Every Monster in Monster Hunter Stories Explained

Summary

Monster Hunter Stories brings beloved monsters to a wider audience on Switch, PS4, and PC, ending its 3DS exclusivity.
The game offers players the chance to control and befriend iconic Monster Hunter creatures in turn-based battles.
With a mix of tamable and wild monsters, Monster Hunter Stories 2 expands on its predecessor's roster for an engaging RPG experience.

On June 14, Capcom will bring the 3DS classic Monster Hunter Stories to Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC, releasing the title from its prior console exclusivity on Nintendo's massively successful handheld. The charming spin-off game is a dream come true for fans of both Monster Hunter and monster-taming RPGs like Pokemon, blending turn-based combat along with the ability to befriend and control the iconic Monster Hunter bestiary in battle. Not surprisingly, Monster Hunter Stories mixes a veritable "who's who" of monsters from across the franchise, granting players a wide variety of "Monsties" – the game's clever portmanteau of "monster" and "bestie".

Capcom would continue this same formula in the game's sequel for Nintendo Switch, Monster Hunter Stories 2, adding new features and mechanics along with some changes to the roster of Monsties. In the almost 10 years since the release of the original, an overview of all the potential friendly and non-friendly monsters the player can expect to encounter in the remaster of the first Stories game should prove helpful for anyone on the fence over whether to pick the game up if they happen to already own Monster Hunter Stories 2.

The Difference Between Monster Hunter Stories' Monsters and "Monsties"

Like other games in the series, Monster Hunter Stories differentiates the various creatures in its bestiary by dividing them up based on their class and species. Where the Monster Hunter Stories games go one step further is their division between tamable and non-tamable monsters. While every monster that the player encounters during Monster Hunter Stories has the potential to be a threat, there are several that the player can tame and recruit as their controllable monster "besties", also known as "Monsties". The following creatures are monsters that the player can bring over to their side to fight on their behalf as a Monstie:

Apceros
Aptonoth
Azuros
Barioth
Sand Barioth
Barroth
Jade Barroth
Basarios
Ruby Basarios
Brachydios
Bulldrome
Cephadrome
Congalala
Emerald Congalala
Deviljho
Diablos
Black Diablos
Epona
Gendrome
Glavenus
Gravios
Black Gravios
Great Baggi
Great Jaggi
Great Poogie
Gypceros
Purple Gypceros
Iodrome
Kecha Wacha
Ash Kecha Wacha
Khezu
Red Khezu
Kirin
Oroshi Kirin
Kumashira
Kurenai Goukami
Kushala Daora
Lagiacrus
Ivory Lagiacrus
Lagombi
Monoblos
White Monoblos
Nargacuga
Green Nargacuga
Nerscylla
Shrouded Nerscylla
Popo
Qurupeco
Crimson Qurupeco
Rajang
Rathalos
Azure Rathalos
Silver Rathalos
Rathian
Pink Rathian
Gold Rathian
Royal Ludroth
Purple Ludroth
Seregios
Teostra
Tigrex
Brute Tigrex
Molten Tigrex
Uragaan
Velocidrome
Yian Garuga
Yian Kut-Ku
Blue Yian Kut-Ku
Zamtrios
Zinogre
Stygian Zinogre

Important to keep in mind is that there are just as many wild, untamable monsters in Monster Hunter Stories as there are controllable "Monstie" allies.

