Explore all genes in Monster Hunter Stories with our detailed guide, featuring a list of each gene, including their elements and buffs.

In Monster Hunter Stories, genes are inborn traits that provide unique passive and active skills to Monsties. These genes can be transferred from one Monstie to another through the Rite of Channeling, allowing for a wide variety of skill combinations and enhancing your Monstie’s combat abilities. Below is a comprehensive list of all the genes available in Monster Hunter Stories.

List of All Genes in Monster Hunter Stories

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Here are all the genes in Monster Hunter Stories, categorized by the tendency:

Neutral Genes

Gene	Element	Skill	Buff 1	Buff 2
Apceros Gene	Water	Defensive Stance	Water Resistance Up +2	–
Aptonoth Gene	Non-Elem	Observe	Healing Efficacy Up +3	–
Arzuros Gene	Non-Elem	Honey Power	Attack Up +2	–
Popo Gene	Non-Elem	Soothing Bellow	TBD	TBD
Quickfire Gene	Fire	Quickfire	TBD	TBD
Quickwater Gene	Water	Quickwater	TBD	TBD
Quickice Gene	Ice	Quickice	TBD	TBD
Quickthunder Gene	Thunder	Quickthunder	TBD	TBD
Latent Fire Gene	Fire	Latent Fire	TBD	TBD
Latent Ice Gene	Ice	Latent Ice	TBD	TBD
Latent Thunder Gene	Thunder	Latent Thunder	TBD	TBD
Head-to-Head Gene	Non-Elem	Head-to-Head Ace	TBD	TBD

Monster Hunter Stories Neutral Genes

Technical Genes

Gene	Element	Skill	Buff 1	Buff 2
Blue Yian Kut-Ku	Fire	Blazeball	Fire Attack Up +1	Defense Up +1
Yian Kut-Ku	Fire	Savage Fireball	Fire Attack Up +1	Defense Up +1
Basarios	Dragon	Rock Shield	TBD	TBD
Qurupeco	Fire	Soothing Song	TBD	TBD
Zamtrios	Ice	Spread Frost Breath	Ice Resistance Up +2	Ice Attack Up +1
Shrouded Nerscylla	Ice	All Status Rate+ (M)	TBD	TBD
Tech Gene (S)	Thunder	Tech Boost (S)	Thunder Attack Up +1	Max HP Up +1
Tech Gene (M)	Thunder	Tech Boost (M)	TBD	TBD
Searing Gene (S)	Fire	Burn Rate+ (S)	TBD	TBD
Searing Gene (L)	Fire	Burn Rate+ (L)	Fire Attack Up +3	–
Searing Gene (M)	Fire	Burn Rate+ (M)	TBD	TBD
Hypnotic Gene (S)	Ice	Sleep Rate+ (S)	TBD	TBD
Hypnotic Gene (L)	Ice	Sleep Rate+ (L)	TBD	TBD
Hypnotic Gene (M)	Ice	Sleep Rate+ (M)	TBD	TBD
Noxious Gene (S)	Water	Poison Rate+ (S)	TBD	TBD
Noxious Gene (M)	Water	Poison Rate+ (M)	TBD	TBD
Poison Gene (S)	Water	Extend Poison (S)	TBD	TBD
Poison Gene (M)	Water	Extend Poison (M)	TBD	TBD
Warlike Gene (S)	Non-Elem	Vicious (S)	TBD	TBD
Warlike Gene (L)	Non-Elem	Vicious (L)	TBD	TBD
Warlike Gene (M)	Non-Elem	Vicious (M)	TBD	TBD
Unscathed Gene	Non-Elem	Dancer	TBD	TBD
Antiseal Gene	Ice	Negate Skillseal	Defense Up +2	–
Tech Res Gene (S)	Non-Elem	Tech Res (S)	Max HP Up +1	Defense Up +1
Tech Res Gene (L)	Non-Elem	Tech Res (L)	TBD	TBD
Tech Res Gene (M)	Non-Elem	Tech Res (M)	TBD	TBD

