Monster Rancher 2 (and MR2DX) Complete Unlocking Guide

Prerequisites

• You have previously purchased the first House upgrade from Binto on any May Week 4 (Requires Trainer Grade 3 from beating C Grade Official).
• You have achieved Trainer Grade 4 (You have beaten at least B Grade official with any monster).

Unlock Steps

1. If you have 17,000 G or more on the next May Week 4, Binto will arrive again and upgrade your stable for 15,000 G.

After this is done, Baku and Golem are unlocked.

1st Stable Upgrade:
(Required)

Prerequisites

• You have achieved Trainer Grade 8 (Beat two of the Major 4 with any monster).
• You have already purchased 3 of the 4 House upgrades and both Stable upgrades from Binto.

Unlock Steps

1. If you have 22,000 G on May 4th, Binto will arrive again and upgrade the house for the final fourth time.
2. After this is done, you will witness an event, then be given the Magic Pot.
3. Combine any two monsters with the Magic Pot to unlock/make a Bajarl.

4th House Upgrade:
(Required)

Magic Pot:
The Combining Item

Prerequisites

Unlock Steps

• The Worm’s Grade is C, D, or E (Shown next to monster's name on monster data screen - Card letter is irrelevant)
• The Worm’s loyalty is 80 or higher.
• The Worm must have been fed 30 Cup Jelly. (More is OK but not required)
• The Worm is between 4yr. 0m. and 4y. 11mo. (Over 4, under 5)
• On June Week 4, The Worm has 0 Fatigue and 7 Stress or less (Resting on June Week 3 required)

If all of the above conditions are satisfied, this will provide a 100% chance the Worm will cocoon into a Beaclon.

• If the Worm cocoons into a different monster, less than 30 Cup Jelly were fed to it.
• If the Worm doesn't cocoon at all, then one of the other above parameters was not adhered to.

^{A successfully cocooned worm (Beaclon or alternate breeds below) will retain the original worm's remaining Lifespan, current Stat values, Stat Gains, Guts rate, Nature etc. It is essentially a reskinned worm but with the new cocooned breed's skin and techs. If you want a "true" Beaclon you will need to combine for one, or generate one at the Shrine.}

Cocooning Guide for other species

Prerequisites

• You have achieved Trainer Grade 4 (You have beaten at least B Grade official with any monster).
• You have finished the first expedition Phoenix Volcano Adventure at Kawrea.

Unlock Steps

1. Send a monster that is B Grade or higher to the Mandy Desert (Heavy Errantry) between the months of March and August.
   • If the monster is not injured during errantry, it will return with a Spear. After, Your monster and the Centaur will fight (this will take an entire week so you will lose additional lifespan).
   • There is no unlock penalty for losing this fight. You can even choose to give up, especially if you are trying to avoid injury.
2. Combine any two monsters with the Spear in to unlock/make a Centaur.

Spear:
The Combining Item

Prerequisites

• You have achieved Trainer Grade 6 (You have beaten S Grade official with any monster).
• Binto has upgraded your stable at least once. (Blue doors or large white stable)
• You have participated in at least one IMa vs. FIMBA meet.

Unlock Steps

1. Having done all of the above, have an exactly B Grade monster (not higher or lower) on the ranch, when a week rolls over into July 1st - 4th, and you will be invited to the Dragon Invitational.
2. Going forward, Attend the Dragon Invitational on August 2nd with any exactly B Grade monster, and defeat Lagirus to receive the Dragon’s Tusk.
3. Combine any two monsters with the Dragon Tusk to unlock/make a Dragon (You may attend this match multiple times to receive more tusks for selling or as a combining item).

Dragon Tusk:
The Combining Item

Prerequisites

• You have finished the first expedition Phoenix Volcano Adventure at Kawrea.
• A thing of note: Both "Quack Doll" items mentioned here have the same name in-game. This is not a typo on the guide, but they are "different" items.

