MHF2 and MHP2G (PSP)

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Ahh, Plesioth. Brings back bitter memories. XD

I use LS to kill (most) monsters in MH. Here's my strategy for plesioth with LS:

Use lightning element weapons.

have a stock of sonic bombs to blast it out of the water. (combine gunpowder+screamer = sonic bomb)

If possible, fish him out of the water. you'll get in a few nice hits while it's thrashing about. Best to aim for the spot near its stomach (weak spot)

When it's walking in place, try to anticipate whether it'll do the water cannon attack or its body slam. (For low rank Plesioth. Upper rank has a few different moves)

Body slam:

If you have your weapon sheathed, just run away and dive for cover. if you have your weapon unsheathed, roll to its right side (under its head not under its body) you can get damaged by the legs, body or tail when it does a body slam.

Water cannon:

Try to stick to its (Plesioth's) right side. Just before it does the water cannon attack, you run up to its NECK and hit it with:
Unsheathe triangle, triangle, Triangle+circle (hits the side of its face), re-sheath weapon

OR

Unsheathe Triangle, R, R, Triangle+Circle (if you have a fully charged meter)

By the time you do the re-sheath, it'll be doing its "walking in place" thingy again. set it up for the water cannon attack and repeat.

If you want to approach from the left, I suggest Unsheathe Triangle, triangle, R, roll left/forward, re-sheathe, run. (Triangle+circle from the left side just goes under plessy's head after the first two hits)



Alternate: When it does the water cannon attack, run between its legs and aim for its stomach with unsheathe triangle, triangle, roll forward, re-sheathe, run like hell past its tail. it's a lot more fun than the other tactic, but more dangerous.

Alternately, when it does the water cannon thingy, try to aim for its right leg and do the same combo. After several hits, you'll make it either stagger or fall to its side. wail away when it does either. XD

Make sure to take a good look at its back fin every now and then. when it folds down, it means it's taken a beating and is ready for capture. ^___^ If so, wait for it to water cannon, run between its legs and set a shock trap (trap master not necessary) then tranq it twice. Xp