User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Jyuratodus/@comment-26034899-20180304001902

Can't say that I'm a big fan of Jyuratodus. As countless of others have mentioned before, its concept and design are pretty unoriginal, essentially being a brown Lavasioth covered in mud. They should have just called it "Brown Lavasioth" or something and list it as a Subspecies instead of passing it off as its own monster. Yeah, I know, it makes no sense for Subspecies to have lower star ratings than the originals, but it certainly does make more sense than trying to pass it off as an entirely new concept when it's not, since even newbies can see how uninspired it is. Gameplay-wise, it's not quite as bad, using a mix of Cephadrome, Barroth, and Lavasioth's move sets and abilities, so at the very least, it's not an exact copy of Lavasioth, and it does seem less annoying than the likes of Cephadrome and Plesioth, so there's that. Its Turf Wars with Barroth over the mud bogs are a neat addition, though. Equipment-wise, it's the only true Water monster in the game, so until DLC monsters or World G become a thing, you'll have to stick to fighting this guy if you want to make use of Water-elemental weapons, and the weapons and armour seem pretty average from what I can see. All in all, this guy's pretty bland. Well, at least the Piscine Wyvern class is seeing more use after all these years.