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A C C B C S B B
Skills:
Initial - Kakku (Glide) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Lvl 25 - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's Power
Lvl 35 - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's Stability
Lvl 45 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Known mix formulas: None
Honey Musasa has pretty great stats and affinities, though its skills
still aren't great. You know there's a problem when Kousen represents
a huge upgrade from its previous form, but you take what you can get.
"Musasa" is a type of Flying Squirrel in Japanese.
043: Nyantora:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C A B B B C C B
Skills:
Initial - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 25 - Dash - Grants a Speed boost
Lvl 36 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Lvl 47 - Mahi (Paralysis) - Stops the opponent for a moment
Known mix formulas: None
Nyantora is a solid all-rounder who would dominate if you could get it
earlier. Unfortunately, it's not available until the mid game, by which
time you probably have specialists for every terrain type. Its solid power
and abilities still make it a reasonable choice for Swamp, Snow, and Lava,
particularly if they're uphill.
044: Dorkeshi:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C C B B A C
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's Speed
Lvl 24 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 34 - Kougousei (Photosynthesis) - Recovers 30% of maximum Stamina
Lvl 43 - Kyuushuu (Absorb) - Steals half of the opponent's Stamina
Known mix formulas: Mojat + Kairoron
Mourock + Kairoron
Mogoron + Mousse
Dorkeshi is kind of mediocre by the time it becomes available, but you can
actually get it through mixing right at the beginning of the game, which
allows it to shine as an early game all-rounder. Just don't get too
attached to it, its poor Guts and skills will limit its potential later on.
045: Shoezanne:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A B C C C B C A
Skills:
Initial - Dash - Grants a Speed boost
Lvl 26 - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 37 - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power boost
Lvl 48 - Aura - Massively boosts all stats, but halves remaining Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
As you're no doubt aware from all the times it's been used against you,
Shoezanne is quite powerful. It has great performance on Grass, particularly
slopes, and starting with Dash is always useful. It doesn't get any other
good skills for a long time, but it doesn't really need them.
046: Rolleroo:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C A C C B B C S
Skills:
Initial - Turbo - Gives a short but very fast speed boost
Lvl 35 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 42 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Lvl 50 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Known mix formulas: None
Rolleroo is even crazier than Shoezanne. With that S Guts, it can dominate
on slopes even on terrain types it doesn't handle especially well.
The biggest issue is that it doesn't get too many good skills until very
late, but you can always just make do with Turbo.
047: Icer:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C A C C C S
Skills:
Initial - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy speed boost
Lvl 35 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 42 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Lvl 50 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Known mix formulas: None
Icer is basically just an Ice version of Rolleroo. Same great stats and
S Guts, same high level skill requirements. One key difference is that it
has slightly better terrain compatibility, so you can use it a little more
often.
048: Umyuku:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C A B C C B B
Skills:
Initial - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 22 - Dash - Grants a moderate speed boost
Lvl 31 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 40 - Warp - Grants a massive and lengthy Speed boost
Known mix formulas: Tsumerunner + Ucchii
Kraken + Ucchii
Kairoron + Ucchii
Morbitto + Wanyan
Umyuku is kind of outclassed by the time it becomes available, but you can
actually get it super early through mixing, which allows it to shine for
most of the game. It also eventually gets Warp if you keep it until the
very end, though it will still be outclassed by a Wagala that has Warp.
049: Imomu:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C C C C C B A
Skills:
Initial - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power Boost
Lvl 19 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 33 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Lvl 42 - Warp - Grants a massive and lengthy Speed boost
Known mix formulas: None
Evolution: Evolves into Tsubasa at Level 30
Imomu is basically Magikarp, being a completely terrible Monster that evolves
into something incredible. You might be tempted by the fact that it learns
Warp at level 42, but that is an absolutely absurd amount of time to try to
level it and it will lose out on a ton of stats by staying as Imomu for so
long. The correct choice is just to bench it until you get an Evolution
Material and then dominate.
050: Tsubasa:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
S C B C B B C S
Skills:
Initial - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power Boost
Lvl 19 - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 33 - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's power
Lvl 42 - Hikou (Flight) - All terrain affinities become A momentarily
Known mix formulas: None
Tsubasa's S rank Grass and Guts plus incredible Speed and Power makes it
almost impossibly fast on any sloped Grass sections. It doesn't do especially
fantastic at anything else, but it's so crazily fast on Grass that it really
doesn't matter.
051: Ratopomu:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C B B C C A B
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's speed
Lvl 21 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 29 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Lvl 38 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Known mix formulas: Dorkeshi + Umyuku
Majiron + Mousse
Majiron + Kairoron
Majiron + Kraken
Pooh Puppy + Shadow
Honeymucha + Kairoron
Morbitto + Mojat
Kyapett + Kairoron
Ratopomu is a decent early balancer with good stats and compatibilities.
Its skill choices aren't too great, and the lack of A Guts holds it back
in the long run, but it can do all right until you get something better.
052: Mushii:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B B C C A B B
Skills:
Initial - Hikou (Flight) - All terrain affinities become A momentarily
Lvl 23 - Inori (Prayer) - Consumes all Stamina to restore next Monster
Lvl 31 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Lvl 39 - Aura - Massively boosts all stats, but halves remaining Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
Evolution: Evolves into Lucia at Level 30, on Playstation only
Mushii is a decent all-rounder with great terrain affinities, though apart
from Aura its skills aren't especially impressive. On Playstation, it can
evolve into the massively powerful Lucia, but since you can actually fuse
Lucia before you can even get Mushii it kind of makes it redundant unless
you plan to wait until 39 to get Aura, as Lucia's skills are all bad.
