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Monster Rancher 2 Combo Breaker 2025 Live Tournament

Monster Rancher 3 unlocking guide

A complete guide to unlocking all regions and monsters.
Starting Monsters Regions & Drills Rivals Dragon Durahan Joker Pancho Zan Credits

 

Note: You are locked into a story/event in a region until that story is finished, even if you have moved into a new region!

If you are attempting to unlock Zan or Joker and nothing is happening, try going back to any area where you had been involved in a story/event, and make sure it is really finished.

After, go back to the region where you were trying to unlock your monster.

The most commonly unfinished story/event is Takrama's Golems. It's not over until you have been congratulated several times during the six months following the defeat of the Golem.

 

Starting Monsters

  • The following 25 monster Breeds do not have to be unlocked:
      Baku, Beaclon, Colorpandora, Ducken, Gitan, Golem, Hare, Hengar, Jell, Lesione, Mew, Mocchi, Mogi, Momo, Naga, Octopee, Ogyo, Pixie, Plant, Psiroller, Raiden, Suezo, Suzurin, Tiger, Zoom

 

Training Regions

Morx is the only available region on a new game, but there are 4 additional regions to raise your monster in. Over time you'll usually naturally unlock them in the following order: Kalaragi & Takrama, Brillia, and Goat. Different regions allow you to evolve your monster into a different sub-type, have access to different Drills with varying stat combinations to suit your desired focused stats, and two are required for Monster unlocking progress.

If you're having trouble opening up the additional regions, Please see the tables below.

  • Check roughly where the locked region's fame level is at.
  • Fight in that region to earn fame towards unlocking it.
  • Region is unlocked when the required minimum fame has been earned.
  • Different regions require varying fame earned to unlock.

Regional Fame Levels
Breeder FameBreeder Status
- - - Inexperienced
0 - 9Tyro
10 - 19Minor
20 - 29Average
30 - 39Major
40 - 49Popular
50 - 59Famous
60 - 69Star
70 - 79Super Star
80 - 89Hero
90 - 99Super Hero
  • Each region's fame is separate.
  • Regional Fame helps unlock new training areas and hidden rival encounters.
  • Fighting in a tournament of a given region and level reward varying amounts of fame for that region.
    • Region Unlocks
    Beat Regional
    Grade    		Earn Regional
    Breeder Fame
    E2
    D4
    C8
    B16
    A32
    S64
    Unlock RegionFame Req.
    Morx0
    Kalaragi12
    Takrama12
    Brillia24
    Goat36
  • Accrued Breeder Fame is permanently earned.
  • "Tochikan Festa" rank-up & "Free" tournaments give 0 Regional Fame.
    • Hidden Drill Unlocks
    Hidden DrillRegionFameRank
    Light LearnMorx0Any
    TunnelMorx2D+
    Hit MolesMorx6C+
    FishingKalaragi16C+
    ChaseKalaragi32B+
    Life RiskKalaragi64A+
    TornadoTakrama16C+
    Real ThingTakrama32B+
    Duruma RockTakrama64A+
    Cross SealBrillia24C+
    Dodge SealBrillia32B+
    Dig SealBrillia64A+
    BlowfishGoat36C+
    SearchGoat36B+
    SwirlGoat64A+
  • Rank is based on Monster.
  • Fame is based on Breeder.
  • See Maps for discovery locations.
    • Breeder Rank Unlocks
    Rank
    Victory    		Get Breeder
    Rank
    E1
    D2
    C3
    B4
    A5
    S6
    Big 5 (1)7
    Big 5 (2)8
    Big 5 (3)9
    Big 5 (4)10
    Big 5 (5)Master
    Ragnarox(Credits)
  • Beat a given Tochikan Festa tournament Rank that you have not yet won to earn higher Breeder Ranks.
  • Breeder Ranks are earned separately from Monster Ranks.

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    Unlocking Rivals
    Access to rivals open up a bit of a short story introduction and give you more opportunity for rival encounters where you can break up raising monotony with chances to trade Saucer Stone fragments, have some additional dialogue, or a battle.

    Non-specific Region

    • Rip & Rap: Reach Breeder Rank 2 (D Victory), and Morx Fame is at least 60.
    • Date: Reach Breeder Rank 4 (B Victory), and with no other story in progress, reach at least 30 Fame in the following regions: Morx, Takrama, Kalaragi, and Goat. (Brillia Fame is not checked).

    Morx

    • Gadamon: Finish listening to Mucchi at the start of the game.
    • Mitia: Reach Breeder Rank 1 (E Victory).
    • Mosha: Reach Breeder Rank 2 (D Victory).
    • Taz: Reach Breeder Rank 3 (C Victory). Complete the Missing Mushrooms story (lasts 5 weeks).
    • Yuikyo: Reach Breeder Rank 3 (C Victory) with at least 30 Fame in Morx, and at least 10 Fame in all other regions.

