Pukei-Pukei Guide: Weakness and Materials

This is a hunting guide for Pukei-Pukei in Monster Hunter Now (MH Now). Learn how to unlock Pukei-Pukei, its weakness, how to beat Pukei-Pukei, material drops and more!

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Pukei-Pukei Guide	Pukei Set	Pukei-Pukei Weapons

How to Unlock Pukei-Pukei

Unlocked after the Prologue 3 Urgent Quest

Name	Unlock Condition
Pukei-Pukei	Prologue 3 Urgent Quest
	Location
	Swamp Desert Forest

Pukei-Pukei unlocks at the end of the Prologue 3: The Secret to Strength questline.

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Pukei-Pukei Materials

Material Drop	Monster Strength Required
Pukei-Pukei Scale	1 ★
Pukei-Pukei Shell	1 ★
Pukei-Pukei Tail	1 ★
Pukei-Pukei Sac	2 ★
Pukei-Pukei Quill	4 ★
Pukei-Pukei Primescale	6 ★
Wyvern Gem Shard	8 ★

Pukei-Pukei Weakness

Pukei-Pukei is Weak to Thunder and Sleep

Weakness	Breakable Parts
Sleep Thunder	Head Back Left Wing Right Wing Tail (Sever Only)

How to Beat Pukei-Pukei

• Roll to the side during its tongue attack
• Beware of poison breath attacks
• Equip Armors Pieces with Poison Resistance

Roll to the Side During its Tongue Attack

Pukei-Pukei has a wide-reaching move where it charges up and whips its tongue twice from side to side. This is can catch unsuspecting Hunters off guard, especially those that attacks after the first tongue attack.

Beware of Poison Breath Attacks

This monster inflict poison by spitting out a poisonous liquid. This can easily deplete your health especially on higher levels. Always remember that the monster can do this anytime, so evade when you can!

Huge Opening Afterwards

When you have successfully evaded the poison attack, Pukei-Pukei will be open for attacks specifically on its head! Use this chance to dish out extra damage to make the fight quicker!

Equip Armor Pieces with Poison Resistance

Considering Pukei-Pukei deals poison damage, it is also great to slot in armors that have Poison Resistance skills on them. At max level, you will be immune to poison essentially trivializing Pukei-Pukei's poison-based attacks.

Armor	Skills
Leather Trousers	Poison Resistance ・Grade 2: Level 1 Paralysis Resistance ・Grade 4: Level 1
Pukei Mail	Poison Resistance ・Grade 2: Level 1 Focus ・Grade 4: Level 1
Pukei Vambraces	Poison Attack ・Grade 2: Level 1 Poison Resistance ・Grade 4: Level 1
Pukei Greaves	Health Boost ・Grade 2: Level 1 Poison Resistance ・Grade 4: Level 1
Rathian Coil	Poison Resistance ・Grade 4: Level 1 Burst ・Grade 6: Level 1

List of Armors and Best Armor Sets

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List of All Monsters

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Great Jagras	Kulu-Ya-Ku	Pukei-Pukei
Barroth	Great Girros	Tobi-Kadachi
Paolumu	Jyuratodus	Anjanath
Rathian	Legiana	Diablos
Rathalos	Radobaan	Banbaro
Barioth	Zinogre	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku
Odogaron	Deviljho	Kushala Daora
Basarios	Khezu	Mizutsune
Teostra	Magnamalo	Rajang
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Subspecies Monsters

Subspecies Monsters
Black Diablos	Pink Rathian	Azure Rathalos
Coral Pukei-Pukei	Nightshade Paolumu

Small Monsters

All Small Monsters
Jagras	Shamos	Mernos
Raphinos	Noios	Cortos
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