o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Monster Rancher EVO | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o (This is taken directly from TecmoInc.com) Monster Rancher EVO presents a true evolution of the series, adding deeper gameplay, strong role-playing elements and a captivating character-driven story to the popular monster breeding facet you've come to enjoy from the series! You'll balance monster breeding with role-playing exploration as you join in the adventures of Julio, a young circus performer with dreams of becoming a champion monster breeder. Traveling with Julio and the circus to seven different towns, you'll encounter new adventures and make new friends who can help you with training and breeding monsters. With a two-phase training system, three-on-three battles and the ability to raise multiple monsters at a time, you'll want to experience for yourself, this evolution in monster breeding...Monster Rancher EVO, the dawn of a new RPG. (/taking things from TECMO Inc.) Now, for those of you who didn't get it, that paragraph up there means one thing. Change, and some of it is pretty hefty. Gone are the days of number crunching, and micro-management, replaced with a more carefree version of Ranching. Replacing it is a nice story, where good guys interact with not so good guys, and fight off danger at every turn. If you played the old ones, don't come into MR:EVO looking for the old style game. If you want that, my advice is to stick to MR2/3/4. If you think you can handle something a little bit strange, and definately catchy, read on. o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Table of Contents | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o 1) Version History 2) Controls -Normal Mode -Showtime Mode -Adventure Mode -Battle Mode 3) Menus -Information Menu -Meeting Menu -Adventure Menu 4) Showtime! -Green Orcoro Egg (Melody Slots) -Yellow Orcoro Egg (Melody Catch & Orcoro Flash) -Red Orcoro Egg (Melody Stamp & Orcoro Flash) 5) Gadgets -Effect Kits -Geonyte Tanks -Props (Incomplete) 6) Adventure! 7) Battle! 8) Characters (SPOILERS!) (Incomplete) 9) Walkthrough (SPOILERS!) (Incomplete) -Introduction -Colno -The Forest of the Devil -Grabad -Grabad Factory -Campana - 10) Monster Encyclopedia (246/246) (Incomplete) -Beaklon (Complete!) -Dragon -Ducken -Durahan -Garu -Gitan -Golem -Hare -Hengar -Jell -Joker -Lesione -Maya -Mew -Mocchi -Naga -Pancho -Piroro -Pixie -Plant -Raiden -Ripper -Suezo -Tiger -Zan 11) Item Encyclopedia (Incomplete) -Item -Recipes -Materials -Lvl 1 -Lvl 2 -Lvl 3 -Lvl 4 -Valuable -Event -Guild -Collection -Gadget Parts (Also listed under Gadgets Section) -Geonyte Tank -Effect Kit -Prop -Consumable -Food -Treat -Medicine -Combined -Consumable -Equipment -Beginner -Middle -Master -Legend -Illegal o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Version History | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o 09/07/06 - Monster Rancher EVO beaten, FAQ started. - FAQ v.0.25 submitted to GameFAQs. 12/07/06 - PS2 Abducted by Sister; plans to fix spare underway. 19/09/06 - PS2 Fixed, FAQ continuing. Completed Beaklon section. Working on the rest of the Monster Encyclopedia, as well as the Main FAQ. o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Controls | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o Normal Mode (In a Town!) Left Analog Stick - Moves Julio around at a moderate pace. Right Analog Stick - Pans the camera around Julio. Cross (X) Button - Talk to people, or Confirm conversation choices. Square Button - Opens the Information Menu, where you can find the Anima, Data, Program, and Next Week options. Circle Button - Moves conversations ahead, no other use. Triangle Button - Chooses the negative conversation options. Start - Nil Select - Nada R1,R2,R3,L1,L2,L3 - Nothin' Showtime Mode (Putting on a Show!) Left Analog Stick - Moves Julio around at a moderate pace. Right Analog Stick - Pans the camera around Julio. Cross (X) Button - Open Chests, pick up Items, Examine certain things. Square Button - Used in Minigames (see Showtime! section) Circle Button - Used in Minigames (see Showtime! section) Triangle Button - Used in Minigames (see Showtime! section) Start - Pauses the game Select - Nada R1,R2,R3,L1,L2,L3 - Nothin' Adventure Mode (On an Adventure!) Left Analog Stick - Moves Julio around at a moderate pace. Right Analog Stick - Pans the camera around Julio. Cross (X) Button - Open Chests, pick up Items, Examine certain things. Square Button - Opens up the Adventure Menu. Circle Button - Brings up the Map. Triangle Button - Allows Julio to control his monster by playing the Anima Recorder. Monsters can push blocks, break barriers, and do other things a human couldn't do. Start - Pauses the game, and brings up the dungeon's artwork. Select - Something -should- happen... but nooooo... R1 - Ride on your monster (see the Adventure! section.) R2 - Change your monster between Wait and Follow modes. R3 - Nadda L1 - Switches which monster is following Julio. L2 - Nope L3 - Still nothing, no-one likes the L/R3 buttons... >.>;; Battle Mode (In a Battle!) Left Analog Stick - Selects Skills from the Skill Wheel. (the Thumb Pad works for this as well, and for other movement in battle.) Also makes monsters move forward and backward. Right Analog Stick - Nothing. Cross (X) Button - Confirm selections, open highlighted Monster's Skill Wheel. Square Button - "Shove" your enemy away by mashing this button! Circle Button - Nadda. Triangle Button - Stop highlighted monster's movement. Start - Pauses the game. Select - Brings up the Escape/Give Up command. R1 - Switches highlighted monster. R2 - Nothing. R3 - Nope. L1 - Switches highlighted monster. L2 - Nil. L3 - Zip. o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Menus | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o Information Menu ---------------- 1. Data - Here you can see various types of Data. Monster allows you to view the stats etc. of your current monsters. Breeder lets you check up on your Fame, Money, Guild records, and Current Mission. Property takes you to another menu, where Item shows you your items in Material, Valuable, Gadget Parts, Consumable, and Equipment categories. Book allows you to view the Monster Book, which contains 3D images, stats, and descriptions of the monster breeds you have added to it. Neat! 2. Anima - Allows you to use your monster's Anima Points, accumulated by battling other monsters on Adventures, on Skills and Traits. Skills are specific attacks, where Traits are supportive, to either the monster, or the whole team. 3. Program - Lets you view the settings you alter with the Information option via the Meeting Menu. Useful to determine what Gadgets you're currently using. 4. Next Week - Skips you ahead to the next week's meeting. If you've moved the story ahead, then an event may occur. Meeting Menu ------------ 1. Schedual - Choose this option when you want to select an activity for future weeks. Training/Rest, Showtime, Adventure, and Moving can be found here. (NOTE: Moving isn't available until after you complete the main quest.) Training/Rest builds up Motivation and Bonding. Showtime is the only way to raise a monster's attributes. You can make one monster the MVP, and increase their gain, as well! Adventure is the main way to gain Anima Points, and certain types of items, and is the most used way to advance the storyline. Complete Dungeon --> Move, repeat until the game is over. Simple, no? 2. Information - Choose this option to control how your monster trains. The face on the far left is the Breeder/Entertainer's. The heart to the right of that is the Bonding rating, further to the right is the monster's portrait. The monster face represents it's Main Breed (You should see Piroro off the bat.) Keep going right, and you find the Trick Icon, choose it to change which Gadget your monster is training with, as the monster gets better at a Trick, it's level goes up and the monster will earn more Attributes from performing. Onwards to the right is the name of the trick, and below that is the monster's Motivation. Eventually, it will fill up all the way yellow, in the letters, when this happens it is the best time to put on a show! The icon on the far right represents what the monster is doing this week. The guy lifting weights means Training, .zZ means Resting, and the bandage icon means your monster has been injured and is still recuperating. Shame on you! 3. Nayuta - Choose Nayuta for all of your Saucer Shrine needs! She can Create monsters from CDs/DVDs, from Saucers, or from your Monster Book. The Monster Book is a handy addition that saves the base data of each monster breed you pop off a disk, or a Saucer, so you don't have to fish it out next time. Nayuta can also combine two Sealed monsters, she can Seal monsters back into Saucers (they retain their Attributes, but lose all of their Bonding and Motivation. Careful with this.) Nayuta can, lastly, Donate Saucers to the Saucer Shop. If your Bonding is high, the Breeder will complain about you removing the monster. Don't worry, they just like the monster, but they'll like the new one just as much, with enough time spent training it. 4. Option - You can Save your data, Load your data, and Configure options with this... option. Configure allows you to change the screen's alignment to be more centered, and gives you a colour bar to adjust your TV's brightness. Nifty. You can also change the sound from Stereo to Mono (not Monol, sadly.) You can also raise or lower the volume of the BGM or SFX here, or set it all back to the Default settings. 5. Closing - By selecting Albert's head, you end the meeting, and can get on with the rest of the week's activities. Note that on a Show or Adventure day, this whole menu will not be present, since the week's event overrides the need for a Meeting. Adventure Menu -------------- 1. Data - Here you can see various types of Data. Monster allows you to view the stats etc. of your current monsters. Breeder lets you check up on your Fame, Money, Guild records, and Current Mission. Property takes you to another menu, where Item shows you your items in Material, Valuable, Gadget Parts, Consumable, and Equipment categories. Book allows you to view the Monster Book, which contains 3D images, stats, and descriptions of the monster breeds you have added to it. Just as neat as the Normal Menu type! 2. Anima - Allows you to use your monster's Anima Points, accumulated by battling other monsters on Adventures, on Skills and Traits. Skills are specific attacks, where Traits are supportive, to either the monster, or the whole team. 3. Map - Brings up the map of the area. Enemies show up as Red Dots, Treasure Chests are Blue Squares, Julio is a Green Arrow, and your monster is a Yellow Arrow. 