Swamp

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 fourth part in my series will cover the Swamp zone.

The Swamp zone is a narrow strip of damp and humid marshlands enveloped in mist, characterized by the presence of caves. These caves, are very cold, so without adequate protection from these extreme temperatures Stamina will be quickly depleted. However, the caves are also a great source of ore, so they are often visited by hunters.

One of the best ways to protect against the cold is by consuming a Hot Drink. By warming the interior of the body, it is able to curb sudden decreases in Stamina. You can also counter-act the cold by wearing armor with high heat retention.

Due to the high humidity in the region, there are a large variety of mushrooms that can be gathered. For instance, Toadstools and Nitroshrooms are said to be quite abundant in the region. Due to their ability to be combined with many things, these mushrooms are considered a necessity for every hunter.

When night arrives in the Swamp zone, poisonous gases rise from the ground, meaning all who set foot in the zone are subject to poisoning. It has also been confirmed that vast numbers of poisonous monsters such as Iopreys and Gypceros have been sighted. Those entering the Swamp zone should prepare counter-measures against poison.

From small wyverns such as the Yian Kut-Ku or Gypceros to their larger, more powerful cousins Gravios and Khezu, many monsters call the Swamp zone home. You must also be prepared to face off against Carapaceons such as the Shogun Ceanataur and Primatius such as the Congalala.

Sootstone Ore: Obtained from crystal deposits within caves. Fetches incredibly high prices.
Light Crystal: Extensively used crystal found within caves.
Akito Jewel: Found near southern caves. Used as a Decoration.

Minegarde Geographer

Monsters

Gypceros Shogun Ceanataur Hornetaur Yian Kut-Ku Bulldrome Congalala Ioprey Khezu Gravios Chameleos Iodrome Genprey

