Paolumu

Paolumu
パオウルムー (Paourumu)
English Title	Floating Sky Wyvern
Japanese Title	浮空竜
Chinese Name	浮空龙
General Information
Monster Class	Flying Wyvern
Elements	None
Ailments	None
Weakest to	Fire (★★★) Thunder (★★)
Habitat	Coral Highlands Guiding Lands
Size	1429.20 cm 1006.16 cm
Related Monsters	Nightshade Paolumu
Generation	Fifth

Paolumu are Flying Wyverns first introduced in Monster Hunter: World.

Physiology

Paolumu is a bat-like wyvern that slightly resembles the Honduran white bat. Like said bat species, Paolumu is covered in white fur and has a pink face. Though it is covered in fur, Paolumu also has some brown scales covering its back, underbelly, and tail. The Paolumu has rodent-like buck teeth. This is because its diet consists of the eggs that come from the coral which Paolumu sucks in using its incredible breathing power. Paolumu's head, wings, and tail can be wounded.

Behavior and Abilities

Inside of Paolumu's neck is a special air sac that inflates once it has sucked in enough air. Once its air sac has inflated, Paolumu is able to float in the air like a balloon and able to attack foes from above. While floating, Paolumu will use its hard tail to batter foes at close range. Paolumu is also able to breathe wind at foes, it can also use its inhaling powers to draw in hunters closer or to make them stagger. Hunters can deflate Paolumu's neck by mounting it as well as attacking its neck.

Paolumu are fairly calm unless provoked by a threat. Once provoked, they will become aggressive. Paolumu won't attack a hunter unless they attack it first. Paolumu is outclassed by Deviljho, Legiana, and Odogaron in the Coral Highlands.

Game Appearances

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Main Series

• Monster Hunter: World (Introduced)
• Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

Spin-offs

• Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
• Monster Hunter Now

Crossovers

• Puzzle & Dragons
• TEPPEN

Game Data

Element/Status Effectiveness

Element	Effectiveness	Status	Effectiveness
Fire	★★★	Poison	★★
Water	✖	Sleep	★★
Thunder	★★	Paralysis	★★
Ice	★	Blast	★★★
Dragon	★	Stun	★★

In-Game Description

Monster Hunter World Paolumu feast on eggs found in the Coral Highlands. They are able to propel through the air using unique sacs in their bodies, and attack with their extremely hard tails. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Paolumu inflate the sacs in their bodies to float in the air, directing their flight by exhaling this way or that. They can slow down their prey with bursts of compressed air to create an opening for a powerful tail attack. Monster Hunter Now A flying wyvern capable of storing large quantities of air within its body. By powerfully exhaling this air, it can travel afloat across the skies, delivering crushing blows with its hard tail.

Hunting Tips

“	By deeply inhaling, it can suck in unwary hunters alongside large quantities of air. Its inflated neck pouch can serve as a means by which to ground the beast if broken, allowing for its vulnerable head to be damaged. Take caution, however, as some specimens are capable of unleashing a violent tornado breath attack.	„
- MHNow’s Monster Guide

Materials

Icon	Item Name	Rarity	Value	Description
	Paolumu Pelt 浮空竜の毛皮	4	650z	Paolumu material. Mostly obtained as a reward. Broadly used for many purposes.
	Paolumu Pelt+ 浮空竜の上毛皮	6	1570z	Rare Paolumu material. Mostly obtained as a reward. Broadly used for many purposes.
	Paolumu Thickfur 浮空竜の厚毛皮	9	3240z	Very rare Paolumu material. Mostly obtained as a reward. Broadly used for many purposes.
	Paolumu Scale 浮空竜の鱗	4	450z	Paolumu material. Mostly obtained by carving. Solid, used to craft gear.
	Paolumu Scale+ 浮空竜の上鱗	6	1070z	Paolumu material. Mostly obtained by carving. Solid, used to craft gear.
	Paolumu Shard 浮空竜の厚鱗	9	2140z	Very rare Paolumu material. Mostly obtained by carving. Solid, used to craft gear.
	Paolumu Shell ゴム質の甲殻	4	950z	Paolumu material. Obtained by breaking its tail. Used for many purposes.
	Paolumu Carapace+ ゴム質の堅殻	6	2140z	Rare Paolumu material. Obtained by breaking its tail. Used for many purposes.
	Paolumu Cortex ゴム質の重殻	9	4380z	Very rare material obtained from Paolumu and its subspecies. Obtained by breaking its tail.
	Paolumu Webbing 浮空竜の翼膜	4	850z	Paolumu material. Obtained by breaking its wings. Lightweight, used to craft gear.
	Paolumu Wing 浮空竜の翼	6	2070z	Rare Paolumu material. Obtained by breaking its wings. Lightweight, used to craft gear.
	Paolumu Fellwing 浮空竜の剛翼	9	4340z	Very rare Paolumu material. Obtained by breaking its wings. Lightweight, used to craft gear.
	Wyvern Gem 竜玉	7	4000z	Throughout a wyvern's life, impurities gather and form this peculiar gem.
	Large Wyvern Gem 大竜玉	9	8000z	A wyvern gem that has grown further over the ages. Emits a mesmerizing shimmer.

Equipment

For more information, see Paolumu Equipment

Paolumu materials can be used to craft five different armor sets: Lumu Armor, Lumu α Armor, Lumu β Armor, Lumu α+ Armor, and Lumu β+ Armor.

Lumu Armor

Lumu α Armor

Lumu β

The following is a complete weapon list for Paolumu weapons:

Sword & Shield: Lumu Knife I Lumu Knife II Lumu Tabar I Lumu Tabar II Lumu Tabar III Lumu Nightmare I Lumu Nightmare II	Hunting Horn: Lumu Horn I Lumu Horn II Lumu Barone I Lumu Barone II Lumu Barone III Lumu Drone I Lumu Drone II
Switch Axe: Lumu Axe I Lumu Axe II Lumu Smasher I Lumu Smasher II Lumu Smasher III Mechanical Lumu I Mechanical Lumu II	Light Bowgun: Lumu Blitz I Lumu Blitz II Lumu Typhon I Lumu Typhon II Lumu Typhon III Lumu Typhon IV

Gallery

With Legiana

With Pukei-Pukei and Great Jagras

Notes

• General

General Notes

• While being a completely different classification, Paolumu's wing patterns are extremely similar to Pukei-Pukei's.
• Paolumu’s neck pouch has jiggle physics.
• Paolumu was voted 103rd place in the Hunters' Choice for Top Monster during Monster Hunter's 20th Anniversary.
  • While other monsters either use their renders or use their standard pose facing left, both it and Nightshade Paolumu face the viewer in inflated mode, obscuring most of its body.