What’s the one way to make cats even better?

To bring them into battle alongside you, obviously.

Monster Hunter lets you live out that fantasy, and these Palicos are assuredly fearless.

A Palico wearing the athos armor in monster hunter wilds.

They return once again inMonster Hunter Wilds, just as helpful as ever.

Aside from being a constant companion, they can also deply some powerful skills.

Deck your Palico out in a cute or cool outfit that’ll also boost its stats.

A Palico in Monster Hunter Wilds.

These are a Palico’s Support Moves, and they sure do have a lot of them.

What Are Palico Support Moves?

In combat, you Palico can use a great variety of moves.

A Palico takes food from Olivia in Monster Hunter Wilds

These encompass your Palicos natural talents, as well as the many gadgets and tools they have accumulated.

You only come with seven of these moves by default, withthe rest unlocked through quests.

You cancheck your Palico’s level and known Support moves by checking the Palico Info tabin the pause menu.

A hunter with two palicos in monster hunter wilds.

Vigorwasps restore more HP and can be delivered more frequently.

Purewasp Delivery

Your Palico uses a Purewasp to cure any blights or ailments you have.

Two Purewasps can be used at a time.

Crouching near a Guardian Rathalos in Monster Hunter Wilds.

Provoke

Your Palico will draw a monster’s attention away from you for a brief while.

Provoke lasts longer and Palico can counterattack.

Place Paracorn

Your Palico places a trap that acts as a Shock Trap.

Triple-A Games

This paralyses the monster and lets you capture them.

Paracorn can be used more frequently.

Let-‘Er-RRRip

Your Palico fires at the monster at range, which has a chance to create a Wound.

Monster Hunter Wilds

Move lasts even longer.

Sporenet: Song o’ Power

Your Palico plays a song that boosts your attack power.

Attack boost is more powerful.

Sporenet: Song ' Purrtection

Your Palico plays a song that boosts your defence after a monster defeats you.

Defence boost is even stronger if a monster defeats you twice in a single hunt.

Your Palico can now summon Giant Vigorwasps.

Flashfly Cages can be deployed more often.

Rath-from-Above

Your Palico will hope into a miniature airship and fire from above.

This even has a chance to knock down flying monsters.

Palico will perform a final powerful attack just as Rath-from-Above is about to end.

Plunderang

Your Palico will use a small boomerang that can steal materials from monsters in the middle of combat.

Plunderang can acquire even more materials.

This restores very little health, so verify to heal up afterwards.

More HP is restored once you are revived.

Your Palico leaves the hunt if enough other hunters join, whether they are humans or NPCs.

Keep this in mind so you’re not too reliant on your Palico’s Support Moves.

These are all from side quests, and all of them in the High Rank section of the game.

Thankfully,they’re all pretty simple quests.

There’s no real trick to it.

Just bring them out on the hunt, and you’ll have them all upgraded before long.