Monster Hunter Stories Technical Genes

Power Genes

Gene	Element	Skill	Buff 1	Buff 2
Diablos	Non-Elem	Power Charge	TBD	TBD
Nerscylla	Ice	Sleep Needle	TBD	TBD
Tigrex	Non-Elem	Stampede	TBD	TBD
Brute Tigrex	Non-Elem	Savage Roar	TBD	TBD
Black Diablos	Non-Elem	Merciless Horn	TBD	TBD
Royal Ludroth	Water	Water Soak	Water Resistance Up +2	Attack Up +1
Ratha’s Gene	Fire	Savage Fireball	TBD	TBD
Gypceros	Thunder	Flash	TBD	TBD
Shocking Gene (S)	Thunder	Paralysis Rate+ (S)	Thunder Attack Up +1	–
Shocking Gene (M)	Thunder	Paralysis Rate+ (M)	Thunder Attack Up +2	–
Dazzling Gene (S)	Water	Blind Rate+ (S)	TBD	TBD
Dazzling Gene (M)	Water	Blind Rate+ (M)	TBD	TBD
Attack Gene (S)	Fire	Might (S)	Attack Up +1	–
Attack Gene (L)	Fire	Might (L)	TBD	TBD
Attack Gene (M)	Fire	Might (M)	TBD	TBD
Power Gene (S)	Fire	Power Boost (S)	TBD	TBD
Power Gene (L)	Fire	Power Boost (L)	TBD	TBD
Power Gene (M)	Fire	Power Boost (M)	TBD	TBD
Sealing Gene (S)	Ice	Extend Skillseal (S)	TBD	TBD
Sealing Gene (M)	Ice	Extend Skillseal (M)	TBD	TBD
Tenacity Gene	Non-Elem	Tenacity	TBD	TBD
All-Elem Gene (S)	Non-Elem	All Elem Boost (S)	Defense Up +1	–
All-Elem Gene (M)	Non-Elem	All Elem Boost (M)	TBD	TBD
Antisleep Gene	Ice	Negate Sleep	TBD	TBD
Antiblind Gene	Water	Negate Blind	Water Resistance Up +2	–
Health Gene (S)	Non-Elem	Health (S)	Max HP Up +1	–
Health Gene (M)	Non-Elem	Health (M)	TBD	TBD
Defense Gene (S)	Ice	Iron Wall (S)	TBD	TBD
Defense Gene (L)	Ice	Iron Wall (L)	TBD	TBD
Defense Gene (M)	Ice	Iron Wall (M)	TBD	TBD
Predatory Gene (S)	Dragon	Predatory (S)	TBD	TBD
Predatory Gene (M)	Dragon	Predatory (M)	TBD	TBD

Monster Hunter Stories Power Genes

Speed Genes

Gene	Element	Skill	Buff 1	Buff 2
Pink Rathian	Fire	Flame Fang	Fire Attack Up +2	Defense Up +1
Bulldrome	Water	Lethal Tackle	Attack Up +2	–
Great Jaggi	Ice	Breaking Blow	TBD	TBD
Cephadrome	Water	Sand Breath	TBD	TBD
Iodrome	Fire	Venom	TBD	TBD
Gendrome	Thunder	Paralysis Fang	TBD	TBD
Velocidrome	Water	Intimidate	Water Attack Up +2	–
Lagombi	Ice	Ice Toss	Defense Up +2	Ice Resistance Up +1
Quick Gene (S)	Fire	Quick (S)	TBD	TBD
Quick Gene (M)	Fire	Quick (M)	Crit Rate Up +1	TBD
Survivor Gene	Non-Elem	Fortify	TBD	TBD
Volatile Gene (S)	Fire	Blstblight Rate+ (S)	TBD	TBD
Volatile Gene (M)	Fire	Blstblight Rate+ (M)	TBD	TBD
Cocoon Gene (S)	Ice	Skillseal Rate+ (S)	TBD	TBD
Cocoon Gene (M)	Ice	Skillseal Rate+ (M)	TBD	TBD
Paralyze Gene (S)	Thunder	Extend Paralysis (S)	TBD	TBD
Paralyze Gene (M)	Thunder	Extend Paralysis (M)	TBD	TBD
Evasion Gene (S)	Fire	Evasion (S)	TBD	TBD
Evasion Gene (L)	Fire	Evasion (L)	TBD	TBD
Evasion Gene (M)	Fire	Evasion (M)	TBD	TBD
Speed Gene (S)	Fire	Speed Boost (S)	TBD	TBD
Speed Gene (L)	Fire	Speed Boost (L)	TBD	TBD
Speed Gene (M)	Fire	Speed Boost (M)	TBD	TBD
Antibind Gene	Ice	Negate Bind	TBD	TBD
Paralysis Gene (S)	Thunder	Paralysis (S)	Thunder Attack Up +1	–
Paralysis Gene (L)	Thunder	Paralysis (L)	Thunder Attack Up +2	–
Paralysis Gene (M)	Thunder	Paralysis (M)	Thunder Attack Up +1	TBD
Mind Gene (S)	Water	Mind Boost (S)	TBD	TBD
Mind Gene (M)	Water	Mind Boost (M)	TBD	TBD
Mind Gene (L)	Water	Mind Boost (L)	TBD	TBD
Crit Gene (S)	Ice	Critical (S)	TBD	TBD
Crit Gene (M)	Ice	Critical (M)	TBD	TBD
Crit Gene (L)	Ice	Critical (L)	TBD	TBD

Monster Hunter Stories Speed Genes

Explanation of Gene Properties

Element: The elemental type associated with the gene (e.g., Fire, Ice, Thunder, etc.).
Skill: The special ability or attack granted by the gene.
Buff 1 & Buff 2: Additional bonuses provided by the gene when equipped.

Notes

Some genes have only one buff listed; these genes might provide additional hidden bonuses or their secondary buff might be unavailable in the current documentation. We’ll update as soon as we have the information.
The TBD (To Be Determined) entries indicate that the specific information is not yet available or needs to be confirmed.

That concludes the complete genes list in Monster Hunter Stories. Make sure to check out our other Monster Hunter Stories guide:

Monster Hunter Stories: All Monsties List | Monster Hunter Stories: All Weapons List | Monster Hunter Stories: All Armors List

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