Morphean mollusc

The Morphean mollusc is an aquatic monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest V.

Dragon Quest monster Morphean mollusc

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese たまてがい Romaji tamate-gai First appearance Dragon Quest V Old localisation Scallopa

Appearances

Dragon Quest V

Morphean mollusc Big Book of Beasts No. : 182

Sprites Attributes SFC PS2 DS & Mobile HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 55 0 110 47 80 97 60 0/64 N/A

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee 67% 67% 67% 67% 100% 100% 100% 20% 67% 0% Drain Magic Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Confusion Sap 100% 0% 67% 20% 20% 0% 100% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Sleep Attack Sweet Breath Ocean Seed of Resilience1⁄64 Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Scallopa

Sprite Attributes GBC PSX Family Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth ? Water 35 6/10 4/10 5/10 7/10 4/10 4/10 Resistances Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Water* Strong Strong Strong Strong Weak Weak Strong None Strong Zap* Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* Weak Weak None None Weak None Strong Strong Weak Snooze* Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse Strong Weak None Strong Strong None None Strong None Additional information Description Its shell is tough to open. Skills MagicWall, Radiant, Upper Location Canal Breeding Chart RogueWave x Devil family, Mimic

Related enemies

• Wallop scallop

Gallery

• 
  Super Famicom artwork.
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  DQM 2 sprite

Etymology

This monster's Japanese name, たまてがい tamategai is possibly a play on words of the 玉手箱 tamatebako from the famous Japanese fairy tale Urashima Tarō.

The "bako" (hako before "rendaku") in tamatebako means "box", while the "gai" (kai before rendaku) in "tamategai" means "clam". The "tamate" is two seperate words, with "tama" meaning jewel and "te" meaning hand, which would literally mean "tamate" translates to "Jewel Hand", but the words aren't agreed to impart any special meaning in this context, and might be merely phonetic.