Learn how to beat Nightshade Paolumu in the Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter World (MHW)! This guide explains everything about Nightshade Paolumu's weakness, carves, rewards, and a complete strategy guide for beating and capturing it. Find out what parts are breakable and severable, and what drops and Monster materials are available.

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Nightshade Paolumu Weakness, Body Parts, and Resistances

Nightshade Paolumu Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Small	High	None	None	Sleep
Breakable Parts
Dewlap, Back, Left Wing, Right Wing, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Ancient Forest	9	8 / 9	8
Wildspire Waste	2 (1st time)	2 / 3 / 7 / 8 / 9	3

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
55	60	45	15	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
25	10	10	0

Neck

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
35	40	30	10	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	5	5	0

Dewlap

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
70	75	50	15	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
30	10	10	0

Torso

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
46	46	35	10	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	5	5	0

Wings

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
30	30	40	10	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	5	5	0

Legs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
30	30	25	10	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	5	5	0

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
25	25	15	10	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	5	5	0

Higher values indicate higher damage.

Vulnerability to Status Effects and Items

Poison	★★	Flash	★
Paral	★★	Shock	★★
Sleep	★	Pitfall	★★
Stun	★★	Ivy	★★
Blast	★★	Dung	★★★
Exhaust	★	Meat	❌
Mount	★★	Screamer	❌

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Countermeasures against Nightshade Paolumu

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Water Weapon	Nightshade Paolumu is weakest against water.
Recommended Armor Skills
Sleep Resistance	Sleep Resistance Lvl 3 can make Nightshade Paolumu's main threat completely useless.
Water Attack	Since Nightshade Paolumu doesn't need a lot of armor skills to fight against, powering up your water weapon's attacks might be worth it if you have the slots.
Earplugs	Nightshade Paolumu has a small roar, so Earplugs Lvl 3 should suffice.

How to Beat Nightshade Paolumu

Countering the Sleeping Gas

Nightshade Paolumu will sometimes use his gas attacks to make you sleep, try not to fight inside the gas mist that he releases as much as possible. Constantly move around and stay away from the gas to avoid falling asleep.

Building Sleep Resistance

Most of Nightshade Paolumu releases a sleeping gas that can be troublesome if not dealt with properly. Try to build up your Sleep Resistance up to level 3. This will prevent you from sleeping during the fight.

Using Clutch Claws

It can be difficult to attack Nightshade Paolumu while he is flying especially if you have a melee weapon. Be sure to use your Clutch Claws during this situation to easily land your attacks.

Abusing Flash Pods

Nightshade Paolumu has a long flight time but you can instantly shoot him down using a Flash Pod. However, if you do this frequently, he will eventually become resistant to Flash Pods. Try to conserve your Flash Pods and only shoot him down when you are having a hard time.

Nightshade Paolumu Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Bite	25	◯	20
Rotating Tail Attack	30	◯	35
Rush	35	◯	35
Trample	25	◯	20
Tail Attack	30	◯	30
Tail Slam	65	◯	60
Gliding Tail Attack	30	◯	30
Gliding Tail Slam	65	◯	60
Rotation Thrust	90	◯	75
Sudden Gliding Tail Attack	65	◯	60
Sleeping Gas Breath	40	◯	0
Total Gas Release	50	◯	0
Total Gas Release (Explosion)	60	◯	0
Sleeping Gas Breath (Explosion)	50	◯	0
Sleeping Gas Release	40	◯	0

Nightshade Paolumu Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Wyvern Gem / Body 5 Nightshade Paolumu Shard / Body 32 Nightshade Paolumu Thickfur / Body 26 Paolumu Fellwing / Body 20 Large Wyvern Gem / Body 2 Paolumu Cortex / Body 15

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Paolumu Fellwing / Wings 100 Paolumu Cortex / Tail 100 Nightshade Paolumu Thickfur / Cheek Pouch 100, Torso 100

Breakable Body Parts

	Defense Value	How to Break
Dewlap	300	Reduce durability by 500.
Torso	300	Set durability to 0, once.
Right Wing	150	Set durability to 0, once.
Left Wing	150	Set durability to 0, once.
Tail	5250	Set durability to 0, once.

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Drops	Nightshade Paolumu Shard / 50 Paolumu Cortex / 28 Wyvern Tear / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Quest	Nightshade Paolumu Thickfur / 28 Torpor Sac / 22 Nightshade Paolumu Shard / 22 Large Wyvern Gem / 2 Paolumu Cortex / 16 Paolumu Fellwing / 10
MR Silver	Large Wyvern Gem / 8 Paolumu Cortex / 32 Nightshade Paolumu Fellwing / 23 Nightshade Paolumu Thickfur / 14 Torpor Sac / 12 Paolumu Shard / 11
MR Gold	Paolumu Shard / 8 Paolumu Cortex / 30 Nightshade Paolumu Fellwing / 24 Large Wyvern Gem / 16 Nightshade Paolumu Thickfur / 12 Torpor Sac / 10

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Nightshade Paolumu Shard / 35 Paolumu Cortex / 20 Large Wyvern Gem / 2 Nightshade Paolumu Thickfur /

Palarang

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Nightshade Paolumu Shard / 50 Paolumu Cortex / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quests Where Nightshade Paolumu Appears

Type	Quest Name
Assigned	M★2 - No Time for Naps
Optional	M★2 - Nighty Night Nightshade
Optional	M★2 - A Face Nightmares are Made Of
Optional	M★2 - Special Arena: MR Nightshade Paolumu
Optional	M★3 - A Flash of the Blade
Event	M★3 - A Curious Experiment
Assigned	M★6 - Sleep Now in the Fire
Event	M★2 - Balloon Fight
Event	M★3 - Every Hunter's Dream III
Event	M★6 - Heavy Metal in the Waste
Event	M★2 - Paolumu Lullabies

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