Starter Mebulys

When you create your character, you choose one of three starter Mebulys: フタバ of type 葉, ヒノコ of type 火 or シズクン of type 水. All three evolve twice – at level 20 and at level 40 – and gain a second type in their final form.

• フタバ → ワカバ → タイジュオ (葉 and 大地)
• ヒノコ → メラゾー → メラツム (火 and フライト)
• シズクン → シズクロス → シズグモ (水 and フライト)

The type triangle

The three form a classic triangle: 葉 attacks work well against 水, 水 attacks work well against 火 and 火 attacks work well against 葉. 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

フタバ is an attacker: lots of attack power, but little defense. Its final form タイジュオ is one of the hardest hitters in the game and has lots of health, but it is very slow. フタバ is weak against 火, フライト and 氷. タイジュオ is immune to 電気の, but フライト attacks hit it very hard.

ヒノコ has good attack values and the highest critical hit chance of the three. Its final form メラツム becomes very fast and strong in Ki attack (Ki is shown as “AI” in the game). ヒノコ is weak against 水, 石 and 大地. メラツム is immune to 大地, but 石 attacks hit it very hard.

シズクン is the sturdy one: high defense, but less attack power. シズクロス brings lots of health, and the final form シズグモ is balanced and well protected. シズクン is weak against 葉 and 電気の. シズグモ is immune to 大地, but 電気の attacks hit it very hard.

What does this mean for the first masters?

The first master (マスターニボリ) relies mainly on Mebulys of type フライト: they hurt フタバ badly, while ヒノコ withstands them well. With the second master (コハナ) everything revolves around 葉 – here ヒノコ shines and シズクン has a hard time. The third master (ナミ先生) fights with 水: now フタバ has the advantage and ヒノコ 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.