053: Heron:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B C B C C A A
Skills:
Initial - Dash - Grants a moderate speed boost
Lvl 26 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 33 - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power Boost
Lvl 44 - Warp - Grants a massive and lengthy Speed boost
Known mix formulas: Dorkeshii + Cancan
Shadow + Majiron
Morbitto + Majiron
Kyapett + Ratopomu
Heron is a pretty decent Balance specialist, with high speed and Stone
compatibility, which is unusual for Balancers. It also eventually gets
Warp, but that won't be until the postgame.
Its name is intended to be a pun with the word "Hero", but it doesn't really
come across well in English.
054: Miryun:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A B B C B C C A
Skills:
Initial - Dash - Grants a moderate speed boost
Lvl 28 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 36 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Lvl 45 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Known mix formulas: None
Miryun is something of a gamebreaker, having great stats, great affinities,
and a great starting skill in Dash. You can run this for large portions
of almost any course, especially when hills are involved, so it'll probably
be a mainstay of your team once you get it unless you really want a challenge.
The only downside is that it is required to make 3 other Monsters, and unless
you're playing the Playstation version, you can only get one Miryun without
trading, making it a bit obnoxious to complete the Monster album.
055: Karyudos:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B B C S C C A
Skills:
Initial - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 32 - Kakku (Glide) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Lvl 41 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Lvl 51 - Bougai (Interference) - Stops the opponent and decreases Stamina
Known mix formulas: Miryun + Kaen
Karyudos is a strong contender for the title of best Fire specialist,
and in many ways feels like a straight upgrade to Miryun. The loss of
Dash is a bit regrettable, particularly since it learns most of its
other abilities pretty late, but with how fast and reliable it is it doesn't
matter too much.
056: Mirya:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C A A C C C A
Skills:
Initial - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 32 - Suberikome (Sliding) - Grants a boost to both speed and power
Lvl 41 - Kyuushuu (Absorb) - Steals half of the opponent's Stamina
Lvl 51 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Known mix formulas: Miryun + Kamonuts
Mirya, on the other hand, is very different from Miryun, taking the one thing
it doesn't do well and focusing on that. This could be a strong choice if
you already have someone competing for Miryun's role but still want to make
use of it. Being stuck with Relax until 32 kind of stings, but at least
Suberikome is a great move once you get it.
057: Ganryu:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C S C B B C C A
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's speed
Lvl 32 - Konran (Confusion) - Prevents switching
Lvl 41 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Lvl 51 - Mahi (Paralysis) - Stops the opponent for a moment
Known mix formulas: Miryun + Nyantora
Ganryu, by contrast, is like a more extreme version of Miryun, that trades
versatility to bolster some of its strengths. While the S Rock is nice,
Miryun already does that pretty well and the loss of a dashing move until
41 is quite painful, though Bousou is extremely strong once you do get it.
Overall, while still decent, I think this is the weakest of the Miryun forms.
058: Sheera:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C C A B C C B C
Skills:
Initial - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy speed boost
Lvl 25 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Lvl 32 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 40 - Warp - Grants a massive and lengthy Speed boost
Known mix formulas: Nyantora + Byuutatsu
A very mediocre monster that the computer loves for some reason, generally
giving you a lot of easy wins. Obviously, C Guts is always bad, especially
for a Monster that focuses on Power rather than Speed. It does get among
the best skills in the game and has high stability, so with some ingenuity
you might be able to make it work, but there's a reason this thing is so
easy to beat most of the time.
059: Pubamos:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C C C A B C C B
Skills:
Initial - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 20 - Inori (Prayer) - Consumes all Stamina to restore next Monster
Lvl 27 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Lvl 34 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Known mix formulas: Mogudriller + Ressa
Mogudriller + Mo
Mo + Panpyon
Kumamii + Ressa
Kumamii + Pooh Puppy
Nyantora + Ratopomu
Ticktock + Kumamii
Pubamos has very limited terrain affinity, but great power and Stamina.
It's very good on Snow, Lava, and uphill, and you can use Inori if there's
nothing left for it to do in a given race.
060: Wanyan:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C A C C C C C
Skills:
Initial - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's power
Lvl 9 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 20 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Lvl 28 - Warp - Grants a massive and lengthy Speed boost
Known mix formulas: None
Evolution: Evolves into Wagala at level 15.
Wanyan is terrible. It's super painful to level it up early on because it
just has dismal Speed and struggles to beat any Wild Monsters other than
itself, but the longer you stick it out with it, the better it becomes.
It evolves into a vastly better Monster at level 15, but if you're especially
patient and can hold out until level 28, it learns Warp, which is by far
the best skill in the game, and no other Monster learns it anywhere near
that early. Make no mistake, though, raising it to 28 is a very painful
process. A prime candidate for any Level Ups that you pick up.
061: Wagala:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C S B C C C A
Skills:
Initial - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's power
Lvl 9 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Lvl 20 - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 28 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: None
Wagala may look goofy, but make no mistake, it's a huge improvement over
Wanyan. The biggest improvement is A guts, which makes it much better for
slopes, and it has better stats as well. If you managed to hold out until
level 28 before evolving and got Warp, you can now proceed to effortlessly
demolish what remains of the game, but even if you didn't it's still decent.
062: Byuutatsu:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B A C B B C C
Skills:
Initial - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy speed boost
Lvl 18 - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 30 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 42 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: Matomato + Goroise
Sheera + Ressa
Pooh Puppy + Umyuku
Byuutatsu is another example of how powerful Guts is in this game. On paper,
it has almost everything you could want, it has pretty good stats, great
skills, and good terrain affinities, but it never feels especially dominant.
You can definitely make it work, particularly if paired with a powerful
Balancer, but it's not one of the strongest options.
