Neutral is one of the five elements a dinosaur can have. Neutral is quirky because it has no strengths or weaknesses- attacking or defending, damage calculations involving one or more neutral dinosaur will not factor in type. On the other hand, neutral dinosaurs can have attacks imbued with any element, since they are not restricted to just one.
List of Neutral Dinosaurs[]
There are a total of seven neutral dinosaurs in the game. Of these, all can be tamed except Albertosaurus (not counting the enemy Staurikosaurus).
| Dinosaur | Classification | Enemy Type | Tameable? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Jurassic Period | ||||
| Staurikosaurus | Theropod | Automatic ally | Joins right at the beginning | Can be named (default name is Stakk).
Cannot be un-equipped or swapped out. First ally that can learn Wind Teeth, Tornado Breath, Revenge, Dual Revenge, and The Last Supper. Has one element for two elemental attacks (Wind Teeth and Tornado Breath for Wind). The only neutral dinosaur that doesn't learn a fire-based move. |
| Middle Jurassic Period | ||||
| Megalosaurus | Theropod | BOSS | Yes | First dinosaur that can do Crunch.
First enemy that can naturally do Power Cry. First ally that can learn Ultra Flames. Has two elements for four elemental attacks (Wind Teeth for Wind, Flaming Fangs, Flame Breath, and Ultra Flames for Fire). |
| Late Jurassic Period | ||||
| Seismosaurus | Sauropod | Automatic ally | Joins team after getting fruit from its head | Automatically defeats Allosaurus for the player upon joining in an A.I.-scripted battle.
First ally that can learn Quake Attack. Has two elemental attacks (Tail of Fire and Quake Attack). |
| Early Cretaceous Period | ||||
| Albertosaurus | Theropod | Generic | No | Only neutral dinosaur that starts out as a generic enemy.
Only neutral dinosaur that cannot be tamed (not counting enemy Staurikosaurus). Has only one melee attack (Crunch). Has three elemental attacks (Stone Breath, Flame Breath, and Freezing Breath). |
| Middle Cretaceous Period | ||||
| Giganotosaurus | Theropod | BOSS | Yes | Has one elemental attack (Ultra Flames). |
| Late Cretaceous Period | ||||
| Triceratops | Ceratopsid | BOSS
Generic |
Yes | Has two elements for three elemental attacks (Flame Breath for Fire, Stone Breath and Quake Attack for Earth).
The only dinosaur that can learn Spin Claw. |
| Battle Coliseum (Modern Day) | ||||
| Staurikosaurus
(from Early Jurassic) |
Theropod | Pre-boss
(Yangchuanosaurus) |
No | Can do Dual Revenge, The Last Supper, and Tornado Breath. |
| Seismosaurus
(from Late Jurassic) |
Sauropod | Pre-boss
(Yangchuanosaurus) |
Yes | Can do Quake Attack. |
| Albertosaurus
(from Early Cretaceous) |
Theropod | Pre-boss
(Yangchuanosaurus) |
No | |
| Triceratops
(from Late Cretaceous) |
Ceratopsian | Pre-boss
(Yangchuanosaurus) |
Yes | |
| Yangchuanosaurus
(from Late Jurassic) |
Theropod | BOSS | Yes | Last dinosaur encountered in the game.
Has health exceeding 1000 HP (up to more than 3400 HP). As an ally, has three elemental attacks (Stone Breath, Ultra Flames, and Freezing Breath). |
List of Neutral Moves[]
There are a total of 58 neutral moves in the game. Because of the neutral state of these moves, dinosaurs of any element can use any of these, though some moves can only be used by certain families of dinosaurs or other creatures due to having the traits necessary to execute the move (for example, biting attacks are exclusive to theropods, dances and poison-based moves are exclusive to ornithopods, Fly and Dive Bomb are exclusive to pterosaurs, etc.). Other moves can only be unlocked by allies, like Boomerang, Joint Attack, Spike Swarm, Home Run!, Splitter, and Spin Claw.
| Move | SP | Type | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | 1 | Melee | Sharp fang attack | Mostly seen in early theropod enemies and ichthyosaurs. Strangely also one of the moves of the mosasaur Tylosaurus (the last creature in the game to have the move). |
| Claw | 1 | Melee | Sharp claw attack | Exclusive to Dilophosaurus. |
| Flying Kick | 1 | Melee | Kick | Exclusive to ornithopods. |
| Headbutt | 1 | Melee | Headbutt attack | Exclusive to Scelidosaurus and Stegoceras. |
| Poke | 1 | Melee | Beak attack | Exclusive to most pterosaurs except Dsungaripterus and Pteranodon (who have the improved version, Stab, instead). |
| R&R | 1 | Special | Reduce defense to heal SP | Regenerates some HP and SP.
