All of the creatures that appear in 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'

Pickett returns to "The Secrets of Dumbledore" after appearing in both prior "Fantastic Beasts" films. The Bowtruckle frequently accompanies Newt on his adventures, traveling outside the suitcase.

That comes in handy during Newt's rescue of his brother Theseus, when Pickett and Newt's Niffler, Teddy, bring Newt his wand. In order to do so, Pickett picks a lock in a German Ministry of Magic prison.

Newt's Niffler Teddy played a crucial role in "The Crimes of Grindelwald," stealing the blood pact amulet from Grindelwald so that Newt could deliver it to Dumbledore.

He makes a return appearance in "The Secrets of Dumbledore," helping Pickett save Newt and Theseus, and accompanying the wizard on his travels.

Two adolescent Nifflers, Alfie and Timothy, also appear in the film.

Early in the film, Newt travels to China to assist an adult Qilin in giving birth. However, he's intercepted by Grindelwald's followers, among them Credence, who kill the adult and abduct its offspring.

The Qilin, however, gave birth to not one, but two babies. Credence delivers one to Grindelwald, and the dark wizard is quick to sacrifice it and later reanimate and charm it to choose him during the International Council of Wizards election.

Newt, however, takes care of the other one, and protects it, eventually bringing it to the International Confederation of Wizards election in Bhutan.

The Qilin, according to director David Yates, is "able to see into a person's soul and instinctively know the goodness and purity of their heart." The creature, in the history of the wizarding world, was called upon at elections to judge candidates, thereby influencing the voting people's choice.

After Newt rescues the second baby Qilin, he curls up with the baby Qilin and falls unconscious. The Wyvern emerges from Newt's space-bending suitcase, inflating its body, wrapping its tail around Newt and the case, and rising into the air before snapping out a pair of giant wings and carrying him to safety.

After Theseus gets taken into custody by the German Ministry of Magic and imprisoned, Newt rescues him from the Erkstag, a German wizarding prison. In it, Theseus is suspended upside down in a cave that's also inhabited by a very large manticore, which occasionally spears prisoners with its stinger and carries it down to the cave's depths.

There's also a host of much smaller manticores populating the prison. In order to avoid provoking an attack, Newt begins to swivel his hips and move with his arms up, leading the smaller manticores in a kind of dance.

At the end of "The Crimes of Grindelwald," Grindelwald reveals to Credence that he is actually a member of the Dumbledore family, and that his birth name was Aurelius. At the time, he also tells Credence that a phoenix will always come to a Dumbledore in need.

Credence is seen in "The Secrets of Dumbledore" interacting with a phoneix that follows him in the film. It parallels Credence's own declining health, brought about by his condition as an Obscurial.

Visual effects supervisor Christian Mänz said in the film's production notes that the animal is "less red and vibrant and much grayer than we've seen it before," taking the design of the creature from previous films but making it "a bit worse for wear."