Quick answer
Yes. Official text says animal abilities can help the player leap across terrain, break through obstacles, and discover treasures.
Evidence checked
- Movement assistance is explicitly named.
- Obstacle breaking is explicitly named.
- Treasure discovery is also part of the animal-companion feature.
How to use this answer
Avoid assigning abilities to specific animals until screenshots, menus, or reproducible gameplay prove the pairing.
The answer is scoped to Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea and the public evidence available on 2026-07-29. It does not import schedules, values, controls, item data, or progression rules from an earlier Harvest Moon game.
What remains outside the evidence
The roles are confirmed collectively; the publisher has not mapped every action to a named species.
If Natsume, a verified platform storefront, or reproducible launch-day testing supplies the missing field, this page should be updated with the exact source and review date rather than silently replacing the earlier status.
Evidence source
Primary source: Natsume title announcement. Independently summarized and checked on 2026-07-29.