063: Kamonuts:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C A B C B A B
Skills:
Initial - Dash - Grants a moderate speed boost
Lvl 25 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 31 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Lvl 40 - Aura - Massively boosts all stats, but halves remaining Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
Kamonuts is a pretty solid late game water specialist. With the ability
to handle both Water and Balance and do reasonable well on other terrains,
plus great skills and stats, there's a lot to like here. The only issue
is that it has low stamina, so you might want to feed it some Stamina Drinks.
Incidentally, "Kamo" means "Duck" in Japanese, and I think it's intended to
look like an unshelled peanut, explaining its strange name.
064: Tsunostar:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B C C B A C S
Skills:
Initial - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 35 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 42 - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 49 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: None
Tsunostar has incredible stats and affinities, but terrible skills for the
majority of the game, having only Fuuin until level 35. If you can stick it
out until 35, it becomes of the unquestioned best Monsters in the game, and it
only gets better from there, but it's a long haul.
"Tsuno" means "Horn" in Japanese.
065: Mogudriller:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C A C B B C B A
Skills:
Initial - Turbo - Gives a short but very fast speed boost
Lvl 27 - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's power
Lvl 33 - Bougai (Interference) - Stops the opponent and decreases Stamina
Lvl 41 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Known mix formulas: None
Mogudriller is pretty much the quintessential Rock specialist. It can
eventually be outclassed by some endgame Monsters, but its A Guts and
great skills ensures that it's never a bad choice. It's surprisingly
reliable for Ice and Fire as well. It's just too bad you can't mix it.
"Mogu" means "Mole" in Japanese.
066: Puppet:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C C C C A B A
Skills:
Initial - Hikou (Flight) - All terrain affinities become A momentarily
Lvl 22 - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 31 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Lvl 40 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Known mix formulas: Cancan + Baluballoon
Ucchii + Matomato
Majiron + Baluballoon
Evolution: Evolves into Fuubit at level 18.
Puppet is a pretty great Jump specialist and it's actually available almost
immediately through mixing. On top of its already great affinities, it has
an early evolution as well, after which it becomes extremely powerful. Its
weakness is its poor skills, which arguably get even worse after evolving.
Saimin is probably the best skill available to either form, but that
requires you to stay as Puppet for a long time. You could wait just a
few levels and get Ookinaoto, or just evolve right away with an Evolution
Material, it's all a matter of personal preference.
067: Fuubit:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C C C S B S
Skills:
Initial - Hikou (Flight) - All terrain affinities become A momentarily
Lvl 22 - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 31 - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's Stability
Lvl 40 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Known mix formulas: None
Fuubit has incredible stats, almost certainly being the best Jump specialist,
but it suffers from a fairly weak set of skills. You could try to hold out
for Ookinaoto before evolving, but even it's not too incredible, so maybe
you just want to evolve as soon as possible for the boosted stats.
Jyuuryoku is a pretty solid option if you're able to level it that far.
068: Cloud:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B C B A C C A
Skills:
Initial - Konran (Confusion) - Prevents switching
Lvl 21 - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy speed boost
Lvl 29 - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 38 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: Shadow + Kachutopus
Shadow + Nyantora
Kyapett + Kachutopus
Cloud is very solid, having great stats and skills for a Fire specialist.
Its Power and Guts are high, so it's quite reliable on slopes even for
Rock and Ice. It also learns Kasoku and Bousou at pretty reasonable levels,
and you can get it surprisingly early through fusion. Definitely a good
option if you think your team needs a boost.
069: Deathgon:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B C A B B B A
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's speed
Lvl 33 - Kougousei (Photosynthesis) - Recovers 30% of maximum Stamina
Lvl 40 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Lvl 48 - Aura - Massively boosts all stats, but halves remaining Stamina
Known mix formulas: Mogudriller + Pubamos
Nyantora + Pubamos
Ticktock + Pubamos
Deathgon is a Monster that's not really what you'd expect. You'd probably
think it'd be a Fire Specialist, but instead it's more of an all-rounder.
Because it has low power, it's not actually especially great in Snow,
but its high Guts actually allows it to do surprisingly well on Bridge
and Pits. Too bad it learns skills so late, though.
070: Kaen:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B C C A A C B
Skills:
Initial - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 36 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 42 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Lvl 51 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Known mix formulas: Kyapett + Sazot
Kaen is the king of Torch, having A Fire and Jump and B Guts. It doesn't
tend to do a lot beyond that, in particular it takes a long time to learn
good skills, but it's helpful for the Very Best Cup. As a Fire specialist,
it does all right, but you might want to boost its speed a bit with items
if you intend to use it for things other than Torch.
071: Nekotama:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C A C B A C
Skills:
Initial - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's stability
Lvl 35 - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 41 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Lvl 50 - Aura - Massively boosts all stats, but halves remaining Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
Nekotama is super cute, but it's bad. It's similar in many ways to Pooh
Puppy and Fuwawan, but has much worse stats and skills than they do and
C Guts, which just makes it a drastically inferior option. At least it's
useful in a number of good fusions.
072: Pooh Puppy:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C B B C B S B
Skills:
Initial - Dash - Grants a moderate speed boost
Lvl 30 - Konran (Confusion) - Prevents switching
Lvl 37 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 45 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Known mix formulas: Heron + Kamonuts
Ratopomu + Kamonuts
Devilon + Dorkeshi
Nekotama + Shadow
Cool + Mousse
Morbitto + Kairoron
Pooh Puppy is basically discount Fuwawan. That's not to say it's bad, it's
actually quite a strong Monster, but Fuwawan does pretty much the same job
and is better at it. The main reason to use this is for a challenge or if
you think using Fuwawan makes the game too easy, but it will almost always
lose in the direct matchup, even once it gets Teishi.
