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| Enemy Type | Large Monsters |
| Elements | None |
| Ailments | Wind Pressure |
| Weakness |  Fire ⭐⭐⭐ Thunder ⭐⭐ |
| Resistances |  Water |
| Locations | Coral Highlands |
| Tempered Lv. | 1 |
Paolumu is a Large Monster in Monster Hunter World (MHW). パオウルムー (浮空竜) in Japanese. Recognized for its ballooning, inflatable neck sac, Paolumu is an endearing herbivore with a deceptive level of agility. Despite its seemingly docile nature, Paolumu can become a formidable opponent when threatened, using its inflated sac to reach impressive heights and unleash powerful air-based attacks. Encounters with Paolumu are marked by its distinctive appearance and the challenge of predicting its aerial movements.
Paolumu feast on eggs found in the Coral Highlands. They are able to propel through the air using unique sacs in their bodies, and attack with their extremely hard tails.
Paolumu Details & Locations
- Found in Coral Highlands
- Target of Quests: Ballooning Problems, Sorry You're Not Invited, White Monster for a White Coat, Special Arena: Paolumu, Loop the Paolumu, Special Arena: HR Paolumu
- Is immediately hostile at close range
- Attacks other monsters
- Small Monsters version: None
- Sizes: ♕ 1006.16 ~ ♕ 1429.20
- Species: Flying Wyverns
- HP:
- Low Rank: ~3,481(Solo), ~4,720(Duo), ~7,080(3 or 4 players)
- High Rank: ~5,605(Solo), ~8,260(Duo), ~12,331(3 or 4 players)
- Master Rank: ~17,995(Solo), ~27,730(Duo), ~41,388(3 or 4 players)
Paolumu Combat Info
- Elemental damages: Wind Pressure
- Weak to
Fire and secondarily to Thunder - Susceptible to Stun and Blast attacks.
- The Head and Mane are the weakest points
- Resistant to Water
- Kinsect Extract:
- Red: Head, Neck, Neck Pouch
- Orange: Body, Tail
- White: Left Leg, Right Leg, Left Wing, Right Wing
- Paolumu can't move around as freely when its air sacs are deflated. Aim for its inflated body parts, or purposefully draw out its attacks that use up stored air, to gain the upper hand.
MHW Paolumu Attacks and Movesets
Paolumu performs the following attacks:
- Inflated Charge: Paolumu inflates its neck sac and charges at hunters with surprising speed. Evading or blocking effectively is crucial to avoid getting hit by this charging attack.
- Airborne Spin: Paolumu takes to the air and performs a spinning attack, creating a gust of wind. Evading or finding cover is essential to avoid getting hit by this aerial assault.
- Airborne Dive: Paolumu leaps into the air and performs a diving attack, attempting to land on hunters. Evading to the side or using terrain strategically is necessary to avoid getting hit by this aerial assault.
- Sleepy Gas Release: Some variations of Paolumu can release sleep-inducing gas in the surrounding area. Hunters need to avoid the gas cloud to prevent falling asleep.
- Tail Swipe: Paolumu swings its tail in a sweeping motion, creating a wide arc of attack. Timing dodges to avoid the tail swipe is crucial to prevent being knocked back or taking damage.
- Bite Combo: Paolumu performs a series of biting attacks with its sharp fangs. Hunters need to be prepared to dodge or block these quick and successive attacks.
- Roar and Stun: Paolumu emits a powerful roar that can stun nearby hunters. Staying clear of the roar's impact area or using Earplugs can mitigate the stunning effect.
- Tail Slam: Paolumu lifts its tail and slams it down, creating a shockwave. Evading the impact area is crucial to avoid taking damage.
- Airborne Charge: Paolumu charges at hunters while airborne, attempting to trample them. Evading or using terrain effectively is necessary to avoid getting hit by this charging aerial attack.
- Airborne Retreat: Paolumu may retreat to a safe distance by taking to the air. Hunters need to anticipate its movements and be prepared for subsequent attacks.
