The Pumpkin ID is NOT useless!!
It looks like there's alot of overlooking here. True, the Pumpkin ID has no useful abilities, he can't attack worth a dad-gum, and his hearts barely break 100 at level 70+. However, the stat bonuses he gives to Hector can be flippin SWEET! I suggest this. Take your Pumpkin ID to your favorite level up/crystal getting spot (mine is Infinite Corridor behind the door you open with brute force lv2, in front of the save room) and fart around until he's high level and drops a shard, create an ID from that shard, rinse and repeat until you have a high gen. The higher the level he is when he drops the shard and the higher the generation, the more hearts he'll have (that way he won't die so easy). When you're happy, level him to 99, equip the rare ring and either the clown suit or the prince's clothes and go rare item hunting. Trust me, you'll have WAY better results than any other way.
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