073: Sazot:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C A B C B C C A
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's speed
Lvl 40 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 47 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Lvl 55 - Bougai (Interference) - Stops the opponent and decreases Stamina
Known mix formulas: Pirrie + Cloud
Pirrie + Mogudriller
Pirrie + Nyantora
Cancan + Gododon
Jumock + Tsunostar
Hawk + Sabotente
Sazot is a lot like Tsunostar in that it's a Rock specialist with great
stats and affinities, but it learns skills extremely late. At least
Noroinoroi is a better skill to be stuck with than Fuuin, but it does trade
some of Tsunostar's versatility for it.
074: Fuwawa:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C B B C B A C
Skills:
Initial - Dash - Grants a moderate speed boost
Lvl 33 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Lvl 40 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 48 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Known mix formulas: None
Evolution: Evolves into Fuwawan at level 36.
Fuwawa isn't great, but it evolves into what is arguably the best Monster in
the game, so that hardly matters. It's worth noting that all of the skills
it learns are terrible, so evolve it with an Evolution Material ASAP.
075: Fuwawan:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C B B C B S A
Skills:
Initial - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 33 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 40 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Lvl 48 - Relax - Increases own Stability
Known mix formulas: None
A strong contender for the title of best Monster in the game. Its incredible
stats and well-balanced terrain affinities allow it to dominate many courses,
and on Playstation the opponents are completely aware of this and abuse it
to the maximum possible extent. If you're not planning to use it yourself,
you'll have to dedicate the most powerful skills you have to shutting it down.
Make sure you evolve it from a Fuwawa so you get Dash instead of Chouonpa.
076: Gododon:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B A B C C B B A
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's speed
Lvl 43 - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 50 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Lvl 56 - Bougai (Interference) - Stops the opponent and decreases Stamina
Known mix formulas: Usaddo + Nyantora
Usaddo + Tsumerunner
Another good Rock specialist who gets skills very late, I'm sensing a trend
here. It's most comparable to Sazot, having somewhat worse stats for better
overall terrain affinities. It's certainly a viable choice if you like it,
just don't expect to ever see Bougai.
077: Regyak:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C C A C B B B
Skills:
Initial - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 29 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Lvl 37 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Lvl 45 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: Pirrie + Kumamii
Nekotama + Sheera
Nekotama + Mojat
Nekotama + Deathgon
Unya + Shiimya
Sala + Kraken
Hawk + Kairoron
Regyak is a weird Monster. It's very good at Ice, having both high Speed
and Power, but not much else, so it's difficult to find opportunities to
run it. It's also available very late and takes a long time to learn
skills, so making it work is going to be a struggle.
078: Guug:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B B C B A C A
Skills:
Initial - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 36 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 43 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Lvl 50 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Known mix formulas: Pooh Puppy + Panpyon
Pooh Puppy + Ucchii
Devilon + Ucchii
Byuugun + Kaen
Pirrie + Cockatosato
Sala + Panpyon
Cool + Panpyon
Sala + Baluballoon
Cool + Cockatosato
Guug is a strong all-rounder with good stats and compatibilities, sort of like
a late game version of Buyoyon. The biggest issue with it is its skills
are pretty bad. If you did stick with Buyoyon all this time, you might have
Warp by now, which is far better than anything Guug will get access to,
but if you need someone to patch up some holes on your team for the endgame
it can get the job done.
079: Devilon:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A B C C B B B C
Skills:
Initial - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's stability
Lvl 34 - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 42 - Bougai (Interference) - Stops the opponent and decreases Stamina
Lvl 49 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Known mix formulas: Kamonuts + Mojat
Kamonuts + Ryuustal
Pooh Puppy + Hinokko
Pooh Puppy + Majiron
Pirrie + Honerasu
Jumock + Ressa
Jumock + Honeymucha
Devilon is cute, but it's also a strong contender for the title of worst
Grass specialist, basically just being a purely worse version of Uriran.
Having C Guts is bad enough, and its stats aren't great either. It does get
some pretty good skills, but even these are gained very late. You can get
it somewhat early during Batch's side of the Playstation version, so you
could try it out if you want a challenge.
080: Rokkun:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C A B C B C C A
Skills:
Initial - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's power
Lvl 31 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 38 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Lvl 44 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: Mogudriller + Sabotente
Mogudriller + Mogoron
Mogudriller + Tsumerunner
Nyantora + Mojat
Hawk + Unya
Rokkun has extremely high power and A Guts, so it absolutely dominates
when running uphill. Its high power makes it a solid contender for Swamp
and Lava as well. The biggest issue is the lack of strong skills until
Bousou, but if you do use it into the postgame it'll be a beast.
081: Byuugun:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A B C B B C B A
Skills:
Initial - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy speed boost
Lvl 38 - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's power
Lvl 45 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 52 - Aura - Massively boosts all stats, but halves remaining Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
Byuugun's combination of incredible stats, good skills, and A Guts make
it a real force to be reckonned with in the late game. For some reason,
it's one of the best Monsters in the game at Pits, rivalled only by Mourock,
and its great compatibilities let it handle many types of terrain.
Don't make the mistake of thinking it's only a threat on Grass.
082: Jumock:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A B B C C C B C
Skills:
Initial - Konran (Confusion) - Prevents switching
Lvl 40 - Kougousei (Photosynthesis) - Recovers 30% of maximum Stamina
Lvl 42 - Bougai (Interference) - Stops the opponent and decreases Stamina
Lvl 55 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Known mix formulas: None
Jumock is easily one of the most redundant Monsters in the game. It appears
super late, has very mediocre affinities, C Guts, and takes forever to learn
skills. I'm really not sure what they were thinking with this one. At least
it's very useful for grinding exp in the late game.