Gathering: Low rank

Area	Method	Times	Item
Base camp	Go Fishing	Unlimited	Rumblefish 25%Nothing 20%Bomb Arrowana 20%Pin Tuna 15%Sleepyfish 10%Glutton Tuna 5%Goldenfish 5%
Area 1	Gather	2–5	Stone 20%Whetstone 10%Spiderweb 70%
	Gather	2–5	Large Barrel 32%Small Barrel 53%Felvine 15%
	Gather	2–5	Unknown Skull 5%Old Pickaxe 42%Gunpowder 18%Throwing Knife 20%Lost Umbrella 10%Barrel Lid 5%
	Gather Bugs	3–8	Thunderbug 12%Killer Beetle 8%Carpenterbug 20%Insect Husk 5%Royal Rhino 15%Bitterbug 40%
Area 2	Gather	3–6	Sleep Herb 45%Herb 25%Antidote Herb 30%
	Gather	3–8	Special Mushroom 46%Parashroom 24%Nitroshroom 18%Exciteshroom 12%
	Gather	2–6	Stone 20%Whetstone 10%Spiderweb 70%
	Gather	3–6	Sleep Herb 50%Antidote Herb 40%Sunset Herb 10%
Area 3	Gather	3–5	Sleep Herb 50%Antidote Herb 40%Sunset Herb 10%
	Gather	3–5	Sleep Herb 45%Herb 25%Antidote Herb 30%
	Mine Ore	5–8	Sootstone Ore 20%Lightcrystal 4%Ice Crystal 23%Akito Jewel 10%Suiko Jewel 20%Stone 23%
	Mine Ore	5–6	Stone 5%Iron Ore 35%Earth Crystal 15%Machalite Ore 10%Goldstone Piece 15%Disk Stone 20%
	Go Fishing	Unlimited	Nothing 24%Rumblefish 20%Sushifish 15%Bomb Arrowana 15%Burst Arrowana 13%Goldenfish 8%Scatterfish 5%
Area 4	Gather	4–6	Special Mushroom 32%Toadstool 21%Blue Mushroom 41%Exciteshroom 6%
	Gather	4–5	Toadstool 71%Special Mushroom 17%Exciteshroom 12%
	Gather	4–8	Special Mushroom 32%Toadstool 21%Blue Mushroom 41%Exciteshroom 6%
	Gather	2–5	Sleep Herb 50%Antidote Herb 40%Sunset Herb 10%
Area 5	Gather	4–6	Special Mushroom 32%Toadstool 21%Blue Mushroom 41%Exciteshroom 6%
	Gather	4–8	Special Mushroom 46%Nitroshroom 43%Exciteshroom 11%
	Gather	4–8	Special Mushroom 32%Toadstool 21%Blue Mushroom 41%Exciteshroom 6%
	Gather	2–5	Sleep Herb 45%Herb 25%Antidote Herb 30%
Area 6	Gather	4–8	Special Mushroom 45%Parashroom 45%Exciteshroom 10%
	Gather	5–8	Special Mushroom 46%Nitroshroom 43%Exciteshroom 11%
	Gather	2–6	Sleep Herb 45%Herb 25%Antidote Herb 30%
	Gather	2–6	Felvine 60%Sunset Herb 35%Nothing 5%
Area 7	Gather	4–6	Bomberry 70%Huskberry 20%Nothing 10%
	Gather	2–5	Khezu Whelp 40%Pale Extract 3%Stone 27%Insect Husk 30%
	Gather	4–8	Bomberry 70%Huskberry 20%Nothing 10%
	Mine Ore	5–9	Whetstone 20%Suiko Jewel 20%Earth Crystal 30%Goldstone Piece 15%Machalite Ore 15%
Area 8	Gather	3–8	Bomberry 70%Huskberry 15%Nothing 15%
	Gather	7–10	Scatternut 65%Huskberry 21%Nothing 14%
	Gather Bugs	3–8	Thunderbug 12%Killer Beetle 8%Carpenterbug 20%Insect Husk 5%Royal Rhino 15%Bitterbug 40%
	Gather Bugs	4–8	Firefly 5%Flashbug 29%Godbug 20%Killer Beetle 15%Royal Rhino 10%Bitterbug 21%
Area 9	Gather	1–4	Sleep Herb 50%Antidote Herb 40%Sunset Herb 10%
	Gather	Unlimited	Stone 40%Worm 55%Nothing 5%
	Mine Ore	4–10	Sootstone Ore 30%Lightcrystal 5%Ice Crystal 10%Disk Stone 23%Goldstone Piece 20%Stone 12%
	Mine Ore	2–5	Whetstone 20%Suiko Jewel 20%Earth Crystal 30%Goldstone Piece 15%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. 414, 415. 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
Base camp	Go Fishing	Unlimited	Rumblefish 25%Nothing 20%Bomb Arrowana 18%Glutton Tuna 10%Pin Tuna 10%Sleepyfish 10%Goldenfish 5%Gastronome Tuna 2%
Area 1	Gather	2–5	Stone 20%Whetstone 10%Spiderweb 70%
	Gather	2–5	Large Barrel 32%Small Barrel 53%Felvine 15%
	Gather	2–5	Master's Skull 5%Old Pickaxe 27%Gunpowder 18%Throwing Knife 20%Lost Umbrella 15%Felyne Fur Ruby 5%Barrel Lid 10%
	Gather Bugs	3–8	Thunderbug 10%Killer Beetle 20%King Scarab 30%Rainbow Insect 10%Royal Rhino 10%Divine Rhino 5%Bitterbug 15%
Area 2	Gather	3–6	Sleep Herb 45%Herb 25%Antidote Herb 30%
	Gather	3–8	Special Mushroom 46%Parashroom 24%Nitroshroom 18%Exciteshroom 12%
	Gather	2–6	Stone 20%Whetstone 10%Spiderweb 70%
	Gather	3–6	Sleep Herb 50%Antidote Herb 40%Sunset Herb 10%
Area 3	Gather	3–5	Sleep Herb 50%Antidote Herb 40%Sunset Herb 10%
	Gather	3–5	Sleep Herb 45%Herb 25%Antidote Herb 30%
	Mine Ore	5–8	Quartz Ore 20%Novacrystal 4%Lightcrystal 10%Ice Crystal 23%Stone 33%LapisLazuliJewel 10%
	Mine Ore	5–6	Whetstone 10%Akito Jewel 20%BattlefieldJewel 15%Carbalite Ore 15%Goldstone Piece 10%Goldstone Hunk 5%Dragonite Ore 25%
	Go Fishing	Unlimited	Nothing 30%Rumblefish 22%Sushifish 10%Bomb Arrowana 10%Burst Arrowana 9%Scatterfish 6%Goldenfish 5%Ancient Fish 5%Silverfish 3%
Area 4	Gather	4–6	Special Mushroom 32%Toadstool 21%Blue Mushroom 41%Exciteshroom 6%
	Gather	4–5	Toadstool 61%Special Mushroom 17%Select Mushroom 10%Exciteshroom 12%
	Gather	4–8	Special Mushroom 32%Toadstool 21%Blue Mushroom 41%Exciteshroom 6%
	Gather	2–5	Sleep Herb 50%Antidote Herb 40%Sunset Herb 10%
Area 5	Gather	4–6	Special Mushroom 32%Toadstool 21%Blue Mushroom 41%Exciteshroom 6%
	Gather	4–8	Special Mushroom 36%Select Mushroom 20%Nitroshroom 33%Exciteshroom 11%
	Gather	4–8	Special Mushroom 32%Toadstool 21%Blue Mushroom 41%Exciteshroom 6%
	Gather	2–5	Sleep Herb 45%Herb 25%Antidote Herb 30%
Area 6	Gather	4–8	Special Mushroom 35%Select Mushroom 20%Parashroom 35%Exciteshroom 10%
	Gather	5–8	Special Mushroom 36%Select Mushroom 20%Nitroshroom 33%Exciteshroom 11%
	Gather	2–6	Sleep Herb 45%Herb 25%Antidote Herb 30%
	Gather	2–6	Felvine 60%Sunset Herb 35%Nothing 5%
Area 7	Gather	4–6	Bomberry 70%Huskberry 20%Nothing 10%
	Gather	2–5	Khezu Whelp 40%Pale Extract 3%Stone 27%Insect Husk 30%
	Gather	4–8	Bomberry 70%Huskberry 20%Nothing 10%
	Mine Ore	5–9	Machalite Ore 25%Iron Ore 30%Earth Crystal 11%Carbalite Ore 14%Goldstone Piece 10%Goldstone Hunk 5%Whetstone 5%
Area 8	Gather	3–8	Bomberry 70%Huskberry 15%Nothing 15%
	Gather	7–10	Scatternut 65%Huskberry 21%Nothing 14%
	Gather Bugs	3–8	Thunderbug 17%Hercudrome 15%King Scarab 30%Royal Rhino 10%Divine Rhino 5%Bitterbug 23%
	Gather Bugs	4–8	Hercudrome 20%Flashbug 25%Godbug 20%Killer Beetle 20%Royal Rhino 7%Divine Rhino 3%Bitterbug 5%
Area 9	Gather	1–4	Sleep Herb 50%Antidote Herb 40%Sunset Herb 10%
	Gather	Unlimited	Stone 40%Worm 55%Nothing 5%
	Mine Ore	4–10	Quartz Ore 30%Novacrystal 5%Lightcrystal 10%Ice Crystal 10%Goldstone Piece 12%Goldstone Hunk 8%Dragonite Ore 20%Stone 5%
	Mine Ore	2–5	Machalite Ore 25%Iron Ore 28%Earth Crystal 18%Carbalite Ore 14%Goldstone Piece 10%Goldstone Hunk 5%
Hidden area	Gather	4–6	Sleep Herb 40%Sunset Herb 55%Novacrystal 5%
	Gather	3–5	Nitroshroom 30%Toadstool 10%Select Mushroom 35%Felyne Fur Ruby 10%Parashroom 15%
	Gather	4–8	Sleep Herb 40%Lost Umbrella 20%Hot Pepper 40%
	Mine Ore	2–5	Whetstone 20%BattlefieldJewel 13%Dragonite Ore 32%Goldstone Piece 15%Goldstone Hunk 10%Ruststone 2%Flat Ruststone 2%Large Ruststone 2%Small Ruststone 2%Ruststone Rod 2%

