Starter Mebulys

When you create your character, you choose one of three starter Mebulys: Tunasi of type daun, Barali of type api or Rintiki of type air. All three evolve twice – at level 20 and at level 40 – and gain a second type in their final form.

• Tunasi → Rebungo → Rimbunos (daun and bumi)
• Barali → Membaros → Kobardo (api and penerbangan)
• Rintiki → Percikus → Mendungos (air and penerbangan)

The type triangle

The three form a classic triangle: daun attacks work well against air, air attacks work well against api and api attacks work well against daun. Against Mebulys of its own type, on the other hand, each starter achieves little. You find the full chart under Types and type chart.

The three compared

Tunasi is an attacker: lots of attack power, but little defense. Its final form Rimbunos is one of the hardest hitters in the game and has lots of health, but it is very slow. Tunasi is weak against api, penerbangan and es. Rimbunos is immune to listrik, but penerbangan attacks hit it very hard.

Barali has good attack values and the highest critical hit chance of the three. Its final form Kobardo becomes very fast and strong in Ki attack (Ki is shown as “AI” in the game). Barali is weak against air, batu and bumi. Kobardo is immune to bumi, but batu attacks hit it very hard.

Rintiki is the sturdy one: high defense, but less attack power. Percikus brings lots of health, and the final form Mendungos is balanced and well protected. Rintiki is weak against daun and listrik. Mendungos is immune to bumi, but listrik attacks hit it very hard.

What does this mean for the first masters?

The first master (Guru Nibori) relies mainly on Mebulys of type penerbangan: they hurt Tunasi badly, while Barali withstands them well. With the second master (Kohana) everything revolves around daun – here Barali shines and Rintiki has a hard time. The third master (Guru Nami) fights with air: now Tunasi has the advantage and Barali the disadvantage.

Your choice is not final: you can get the other two starter Mebulys later in the shop as companions for gold (Mebulys in the shop). By the way, starter Mebulys and their evolutions cannot be released – they stay loyal to you.