083: Shiimya:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C A B C C B A
Skills:
Initial - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 34 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 40 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Lvl 47 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Known mix formulas: None
Shiimya may not look that threatening on paper, but as you can probably guess
from facing it, its stats are sky high. Very few Monsters can match its
speed in the Water, and it puts up a pretty good fight on Grass and Ice too.
Its one weakness is that it has a poor skill selection.
084: Garuf:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B A C B C B B B
Skills:
Initial - Dash - Grants a moderate Speed boost
Lvl 34 - Konran (Confusion) - Prevents switching
Lvl 42 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Lvl 50 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Known mix formulas: Honeymucha + Mogudriller
Mojat + Mogudriller
Tsumerunner + Guug
Hawk + Mourock
Evolution: Evolves into Garon at Level 33
Garuf is okay, it has decent stats and affinities and gets Dash, but the
main appeal is that it can evolve into a pretty powerful Monster. Its
skills are quite poor, so there's no reason not to use an Evolution
Material and evolve right away.
085: Garon:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B S C B B B B B
Skills:
Initial - Dash - Grants a moderate Speed boost
Lvl 34 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 42 - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy Speed boost
Lvl 50 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Known mix formulas: None
Garon is pretty solid. It can run on anything except Water, and it has
pretty good stats overall, with high Stability in particular. You also can't
go wrong with having access to Dash and Teishi. A very respectible choice
for your Rock specialist if you don't want to have to deal with having
lousy skills until a very high level.
086: Hayaten:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B B B B B B B
Skills:
Initial - Dash - Grants a moderate speed boost
Lvl 29 - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy Speed boost
Lvl 35 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Lvl 43 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Known mix formulas: Rokkun + Majiron
Pirrie + Pubamos
Sala + Kachutopus
Mister Consistency. With Bs across the board, there's absolutely no terrain
Hayaten can't handle, and even though it doesn't excel anywhere, it has
pretty high stats and good skills, particularly Bousou, which has no
disadvantage when used by Hayaten since it never needs to switch.
Before you get any funny ideas about having it run entire courses by itself,
be aware that its Stamina is fairly low, so unless you want to feed it
tons of Stamina drinks you will need other Monsters. Another interesting
trait is that when mixing almost anything with Hayaten, you get the other
Monster (ie, Winryu + Hayaten = Winryu), so you can use it as a stat booster
of sorts, transferring its high stats to your Monster of choice.
087: Tedott:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B S C B B B B
Skills:
Initial - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 35 - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 43 - Bougai (Interference) - Stops the opponent and decreases Stamina
Lvl 52 - Aura - Massively boosts all stats, but halves remaining Stamina
Known mix formulas: Gammerock + Pirrie
Shiimya + Sheera
It takes some work to fuse it, but Tedott is very powerful. Besides having
great overall compatibility and an S for Water, it also has pretty good
skills and stats as well. You can't really go wrong with this one.
088: Gadrack:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C C S B B A
Skills:
Initial - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's stability
Lvl 36 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 42 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Lvl 49 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Known mix formulas: Cloud + Sazot (Multiplayer Mix Only)
Gadrack is a pretty powerful and well-balanced Fire Specialist, but like
Nejappy it's limited to Multiplayer Mix, and you have to be quite a bit
further in the game to get it. While its stats and affinities are top notch,
its skills leave a little bit to be desired, with no good skills until 42.
089: Gammerock:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B A C B C C A
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's speed
Lvl 31 - Suberikome (Sliding) - Grants a boost to both Speed and Power
Lvl 37 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Lvl 45 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Known mix formulas: Sheera + Kraken
Sheera + Matomato
Jumock + Goroise
Pirrie + Goroise
A solid mid-game all-rounder. Gammerock has great power and A Guts, so it's
very reliable at running uphill, even on Grass, Rock, and Fire terrains.
It has pretty great skills as well, the only downside is that its speed
isn't the best.
090: Mechadon:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B C B A C B B
Skills:
Initial - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's power
Lvl 36 - Turbo - Gives a short but very fast speed boost
Lvl 45 - Bougai (Interference) - Stops the opponent and decreases Stamina
Lvl 54 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Known mix formulas: None
Evolution: Evolves into Megaron at level 40.
Mechadon is a little bit more work to get than Sharian, but it's also probably
a little better overall, particularly once it evolves. The real question is
going to be when you want to evolve. If you evolve early, you can get Teishi,
but lose out on Turbo. You could also potentially evolve late and get Bougai
instead, as Turbo and Bougai is almost certainly better than Teishi and
Kaifuku, but then you have to wait into the postgame to evolve. It's a tough
call, but no matter what you choose, it'll be pretty powerful.
091: Megaron:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C B S C B B
Skills:
Initial - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's power
Lvl 36 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Lvl 45 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 54 - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Known mix formulas: None
Megaron has great stats and versatility, as you might expect from a legendary.
It really doesn't have any significant weaknesses, other than that you have
to go through a lot of work to get it.
092: Pirrie:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B B C C B A B
Skills:
Initial - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 34 - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 40 - Inori (Prayer) - Consumes all Stamina to restore next Monster
Lvl 47 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Known mix formulas: Pooh Puppy + Ratopomu
Nekotama + Dorkeshi
Nekotama + Kamonuts
Byuugun + Byuutatsu
Pirrie has good stats and decent compatibilities, but it really just doesn't
feel like it can stand against Pooh Puppy and Fuwawan when it comes to
Balance specialists, particularly given its lackluster set of skills.
It is a key Monster in unlocking a ton of fusions, though.
