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Geoclaw is No. 025 in the Aniimo index, an Ice creature that fights in the BREAK role. They live in caves, feed on minerals, and use their beautifully crystallized shells to lure prey.

Wild Aniimo are taken with Aniipods, and once caught this one can be raised, sent into battle, kept at The Homeland, or traded to another player. It belongs to the Budclaw line, which runs to 3 entries in total, with no alternate Form published so far.

Profile

Base Stats

The index publishes six base values for every Aniimo plus an Attributes total that adds them together. ATK drives damage, BREAK is what wears down an enemy's guard, P.DEF and M.DEF cover the two damage types, and REGEN governs how quickly resources come back. These are base figures and balance changes can move them.

Evolution

Geoclaw grows out of Budclaw. It sits at the end of the line, with nothing published beyond it.

Where To Find It

Geoclaw can be raised through Budclaw's Ice branch. Its Alpha encounter is underground in northwestern Nimbus Fields; the route below identifies the tunneling entrance and its required preparation.

Trait

Every Aniimo carries a passive Trait that is always active while it fights alongside a Pathfinder.

Mobility

Mobility abilities are named actions used while Twined, separate from combat skills and traversal grades.

Skills

The table lists Geoclaw's three available combat moves and two innate skills. Choose the two combat skills for the build. Power is the published damage figure and Cost is the resource required.

Evolution requirements

Raise Budclaw to level 21, defeat Alpha Geoclaw, and use an individual whose personality includes Tenacious (T). The Geoclaw branch costs three Freeze Stones. Keep the required personality when preparing the evolution.

Alpha encounter route

Look underground in northwestern Nimbus Fields. Near the river group containing Pranky and Glacy, Twine with a tunneling Aniimo such as Budclaw to enter the cave. Follow Alpha Encounters and Boss Cues for the Branch cave unlock and encounter preparation.

BREAK build example

Equip Icy Gravel Dance and Frost Slam, with Freezing Claws as the ultimate. Icy Gravel Dance lays down an advancing Ice storm; Frost Slam adds frontal damage and a five-second Ice wall. Ice Spikes is another option that can be used while tunneling, freezes for one second, then brings Geoclaw forward out of the ground.

Set up Ice Debuff before committing the main BREAK sequence, then keep applying it with Icy Gravel Dance and basic attacks. Frostbite Sunder requires more than five stacks for its 35% extra BREAK. Ice Debuff reduces the corresponding elemental resistance by 1% per stack, up to 20 stacks.

A Glynsera partner can begin the setup with Ice Strikes before Geoclaw takes over. Return to the damage dealer during the opening after BREAK. Avoid spending the accumulated debuffs too early when preparing a later stack-consuming attack.

Ice Skills and Core Skill Contracts cover the exact move and contract effects. Held Items explains Gargantuan Horn; Homeland job grades below are separate from the creature's BREAK or Ice combat attributes.

Party examples

Homeland work