User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-4969421-20130503142000/@comment-130804-20130503164952

You're right about them getting G-rank attacks. They're still high rank in terms of damage, HP, and carves, but they gain G-Rank behaviors- assuming you can access their G-rank versions, of course. It's basically their way of helping you not only get used to the G-rank versions and stay used to them, but also to keep the fights from being too easy when you do decide to free hunt