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Minespine vs Highland Tubster

MinespineRock · BreakBase stat total 640
Highland TubsterWind / Grass · BreakBase stat total 610

Which is better by the numbers

Minespine has the higher base stat total: 640 against 610 for Highland Tubster, a gap of 30 (4.9% more).

Minespine wins 5 of the 7 base stats and Highland Tubster wins 2.

The biggest gap is Magic Defense: Highland Tubster has 110 and Minespine has 60, 83.3% more.

Base stats side by side

StatMinespineHighland TubsterGapHigher
HP1101082Minespine
Attack907515Minespine
Magic Attack907515Minespine
Defense996138Minespine
Magic Defense6011050Highland Tubster
EP Regen78802Highland Tubster
Break11310112Minespine
Total64061030Minespine

Where they rank

By base stat total, Minespine places #16 and Highland Tubster places #93 of all 227 Aniimo.

Rank by base stat totalMinespineHighland Tubster
All Aniimo#16 of 227#93 of 227
Final forms only#16 of 137#90 of 137
Within its element#6 of 34 Rock#5 of 41 Wind, #26 of 54 Grass

Type match-up

Minespine's own elements get no strong hit on Highland Tubster: 1 of 2 pairings are resisted (×0.625).

Highland Tubster's Grass hits Minespine's Rock for ×1.6.

AttackerDefenderDamageEffect
Minespine (Rock)Highland Tubster (Wind)×1Neutral
Minespine (Rock)Highland Tubster (Grass)×0.625Weak
Highland Tubster (Wind)Minespine (Rock)×1Neutral
Highland Tubster (Grass)Minespine (Rock)×1.6Strong

Each pairing of one element against one element is listed on its own, with the game's own multipliers. An attack uses the element of its skill, so the skill check below is the fuller picture.

Skill coverage

Minespine has 7 skills on record and Highland Tubster has 8.

Minespine's strongest damaging skill is Meteors: Rock, might 189.

None of Minespine's 4 damaging skills hits Highland Tubster's Wind and Grass for more than ×1.

Highland Tubster's strongest damaging skill is Leaf Tornado: Grass, might 59.

Where to find them

Find Minespine in The Lost Islets.

Find Highland Tubster in Zephyrus Landbridge, Russet Highlands in Breezy Plains.

They do not share a spawn region.

Evolution lines

Shiny and dark rates

RateMinespineHighland Tubster
Shiny rate1 in 20,000 (0.005%)Not recorded
Dark rate1 in 3,000 (0.033%)Not recorded

From the game's shiny_rate and dark_rate fields.

Body and movement

Game valueMinespineHighland Tubster
Size10.6
Height1.81.2
Can flyNoNo
Can glideNoNo
Walk speed1.51.194
Run speed4.7Not recorded

Raw numbers from the game files. The game does not state their units.

Homeland work

Minespine and Highland Tubster share no homeland work.

WorkMinespineHighland Tubster
CarryLevel 1No
EarthLevel 3No
GrassNoLevel 3
WindNoLevel 3

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