Buddies in Monster Hunter Rise (MHR or MHRise) are companions that a hunter can bring to their expedition. As well all love and know, the Palicoes make their triumphant return in this new Monster Hunter series but they are now joined by the brand new Palamutes. Each buddy works differently but both of them provide tactical support for the hunter. This page covers information regarding the buddy feature in MH Rise.
Buddies can be fully customized as well during character creation, so players can customize your Palamute's coat, eyes, ears, tail, and voice, and Palicoes let you pick your favorite support type on top of that too. Buddies can be pet as well at any time you want. Take note that in single-player mode, you can take any combination of two Buddies with you but in multiplayer mode, you can only bring along one Buddy, so choose wisely.
Click here to view Buddy Skills, Support Moves and Secret Support Moves
Monster Hunter Rise Buddies
Palicoes
- See Palico Equipment for a full list of Palico Armor, Weapons, and Layered Armor!
- Palicoes have behaviors:
- Large Only: Exclusively targets large monsters
- Large First: Prioritizes large monsters
- Balanced: Attacks all monsters
- Small First: Prioritizes small monsters
- Small Only: exclusively targets small monsters
- Palicoes have 5 specializations that give them specific support moves:
- Healer - A support type that focuses on recovery moves. Uses healing to keep hunters in tip-top fighting shape.
- Assist - A support type that's ready to assist. Places traps to weaken monsters and set up advantageous situations.
- Fight - A support type that focuses on combat. Can become fur-ious, boosting its own attack and making it a fantastic fighting furball.
- Bombardier - A support type with a penchant for blowing things up. Has high explosive power and can handle large bombs.
- Gathering - A support type that can sniff out valuables. Highly suited to pilfering items and collecting quality materials.
- They can serve as harvesting helpers for gathering Items in the wild.
- In combat, they can support you with offensive and defensive maneuvers.
- Palicoes are a cat-like combat companion, they provide the hunter with tactical support in battle.
- They are reliable when it comes to hunting since they are capable of assisting the hunter in different ways.
- They are capable of communicating with local wild cats and convince them to help hunters by setting traps.
Palamutes
- See Palamute Equipment for a full list of Palamute Armor, Weapons and Layered Armor!
- Palamute Tactis are as follow:
- Basic: Close range melee damage
- Pincer: Works with the hunter to attack in pincer formation
- Follow: Attacks while remaining near their hunter
- Palamute Skills can include:
- Health Up, Attack Up, Negate Paralysis, Knockout King, Artful Dodger, Earplugs, Element Attack Up, Ranged Attack Up
- Palamutes have special GEAR (See our Palamute Gear page for more info):
- Dual Blade Chain
- Steel Fang
- Stoutcore Fang
- Guarding Parasol
- Large Shuriken
- Scrolls
- Palamutes are a new type of Buddy that will join you on your hunts.
- You can even use some items and recover health while on the move.
- They will synchronize their attacks with you, and they will even let you ride on their backs.
- As long as you're riding a Palamute, you will not consume any stamina, so you can run across the fields to your heart's content.
Issuing Commands
You can give commands to your Buddies. "Wait!" is one such order that you can issue, which directs your buddy to stop in place. "Let me Ride!" is another, which allows you to ride a Palamute. Skillfull command of your Buddies will help make for a smooth hunting collaboration.
Communicating with Buddies
Use the "Wait!" command to put your Buddy into standby. If you walk up to Buddies that are on standby, you can interact with them. Follow the button prompts to see all the fun things you can do with your furry friends!
Riding Palamutes
When accompanied by a Palamute, you'll have access to the Let me Ride! command, allowing for rapid transport within a locale. Hop on your Palamute and you'll arrive at your destination in no time! There are two ways to ride a Palamute:
- Hold down
while near a Palamute. - Issue the "Let me Ride!" command from the action bar.
while near a Palamute.Palamute Riding Controls are as follows:
- Use the to move around.
- Hold to dash forward.
- Press to jump.