4. Formation - Allows you to change your monsters' Battle Formation, and view the Equipment they have with them. 5. Return - Takes you out of the Adventure locale, and back to the town you came from. There's no disadvantage, and you keep all of your AP and items, so if you're in over your head, pop out with this one! o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Showtime! | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o You put on Shows with your Circus Troupe in order to raise money, and to raise the attributes of your monsters. o-------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o | Attribute | Effect | |-------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o | Power | Increases the damage of Pow-based skills (yellow icon). | | Intelligence| Increases the damage of Int-based skills (green icon). | | Life | Your HP total in battle. (doesn't affect Life Span). | | Accuracy | Affects how often you hit. | | Speed | Affects how often you dodge attacks. | | Defense | Resistance agaisnt damage. More Defence = Less Damage. | o-------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o The Breeders often prefer If your Fame is You can also find Stars to use Gadgets that have high, Coins will which activate a random specific increases. be more valuable! prop on the center stage. o-------------o------------o o------o----------o | Attribute | Breeder | | Coin | Value | |-------------o------------o o------o----------o | Power | Gautre | |Copper| 500G | | Intelligence| Marlene | o------o----------o | Life | Lambert | |Silver| 3000G | | Accuracy | N/A | o------o----------o | Speed | Tico | | Gold | 20000G | | Defense | Dotty | o------o----------o o-------------o------------o Monsters who have used a Gadget for a time will eventually develop a more dangerous and/or difficult version of the Trick. These higher level tricks will generally please a crowd more than the lower levels of the trick, so you will get more Coins tossed at you, and more Satisfaction at the end. The level of the trick is shown in the Information section, in the lower right corner of the Gadget icon. (Lv.1, Lv.2, Lv.3). Also, when you're doing a Show, the level of the trick is shown by the number of stars on the top of the Orcoro Egg. The difficulty of the minigame associated with the Gadget depends on the colour of the Orcoro Egg's nose. Green is the easiest, Yellow is moderate, and Red is difficult. Just because the minigame is supposed to be hard doesn't mean it actually is! Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, and I find the Red Orcoco Egg's game to be the easiest and most entertaining. Experiment, and get the hang of all of them. So far, in this game, I havn't noticed a significant change in a monster's Training Potential depending on when you put them on difficult Gadgets. In Monster Rancher 4, when you put a baby on a hard Gadget, they'd "burn out", and would die sooner than if you'd done the training gradually. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Green Orcoro Egg - Melody Slots "Try using it at the beginning of the show." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the record, I'd copy the explanation given in the game, but that isn't all that effective. The Green Orcoro Egg has a bulbous green nose, and a green mouth. There are a number of stars on it's "head", representing the level of the trick. All Orcoro Eggs have a mask that is very similar to Albert's, along with bright blue eyes, and a white "shell". Pretty neat, really. For the Melody Slots, you have to match the icons that slide down the Slot Reel on the left, in the order you're shown on the Anima Recorder at the bottom. When the icon meets the displayed icon in the lower left, you press the X Button. There are five sets of icons to match up, one by one, until you complete the Trick. You can only mess up three times before you fail that set, and only have so much time to complete it. This is sort of like DDR, for those who've played it. Try to reach a score of 100 for the best monster attribute gains, and crowd Satisfaction. Controls - X Button : Catch Icon (the game says Bullet) START Button : Pause the Minigame (blanks the icons, so you can't cheat, haha!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yellow Orcoro Egg - Melody Catch "Try using it in the middle of the show." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Yellow Orcoro Egg has a bulbous yellow nose, and a yellow mouth. There are a number of stars on it's "head", representing the level of the trick. All Orcoro Eggs have a mask that is very similar to Albert's, along with bright blue eyes, and a white "shell". Pretty neat, really. For Melody Catch, you have to match the icons in the Target Window, by moving the Cursor over the Icons in the correct order and pressing the X Button. The correct order is from left to right, on the Anima Recorder. You have a set amount of time to do this, and can only mess up twice per set, before you fail that set. If you fail a set, you don't get a chance to play Orcoro Flash for that set. When you clear one set of Icons, the second part of the minigame, Orcoro Flash, will appear. The correct colour Icon is displayed in the middle of the screen. What you have to do is tilt the Left Analog Stick in the direction of the properly coloured Icon, when it is in the centre of the Orcoro-Meter. If you successfully perform three Orcoro Flashes, you get an extra set of Icons to complete! Try to reach a score of 100 for the best monster attribute gains, and crowd Satisfaction. Controls - X Button : Catch Icon (the game says Bullet) Left Analog Stick : Move Cursor Orcoro Flash START Button : Pause the Minigame (blanks the icons, so you can't cheat, haha!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Orcoro Egg - Melody Stamp "Try using it at the end of the show." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Red Orcoro Egg has a bulbous red nose, and a red mouth. There are a number of stars on it's "head", representing the level of the trick. All Orcoro Eggs have a mask that is very similar to Albert's, along with bright blue eyes, and a white "shell". Pretty neat, really. For Melody Stamp, you have to press the Square, Triangle, and Circle buttons in the correct order to complete the set. You only have so much time, and you're not allowed to mess up at all! If you do, you fail the set, and you don't get the chance to play Orcoro Flash that time. When you clear one set of Icons, the second part of the minigame, Orcoro Flash, will appear. The correct colour Icon is displayed in the middle of the screen. What you have to do is tilt the Left Analog Stick in the direction of the properly coloured Icon, when it is in the centre of the Orcoro-Meter. If you successfully perform three Orcoro Flashes, you get an extra set of Icons to complete! Try to reach a score of 100 for the best monster attribute gains, and crowd Satisfaction. Controls - Square/Triangle/Circle Buttons : Enter Commands Left Analog Stick : Orcoro Flash START Button : Pause the Minigame (blanks the icons, so you can't cheat, haha!) At the end of the show, all of your Breeders, including Albert, will take a bow in center stage. After that, you'll see a screen with the word RESULT in the upper left corner. Below that are the Portraits, Names, Scores, Orcoro Levels, Trick Names, and Motivation-o-Meters for your monsters. One will have MVP on it's Portrait, since it was the Most Valuable Performer. On the far right, there's Prize (money you collected), Fame (how much you have, not how much you gained), and Satisfaction (representing how much the crowd enjoyed the show.) Press X when you're done there, and you're taken to the next screen, which shows the attribute gains your monsters got for the show. Keep in mind that an MVP monster will have better than average stat gains. Press X again when you're done, and bam, you're taken to next week's meeting. Simple as that. o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Gadgets | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o Gadgets are what your monsters use to Train, and to perform Tricks for the Show. Each breed can only use certain Gadgets, which makes sense given that monsters have different shapes. Only the Main Breed affects the Gadgets that your monster can use. Gadgets are made of three parts, Geonyte Tanks, Effect Kits, and Props.It takes a professional to put one together for you. For the right price, you can do this at any Gadget Shop. (NOTE: You don't need a Prop to make a Gadget! Also, to finalize construction, you HAVE TO PRESS THE SQUARE BUTTON ONCE YOU'VE SELECTED AN EFFECT KIT AND A GEONYTE TANK!) When you're buying an Effect Kit, the colour of the Cog in the upper right, under your Money display, is to show which minigame the Gadget will use. o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Effect Kits: determine the Trick, and the main attribute that'll be raised. | o------------o------------o-----------o---------o------------------o---------o |Kit Name |Trick Name |Att.Raised |Cost (G) |Orcoro Egg Colour | o------------o------------o-----------o---------o------------------o |Baku Kit |Big Lift |Pow |1000G |Green | |Balance Kit |Stick Ride |Spd |1000G |Green | |Drum Kit |Drum Beat |Def |1000G |Green | |Juggling Kit|Ball Juggle |Int |1000G |Green | |Knife Kit |Knife Throw |Acc |1000G |Green | |Plate Kit |Plate Spin |Lif |1000G |Green | o------------o------------o-----------o---------o------------------o |Barrel Kit |Barrel Toss |Pow |3000G |Yellow | |Bell Kit |Flying Bell |Def |3000G |Yellow | |Box Kit |Box Magic |Int |3000G |Yellow | |Gyro Kit |Gyro Spin |Pow |3000G |Yellow | |Pipe Kit |Halfpipe |Def |3000G |Yellow | |Prop. Kit |Prop. Ball |Spd |3000G |Yellow | |Sword Kit |Sword Juggle|Acc |3000G |Yellow | |Water Kit |Water Ball |Lif |3000G |Yellow | o------------o------------o-----------o---------o------------------o |Bamboo Kit |Bamboo Dance|Spd/Lif |5000G |Red | |Cannon Kit |Cannon Relay|Lif/Pow |5000G |Red | |Swing Kit |Aerial Swing|Pow/Spd |5000G |Red | |Trampo. Kit |Trampoline |Acc/Int |5000G |Red | |Wheel Kit |Double Wheel|Int/Spd |5000G |Red | o------------o------------o-----------o---------o------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Geonyte Tanks: determine a secondary attribute a Gadget will increase. | o-------------o-----------o--------------------------------------------------o |Geonyte Tank |Att.Raised |Cost (G)| o-------------o-----------o--------o |Pow. Tank S |Pow |1200G | |Pow. Tank M |Pow |3600G | |Pow. Tank L |Pow |6000G | |Int. Tank S |Int |1200G | |Int. Tank M |Int |3600G | |Int. Tank L |Int |6000G | |Def. Tank S |Def |1200G | |Def. Tank M |Def |3600G | |Def. Tank L |Def |6000G | |Lif. Tank S |Lif |1200G | |Lif. Tank M |Lif |3600G | |Lif. Tank L |Lif |6000G | |Acc. Tank S |Acc |1200G | |Acc. Tank M |Acc |3600G | |Acc. Tank L |Acc |6000G | |Spd. Tank S |Spd |1200G | |Spd. Tank M |Spd |3600G | |Spd. Tank L |Spd |6000G | o-------------o-----------o--------o |MightyTank S |Pow/Def |10000G | |MightyTank M |Pow/Def |15000G | |MightyTank L |Pow/Def | | |Tech. Tank S |Int/Lif |10000G | |Tech. Tank M |Int/Lif |15000G | |Tech. Tank L |Int/Lif | | |Mach Tank S |Spd/Acc |10000G | |Mach Tank M |Spd/Acc |15000G | |Mach Tank L |Spd/Acc | | o-------------o-----------o--------o |Champ Tank S |Pow/Acc/Def|20000G | |Champ Tank M |Pow/Acc/Def| | |Champ Tank L |Pow/Acc/Def| | |GeniusTank S |Int/Lif/Spd|20000G | |GeniusTank M |Int/Lif/Spd| | |GeniusTank L |Int/Lif/Spd| | o-------------o-----------o--------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Props: add a little flare to the Tricks. (Note: Unsure of actual effects) | o-------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o |Prop Name |Description | o-------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o |Strobe Parts |A light effect prop. Flashes one colour of light. | |Strobe P. 2 |A light effect prop. Flashes many colours of light. | |Beam Parts |A light effect prop. Fires many beams of one colour. | |Beam P. 2 |A light effect prop. Fires many multi-coloured beams. | |Laser Parts |A light effect prop. Many beams of light cross in midair. | |Laser P. 2 |A light effect prop. Multi-coloured beams cross in midair. | |Light Parts |A light effect prop. A single coloured light from below. | |Light P. 2 |A light effect prop. Multi-colored light from below. | |Shake Parts |A light effect prop. A single coloured light from above. | |Ball Parts |A light effect prop. Multi-coloured light from above. | |PhotoLightP. |A light effect prop. Makes light pictures on the ground. | |Flare Parts |A light effect prop. A light sphere grows and goes up the sky.| |Dyna Parts |A fireworks prop. Sparks fly up from all directions. | |Perm Parts |A fireworks prop. Shoots up lines of sparks. | |Star Parts |A fireworks prop. Shoots up sparks in a star shape. | |Globe Parts |A fireworks prop. A giant ball of fire goes into the sky. | |Ice Parts |A smoke effect prop. Covers the ground with strange smoke. | |Smoke Parts |A smoke effect prop. Creates patterns in with colorful smoke. | |Bomb Parts |A smoke effect prop. Sends smoke into the air many times. | |Pulp Parts |A snow effect prop. Coloured paper falls from the sky. | |Flower Parts |A snow effect prop. Cherry blossoms fall down from the sky. | |Rose Parts |A snow effect prop. Rose petals fall down from the sky. | |Snow Parts |A snow effect prop. White snow quietly falls from the sky. | |?????????????|??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????| |Sound Parts |A snow effect prop. Music notes fall from the sky. | |Soap Parts |A floating prop. Foam floats lightly into the air. | |Balloon Parts|A floating prop. Colorful balloons float into the air. | |Whisp Parts |A floating prop. Firefly-like lights dance in the air. | |Bubble Parts |A floating prop. Mysterious glowing foam floats upward. | |Wind Parts |A floating prop. Rainbow colored wind blows all around. | |Ring Parts |A floating prop. Colorful rings of light float upwards. | |Tornado P. |A floating prop. Musical notes spiral up into the air. | o-------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Adventure! | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o Here I'll explain the basics of Adventuring. When the week you chose to go on an Adventure comes 'round, you're taken to the Monster Selection Screen. Choose up to three monsters to go with you, select their formation, and give them some equipment. Then set out! The Circle Button brings up the Map; Red Dot = Stray Monster Blue Square = Treasure Chest The map is -always- the same. No real randomization happens aside from the items you'll find, and the monsters you'll fight. Heck, even the JackintheCho are the same every time you come in. When opening Treasure Chests, watch out! Some of them are monsters in disguise! At least they're not called Mimic. Instead, they're JackintheCho. Always attempt to catch your enemies from behind. If you do, you'll start the battle with around 90 Guts, and they'll only have 10! Don't let them catch you from behind, or they'll get the advantage. When you're simply running, with the monster following you, it can find items at some points on the map. His icon will turn purple, he'll make a noise, and there will be an exclamation point marker over the area. Yar matey, be grabbin' up yer loot! (I call these Gather Points in the guide.) You can ride on certain monsters as a faster means of transportation. I wouldn't bother until you know the locations of the Find Points, since your monster can't find items while it's carting your butt around. o----------o-----------------------------o | Monster | Ride-Style | o----------o-----------------------------o | Jell | Inside it | | Maya | Carried on its back | | Tiger | Carried on its back | | Golem | Carried on one shoulder | | Beaklon | Carried with its pincers | | Hengar | Carried on its back | | Lessione | Carried on its back | | Dragon | Carried on its back | o----------o-----------------------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Battle! | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o This area will explain some terminology used in battle. There are a few Tutorial Battles early on to teach you how to move, and things like that. The battle system is pretty intuitive, so you don't need much training when it comes to battles. Just remember, it's better to drain your opponent's Guts if you can. This will stop them from attacking you! Link (ally) - green rings will surround all of your linked monsters, raising the Guts Recovery rate, and allowing Support Skills to effect every monster in the link. When linked, you can perform a Continuous Attack, which lowers Guts cost for skills, among other things. Keep in mind that when linked, a Group Skill will hit ALL linked monsters. Link (enemy) - red rings surround all linked monsters. Long-Range skills are unavailable, you must use Short-Range attacks. Shove enemies away by tapping the Square button. Union Attack - A move that eats all of your Guts, and uses them to hit all of your enemies. I don't think this can miss, but the damage caused isn't all that spectacular. It isn't worth the AP to put Union Attacks up past 3 uses, since the cost doubles each time. (1 = 100, 2 = 200, 3 = 400, 4 = 800, 5 = 1600, 6 = 3200 7 = 6400, 8 = 12800, 9 = 25600. 9 is the highest the Union Attack bar can be raised.) Each level of the bar is a use of the Union Attack, NOT the power of the actual attack. You need to have 50 Guts, and 3 monsters in order to pull off a Union Attack, so plan carefully if you're going to be using it. Haywire - If the Bonding between Breeder and Monster is low, this could occur in battle. Haywire causes your monster to move forward on it's own, sacrificing it's Accuracy and Speed until the condition fades. This can also be caused by certain Skills. Fear - Like Haywire, this happens when Bonding is low or when caused by a skill. It has the same effect, except that your monster moves back. o------------o |More to Come| o------------o o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Characters (OMG SPOILERS!) | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o Julio - A young man, an orphan, who was taken in and raised by the Orcoro Circus Troupe. He dreams to be an accomplished Monster Breeder, and understand the hearts of monsters. Julio plays the Anima Recorder, a Tochikan instrument of mysterious power. Julio is a generally happy sort of guy, though he can easily be dragged into depression by a loss, or by failure. Stands by his friends no matter what. (15 years old) Nayuta - A young Tochikan Shrine Maiden. She is charged with saving the world from the evil people of Warp. Her mother is the High Priestess, and her father is the deceased brother of the King of Warp. Nayuta can regenerate, and otherwise manipulate, Anima and Saucer Stones, without the use of a Saucer Shrine. She is a very cheerful girl, and somewhat pushy. (15 years old) Albert - The green-haired, masked clown who is the Ringleader of the Orcoro Circus. He is responsible for all of the day to day chores, and often makes the clothing that the members of the Orcoro Circus wear. Albert is from an industrial town in the desert, known as Tongue Bool. He was also an orphan, though he grew up around two others... Something happened between the three, and he left home. Albert is polite, and helpful when it comes to your training. (23 years old) Gaufre - The circus' Strongman. He may come off as a bit slow-witted, and occasionally brash, but Gaufre is a big teddy bear to the people who know him. He comes from the village of CongaConga, where it is custom to not show one's face unless to a family member. Odd that no-one in the Orcoro Circus has seen it, since he claims that they are like a family to him. Gaufre is to be the messenger of MaoMao, but his mother BigMama, doesn't think he has what it takes. When training a monster, Gaufre prefers Strength-based Gadgets. (21 years old) Marlene - The young, blonde, runaway Princess of Campana. She didn't like her father's overbearing personality, and blackmailed Albert and Gautre into taking her along with them. She is a stubborn, mysterious young woman, who is a decent Monster Breeder. Rumour has it that her mother used to be a dancer in Campana's seedier side of town. When training a monster, Marlene prefers Intelligence-based Gadgets. (19 years old) Tico - The young, lost, Prince of Warp. When humans attacked a group of friendly Warp settlers, Tico was snatched away from his mother and father, and somehow ended up in the Devil's Forest. Tico was raised by a Maya. Like most little boys, Tico is immensely curious about the world around him, and takes an immediate liking to Nayuta and Julio, once he joins the Orcoro Circus. When training a monster, Tico prefers Speed-based Gadgets. (7 years old) Lambert - The Shadow of Marche. The Marche Encyclopedia. Dotty - Dotty is the fire-haired first half of the Violet Cats. He is a self-proclaimed Evil Baron Genius, or something just as grandoise, whenever Julio and the rest meet up with him. Eventually, Dotty realizes that his actions have endangered the world, and forcibly joins the Orcoro Circus in order to repay them for what