The best team to have in Monster Hunter Stories (MH Stories) should have skills that let you reach inaccessible areas while still allowing you to deal with different enemy monsters with different tendencies. Read on for a guide on the best team you can have in your party as you progress through Monster Hunter Stories!

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Criteria For Choosing the Best Team

Choosing the Best Team
Have Monsties with Different Tendencies Make a Team that Allows for Easy Story Progression Monstie Availability

Have Monsties with Different Tendencies

The Monsties and Monsters you encounter in the game will have different Tendencies or attack types, these include Power, Speed, and Technical. Having Monsties with varying tendencies in your team helps you handle the different monsters you will encounter during your playthrough. Since Monsties attack on their own, it's crucial to consider their Tendencies.

You can easily switch your lead Monstie, should you encounter an enemy that your are weak against.

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Make a Team that Allows for Easy Story Progression

It is best to have a team that lets you progress through the main story with little to no difficulty. A good team is a combination of Monsties with strong stats, useful skills, different tendencies, and diverse Riding Actions, which allow you to navigate inaccessible areas. You can swap out Monsties you no longer need for better ones that you can find whenever you head into a new region in-game.

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Monstie Availability

When building your team, consider the availability of Monsties. It's best to choose Monsties that are easier to obtain to ensure a smoother progression. Avoid relying too heavily on Monsties that are difficult to find or require significant effort to acquire.

Best Team for Early Game

The best team for early game includes Velocidrome, Arzuros, and Blue Yian Kut-Ku. They're all relatively easy to obtain early in the game. This accessibility means you can form a strong and balanced team without having to wait too long or grind excessively.

The combat balance between speed (Velocidrome), power (Arzuros), and technical (Blue Yian Kut-Ku) attacks ensures you are well-prepared for a variety of battles. This balance, combined with their Riding Actons, makes your team versatile in both combat and navigation early in the game.

Best Team for Early Game
Velocidrome	Arzuros	Blue Yian Kut-Ku

Velocidrome

#007 | Velocidrome | ドスランポス
★	Growth	Genus
	Quick	Bird Wyvern
	Tendency	Attribute
	Speed	Non-Elem
Description
Alpha Monsters that lead the smaller Velociprey. Note their larger size, impressive frill, and sharper claws.

Velocidrome is a great starter monstie to have for its good genes and decent stats! Its Riding Action Jump allows you to leap across gaps that are otherwise impassable, enhancing your ability to explore different areas.

Velocidrome Location

Luckily, Velocidrome is readily available from the beginning as it's your starter Monstie!

Velocidrome Location, Egg, and Weakness

Arzuros

#008 | Arzuros | アオアシラ
★★	Growth	Genus
	Quick	Fanged Beast
	Tendency	Attribute
	Power	Non-Elem
Description
Bear-like Monsters found in warm, damp environments. Can often be found catching fish from rivers.

Arzuros is also a great addition to the team early on! This bear-like Monstie can break cracked rocks with its Rock Breaker Riding Action, which opens up new paths for exploration. Additionally, Arzuros' Honey Power gives it the ability to recover health during battles.

Arzuros Location

Pondry Hills is one of the earliest locations where you can encounter Arzuros. Look for its eggs in the monster dens here.

Arzuros Location, Egg, and Weakness

Blue Yian Kut-Ku

#010 | Blue Yian Kut-Ku | イャンクック亜種
★★	Growth	Genus
	Quick	Bird Wyvern
	Tendency	Attribute
	Technical	Fire
Description
A Yian Kut-Ku subspecies. Their blue coloration and physical prowess set them apart from their pink kin.

Lastly, you'd want Blue Yian Kut-Ku on your team for its amazing firepower! Like Arzuros, this Monstie can smash cracked rocks with its Rock Breaker Riding Action. What makes Blue Yian Kut-Ku stand out is its powerful Blazeball attack, which packs a punch!

As it levels up, it also learns Peck Onslaught, another powerful move that makes it one of the strongest Monsties early in the game.

Blue Yian Kut-Ku Location

Blue Yian Kut-Ku can be encountered in Pondry Hills. Look for this early game powerhouse Monstie's egg in gold monster dens!

Blue Yian Kut-Ku Location, Egg, and Weakness

Best Team for Mid-Game

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Best Team for Post-Game

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