Monster Hunter Wilds has been keeping me busy since its drop a few weeks back. I’m working on boosting my hunter rank in the high-rank environments, and vacillating quickly on which new armor set I’m going to craft next. (Right now I’m hunting gnarly Jin Dahaad, but the armor-plated Gravios armor — perfect for my hammer build — might have stolen my attention.) There’s a lot to do in Wilds, but there is also something missing.

Specifically, I’d like to be able to dress a pig up in clothes and carry him around like a baby.

I’m talking about the Monster Hunter’s Poogie, an chubby, floppy-eared pig that is nearly as recognizable as a series’ mascot as the fearsome Rathalos. Poogies have a long history appearing in Monster Hunter games; I first met one in the hub world of........

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