How to find all Invasive Monsters in Monster Hunter Stories 3 and repel them

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection has several Invasive Monsters to defeat, and doing so will help you get unique Endangered Eggs.

Invasive Monsters are special versions of ordinary monsties who have taken over different locations. As a result, the endangered creatures are threatened by the Invasive species. Your job is to get rid of these monsters and unlock Endangered Eggs by doing so.

How to repel all Invasive Monsties in Monster Hunter Stories 3

The first Invasive Monster is the easiest one to locate, as it’s part of the story. However, I have marked the three locations in Azuria where you’ll find the Invasive Monsters.

Invasive Monstie 1 – Yian Garuga

You encounter this creature during Act 1, Chapter 6, which introduces you to the concept of Endangered Species. This encounter can’t be skipped, but defeating the Yian Garuga is easy. You need to target its legs as much as possible to break them.

Once you defeat the Yian Garuga, you’ll unlock the Rathian, and the egg can be upgraded to a rarer variant.

Invasive Monstie 2 – Seregios

The second one is found on a cliff in the north of the map. You’ll need a flying monstie to reach the location at night. To defeat/repel Seregios easily, you’ll need a Hammer with the Perfect Crush Skill. Next, you have to take note of the colour of its roars and defeat it in Head-to-Head.

• If the roar is red, use a Perfect Crush with Speed.
• If the roar is blue, use a Perfect Crush with Technical.
• If the roar is green, use a Perfect Crush with Power.

Repealing the Seregios will unlock the Astalos egg as a reward.

Invasive Monstie 3 – Plesioth

The Plesioth can be found near a cave located to the north of the Mirror Lake Catavan Stand. Use a monster that can swim up the channel and reach the spot marked in the image above. The best strategy is to attack the Plesioth with a Fire-element attack while targeting its head once it enters its Enraged state.

Repel the Plesioth, and you’ll get a Lagiacrus Egg. Next, we look at the two Invasive Monsters you’ll encounter in the Canalta Timberland location.

Invasive Monstie 4 – Arzuros

You don’t have to find the Arzuros since you can’t skip this encounter. Keep completing the main story, and you’ll eventually meet the Arzuros. To repel it, target its Honey Supply. The Arzuros uses its Honey Supply to summon Arzuros. Using a Speed-type monstie will also counter its strengths and make it easier for you to repel it.

You’ll be rewarded with teh Canyne Egg for your efforts.

Invasive Monstie 5 – Shogun Ceanataur

The Shogun Ceanataur is hidden behind a waterfall in the marked spot on the Canalta Timberland map image above. It has devastating Killer Claw attacks, so you’ll need high defense. Using monsters and allies that can trigger Defense Up will allow your party to tank the incoming attacks. Alternatively, you can also buff up your creature’s defense with Mega Armorskin. While the claws are sharp, they’re also brittle, and they can be broken quickly. The main test to withstand its incoming damage. Once you defeat the Shogun Ceanataur, you’ll unlock a Mizutsune egg.

Invasive Monstie 6 – Nerscylla

The final Invasive Monster can be found on the eastern edge of the map. Glide east from Camp: Blessing Hill, and you’ll find the Invasive’s territory (location marked in the Canalta Timberland image). To repel it easily, you’ll need a Gunlance with the Wyvern’s Fire skill. Conserve your energy for the skill, and wait for the Nerscylla to go invisible. Perform the Wyvern’s Fire skill as it’s about to land an attack, and you’ll be able to repel it.

Repealing the Nerscylla unlocks the Nargacuga egg for you to obtain.

Invasive Monstie 7 – Diablos

From the Lookout Point: Rococo Rocks Catavan Stand, get down to the ground floor towards the southeast direction. There will be an opening into a ravine that you have to follow. Then climb up the wall where the path ends, and you’ll meet the Diablos.

To repel the Diablos, you’ll need a Hammer with the Spinning Meteor skill. When the Diablos is in its Invasive state, it will go into the ground and spawn three holes on the ground. You have to select a hole and perform the Meteor strike just when the dust starts to come up from the hole. If you mistime the attack, the Diablos will appear from another hole and do damage. Do this successfully, and you’ll repel the monster to get the Tigrex egg.

Invasive Monstie 8 – Odogaron

Glide south from the Rococo Rocks Catavan Stand, and you’ll find a column with an updraft. Use the updraft to cross to the northwest, and you’ll find an opening in the rocks. Follow the path, climb up the wall, and you’ll meet the Odogaron.

