Monster Hunter Wilds: How to Farm Nightflower Pollen

Farming rare materials can be challenging while playing Monster Hunter Wilds. Nightflower Pollen is one of the few items that is troubling for players to get their hands on. So, this guide teaches you how you can farm Monster Hunter Wilds Nightflower Pollen.

What is Nightflower Pollen?

The Nightflower Pollen serves as one of the rare materials you can find in Monster Hunter Wilds. It is a gathering material that can only be acquired from Ephemeral Blooms. This is a special plant that exclusively appears at specific moon phases and times of day.

It’ll seriously require time and dedication just to get a few pieces of it. For most materials, they can be easily obtained by completing regular quests or monster hunts. However, with Nightflower Pollen, you’ll have to pay attention to the game and celestial mechanics first.

Understanding Moon Phases in Monster Hunter Wilds

Nightflower Pollen is heavily dependent on moon phases of Monster Hunter Wilds. So, one of the things to do first is to understand how these phases work. Six distinct phases complete the game’s moon cycles such as:

1. First Quarter
2. Waxing Gibbous
3. Full Moon
4. Waning Gibbous
5. Third/Last Quarter
6. Waning Crescent

Now, the game moves through these phases in order. Each rest at camp shows these moon phases one after another. Yet, the game evidently lacks an in-game indicator or HUD element to show the current moon phase. This only means that you have to take a look at the night sky just to figure this out.

Perfect Conditions for Nightflower Pollen

What makes the Nightflower Pollen extremely difficult to get is the sensitivity in its conditions. You must achieve all the following requirements to successfully get yourself this rare item. 

1. Must be during either Fallow or Plenty seasons (Plenty offers better visibility)
2. Must be approaching a Full Moon
3. You must be present in the world as evening transitions to night
4. Only appear in specific spots in the Windward Plains and Scarlet Forest

It’ll be the timing that plays an important factor in obtaining the Night Flower Pollen. Keep in mind that Ephemeral Blooms only blossom as the evening transitions to night, just before the full moon rises. Resting directly at nighttime causes you to miss the blooming window. Plus, the plant won’t show up, completely missing your chance.

How to Get Nightflower Pollen

There are a few steps to follow to ensure your success in obtaining these Nightflower Pollen in Monster Hunter Wilds. Once you make sure that you meet all the requirements, you have to be attentive to set up perfectly for farming. 

1. Rest at a camp with a clear view of the sky (the Oasis Camp in Windward Plains works well) and observe the moon each night. 
2. Continue resting until you see the Waxing Gibbous phase which is before the Full Moon.
3. Once you confirm you’re at the Waxing Gibbous phase, rest until evening (not night).
4. Stay in the game world until the evening to naturally transition to night. As this happens, Ephemeral Blooms will appear on your map.
5. Once the Ephemeral Blooms appear on your map, they can be filtered and located even if you’ve never gathered from them before. 
6. Head to their locations quickly.
7. Interact with the Ephemeral Blooms to collect Nightflower Pollen. However, you can only get one Nightflower Pollen per bloom.

All Ephemeral Bloom Locations

So where to find these Ephemeral Bloom? You can find these plants in fourknown locations where they usually appear. 

Windward Plains

• Area 10: Near the tree at the entrance to the Scarlet Forest
• Area 3: Requires gliding from a higher elevation with your Seikret or using a nearby Wedge Beetle

Scarlet Forest

• Area 17: Near some honey close to Area 14
• Area 18: Right beside the pop-up campsite

One important thing to avoid is fast traveling between regions as it might reset the Epheral Blooms. This prevents you from gathering multiple blooms in one night as you’ll have to wait for another full moon cycle. 

What to Do with Nightflower Pollen

These Nightflower Pollen are often used for trading with Sekka in Suja. You may exchange this rare material with valuable items like 1,200 points Gold Melding Tickets for Wyvernian Melding. Also, it serves as an indirect way to farm Decorations you may use in the game.

Conclusion

Now, are you ready to track down all the locations of Nightflower Pollen in Monster Hunter Wilds? It is relatively easy to collect as long as you follow all the provided instructions. Also, be patient when trying to harvest to avoid restarting the moon cycle. You’ll have to clearly track the moon phases to not miss any harvest opportunities of Ephemeral Bloom.