- Press and use the to drift while dashing
- Press to attack.
- Press to dismount.
- Press to perform a jumping dismount while dashing.
to move around.
to dash forward.
to jump.
and use the 
to attack.
to dismount.
Buddy Skills
Buddy Skills are Skills that can be taught to your Palico and Palamute Buddies. The equipped buddy skills can be viewed on your Buddy Info Screen when interacting with a Buddy Expert. Buddy skills can be earned by completing Requests at the quest counter. Requests are small petitions by NPCs that can be completed during a Hub Quest or a Village Quest. Skill memory is required to equip skills. You can view the number of skill memory each skill slots by taking a look at the displayed icons next to the Skill titles when viewing the Buddy Info Tab.
Skill Memory
Skill memory is required to equip skills; each Buddy has 3 base Skill memory by default, which increases by 1 at levels 10 and 25. You can view the number of skill memory each skill slots by taking a look at the displayed icons next to the Skill titles when viewing each skill. View the Info tab when interacting with the Buddy Expert and it will also display the current number of Skill Memory Slots that you currently have. Skill memory points can be unlocked with the Buddy Expert himself. In the Sunbreak expansion, you will have the option to Increase skill memory (up to a max of three times, per Buddy), then you will be prompted to choose a Buddy Type. Select which buddy that needs that increased Skill memory. You will need a Eurekacorn for each increase.
Euerekacorns
- Giving
Euerekacorns to Buddies helps increase their Skill Memory. A Buddy's Skill Memory can be increased a total of three times. - You can obtain Eurekacorns from the Meowcenaries (MR only), optional subquests, and other situations.
How do I use a buddy in Monster Hunter Rise online?
Though you can bring 2 Buddies with you on hunts when you're in offline mode, you are limited to only 1 Buddy when playing online with other people. The buddy you bring will be whoever is 'equipped' in the first Buddy slot when previewing your Buddies at the Buddy Board.
Support Moves and Secret support Moves
Support Moves and Secret Support Moves are Skills that can be taught to your Palico Buddies. The equipped Secret Support Moves can be viewed on your Buddy Info Screen when interacting with a Buddy Expert. Here, you can also view the Support Moves available to swap in. This will also display what kinds of Support Moves there are along with their conditions, types, and effects.
- Support Moves are default Skills that can be taught specifically to your Buddies (Palicoes). They can be taught and equipped as long as the Buddy meets the required Conditions to use the support move.
- Secret Support Moves are mainly used in combat and it is a new mechanic featured in the Sunbreak Expansion and players can acquire different Secret Support moves by completing 3 MR Quests with each type of Palico. All types of Palico can use all Secret Support Moves.
How do you scout a Buddy in MHR?
Players are able to create and customize their own Palico and Palamute, but you are not limited to only using these two Buddies during hunts or for other Buddy activities such as the Argosy or Meowcenaries. More Buddies can be obtained through the Buddy Scout by speaking to Buddy Handler Iori at the Buddy Plaza in Kamura Village or by speaking to Nagi the Buddy Agent at the Elgado Outpost. With the Buddy Scout, you can use Zenny to hire both Palicoes and Palamutes with different skills and abilities. The more you progress through the game, the higher the base level Buddies you'll be offered. There is a limit to how many Buddies you can hire at one time, so keep an eye out on your Buddy capacity.
Under the Buddy Scout is also the Scout a Buddy option. With this menu, though you can't customize the buddy's skills, you can customize the looks and support type of the Buddies you'll hire. After completing at least one mission, the Buddies under the Hire menu should have the features you specified.
Buddy Skills in Mh Rise
Defense Skills
Buddy Friendship
Attack Skills
Support Skills
Palicoes Support Moves in MHR
Support Moves are abilities that Palicoes can use in combat to aid the hunter. Some moves are offensive, dealing damage or buffing buddies and hunters' ability to deal damage, while some are more defense-oriented, boosting defensive capabilities. Some moves can also provide utility by way of healing or trapping monsters, among other effects. Support Moves are used automatically once learned, but the hunter can use a Felvine Bulb to increase the frequency with which Palicoes perform these abilities.
