Shakalaka

Small, four-limbed monsters known for always wearing a mask. They specialize in camouflage, and once they turn their special skill on, they're virtually impossible to find. It's said that a settlement has been found deep in the forest.

A monster of the so-called “Masked Tribe” that lives mainly in the Forest and Hills and the Great Forest. It usually disguises itself as a mushroom, ore, or the like, and shows itself to attack when you come near. Its attack power is higher than its small size suggests, so if you let your guard down you will get hurt. It does not only slash at you but also throws bombs, so its attacks are hard to predict. Its movements are tricky too, and it is annoyingly hard to hit. Melee weapons can land a fair number of hits, but with a Bowgun or Bow, aiming and hitting it is quite hard. The wise choice is to hunt it with wide-reaching arrows or shot, such as Scatter arrows for the Bow or Pellet S for the Bowgun. It sometimes drops things, but picking them up may set off an exploding trap. If you still want to pick them up, restore your health fully and brace yourself first.

Our translation of モンスターハンターポータブル 2nd G 公式ガイドブック (Enterbrain, 2008), page 192.

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