Desert

I am the top geographer in Minegarde. What you hold in your hands is the record of my life's research into the wonderful lands of this world. The third part in my series will cover the Desert zone.

The Desert zone actually encompasses the rocky zone surrounding a steep mountain as well as the wide arid expanse of sandy desert. One must take precautions against extremes in temperature that occur day and night in the Desert zone. The scorching sand baked by the daytime sun can quickly chill after the sun sets.

Setting foot into this zone requires preparations depending on the time of day. If you enter the Desert zone during the daytime, a Cool Drink is in order, while the nighttime requires a Hot Drink to warm up. It is also worth mentioning that the lake located underneath the rocky mountains in the desert is always cold, regardless of the time.

The Desert zone is home to a wide variety of items. You can gather Cactus Flower, known for its use in making Antidote, as well as Power Seed, which awakens a strange power within, and Fire Herb, used in explosives. Another interesting item is the Tropical Berry. While of very little use when eaten fresh, when frozen, it both cools and nourishes the body.

You should also be aware of the Piscine Wyvern known as a Cephalos. It utilizes the fine sand as a means to travel, as well as hide. When traveling through the sand, only its fin can be seen, so the utmost of caution is required.

A wyvern called Diablos has also been spotted in the Desert zone. A wyvern sporting giant horns, it is incredibly powerful. Rumor has it that you can also fish for Plesioth in the massive underground lake, although I have yet to confirm this as fact.

Goldenfish: Valuable. Often found living in a desert oasis or in the depths of the lake.
Killer Beetle: Found in watery areas and extremely valuable.
Piscine Liver: Delicacy taken from hard to slay Piscine wyverns, but their value is worth the effort.

Minegarde Geographer

Monsters

Cephadrome Cephalos Daimyo Hermitaur Genprey Gendrome Plesioth Apceros Hermitaur Tigrex Diablos Teostra Monoblos

Gathering: Low rank

Area	Method	Times	Item
Area 1	Gather	5–7	Huskberry 33%Power Seed 15%Bomberry 52%
	Gather	2–3	Hot Pepper 65%Bomberry 25%Stone 10%
	Gather Bugs	4–6	Thunderbug 28%Carpenterbug 30%Godbug 17%Insect Husk 12%Royal Rhino 5%Killer Beetle 8%
	Gather Bugs	3–7	Cricket 5%Carpenterbug 20%Flashbug 20%Insect Husk 10%Royal Rhino 10%Bitterbug 35%
	Go Fishing	Unlimited	Nothing 58%Sushifish 11%Scatterfish 9%Burst Arrowana 7%Glutton Tuna 5%Knife Mackerel 5%Goldenfish 5%
Area 2	Gather	2–6	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
	Gather	5–8	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
	Gather	3–6	Fire Herb 75%Hot Pepper 20%Insect Husk 5%
	Gather	3–6	Huskberry 33%Power Seed 11%Bomberry 56%
Area 3	Gather	3–5	Huskberry 33%Power Seed 15%Bomberry 52%
	Gather	3–5	Herb 60%Sap Plant 30%Green Seed 10%
	Gather	Unlimited	Frog 35%Worm 60%Nothing 5%
	Mine Ore	3–8	Stone 10%Iron Ore 35%Earth Crystal 20%Goldstone Piece 20%Whetstone 15%
Area 4	Gather	2–4	Dung 69%Wyvern Droppings 10%Scatternut 11%Kut-Ku Scale 10%
	Mine Ore	3–6	Stone 10%Iron Ore 35%Earth Crystal 20%Goldstone Piece 20%Whetstone 15%
	Mine Ore	3–6	Whetstone 15%Disk Stone 30%Earth Crystal 30%Goldstone Piece 10%Machalite Ore 15%
	Mine Ore	2–6	Iron Ore 30%Stone 10%Disk Stone 25%Goldstone Piece 15%Suiko Jewel 20%
Area 5	Gather	1–6	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
	Gather	3–8	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
	Gather	3–6	Fire Herb 75%Hot Pepper 20%Insect Husk 5%
	Gather	2–6	Fire Herb 40%Herb 55%Green Seed 5%
Area 6	Gather	4–6	Dragon Toadstool 20%Power Seed 50%Stone 30%
	Gather	2–5	Needleberry 60%Felvine 35%Insect Husk 5%
	Mine Ore	3–6	Stone 15%Iron Ore 35%Earth Crystal 20%Goldstone Piece 20%Ice Crystal 10%
	Gather Bugs	3–8	Thunderbug 28%Carpenterbug 30%Godbug 17%Insect Husk 12%Royal Rhino 5%Killer Beetle 8%
	Go Fishing	Unlimited	Pin Tuna 32%Scatterfish 30%Burst Arrowana 30%Goldenfish 8%
Area 7	Gather	3–6	Herb 60%Sap Plant 30%Green Seed 10%
	Gather	5–8	Hot Pepper 65%Bomberry 25%Stone 10%
	Gather	3–6	Sunset Herb 80%Sap Plant 15%Nothing 5%
	Gather Bugs	3–8	Firefly 10%Flashbug 18%Godbug 15%Insect Husk 7%Royal Rhino 15%Bitterbug 35%
	Go Fishing	Unlimited	Glutton Tuna 30%Nothing 20%Burst Arrowana 20%Sleepyfish 15%Sushifish 10%Small Goldenfish 5%
Area 8	Gather	5–7	Large Barrel 40%Small Barrel 55%Dung Bomb 5%
	Gather	2–5	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
	Gather	2–6	Unknown Skull 5%Old Pickaxe 40%Gunpowder 15%Throwing Knife 10%Huskberry 25%Barrel Lid 5%
	Gather Bugs	4–8	Cricket 5%Carpenterbug 20%Flashbug 20%Insect Husk 10%Royal Rhino 10%Bitterbug 35%
Area 9	Gather	4–6	Sunset Herb 60%Paintberry 30%Insect Husk 10%
	Gather	2–5	Hot Pepper 65%Bomberry 25%Stone 10%
	Gather	8–9	Needleberry 46%Bomberry 10%Huskberry 44%
	Gather	2–5	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
Area 10	Gather	4–6	Herbivore Egg 30%Mystery Bone 60%Unknown Skull 10%
	Gather	4–8	Dung 69%Wyvern Droppings 10%Scatternut 11%Kut-Ku Scale 10%
	Gather	2–5	Sm Bone Husk 60%Bone 30%Unknown Skull 10%
	Mine Ore	2–5	Whetstone 20%Disk Stone 25%Earth Crystal 30%Goldstone Piece 10%Machalite Ore 15%

