Hey y’all! I don’t know if anyone’s done anything like this yet, but I figured it couldn’t hurt for me to give it a shot!

So often times when I enter a lobby online, squads I join are a bit nervous about going into Ultra Oni orb hunting. The big “Recommended level 99” is a bit daunting, but I’m here to say that if you play your cards right, it doesn’t really matter what level you are!

Here are my biggest tips and tricks to making your hunting experience simple and (relatively) pain-free!

1. Finagle some Fast Fighters!

This ones pretty easy. Your primary objective in oni orb hunting is to move and hit as quick as possible so you can keep up with the numerous bosses that want nothing to do with you! Fighters like Venoct and Jibanyan are easy to use and do the job well.

Of course, bosses are pretty quick, and you won’t be able to keep up with all of them...without some assistance. Which brings us to...

2. Round up some Rangers!

Specifically, Rangers with some sort of Speed Down skill. Bananose works great for this, as he can both drop speed AND trap the boss for about ten seconds. And those ten seconds can mean the difference between 2k orbs and 20k orbs! I recommend just having one so you can save up the spaces for your choice of fighter. Big hits = big rewards!

3. Hold out on Healers!

Straight and simple, you don’t need a healer on your Oni Orb hunting squad. No offense to the team’s greatest support, but your Healer is just going to be...well, a waste of space! Most Healers can’t hit to save their life, and if you follow what I consider the biggest learned-lesson from all of this and stick together, you likely won’t be taking much damage. If you’re that concerned, equip a soul that restores some of your health on attacking.

Oh, I should probably bring up what that lesson is, huh?

4. AVOID DAME DEDTIME AT ALL COSTS!

Yea, if you’ve gone Ultra Oni Orb hunting, you could have gathered this. Ultra Dame Dedtime is a nightmare. She hits really hard, can chase you all the way across the map, and she has those awful eye patrol units everywhere. If she (or the patrol) spots you or any of your teammates, be prepared for either a brutal fight that wastes a lot of time, or to be chased all over until she inevitably knocks you out cold.

The good news is that DD doesn’t move nearly as quickly as any of the other bosses. Just look on the mini map to spot where she is...cause she’ll be the only one moving at a snail’s pace. Avoiding her directly isn’t hard; its her patrol units that really keep you on your toes. My advice? Keep your sound up. If you or a squad-mate are spotted by one of her patrols, she will spout off her classic “Dun-Dun-DUUUNNN”. Take out that patrol before she gets to your location! If you do, she loses track of you and you can go on your merry way. Alternatively you can just knock out any eye you see if you can’t have sound or just want to play it safe.

Wanna know another really easy way you can assure your squads safety?

5. Work as a Team & Stick Together!

Sticking close to each other actually has a lot of benefits. Remember that more hits = more orbs, so going to town on one boss with your squad of Fighters and Rangers is a really quick way to rake in the moolah. Also, sticking to each other like moths to a flame means you’re much, MUCH less likely to run into one of Dame Dedtime’s patrol units—and if you do, well you’re all in the same spot, so just quickly knock it out and resume the grinding! And speaking of teamwork...

6. Signal, Signal, SIGNAL!

Use your signal button whenever you want to get your teams attention quickly! Whether its to regroup, get a revive, or you’ve got your eyes on that precious, precious Hoggles, just signal! It only takes a quick tap to the bell on the bottom screen, and it can save you and your team some grief. Just, y’know...don’t go spamming it all the time. You don’t want to annoy your team, after all.

7. Hoggles is your Best Friend!

Aw, don’t think I forgot about our dear glorified piggy bank. Hoggles is the only boss in Ultra Oni Orb mode that has to catch his breath, giving you a much needed chunk of time to pound him to bacon. You ALWAYS want to be on the lookout for Hoggles, because he’s going to be giving you the most payout by far. Other bosses, like Mass Mutterer, may drop more orbs in fewer hits, but they’re way too fast and never stop moving, so chasing them down the map and back isn’t going to give you as much as the Big Pig.

8. Unstoppable Soul is SOOOO GOOD.

This one is definitely optional, but I feel it’s made enough of a difference for me personally to be on this list. The Unstoppable Soul is a rare soul created when you fuse Nekidspeed and Samureel. Its effect? Your stamina never depletes. Ever. Well, except in the Blasters house, but that’s not really important. The important thing is that you can run—or more specifically, chase—to your hearts content!

Of course, your ability to get this rare soul comes down to that good ol’ Yokai Watch RNG. You can find Nekidspeed in Breezy Hills patrols, but Samureel can only be obtained via a Regional Island coin—which you’ll need to go find QR codes for. But I gotta say, it’s sooo worth the effort.

Alright! Those are the big tips I can give, but I’ll leave y’all with a short list of some minor ones that can help, too.

- Explore the map for items! You can’t bring items with you, so use anything you can find!

- If DD knocks you out and there’s no one else around, she will stop chasing your team and slowly move away. Signal a teammate to come around and revive you without her noticing!

- If you reeeeally set your sights on knocking out DD, an Ultra Orcanos will just spawn in her place with identical search patterns. So don’t think you can be free of those pesky big hitter foes!

- This one’s kind of...cheap, I suppose, but Invader Mode USApyon is really, really useful for OO hunting in general. You’ll need an Invader Chip to keep USApyon in this mode—an absolutely disgusting item that turns our little rabbit-otter pal into the Destroyer of All Worlds. This is one you also need a QR code for, and perhaps because its so massively OP in the early stages of MRC, you won’t find it anywhere on the US/EU Yokai Watch social media accounts. But it’s out there for sure!

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Well, that’s all she wrote! I can’t think of any other tips aside from just to have fun! Ultra Oni Orb hunting is actually a really good time with a good squad, and the payout is immensely satisfying. Since the release of Moon Rabbit Crew (which as of this post has only been out for 4 days), I’ve managed to max out a few Yokai using orbs I’ve gotten from this mode alone. It’s very simple, and if you follow the basics, your average run may look a little something like this:

Good luck out there! Let’s Blast ‘Em!