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Every Monster in Monster Hunter Stories by Type

Character With White Monstie In Hakolo Island In Monster Hunter Stories 2

The Monster Hunter series separates each of the creatures in its vast zoology by their Type, which is somewhat of an amalgamation between the traditional Class and Order categories of the current biological taxonomic system. Including both wild and tamable monsters (or, those that are only enemies and those that can be brought over as the player's "Monsties"), Monster Hunter Stories offers the following creatures in its wide-ranging bestiary:

Amphibians

Zamite
Zamtrios

Bird Wyverns

Baggi
Great Baggi
Gargwa
Gendrome
Genprey
Gypceros
Purple Gypceros
Iodrome
Ioprey
Jaggi
Great Jaggi
Jaggia
Qurupeco
Crimson Qurupeco
Velocidrome
Velociprey
Yian Garuga
Yian Kut-Ku
Blue Yian Kut-Ku

Brute Wyverns

Barroth
Barroth EX
Jade Barroth
Brachydios
Deviljho
Glavenus
Uragaan
Uragaan EX

Carapaceons

Daimyo Hermitaur
Plum Daimyo Hermitaur
Hermitaur

Fanged Beasts

Azuros
Bulldrome
Bullfango
Conga
Congalala
Emerald Congalala
Kecha Wacha
Ash Kecha Wacha
Kumashira
Lagombi
Rajang

Fanged Wyverns

Zinogre
Stygian Zinogre

Flying Wyverns

Barioth
Sand Barioth
Basarios
Ruby Basarios
Diablos
Black Diablos
Gravios
Black Gravios
Khezu
Red Khezu
Monoblos
White Monoblos
Nargacuga
Green Nargacuga
Rathalos
Azure Rathalos
Silver Rathalos
Rathian
Pink Rathian
Gold Rathian
Seregios
Tigrex
Tigrex EX
Brute Tigrex
Molten Tigrex

Herbivores

Apceros
Aptonoth
Aptonoth EX
Kelbi
Popo
Slagtoth (Green and Brown)

Leviathans

Agnaktor
Agnaktor EX
Glacial Agnaktor
Lagiacrus
Ivory Lagiacrus
Ludroth
Royal Ludroth
Purple Ludroth
Uroktor
Uroktor EX

Lynians

Barrel Felyne
Shakalaka

Neopterons

Altaroth
Bnahabra (Blue, Brown, Green, and Red)
Great Dracophage Bug
Great Thunderbug
Konchu (Blue, Green, Red, and Yellow)
Vespoid

Piscine Wyverns

Cephadrome
Cephalos

Snake Wyverns

Remobra

Temnocerans

Nerscylla
Shrouded Nerscylla

Elder Dragons

Fatalis
Kirin
Oroshi Kirin
Kushala Daora
Makili Pietru
Versa Pietru
Teostra

'???'

Epona
Great Poogie
Kurenai Goukami

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Monster Hunter Stories

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8 /10

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Released: October 8, 2016

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Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG that takes the world of Monster Hunter and expands upon it in new and exciting ways! No longer are you hunting monsters, but raising them! In this deep story featuring heroes known as Monster Riders, you will live alongside monsters and form lifelong bonds with them.

STORY
As the hero of the story, you were born in a village of Riders who raise monsters for a living. You’ll overcome trials and tribulations as you grow as a Rider, and leave your village to embark on an adventure. Your destination: the world of Hunters, who make their living by hunting monsters. Although their lifestyles are vastly different, you must learn to live and work together with Hunters, and in turn, bring the world of Hunters and Riders ever closer.

Things take a dark turn as a calamity known as the Black Blight appears, threatening the entire world and upending peaceful lives that were taken for granted... Both Riders and Hunters alike will be put to the test in order to challenge this threat.

The keys to saving the world are the Kinship Stone and its hidden power, along with the truth of the “Legend of Redan,” which describes the long-kept secret of the Riders’ origins! Along your epic journey, you will discover the true meaning of Kinship, which grows as your bonds deepen! A story of friendship and triumph await you—ride on into the world of Monster Hunter Stories!

ESRB: Everyone 10+ / Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Users Interact
Developer(s): Capcom, Marvelous
Publisher(s): Capcom, Nintendo
Engine: MT Framework
Franchise: Monster Hunter
Platform(s): PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, PC, Android, iOS
Genre(s): RPG, Action-Adventure
How Long To Beat: 36 hours