User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-6974847-20140518155115/@comment-765166-20140518181857

>Mounting a monster with poisonous back spikes (Rathian)

>Mounting a spiky monster with it causing defense down ailment every time hunters get hit with its resurfacing move (Akantor)

I don't think much of the logic applies on mounting, let alone a lot of things in the MH world lol