How to easily obtain Pointed Scales in Wild Hearts

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Pointed Scales are quite useful in Wild Hearts. Used in several pieces of gear you can use earlier in the game, knowing where to get these will be incredibly helpful to players as they continue to hunt Kemono.

Thankfully, none of the enemies that drop Pointed Scales are incredibly ferocious. These drop off of smaller monsters that spawn in a couple of areas. Knowing where to go about these will make your life significantly easier in Wild Hearts—at least when making newer, better gear. If you're in need of this crafting material, look no further.

If you're ever stuck in Wild Hearts and can't figure out which enemy drops what, your best bet is to look at the Cyclopedia. This is where all the information you've gathered in the game will be, so it's worth exploring.

Once you've begun Chapter 2, you can start farming Pointed Scales from a few of the smaller Wild Hearts Kemono. One enemy that has a chance to drop these is the Nightshade Monitors. These poison lizards are found in Akikure Canyon.

But there's a catch: you can only get Pointed Scales if the Nightshade Monitor is hunting other creatures. Whis this seems to be the case, but it hasn't been 100% confirmed. They seem to drop Lizard Bloom otherwise. Another option exists if this sounds like an annoying way to farm the crafting material.

The next area in Wild Hearts that you come to is the Fuyufusagi Fort. This is the best place to farm this item, and you can do so when you defeat Shardshower Monitor enemies. They can be encountered pretty much everywhere in this area, but there's a spot with more of them.

Head to the Derelict Castle and go up to the second floor. Climb the tower and head to the Gloomy Tower room. This is a huge open area covered in ice, and you will most