he'd done. Dotty is infatuated with Nayuta, to the point of not noticing the attention Petty pays him. (18 years old) Petty - This blue-haired woman is the second half of the Violet Cats. Pure evil, or so she claims, Petty is actually rather sweet and caring. It appears she is the daughter of a rich nobleman in Campana, though she doesn't call on Daddy's money, as Dotty assures her that Evil Villains must make it on their own. Petty is smitten with Dotty, her Evil Baron. It appears she's either weak willed, or stupid, because even a brick could see that Dotty's a doorknob... (13 years old) Morgan - The Mayor of Colno. He's got many children, so he knows what that's like. He's a forceful man who isn't above a little lying by omission to get what he wants. (40 years old) Bruce - A Gadget Shop owner who deals in Geonyte. He also leads the rebel people of Grabad against the Weapons Factory. Calls the characters by pet names, and looks rather flamboyant. The rebels call themselves La Resistance... how original. Daisy - A member of the rebels, she has purple hair and wears a cap with goggles on it. She likes to refer to Julio as her 'partner', much to Nayuta's indignation. King of Warp - Jhuchu - The Queen of Warp. Her heart is filled with pain, bitterness, and rage over the loss of her son to humans. As such, she shows a certain fondness for Joker-type monsters, which are reflections of evil and negative emotions themselves. Woo - A squat, husky man from the Warp World. He looks like he's been sewn together from a bunch of different sources. Woo is responsible for the war between the Human World and Warp World, as well as other crimes. Baja - The "Adventure Info Pot", the spirit within the pot teaches you all sorts of helpful things about Adventures, and sometimes tells you about the area you're in. Nayuta doesn't seem to like this charming character. He be speaking like this, so don't worry, you can always call Baja for your Free Psychic Reading. (A cookie to anyone who gets that bit of "humor".) Moo - The legendary monster that could destroy the world. It was sealed away in a Saucer at the end of the old war, and hidden away in a desert somewhere. A horn was created that could control Moo, but when it was defeated, the horn was given to MaoMao to protect, to ensure that the horror of Moo was never revisited upon the world. o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Walkthrough - Introduction | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o (This is taken directly from the game, so the translation errors are here) In our world, creating monsters from items called "Saucers" and then raising them is a part of everyday life. We call the places where monsters are raised "Monster Rancher". I raise monsters in a circus, but I guess it's pretty much the same thing. It's kind of embarassing, but I joined the circus when they took me in. Before that, I had no family, so I remember being very happy. And on top of it all, I was given my dream job -- raising monsters... I pinched my cheek a bit. Of course it hurt. Me? My name is... (Here you're supposed to pick a name. Default is Julio.) Julio. My name is Julio. The circus is called the Orcoro Circus. It's my family Of course the main attraction is the monsters! But... That day something happened... (Scene shifts to a circus tent, a Mocchi fails to perform.) o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Colno Village | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |REMEMBER!! If you can't figure out how to advance the story, talk to people,| | put on a Show, or go on an Adventure. If you can't do those other| | two, then you'll need to talk to people to activate the events to| | unlock these areas/actions. And for the love of everything... PAY| | ATTENTION TO THE CONVERSATIONS! ...unless you beat the game and | | know where to go and what to do already... | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o Helena's Item Shop (Buy,Sell,Talk,Quit) --------------------------------------- Consumable(Food) Gold | ItemNameLv:_ | Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100G |MeatDishLv:1 |A basic meat dish. Cheap and easy. 300G |MeatDishLv:2 |A restaurant meat dish, made by a pro. 100G |FishDishLv:1 |A basic fish dish. Sort of "rustic." 100G |Veg.DishLv:1 |A basic veggie dish. Tastes "earthy." 100G |Fru.DishLv:1 |A basic fruit dessert. 100G |Cake Lv:1 |A basic cake. Tasty and easy to make. 100G |Soup Lv:1 |A simple soup. A little bland. 100G |Supple. Lv:1 |A basic health food. Isn't actually very nutritious. 300G |Supple. Lv:2 |A slightly expensive health food. Somewhat nutritious. 100G |Ethnic Lv:1 |A basic ethnic food. Slightly spicy. Consumable(Treat) Gold | ItemNameLv:_ | Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 150G |Object Lv:1 |A badly made pot. Usable. 150G |Ingot Lv:1 |A bad quality item sold on the street. 150G |Jewel Lv:1 |Bad quality jewelry in bad taste. 150G |Book Lv:1 |A lowbrow book. Parents hate it. 400G |Book Lv:2 |A highbrow book. Hard to understand. 150G |Toy Lv:1 |A cheap toy that will break easily. 150G |Craft Lv:1 |A rough craft that anyone could make. 150G |Goods Lv:1 |A simple item that anyone could make. 400G |Goods Lv:2 |A somewhat difficult item to make. 150G |Barbell Lv:1 |Like grandma used to make. 400G |Barbell Lv:2 |A high class item like pros use. Consumable(Medicine) Gold | ItemNameLv:_ | Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 200G |Trokatin |A refreshing tonic. Cheap and popular. 200G |Larox |A standard aromatherapy item. Colno Saucer Shop (Get,Talk,Quit) --------------------------------- Gelatine (Mocchi/Jell) (These will probably be different in your game, Green Suezo (Suezo/Plant) choose a couple you like, since you'll need them GigaBio (Golem/Naga) eventually! I chose GigaBio, and Green Suezo to go Eared Mew (Mew/Hare) with Piroro. An Int-base, a Pow-base, and a Guts breaker. That's Piroro, GigaBio, and Green Suezo repectively.) Alright, with Saucer Shops, they'll have a random selection of Saucers from a list programmed into the game. I'm sure they vary by location, at least the Monster/??? types do. They eventually restock with different Saucers, and best of all, it's free, even if they call it a shop! When you pick up a Saucer Stone from a Saucer Shop, you'll have the option of engraving it. Don't choose something dumb! This will be the new monster's name. Of course, if you -do- pick something dumb, you could just Create it, Seal the one with the dumb name, and re-Create the same monster from the Book after donating the Saucer... But hey, it's all up to -you-! Colno Gadget Shop (CLOSED) -------------------------- :( Sad isn't it? As soon as circus folk show up and NEED Gadgets, the shop's closed 'cause no-one was buying Gadgets. Oh well, you'll get some soon.. Guild: Colno Branch (Accept Mission, Report, Trial, Talk, Quit) --------------------------------------------------------------- Here, you can take on missions to capture the Anima of certain monsters, or to get a number of items, or to put on a certain type of show. Whatever the case, be sure to Report your success before time's up, or you fail. When you fail a mission, the Guild trusts you less, and assigns you some crap to do for them, since you've been Blacklisted. When you complete a mission, they trust you again. Simple stuff. Trial puts you in a fight with one, two, or three easy, middle, or tough monsters. This is primarily to test your abilities, but can be used to gain AP if you can't go on Adventures for some reason. Mayor's House ------------- The Mayor, Morgan, lives here. He is the father of many children, and is afraid that the Devil's Forest monster will stoop low enough to harm them. You'll have to talk to this guy a couple times to get the game goin', you'll know when to do so if you followed my advice. o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | The Devil's Forest | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | NOTE: All directions will be as if you were looking at the map. If you're | | unsure of N/S/E/W, they're Up/Down/Right/Left, respectively. If I tell you | | to go Right, then it's East, and vice versa. Remember, when I give a | | specific direction, press Circle to open that map! | o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o Basically, this is your Tutorial Adventure stage. If you lose, nothing too bad happens. The adventure is over, and you're sent back to your tent. Big deal. Put on a show in a couple weeks, make some cash and attributes, and try it again later. Always As you enter, there is a Baja Pot in front of you. He tells you to go left, and seems like a pretty decent fellow, go left, and remember that you can check your map with the Circle button. You're facing towards the narrow end of the green arrow. Up ahead there's another Baja Pot... and.. YOUR FIRST TREASURE CHEST! Okay now... deep breaths... Let not the sweet embrace of temptation lead thee down the path of ruin. Or something. Check the Baja Pot first, 'cause my nose is telling me that chest is something to do with this Tutorial! ... Turns out the chest is a present from Baja! Gee, that's nice of him, taking us under his wing and all. Turns out you can tell where Treasure Chests are on the map. They appear as bright blue squares. The Strays will appear as red dots on your map. The treasures are random as well, so I can't tell you what you'll find. (I got a Gold Card 2 out of -my- first chest!) Okay, continue around until you come to the wooden barrier to the east. Press the Triangle button, and move your monster over to them, then press the X button, and smash 'em to kingdom come! (Nothin' like a little rampant destruction to get the blood pumping.) Continue past the barriers you broke, and you'll come across an open area, with a vaguely Mocchi-shaped Stray waddling around. Nayuta will explain about how it's the silhouette of a Stray Monster's Anima. They are filled with feelings of hatred towards people, that turns their Anima black. She says that if you can take them by surprise, you'll start with an advantage.. hmm.. Alright, from now on the battles will be for real, and they'll attack you back! Keep on your toes, and if it gets too rough, head back to town and put on a few shows! From the small clearing where the Stray was, head east again, towards the 
 area with the two Strays, and the Treasure Chest. Head south back to that
 clearing, then head to the north. A cutscene will ensue, and your monster
 will find a Gather Point. His indicator at the top left will turn purple,
 he'll run to the spot and look around, and make noise. Go there and press
 the X button after the game tells you to. 