Paolumu Weaknesses
Each ⭐star shown below represents more weakness to each ailment
| Ailment |  |
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| Weakness Level | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ |
Each ⭐star shown below represents more weakness to each damage type
| Weak Point |  |
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| Head (Breakable) | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐ |
| Mane (Breakable) | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ |
Detailed weakness information(Legend Explanation: here)
Master Rank:
Low & High Rank:
Credits to AsteriskAmpersand, Deathcream and MoonBunnie.
Paolumu Low and High Rank Carves
Defeating this monster allows the player to carve the following items:
Paolumu Carves
| Carves | Frequency | % |
 Paolumu Scale |
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
 Paolumu Shell (Dropped, break tail) |
⭐⭐⭐ | |
 Paolumu Pelt (Break back, break neck pouch) |
⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
 Paolumu Webbing (Break wings) |
⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
 Paolumu Pelt + (Break back, break neck pouch) |
High Rank ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
 Paolumu Scale + |
High Rank ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
 Paolumu Carapace + (Dropped, break tail) |
High Rank ⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Paolumu Wing (Break wings) |
High Rank ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
 Wyvern Gem |
High Rank ⭐ | 2% Carve |
 Paolumu Thickfur (Neck Pouch Break - Back Break) |
Master Rank | |
 Paolumu Shard |
Master Rank | |
 Paolumu Cortex (Tail Break) |
Master Rank | |
 Paolumu Fellwing (Wing Break) |
Master Rank |
Paolumu Rewards
| Rewards | Frequency | % |
| Paolumu Scale |
⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Paolumu Pelt |
⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Paolumu Shell |
⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Paolumu Webbing |
⭐⭐ | |
 Monster Bone L |
⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Nourishing Extract | ⭐⭐⭐ (High Rank ⭐⭐⭐) | |
| Paolumu Scale + |
High Rank ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Paolumu Pelt + |
High Rank ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Paolumu Carapace + |
High Rank ⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Paolumu Wing |
High Rank ⭐⭐ | |
 Monster Keenbone |
High Rank ⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Wyvern Gem |
High Rank ⭐ | 2% Capture, 1% Expedition, 1% Quest Reward, 8% Silver Reward and 16% Gold Reward |
| Paolumu Thickfur (Neck Pouch Break - Back Break) |
Master Rank | |
| Paolumu Shard |
Master Rank | |
| Paolumu Cortex (Tail Break) |
Master Rank | |
| Paolumu Fellwing (Wing Break) |
Master Rank | |
 Nourishing Extract |
Master Rank | |
 Spiritvein Slogbone |
Master Rank⭐⭐⭐ | |
 Fierce Dragonvein Bone |
Master Rank ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
 Rubbery Shell |
Master Rank ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Tempered Rubbery Shell |
Master Rank ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | |
 Spiritvein Gem Shard |
Master Rank⭐⭐⭐ |
Paolumu Weapons & Armor
Armor and Weapons related to the Paolumu Monster.
Weapons
Lumu Knife I
Lumu Knife II
Lumu Tabar I
Lumu Tabar II
Lumu Nightmare I
Lumu Nightmare II
Lumu Horn I
Lumu Horn II
Lumu Barone I
Lumu Barone II
Lumu Drone I
Lumu Drone II
Lumu Axe I
Lumu Axe II
Lumu Smasher I
Lumu Smasher II
Lumu Smasher III
Mechanical Lumu I
Mechanical Lumu II
Lumu Blitz I
Lumu Blitz II
Lumu Typhon I
Lumu Typhon II
Lumu Typhon III
Lumu Typhon IV
Armor
Lumu Armor Set
Set Bonus: None
Lumu Alpha Armor Set (α)
Set Bonus: None
Lumu Beta Armor Set (β)
Set Bonus: None
Notes & Trivia
- Can be lured with ??
- Camouflage works until ?? range
- Paolumu is known as the "Floating Sky Wyvern"
- Paolumu is the only monster with a Carapace +, which is normally the HR equivalent of the shell.
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Paolumu render.
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Paolumu icon.
