Monster Hunter Stories Guide: All Egg Patterns and Locations

Hunting for eggs in Monster Hunter Stories is half the fun, but it sure sucks not knowing what you'll get until you hatch it. The game only lets you walk away with 1 egg out of the 3 - 6 options normally found in each nest -- so naturally, you'd want to identify each one. After all, it would suck if you accidentally passed up the opportunity to get a rare monster because you thought it was something else.

With this guide in hand, though, you'll never miss another rare egg again. Whether you need to identify your eggs or simply locate the missing monsters in your Monsterpedia, you're sure to find what you seek here.

All Monster Hunter Stories Egg Patterns and Locations

Before diving into this 235-egg basket, there are a few things to note about finding and hatching eggs. 

First of all, there are 3 types of Monster Dens:

• Normal Dens give average eggs.
• Golden Dens cough up rare eggs of better average quality.
• Red Dens provide high-rank eggs.

You can find a Fixed Monster Den by throwing 3 paintballs at the monster you want before the battle is over -- and hopefully, that monster will lead you back to their nest.

You'll also want to pay attention to Navirou, who comments on the Monster Den's atmosphere when you enter the nest as an indicator of what type of egg you'll probably find.

• If it feels normal to him, then you're likely to only get average monsters.
• If he feels good about it, then you're a bit more likely to get higher quality eggs.
• If he thinks it's dangerous, however, the egg quality is directly influenced by how strong the monster guarding the nest is.

When you pick up an egg, Navirou comments on both its weight and its smell.

• Lighter eggs have less available gene slots, while heavier eggs have more.
• Eggs that don't smell have poor gene skills, while smelly eggs have better genes, and nice smelling eggs have the best genes.

If you get lucky, your monster will hatch from its egg with a golden background, indicating that it was born with great gene patterns.

If you keep these tips in mind while hunting for eggs in Monster Hunter Stories, you're bound to get more than a few good Monsties out of it. The rest of this guide is simple: each monster listed here has information on its most common habitat location and an illustration of its egg patterns. Hatching them all has never been easier.

001 - Aptonoth

• Herbivore
• Location: Pondry Hills

007 - Velocidrome

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Pondry Hills

008 -  Arzuros

• Fanged Beast
• Location: Pondry Hills

009 - Yian Kut-Ku

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Pondry Hills

010 - Blue Yian Kut-Ku

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Pondry Hills

011 - Popo

• Herbivore
• Location: Darj Snowfields

015 - Lagombi

• Fanged Beast
• Location: Darj Snowfields

016 - Bulldrome

• Fanged Beast
• Location: Darj Snowfields

017 - Zamtrios

• Carapaceon
• Location: Darj Snowfields

018 - Khezu

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Darj Snowfields

019 - Red Khezu

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Darj Snowfields

021 - Apceros

• Herbivore
• Location: Monsonne Plains

029 - Gendrome

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Monsonne Plains

030 - Royal Ludroth

• Leviathan
• Location: Monsonne Plains

031 - Gypceros

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Babda Rainforest

032 - Nerscylla

• Temnoceran
• Location: Babda Rainforest

033 - Shrouded Nerscylla

• Temnoceran
• Location: Trese Desert

034 - Qurupeco

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Monsonne Plains

035 - Rathian

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Monsonne Plains

036 - Pink Rathian

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Perennial Pass

039 - Barroth

• Brute Wyvern
• Location: Trese Desert

040 - Cephadrome

• Piscine Wyvern
• Location: Trese Desert

041 - Diablos

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Trese Desert

042 - Black Diablos

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Trese Desert

043 - Tigrex

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Trese Desert

050 - Iodrome

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Dovan Volcano

051 - Basarios

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Dovan Volcano

052 - Gravios

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Dovan Volcano

053 - Uragaan

• Brute Wyvern
• Location: Dovan Volcano

054 - Brute Tigrex

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Dovan Volcano

068 - Great Jaggi

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Paupau Beach

069 - Kecha Wacha

• Fanged Beast
• Location: Paupau Beach

070 - Purple Ludroth

• Leviathan
• Location: Paupau Beach

071 - Yian Garuga

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Paupau Beach

072 - Congalala

• Fanged Beast
• Location: Babda Rainforest (High Rank)

073 - Emerald Congalala

• Fanged Beast
• Location: Babda Rainforest (High Rank)

074 - Crimson Qurupeco

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Babda Rainforest (High Rank)

075 - Black Gravios

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Babda Rainforest (High Rank)

076 - Zinogre

• Fanged Wyvern
• Location: Babda Rainforest (High Rank)

077 - Ruby Basarios

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Pondry Hills (High Rank)

078 - Nargacuga

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Pondry Hills (High Rank)

079 - Green Nargacuga

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Babda Rainforest (High Rank)

080 - Rathalos

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Pondry Hills (High Rank)

081 - Azure Rathalos

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Pondry Hills (High Rank)

083 - Purple Gypceros

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Babda Rainforest (High Rank)

084 - Ash Kecha Wacha

• Fanged Beast
• Location: Paupau Beach (High Rank)

085 - Lagiacrus

• Leviathan
• Location: Paupau Beach (High Rank)

086 - Ivory Lagiacrus

• Leviathan
• Location: Paupau Beach (High Rank)

087 - Deviljho

• Brute Wyvern
• Location: Mt. Celion (High Rank)

091 - Great Baggi

• Bird Wyvern
• Location: Mt. Celion (High Rank)

092 - Jade Barroth

• Brute Wyvern
• Location: Mt. Celion (High Rank)

093 - Barioth

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Mt. Celion (High Rank)

094 - Sand Barioth

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Trese Desert (High Rank)

096 - Stygian Zinogre

• Fanged Wyvern
• Location: Mt. Celion (High Rank)

097 - Brachydios

• Brute Wyvern
• Location: Mt. Celion (High Rank)

099 - Kirin

• Elder Dragon
• Location: Monsonne Plains (High Rank)

102 - Monoblos

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Trese Desert (High Rank)

103 - Seregios

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Pondry Hills (High Rank)

104 - Gold Rathian

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Tower of Illusions - Floor 19

105 - Silver Rathalos

• Flying Wyvern
• Location: Tower of Illusions - Floor 29

109 - Great Poogie

• Poogie
• Location: Find All 100 Poogies

Note that the locations listed above are simply common places that you can find each egg, but they can show up elsewhere. For example, most monsters found in the Trese Desert and Babda Rainforest are also found in the Monsonne Plains.

And with that, you know how to find and identify every egg currently in the game. If you're stuck on something else, why not check out the rest of our Monster Hunter Stories guides while you're here?

• Monster Hunter Stories Beginner's Guide: Tips for New Riders