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'''Hocus Pocus''' is a spell in the [[Dragon Quest (series)|''Dragon Quest'' series]]. It causes completely random effects, some of which benefit the party and others cause catastrophe.

Learned by the [[Princess of Moonbrooke]] at level 25/30. The spell costs 15 MP to cast.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Party recovers 20~44 HP.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Kabuff]] on party.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Thwack]] on all enemies, immunity ignored in SNES version only.

Hocus Pocus is learned by [[Mage|Magi]] and [[Sage]]s at level 40, and it costs 20 MP to cast.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Midheal]] on entire party.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Tingle]] cast on party.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Fully restores party, reviving dead allies.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Reorganizes party by HP, highest to lowest.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster is [[Paralysis|paralyzed]] for 3 turns, tingle will not cure.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies lose MP.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies [[Poof|removed from battle]], no EXP or gold.

Hocus Pocus is learned by [[Hero (Dragon Quest IV)|Solo & Sofia]] at level 39. It costs 20 MP to cast.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Double party's agility

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Party's HP is restored

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' HP is restored

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Party's HP restored and dead allies revived.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Casts [[Puff!]] on the party.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies are [[Dazzle|dazzled]].

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|EXP and gold doubles at the end of the battle.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies are [[Fuddle|befuddled]].

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Enemies explode into a thousand fragments, no EXP or gold.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies' MP is lost.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' MP is lost.

The spell is learned by the following characters, and again costs 20 MP to cast. [[Luneyetic]] uses it as an enemy.

|[[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|Hero]]||*

|[[King cureslime/recruit|King cureslime]]||17

|[[Minidemon/recruit|Minidemon]]||23

*''The hero learns Hocus Pocus in [[Zoomingale]], during Generation 3.''

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' HP is restored.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' MP is restored.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Revives dead party members and monsters.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"| Revives dead party members and restores HP to party.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Casts [[Puff!]] on the party.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies are [[Dazzle|dazzled]].

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies are [[Fuddle|befuddled]].

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies lose MP

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies lose MP

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Meteorites hit everyone, HP to 1 and will kill if used twice.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Enemies explode into a thousand fragments, no EXP or gold.

Hocus Pocus can only be learned by mastering the [[Gadabout]] vocation. The spell costs 20 MP to cast, and is not blocked by [[Bound]] nor [[Bounce]]. The enemy [[Annihilantern]] can also use it.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Everything's wounds are healed, does not revive dead party members.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Revives dead party members.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Meteorites hit everyone, HP to 1 and will kill if used twice.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Enemies explode into a thousand fragments, no EXP or gold.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' wounds are healed, revives dead party members.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies regains their MP.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies loses their MP.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Casts [[Puff!]] on the party.

Hocus pocus is learned by reaching rank 6 of the [[Djinn genie (Vocation)|Vigilantern]] vocation. It can also be cast by the enemies [[Carbuncle]] and [[Gnuriel]].

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' wounds are healed, does not revive dead party members.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Meteorites hit everyone, HP to 1 and will kill if used twice.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Enemies explode into a thousand fragments, no EXP or gold.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' wounds are healed, revives dead party members.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' regains their MP.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' loses their MP.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Casts [[Puff!]] on the party.

The spell returned to the main series after a lengthy absence on September ninth, 2018 with version 4.3.0 of the game. It is no longer classified as a spell and is instead the [[Coup de Grâce]] of the Gadabout vocation. Due to the nature of X being an MMO with several players cooperating at once and paying a monthly service fee, the amount of risk involved in using Hocus Pocus has been almost completely removed, with the gambling theme of the spell being shifted to getting an effect appropriate for the situation or one that isn't as helpful.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Al frigid wind sweeps the area, freezing all monsters in place for 30 seconds.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Meteor shower fills the sky, dealing 1,700~2,100 Earth to three random monsters.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|A titanic present box falls from the sky, dealing 1,100~3,300 damage to all monsters underneath.

!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|A magical circle forms around the Gadabout, healing of any party member standing on it for 20% of their maximum HP & MP every 3 seconds for a duration of 20 seconds.

Called Chance in this game, it requires the monster to reach level 40 with 224 MP and 236 intelligence. It is learned naturally by the [[GoldSlime]], [[WhiteKing]] and [[Watabou]].

Chance now requires 420 intelligence to learn. It is naturally learned by the [[WonderEgg]].

The [[Hero (Super Smash Bros.)|Hero]] can use Hocus Pocus via his Command Selection ability. The spell costs 4 MP, and will produce one of the following effects:

|Positive ||MP is refilled to 100.

|Negative ||MP is reduced to 0.

|Neutral ||One of the Hero's commands is granted for 4 MP instead of the value it usually consumes.<br>Note: if the command is Magic Burst, it will consume all MP as usual.

*Hocus Pocus doesn't use the typical ethereal ribbons lined with runes that other spells do in the 3D games, instead dropping a lottery box into the Gadabout's arms and activating once they pull out a numbered ball.

Image:DQ3 Spell Hocus pocus.png|Famicom era artwork