Aniimo: How to Beat Albert’s Pathfinder Challenge in Astra

Albert is a Pathfinder Challenge trainer who waits outside the claw arcade counter in Astra, ready to duel you with a single Wind-type Animo. The fight is short if you bring the right partner and open with a Break, so the whole thing comes down to finding him, checking the level, and hitting the poise meter hard before the timer runs out.

Quick answer: Find Albert on Chill Street near Horizon Square in Astra, then defeat his Lv. 42 Jawling inside the 5:00 limit by breaking it and switching to a burst attacker like Sherro or Infergon.

Where to find Albert in Astra

Albert stands along Chill Street, near Horizon Square in Astra, positioned right outside the claw arcade counter. On the world map his marker sits at roughly -0030, 0434 to -0030, 0436, so you can drop a custom pin there if you want to return to him later. Opening the map and selecting his icon shows the recommended level and the first-clear rewards before you commit.

Map Pin Confirmation — Dropping a custom marker on Chill Street pins Albert's spot for a return trip. Shown at 01:48 in OnGame MultiGaming’s video. Image: Pawprint Studio

Challenge requirements

Detail	Value
Recommended level	42
Time limit	5:00
Region	Astra (Chill Street)
Victory condition	Defeat all of Albert’s Animo
Opponent	Lv. 42 Jawling (Wind)

The duel plays out one Animo against one Animo inside a circular arena, and Albert only fields a single Jawling. Because the timer is generous at five minutes, the real pressure is beating the fight cleanly rather than beating the clock.

Albert’s Jawling and how to counter it

Jawling is a Wind-type Animo that leans on two moves. Albert himself points you toward the answer: bring a Sherro or an Infergon to overpower it. A common approach is to open with a durable frontliner such as Grizbo to build poise damage, then swap to a high-damage attacker once Jawling is vulnerable.

Skill	Element	Power	Effect
Wind Tackle	Wind	45	Dash that pushes small targets; gives itself +15% damage reduction for 10s
Overcharged Claw Strike	Wind	68	Heavy claw hit that deals damage

Wind Tackle raises Jawling’s damage reduction for a short window, so save your hardest burst for right after it triggers a Break instead of trading into that buff.

How to start and win the duel

Open the Astra world map, locate the Pathfinder Challenge icon on Chill Street, select it, and press Track to place a navigation guide toward Albert.

Tracking the Challenge on Map — The map entry lists the recommended level and first-clear rewards before you hit Track. Shown at 00:05 in OnGame MultiGaming’s video. Image: Pawprint Studio

Head to Chill Street near Horizon Square and speak with Albert at the counter. Choose the dialogue prompt to accept his challenge after he boasts about his Animo.

On the Party Confirmation screen, check both lineups, the victory condition, and the rewards, then press Duel Start.

After the countdown, the battle begins in the arena. Attack Jawling with your opening Animo to whittle down its poise meter while absorbing its Wind Tackle and claw hits.

Arena Duel Start — The duel opens in a circular stadium once the countdown ends. Shown at 00:38 in OnGame MultiGaming’s video. Image: Pawprint Studio

Keep pressing until you land a Core Skill and trigger a Break state on Jawling, then switch to your high-damage attacker such as Sherro to unload multi-hit attacks while it is exposed.

Switching to Sherro & Victory — Swapping to a burst attacker after the Break closes the fight with time to spare. Shown at 01:16 in OnGame MultiGaming’s video. Image: Pawprint Studio

Drain Jawling’s remaining health before the 5:00 timer expires to win. With a Break-then-burst rotation, the fight can end with more than four minutes still on the clock.

Rewards and how to confirm the clear

When Jawling goes down, a “Battle Won” notice appears and the game automatically returns you to Astra after three seconds. The first-clear rewards land on the Obtained panel: EXP +300 and 30,000 Gold. Like every Pathfinder Challenge, the clear also contributes a Fragment – Besauce toward the 40 needed to exchange for a Besauce at an Outpost shop.

Once the rewards screen closes and you load back into Astra, Albert stops offering the same duel, which is the clearest sign the challenge is complete. His map marker also updates, so your remaining icons make it easy to track which Pathfinder Challenges you still have left in the region.