 Further, towards the north-west, there are two more Strays hanging around.
 Take care of them if you want to, and keep an eye out for Gather Points. They
 aren't that hard to find, so I'm not going to bother listing them all. The
 monsters seem to have an easy time finding them, so just pay attention, and 
 above all, explore new places!

 Keep going north, towards the big (G) at the end of the map. Before you get
 there, you'll see some little blue-haired kid in a potato-sack shirt, with
 a wolf's tail and ears. (He reminds me of an anthropomorphic Tiger, though.)

 Julio and Nayuta decide to head back to town, to ask about monsters stealing
 kids away from the village. Don't worry, you'll get to come back soon.

 ...Town stuff happens here, just talk to people...

 Now that you can come back, just do what you want, and remember to head to
 the (G) at the end. When you get there, you'll find yourself in a deeper part
 of the Devil's Forest. Here, you see the little boy again, and he runs off.
 Nayuta wants to catch him, so on you go!

 You can go north through three Strays, to a clearing with a Treasure Chest 
 and a Stray, or you can circle around to the west, and only meet one Stray, 
 it's up to you.

 Keep heading north.. and eventually you'll run into the boy again! You end
 up chasing him into the deep woods... a place full of spooky trees. The 
 Treasure Chest in the middle is really a JackintheCho, so watch out! If you
 head to the far north-west corner of these woods, it will take you to a new
 area with a chest and three Strays. Head on up to the north-east corner, and
 take the path to the east, to continue following the mysterious kid!

 You soon spot the boy again, so chase him through this area, and watch out
 for the Strays. There's a Treasure Chest halfway through, grabbing it is a
 good idea. After that, there's another scene where the boy runs away, yet 
 again... sigh... Keep chasing him down!

 In the next area, you should go east towards the Treasure Chest. There's a
 sparkling pond here as well, where your monsters can regain a bit of Life.
 Before you head up to the (G) in the west, you might want to look over your
 monsters, to judge whether you're ready for the game's First Boss Battle!

o----------o-------------------------------------------------o---------------o
|Boss: Maya|                      BOSS!                      |Life: 363      |
o----------o-------------------------------------------------o---------------o 
| Maya is a pretty tough boss for the first-timer. But it's a three on one   |
| battle, so it shouldn't be too hard. Be careful of it's ShootRainbow Skill |
| since it can hit your whole party if you're linked. My Green Suezo did a   |
| good job keeping Maya's Guts down. If you can't beat her, put on a Show or |
| two to train, and build up some AP for a new Skill. Keep at it, you'll win |
| eventually!                                                                | 
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 
 After you beat Maya, you have to watch an event involving Tico, our blue
 haired little friend. He joins the Orcoro Circus. Get him a monster to train,
 it's always good to have a backup. Don't forget to take it along on some
 Adventures sometimes, so it can gain some AP. Tico brings a Maya along to
 train, but I don't like Mayas, so I just change it out for something else,
 Tico'll get over it.

 (NOTE: If you're on a mission you want to complete, then -don't- beat the 
 Boss of the area you're in. If you do, Albert will cancel your mission, but
 there's no bad effect, like there is when you fail/cancel yourself.)

 Next, it's off to...

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|                                     Grabad                                 |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| You'll notice that when you arrive in Grabad, it's a sprawling area, with  |
| all sorts of useless scenery. It's pretty dreary. The Item Shop, Saucer    |
| Shop, and Guild are on the first floor. Down a floor are two Gadget Shops! |
| At the bottom is an abandoned Gadget Shop, and a few people.               |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

 Grabad Item Shop (Buy,Sell,Talk,Quit)
 -------------------------------------
  
 Consumable(Food)
 Gold | ItemNameLv:_ | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 100G |MeatDishLv:1  |A basic meat dish. Cheap and easy.
 100G |FishDishLv:1  |A basic fish dish. Sort of "rustic."
 100G |Veg.DishLv:1  |A basic veggie dish. Tastes "earthy."
 100G |Fru.DishLv:1  |A basic fruit dessert.
 100G |Cake Lv:1     |A basic cake. Tasty and easy to make.
 100G |Soup Lv:1     |A simple soup. A little bland.
 100G |Supple. Lv:1  |A basic health food. Isn't actually very nutritious.
 100G |Ethnic Lv:1   |A basic ethnic food. Slightly spicy.

 Consumable(Treat)
 Gold | ItemNameLv:_ | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 150G |Object Lv:1   |A badly made pot. Usable.
 150G |Ingot Lv:1    |A bad quality item sold on the street.
 150G |Jewel Lv:1    |Bad quality jewelry in bad taste.
 150G |Book Lv:1     |A lowbrow book. Parents hate it.
 150G |Toy Lv:1      |A cheap toy that will break easily.
 150G |Craft Lv:1    |A rough craft that anyone could make.
 150G |Goods Lv:1    |A simple item that anyone could make.
 150G |Barbell Lv:1  |Like grandma used to make.

 Consumable(Medicine)
 Gold | ItemNameLv:_ | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 200G |Trokatin      |A refreshing tonic. Cheap and popular.
 200G |Larox         |A standard aromatherapy item.

 Grabad Saucer Shop (Get,Talk,Quit)
 ----------------------------------
 GigaBio     (Golem/Naga)   
 Eared Mew   (Mew/Hare)     
 Gelatine    (Mocchi/Jell)  
 Draco Moch  (Mocchi/Dragon)

 Alright, with Saucer Shops, they'll have a random selection of Saucers from
 a list programmed into the game. I'm sure they vary by location, at least
 the Monster/??? types do. They eventually restock with different Saucers,
 and best of all, it's free, even if they call it a shop!

 When you pick up a Saucer Stone from a Saucer Shop, you'll have the option of
 engraving it. Don't choose something dumb! This will be the new monster's 
 name. Of course, if you -do- pick something dumb, you could just Create it,
 Seal the one with the dumb name, and re-Create the same monster from the Book
 after donating the Saucer... But hey, it's all up to -you-!

 Grabad Gadget Shop - Small (Buy, Sell, Combine, Divide, Talk, Quit)
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 This one's for "ordinary people", meaning... it isn't fancy. Anyways, with
 the Combine option, you can make Gadgets out of Parts you have. With the 
 Divide option, you break down Gadgets you aren't using anymore. Buy and Sell
 are pretty simple, same with Talk and Quit.

 Gadget Parts (Geonyte Tank)
 Gold  | ItemNameLv:_ | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1200G |Pow. Tank S   |A small tank for developing Pow.
 1200G |Def. Tank S   |A small tank for developing Def.
 1200G |Lif. Tank S   |A small tank for developing Lif.

 Gadget Parts (Effect Kit)
 Gold  | ItemNameLv:_ | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1000G |Juggling Kit  |A beginner's kit. Makes Ball Juggle. Improves Int.
 1000G |Baku Kit      |A beginner's kit. Makes Big Lift. Improves Pow.
 1000G |Balance Kit   |A beginner's kit. Makes Stick Ride. Improves Spd.
 1000G |Drum Kit      |A beginner's kit. Makes Drum Beat. Improves Def.
 1000G |Knife Kit     |A beginner's kit. Makes Knife Throw. Improves Acc.
 1000G |Plate Kit     |A beginner's kit. Makes Plate Spin. Improves Lif.
 1000G |Coropen Kit   |A beginner's kit. Makes Coropen Jug. Improves Acc.

 Grabad Gadget Shop - Large (Buy, Sell, Combine, Divide, Talk, Quit)
 -------------------------------------------------------------------

 Gadget Parts (Geonyte Tank)
 Gold  | ItemNameLv:_ | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1200G |Int. Tank S   |A small tank for developing Int.
 1200G |Acc. Tank S   |A small tank for developing Acc.
 1200G |Spd. Tank S   |A small tank for developing Spd.

 Gadget Parts (Effect Kit)
 Gold  | ItemNameLv:_ | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3000G |Box Kit       |A medium kit. Makes Box Magic. Improves Int.
 3000G |Prop. Kit     |A medium kit. Makes Prop. Ball. Improves Spd.
 3000G |Sword Kit     |A medium kit. Makes Sword Juggle. Improves Acc.
 3000G |Water Kit     |A medium kit. Makes Water Ball. Improves Lif.
 3000G |Pipe Kit      |A medium kit. Makes Halfpipe. Improves Def.
 3000G |Bell Kit      |A medium kit. Makes Flying Bell. Improves Def.
 3000G |Barrel Kit    |A medium kit. Makes Barrel Toss. Improves Pow.
 3000G |Gyro Kit      |A medium kit. Makes Gyro Spin. Improves Pow.
 5000G |Swing Kit     |An advanced kit. Makes Aerial Swing. Improves Pow/Spd.
 5000G |Cannon Kit    |An advanced kit. Makes Cannon Relay. Improves Lif/Pow.
 5000G |Trampo. Kit   |An advanced kit. Makes Trampoline. Improves Acc/Int.

 Gadget Parts (Prop)
 Gold  | ItemName   | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2000G |Beam Parts  |A light effect prop. Fires many beams of one colour.
 2000G |Laser Parts |A light effect prop. Many beams of light cross in midair
 2000G |Light Parts |A light effect prop. A single coloured light from below.
 