Unlock Steps

1. Create your first Quack Doll by collecting 5 Diamond Marks*, randomly received from feeding your monster Cup Jelly. Once 5 Diamond Marks are received, Colt will mail them off to receive a Fun Can and assemble the first Quack Doll.
2. After the first Quack Doll is made, attend the Torles expedition with Rovest (Requires a C Grade or higher monster with 210+ LIF, 50+ Fame) and Retrieve the Strong Glue from the tree near the beginning of the expedition.
   • You must assemble the first Quack Doll before the Strong Glue can appear in the Torles expedition.
   • Your monster must also have 350+ INT for the Strong Glue to have a chance to appear.
3. With the Strong Glue in inventory, create a second Quack Doll by collecting another 5 Diamond Marks from Cup Jelly and it will automatically become the Quack Doll that can be used as a combining ingredient.
4. Combine any two monsters with the fully assembled Quack Doll to unlock/make a Ducken.

*You can soft reset/save scum for Diamond Marks
You cannot get rid of the Strong Glue without cheating/using a cheat device such as a Gameshark to remove the item from inventory
^{Fixed in DX, Once Ducken is unlocked in fusion, you are allowed to sell the Strong Glue. Even after selling the glue you will continue to create the "Glued" version of the Quack Dolls.}

5 Diamond Marks:
From Cup Jelly; Gives Fun Can.

1st Fun Can Quack Doll: (Without Glue)
Not the Combining Item

Strong Glue:
(Required)

5 More Diamond Marks:
From Cup Jelly; Gives Fun Can.

2nd Fun Can Quack Doll: (With Glue)
The Combining Item

Prerequisites

• You have finished the first expedition Phoenix Volcano Adventure at Kawrea.

Unlock Steps

1. Attend the Parepare expedition with Kavaro (Requires a C Grade or higher monster with 140+ LIF, 40+ Fame). Behind the huge pimpkin in the center of the map is the Decaying Palace where you can search for a chance to find the Old Sheath.
   • Your monster must have 300+ INT, for the Old Sheath to have a chance to appear.
2. Go to the Shop to hear Aunt Verde’s rumor.
3. From there, any monster must be exactly A Grade, and it will be invited to the Double-Edged Invitational on February 1st (to fight in an A Grade match on February 4th) to Win the Double-Edged Sword.
4. Combine any two monsters with the Double-Edged Sword to unlock/make a Durahan.

Old Sheath:
Not the Combining Item

Double-Edged:
The Combining Item

Prerequisites

• You have achieved Trainer Grade 1 (You have beaten at least E Grade official with any monster).

Unlock Steps

1. With a D Grade or higher monster on the ranch on July 1st^[1], you’ll be invited to the "ELIMINATION" qualifying match on July 4.
   • The Invitation scene only happens once. Afterward the ELIMINATION tournament will appear every 4 years, with no other indicator, from the first year you got the original invitation.
2. Win the qualifying ELIMINATION match to be invited to the IMa - FIMBA Meet on August 4th.
3. Attend the IMa - FIMBA meet^[2] on August 4th. It does not matter if your team wins or loses the IMa - FIMBA meet, you will unlock all four breeds afterwards.

Prerequisites

• A monster must be allowed to die (Sueki Suezo is a perfect candidate)
• You must have held a funeral (this is very low cost).
• Phoenix and Metalner cannot trigger this event.

Unlock Steps

1. After a monster has died, and a funeral was held, a Basic Altar will have been created.
2. 1st Altar upgrade: After 140 weeks have passed, you will be prompted on March Week 3 to upgrade the Altar for 5,000 G (if you have at least 8,000 G).
3. 2nd (final) Altar upgrade: After another 140 weeks have passed, you will be prompted again on March Week 3 to upgrade the Altar for 8000 G (if you have at least 13,000 G).
4. With both upgrades completed, The following year on March 3rd, you will have a brief cut-scene and then receive the Stick.
5. Combine any two monsters with the Stick to unlock/make a Ghost.

