User blog comment:Aandrew07/Monster Appreciation Week: Azure Rathalos and Pink Rathian/@comment-5043481-20130724092726/@comment-11685710-20130724111425

Yeah they kinda sucked as boss monsters in Freedom...I always thought Azure Los was way easier than the normal one (actually he was easy as fuck, dunno why) so I just played until I got him, farmed his gear and got destroyed by Monoblos lol

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The 3rd gen ones on the other hand...really improved in that matter :D

Really like how different they actually feel although they have just one or two attacks more than the normal Rathian/Rathalos and Pink Ian's quite a bitch in Ultimate...Had major problems with her the first time I got to G-Rank, but for some reason Gold Ian didn't give me that much trouble after that.

All in all I'd say they are a very good transition from the regular pair to the Gold/Silver pair and kinda prepare you for those two.