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Nightshade Paolumu is a Flying Wyvern and a Subspecies of Paolumu first introduced in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.

Physiology[]

Like the standard Paolumu, Nightshade Paolumu is a large Flying Wyvern resembling a bat. Its body is covered in soft fur that is primarily black or dark purple, contrasting with its standard counterpart's white-and-pink coloration. Its tail is also darkly colored, matching the color of its fur. Its face is pale white, while on its neck are two brightly colored patches resembling the patterns on the tail feathers of a peacock. When it is deflated, these patches are more difficult to see. Its wings contain faint hints of green on the webbing.

Behavior and Abilities[]

Nightshade Paolumu is far more aggressive and proficient in aerial combat than Paolumu. Whereas Paolumu requires several attempts to suck enough air into its throat sac to get airborne, Nightshade Paolumu is able to inflate itself with a single inhalation. Once airborne, it is capable of flying at high speeds and in unpredictable patterns by releasing its stored air, often dealing damage to hunters that are hit. It is also able to fly without inflating.

Its most distinctive ability is a pale blue-green gas it expels from its mouth while inflated, which acts as a powerful narcotic that puts to sleep hunters that are exposed. It's able to produce small clouds or exhale a single, massive cloud, which remain on the battlefield for a short duration. It can inhale without inflating itself in order to draw in patches of its gas, and it can spread them out using the wind currents it stirs up with its tail.

In-Game Description[]

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
MHWI-Nightshade Paolumu Icon A Paolumu subspecies capable of putting prey to sleep. It produces a powerful sedative gas stored within its throat sac that it can expel and scatter to knock unwary foes out.

Element/Status Effectiveness[]

Element Effectiveness Status Effectiveness
Fire ā˜…ā˜… Poison ā˜…ā˜…
Water ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… Sleep ā˜…
Thunder ā˜… Paralysis ā˜…ā˜…
Ice ā˜… Blast ā˜…ā˜…
Dragon āœ– Stun ā˜…ā˜…

Monster Materials[]

Item Name Rarity Value Description
MHW-Hide Icon Purple
Nightshade Paolumu Thickfur
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9 3300z Very rare Nightshade Paolumu material. Mostly obtained as a reward. Broadly used for many purposes.
MHW-Scale Icon Purple
Nightshade Paolumu Shard
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9 2200z Very rare Nightshade Paolumu material. Mostly obtained by carving. Solid, used to craft gear.
MHW-Shell Icon Pink
Paolumu Cortex
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9 4380z Very rare material obtained from Paolumu and its subspecies. Obtained by breaking its tail.
MHW-Wing Icon Purple
Nightshade Paolumu Fellwing
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9 4400z Very rare Nightshade Paolumu material. Obtained by breaking its wings. Lightweight, used to craft gear.
MH4G-Ball Icon Light Blue
Large Wyvern Gem
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9 8000z A wyvern gem that has grown further over the ages. Emits a mesmerizing shimmer.
Guiding Lands Only
MHW-Hide Icon Purple
Obsidian Fur
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9 2500z Very rare Nightshade Paolumu material. The Guiding Lands' energy fortifies the monsters living there.
MHW-Hide Icon Purple
Tempered Hide
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9 4500z Very rare Tempered Nightshade Paolumu material. A product of the brutal power struggle in the Guiding Lands.

Equipment[]

For more information, see Nightshade Paolumu Equipment

Nightshade Paolumu materials can be used to craft two different armor sets: Lumu Phantasm Ī±+ Armor and Lumu Phantasm Ī²+ Armor.

The following is a complete weapon list for Nightshade Paolumu weapons:

Great Sword Sword and Shield Hammer
Hunting Horn Lance Switch Axe
Insect Glaive Light Bowgun Heavy Bowgun
Bow

Gallery[]

Notes[]

  • Nightshade Paolumu's sleep gas attack affects hunters who have Sleep Immunity or the Immunity Mantle on differently. Said attacks will instead flinch or throw the hunter and inflict a small amount of damage on impact, but the lingering gas will not do anything.



ā–· Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (edit)
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Fish MHW-Gajau Icon Gajau
Lynian MHWI-Boaboa Icon Boaboa MHW-Felyne Icon Felyne MHW-Gajalaka Icon Gajalaka MHW-Grimalkyne Icon Grimalkyne
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Neopteron MHW-Hornetaur Icon Hornetaur MHW-Vespoid Icon Vespoid
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Brute Wyvern MHW-Anjanath Icon Anjanath MHWI-Fulgur Anjanath Icon Fulgur Anjanath MHWI-Banbaro Icon Banbaro MHW-Barroth Icon Barroth MHWI-Brachydios Icon Brachydios MHWI-Raging Brachydios Icon Raging Brachydios MHW-Deviljho Icon Deviljho MHWI-Savage Deviljho Icon Savage Deviljho MHWI-Glavenus Icon Glavenus MHWI-Acidic Glavenus Icon Acidic Glavenus MHW-Radobaan Icon Radobaan MHW-Uragaan Icon Uragaan
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MHW-Dodogama Icon Dodogama MHW-Great Girros Icon Great Girros MHW-Great Jagras Icon Great Jagras MHW-Odogaron Icon Odogaron MHWI-Ebony Odogaron Icon Ebony Odogaron MHW-Tobi-Kadachi Icon Tobi-Kadachi MHWI-Viper Tobi-Kadachi Icon Viper Tobi-Kadachi MHWI-Zinogre Icon Zinogre MHWI-Stygian Zinogre Icon Stygian Zinogre
Piscine Wyvern MHWI-Beotodus Icon Beotodus MHW-Jyuratodus Icon Jyuratodus MHW-Lavasioth Icon Lavasioth
Wingdrake MHW-Barnos Icon Barnos MHWI-Cortos Icon Cortos MHW-Mernos Icon Mernos MHW-Noios Icon Noios MHW-Raphinos Icon Raphinos
Flying Wyvern MHWI-Barioth Icon Barioth MHWI-Frostfang Barioth Icon Frostfang Barioth MHW-Bazelgeuse Icon Bazelgeuse MHWI-Seething Bazelgeuse Icon Seething Bazelgeuse MHW-Diablos Icon Diablos MHW-Black Diablos Icon Black Diablos MHW-Legiana Icon Legiana MHWI-Shrieking Legiana Icon Shrieking Legiana MHWI-Nargacuga Icon Nargacuga MHW-Paolumu Icon Paolumu MHWI-Nightshade Paolumu Icon Nightshade Paolumu MHW-Rathalos Icon Rathalos MHW-Azure Rathalos Icon Azure Rathalos MHWI-Silver Rathalos Icon Silver Rathalos MHW-Rathian Icon Rathian MHW-Pink Rathian Icon Pink Rathian MHWI-Gold Rathian Icon Gold Rathian MHWI-Tigrex Icon Tigrex MHWI-Brute Tigrex Icon Brute Tigrex
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