Rathalos. Where? Volcano? D. Island?
For Volcano, he'll usually stay out of the actual heated areas until he get injured enough. He starts in 3 and dance between the 4 non-heated areas. If he limps, he goes to 6. If it's for stamina recharge, he'll usually follow the herbivores in the non-heated areas or run to 8.
For D. Island, he'll start at 8. From 8, he'll either move to 5 or 7. I usually just stay in 2 collecting honey/mushrooms if there are herbivores there when the quest begins as he'll eventually track them. If he's low on stamina he'll run to 4 to get a quick bite, as all the herbivores will have moved there when he showed up in 2. If he's limping, he'll usually stop at 4 then move to 7 then to 8. If he gets bored and flies away (meaning no limp or no stamina loss) then he'll usually move to 5. If you get him limping in 5, he'll move directly to 8.
Yea, I've played this enough to memorize the stupid movement patterns.
Bonus:
For D. Island, you can use the egg trick on Rathian and/or Rathalos. Basically, just stay in 8 and pick up the egg and walk around that area for a bit. Both Rathian and Rathalos will come back to 8.
For Volcano, he'll usually stay out of the actual heated areas until he get injured enough. He starts in 3 and dance between the 4 non-heated areas. If he limps, he goes to 6. If it's for stamina recharge, he'll usually follow the herbivores in the non-heated areas or run to 8.
For D. Island, he'll start at 8. From 8, he'll either move to 5 or 7. I usually just stay in 2 collecting honey/mushrooms if there are herbivores there when the quest begins as he'll eventually track them. If he's low on stamina he'll run to 4 to get a quick bite, as all the herbivores will have moved there when he showed up in 2. If he's limping, he'll usually stop at 4 then move to 7 then to 8. If he gets bored and flies away (meaning no limp or no stamina loss) then he'll usually move to 5. If you get him limping in 5, he'll move directly to 8.
Yea, I've played this enough to memorize the stupid movement patterns.
Bonus:
For D. Island, you can use the egg trick on Rathian and/or Rathalos. Basically, just stay in 8 and pick up the egg and walk around that area for a bit. Both Rathian and Rathalos will come back to 8.