When to pick
Pair it first with Shifty and Elusive and test that relationship in the Vegan Pacifist route. Lower Size helps Dodge but can weaken large-body goals.
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Smol Player result records
Smol public records: 8. Starting genetic coverage is 5/8, and numeric result coverage is 2/8. The most repeated related routes are Smol Dodge, Vegan Pacifist, Pressure 20 Complete.
Key findings
- Starting genetic coverage: 5/8. Comparable numeric result coverage: 2/8.
- Repeated route signals: Smol Dodge, Vegan Pacifist, Pressure 20 Complete.
- Pressure 20 coverage: 3/8. Untagged records do not prove the same difficulty.
Player result records
- Pressure 20 Tiny Tail Stinger Sprint Clear
- Zen Achievement Speed Size Tail Sprint Ruminant Record
- Zen Vegan Speed-Dodge Clear
- Wounded Challenge Clear: Precocious Ruminant Burrow Chain Guide
- Pressure 20 EX4 Prey Survival Proof
- Japanese Steam Screenshot: Escape-Focused Clear
- Perfect Ruminant Prey-Affinity XP Engine
- Wounded Challenge Clear: Precocious Legs Elusive Tail Wag Leap
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 20 Tiny Tail Stinger Sprint Clear
A June 10 higher-pressure discussion records a Pressure 20 clear built around Sprint, tiny size, about 80 HP, a strong Spawn of Chaos opening roll, an early Golden Tail Stinger, dodge stacking, and upgraded Reach.
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Zen Achievement Speed Size Tail Sprint Ruminant Record
A screenshot-backed Zen achievement record focused on speed and size, then Tail, Sprint, Burrower, Ruminant, and Legs while avoiding damage-dealt and damage-taken triggers.
Read guideZen 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.
Read guideWounded Challenge Clear: Precocious Ruminant Burrow Chain Guide
A detailed Wounded challenge guide reports a Precocious route that resets for early Ruminant, drafts Prey evolutions, chains Burrow across one grass area, and uses Legs plus Wings to survive bosses and final meteor pressure.
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Pressure 20 EX4 Prey Survival Proof
A source-linked Pressure 20 plus Extinction 4 clear record that points players toward a Prey survival shell: speed, dodge, terrain adaptation, smaller body, damage reduction, HP, regeneration, and poison resistance.
Read guideJapanese Steam Screenshot: Escape-Focused Clear
A Japanese Steam screenshot titled 'kept running and cleared' gives localized evidence for escape-first survival clears; the exact route is unknown from the visible listing.
Read guidePerfect Ruminant Prey-Affinity XP Engine
A screenshot-backed Ruminant post reports 77 Prey affinity and about 700 XP every 2.5 seconds, while the comments flag that cooldown reduction may not actually apply to Ruminant.
Read guideWounded Challenge Clear: Precocious Legs Elusive Tail Wag Leap
A Steam discussion player reports beating Wounded with a low-damage avoidance route: Precocious, Legs, Elusive or Smol, Tail Wag, and Leap.
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