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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wish" data-source="post: 2743950" data-attributes="member: 13404">Pretty good, but with a couple of problems.  First, you've given it +36 in bonuses to hide (+8 racial, +8 racial in undergrowth, +10 insight, +10 competence).  That's way excessive for something that 9th level characters are to face.  The insight bonus in particular is mislabled - insight usually refers to some sort of divinatory, precognition type sense.  The racial skill bonuses in general may be too many and too large.The improved grab ability usually triggers off of only claw, bite, or claw and bite.  Triggering off of rake is unprecedented.The combination of Spring Attack and Pounce is unusual.  They're not compatible tactics (unless you intend to run in, take a full attack, and then run out, which is the height of cheese and of questionable legality due to the wording of Spring Attack).  Given that the critter has an INT of 2, it's not going to be able to choose one or the other depending on circumstance, so eliminate one of them and give it a standard tactic.  I'd eliminate Spring Attack and use that feat for something amusing like Improved Natural Attack.I'd drop evasion.  There's no reason for it to have that ability, and I can find no precedent among normal animals or dinosaurs.Otherwise, it looks solid enough, if a little overpowered.</blockquote>