Exclusive to sauropods. |
| Shove | 1 | Melee | Bodily shove the opponent | |
| Smash | 1 | Melee | Crushing attack | Exclusive to sauropods. |
| Stomp | 1 | Melee | Stomp attack | Exclusive to Plateosaurus and Barosaurus. |
| Strike | 1 | Melee | Head strike | Seemingly identical to Headbutt. |
| Tail Whip | 1 | Melee | Tail whipping attack | |
| Crazy Lick | 2 | Status | Confuse opponent with a lick attack | Has a small chance of confusing the opponent. |
| Flash Dance | 3 | Status | Blind the opponent with dazzling dance | Has a small chance to blind opponent.
Exclusive to ornithopods. |
| Howl | 3 | Status | Slow down opponent | Has a small chance of slowing down the opponent.
Has a small chance of making the opponent pass out. |
| Mystery Dance | 3 | Status | Confuse opponent with weird dance | Has a small chance of confusing opponent.
Exclusive to Iguanodon (who can learn it) and Hadrosaurus (cannot be tamed). |
| Poison | 3 | Melee | Add minor poison effect to attack | A form of Flying Kick, and thus exclusive to ornithopods. |
| Power Cry | 3 | Status | Scream with rage to boost attack power | Effects only last for three turns, regardless of whether opponent is attacked or not (so the player can thwart enemies using this by incapacitating them with various status effects).
Decreases defense while the effects of the move are active. |
| Power Store | 3 | Status | Store up power for next attack | Effect only lasts until next attack, regardless of whether opponent is attacked or not. |
| Surprise Dance | 3 | Status | Make opponent faint with overwhelming dance | Has a small chance of knocking the opponent out cold.
Exclusive to ornithopods. |
| Taunt Dance | 3 | Status | Reduce opponent's defense with taunt dance | Decreases opponent's defense while increasing their attack power due to anger (like Power Cry).
Exclusive to ornithopods. |
| Yawn Dance | 3 | Status | Put opponent to sleep with boring dance | Has a small chance of putting opponent to sleep.
Exclusive to ornithopods. |
| Quick Attack | 4 | Melee | Attack hitting faster than opponent | If the player and the enemy use this move at the same time, the enemy will be given the priority to attack. |
| Slam | 4 | Melee | Improved Shove | |
| Slash | 4 | Melee | Improved Claw | Exclusive to theropods.
First done by Dilophosaurus (does it by default as an enemy, but, when tamed, must do Claw 25 times to unlock it). |
| Snipe | 4 | Melee | Improve hit chance | |
| Stab | 4 | Melee | Improved Poke | Exclusive to most pterosaurs except Sordes and Rhamphorynchus.
Can be learned by Eudimorphodon and Dimorphodon doing Poke 25 times. Unlocked by default for Dsungaripterus and Pteranodon. |
| Bash | 5 | Melee | Improved Headbutt | Exclusive to ceratopsians, ankylosaurs (including their ancestor Scelidosaurus), and pachycephalosaurs. |
| Clobber | 5 | Melee | Improved Tail Whip | Has a small chance to paralyze the opponent. |
| Counter | 5 | Deflector | Counterattack | Delivers a powerful strike against opponent if struck by a melee attack.
Doesn't work against ranged attacks. Sometimes fails to work (for player and enemy alike) even if hit by melee move. |
| Crunch | 5 | Melee | Improved bite | Mostly done by some of the later theropods and mosasaurs.