 Guild: Grabad Branch (Accept Mission, Report, Trial, Talk, Quit)
 ---------------------------------------------------------------
 Here, you can take on missions to capture the Anima of certain monsters, or
 to get a number of items, or to put on a certain type of show. Whatever the 
 case, be sure to Report your success before time's up, or you fail. When you 
 fail a mission, the Guild trusts you less, and assigns you some crap to do
 for them, since you've been Blacklisted. When you complete a mission, they
 trust you again. Simple stuff.

 Trial puts you in a fight with one, two, or three easy, middle, or tough
 monsters. This is primarily to test your abilities, but can be used to gain
 AP if you can't go on Adventures for some reason.

 Abandoned Gadget Shop
 ---------------------
 This place is at the bottom of Grabad, and looks to be the biggest of the
 Gadget Shops in this town. You have to meet Daisy here after she approaches
 you about Geonyte.


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|                                 Grabad Factory                             |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| This is your first real dungeon, and displays the sort of thing you would  |
| expect from a dungeon. There are no practice battles here, so if you don't |
| have the hang of it by now, I'd suggest getting in a little practice.      |
| The same rule for directions applies here.                                 |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

 Begin by opening your map. You can tell immediately that the dungeon is more
 complex; it has multiple levels! The places that look like dead ends really 
 lead you to areas that don't appear on the map right away. For now, head to
 the north towards that Stray, and keep an eye out for Baja Pots and Gather
 Points.

 As you head down a ramp, there is a scene with Daisy. Unfortunately, she 
 can't go with you any further, and you'll be on your own. Don't worry, your
 monsters should be able to handle anything this dungeon throws at you, and 
 Daisy probably wouldn't be much more than a hindrance. When you take out the
 first Stray, you'll notice that you're gaining much more AP from them. Over
 100 in most cases. Now might be a good time to build up some AP, and learn
 some new Skills and Traits for your monsters. Just a thought, press on and
 go up the ramp to the east.

 The first time you come through, Julio and Nayuta stop to have a look at the
 dam, and comment on the odd, green water in the Factory. Don't worry about it
 for now, as you'll be able to get rid of it shortly. Continue up the ramp.

 Follow the path around to the big turn-style lever in the middle of the area.
 Press the Triangle button, and send your monster to give it a push, it'll 
 drain the water! Step one complete! You'll notice that that sinister green
 glow is gone, and the place looks alot more welcoming now.

 Continue down towards the southern exit of this area, and head to the west
 until you come to a fork in the road. 

 Now, if you take the southern path, and head on up the ramp, you'll come to
 a room blocked by boxes, with a treasure Chest inside! Press the Triangle
 button, and knock the boxes down. Head inside, but be on your guard, 'cause
 that Treasure Chest is really... a JackintheCho! Kick it's butt, grab your
 loot, and head back down.

 When you take the northern path, you'll end up in an area with stairs, and 
 a large spiralling path in the north. There's a Treasure Chest in the south
 so grab that, then head north, watching out for Strays. After the small 
 scene where Nayuta wonders about the spiral, follow her advice and climb up
 there. 

 Once up there, Nayuta notices a switch! "Nothing ventured, nothing gained",
 she says, so press the Triangle button, and send your monster over there to
 push the button. The big metal block sealing the exit lifts up! Awesome, now
 you can follow the path to the big (G) that marks the end of this area.

 There's another scene before you get there... someone's watching you. Who
 could it be? Turns out it's Tico and Gaufre! Didn't Nayuta and Julio tell 
 Tico to stay in the tent 'cause it would be dangerous? Kids these days...

 On the next screen, to the immediate east -and- west, there's Treasure Chests
 so head over and grab 'em, neither are JackintheCho. Head up the ramp, and 
 towards the north, keep an eye out for a Henger's head part. It's the key to
 being able to unlock Hengers, and if you miss it before you complete the
 dungeon, you won't be able to get it until much later. 
 
 When you head north, Nayuta stops you beside some spinning cogs. She thinks
 they're run by a mechanism of some sort, so you'll have to find a way to 
 shut them down before you'll be able to cross over. Go north, then to the 
 west for a Treasure Chest, and some fights with the Strays inside the room. 

 After that, head east. Don't bother going up the ramp, unless you want to 
 fight a JackintheCho, but keep going east. When you step on the switch, the
 cogs stop spinning, so you can cross over them now! The chest on the other
 side is a JackintheCho, so leave it alone unless you want to fight it. Head
 east, and follow the path until you come to a room with moving boxes, and a
 switchboard just sitting there.

 Nayuta wants to pull the switches, but Julio thinks it's a little too easy.
 The object here is to pull the switches to stop the boxes from moving, but
 the catch is that you have to leave a path for yourself. You can try it as
 often as you like, so go nuts, and have fun. 
 
 Keep heading west, and eventually you'll come to three boxes, each with a
 switch in the north, and a switch in the south. What you have to do is press
 a switch for each box. If you get it right, the box won't move, if you get
 it wrong, a Stray will jump out at you. I just press all six, since I fight
 all the Strays, and the door in the far west opens. (My order was north, 
 north, north. I'm pretty sure it's randomized.)

 The next part is tricky. If you're not careful, you'll be hit (and hurt) by
 a train. Wait until it passes the door you came in, then run down the tracks 
 to the west, away from it. Duck in the first alcove (or the second if you 
 think you can make it. Riding monsters are fast enough to make it without
 hiding.) Keep heading west to the (G).

 The (G) is straight north, past a Baja Pot. To the west is a Treasure Chest,
 so you'll have to detour to get it. From now, it's a straight run right to
 the Boss of the dungeon...

o---------------o--------------------------------------------o---------------o
|Boss: Ogglenock|                   BOSS!                    |Life: 1495     |
o---------------o--------------------------------------------o---------------o 
| Ogglenock is the first Big Boss you have to fight. I call him this because |
| it's basically three monsters rolled up into one huge monster. The best    |
| tactic I've seen for this is to have a monster with good Speed and Defence |
| move up and link with Ogglenock, to be a decoy. When linked, Ogglenock     |
| won't be able to kick your butt with long range attacks. When he shoves    |
| the decoy away, move him right back up. Another good way to stay alive is  |
| to destroy his Guts. Lastly, watch out for his Regeneration ability. This  |
| annoying ability lets him recover Life, and fast. Hit him to knock him out |
| of Regeneration-mode. Good luck!                                           |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

 Jhuchu shows up after the fight, and takes Woo away, leaving you to watch the
 end of the Grabad story arc. You get your Geonyte... and then you get to head
 off to...

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|                                    Campana                                 |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| The capital of the region, Campana is a nice town. The shops are easy to   |
| find, and the place is generally cheerful and nice. Secrets abound here    |
| in Campana, along with political intrigue. Fun stuff!                      |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

 Campana Item Shop (Buy,Sell,Combine,Talk,Quit)
 ----------------------------------------------
  
 Consumable(Food)
 Gold | ItemNameLv:_ | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 100G |MeatDishLv:1  |A basic meat dish. Cheap and easy.
 300G |MeatDishLv:2  |A restaurant meat dish, made by a pro.
 100G |FishDishLv:1  |A basic fish dish. Sort of "rustic."
 300G |FishDishLv:2  |A restaurant fish dish. No bones.
 100G |Veg.DishLv:1  |A basic veggie dish. Tastes "earthy."
 300G |Veg.DishLv:2  |A chef's veggie dish. Fresh & tasty.
 100G |Fru.DishLv:1  |A basic fruit dessert.
 100G |Cake Lv:1     |A basic cake. Tasty and easy to make.
 300G |Cake Lv:2     |Specially made by a pastry chef.
 100G |Soup Lv:1     |A simple soup. A little bland.
 300G |Soup Lv:2     |A restaurant soup. Rich and full-bodied in flavor.
 100G |Supple. Lv:1  |A basic health food. Isn't actually very nutritious.
 100G |Ethnic Lv:1   |A basic ethnic food. Slightly spicy.

 Consumable(Treat)
 Gold | ItemNameLv:_ | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 150G |Object Lv:1   |A badly made pot. Usable.
 400G |Object Lv:2   |A presentable plate. Cheap but good.
 150G |Ingot Lv:1    |A bad quality item sold on the street.
 150G |Jewel Lv:1    |Bad quality jewelry in bad taste.
 150G |Book Lv:1     |A lowbrow book. Parents hate it.
 400G |Book Lv:1     |A highbrow book. Hard to understand.
 150G |Toy Lv:1      |A cheap toy that will break easily.
 150G |Craft Lv:1    |A rough craft that anyone could make.
 150G |Goods Lv:1    |A simple item that anyone could make.
 150G |Barbell Lv:1  |Like grandma used to make.

 Consumable(Medicine)
 Gold | ItemNameLv:_ | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 200G |Trokatin      |A refreshing tonic. Cheap and popular.
 200G |Larox         |A standard aromatherapy item.

 You can combine here. You won't be able to do it until you get a Recipe. You
 can find these in dungeons, they have the # sign in front of them. The item
 you make has a quality directly proportionate to the quality of the Materials
 you used in it's crafting.

