Palicoes are a felyne combat companion in. As hunters' reliable comrades out in the field, they specialize in a variety of offensive, defensive, and restorative support abilities. A Hunter's Palico joins them in the field with pride, as much a bona fide member of the Commission as any other Hunter.
A Hunter bonds with a Palico during their Hunter training, and from then on the two are inseparable. The Hunter and the Palico will work together until either's demise or the Hunter's retirement. Unlike traditional pet cats, Feylyne's are blessed with long life.
Palicoes are reliable comrades while out on the hunt. They'll support you in numerous ways during quests, from attacking monsters to utilizing useful gadgets, with anything from providing Hunters with insects in the wild called vigorwasps to restore their health, to using gadgets called Plunderblades to attain rare materials from a monster in battle. Palico Gadgets are as follows:
- Vigorwasp Spray: The Palico pulls out a vigorwasp and rides it towards the hunter. It then explodes, healing the hunter. When trained, the Palico can also deploy a stationary vigorwasp, like one found in the wild.
- Flashfly Cage: The Palico pulls out a cage with a flashfly in it. The hunter can then hit the cage to create a large flash. Very useful for fighting flying wyverns like Rathalos or Legiana. When trained further, the Palico can deploy an electric shock trap. Beware, overuse of traps and flashes will cause a monster to become resistant.
- Shieldspire: The Palico pulls out a shield with a face on it. The Palico then taunts the monster into attacking it while using the shield to stay alive. The next ability of the Shieldspire is a shield bash which can stagger and stun a monster if it hits.
- Coral Orchestra: The Palico pulls out a Coral Instrument. The Palico then plays one of several songs that applies a buff (e.g. Attack Up, Defense Up, Bleeding Resistance, Stamina Drain Down). Upon further training the Palico gains access to a second instrument with some improved buffs, such as the ability to negate environmental damage from lava, giving the player the earplug effect (protection from monster roars).
- Plunderblade: The Palico pulls out a Plunderblade and snatches items from monsters (e.g. scales, fangs ...) to store in their packs. Upon further training, the Palico is able to throw the Plunderblade. If this thrown blade hits a monster, the monster will drop an item, which may be either an appropriate scale or talon, or a slinger ammo e.g Piercing pods.
- Meowlatov Cocktail: The Palico pulls out a ceramic pot and throws it at monster causing it to explode and deal damage. Upon further training your Palico can roll around with a small cannon and shield. These attacks can easily stagger large monsters.
Palicoes are also able to converse with other Lynians in the wild, and may be able to attain special bonds with them so they will assist you in battle or offer you special rewards and even secret treasure. Palicoes can even communicate with smaller monsters in some situations, which will then allow you to use them as transport temporarily.
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- As with themselves, Hunters are able to craft weapons and armour for their Palico.
- Among the Felynes, who are positive and active in their interactions with people, some have abilities that the Guild desires and so are called Palicoes.
- Palicoes are permitted to work along with hunters. In the Commission, Palicoes are not designated as ranked Hunters, but they take part in the Commission as accompanying partners.
- Felynes are omnivorous. Palicoes eat the same foodstuff as humans, but the Hunters give them things like meat that has been processed for their consumption. It is said that Felynes that coexists with people have definitely developed more gourmet tastes than when they were wild.
- A small Lynian that inhabits the Old World and outwardly looks like an animal. Lynians have their own culture and customs, but many of them wish to interact with other species. They are intensely curious, and their ability to learn languages of other cultures is excellent.
- Palicoes have a strong trust in their hunters, due to having worked together for a long time. They show obedient responses to instruction and have an extremely amiable personality.
- Perhaps due to their curiosity, Palicoes tend to run about all over the place and work hard when gathering materials on investigations, taking advantage of their physical abilities and environmental adaptability.