093: Maquito:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A C C C C B B A
Skills:
Initial - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's speed
Lvl 35 - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's stability
Lvl 42 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Lvl 49 - Bougai (Interference) - Stops the opponent and decreases Stamina
Known mix formulas: Metallet + Majiron
Jumock + Devilon
Sala + Cancan
Sala + Majiron
Maquito is a real oddball, having tons of Stamina but pretty much no
terrain affinities to make use of it. You also get it super late, by which
time you'll have tons of Monster that could do that job better, so I'm not
sure why you'd ever use it, but it is needed for a handful of fusions.
094: Cool:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B A B C B S C B
Skills:
Initial - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 45 - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power Boost
Lvl 51 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Lvl 58 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Known mix formulas: None
Cool has great affinities and decent stats, but probably the worst set of
skills in the entire game. The far bigger problem though is its availability,
with it not being available by any means until the postgame. It's really lame
that there's not any mixing formula that creates it earlier.
095: Hawk:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C S C C B B
Skills:
Initial - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 30 - Inori (Prayer) - Consumes all Stamina to restore next Monster
Lvl 38 - Kakku (Glide) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Lvl 47 - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Known mix formulas: Regyak + Rokkun (Multiplayer Mix Only)
Nyantora + Metallet (Multiplayer Mix Only)
Pubamos + Sala (Multiplayer Mix Only)
Of the three Monsters that can only be obtained through the Multiplayer Mix,
Hawk feels the most underwhelming. It has decent stats and its affinities
are okay, but it doesn't really feel any better than many Monsters you
could get more easily. It also doesn't help that it has pretty poor skills.
On the plus side, on Playstation, you can get it pretty early in Batch's
campaign, which gives it a bit more of a chance to shine.
096: Usaddo:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A A C B C B B B
Skills:
Initial - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 32 - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 39 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Lvl 49 - Aura - Massively boosts all stats, but halves remaining Stamina
Known mix formulas: Cool + Maquito
Usaddo is really cool, with a very unique A in both Grass and Rock, and it
has great speed as well. It gets its skills a bit late, but the major
disadvantage is just that you can't get it until the postgame. A prime
candidate to trade over to a fresh game through multiplayer.
097: Metallet:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C A C B B B
Skills:
Initial - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 33 - Kousen (Beam) - Lowers opponent's power
Lvl 40 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Lvl 48 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Known mix formulas: Nekotama + Regyak
Sala + Pubamos
Sala + Kumamii
Hawk + Mojat
Metallet is a Monster, with among the best stats in the game and decent
affinities to go with it. It gets its skills a little late, but
otherwise there's very little to complain about, and you can get it very
early in Batch's campaign on Playstation, giving it ample time to dominate.
098: Sala:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
S B C B C A C B
Skills:
Initial - Konran (Confusion) - Prevents switching
Lvl 44 - Inori (Prayer) - Consumes all Stamina to restore next Monster
Lvl 53 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 59 - Dai Jump (Big Jump) - All terrain affinities become B for a while
Known mix formulas: Jyuou + Ryuustal
Jyuou + Mushii
Sala is pretty incredible, boasting among the highest speed in the game,
making it a completely beast and Grass and Jumping sections. Unfortunately,
just like Cool, you can't get it until the postgame, and it has terrible
skills. At least this situation would be remedied in the sequel, where
it's one of the starters.
099: Jyuou:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C C S B B B A
Skills:
Initial - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 45 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 52 - Pressure - The opponent's Stamina decreases faster
Lvl 60 - Aura - Massively boosts all stats, but halves remaining Stamina
Known mix formulas: Sala + Regyak
Sala + Metallet
Kind of forms a trio with Sala and Cool of postgame Monsters with great
stats and affinities. Of the three, it has by far the best skills,
giving it the most potential long term. It would take ages to reach level 60,
but it becomes almost totally unstoppable if you do get Aura.
100: Baran:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C B C A S A
Skills:
Initial - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 36 - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's Speed
Lvl 46 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Lvl 57 - Kyuushuu (Absorb) - Steals half of the opponent's Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
Well, it's the final legendary Monster, so it's not too surprising that it'd
be very strong. It has great stats and affinities, and even better, you get
it at level 60, so it will already know all of its skills. On Gameboy,
there's not too much to use it for after you get it, but on Playstation it
can be a big help with Challenge Mountain.
101: Chandora:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
A B C C B C B B
Skills:
Initial - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Lvl 19 - Turbo - Gives a short but very fast speed boost
Lvl 31 - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's stability
Lvl 40 - Tenpenchii (Catastrophy) - Cuts the opponent's Stamina by half
Known mix formulas: None
Chandora is kind of an average monster, with decent stats, skills, and
terrain affinities. It's not bad by any means, but nothing about it really
stands out, and you get it decently far into the game, so I'm not really sure
why they chose this as one of the Monsters to add to the Okawari version.
102: Ticktock:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B C A B C B C
Skills:
Initial - Ookinaoto (Loud Noise) - Prevents skills and switching
Lvl 13 - Noroinoroi (Curse) - Reduces opponent's Speed
Lvl 27 - Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave) - Removes skill effects from opponent
Lvl 39 - Warp - Grants a massive and lengthy Speed boost
Known mix formulas: None
Like Chandora, I feel like Ticktock doesn't really stand out. Sure, it's a
decent early Ice specialist, and it can actually get Warp if you stick with
it for the whole game, but it doesn't feel like it fills any kind of unique
role that the original 100 didn't do already. Come to think of it, both
Chandora and Ticktock feel like they were inspired by Beauty and the Beast.
Is Golipon supposed to represent the Beast??