Area numbers are the ones on the in-game map. Night quests use the same points as day.

Fishing odds from the Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G official guidebook (Enterbrain, 2008), pp. 409, 410. No fishing table has turned up in the Freedom 2 data yet. "Nothing" is a cast that comes up empty.

Gathering: High rank

Area	Method	Times	Item
Area 1	Gather	5–7	Huskberry 33%Power Seed 15%Bomberry 52%
	Gather	2–3	Hot Pepper 65%Bomberry 25%Stone 10%
	Gather Bugs	4–6	Thunderbug 21%King Scarab 30%Godbug 17%Insect Husk 10%Royal Rhino 7%Divine Rhino 3%Killer Beetle 12%
	Gather Bugs	3–7	Cricket 5%Hercudrome 25%Flashbug 20%Rainbow Insect 10%Royal Rhino 10%Divine Rhino 5%Bitterbug 25%
	Go Fishing	Unlimited	Nothing 55%Scatterfish 10%Burst Arrowana 10%Goldenfish 10%Knife Mackerel 5%Sushifish 5%Sleepyfish 5%
Area 2	Gather	2–6	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
	Gather	5–8	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
	Gather	3–6	Fire Herb 75%Hot Pepper 20%Insect Husk 5%
	Gather	3–6	Huskberry 33%Power Seed 11%Bomberry 56%
Area 3	Gather	3–5	Huskberry 33%Power Seed 15%Bomberry 52%
	Gather	3–5	Herb 60%Sap Plant 30%Green Seed 10%
	Gather	Unlimited	Frog 35%Worm 60%Nothing 5%
	Mine Ore	3–8	Dragonite Ore 31%Earth Crystal 15%Machalite Ore 20%Akito Jewel 10%Goldstone Piece 15%Goldstone Hunk 5%Whetstone 4%
Area 4	Gather	2–4	Dung 69%Wyvern Droppings 10%Scatternut 11%Kut-Ku Scale 10%
	Mine Ore	3–6	Dragonite Ore 31%Earth Crystal 15%Machalite Ore 20%Akito Jewel 10%Goldstone Piece 15%Goldstone Hunk 5%Whetstone 4%
	Mine Ore	3–6	Whetstone 10%Dragonite Ore 30%Disk Stone 15%Machalite Ore 20%Goldstone Piece 7%Goldstone Hunk 3%Carbalite Ore 15%
	Mine Ore	2–6	Dragonite Ore 25%Stone 18%Machalite Ore 30%LapisLazuliJewel 10%Goldstone Piece 10%Goldstone Hunk 5%Ruststone Rod 1%Small Ruststone 1%
Area 5	Gather	1–6	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
	Gather	3–8	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
	Gather	3–6	Fire Herb 75%Hot Pepper 20%Insect Husk 5%
	Gather	2–6	Fire Herb 40%Herb 55%Green Seed 5%
Area 6	Gather	4–6	Dragon Toadstool 30%Power Seed 45%Stone 25%
	Gather	2–5	Needleberry 60%Felvine 35%Insect Husk 5%
