Gillopods are a special kind of endemic life in Monster Hunter Wilds. You’ll need to capture one as part of a side quest, “Dareel’s Special Research Report,” for Dareel at the Windward Plains base camp late in the game (after the credits and during the High Rank section).
Our Monster Hunter Wilds guide will tell you when and where to find gillopods and how to catch them.
Where to find gillopods in Monster Hunter Wilds
Gillopods are a larger version of pillopods, and those only show up at one location in the Ruins of Wyveria that we’ve been able to find. Head to the pop-up camp at Area 2: Crumbling Structures. Head out through the tunnel and you’ll be facing a carved stone wall that will most likely have several pillopods on it.
Gillopods are a little larger and brighter than the average pillopod and have orange eyes.
It seems like gillopods are most common during the environment event, “Wyvern’s Wakening.“ Several story missions lock you out of changing the time of day by resting, but if it’s available, you can change the environment by resting in a tent or at your portable BBQ grill.
How to catch a gillopod in Monster Hunter Wilds
Once you’ve spotted a rime beetle, all that’s left is to capture them. Equip your capture net either from the item bar or from your Essential Items radial menu.
With the new rectangle reticle, approach the gillopod (they don’t really acknowledge your presence, so don’t worry about stealth here) until the reticle turns yellow-orange and fire it. Just make sure you hit L2/LT and not the usual Square/X.
With the quest complete, you’ll have to wait a bit to get the next side quest in the series, “Samin’s Special Research Report,” which has you track down a sandstar.
