While it’s compulsory to complete each region’s Rescue Quest to progress in Creatures of Ava, that doesn’t mean you should ship off every creature you find in any old Rescue Bot. Every species has a purpose and a willingness to help—it’s up to you to make use of them.
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Here are all species you can tame in Creatures of Ava, including their abilities, the difficulty to tame them, and the threat to Ava when infected with Withering.
All creatures and their abilities in Creatures of Ava
What is the Têhra’ba? Screenshot by Dot Esports
You should always keep creatures around as they’re guaranteed to be handy throughout your expedition. Each species has a helpful ability that can clear barricades or create brand new paths. Using what they have to offer can point Vic in the right direction to unlock permanent upgrades (like extra inventory storage).
Rescue Bots specify what animals you need to transport based on who’s nearby. Rescue Bot creatures are restricted to their zone. This means you won’t be able to use a species ability to unblock a passage or open a door if you shipped off all creatures in that area. Creatures do not respawn after teleporting.
So long as you’re exploring every inch of the region you’re in, you will inevitably run into all species in Creatures of Ava. Most species are wild, others Withered, but all can be saved via the scattered Rescue Bots. To tame, some creatures have tougher melodies to remember than others. The Tamura Grasslands has the easiest creatures to tame, but that’s unsurprising as it’s the first and only region you can continuously revisit in Creatures of Ava.
If you want to complete all Research Tasks and in turn, hit 100 percent on the Avapedia, then let’s dive into all 21 species and their abilities in Creatures of Ava.
All Tamura Grasslands creatures
Kraj
The first furry creature we meet. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Bite
Breaks rope to lower bridges.
Easy
Low
Climber
Climb narrow pathways.
Easy
Low
Ohol
Most suspicious looking birds ever. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Bite
Breaks rope to lower bridges.
Easy
Low
Ura
If only we could put a saddle on them. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Charge
Breaks fungal barriers.
Easy
Low
Huhu
A strange but cute animal. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Armored
Shield deflects weak attacks.
Easy
Low
Sing
Opens pinata plants.
Easy
Low
Tama
A body as surprising as the Diglett. Screenshot by Dot Esports
The prehistoric canine of Ava. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Claw lunge
Breaks rope to lower bridges.
Easy
Low
Tunneler
Crawl through holes.
Easy
Low
Shapur
One of the strangest animals in Ava. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Hunter
Can go invisible.
Easy
Moderate
Sonic scream
Can break fungal barriers and open pinata plants.
Easy
Moderate
Hismit
The bee of Ava. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Sticky
Honey-like attacks that cause Vic to stick into the ground if struck.
Easy
Moderate
Dodger
Can dodge staff attacks.
Easy
Moderate
Sticky blast
Disables jungle blinder plants (explosives).
Easy
Moderate
Batar
A big softie at heart. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Blinder
Attacks can temporarily blind Vic.
Hard
Moderate
Armored
Can deflect weak attacks.
Hard
Moderate
Tongue lash
Breaks fungal barriers and ropes to lower bridges.
Hard
Moderate
Jumper
Can leap from one spot to another (limited to leap spots).
Hard
Moderate
Yekembo
The Yekembo looks like a final boss. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Sticky
Can temporarily blind Vic.
Hard
High
Armored
Deflects weak attacks.
Hard
High
Ram
Can move pushable objects, break cracked rocks or walls, and knock down Antaris columns.
Hard
High
All Maruba Swamp creatures
Raga
The cutest velociraptors you’ll ever meet. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Poisonous
If struck, Vic will take poison damage. These attacks cannot kill, but leave Vic vulnerable to the following attack.
Medium
Low
Tunneler
Crawl through holes.
Medium
Low
Jumper
Jump over gaps.
Medium
Low
Claw leap
Breaks rope to lower bridges.
Medium
Low
Shum
They somehow made a flying stingray look adorable. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Poisonous
If struck, Vic will take poison damage until she has low health.
Medium
Moderate
Sting lungs
Explode and open swamp water lillies.
Medium
Moderate
Flyer
Ushun has no effect.
Medium
Moderate
Gahul
A darker version of the Kraj. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Heavy hitter
Can produce heavy attacks.
Easy
Moderate
Headbutt
Can knock down columns or break fungal barriers and cracked structures.
Easy
Moderate
Kysho
If Wario lived underground. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Armored
Can deflect weak attacks.
Medium
High
Earthquake
Digs up buried objects.
Medium
High
Musi
The spirit of the Swamp. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Poisonous
If struck, Vic will take poison damage until she has low health.
Hard
Moderate
Charge
Can break fungal barriers.
Hard
Moderate
All Antar Dunes creatures
Gelgo
The pride of Ava. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Charge
Can move pushable objects
Moderate
Moderate
Ashur
A dinosaur with dog-like mannerisms. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Heavy hitter
Can produce heavy attacks.
Hard
Moderate
Antlers stomp
Knock down Antaris columns and dig up buried objects.
Hard
Moderate
Karbat
We’ve entered Jurassic Park. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Heavyhitter
Can produce heavy attacks.
Hard
Moderate
Flyer
Ushun has no effect.
Hard
Moderate
Claw flying lunge
Can break cracked rocks and walls.
Hard
Moderate
Ran
The world’s smallest T-Rex. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Abilities
Description
Tame difficulty
Threat when infected
Heavy hitter
Can produce heavy attacks.
Hard
Moderate
Heavyweight
Ushun has no effect.
Hard
Moderate
Tail ram
Capable of knocking down Antaris columns and breaking cracked rocks and walls.
Hard
Moderate
Ava’s mother. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Outside of these tameable beasts, the remaining creatures are the Mahra’Sik (called “Totally Awesome” by BioArk) and Têhra’ba. You will get the “Just Stay Still” Achievement by photographing all creatures (healthy or Withered) in Creatures of Ava.
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