 Campana Gadget Shop (Buy, Sell, Combine, Divide, Talk, Quit)
 ------------------------------------------------------------

 Gadget Parts (Geonyte Tank)
 Gold  | ItemNameLv:_| Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1200G |Pow. Tank S  |A small tank for developing Pow.
 3600G |Pow. Tank M  |A medium tank for developing Pow. May inc. skill level
 1200G |Int. Tank S  |A small tank for developing Int.
 3600G |Int. Tank M  |A medium tank for developing Int. May inc. skill level
 1200G |Spd. Tank S  |A small tank for developing Spd.
 1200G |Acc. Tank S  |A small tank for developing Acc.
 1200G |Def. Tank S  |A small tank for developing Def.
 1200G |Lif. Tank S  |A small tank for developing Lif.
 3600G |Lif. Tank M  |A medium tank for developing Lif. May inc. skill level

 Gadget Parts (Effect Kit)
 Gold  | ItemNameLv:_ | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1000G |Juggling Kit  |A beginner's kit. Makes Ball Juggle. Improves Int.
 1000G |Baku Kit      |A beginner's kit. Makes Big Lift. Improves Pow.
 1000G |Balance Kit   |A beginner's kit. Makes Stick Ride. Improves Spd.
 1000G |Drum Kit      |A beginner's kit. Makes Drum Beat. Improves Def.
 1000G |Knife Kit     |A beginner's kit. Makes Knife Throw. Improves Acc.
 1000G |Plate Kit     |A beginner's kit. Makes Plate Spin. Improves Lif.
 1000G |Coropen Kit   |A beginner's kit. Makes Coropen Jug. Improves Acc.
 3000G |Box Kit       |A medium kit. Makes Box Magic. Improves Int.
 3000G |Prop. Kit     |A medium kit. Makes Prop. Ball. Improves Spd.
 3000G |Sword Kit     |A medium kit. Makes Sword Juggle. Improves Acc.
 3000G |Water Kit     |A medium kit. Makes Water Ball. Improves Lif.
 3000G |Pipe Kit      |A medium kit. Makes Halfpipe. Improves Def.
 3000G |Bell Kit      |A medium kit. Makes Flying Bell. Improves Def.
 3000G |Barrel Kit    |A medium kit. Makes Barrel Toss. Improves Pow.
 3000G |Gyro Kit      |A medium kit. Makes Gyro Spin. Improves Pow.
 5000G |Swing Kit     |An advanced kit. Makes Aerial Swing. Improves Pow/Spd.
 5000G |Cannon Kit    |An advanced kit. Makes Cannon Relay. Improves Lif/Pow.
 5000G |Wheel Kit     |An advanced kit. Makes Double Wheel. Improves Int/Spd.
 5000G |Trampo. Kit   |An advanced kit. Makes Trampoline. Improves Acc/Int.
 5000G |Bamboo Kit    |An advanced kit. Makes Bamboo Dance. Improves Spd/Lif.

 Gadget Parts (Prop)
 Gold  | ItemName   | Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2000G |PhotoLightP.|A light effect prop. Makes light pictures on the ground.
 2000G |Pulp Parts  |A snow effect prop. Coloured paper falls from the sky.
 2000G |Snow Parts  |A snow effect prop. White snow quietly falls from the sky
 2000G |Soap Parts  |A snow effect prop. Foam floats lightly into the air.
 
 Guild: Campana Branch (Accept Mission, Report, Trial, Talk, Quit)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 Here, you can take on missions to capture the Anima of certain monsters, or
 to get a number of items, or to put on a certain type of show. Whatever the 
 case, be sure to Report your success before time's up, or you fail. When you 
 fail a mission, the Guild trusts you less, and assigns you some crap to do
 for them, since you've been Blacklisted. When you complete a mission, they
 trust you again. Simple stuff.

 Trial puts you in a fight with one, two, or three easy, middle, or tough
 monsters. This is primarily to test your abilities, but can be used to gain
 AP if you can't go on Adventures for some reason. 
 

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|                           Monster Encyclopedia (246/246)                   |
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| Still VERY VERY INCOMPLETE!! I have the monsters, but I'm adding them now. |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 This is where you'll find beginning Attributes, Monster Book flavour text, 
 Movesets, and Tricksets for each of the monsters in the game. This portion
 will be the largest part of the FAQ. Attributes will be presented in general
 level range. Level 1 = between 0 & 100, Level 5 = between 500 & 600, etc.

 It is presented in alphabetical order, by General Breed then Specific Breed,
 this should allow you to find your monster in short order. For example, to 
 find Piroro, simply look for the Piroro breed, then under that for the exact
 breed of Piroro you're looking for.

 Keep in mind in the Description of the monster that it's the flavour text
 provided in game, exactly as-is, except for dashes and line breaks, as it
 would seem I have more room to work with than they did. So if you spot 
 spelling or grammatical errors, chances are they're there in-game, so check
 those up before e-mailing me some kind of hate-mail-grammar-Nazi letter, kay?

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Beaklon
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The Beaklon breed is sort of like... semi-anthropomorphic beetles. For a good
 comparison, think of a shorter, more husky version of Kabuterimon. 

 o-----------o---------------------------------------------------------------o
 |Skill Chart|Element: Upper Charge/BeaRocket = Earth, Beebrate = Wind       |
 o-----------o---o----o-----o----o-----------------o-----o-------------------o
 |Name           |Type|Range|Guts|Lif/Guts/Crit/Hit|Anima|Notes              |
 o---------------o----o-----o----o-----------------o-----o-------------------o
 |BeaBang        |Pow.|Short|16  | B / D  / D  / C | --- | ---               |
 |BeaAttack      |Pow.|Long |18  | B / D  / C  / B | --- | ---               |
 |Back Fist      |Pow.|Short|05  | E / -  / -  / S | 600 | ---               |
 |Spin Bang      |Pow.|Short|16  | A / B  / D  / A |2200 |Rep. BeaBang       |
 |Horn Attack    |Pow.|Short|14  | C / D  / B  / D | 500 | ---               |
 |Upper Charge   |Pow.|Short|14  | S / D  / A  / C |2000 |Rep. Horn Attack   |
 |Charge         |Pow.|Long |17  | B / C  / D  / C | 800 | ---               |
 |BeaLariat      |Pow.|Long |17  | A / C  / D  / A |2100 |Rep. Charge        |
 |BeaRocket(Grp) |Pow.|Long |18  | B / D  / C  / B |2300 |Rep. BeaAttack     |
 |Beebrate       |Int.|Long |11  | E / C  / -  / S |1500 | ---               |
 |Beapower       |Sup.|All  |05  | - / -  / -  / - | 500 | ---               |
 o---------------o----o-----o----o-----------------o-----o-------------------o

 o------o------o-----o----o-----o------o-----o------o----------o-----o-------o
 |Ball  |Aerial|Box  |Big |Stick|Cannon|Drum |Double|Trampoline|Knife|Plate  |
 |Juggle|Swing |Magic|Lift|Ride |Relay |Beat |Wheel |          |Throw|Spin   |
 o------o------o-----o----o-----o------o-----o------o----------o-----o-------o
 |Yes   |No    |Yes  |Yes |Yes  |No    |Yes  |No    |Yes       |Yes  |Yes    |
 o------o------o-----o----o-----o------o-----o------o----------o-----o-------o
 
 o-----o------o-----o------o--------o------o------o-----o
 |Prop.|Sword |Water|Bamboo|Halfpipe|Flying|Barrel|Gyro |
 |Ball |Juggle|Ball |Dance |        |Bell  |Toss  |Spin |
 o-----o------o-----o------o--------o------o------o-----o
 |No   |No    |No   |Yes   |No      |Yes   |Yes   |No   |
 o-----o------o-----o------o--------o------o------o-----o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Beaklon      |Beaklon/Beaklon    |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |A large insect type monster whose main strength is its power
 |Int:001      |and stamina. Very popular with boy breeders, who are said to
 |Spd:001      |hold Beaklon tournaments in secret. A species under the 
 |Acc:001      |spotlight!
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Beerock      |Beaklon/Golem      |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |a.k.a "heavy stone"
 |Int:001      |There are ones weighing over a ton. It is very adept at using
 |Spd:001      |its sharp body and weight for attacks. It is relatively 
 |Acc:001      |obediant, easy to raise.
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Centurion    |Beaklon/Durahan    |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |Its body covered in special alloyed metal, it is well-known
 |Int:001      |for its resistance.
 |Spd:001      |But it is bears its heavy weight with its very small legs, so
 |Acc:001      |be careful not to hurt its knees.
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o
 
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Ducklon      |Beaklon/Ducken     |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |In order to raise this monster, you should not feed it too much.
 |Int:001      |Do not look into its face and do not demand too much from it.
 |Spd:001      |These points are crucial. Keep them in mind...
 |Acc:001      |
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:001      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Jelaydon     |Beaklon/Zan        |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |A sharp body is a weapon in itself. For this reason, the
 |Int:001      |association calls for caution when training it. For a big
 |Spd:002      |monster, it weighs very little.
 |Acc:002      |
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:001      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Kanabron     |Beaklon/Maya       |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |Its horns are very good, but its claws are its main weapon.
 |Int:001      |The sharp claws are known as "Iron claws", and you would not
 |Spd:001      |want it on your bad side.
 |Acc:002      |Things could get ugly.
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Melcarba     |Beaklon/Hengar     |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |A battle machine without emotions. It's covered in a special
 |Int:001      |super-antique body that is hard and resistant to corrosion.
 |Spd:001      |But it has many many weaknesses, such as being scared of 
 |Acc:002      |heights.
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:001      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Orchestron   |Beaklon/???        |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |A possessed trumpet used by a famous trumpeter is said to have
 |Int:001      |turned into a monster. By combining with various musical
 |Spd:001      |instruments, it is able to perform as an orchestra.
 |Acc:001      |
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:001      |
 o-------------o

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dragon
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The Dragon breed is your typical Western-style dragon. Two large hind legs, 
 two smaller 'arms', tipped with claws. A long, graceful neck, two wings on
 it's back, and a mouth full of razor sharp fangs. 

