User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Pink Rathian(4th Gen)/@comment-4899131-20151213135105

I've had a lot of love for the Rath family ever since I hunted my 1st Rathian in Tri & Pink Rathian has only added to that.

When I 1st saw that angled tailspin, I said to my buddy "That looks REALLY cool!", "Wait til it hits you!" he replied & sure enough, 30seconds later SPLAT "Ok, see what you mean now!", but it's this attack, the extra firepower & extra time spent airborn that make her so much more than just a Rathian painted pink. While the tailspin really hurts if it hits, it's also a good opening for a well aimed flash bomb, a classic double-edged sword.

Was very glad when the single Pink G-rank event quest came out, as hunting 2 of these at once made farming her quite a pain. Pink Problems was the last G1 quest I ticked off, after a few failed efforts with a decent team, and I only had 1 G2 quest left to do at the time as well.

I've not made her armor (much prefer Gold Rathian's skills, but more on that when her MAW comes around), but I''ve come to use the Azure Straybloom in preference to the Chameleos SA now & the natural purple sharpness on the LS is really rather good too.

Overall, Pink Rathian is a good looking monster that is fun to hun with about the right balance of challenge & openings for attack. Big thumbs up to the designers for this one :)