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), p. 416. 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
Gypceros: Venomous Terror	Hunt the Gypceros	2,100z
Supreme Ruler of the Swamp (Night)	Hunt the Shogun Ceanataur	2,700z
Gathering - Swamp Zone	Survive until Time Over or Deliver the Paw Pass Ticket	12z
Gypceros: Venomous Terror (Night)	Hunt the Gypceros	1,800z
Attack of the Blue Kut-Ku (Night)	Hunt the Blue Yian Kut-Ku	1,800z
The Mischief-maker	Hunt the Congalala	1,500z
Fang of the Iodrome!	Hunt the Iodrome	1,200z
Red Shadow on the Swamp (Night)	Hunt the Red Khezu	2,700z
Supreme Ruler of the Swamp	Hunt the Shogun Ceanataur	3,000z
Trapped by Yian Kut-Ku (Night)	Hunt the Yian Kut-Ku and Blue Yian Kut-Ku	3,000z
Black Rock in the Swamp (Night)	Hunt the Black Gravios	4,800z
Towards the Silence	Slay the Chameleos	5,100z

Gathering Hall

Quests	Goal	Reward
Attack of the Yian Kut-Ku	Hunt the Yian Kut-Ku	3,000z
Charge... Charge... Charge!	Hunt the Bulldrome	2,700z
The Mischief-maker (Night)	Hunt the Congalala	4,200z
Gathering - Swamp Zone	Survive until Time Over or Deliver the Paw Pass Ticket	12z
The Shadow in the Cave (Night)	Hunt the Khezu	5,400z
The Purple Poison Menace (Night)	Hunt the Purple Gypceros	5,100z
Pincer through the Sky	Hunt the Shogun Ceanataur	6,000z
Chase the Poison Gypceros!	Hunt the Gypceros	4,800z
Valor in the Swamp Zone	Hunt the Gravios	6,000z
Towards the Silence	Slay the Chameleos	8,100z
Trapped by Yian Kut-Ku (Night)	Hunt the Yian Kut-Ku and Blue Yian Kut-Ku	7,200z
Conga Counterattack! (Night)	Hunt the Congalala	5,100z
Gathering - Swamp Zone (Night)	Survive until Time Over or Deliver the Paw Pass Ticket	12z
Red Shadow on the Swamp	Hunt the Red Khezu	7,500z
An Evening Soaked in Poison (Night)	Hunt the Iodrome	6,000z
Supreme Ruler of the Swamp	Hunt the Shogun Ceanataur	7,500z
The Purple Poison Menace	Hunt the Purple Gypceros	6,600z
Black Rock in the Swamp (Night)	Hunt the Black Gravios	9,000z
Towards the Silence	Slay the Chameleos	10,500z

Treasure Hunts

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

Training School

Quests	Goal	Reward
Shogun Ceanataur Training	Slay the Shogun Ceanataur	3,000z