Monster Hunter Wilds collaboration coming to Monster Hunter Now, including new monster

Capcom and Niantic’s augmented reality game Monster Hunter Now is to receive a Monster Hunter Wilds-themed update tied to that game’s release date of Feb. 28.

The headline is the addition of monster Chatacabra, a large-tongued amphibian familiar to those who have sampled the Monster Hunter Wilds beta, with its own armor set to unlock and farm.

Alongside Chatacabra will also be several layered cosmetics inspired by Wilds, including a blow-up version of the Seikret mount and the game’s opening “Hope” armor set, alongside “Hope” versions of the game’s many weapons.

Elsewhere, Niantic also confirmed details of the next season for Monster Hunter Now, which is rolling out March 6. Titled “The Blossoming Blade,” it introduces Glavenus (first introduced in Monster Hunter Generations) and Arzuros (from Monster Hunter Portable 3rd) to the monster pool, ahead of a yet-to-be-announced monster subspecies on April 4 and a new Elder Dragon on May 5.

Though it will be the first season without a new weapon type, there will be a small number of tweaks to the existing weapon line-up, as well as several new features coming as part of the game’s 1.5-year anniversary celebrations on March 17, including the tease of a “material exchange” for special rewards, and the ability to track many of the game’s rare subspecies for the first time.

As for what’s to come beyond season 5, it’s suggested Chatacabra won’t be the last Wilds monster coming to Monster Hunter Now.

“This is the beginning of the collaboration between Monster Hunter Wilds and Monster Hunter Now, and we are planning to do more down the road,” said Niantic senior producer Sakae Osumi in a press briefing attended by Polygon, before later adding: “I would like to get more monsters from Wilds. We will work on it closely with Capcom.”