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This thing was DIVIN at me so I kinda got bombastic and well end of all
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Hunter: *sees paolumu*
Paolumu: *sees hunter*
Hunter: it’s kinda cute, I wonder if it’ll atta—
Paolumu: SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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fun facts
- without it wings it looks like a rolling balloon
- if its 1429 centimeters then its eyes are roughly 1/18th of that size, which compared to the size of the eye to the human body is nearly 3.7 times as big. my math is not 100% accurate so no judge
- it's leathery tail has the same consistency as barroth's skin
- without the wing membranes it looks like a gecko crossed with a ratbeaver that has overgrown legs and needs a diet.
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No, this hellspawn is not cute, it's ugly as sin and it's dumb as hell, what's with the jap that created it? I'm cool with all the other creatures in Monster Hunter World, they all range from okay to "OMG THIS **** IS F***ING AWESOME!!!" but Paolumu is absolutely stupid looking in every single way possible, not only the monster but the weapons, even the armor. The only use this thing has is as shooting practice target and even so, you got better targets.
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odogaron paolumu turf war is relly bloody when odogaron rips paolumu open
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This is a white floofy bat with a built in neck pillow. In my opinion it is cute but I hate it's roar, it sounds like it's screaming and gurgling water at the same time.
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Its cute c: Actual advice: This thing is a cinch with a heavy bowgun
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Cutest thing ever when it's sleeping. It almost makes me not want to put a pair of barrel bombs on its head.
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This entire comment section is pretty much a war on whether the Paolumu is a cute fluffball or a hideous eyesore
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i farmed 22 hr paolumu just to have to find another armour set that was better and then had to farm that monster
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when the cutscene for this came on, i was like 'awww! it's cute!!' .. then a split second later it hissed and went all hostile and made me lol! I do find it a bit annoying
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I hate this thing and it's subspecies with a burning passion. Of every monster introduced in this game, this is by far the worst, and you will never be able to convince me otherwise. The only monster in the game worse than it, is Kushala.
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It inflates itself, blows you, and tries to sit on you. You can't tell me this isn't someone's fetish monster lol
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Can someone add that neck/head cannot accumulate break damage or break unless inflated?
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It's so cute! It's like an albino bat, which are just sky puppies, so not liking paolumu is like not liking puppies. There. I said it.
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If you keep puffing the little NeCK!! Say goodbye to your AIR WAY!!
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I hunt i stalk my prey for many days its close to death im going to win Paolumu has left the locale ;(
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Why is this thing not a bird wyvern? It even uses Puki-Puki's skeleton rig.
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Id like to see a subspecies where the paolumu wandered in to the Rotten Vale. It fed on girros, giving it's new static fur paralyzing abilities when enraged, and blows effluvium which can increase effluvial buildup, and may cause miasma. It's fur can suddenly become shocked, in which anything that makes physical contact with it (besides attacks) gets paralyzed (on occasion). It wanders in the higher areas of the Rotten Vale. I call it the "Effluval Paolumu" (creative, right? *sarcasm*).
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So I don't understand how this floats... It sucks in atmospheric air and that somehow makes it more buoyant versus atmospheric air... Wouldn't it need a massive heat source to make that work, something that outputs the heat of large campfire or something?
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It's nice that you can stand next to it because it doesn't become hostile unless you attack it. But it doesn't inflate itself unless it becomes hostile so there isn't as much of a reason to stand next to it.
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Why does it only have 4 weapon lines? This goes for many other monsters, too. each should have one fore half of the weapons.
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Seriously, how mach HP does this monster has? I fought it so hard but couldn't kill it and it left at the end ... I also tried to capture it when it had this death skull showing up but it didn't work ...
Just got an Odogaron to kill a Paolumu for me, it was quick and worth the sight, the Paolumu couldn’t even resist, it was always getting trashed around by the Odogaron.
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not hostile for me unless you attack. love standing right next to it to look at that cute face lol
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anybody realize it has almost the same AI as pukei-pukei when it's on the ground?
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The only reason to hunt this monster is to run around in cool fashion
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Time dodges correctly and it should be easy, it runs alot. Crowd control is effective. (Flash pods, shock / pit trap. Carved a wyvern gem off a high rank one
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I love fighting these things, I use the Duel Blades. Its a very easy fight, just time your doges correctly and use Flash Pods.
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I like Legi and odo just because they F this thing up. My god I hate this rat almost as much as that stupid sand shark that I forgot its name off, what was it cephedrome?
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