The chart below lists all available Support Moves.
- Each Palico can learn up to five Support Moves, which are pre-determined upon creation or hiring of the Palico.
- Each Palico specializes in one of five Support Types. A Palico's type pre-determines their Level 1 and Level 20 Support Moves.
- Level 5, 10 and 15 Support Moves are drawn at random from a pool for each level milestone, represented in each row below. This means that a Palico specialized in Assist may learn moves from any other specializations upon reaching these levels.
- You can check what Support Moves a Palico will have before hiring or creating one.
| Support Type / Level |
Healer |
Assist |
Fight |
Bombardier |
Gathering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV 1 Pre-set Support Move |
Effect: Places a plant with restorative powers that continuously heals any nearby allies. |
Effect: Fires movement-hindering ironsilk at large monsters, using a Palico-sized ballista. |
Effect: Lets loose a fearsome roar, empowering buddies and hunters. |
Effect: Fires Palico-sized Wyvernblast shells at monsters, triggering explosions when they strike. |
Effect: Fires endemic life at monsters from a ballista. Results vary according to launched creatures. |
| LV 5 Support Move |
Effect: Creates bubbles that pop and provide healing when touched. Bigger bubbles heal more. |
Effect: Reduces hunters' stamina loss while your Palico is dancing. |
Effect: Spins around using their weapon to create a whirlwind, then rams into monsters. |
Effect: Unleashes a horde of top-shaped bombs that track monsters. |
Effect: Hurls a gargantuan boomerang based on weapon attack type at foes. |
| LV 10 Support Move |
Effect: Places a vase that heals various status ailments. Stand in the smoke to receive its effects. |
Effect: Places a fragrant pouch that entices nearby endemic life to approach. |
Effect: Sounds a drum that raises attack and defense for both hunters and Buddies |
Effect: Places a mine that explodes when tripped by a large monster, sometimes also staggering them. |
Effect: Your Palico conceals themselves temporarily, preventing them from being targeted by monsters. |
| LV 15 Support Move |
Effect: Heals a buddy and temporarily prevents loss of its health. |
Effect: Sets up a shock trap that stops large monsters from moving. |
Effect: Draws a monster's attention, skillfully evades their attack, then mounts a counterattack. |
Effect: Sets a bomb that flies into the air and emits a bright flash. |
Effect: Drops a lingering electric field that inflicts thunderblight on monsters within it. |
| LV 20 Pre-Set Support Move |
Effect: Greatly recovers Buddy and player health. |
Effect: Sets a trap that immobilizes large monsters and inflicts them with poison. |
Effect: Your Palico becomes fur-ious. In this state, their attack power increases drastically. |
Effect: Rushes at a foe with a Giga Barrel Bomb. |
Effect: A boomerang attack that steals materials from monsters. |
Palico Secret Support Moves MHR
Secret Support Moves are mainly used in combat and it is a new mechanic featured in the Sunbreak Expansion and players can acquire different Secret Support moves by completing 3 MR Quests with each type of Palico. All types of Palico can use all Secret Support Moves.
Secret Support Move |
Type |
Effect |
Healing Clover Bat |
Support | A bat that scatters an auto-healing power after you've inflicted enough damage to a monster |
Lottery Box |
Support | A lottery box containing scrolls. When a scroll is drawn, a random Support Move will be performed. |
Felyn Fireworks |
Attack | Set up a massive firework that damages foes off after a fixed period of time. Usable from the Action Bar. |
Felyn Powered-Up |
Support | Upgrades Buddy Support Moves and Palamute Gear by means of a special performance. |
Ameowzing Mist |
Trap | Sets a mine that does elemental damage to large monsters when detonated. |
AnonymousKinda weird that the Palico picture is from World, but oh well.
- Anonymous
They lost oportunity to call Camouflage "Catmouflage"
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