Monster's Age

Birthday - Once a year on the week the monster was regenerated you will be
informed of its birthday.

Growth Periods - There are four points in a monsters life. The first starts as
soon as it is regenerated. This is its youth. Stat gains aren't very high and
gets tired fairly easy. After this is the monster's prime. Stat gains are at
their highest and it will become fatigue slower. Following this is old age.
Stats don't decrease as quickly as before and becomes tired much easily.
Eventualy it will get to the point to the end of it's fighting career. Stats
will no longer gain, will always be fatigued, and stats will drop during
battles. It is best to make them a coach or use them for combining at this
point. The most unique thing about this Monster Rancher game is that no matter
how old your monster is it won't ever die.


Stray Monster\Free Item\Questions

Every couple of months you will randomly get one of three events. The worst one
to get is the Question. Your monster will ask you a question alogn the lines of
"Intelligence doesn't matter much as long as I am strong?" And you can say yes
or no but it doesn't seem to have any effect on anything. I would suggest
resetting and trying it again. It is random and you can get one of the better
events to happen.

Free items are good. They are your friend. Sometimes your monsters will give you
one. The item can be anything. It just finds in where ever and gives it to you.
Some stuff that can be sold in shops and some stuff that can't be. Its good to
save them up and sell if you need money. You can also get a lot of the trait
items this way.

Stray monsters will attack you no matter what. Even if your monster is tired.
But they are generally week so as long as you are like C Class you will be okay.
Knocking out the monster will get you items sometimes.


Tournaments

Official Cup - The Official Cup tournaments must be beaten to advance to the
next class. There are five total that your monster must place 1st in. There
are threea year and always land on week 4 of Febuary, June, and October. Each
of them have six(including you) monsters participating.

IMa Amity - Once you reach A Class, Mr. Mardoc will pay you a visit. He will
congradulate you for getting as far as you are and tell you of the IMa Amity
cup. It is against a trainer from FIMBA and happens once a year. Its always
the same trainer(Colt) and she always has a Mocchi. The invite comes Week 1 of
septmeber and the tournament is on Week 1 of October.

Special Monsters - There are four monsters that can't be regenerated until you
beat special tournaments for each one. Two are in A Class and two in S Class.
Bolzoi will bring you the invitations for these. There is only one battle for
each of these against what ever monster it is for. No money is awarded for
winning.

Great Four - The Great Four is a set of four tournamnets you must beat after
you beat the S Cup. They are just like the other offcial tournments but only
four(including you) monsters in each.

Emperor Cup - This is the last battle. You must defeat all three of the
Great Four tournaments in order to compete. Mr. Mardoc will drop by once you
have and tell you about it. Then on week 1 of June you will recieve the invite.
The battle will take place week 1 of July. Beating this completes the game. You
can continue playing and beat it over again but the credits only roll the first
time you beat the game.