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TheMonster Hunterseries is all about its monsters. After all, they’re half of the game’s title, with you being the other half; a hunter who goes and kills them. The gameplay revolves around and is defined by its monsters, each with their own unique attack patterns, lore, craftable weapons, and armor.
After over 20 years of Monster Hunter games, you may be wondering, which game has the most monsters? Well, we’ve got you covered. Below, we’ll take a look at how many monsters appear in each mainline game, and which game has the most.
How Many Monsters Are In Each Monster Hunter Game?
Below you can find a list of each mainline game and the number of small and large monsters it has. Thisonly includes games released outside of Japan, so no Monster Hunter Frontier Z, and it also does not include spin-offs like the Stories series or Now.
We’ve also divided the count based on the original release of the game, and whatever its most up-to-date expanded version is, whether that was through a re-release, title updates, or expansion pack.
30 (13 small, 17 large)
45 (14 small, 31 large)
68 (23 small, 45 large)
81 (23 small, 58 large)
35 (17 small, 18 large)
73 (22 small, 51 large)
72 (20 small, 52 large)
98 (23 small, 75 large)
105 (34 small, 71 large)
129 (36 small, 93 large)
54 (18 small, 36 large)
94 (23 small, 71 large)
72 (26 small, 46 large)
112 (34 small, 78 large)
47 (18 small, 29 large)
N/A
The original Monster Hunter was expanded and remade into Monster Hunter G, which was expanded further when it released outside of Japan as Monster Hunter Freedom.
Monster Hunter 2 was expanded and released outside of Japan as Monster Hunter Freedom 2, then expanded further into Monster Hunter Freedom Unite.
Which Game Has The Most Monsters?
The Monster Hunter game with the most amount of monsters in its expanded version isMonster Hunter Generations Ultimate, with 129 monsters. This includes 36 small monsters and 93 large monsters.
Generations Ultimate was functionally a capstone game for the previous generation of Monster Hunter games, including monsters from all across the series, which is why so many monsters appear.
