Monster Rancher

Found in the Alta Vista area, it's a monster's favorite sweet fruit.

Monsters hate it, but it could have some positive properties.

It heals fatigue, most monsters like it.

A mysterious statue found in the Ancient Ruins It affects a monster's Intelligence. (Int.)

These pills are produced in the Alta Vista factory. They increase recovery, but decrease Defense. (Def)

Found in the Ancient Ruins, it improves a monster's power to concentrate.

Plan a schedule for training, breeding, working, raising, fighting etc. your monster. Consider both your monster's physical and emotional well being at all times.

Experiment with various combinations when mixing monsters at the Lab.

Try as many CD's as possible to generate monsters at the Shrine.

Check and consider the data you have regarding your opponent before a bout.

If you seem over-matched by a foe, you may wish to cancel fighting him before the bout to avoid injury.

Keep an eye on your Loyalty, your HP, and the Time Remaining.

Rest your monster appropriately! Otherwise, he may get sick, injured, run away, or even die. Once dead, your monster is lost.

When breeding, don't try and maximize all of your monster's skills. You may want to balance your monster's skills, or may wish to improve particular ones. If your monster is well disciplined, you have a better chance to improve his abilities. The monster's age will also play a factor.

Try to take full advantage of the random events which offer discounts at the Item Shop and at the Training Center. You can save big $!

Items play a large role in the raising, conditioning, and the combining of your monsters. Some valuable, rare items can be found through exploration, and by winning particular competitions. Experiment with these items AFTER saving, because some of these items have unwanted side-effects!

Be sure to go on explorations when asked.

Try to plan your schedule around the official FIMBA fighting tournaments held 4 times a year since these are the ones you must win to advance as a breeder.

Once you have advanced to higher-levels of competition, competing in lower-level tournaments may lower your Fame.

Most likely, you won't be able to win all 6 levels of FIMBA tournament competition with one single monster, but your breeder record will continue to show those records your monsters have won.

It's a good technique to save your Will and wait for a chance to use it for timely moves, rather than performing unnecessary, hasty ones which can decrease your Will level.

Always try to have the Loyalty level of your monster as high as possible going into a fight.

If you're about to lose or get KO'ed in a fight, you may want to Give Up before the end of the fight. (Press START)

Study your opponents moves and patterns during a fight and counter with appropriate moves of your monster. Sometimes short-range attacks will be best, while other times long-range ones will work better.

Keep your distance from your opponent (press button to back him off), and don't get too close to walls when fighting. You will be ineffective if you do.