First learned by Ichthyosaurus. Has a small chance to decrease the enemy's defense. |
| Harden | 5 | Deflector | Thicken hide for increased defense | Sacrifices turn for the round to block incoming melee attack for that round only.
Always takes priority over other moves. Exclusive to the thyreophoran Scelidosaurus and its ankylosaur descendants (Nodosaurus, Euoplocephalus, Ankylosaurus, and Saichania). |
| Kamikaze | 5 | Melee | Sacrifice defense for attack power | Attacker's HP gets reduced when attack successfully hits (unless the attacker's HP is down to just 1 HP, in which case Kamikaze won't reduce the attacker's HP anymore, but still grant them high attack power).
Exclusive to ornithopods. |
| Mash | 5 | Melee | Improved Stomp | First done by Mamenchisaurus. |
| Rapid Kick | 5 | Melee | Improved Flying Kick | Exclusive to ornithopods. |
| Regeneration | 5 | Special | Supercharge cells for quick healing | Exclusive to marine reptiles (can be learned by Plesiosaurus, naturally done by Archelon and Kronosaurus). |
| Revenge | 5 | Deflector | Return half melee damage taken | Exclusive to tamed dinosaurs.
Doesn't work against ranged attacks. Sometimes fails to work (for player and enemy alike) even if hit by melee move. |
| Smash Hit | 5 | Melee | Attack with greater chance to critically hit | |
| Boomerang | 6 | Melee | Hurl spine plates like boomerangs | Acts as a ranged attack, but is labeled melee.
Exclusive to Dacentrurus and Tuojiangosaurus. |
| Breath Barrier | 6 | Deflector | Dodge breath attacks. | Ineffective against ranged attacks involving more tangible projectiles (e.g. Sand Strike, Water Strike, Spike Swarm). |
| 100-Ton Press | 6 | Melee | Improved Smash | Can be first learned by Anchisaurus.
First done naturally by Brachiosaurus. |
| Rocket Headbutt | 6 | Melee | Improved headbutt | Almost identical to Bash, albeit slightly more powerful. |
| Defensive Counter | 8 | Deflector | Counter attack enemy while in defensive stance | Raises defense prior to receiving the blow to retaliate against.
Delivers a powerful strike against opponent if struck by a melee attack. Doesn't work against ranged attacks. Sometimes fails to work (for player and enemy alike) even if hit by melee move. Mostly exclusive to ceratopsians (of the ceratopsians that can do the move, only Psittacosaurus and Protoceratops can be tamed), but can be learned by the stegosaur Tuojiangosaurus. |
| Fly | 8 | Status | Avoid melee attacks for a limited time | Can be unlocked by doing Wing Flap 25 times.
Grants the user flight status for three turns. Exclusive to all pterosaurs except Eudimorphodon. |
| Dive Bomb | 2 | Melee | Strike opponent from a great height | Only available while the status of flight is active.
Ends flight status. |
| Last Chance | 8 | Melee | Attack with increased power when low on HP | Exclusive to sauropods and the pliosaur Kronosaurus. |
| Devouring Attack | 10 | Melee | Devour opponent | Takes a quarter of the maximum health of the opponent when defeated by this move (for example, defeating the 3400 HP Yangchuanosaurus with this move will give the attacker 850 HP). |
| Drain Breath | 10 | Ranged | Drain opponent's HP | Replenish user's health equal to one-fifth of the damage dealt by the attack regardless of how much HP the enemy has upon receiving the attack.
Exclusive to Kronosaurus. |
| Dual Revenge | 15 | Deflector | Return double melee damage taken | Improved version of Revenge, being four times stronger than it.
Doesn't work against ranged attacks. Sometimes fails to work (for player and enemy alike) even if hit by melee move. |
| Mist Breath | 15 | Ranged | Blinding mist reduces opponent's hit chance | Has a chance to blind the enemy.
Exclusive to non-dinosaur marine reptiles (creatures of the water element). |
| Poison Breath | 15 | Ranged | Breath attack with high chance of poisoning opponent | Improved version of Poison.
Exclusive to ornithopods (first learned by Scutellosaurus, first naturally done by Ourannosaurus). Can be unlocked by doing Poison 25 times. |
| Sea of Poison | 28 | Ranged | Add major poison effect to attack | Improved version of Poison Breath.
