Mischievous mole

Dragon Quest monster
Mischievous mole
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	いたずらもぐら
Romaji	Itazura mogura
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV
Old localisation	Prank Gopher; Bad Gopher

The Mischievous mole is a monster in the series.

Characteristics edit

Mischievous moles are bipedal, grey mole monsters armed with a wooden shovel in one hand and a glaring gaze etched on their faces, as well as wearing light grey gloves. Starting with Dragon Quest VIII, they gained the ability to psyche themselves up to deal powerful blows with their shovels.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen edit

Mischievous mole (いたずらもぐら Itazura mogura)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #006
Experience: 2
Gold: 4
HP: 10
MP: 0
Attack: 10
Defence: 6
Agility: 5
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Flees
Location(s): Burland Region (Chapter 1, NES only)
Taborov Region (Chapter 2)
Lakanaba Region
Cave of Safekeeping
Casabranca Region
Item Dropped: Medicinal herb(¹⁄₃₂)

Frizz resistance *: 0%
Sizz resistance *: 0%
Bang resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee Bracer resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 25%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 0%
Snooze resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites
Notable Changes: None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past edit

Mischievous mole (いたずらもぐら Itazura mogura)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	15	0	14	12
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
6	6	8	¹⁄₃₂

Bestiary No.	DLC #073
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Muster Strength
Location(s)	Mount Oddna
Item(s) Dropped	Medicinal herb¹⁄₆₄

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
¹⁄₆₄	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Poof Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *
90%	100%	15%	100%
Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance*	Poison Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
0%	50%	15%	15%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King edit

Mischievous mole (いたずらもぐら Itazura mogura)


Bestiary No.		Family
#010		Beast
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
4	5	15	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
14	12	6	¹⁄₆₄

In-Game Description	Small but seriously strong. Once they psyche themselves up, these pint-sized pests can inflict some serious damage.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flees Psyche Up
Location(s)	Waterfall Cave Land of the Moles Mole Hole
Item(s) Dropped	Medicinal herb¹⁄₃₂ Oaken club¹⁄₁₂₈

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	15%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
0%	15%	15%	0%
Sap Resistance *
0%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X edit

Mischievous mole appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to Muster Strength, but will also flee from battle when threatened. In Version 2.0, mischievous mole were one of the original ten monsters that could be tamed by Monster Wranglers. Starting with Version 5.0, vicious mischievous moles can be encountered in the Netherworld. They still continue to muster their strength, but no longer flee.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker edit

The Mischievous mole is one of three potential starting monsters along with the Dracky and Platypunk.

Mischievous mole

Family	Nature
Rank	F
Description	Who knows what mischief these moles get up to with their spades...
Weapons	Spears, Axes, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Psycho
Resistances	Dazzleproof
Skill	Guerrilla, Attack Boost
Location	Infant Isle
Breeding chart	Platypunk x Bag o' laughs

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 edit

Mischievous mole

Family	Beast
Rank	F
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Psycho, Lootist
Resistances	Vulnerable to Cold Breath, Immune to Dazzle
Skill	Guerrilla
Location	Doubtback
Breeding chart	Platypunk x Swarmtroop or Dracky

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince edit

Mischievous mole (いたずらもぐら Itazura mogura)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,370	350
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
570	430	540	420

Bestiary No.	#206
Rank	G
In-game description	These tunnelling tykes traditionally loved to play pranks, but these days tend to keep their heads down and focus on digging.
Talents	Prankster (lv. 1) Defence Booster I (lv. 20) Crag Ward (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Attacking Impulse (lv. 1) Rando-Muster (lv. 20) Metal Medley (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Critical Triumph (lv. 1) Little Menace (lv. 60)
Habitat	Gradely Grasslands ( ) Circle of Temper - Lower Echelon ( ) Circle of Caprice - Middle Echelon ( )
Items	Pretty pebble (Common) Seed of strength (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X (Either parent must be G-rank.)
Notable synthesis	X = X = X = X = X =

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
50%	-25%	50%	75%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	-25%	0%	-25%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
50%	0%	25%	-25%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	0%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
50%		0%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest Treasures edit

Treasures statue icon

A statue of a Mischievous mole is Treasure No. 526 in the Monster Statues 2 category and can be found on Cinderback Ridge. Its base value is 80,000 gold.

Game	Description
	A model of a monster from some faraway world.^[1]

Dragon Quest Tact edit

The Mischievous mole appears as a F-rank monster of the Beast family that can be scouted from several levels in Chapters 2, 8, and 12 of the main storyline, as well as the Tuskateer Armour stages from The Beastliest Beast in Bravas Qualifiers of the Beast Fest at any difficulty. The mischievous mole can participate in the Brownie and Trap box's Battle Roads as a party member.

Mischievous mole (いたずらもぐら Itazura mogura)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
90		291	108	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
277	133	108	90	5

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Bomb Slash		Attack Prep*		N/A

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
ATK +5 / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Bomb Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Bomb Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First
N/A

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Bomb Slash Potency +2%	N/A	N/A

Perk Details

First
N/A

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Very Weak	Normal	Super Weak
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Half Res
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

In Other Languages edit

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Malitopo	From the Spanish maligno and topo.
Français	Pataupe	Derived from taupe, the French word for "mole".
Deutsch	Maulwurfschelm	German for "mole rogue/prankster".
Italiano	Cattivalpa	From the Italian cattivo and talpa.
中文	淘气鼹鼠	Simplified Chinese for "naughty mole".