You may have seen a request from one of the NPCs for a Temtem called Barnshe. It’s a particularly rare bird that only appears in one area. It’s a great option for those looking to have a Mental type in their party, but it comes with one major caveat that you need to know in advance.
Temtem has a similar approach to a lot of JRPGs. It uses types to determine how effective attacks are against a specific ally or enemy. As a Temtem tamer, it’s your job to ensure that you keep your squad safe and exploit enemy weaknesses. But given that we haven’t had over 20 years to learn which types are effective against which type, it can be handy to have a chart to remind you.
Among the rarest Temtem in the game so far is Kinu. It’s a Nature/Mental type whose moves aren’t going to be damaging the opponent much. However, that isn’t its role. Instead, Kinu is a fantastic support Temtem that you should be pairing with your strongest attackers. But first you’re going to have to find it.
If there is one Temtem that I say is absolutely mandatory to capture, it is Nessla. It’s name might sound like a forced portmanteau of a mythical beast and the father of electricity, but this Temtem is no joke. It’s incredibly overpowered in one key way and it’s worth hunting this elusive Temtem down just to take advantage of it.
You’ve probably seen a few people roaming around with Oceara, a Temtem that is one of the toughest in the first Dojo. It has some incredibly high base stats in speed and special attack, as well as access to some devastating water moves. It’s a very tempting Temtem to go hunting for and does have its uses, but should you invest the time?
Temtem’s early access release doesn’t wrap up with a nice, warm hug offering clarity and closure. Instead it leaves you on a literal cliffhanger, hook-slinging your way from precipice to precipice on the way to the sweltering savannahs of Kisiwa, a to-be-released island apparently teeming with political unrest and Earth Temtems.
I’m not frustrated that the game doesn’t currently have a more concrete conclusion. Temtem signs off with carefully selected vignettes designed to show what the game has to offer in the long run: a vivid, vibrant world that will keep expanding.
We’re a bit late with this month’s Can’t Stop Playing, because we couldn’t decide. But after some discussion, there is one clear answer. Temtem, the new PC game where you catch small monsters and battle them in teams, has taken over our office this past while.
With around 80 currently known Temtem, you’ll want to keep track of where to find them. This Temtem list aims to give you all the necessary information you need in order to complete your Tempedia.
In the first few areas of Temtem, there are small rodent-like creates called Skail. They appear rather often, making it tempting to see if it could be a new member of your Temtem team. This, however, should not happen, because Skail are rather useless.
There are very few Temtem that I would consider to be a great early option to catch, but Ganki is a great option for new players. It combines both Wind and Electric types, which takes very little damage from Wind type attacks, but does have access to many moves that could prove useful in the first Dojo.