103: Golipon:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C C B A C A B
Skills:
Initial - Kiai (Spirit) - Raises Guts by one stage for a while
Lvl 26 - Iatsu (Intimidate) - Severely slows the opponent for a moment
Lvl 35 - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 48 - Bousou (Rampage) - Boosts Speed and Power but prevents switching
Known mix formulas: None
Of the three Monsters added in Okawari, Golipon is definitely the one worth
caring about. With great affinities and stats, you can definitely put this
one to use. There's quite a lot of opportunities to use Fire / Ice / Balance
compatibility, and if you can somehow level it up high enough to get Bousou
you'll be pretty much unstoppable.
104: Kyapett:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B B C C A C B B
Skills:
Initial - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's stability
Lvl 20 - Dash - Grants a moderate speed boost
Lvl 31 - Relax - Increases own stability
Lvl 42 - Bougai (Interference) - Stops the opponent and decreases Stamina
Known mix formulas: None
Kyapett is an okay Fire specialist. Having Grass and Rock affinity is nice,
and so is getting Dash at 20, so you can definitely do some work with it,
but I don't think it feels very unique overall. I guess they just wanted
to add another cute Monster to the Playstation version.
105: Morbitto:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
C B B C B C A A
Skills:
Initial - Fuuin (Seal) - Disables opponent's skills
Lvl 31 - Kasoku (Accelerate) - Grants a lengthy Speed boost
Lvl 38 - Kiryoku (Willpower) - Grants infinite Stamina for a while
Lvl 42 - Teishi (Halt) - Forces the opponent to swap Monsters
Known mix formulas: None
Morbitto rocks. Not only is it a pretty strong Monster that you can get
really early, essentially acting as a rival to Pooh Puppy and Fuwawan,
it also can be used in a ton of great fusions, allowing you to get many
lategame Monsters in the early game. If only this appeared on Lenny's route!
106: Cancan:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B A C B C B B C
Skills:
Initial - Kaifuku (Recovery) - Removes skill effects from self
Lvl 19 - Suberikome (Sliding) - Grants a boost to both Speed and Power
Lvl 31 - Inori (Prayer) - Consumes all Stamina to restore next Monster
Lvl 41 - Mahi (Paralysis) - Stops the opponent for a moment
Known mix formulas: None
Like Morbitto, Cancan is a pretty decent Monster that you can get really
early and enables you to get a bunch of things through Fusion that you
wouldn't normally be able to get much later. You'll probably just want
to catch two of them to fuse Lucia, but even if you decide to use it in
races, it's not bad as an early Rock specialist.
107: Lucia:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B C A B C S A B
Skills:
Initial - Hikou (Flight) - All terrain affinities become A momentarily
Lvl 23 - Inori (Prayer) - Consumes all Stamina to restore next Monster
Lvl 31 - Chohatsu (Taunt) - Reduces opponent's stability
Lvl 39 - Saimin (Hypnosis) - Reduces opponent's affinities by one stage
Known mix formulas: Cancan + Cancan
Cancan + Ticktock
Cancan + Hayaten
Lucia is absurd, having amazing stats and compatibilities and being available
right from the get-go on the Playstation version by fusing two Cancans.
This is a very anomalous mix in many ways, normally mixing the same Monster
twice never gives anything and you normally can't mix monsters that can be
evolved into, but I would imagine they realized that the Playstation version
was way harder than the Gameboy version and that you might need some help.
Her skills are pretty bad, though, and there's pretty much nothing you can
do about it unless you raise Mushii to level 39 to get Aura.
108: Goronbo:
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Grass Rock Water Ice Fire Jump Balance Guts
B S C C B C B A
Skills:
Initial - Barrier - Prevents skills from targetting the Monster
Lvl 15 - Suberikome (Sliding) - Grants a boost to both Speed and Power
Lvl 25 - Dokonjyou (Grit) - Grants a short Power Boost
Lvl 36 - Jyuuryoku (Gravity) - Terrain affinities become C for both monsters
Known mix formulas: None
Mogoron was already a decent Monster, and having an evolution really pushes
it over the top to make it one of the premier Rock specialists. S Rock,
A Guts, and Suberikome at level 15 is all you need to be a powerhouse
throughout the entire game, though you could wait until 25 if you'd also
like to have Teishi.
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Skills Database:
For the skills, the Hiragana name of the skill will be listed first,
followed by the name in english (for skills listed in Katakana, just the
english will be given).
Kaifuku (Recovery):
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Removes negative skill effects from self. This is essentially worthless,
as every self-targetting skill also has this effect.
Animation:
GB - None
PSX - The monster flashes momentarily.
Chouonpa (Ultrasonic Wave):
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Removes positive skill effects from the enemy. This is essentially
worthless, as every enemy-targetting skill has this effect.
Animation:
GB - None
PSX - A wave strikes the opponent from the front.
Barrier:
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Prevents the opponent from using offensive skills on the Monster.
Animation:
GB - None
PSX - A green circle surrounds the Monster.
Fuuin (Seal):
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The opponent can't use Skills for a while.
Animation:
GB - A Black Circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - A padlock is shown being locked.
Konran (Confusion):
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The opponent can't switch Monsters.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - Question marks appear on the opponent.
Ookinaoto (Loud Noise):
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The opponent can't use Skills or Switch monsters.
Animation:
GB - A Black Circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - Orange Waves surround the opponent.
Chohatsu (Taunt):
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Reduces the opponent's stability.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - A green face sticks its tounge out at the Monster and it turns red.
Noroinoroi (Curse):
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Reduces the opponent's speed.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - A statue of an old man crushes the opponent.
Iatsu (Intimidate):
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Drastically reduces the opponent's speed for a moment.
Animation:
GB - A black star appears in front of the Monster.
PSX - The monster shrinks to a small size.
Kousen (Beam):
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Reduces the opponent's power. Make sure to use this on terrains
where Power is a factor.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - A beam of light appears from above the opponent.