    Kalaragi

    • Lek: Reach Breeder Rank 1 (E Victory).
    • Sansha: Reach Breeder Rank 2 (D Victory).
    • Jimsey: Encounter Sansha and complete the Stolen Money story.

    Takrama

    • Haz: Reach Breeder Rank 1 (E Victory).
    • Shumika: Reach Breeder Rank 2 (D Victory).
    • Lus: Encounter Shumika and complete the Bad Monster story.

    Brillia

    • Maya: Reach Breeder Rank 1 (E Victory).
    • Taya: Encounter Maya, and stay in the locale for a week. Events with Taya continue until reaching Rank 3 (C Victory), it's not specific which one flags either as an available rival.
    • Nahze is not available as a rival, and disappears after the story is completed.

    Goat

    • Burn: Reach Breeder Rank 1 (E Victory).
    • Jenna: Encounter Burn and stay in the locale for a week.
    • Muto: Reach Breeder Rank 3 (C Victory), and have 50 Goat Fame. Your active monster must be a Mocchi/Morx with less than 30 Fatigue (any message better than "a little bit tired" at week start).
    • Kai and Dagga are not available as rivals, and disappear after their storyline

     

    Unlock Dragon & Durahan

    Locked disc description: "Legendary Power"

    • Beat a Tochikan Festa A Rank tournament so that your monster has earned the S Rank.
    • You will not receive any notice about it, but now you will be able to create Dragon & Durahan breeds at the Shrine.

     

    Unlock Joker

    Locked disc description: "Monster too powerful"

    • Minimum Breeder Rank of 5 (are able to compete in S rank)
    • Goat must be unlocked, and you must be in Goat.
    • No other stories can be in progress.
    • Monster has 100 or more weeks lifespan remaining.
    1. Ms Jenna and Burn will eventually warn the player about Kai.
    2. In January, Kai will visit Fleria and have an exchange trying to bribe you to lose in a tournament so he can win.
    3. In August, Kai revisits and apologize to Fleria and the player, and invite them to the "Luna Battle". The next week Jenna will confirm what is known about the tournament, and mention Grandma Mosha in Morx.
    4. Go to Morx, then talk to Grandma Mosha. You'll get prompted if you want to go fight, select "yes.".
    5. After the discussion with Mosha, be sure to return to Goat by November Week 1 or sooner.
    6. While already in Goat, When the week changes to November Week 2 you'll get a special dialogue to attend the tournament. This is not something joined via the battle calender. Entering the battle and failing will cost 20 weeks of lifespan.
      • You must beat Kolbain, a Joker (Lif 412, Pow 506, Int 534, Spd 486, Def 248).
      • If you lose, you can try again in future years as long as you're in Goat when the week rolls over to November Week 2.
    7. Once you win the tournament, Frelia will suggest you take the Joker Plate to Bragma in Morx... but WAIT! If you have the lifespan to spare, do the next to steps. They are permanently gone if you visit Bragma first:
      • [Optional Dialogue] Before moving, Rest in Goat for dialogue with Ms Jenna.
      • [Optional Dialogue] Visit Morx and Rest for dialogue with Grandma Mosha to report on the Joker Plate.
    8. Finally, Visit Grandpa Bragma as suggested. This unlocks Joker and you will be able to create Joker breeds at the shrine.
      • v1.0 BugYou are urged to go to the Shrine as soon as you can. If your monster dies before you go to the Shrine, you will be permanently locked out from acquiring Joker.[1]
      • Save often: Before beginning, and a separate ones during and through out this event.

    [1]This bug could not be reproduced (appears to be fixed) in v1.1 of the game. See Version indicators.

    See Characters & Story for a more detailed outline of the story events.

     

    Unlock Pancho

    • Beat a Tochikan Festa B Rank tournament so that your monster has earned the A Rank.
    • You will not receive any notice about it, but now you will be able to create Pancho breeds at the Shrine.

     

    Unlock Zan

    Locked disc description: "Unknown Breed"

    • Visit the Brillia area. You'll meet some local people, and battle their monsters. Then you'll battle a bad monster, and hear that it's modified.
    • Keep playing in Brillia and eventually you'll be challenged by a Zan wearing accessories.
    • Battle the accessorized Zan (win/lose/KO does not matter). After, the accessories will disappear, and it will bow down to you. The Zan and owner will walk away.
    • The next week, they will return with a saucer stone for you.
    • Go to town, and talk to Grandpa Bragma. He will say he needs to research the stone, and will get back to you.
    • Bragma will never actually follow up, however, now you will be able to create Zan breeds at the Shrine.

    See Characters & Story for a more detailed outline of the story events.

     

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