	Mine Ore	3–6	Dragonite Ore 30%Earth Crystal 10%Machalite Ore 20%BattlefieldJewel 15%Goldstone Piece 15%Goldstone Hunk 5%Ice Crystal 5%
	Gather Bugs	3–8	Thunderbug 21%King Scarab 30%Godbug 17%Insect Husk 10%Royal Rhino 7%Divine Rhino 3%Killer Beetle 12%
	Go Fishing	Unlimited	Pin Tuna 32%Scatterfish 30%Burst Arrowana 30%Goldenfish 8%
Area 7	Gather	3–6	Herb 60%Sap Plant 30%Green Seed 10%
	Gather	5–8	Hot Pepper 65%Bomberry 25%Stone 10%
	Gather	3–6	Sunset Herb 80%Sap Plant 15%Nothing 5%
	Gather Bugs	3–8	Killer Beetle 15%Flashbug 15%Godbug 10%King Scarab 25%Royal Rhino 10%Divine Rhino 5%Bitterbug 20%
	Go Fishing	Unlimited	Nothing 25%Glutton Tuna 20%Sleepyfish 16%Sushifish 13%Burst Arrowana 13%Gastronome Tuna 5%Small Goldenfish 5%Silverfish 3%
Area 8	Gather	5–7	Large Barrel 40%Small Barrel 55%Dung Bomb 5%
	Gather	2–5	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
	Gather	2–6	Master's Skull 5%Lost Umbrella 15%Old Pickaxe 26%Gunpowder 14%Throwing Knife 10%Huskberry 15%Barrel Lid 10%Felyne Fur Ruby 5%
	Gather Bugs	4–8	Cricket 5%Hercudrome 25%Flashbug 20%Rainbow Insect 10%Royal Rhino 10%Divine Rhino 5%Bitterbug 25%
Area 9	Gather	4–6	Sunset Herb 60%Paintberry 30%Insect Husk 10%
	Gather	2–5	Hot Pepper 65%Bomberry 25%Stone 10%
	Gather	8–9	Needleberry 46%Bomberry 10%Huskberry 44%
	Gather	2–5	Cactus Flower 65%Red Seed 5%Tropical Berry 30%
Area 10	Gather	4–6	Herbivore Egg 30%Mystery Bone 60%Unknown Skull 10%
	Gather	4–8	Dung 69%Wyvern Droppings 10%Scatternut 11%Kut-Ku Scale 10%
	Gather	2–5	Sm Bone Husk 45%Bone 30%Master's Skull 10%Unknown Skull 15%
	Mine Ore	2–5	BattlefieldJewel 15%Dragonite Ore 30%Disk Stone 10%Machalite Ore 20%Goldstone Piece 7%Goldstone Hunk 3%Carbalite Ore 15%
Hidden area	Gather	4–6	Dragon Toadstool 36%Power Seed 39%Felyne Fur Ruby 10%Lost Umbrella 15%
	Gather	3–5	Master's Skull 25%Wyvern Droppings 10%Whetstone 41%BattlefieldJewel 24%
	Mine Ore	4–5	Iron Ore 15%Dragonite Ore 30%LapisLazuliJewel 10%Carbalite Ore 15%Goldstone Piece 10%Goldstone Hunk 10%Ruststone 2%Flat Ruststone 2%Large Ruststone 2%Small Ruststone 2%Ruststone Rod 2%
	Gather Bugs	6–8	Killer Beetle 15%Flashbug 15%Godbug 10%King Scarab 25%Royal Rhino 10%Divine Rhino 5%Bitterbug 20%

Area numbers are the ones on the in-game map. Night quests use the same points as day.

