When to pick
Pair it first with Nomadic and Herbivore and test that relationship in the Slithery Slide POI route. The payoff depends on reaching useful POIs safely.
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Pollinator Player result records
Pollinator public records: 4. Starting genetic coverage is 3/4, and numeric result coverage is 2/4. The most repeated related routes are Endless Extinction, Smol Dodge, Physical Predator.
Key findings
- Starting genetic coverage: 3/4. Comparable numeric result coverage: 2/4.
- Repeated route signals: Endless Extinction, Smol Dodge, Physical Predator.
- Pressure 20 coverage: 1/4. Untagged records do not prove the same difficulty.
Player result records
Evidence and verification
The links below support specific dated claims, mechanics, or player-route observations on this page; after a patch, use the current in-game text for exact values.
Pressure 10 Extinction 20 Opportunistic Kaiju Route
An August 6 Endless showcase reached roughly 480% size and 830% attack area at Pressure 10 Extinction 20. The player credits Opportunistic, Pollinator, Primal Spur, fast Claws, and Training Stoner for the route's stat and damage scaling.
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First Extinction Attempt Poison Build
A July 9 Reddit post documents a small-body poison build that reached a first Extinction attempt before dying after popping out of Burrow while eating Krabken, with public text explicitly naming Pollinator, Tentacles, Slither, a poison Antlers plus Snout shell, low-cooldown Slide, and mushroom POIs for extra poison ticks.
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Pressure 18 Beak and Spit Ability Clear
A June 10 higher-pressure discussion records a Pressure 18 clear using maxed Beak plus Spit, no poison, Vegan economy, high Ability, Wings, Tentacles, Pollinator, and only HP in the low hundreds.
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Zen Vegan Speed-Dodge Clear
A Japanese Steam guide for the Zen achievement describes a no-damage and no-hit clear plan on patch 1.0.1 using Vegan, speed, dodge, food efficiency, Nomadic, Pollinator, movement branches, and emergency charm or escape tools.
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