Special Species (Japanese: 特殊種) are a rare individual or anomalous group of a given species of monster that is exclusive to Monster Hunter Explore. Some Special Species are created in cooperation with other franchises or to celebrate certain festivities and events.
List of Variants[]
- Flame Rathalos
- Frozen Barioth
- Immortal Zinogre
- Black Star Beast Volvidon
- Virulent Gigginox
- Iceblast Brachydios
- Fiercewater Nargacuga
- Thunder Emperor Kirin
- Scorching Heat Rathian
- Explosive Peak Duramboros
- Thunderbubble Mizutsune
- Shiningrock Uragaan
- Landconquest Lagiacrus
- Whitewater Plesioth
- Purgatory Agnaktor
By Events[]
- Goruru
- Metaru
- Pumpkin Uragaan - Halloween
- Watermelon Uragaan - Summer
- Christmas Volvidon - Christmas
- Seabream Plesioth - New Year
- Thanksalot Barroth - Anniversary
- Thanksalot Bnahabra - Anniversary
By Collaboration[]
- B.O.W. Uragaan - Resident Evil
- Rotten Uragaan - Resident Evil
- Aberrant Deviljho - Attack on Titan
- Witch Lagombi - Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Witch Gobul - Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Gilded Diablos - Fate\Stay Night
- Tenth Angel Gore Magala - Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Yoga Gigginox - Street Fighter V
- FFBE Zinogre - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
- Unit-01 Brachydios - Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Demonic Seregios - The Seven Deadly Sins
- Sweet Tooth Tigrex - Hello Kitty
- Destruction Wyvern Rathalos - Fairy Tail
- Enma Rajang - Demon Slayer
- Unit-02 Tigrex - Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Steel Armor Diablos - Full Metal Alchemist
Comparisons[]
Brute Wyverns[]
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| Barroth | Thanksalot Barroth |
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| Brachydios | Iceblast Brachydios |
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| Deviljho | Aberrant Deviljho |
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| Duramboros | Explosive Peak Duramboros |
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| Pumpkin Uragaan | |
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| B.O.W. Uragaan | |
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| Rotten Uragaan | |
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| Uragaan | Shiningrock Uragaan |
Fanged Beasts[]
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| Lagombi | Witch Lagombi |
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| Rajang | Enma Rajang |
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| Christmas Volvidon | |
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| Volvidon | Black Star Beast Volvidon |
Fanged Wyverns[]
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| Immortal Zinogre | |
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| Zinogre | FFBE Zinogre |
Flying Wyverns[]
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| Barioth | Frozen Barioth |
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| Gilded Diablos | |
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| Diablos | Steel Armor Diablos |
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| Virulent Gigginox | |
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| Gigginox | Yoga Gigginox |
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| Nargacuga | Fiercewater Nargacuga |
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| Flame Rathalos | |
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| Rathalos | Destruction Wyvern Rathalos |
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| Rathian | Scorching Heat Rathian |
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| Seregios | Demonic Seregios |
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| Unit-02 Tigrex | |
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| Tigrex | Sweet Tooth Tigrex |
Leviathans[]
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| Agnaktor | Purgatory Agnaktor |
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| Gobul | Witch Gobul |
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| Lagiacrus | Landconquest Lagiacrus |
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| Mizutsune | Thunderbubble Mizutsune |
Lynians[]
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| Felyne | Goruru |
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| Melynx | Metaru |
Neopteron[]
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| Bnahabra | Thanksalot Bnahabra |
Piscine Wyverns[]
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| Whitewater Plesioth | |
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| Plesioth | Seabream Plesioth |
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| Gore Magala | Tenth Angel Gore Magala |
Elder Dragon[]
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| Kirin | Thunder Emperor Kirin |
Trivia[]
- Thunder Emperor Kirin is the First Special Species to be an Elder Dragon.