Monster Death:
(Required)

Basic Altar:
(Funeral Required)

1st Altar Upgrade:
(Required)

2nd Altar Upgrade:
(Required)

Stick:
The Combining Item

Prerequisites

• You have achieved Trainer Grade 6 (You have beaten S Grade official with any monster).
• You have finished the first expedition Phoenix Volcano Adventure at Kawrea.

Unlock Steps

1. Attend the Torles expedition with Rovest (Requires a C Grade or higher monster with 210+ LIF, 50+ Fame), and acquire the Big Footstep from the Large Snowman at the top right of the map.
• Your monster must have 500+ INT, for the Big Footstep to have a chance to appear.
2. Afterwards, send a B Grade or higher monster to the Sharp Errantry (Papas Mountains). You will be warned about "Bighand" the first time you send a qualifying monster.
3. Complete the Errantry and defeat the random encounter "Bighand" to receive the Big Boots.
4. Combine any two monsters with the Big Boots to unlock/make a Jill.

(Finding the Big Footstep itself has no rank requirement but the rest does)
* The act of finding the Big Footstep flags the game to allow the Bighand encounter when meeting the requirement. You don't need to have Big Footstep in your inventory, and it can even be discarded after you found it on expedition.

Big Footstep:
Not the Combining Item

Big Boots:
The Combining Item

Prerequisites

• You have finished the first expedition Phoenix Volcano Adventure at Kawrea.

Unlock Steps

1. Attend the 2nd (normal) Kawrea Expedition with a B Grade or higher monster (Requires 280+ LIF, 50+ Fame) and Visit the Burnt Altar on the upper right side of the map and find the Joker Mask.
   • Your monster must have 300+ SKI, for the Mask to have a chance to appear.
2. Head back to the ranch- sit through Pab’s idiocy, and then receive the Joker Mask
3. Combine any two monsters with the Joker Mask to unlock/make a Joker.

Mask:
The Combining Item

Prerequisites

• You have achieved Trainer Grade 8 (Beat two of the Major 4 with any monster).
• The year is at least 1010.
• You have a B Grade or higher monster on the ranch.
• It is September Week 1 and it is not raining.
• On any given week the weather is random. By saving on August Week 4, you can reload and try again until the weather is clear on Sept. Week 1.

Unlock Steps

1. With the above conditions satisfied, on September 1st you’ll be visited by "Aliens." This will continue to happen through November 4th or until the event is finished.
2. Once concluded, you will receive a crystal and some alien smack-talk.
3. Take this Crystal to the Shrine in town (The crystal itself is not a combination item).
4. After a short discussion with Chaille, Metalner is now unlocked.
   However you do not acquire a metalner from the event. You must create a Metalner from the Shrine directly.

Event:
You aren't smart enough

Crystal:
Take to Shrine (Not used in fusion)

Prerequisites

• Phoenix and Metalner cannot trigger this event.
• You have already visited the shop at least once.
• There's not a Shop sale active this week (through Trainer Promotion sale or Discount Sale in the mail).
• Magic Banana is currently available at the shop.
• It's not a week that a new item is being introduced into the shop (Unless that item is Magic Banana).
• You have achieved Trainer Grade 4 (You have beaten at least B Grade official with any monster).

Unlock Steps

1. With the above conditions met, visit the Shop on occasion until you receive the Seeds, which will automatically be planted on your ranch during the event.
   • 1999 version/NTSC: This event is tied to "new unlocked item countdown timer" being greater than 0. If you unlock "Manseitan" and an additional 200 weeks pass before reaching Trainer Grade 4, then the timer will remain at 0; therefore, locking you out of being able to get Mock forever. Though, this takes almost 30 game years to occur.
   • DX: This is fixed: you can't be locked out of acquiring Mock anymore.
2. Allow 576 weeks to pass (12 years) after planting the tree
• Several brief events and dialogue will occur over the years in regards to the planted tree (It sprouts, grows, possibly buds the flower, moves, blooms, and dies).
3. The next April Week 1 after the 576 weeks have passed, the tree will appear to have died.
4. Allow any monster to die on the ranch (funeral not required).
5. Afterwards, you will receive a free Mock which appears in your Stable, and Mock will be unlocked.

