Compare two companions’ abilities, movement and forms
Five different things on one companion
| Field | Question it answers |
|---|---|
| Potential | What quality rating did this individual receive? |
| Level | How far has it levelled? This changes the current stats you see. |
| Personality | Which stat bonuses does its personality panel describe? |
| Form or appearance | Is this Basic, a regional form, Prismana, Sparkling or another labelled variant? These labels do not replace the Potential rating. |
| Species abilities | Which role and movement skills can it provide? The companion comparison tool describes species, not your individual copies. |
Reveal a catch’s Potential
The recorded console says submitting a report does not itself lose your Aniimo, but the same interface includes separate release controls. Treat appraisal and disposal as separate decisions.
- Open the map and travel to an accessible Outpost. Find the Research Console and use its interaction prompt.
- Upload the research report. The result assigns Potential labels to the catches and shows the report rewards.
- On the result screen, inspect the Release selections at the bottom before proceeding. Clear unwanted selections rather than accepting a quality-based release rule for catches you have not compared.
- Open Aniimo management and select a companion to inspect its quality, stats and personality.
Read the quality separately from level
Potential is not the number beside Lv. A higher-level duplicate can show higher current stats even when its Potential rating is lower. Sparkling, Prismana and Alpha labels answer different questions from the Potential grade.
| Rating | How to use it |
|---|---|
| Common | The lowest of these four ratings; not proof that a companion has no use. |
| Good | Above Common; compare the individual’s role and current investment. |
| Elite | Above Good; a possible keeper while you look for a better match. |
| Perfect | The highest of these four ratings; still check personality, form and team role. |
Compare two copies before investing
- Compare the same species and form first; different forms can have different elements or skills.
- Check the level and existing training before comparing displayed stats.
- In Aniimo management, open the personality letters beside the stat panel to read the actual bonuses.
- Our suggestion: keep the copy whose abilities and bonuses suit the job you need. A quality label alone is not a universal team ranking.
Review rare tags in the updated release panel
The October update makes the release list more precise and displays rare tags in the confirmation panel, where tags can be selected or deselected. Inspect both the tags and individual selections before confirming.
Research rewards also changed: Umbral replaces Fatal Shot, and Perfect reports have separate Double 8, Double 9 and Double 10 tiers for the two recommended Innate Potential attributes.
Before you release anything
- Inspect each selected companion, including its special form or appearance. The filmed console excludes Sparkling, Prismana and Alpha from its automatic release rule; do not assume every other release screen does the same.
- Keep a replacement for any movement or team ability you currently rely on.
- Check whether you have already spent training resources on this copy. Review inheritance before disposing of an invested companion.
- Keep collection favourites and unique rewards if you want them, regardless of rating.
- Read the final selection and confirmation. A way to recover accidentally released companions has not been confirmed.
Our recommendation is to leave automatic release off until you are comfortable identifying the copies you want to keep.
Questions before keeping or releasing
| Question | Practical check |
|---|---|
| Does submitting a report release my catches? | Appraisal and Release are separate controls. Inspect the result screen’s selected quality filters before proceeding. |
| Why does my lower-rated duplicate show higher stats? | Compare the same form, level and training before treating the numbers as a Potential comparison. |
| Should I replace my only movement companion? | Keep access to the ability you use until a replacement is ready. A higher quality grade alone does not supply the same skill. |
| Can a released companion be restored? | Recovery is not confirmed here. Review the selected individual and the final confirmation before releasing. |