How to play the Job Mini Game in MR2DX

In the PlayStation version of Monster Rancher 2 (NTSC or PAL), this option does not exist. It was only available in Monster Farm 2 through use of the Pocket Station, a separate hardware device. It provided access to a mini game that gave small rewards for reaching certain scores or perfects. However, in Monster Rancher 2 DX, a Pocket Station simulator has been added to the game and can be played without the original separate hardware, all within MR2DX.

1. Go to Town. Select Job and choose "Do The Job" and following the prompts to start the Job.
2. After you see the "part-time job data" has been successfully written, Save the game.
3. Choose "Menu" and Return to the Title Screen.
4. At the Title Screen, select "Job" on the right hand side (or press "Y" on Switch controller).
5. Choose "Start" at the mini game menu to begin earning points.

Observe the two numbers in the Highlighted Zone. Using your D-Pad you will press a direction that corresponds to the situation displayed on the screen.

• Press on the D-Pad to select "Ten" if both numbers add up to 10.
• Press or on the D-Pad to select the larger number if they do not equal 10.
• Press on the D-Pad to select "=" if both numbers are the same.
• If both numbers are "5" then you will still press on the D-Pad to select "Ten".

You can earn between 1 and 10 points depending on the matches provided on the screen:

Scoring Points

Action	Points
Select the larger number of the pair	1
Select "=" when the numbers are the same**	5
Select "Ten" when numbers sum to 10	10
Selecting a number when both are the same**	-1
Selecting "=" if they are not the same**	-5
Selecting "Ten" if they don't sum to 10	-10

** When two "5"s are on the screen, this is ALWAYS "Ten" and never "=". Choosing the left or right number, or choosing "=" will always result in -10 points

Your score is determined by how many points you can earn within the time limit. Correct solutions award points while incorrect solutions reduce points.

You can play the mini game as many times in a row as you would like, however, There is a maximum point cap of 9999. Once you are ready to cash in, END the Job game and load Monster Rancher 2 DX. In town, select Job and "Report Job" to turn in all of your "Sorted Items" and claim your reward.

When you're ready to cash in from your played games:

1. Choose "END" from the mini game menu.
2. Load your game save that you initially started the job from.
3. In town, select "Job" and "Report Job" and follow the prompts to collect.
4. After collecting, you can opt to start a new tally if you would like.

Depending on your performance, score, and total points you may be rewarded a variety of items. After you are told about being rewarded an item, they are immediately placed into your inventory.

Possible Rewards

Rewards	Conditions
Half cake	Reward of 750G or more, every 10 times, Spring/Fall only
Shaved Ice	Reward of 750G or more, every 10 times, Summer only
Sweet Potato	Reward of 750G or more, every 10 times, Winter/Fall only
Medals	5000 points + Perfect 65 or above
Silver Medal	5000 points + Perfect 71 or above
Gold Medal	5000 points + Perfect 72 or above
Music Box	Perfect 73 or above (One time only)
Pink DNA capsule	High score 225 points or more (One time only)

The Pink DNA Capsule to create GentleMocchi is the only Capsule reward for Monster Farm 2 and MR2DX. Please read the Trivia concerning the DNA monsters Fusion VS Shrine

Practice recognizing the numbers and correct selections to earn more points within the time limit. You will get faster at this and make fewer mistakes the more you practice, until you can always get Perfect Games (No wrong selections).

However, there is also a bit of luck involved. You want to get as many 10-point solutions correctly as possible for the fastest amount of points, but it can be random how many 10-point questions show up in a game.

• Monster Rancher 2 (NTSC and PAL versions from 1999) did not include the PocketStation functionality at all since it was not released in the west, though the DNA Capsule item code is still included in the game there is no in-game way to access the items naturally.
• Monster Farm 2 (PlayStation) only rewarded the Pink DNA Capsule that created GentleMocchi.
• MR2DX's core is based on Monster Farm 2, and also appears to only reward the Pink DNA Capsule.
• The additional capsules found in the game code appear to be unimplemented but fully functional items. If these are cheated into the game and used in fusion, they will still produce monsters with the following appearances:

  DNA Fusion

  DNA Capsule	MR2 (1999)	MR2DX (2021)
  Pink	GentleMocchi	GentleMocchi
  Black	ForwardGolem	Dream Golem
  White	White Mocchi	White Mocchi
  Gray	Moo	Moo
  Yellow	Mia	Mia
  Gold	Gold Suezo	Gold Suezo
  Red	Poison	Poison

• ALL monsters born from combining using the DNA Capsules only have the appearance of their rare counterparts. They are really the equivalent of their Pure-Breed baseline monsters in terms of all of their attributes: Guts regen, Arena movement, Stat gains, Aging Type, Lifespan etc.
• For unique versions of the DNA Capsule monsters (special Stats, Gains, Guts regen etc.) You must use the Song List in MR2DX to generate them. Unique versions of these monsters are not coded/built into the PS1 version of Monster Rancher.