* If both Mock and Wracky are ready to be unlocked after the death of a monster, the game will prioritize Mock first.

Mystic Seed:
(Shop Event)

Tree Progression:
(576 Week Event)

Monster Death:
(Required)

Tree Growth Phases in higher resolution

Prerequisites

Niton and Undine have the same requirements:

• You have achieved Trainer Grade 4 (You have beaten a B Grade official with any monster).
• Use a Hopper with any sub-breed; You can even use ??? types.

Unlock Steps

1. Raise your Hopper to at least B Grade (Beat the C Grade official), and have it on the ranch during the Winter months (December to February).
2. Ensure that the Hopper has 0 fatigue and less than 30 stress at the start of a week (resting is mandatory).
3. It will dig up Hot Springs and you'll have a scene with Pabs. Afterwards you will receive the Undine Slate.
   • Niton: When the Hot Springs cutscene is over, the Niton is quietly unlocked (no combination item or notice is given, it will simply be available at the Shrine now).
   • Undine: Combine any two monsters with the Undine Slate to unlock/make an Undine.

Hopper:
(Any sub-breed)

Hot Springs:
(Required)

Undine Slate:
The Combining Item

Prerequisites

• You have achieved Trainer Grade 1 (Have beaten E Grade official with any monster).
• There are 2 different expedition maps (Both in Kawrea) that the Fire Feather can be acquired from.

Unlock Steps

1. Monster must have 140+ LIF, 40+ Fame and is D Grade or higher.
2. Attend the Phoenix Volcano Adventure at Kawrea.
3. Acquire the Fire Feather from the only searchable location at the center of the map.
   • Save prior to the 1st expedition and reset until you get the Fire Feather.

Option 2: All Future visits to Kawrea Expedition will be "Kawrea Volcano Adventure" with higher requirements.

1. Monster must have 280+ LIF, 50+ Fame and is B Grade or higher.
2. Attend the Kawrea Volcano Adventure
3. Acquire the Fire Feather from the Phoenix Statue or Magma Tower locations during the regular and future expeditions to Kawrea.

Fire Feather:
The Combining Item

Prerequisites

• Phoenix and Metalner cannot trigger this event.
• You have achieved Trainer Grade 7 (You have beaten any of the Major 4 with any monster).
• The year is 1005 or higher.

Unlock Steps

1. When you have a monster with 90+ Fame on the ranch, you will receive the Doll.
2. Colt will ask to throw it away the next week.
• It doesn’t matter what choice you pick, If you Throw it away, it will continue to get delivered 3 times over 3 months until Colt decides to keep it.
3. After the doll is kept, and after Colt asks you if you moved the doll, allow a monster to die.
4. Afterwards, you will receive a free Wracky which appears in your Stable, and Wracky will be unlocked.

* If both Mock and Wracky are ready to be unlocked after the death of a monster, the game will prioritize Mock first.

Wracky Doll:
Fan Gift

Monster Death:
(Required)

Prerequisites

• You have achieved Trainer Grade 6 (You have beaten S Grade official with any monster).
• You have upgraded the Stable at least once (Blue doors).
• You have completed the requirements to unlock the Niton and Undine.

Unlock Steps

1. With the above met, Send a B Grade or higher monster to Torble Sea (Hit Errantry), you will be warned about a big water creature the first time you send a qualifying monster.
2. Complete the Errantry and defeat the random encounter "Zilla King" to receive a "Zilla Beard".
3. Combine any two monsters with the Zilla Beard to unlock/make a Zilla.

Hot Springs:
(Required)

1st Stable Upgrade:
(Required)

Zilla Beard:
The Combining Item