Monsters in Monster Hunter Now are, as with each entry within the collection, the principle focus of the sport, providing you with new challenges to face and weapon and armor varieties to craft.
Beginning with only a handful of enormous monsters to start with, the additional you progress via the principle story quest, the extra species you unlock.
For individuals who want to find these at their very own tempo, the next web page accommodates spoilers for the monster record in Monster Hunter Now — together with whether or not there are authentic monsters coming to the collection.
Newest replace (April 15): Ebony Odogaron added to the sport as a part of the “Spring Pageant 2025” occasion.
What number of monsters are there in Monster Hunter Now?
A complete of 45 monsters have been launched in Monster Hunter Now, a few of that are non permanent spawns, or require finishing particular storylines or exercise varieties akin to Invasions or Elder Dragon Interceptions to unlock.
Complicating issues additional is the sport’s seasonal mannequin, that means some monsters will solely seem at some instances of yr, or require further seasonal story complication to entry.
Keep in mind, for those who come throughout a monster on the map you can’t battle there after which, utilizing a paintball means that you can save that encounter for later.
Monster Hunter Now monster record
Right here is each monster in Monster Hunter Now launched to this point, together with their availability as of the newest season:
Monster | First look | Availability / unlock requirement |
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Nice Jagras | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Kulu-Ya-Ku | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Pukei-Pukei | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Barroth | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Nice Girros | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Tobi-Kadachi | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Paolumu | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Jyuratodus | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Anjanath | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Rathian | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Legiana | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Diablos | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Rathalos | Launch | Essential story unlock |
Black Diablos | “Diablos Invasion” occasion in Sept. 2023 | Hunt-a-thons and uncommon wild spawn (after seasonal story encounter) |
Pink Rathian | “Rathian & Pink Rathian Week” occasion in Oct. 2023 | Hunt-a-thons and uncommon wild spawn (after seasonal story encounter) |
Azure Rathalos | “Descent of the Azure King” occasion in Jan. 2024 | Hunt-a-thons and uncommon wild spawn (after seasonal story encounter) |
Radobaan | “Fulminations within the Frost”” in Dec. 2023 | Not within the wild in season 3, hunt-a-thons and occasions solely |
Banbaro | “Fulminations within the Frost”” in Dec. 2023 | Not within the wild in season 3, hunt-a-thons and occasions solely |
Barioth | “Fulminations within the Frost”” in Dec. 2023 | Not within the wild in season 3, hunt-a-thons and occasions solely |
Zinogre | “Fulminations within the Frost”” in Dec. 2023 | Hunt-a-thons and uncommon wild spawn (after seasonal story encounter) |
Odogaron | Season 1 “”The Vernal Invader”” in March 2024 | Not within the wild in season 3, hunt-a-thons and occasions solely |
Tzitzi-Ya-Ku | Season 1 “”The Vernal Invader”” in March 2024 | Not within the wild in season 3, hunt-a-thons and occasions solely |
Devilijho | Season 1 “”The Vernal Invader”” in March 2024 | Hunt-a-thons and Invasions |
Coral Pukei-Pukei | “”Spring ahead with Coral Pukei-Pukei”” occasion in March 2024 | Hunt-a-thons and uncommon wild spawn (after seasonal story encounter) |
Khezu | “Season 2 “”Dancing within the Tempest”” in June 2024 | Not within the wild in season 3, hunt-a-thons and occasions solely |
Basarios | “Season 2 “”Dancing within the Tempest”” in June 2024 | Not within the wild in season 3, hunt-a-thons and occasions solely |
Kushala Daora | “Season 2 “”Dancing within the Tempest”” in June 2024 | Elder Dragon Interceptions |
Mizutsune | Summer season Hunt 2024: Effervescent Pageant in July 2024 | Wild spawn after encountered in seasonal story |
Nightshade Paolumu | Summer season Hunt 2024: Darkish Daydreams (paid occasion) | Uncommon wild spawn (after seasonal story encounter) |
Teostra | “Howls of the Flaming King” occasion in Aug. 2024 | Elder Dragon Interceptions |
Aknosom | Season 3 “Curse of the Wandering Flames” in Sept. 2024 | Wild spawn |
Magnamalo | Season 3 “Curse of the Wandering Flames” in Sept. 2024 | Wild spawn |
Rajang | Season 3 “Curse of the Wandering Flames” in Sept. 2024 | Wild spawn after encountered in seasonal story |
Silver Rathalos | Nov. 2024’s Carnival 2024 (paid occasion) | Occasion solely |
Gold Rathalos | Nov. 2024’s Carnival 2024 (paid occasion) | Occasion solely |
Nergigante | Nov. 2024’s Carnival 2024 (paid occasion) | Elder Dragon Interceptions |
Tigrex | Season 4 “Roars from the Winterland” in Dec. 2024 | Wild spawn |
Lagombi | Season 4 “Roars from the Winterland” in Dec. 2024 | Wild spawn |
Volvidon | Season 4 “Roars from the Winterland” in Dec. 2024 | Wild spawn |
Somnacanth | Season 4 “Roars from the Winterland” in Dec. 2024 | Wild spawn |
Kirin | “Winter Hunt” occasion in Feb. 2025 | Elder Dragon Interceptions |
Bazelgeuse | “Bazelgeuse Blitz” occasion in Feb. 2025 | Hunt-a-thons and Invasions |
Chatacabra | “MH Wilds Collab Occasion Half 2” occasion | Wild spawn |
Glavenus | Season 5 “The Blossoming Blade” in March 2025 | Wild spawn |
Arzuros | Season 5 “The Blossoming Blade” in March 2025 | Wild spawn |
Ebony Odogaron | “Spring Pageant 2025” occasion in April 2025 | Wild spawn |
When will new monsters launch in Monster Hunter Now?
New monsters — alongside new story quests and weapon varieties — are launched to the sport as a part of a seasonal mannequin alongside a significant replace every quarter.
For instance, the primary seasonal replace in Dec. 2023, “Fulminations within the Frost”, launched Radobaan, Banbaro, Barioth, and Zinogre. From there, new seasons have been given three new monsters on their debut; we noticed Odogaron, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, and Devilijho in March 2024’s season 1, and Khezu, Basarios, and Elder Dragon Kushala Daora in season 2.
Exterior of those main updates, there are monsters which debut in occasions, akin to Black Diablos throughout September 2023’s “Diablos Invasion,” and Pink Rathian in October 2023’s “Rathian & Pink Rathian Week.”
These subspecies are extra highly effective variations of Diablos and Rathian, however since they arrive with their very own armor and weapon units, might be thought-about distinctive monsters in their very own proper. At first, these monsters solely appeared for a restricted time, however have since turn into wild spawns as soon as defeated as a part of a seasonal storyline.
We think about future subspecies will observe the same sample — debuting for a restricted time with a mid-season occasion, earlier than showing as spawns with the rollout of a brand new season months later.
For these anticipating authentic monsters which debut first in Monster Hunter Now, to date the roster consists of creatures which have appeared elsewhere within the collection. Nevertheless, the builders have stated they’d “love to incorporate distinctive monsters within the recreation sooner or later” — so maybe we will anticipate one thing ultimately.
This isn’t the primary Niantic recreation to contribute to the canon of a wider collection — Pokemon Go launched Meltan and Melmetal, for instance — and it’ll be attention-grabbing to see what impression Monster Hunter Now has on the principle collection over time.
Till then — searching for extra recommendation? Our Monster Hunter Now suggestions and methods web page may give you some additional pointers.