Dokonjyou (Grit):
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Increases your Monster's power briefly. Make sure to use this on
terrains where Power is a factor.
Animation:
GB - None
PSX - Three little figures cheer for your Monster.
Kiryoku (Willpower):
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Prevents your Stamina from decreasing for a little while. Generally
not of much use due to its short duration.
Animation:
GB - None
PSX - The monster flashes brightly
Kougousei (Photosynthesis):
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Recovers 30% of your Monster's maximum Stamina.
Animation:
GB - None
PSX - A yellow light shines on the Monster and purple stars appear.
Inori (Prayer):
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Consumes all of your remaining stamina and gives it to the next Monster.
This also has a side effect of allowing you to switch out more quickly.
Animation:
GB - None
PSX - A white ball flies out from your Monster.
Relax:
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Increases your Monster's stability briefly. This is only useful if
you're just about to switch out.
Animation:
GB - None
PSX - Little music notes appear behind the Monster.
Kiai (Spirit):
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Increases your Monster's Guts rating by one stage for a while.
Animation:
GB - None
PSX - A dot flashes on the Monster and it turns yellow.
Saimin (Hypnosis):
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Reduces all of the opponent's affinities by 1 for a short time.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - Zzz appears on the opponent.
Jyuuryoku (Gravity):
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All affinities for both Monsters become C for a while.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent (it still affects both Monsters).
PSX - A purple sphere surrounds the Monster.
Teishi (Halt):
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Forces the opponent to swap Monsters. If the opponent only has one Monster,
they're still forced to come to a stop first.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - A policeman blows his whistle at the Monster.
Bougai (Interference):
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Functions similarly to Teishi, bringing the Monster to a halt, but doesn't
swap them to a different Monster, instead it takes away some of their Stamina.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - A flyswatter smacks the opponent.
Mahi (Paralysis):
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Completely stops the opponent Monster, and prevents skills and switching.
On Gameboy, this is one of the best skills in the game, but on Playstation it
is massively nerfed to no longer have the stopping effect, making it a purely
worse version of Ookinaoto.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - A purple swirl appears above the opponent's head.
Pressure:
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Causes the opponent's stamina to drain faster for a little while.
This effect generally isn't too powerful since it doesn't last very long.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - A heavy weight crushes the opponent.
Tenpenchii (Catastrophy):
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Cuts the opponent's stamina by half. Using this as a Monster switches in
can be brutal.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - Meteors fall from the sky.
Kyuushuu (Absorb):
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Steals half of the opponent's stamina to replenish your own. Easily one
of the most powerful skills.
Animation:
GB - A black circle appears on the opponent.
PSX - A red light lands on the Monster from above.
Kasoku (Accelerate):
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Grants a small but lengthy speed boost
Animation:
GB - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
PSX - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
Dash:
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Grants a moderate speed boost
Animation:
GB - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
PSX - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
Turbo:
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Grants a short but very quick speed boost
Animation:
GB - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
PSX - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
Suberikome (Sliding):
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Grants a short boost to both Speed and Power
Animation:
GB - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
PSX - Speed lines appear behind the Monster and it compresses down vertically.
Korogaru (Rolling):
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Grants a strong boost to Speed, but reduces Power. Don't use this on
terrains where Power is a factor.
Animation:
GB - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
PSX - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
Bousou (Rampage):
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Grants a strong boost to Speed and Power, but prevents switching. Make sure
you either use this at the start of a terrain section or an area where
you can run multiple sections in a row.
Animation:
GB - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
PSX - The monster flashes red, a steam cloud appears in front of them,
and speed lines appear behind the Monster.
Warp:
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Grants a massive and lengthy Speed boost. Almost certainly the best skill.
Animation:
GB - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
PSX - The monster blinks in and out while moving very fast
Aura:
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Grants a strong boost to all stats, but reduces remaining Stamina by half.
This has comparable power to Warp, but the stamina price is significant.
Animation:
GB - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
PSX - The Monster turns Blue and speed lines appear behind the Monster.
Hikou (Flight)
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All terrain affilitations become A momentarily.
Animation:
GB - None.
PSX - The Monster flies up into the air and down again.
Kakka (Glide)
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All terrain affilitations become B for a little while, also grants a
a Speed boost.
Animation:
GB - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
PSX - The Monster glides along the ground for a moment.
Dai Jump (Big Jump)
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All terrain affilitations become B for a while, also grants a Speed boost.
Animation:
GB - Speed lines appear behind the Monster.
PSX - The Monster flies up into the air for a while.
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Contact and Credits:
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Contacting Me:
You can reach me via email at terotrous (at) yahoo (dot) com.
Include Monster Race Okawari in the topic title so I know it isn't spam. If
you find out anything I add to the guide I'll add you to a list of
contributors.
I don't check my email that much, so be aware it might take me a long time to
get back to you. Probably the best way to reach me is to PM me on Gamefaqs,
as I'm there all the time even if I forget to check a specific board.
What to contact me about:
I don't think there's much left to cover for this game, but if there's some
kind of major omission or error I'll correct it.
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Special Thanks:
Gamefaqs - For hosting this guide.
Ascgen -
http://ascgendotnet.jmsoftware.co.uk/
This program helped me create that ascii logo I used here
Japanese Wiki -
https://w.atwiki.jp/monster_racing/
This was a helpful resource on the game's mechanics and
the stats and abilities of the Monsters
Fansite -
http://forest2830.web.fc2.com/monre-.html
This site helped explain the multiplayer mix feature
That's it for now. If you submit information, your name could be here!
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Closing Information:
Thanks for reading this guide. I hope you found it helpful. Tero out.
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