You’ll need a monstie with a Mud move. You can use spam attacks like Mud Torrent to reduce its fire and break the claws. Repel the Odogaron, and you’ll get a Zinogre egg.

Invasive Monstie 9 – Khezu

From the center of the map, glide over the rocks and head northeast. Hop on these rocks, and you’ll eventually find the entrance. Wait for the Khezu to show ‘Learning Complete’. Once the screen shows that, land a Double Kinship attack, and it should be enough to repel it.

Once you repel the Khezu, you’ll unlock the Barioth.

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Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection has a fair number of monstie mutations to collect, and you can start your grind pretty early in the game.

In fact, all four regions in the world of Monster Hunter Stories 3 have monster mutations to collect. They’re strongly related to the concept of Invasive Monsters (more on that later). This guide will help you figure out how to get every mutated endangered species unlocked on your adventure.

How to get all monstie mutation variants in Monster Hunter Stories 3

Since you can find mutation variants in all four regions, I have used four tables. You’ll find all the detailed separated region-wise. The tables also include the mutations for all native species for regions where applicable.

Azuria

Variant	How to Get
Pink Rathian	To get the Pink Rathian mutation, you need to defeat the Yian Garuga and release the Rathian from the clutches of its Invasive predator.
Dreadqueen Rathian	First, you need the Rathian or Pink Rathian’s Ecoystem Rank to be S. Then, it should be in the same region that has three poison monsties. The region of Sunpetal Plains already has Gypceros, and you’ll get Rathian and Pink Rathian in the same region.
Ivory Lagiacrus	Get a regular Lagiacrus’ Ecosystem Rank to A in any region.
Boltreaver Astralos	Get Astalos’ Ecosystem Rank to S. It should also reside in thunder elemental areas that have three or more thunder elemental monsters. Only monsties with base thunder elements can qualify for this requirement.

Canalta Timbaland

Variant	How to Get
Green Nargacuga	Get Nargacuga’s Ecosystem Rank to A.
Silverwind Nargacuga	You have to get Nargacuga or Green Nargacuga’s Ecosystem Rank is S. You’ll also need it to reside in an area that has two or more monsters who can control the winds. Some examples include the Legiana, Great Izuchi, and Paolumu.
Soulseer Mizutsune	You need to get your Mizutsune’s Ecosystem Rank to S.
Deadeye Yian Garuga	Get the Yian Garuga’s Ecosystem Rank to S. The creature also needs to have three or more monsties that have equal or greater rank than the Yian Garuga (the Ecosystem Rank).

Tarkuan

Variant	How to Get
Stygian Zinogre	Get the Zinogre’s Ecosystem Rank to A.
Thunderlord Zinogre	Get the Zinogre or Stygian Zinogre’s Ecosystem Rank to S. You also need the monstie to reside in a habitat that has one or more endangered species with enchanting, purple fur and considered bitter rivals of the Zinogre. The Soulseer Mizutsune can qualify for this requirement.
Brute Tigrex	Get the Tigrex’s Ecosystem Rank to A.
Grimclaw Tigrex	You need to get Tigrex or Brute Tigrex’s Ecosystem Rank to S. The creature should reside in a habitat that has four or more Power Type monsters. Your best option is to choose the Colossal Dragon’s Remains area as there are two native Power type in this region.
Hellblade Glavenus	Get the Glavenus’ Ecosystem Rank to S. The monstie should reside in habitats with four or more monsties that have appendages, like the Shogun Ceanataur, Seregios, Great Izuchi, and Magnamalo.
Bloodbath Diablos	Get the Diablos or Black Diablos’ Ecosystem Rank to S. The creature must reside in its native habitat in Tarkuan’s Bountiful Dunes.

Seranthis

Variant	How to Get
Sand Barioth	Get the Barioth’s Ecosystem Rank to A.
Azure Rathalos	Get Rathalos’ Ecosystem Rank to A.
Dreadking Rathalos	You need to get Rathalos or Azure Rathalos’ Ecosystem Rank to S. The monstie must reside in habitats that have four or more Flying Wyverns. To meet the requirement, you can place creatures like the Barioth, the Sand Barioth, or the Nargacuga.

Of course, you’ll also need to find the eggs of Endangered species to get most of the mutations noted above. To do so, you have to repel different Invasive Species, which itself is a job easier said than done.

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