Tanuki is a bombadgy and is Hops's pet. She has gray and dark gray skin and amber eyes.
While in the Monster Hunter universe, the team comes across a fighting arena created by hunters. They infiltrate the arena by putting their own rescued beasts into the fights. They all only pretend to fight each other to give the others time to rescue the trapped beasts. Hops rescues Tanuki and she's grateful.
Tanuki is shown to be the mellowest of the creatures. Similar to her rider's personality, Tanuki has shown that she can fear things very much but tries to get through her fear. She's also shown to have more bit of dog-like personality such as when she gets upset she starts to whine. Tanuki rarely resorts to violence but will when it comes to defending her master.
Unlike others of her species, Tanuki can spit flammable liquids at her enemies, which explodes on impact.
Trivia:
Tanuki is the Japanese word for Raccoon Dog.
Tanuki cannot explode willingly like her species. Instead, she can spit explosive liquids. This is merely an evolutionary adaptation.