Finding Deviljho in Monster Hunter Now works differently to any other monster in the game.
In the main series, Deviljho (nicknamed ‘pickle’ or ‘Picklejho’ by the community for its green, rounded appearance) is an extremely aggressive predator which can invade any ecosystem in the search of a meal.
Following March 2024’s The Vernal Invader update, Monster Hunter Now can surprise players with a Deviljho encounter under specific circumstances. It cannot be found on the map by conventional means, and requires you to investigate Volatile habitats.
This guide explains how to find Deviljho in Monster Hunter Now, and the list of monsters it can invade.
To start your hunt against Deviljho, you need to explore a habitat that is ‘Volatile’, which has a chance that certain monsters can become Deviljho encounters.
Before we begin, know that Volatile territories and Deviljho are only available to those who have completed the pre-season storyline, which starts with the Prologue and ends with Chapter 13: Sunderer of the Skies.
As you may know, the game world can be one of three habitats – forest, swamp, or desert – each with their own respective monster spawns and resources. Any of these habitats can also be ‘Volatile’, as indicated by the ground pulsing with a blue ‘cracked’ effect, as well as the label of ‘Volatile’ in the upper left corner of the screen.
When exploring a Volatile habitat, there is a chance certain large monsters can be ‘invaded’ by Deviljho, but only when you investigate them. In other words, these monsters will look like a regular encounter at first, and it’s only when you tap them that Deviljho will charge in and appear. (The list of monsters which Deviljho can invade are listed in the next section.)
In Monster Hunter Now only select large monsters within Volatile habitats can be invaded and become a Deviljho encounter. (It similar to how Ditto in Pokémon Go is ‘hidden’ behind certain creatures.) These monsters are:
The above need to be at least five star encounters, and can appear in any habitat that’s Volatile. Though the upper and lower number of Deviljho which can appear within a Volatile habitat is unknown, players have reported anywhere from two to five encounters per hour.
Note it’s possible the above list will change over time — perhaps as the large monster list rotates as part of future seasonal updates.
As well as the above essentials, here’s what else we know about how Deviljho invasions work:
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