Exclusive to many of the later ornithopods (first learned by Ourannosaurus, first naturally done by Maiasaura). Can be unlocked by doing Poison Breath 25 times. |
| Black Fog | 30 | Ranged | Blind opponent with fog | Improved Mist Breath.
Has a chance to blind the enemy. Exclusive to non-dinosaur marine reptiles (creatures of the water element). |
| Home Run! | 35 | Melee | Swing your neck and send the opponent into orbit | Exclusive to the sauropods Supersaurus, Brachiosaurus, and Saltasaurus. The aforementioned dinosaurs can only learn the move as allies, and cannot do it naturally. |
| Joint Attack | 35 | Melee | Summon friends for a team attack | Exclusive to the ornithopods Iguanodon, Parasaurolophus, and Saurolophus. The aforementioned dinosaurs can only learn the move as allies, and cannot do it naturally. |
| Spike Swarm | 35 | Melee | Impale opponent with flying spikes | Exclusive to Kentrosaurus, who can only learn the move as an ally, and cannot do it naturally.
Acts as a ranged attack, but is labeled melee. One of only two ranged 35 SP attacks, the other being the water-based Tidal Wave. |
| Spin Claw | 35 | Melee | Claw opponent while spinning | Exclusive to Triceratops, who can only learn the move as an ally, and cannot do it naturally. |
| Splitter | 35 | Melee | Violent headbutt attack | Exclusive to Stygimoloch, who can only learn the move as an ally, and cannot do it naturally. |
| The Last Supper | 35 | Melee | Recover HP if opponent is defeated by this attack | Exclusive to theropods (not counting Staurikosaurus, is seen mostly in later bosses starting from Spinosaurus, but can also be learned by the generic enemies Fukuiraptor, Dromiceiomimus and Therizinosaurus).
Takes the remaining health of the opponent prior to being defeated by this move. Can be unlocked by doing Crunch 25 times, or, in the case of Staurikosaurus, reaching Level 35. |
Trivia[]
- Albertosaurus is the only neutral dinosaur that cannot be tamed (not counting the Staurikosaurus encountered in the modern day).
- Not counting allies (Staurikosaurus and Seismosaurus), and also not counting its modern-day appearance, Albertosaurus is also the only neutral dinosaur to never be involved in a boss battle.
- Albertosaurus is also the only neutral dinosaur to start out as a generic enemy as opposed to being an automatic ally or boss.
- By contrast, Triceratops starts out as a boss (which can be refought any time after the Late Cretaceous is completed), but after the first battle with it, Triceratops can also be encountered as generic enemies on the map (with the generic ones being indistinguishable from the boss form in terms of power and health).
- Staurikosaurus and Giganotosaurus are the only neutral dinosaurs with one element (Staurikosaurus can do two wind-based attacks, Wind Teeth and Tornado Breath, while Giganotosaurus can do one fire-based attack, Ultra Flames).
- By contrast, most of the neutral dinosaurs have at least two elements. Two of them, Albertosaurus (Stone Breath, Flame Breath, Freezing Breath) and Yangchuanosaurus (as an ally, it can do Stone Breath, Ultra Flames, and Freezing Breath) can attack with three elements, only lacking a wind attack.
- Of the seven neutral dinosaurs, only Staurikosaurus and Megalosaurus can use wind attacks (both can perform Wind Teeth, and doing it 25 times for Staurikosaurus will unlock Tornado Breath for it).
- By contrast, all of the neutral dinosaurs except Staurikosaurus can use fire-based attack. Megalosaurus has Flaming Fangs, Seismosaurus has Tail of Fire, Megalosaurus, Triceratops, and Albertosaurus can use Flame Breath, and Megalosaurus, Giganotosaurus, and Yangchuanosaurus can use Ultra Flames.
- Even less have the ability to use Earth-based attacks. Triceratops, Albertosaurus, and Yangchuanosaurus can perform Stone Breath, and Seismosaurus and Triceratops can do Quake Attack.
- Albertosaurus and Yangchuanosaurus are the only neutral dinosaurs with a water-based move, since both can do Freezing Breath.