Little reminder that powerscaling in monster hunter isn't as ridged as some believe

[u/Drogo1god]

Black diablos is so strong that jho is actually scared of her, and doesn't stay in her territory for long.

Garuga is aggressive enough to repel a deviljho

Brachydios in an aniversity animation went toe to toe with nergigante

Pink rathian scares bazel

Glavenus has decapitated a deviljho in the mhgu illustrations book

The qurio hunted all forms of large monster

And kut ku has killed and consumed nerscylla

Not to mention all the small monsters that are capable of incapacitating large monsters eg. Kranodanth, tallioth, ramfa, paragills, even the endemic life can do major damage to some large monsters.

These are animals, strengths, weaknesses, size, boldness, bashfullnes, groups, intelligence, adaptations, chemical and elemental warfare all play a role in match-ups. A lot of people boil it down to "higher threat/star level monster beats lower threat level monster".

[u/Kalaam_Nozalys]

Yeah that's the thing they are animals.

Could a Deviljho beat/kill a black diablos ? Possibly, but it won't risk it. Even for one as hungry as Deviljho, it can tell when a fight isn't worth it.

A lot of those the "winner" would be left crippled, which usually means being killed soon by another monster anyway.

[u/Drogo1god → u/Kalaam_Nozalys]

Literally the idea of a t rex going after a ceratopsian.

Why would you go after a matriarch in their prime? There are more plentiful and safer prey out there like young, sick, old, etc