             o---------------------------------------------------------------o
             |Element: Trample/GravityZero = Earth                           |
 o-----------o---------------------------------------------------------------o
 |Skill Chart|Element: Fire/Inferno/Salamander = Fire, Flutter = Wind        |
 o-----------o---o----o-----o----o-----------------o-----o-------------------o
 |Name           |Type|Range|Guts|Lif/Guts/Crit/Hit|Anima|Notes              |
 o---------------o----o-----o----o-----------------o-----o-------------------o
 |Fire           |Int.|Short|16  | B / D  / E  / B | --- | ---               |
 |Trample        |Pow.|Long |18  | B / C  / C  / C | --- | ---               |
 |D.Tail         |Pow.|Short|06  | D / -  / -  / S | 700 | ---               |
 |D.Bite         |Pow.|Short|14  | A / D  / D  / C | 800 | ---               |
 |Grave Throw    |Pow.|Short|14  | S / A  / D  / A |2000 |Rep. D.Bite        |
 |Inferno (Grp)  |Int.|Short|16  | A / D  / D  / B |2100 |Rep. Fire          |
 |GravityZero    |Pow.|Long |18  | S / B  / C  / B |2200 |Rep. Trample       |
 |Wing Blade     |Pow.|Long |19  | B / E  / C  / B | 900 | ---               |
 |Salamander(Grp)|Pow.|Long |19  | B / D  / B  / B |2300 |Rep. Wing Blade    |
 |Flutter        |Int.|Long |13  | E / D  / E  / S |1500 | ---               |
 |Soul Flare     |Sup.|All  |05  | - / -  / -  / - | 500 | ---               |
 o---------------o----o-----o----o-----------------o-----o-------------------o

 o------o------o-----o----o-----o------o-----o------o----------o-----o-------o
 |Ball  |Aerial|Box  |Big |Stick|Cannon|Drum |Double|Trampoline|Knife|Plate  |
 |Juggle|Swing |Magic|Lift|Ride |Relay |Beat |Wheel |          |Throw|Spin   |
 o------o------o-----o----o-----o------o-----o------o----------o-----o-------o
 |Yes   |No    |Yes  |Yes |Yes  |No    |Yes  |No    |Yes       |Yes  |Yes    |
 o------o------o-----o----o-----o------o-----o------o----------o-----o-------o
 
 o-----o------o-----o------o--------o------o------o-----o
 |Prop.|Sword |Water|Bamboo|Halfpipe|Flying|Barrel|Gyro |
 |Ball |Juggle|Ball |Dance |        |Bell  |Toss  |Spin |
 o-----o------o-----o------o--------o------o------o-----o
 |No   |No    |No   |Yes   |No      |Yes   |Yes   |No   |
 o-----o------o-----o------o--------o------o------o-----o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Corkasus     |Dragon/Beaklon     |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |It has the hardest shell amongst all dragons. The horns are
 |Int:002      |said to be able to penetrate anything. Nobody knows which is
 |Spd:001      |stronger between the horns and shell.
 |Acc:002      |
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Crevasse     |Dragon/Tiger       |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |There is a rumor it quietly inhabits a cave in the northern
 |Int:002      |lands. It is usually living in tranquility, but is infamous
 |Spd:002      |for its fury towards anyone trespassing into its land.
 |Acc:002      |
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Diabolos     |Dragon/Joker       |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |The "King of Dragons" this monster was let loose from its
 |Int:002      |sleep by evil sorcery. Now that sorcerer is no more, and so
 |Spd:002      |it wanders alone, seeking blood.
 |Acc:002      |
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Dragon       |Dragon/Dragon      |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |All breeders want the chance to raise the mighty Dragon at 
 |Int:002      |least once in their careers. Its razor-sharp claws can rend
 |Spd:001      |steel and it even has wings to fly!
 |Acc:002      |
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Gurlock      |Dragon/???         |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |Who loves the 'Official US PlayStation Magazine' ? Gurlak!
 |Int:002      |He gets so much snazzy info from OPM, that he's had a tattoo
 |Spd:001      |proclaiming his love for the mag inked onto his belly.
 |Acc:002      |
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Niezheg      |Dragon/Naga        |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |When the end of the world approaches, the Niezheg arrive in
 |Int:002      |droves from the ends of the earth. The very souls of those who
 |Spd:002      |look upon its evil power turn to dust.
 |Acc:002      |
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Owlbeard     |Dragon/Raiden      |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |An Owlbeard with sad and soothing eyes, and a pacifist heart.
 |Int:002      |Its cry is sometimes called the symbol of peace.
 |Spd:001      |
 |Acc:002      |
 |Def:002      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Paper Dragon |Dragon/???         |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:002      |1000 pieces of Origami made by a ill-healthed boy, combined
 |Int:002      |into a dragon. According to the legend, the boy's illness has
 |Spd:002      |since cured.
 |Acc:002      |
 |Def:001      |
 |Lif:002      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |RockDragon   |Dragon/Golem       |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Sraosha      |Dragon/Maya        |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |TechnoDragon |Dragon/Hengar      |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ducken
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ah the Ducken, maybe one of the silliest monsters in the game. I remember in
 Monster Rancher 2, having to hope and pray that I got the specially marked
 Food Cup Lids, so I could send away for the doll to make this sucker. He's
 basically a toy brought to life. Ducken has three sections; his head, his
 main body and arms, and his feet. He attacks with all three, so watch out!

 o-----------o---------------------------------------------------------------o
 |Skill Chart|Element: Explosion, Bomb = Fire, Fan, 100 Blows = Wind         |
 o-----------o---o----o-----o----o-----------------o-----o-------------------o
 |Name           |Type|Range|Guts|Lif/Guts/Crit/Hit|Anima|Notes              |
 o---------------o----o-----o----o-----------------o-----o-------------------o
 |Bow            |Pow.|Short|16  | B / E  / E  / B | --- | ---               |
 |Head Throw     |Int.|Long |19  | B / E  / D  / C | --- | ---               |
 |Head Swing     |Pow.|Short|16  | S / C  / D  / A |2100 |Rep. Bow           |
 |Explosion (Grp)|Int.|Short|35  | S / A  / A  / S |2500 | ---               |
 |Boomerang      |Pow.|Long |14  | C / D  / B  / C | 700 | ---               |
 |Fat Belly      |Pow.|Long |14  | B / C  / A  / B |2000 |Rep. Boomerang     |
 |Bomb (Grp)     |Int.|Long |19  | B / E  / C  / B |2300 |Rep. Head Throw    |
 |Fan            |Int.|Long |17  | C / E  / C  / C | 700 | ---               |
 |100 Blows (Grp)|Int.|Long |17  | B / E  / C  / B |2200 |Rep. Fan           |
 |Nasty          |Int.|Long |11  | - / D  / -  / S |1900 | ---               |
 |Duck'n'Roll    |Sup.|All  |05  | - / -  / -  / - | 500 | ---               |
 o---------------o----o-----o----o-----------------o-----o-------------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Blocken      |Ducken/Golem       |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Ducken       |Ducken/Ducken      |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |GrapaDuck    |Ducken/Naga        |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |MachuPicchu  |Ducken/Hengar      |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |MagaMocken   |Ducken/Maya        |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Miyabiyakan  |Ducken/???         |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |ParaDocken   |Ducken/Gitan       |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pitan        |Ducken/Ripper      |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

 o-------------o-------------------o
 |PumpkiDuck   |Ducken/Pancho      |
 o-------------o-------------------o
 |Pow:???      |(Description Needed)
 |Int:???      |
 |Spd:???      |
 |Acc:???      |
 |Def:???      |
 |Lif:???      |
 o-------------o

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|                                 Special Thanks                             |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 Dria, my fiance, who sticks by me through these lovely, eccentric outings
       of mine. 

 Abbee Hughes, for twisting my arm into writing this thing.

 Mike Stapley, for being a bed-occupying lump, thus denying me sleep, and 
               giving me the free time I needed to write this thing.

 Tiana, 'Nay, Jett and Lain, y'all rock, and keep me optimistic. ^_^

 Lisa Shock, for running/maintaining a truly excellent Monster Rancher/Farm
             based website. (Also: Thanks to other Admins there) They can be
             found at www.monsterrancher.com

 TECMO, for creating the Monster Rancher series, and adding the Garu. But 
        they took away my Worm.. and Monol.. and Centaur.. Aw well, they're 
        still cool!

 The Force, for binding all things in the universe and guiding my hand as I
            played through this game.

 Agent Altair, Sgt. Sigil, Cap'n Glyph, Lord Rune, and Doc Sanskrit, for 
 being my faithful, wonderful monsters, ever since Monster Rancher 1.

 And a final thanks to Bob Barker. Help control the pet population. Have 
 your pet spayed or neutered. Goodbye, everybody!

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|                              Contact Information                           |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 It would be best to contact me via AIM, as I don't often have the chance to
 update my LiveJournal, and I didn't give you an e-mail address to reach me
 at.

 Instant Messengers: (AIM) Omni Ursinal / jeffismex2
 Livejournal: Llesnouh

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|                           The Law, and Stuff Like It                       |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

This guide is copyright (c) 2006 Jeff Hounsell.

This walkthrough was intended/written solely to be hosted at www.GameFAQs.com.

This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal,
private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed
publicly without the author's permission. Use of this guide on any other
website is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright.

That said, since I'll probably never hear about it if you -do- break the rule,
then by all means. But it'll weigh eternally upon your very MONSTER RANCH! :O