Shell slime

Dragon Quest monster
Shell slime
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	スライムつむり
Romaji	Suraimu tsumuri
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	Slime Snail; Snaily

The Shell slime is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest III. It is a green variant of a Seaslime with a copper-colored conch shell that appears more commonly on land than at sea.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Shell slime (スライムつむり Suraimu tsumuri)
Bestiary Number: #058

Sprites				Attributes
NES	SFC	GBC	Switch	Level	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
File:Shellslime DQIII NES.gif				19	20	15	210	28	23	200	35	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances

Fire	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Snooze	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Deceleratle
100%	100%	100%	100%	25%	0%	25%	0%	100%	100%	25%	100%	70%	0%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
Crack Snooze	Call for help Flee	East of Alltrades Abbey	Cypress stick¹⁄₃₂

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Shell slime (スライムつむり, Suraimu tsumuri )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #092

Sprites		Attributes
SFC	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		99	6	82	42	38	160	72	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
0%	25%	25%	60%	100%	100%	25%	100%	0%	50%	100%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	15%	15%	80%	15%	50%	15%	15%	0%	15%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Crack Snooze	Call for back up (Healslime) Defend Flee	Castle Swanstone region The Spiegelspire Pescado region	Seed of resilience¹⁄₂₅₆
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Shell slime (スライムつむり, Suraimu tsumuri )
Defeated Monster List No. : #066

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Slime	42	8	78	29	62	102	28

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
50%	50%	50%	-125%	-125%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Crack	Defend Flees	Laguna di Gondolia (first & second act) Grotta della Fonte (first & second acts) Insula Orientalis (first act)	Sun-bleached seashell¹⁄₁₆ Pale pearl¹⁄₆₄
Description	Supposedly, these slimes are self-conscious about their soft skin that they spontaneously sprouted shells to shield themselves from harm.

Vicious

Vicious shell slime (スライムつむり・強, Suraimu tsumuri・kyō )
Defeated Monster List No. : #257

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Slime	188	16	506	112	120	280	52

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
50%	50%	50%	-125%	-125%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
50%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	50%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Crackle	Defend	Laguna di Gondolia (second act) Insula Orientalis (second act) The Eerie Valley (third act)	Sun-bleached seashell¹⁄₁₆ Pale pearl¹⁄₆₄
Description	Shell slimes driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

Dragon Quest Monsters

[[File:DQM Icon Slime.png|link=Slime family|16x16px|class=pixels]] Snaily (スライムつむり, Suraimu tsumuri )

Sprite		Attributes
GBC	PSX	Level cap*	HP Growth	MP Growth	Attack Growth	Defence Growth	Agility Growth	Wisdom Growth
	?	35	3/5	4/5	3/5	2/5	3/5	5/5

Resistances

Frizz*	Sizz*	Fire Breath*	Bang*	Crack*	Cool Breath*	Woosh*	Rock*	Zap*	Gigaslash	Magic Burst	Drain Magic*	Whack*
None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Weak	None	Weak	Strong	Strong	Strong

Kamikazee*	Poison*	Paralysis*	Fuddle*	Snooze*	Dazzle*	Fizzle	Ban Dance	Gobstopper	Stun*	Sap*	Decelerate*	Curse
Strong	Weak	Weak	Strong	Immune	Strong	Immune	None	None	None	Strong	Strong	Weak

Additional information
Description	Hides in its shell when under attack
Skills	Icebolt, NumbOff, CallHelp
Location	Gate of Joy, Gate of Mastermind
Breeding Chart	Slime family x Bug family

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

[[File:DQM2 Icon Slime.png|link=Slime family|16x16px|class=pixels]] Snaily (スライムつむり, Suraimu tsumuri )

Sprite		Attributes
GBC	PSX	Level cap*	HP Growth	MP Growth	Attack Growth	Defence Growth	Agility Growth	Wisdom Growth
	?	35	6/10	6/10	6/10	5/10	5/10	4/10

Resistances

Frizz*	Sizz*	Fire Breath*	Bang*	Crack*	Cool Breath*	Woosh*	Rock*	Water*	Zap*	Gigaslash	Magic Burst	Drain Magic *	Whack*
None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Weak	Strong	None	Weak	Strong	Strong	Strong

Kamikazee*	Poison*	Paralysis*	Fuddle*	Snooze*	Dazzle*	Fizzle	Ban Dance	Gobstopper	Stun*	Sap*	Decelerate*	Curse
Strong	Weak	Weak	Strong	Immune	Strong	Immune	None	None	None	Strong	Strong	Weak

Additional information
Description	Its rugged shell makes it slow.
Skills	Icebolt, NumbOff, CallHelp
Location	Sea World
Breeding Chart	Slime family x Bug family

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

[[File:DQMJ Icon Slime.png|link=Slime family|20x20px|class=pixels]] Shell slime

Sprite	Attributes
	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	F	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances
-			Bolsterer, Agility Boost		-

Additional information
Description	When surprised or threatened, these timid little fellows take refuge under their sturdy shells.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Claws, Staves
Location	Palaish Isle
Breeding chart	Slime x Mischievous mole

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

[[File:DQMJ2 Icon Slime.png|link= Slime family|14px|class=pixels]] Shell slime

Attributes
Rank	Size	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
E	S	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances
Talent Scout, Crafty Magical Saboteur			Bolsterer		Vulnerable to Whack, Immune to Sap

Additional information
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Claws, Staves
Location	Unshore
Breeding chart	Wild slime x Mummy boy or Slime

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

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Dragon Quest Builders 2

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Dragon Quest Tact

Shell slime appears as a D-rank monster of the Slime family. It can be recruited from Chapters 4-5, 11-3, 12-1, and 13-3 of the main storyline, as well as Chapter 1, Episode 3 and Chapter 2, Episode 1 of the Slime Fest at any difficulty. The shell slime can participate in the Battle Roads of the Slime knight, Bubble slime, and King bubble slime as a party member.

[[File:Tact Icon

Slime.png|link=

Slime family|30px]] [[File:DQTact Rank Icon

.png|24px]] Shell slime (スライムつむり Suraimu tsumuri)

Image

Attributes
Role	Max level	HP	MP	Move
[[File:DQTact MagicType.png\|30px]] Magic	90	278	182	2
Attack	Defence	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
218	316	131	203	15
Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Crack	Woosh	Bang
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Very Weak	Normal
Zap	Zam	Snooze	Poison	Physical Lock
Very Weak	Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal
Spell Lock	Martial Lock	Breath Lock	Hobble *	Stun *
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Dazzle	Curse	Paralysis	Confusion	Charm
Immune	Half Res	Normal	Normal	Half Res

Skills
Basic skills	Awakening skills
Crack Buff N/a	WIS +5 / Stats Up Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up Crack Potency +5% / Stats Up Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up Crack Potency +5% / Stats Up
Perks
Basic perks	Crack Potency +2% N/a N/a
Leader perk	N/a
Awakening perk	WIS +5: Raises WIS by 5.

Related monsters

Seaslime
Slimecicle, a frosty variant of the shell slime that traded its conch for shards of ice.
Shelley, a Seaslime with self-esteem issues.
Perry, a seaslime from Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime.