Check this Monster Hunter World: Iceborne guide on how to beat Coral Pukei-Pukei! Its attacks & moves, weakness, materials, best loadout, weapons, armor, hunting tips, & more!!!
Coral Pukei-Pukei - Monster Info
Coral Pukei-Pukei- Weapon / Armor Info
Coral Pukei-Pukei - Tips & Tricks
Coral Pukei-Pukei Overview
A brand new subspecies, the Coral Pukei-Pukei has a bright red and orange body. It is known to stream water out of its mouth and engorged tail.
Spotted In The Coral Highlands
The Coral Pukei-Pukei can mainly be found in the colorful Coral Highlands. This is the only area where you can encounter this monster.
Preparing For Coral Pukei-Pukei
Bring Water Resistant Gear Or Nulberries
The Coral Pukei-Pukei spews out water that can cause Waterblight, damaging your stamina recovery. Equip Water Resistance skills to avoid taking too much Water damage or use Nulberries to negate Waterblight.
Break Tail To Prevent Tail Attacks
When you break the Coral Pukei-Pukei's tail, it's less likely to do water attacks with it. Focus fire on the tail to curb the tail attacks of the monster.
Drop Monster Into Blue Sponge Beds
If you do enough damage to the Coral Pukei-Pukei while in the blue sponge beds, it'll drop down and get trapped in them. Make sure to heavily attack the monster when it's in that area.
Coral Pukei-Pukei - Weakness & Traits
The Coral Pukei-Pukei has 3 weak spots - head, wings & tail. All these parts are breakable or severable as well as its main body or chest area.
Effective Damage Type Per Weak Spot
| Part | Sever | Blunt | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ |
| Wings | ★★・ | ★★・ | ★★★ |
| Tail | ★★★ | ★★・ | ★★・ |
Elemental Affinity Reference Chart
| Fire | Water | Ice | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★・・ | × | ★★★ | |||||||||
| Thunder | Dragon | - | |||||||||
| ★★・ | ★・・ | - |
Status Effect Resistance Chart
| Poison | Sleep | Paralysis | Blast | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★ | ★★・ | ★★・ | ★★・ | ||||||||
| Stun | Exhaust | Mount | - | ||||||||
| ★★・ | TBC | TBC | - |
Coral Pukei-Pukei - Recommended Loadout
Recommended Elemental Weapons
| Elements | Description |
|---|---|
| Ice Poison | ★★★ Deal the most damage to the Coral Pukei-Pukei, bring Ice-based or Poison weapons |
| Thunder | ★★・ Thunder weapons are moderately effective against Coral Pukei-Pukei |
| Water | × Keep Water weapons to the side as they don't do much damage to this monster |
Recommended Skills
| Skill | Recommendation Criteria |
|---|---|
| Water Resistance | Increases resistance to the Water element |
| Earplugs | Prevents stuns from monster roars |
Best Specialized Tools
| Tool | Recommendation Criteria |
|---|---|
| Temporal Mantle | Recommended to bring this mantle as it can allow you avoid potentially deadly attacks |
| Waterproof Mantle | Reduces water damage and negates Waterblight |
| Evasion Mantle | Increases the invulnerability window while evading and grants a temporary attack boost for evading a monster attack at the very last moment |
| Rocksteady Mantle | Eliminates damage reactions, prevents wind effects, protects your hearing, and grants tremor resistance. You also receive less damage from attacks |
| Vitality Mantle | Absorbs a certain amount of damage and its effect ends when maximum damage is absorbed |
Coral Pukei-Pukei - Moves & Counters
| Moves | Description |
|---|---|
| Stomp Attack | Stomps in place that can damage & stagger you. Dodge backwards to keep safe |
| Tail Spin | Spins tail around its body. Roll away to avoid taking damage |
| Tail Water Spurt | Spurts water from its tail in a vertical line behind it. Move to its front to keep hit it |
| Mouth Water Stream | Spits water in a straight stream from its mouth. Move to the side for attack openings |
| Tail Spin Water Stream | Flies in the air and spews water from its tail in a widening circle. |
Watch Its Mouth & Tail
The Coral Pukei-Pukei spews water from its mouth and tail. Always watch what both ends will do to keep yourself safe and find any attack openings to damage the monster.
Keep To Monster's Right Side
When the monster spews water from its tail, it swings from the left. Keep to its right side to avoid getting water damage or Waterblight.
Dodge Forward During Radial Tail Stream Attack
The Coral Pukei-Pukei does a powerful tail spin in the air that spews a huge amount of water in a widening circle. Dodge forward through the attack or keep your distance to avoid taking too much damage.
Stay Under During Tail Spin Water Stream
When Coral Pukei-Pukei does its Tail Spin Water Stream, it's better to roll towards or stay under the monster. Since the attack is in a wide range, the safest place is right under it.
Coral Pukei-Pukei Weapons & Armor
Coral Pukei-Pukei Weapons List
| Weapon | Materials Needed |
|---|---|
| Laguna Pike II (Lance) | - Large Coral Pukei-Pukei Sac x 1 - Coral Pukei-Pukei Lash x 1 - Acidic Glavenus Hardfang x 2 - Monster Solidbone x 3 |
| Deep Lagoon II (Switch Axe) | - Large Coral Pukei-Pukei Sac x 1 - Coral Pukei-Pukei Lash x 1 - Acidic Glavenus Hardfang x 2 - Monster Solidbone x 3 |
| Laguna Blitz II (LBG) | - Large Coral Pukei-Pukei Sac x 1 - Coral Pukei-Pukei Lash x 1 - Acidic Glavenus Hardfang x 2 - Monster Solidbone x 3 |
Master Rank Coral Pukei-Pukei α + & β + Armor Set
| Armor | Materials Needed |
|---|---|
| Pukei Lagoon Hat α + & β + | - Coral Pukei-Pukei Cortex x 3 - Coral Pukei-Pukei Fellwing x 2 - Large Coral Pukei-Pukei Sac x 2 - Flood Sac x 2 |
| Pukei Lagoon Mail α + & β + | - Coral Pukei-Pukei Cortex x 2 - Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard x 2 - Monster Toughbone x 3 |
| Pukei Lagoon Braces α + & β + | - Coral Pukei-Pukei Cortex x 2 - Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard x 2 - Bathycite Ore x 2 |
| Pukei Lagoon Coil α + & β + | - Coral Pukei-Pukei Cortex x 2 - Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard x 2 - Large Coral Pukei-Pukei Sac x 1 |
| Pukei Lagoon Greaves α + & β + | - Coral Pukei-Pukei Cortex x 2 - Coral Pukei-Pukei Lash x 1 - Coral Pukei-Pukei Fellwing x 1 - Flood Sac x 2 |
Coral Pukei-Pukei - Breakable Parts & Material Drops List
Breakable Parts & Body Carves List
| Break Head | Large Coral Pukei-Pukei Sac Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard |
|---|---|
| Break Wings | Coral Pukei-Pukei Fellwing Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard |
| Break Back | Coral Pukei-Pukei Cortex Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard |
| Break Forelegs | Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard Coral Pukei-Pukei Cortex |
| Carve Tail | Coral Pukei-Pukei Lash Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard |
| Body Carve | Coral Pukei-Pukei Cortex Coral Pukei-Pukei Fellwing Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard Coral Pukei-Pukei Lash Large Coral Pukei-Pukei Sac Fey Wyvern Gem |
| Shiny Drops | Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard Coral Pukei-Pukei Fellwing Large Wyvern Tear |
Quest & Capture Rewards List
| Complete Quest | Coral Pukei-Pukei Cortex Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard Coral Pukei-Pukei Fellwing Large Coral Pukei-Pukei Sac Flood Sac Fey Wyvern Gem |
|---|---|
| Capture | Coral Pukei-Pukei Shard Coral Pukei-Pukei Cortex Coral Pukei-Pukei Hardfang Coral Pukei-Pukei Hellshell Coral Pukei-Pukei Tailedge Coral Pukei-Pukei Mantle |
Coral Pukei-Pukei Guiding Lands Material List
| Non-Tempered | Hydrated Sac Fierce Dragonvein Bone |
|---|---|
| Tempered | Tempered Torrent Sac Spiritvein Slogbone Spiritvein Gem Shard |