Fishing odds from the Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G official guidebook (Enterbrain, 2008), pp. 411, 412. No fishing table has turned up in the Freedom 2 data yet. "Nothing" is a cast that comes up empty.

Pokke Village

Quests	Goal	Reward
The Land Shark (Night)	Hunt the Cephadrome	1,800z
The Giant Enemy Crab	Hunt the Daimyo Hermitaur	2,100z
The Lady Gourmet	Deliver 8 Piscine Livers	900z
Water Wyvern in the Desert	Hunt the Plesioth	2,400z
Gathering - Desert Zone	Survive until Time Over or Deliver the Paw Pass Ticket	12z
Hunt the Gendrome!	Hunt the Gendrome	900z
The Land Shark	Hunt the Cephadrome	1,200z
Liver of Legend!	Deliver 3 Piscine Livers	1,200z
Gone Fishin'	Deliver 2 Goldenfish	900z
The Lurking Desert Giant	Hunt the Daimyo Hermitaur	1,800z
Water Wyvern in the Desert	Hunt the Plesioth	2,100z
Slay the Genprey!	Slay 20 Genprey	900z
Battle of the Blos (Night)	Hunt the Monoblos	3,000z
The Silver Horn	Hunt the White Monoblos	3,600z
The Tigrex's Roar	Hunt the Tigrex	4,500z
The Runaway Diablos	Hunt the Diablos	4,200z
The Fierce Black Horn (Night)	Hunt the Black Diablos	4,800z
Ultimate Crab Dinner (Night)	Hunt 2 Daimyo Hermitaurs	3,600z
Four Horns (Night)	Hunt the Diablos and Black Diablos	9,900z
A Sun with Fangs	Slay the Teostra	6,000z

Gathering Hall

Quests	Goal	Reward
Gathering - Desert Zone	Survive until Time Over or Deliver the Paw Pass Ticket	12z
Hunt the Gendrome!	Hunt the Gendrome	2,400z
The Land Shark (Night)	Hunt the Cephadrome	2,700z
The Lurking Desert Giant	Hunt the Daimyo Hermitaur	4,200z
Slay the Genprey!	Slay 20 Genprey	2,100z
Liver of Legend!	Deliver 10 Piscine Livers	2,100z
Gone Fishin'	Deliver 3 Goldenfish	2,100z
The Underwater Terror	Hunt the Green Plesioth	6,000z
Evening Hermitaur Sonata (Night)	Slay 20 Hermitaurs	3,000z
The Tigrex's Roar	Hunt the Tigrex	6,600z
The Runaway Diablos	Hunt the Diablos	6,000z
The Fierce Black Horn (Night)	Hunt the Black Diablos	6,600z
A Sun with Fangs	Slay the Teostra	9,000z
Gathering - Desert Zone (Night)	Survive until Time Over or Deliver the Paw Pass Ticket	12z
The Poison Fanged Duo	Hunt 2 Gendrome	5,100z
Pursuit of the Sand Wyvern	Hunt the Cephadrome	4,800z
Ultimate Crab Dinner	Hunt 2 Daimyo Hermitaurs	8,100z
Water Wyvern in the Desert	Hunt the Plesioth	6,900z
The Underwater Terror	Hunt the Green Plesioth	7,500z
The Tigrex's Roar	Hunt the Tigrex	8,100z
The Runaway Diablos	Hunt the Diablos	8,100z
The Fierce Black Horn	Hunt the Black Diablos	9,000z
Four Horns (Night)	Hunt the Diablos and Black Diablos	15,000z

Treasure Hunts

Quests	Goal	Reward
Treasure in the Desert!	2000 Pts Before Time Over or 2000 Pts Plus Ltd Paw Pass	1,000z

Training School

Quests	Goal	Reward
Cephadrome Training	Slay the Cephadrome	2,000z
Cephadrome Exercises	Slay the Cephadrome	2,100z