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{{Monster Infobox
|name=Gastropog
|image=[[File:DQIX Gastropog.png|250px|center]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=デンデンがえる
|romanji={{tt|Dendengaeru|Snail frog}}
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest IX}}
|monster1=[[Giddy gastropog]]<br>[[Gloomy gastropog]]
}}
The '''Gastropog''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest IX}}. It is a bizarre hybrid between a snail and a frog.
 
==Characteristics==
Gastropogs are an unusual cross between frogs and [[Bug family|snail]]s, having the green spotted skin of an amphibian, but with a large, spiked spiral shell on its back and eyes on tall stalks like a gastropod. They have long tongues poking out of their mouths, which they use to stun their enemies into inaction. It attacks by rolling itself into a ball and tackling opponents with the spikes on their shells. The monsters can also expel a sickening mucus that can slow foes down.
 
==Appearances==
==={{DQ9}}===
{{DQ9EnemyNew
|name=Gastropog
|kanji=デンデンがえる
|romaji=Dendenkaeru
|bestiaryNumber=#021
|family={{Bug}}
|description=They slap their sickeningly long tongues across enemies' faces, and eject 'orrible ooze to slow their foes.<br><br>The size of their shells dictates their status, and the competition for cool carapaces is fairly fierce.
|model=[[Image:Gastropog DQIX DS.png|100px]]
|hp=28
|mp=0
|exp=48
|gold=36
|attack=36
|defence=48
|agility=22
|spells=None
|skills=Spews forth a sticky, snotty substance (lowers one character's {{Agility}} for 7~10 turns)<br>[[Tongue Lashing]]
|items=[[Antidotal herb]]{{fraction|1|16}}<br>[[Toad oil]]{{fraction|1|32}}
|locations=[[Zere (region)|Zere]]<br>[[Doomingale Forest]]
|fire-resist=0%
|ice-resist=-25%
|wind-resist=0%
|blast-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|dark-resist=-25%
|light-resist=-25%
|drain-resist=100%
|whack-resist=0%
|poison-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=0%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|snooze-resist=50%
|dazzle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=25%
|blunt-resist=0%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|spooky-aura-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=0%
|charm-resist=0%
}}
 
==={{DQM23D}}===
Gastropog appears as an E-rank monster of the [[Nature family]] exclusive to the smartphone version of the game.
 
[[Category:Bugs]]
[[Category:Nature family]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key enemies]]
[[fr:Gastérapaud]]

Latest revision as of 13:35, 20 August 2026

The Gastropog is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX. It is a bizarre hybrid between a snail and a frog.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Gastropogs are an unusual cross between frogs and snails, having the green spotted skin of an amphibian, but with a large, spiked spiral shell on its back and eyes on tall stalks like a gastropod. They have long tongues poking out of their mouths, which they use to stun their enemies into inaction. It attacks by rolling itself into a ball and tackling opponents with the spikes on their shells. The monsters can also expel a sickening mucus that can slow foes down.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Gastropog (デンデンがえる, Dendenkaeru)
Defeated Monster List No. : #021
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Bug 28 0 48 36 36 48 22
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle
0% -25% 0% 0% 0% -25% -25% 100% 0% 0% 100%
Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm
0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped items
None Spews forth a sticky, snotty substance (lowers one character's Agility for 7~10 turns)
Tongue Lashing
Zere
Doomingale Forest
Antidotal herb116
Toad oil132
Description They slap their sickeningly long tongues across enemies' faces, and eject 'orrible ooze to slow their foes.

The size of their shells dictates their status, and the competition for cool carapaces is fairly fierce.


Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit | edit source]

Gastropog appears as an E-rank monster of the Nature family exclusive to the smartphone version of the game.