Mythological Munzees are a special kind of munzee type. They behave like bouncing specials but they are owned by munzee players. They are made available in limited quantities at Munzee's discretion. A player can only own one of each type at most. They sell quickly, so if you get a blog notice that they are available, act quickly if you want one!
Once purchased, a mythological munzee will be automatically deployed for you. It will land on a host somewhere in the world where it will remain for 12 hours or until capped. Then it will hop randomly to another host. When you capture a mythological, the system is programmed so that you are actually capturing both the myth and the host munzee. This was done so that you can cap one on your own munzee. You do not get points for capturing the host, regardless of who deployed the host. You may capture a mythological on a munzee that you have capped before. If it is your first time to cap that munzee, however, you can not go back again to cap it as the original munzee. So, if you are hoping to capture the host as the original icon, try to do before a special lands on it!
You CAN cap your own myth as well! If you do, you will get both the points for the capture and the cap on points.
Cap points for myths that land on physical stickers are 200 points. Virtual myth caps are worth 100 points. (Pegasus and Cyclops that land on virtuals.)
Cap on points are 100 points.
Alternamyths are worth 500 points for capture.
For $1 you can purchase a magnet that can be applied to a greenie or a mvm (depending on the type you purchase) to attract up to 3 mythological creatures or other bouncing specials within an hour. You can apply a magnet to your own munzee or one deployed by someone else. You can apply it using the app or on the website.
In July 2018, the myth upgrade was introduced. For $5, you upgrade your myth and name it and have the ability to nudge it if you feel it might not get capped. It may only be nudged after sitting for 3 hours, and can be done up to 3 times an MHQ day.
In September of 2018, Munzee introduced the Retired Myth program. Myths owned by in active players will be turned into Retired myths, with new point structures and only periodic appearance on the map. See the Blog for more info.
In October of 2018, Munzee introduced the Variant Mythological option. With the upgrade option, you can alter certain myths. They will then change their appearance and what they land on. They began with the unicorn and the fairy. Variants are shown in the charts below.
Pouch creatures are similar to mythological creatures in that they are purchased and owned by a player and they bounce on different munzees. However, pouch creatures, which are based on Wallabee characters, will change form. As they evolve, their point structure changes as well. Pouch creatures bounce after 6 hours.
For more information on the Pouch creatures and their point structure, visit the blog article.