Ni no Kuni 2 Guide – Tainted Monsters Location and Tips

Scattered throughout the world of Ni no Kuni comes powerful foes called Tainted Monsters that you can vanquish when you feel you are strong enough. They are often seen in the world map as you are exploring or inside caverns where they are surrounded with a purple aura to easily distinguish them. Each of them rewards players for beating them with great amount of experience points and a bunch of rare items that you can only get by taking them down.

There are about 50 Tainted Monsters that you can take down that starts at Level 22 going all the way up to Level 69.

Tips:
– Make use of the Tactics Tweaker to easily beat the boss.
– Don’t take on the boss if you are five levels under the boss’ level.
– Take note of the elemental type of the monsters, and the creature to learn its weakness and to prepare what equipment to use

Tainted Monsters

Monster Name:Level:Rewards:Locations:
1. Googah22
  • 36331 Exp
  • 1580 G
  • Elite Sorcerer’s Ring
Wiggly Way
2. Prangles22
  • 36332 Exp
  • 1400 G
  • Three-Leafed Soreaway
Spineshiver Grove
3 . Magmanimus22
  • 36332 Exp
  • 1430 G
  • Strong Sixth Censer x5
Shipshire Cape
4. Clangston23
  • 37988 Exp
  • 1650 G
  • Bone Mail
Heartlands
5. Mortimer23
  • 37988 Exp
  • 1500 G
  • Angel’s Tear x5
Tight Cavern
6. Mystral24
  • 39646 Exp
  • 2240 G
  • Wizard’s Posy
Sundown Woods
7. Stormigan25
  • 41306 Exp
  • 2330 G
  • Soldier’s Spear
Looks Cave
8. Conflagra26
  • 42967 Exp
  • 2200 G
  • Sage’s Secret x3
Sundown Coast
9. Whammity27
  • 44630 Exp
  • 2510 G
  • Greatsword
Dugout
10. Quilla29
  • 47961 Exp
  • 2700 G
  • Hurly Handgun
Starboard Isle
11. Lily30
  • 49629 Exp
  • 2790 G
  • Sea Breeze Sandals
Shallow Shoals
12. Yvan31
  • 51298 Exp
  • 2890 G
  • Castle Crusher
Shallow Shoals
13. Puddley33
  • 54642 Exp
  • 3780 G
  • Iceberg Blaster
Shrine of Pining
14. Fanger34
  • 56316 Exp
  • 3890 G
  • Backshot Bow
Jack Frost’s Playground
15. Scintilla34
  • 56316 Exp
  • 3540 G
  • All-Be-Gone x3
Capaneus’s Crypt
16. Grimwit35
  • 57992 Exp
  • 4010 G
  • Elite Warrior’s Ring
Upheer Plain
17. Grimpopo37
  • 61348 Exp
  • 5030 G
  • Giant’s Bow
Makronos
18. Abnorma37
  • 61348 Exp
  • 4570 G
  • Soreaway Sweet x5
Eert Grove
19. Florette38
  • 63029 Exp
  • 5170 G
  • Autumn Mantle
Fathomless Forest
20. Twinky38
  • 63029 Exp
  • 5230 G
  • Cataclysm Ax
Unsung Shrine
21. Madusa40
  • 66396 Exp
  • 5440 G
  • Strongbox Boots
Larboard Isle
22. Boarcher41
  • 68081 Exp
  • 5570 G
  • Starfall Sword
Runaway Cave
23. Gaialith42
  • 69768 Exp
  • 6610 G
  • Daredevil’s Armor
Jack Frost’s Playground
24. Dampo43
  • 71457 Exp
  • 6150 G
  • One-And-All-Be-Gone
Near Makronos
25. Klogg44
  • 73148 Exp
  • 6300 G
  • Four-Leafed Soreaway x5
Drylands
26. BL-Ivion44
  • 73148 Exp
  • 6360 G
  • Sovereign Soreaway Sweet x2
Powder Keg Cavern
27. Skrych45
  • 74840 Exp
  • 6440 G
  • Songbook No. 20
Near Broadleaf
28. Gryndl45
  • 74840 Exp
  • 7080 G
  • Giant’s Tooth
Drylands
29. Flappy46
  • 76533 Exp
  • 7480 G
  • Supreme Sixth Censer x2
Greenglade Cave
30. Swellhorn46
  • 76533 Exp
  • 8230 G
  • Songbook No. 21
Wiggly Way
31. Crystolith47
  • 78229 Exp
  • 7640 G
  • Savior’s Tear x2
East Wood
32. Snotley48
  • 79926 Exp
  • 7800 G
  • Great Sage’s Secret
Ding Dong Well
33. Akheilos48
  • 88773 Exp
  • 8000 G
  • Wizard King’s Secret
Leucippes’ Labyrinth
34. Leolynx49
  • 81624 Exp
  • 8120 G
  • Sovereign Soreaway x2
Western Woods
35. Tusker49
  • 81624 Exp
  • 8760 G
  • Fish Fork
Dampshoe Cave
36. Twygg51
  • 85026 Exp
  • 8290 G
  • Phoenix Tear
Wyverns’ Den
37. Doombo52
  • 86730 Exp
  • 10420 G
  • Blackwing Bow
Shivery Shrine
38. Dahlia53
  • 88435 Exp
  • 10620 G
  • Spiteful Staff
Nazcaä
39. Grimbaba54
  • 90141 Exp
  • 10820 G
  • Steelpounder
40. Toxina56
  • 93560 Exp
  • 11220 G
  • Wild Attire
Backwaters
41. BL-Ammo57
  • 95271 Exp
  • 11420 G
  • Frontier Flintlock
Near Broadleaf
42 Boarzerker58
  • 96984 Exp
  • 11620 G
  • Warlord’s Armor
Tumbledown Shrine
43. Charmigan59
  • 98699 Exp
  • 12000 G
  • Prism Spear
Sunshade Shrine
44. Sporespew62
  • 103853 Exp
  • 13750 G
  • Wizard Costume
Shabby Shrine
45. Zapple63
  • 105574 Exp
  • 14100 G
  • Flutterby Staff
Ice House
46. Snickersnarl64
  • 107297 Exp
  • 12900 G
  • One-And-All-Be-Gone x2
Jack Frost’s Playground
47. Sindulata65
  • 121102 Exp
  • 14410 G
  • Radiant Hearty Pendant
Drylands
48. Starless Knight66
  • 110748 Exp
  • 13300 G
  • Songbook No. 22
Bleachbone Shrine
49. Ziggy68
  • 114205 Exp
  • 13710 G
  • Songbook No. 24
Jack Frost’s Playground
50. Storme69
  • 115936 Exp
  • 15300 G
  • High Heal Pendant
Far-flung Cape

Refer to the image below to see the cumulative rewards that you can earn after each consecutive kills of the tainted monsters: