Dirty rat

The Dirty rat is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest II. While almost identical to the Fat rat and Ratscal, the dirty rat has blue inner ears and a blue tail.

Dragon Quest monster Dirty Rat Japanese おばけねずみ Romaji Obake nezumi First appearance Dragon Quest II Old localisation Ghost Rat (DQII NES)
GhostRat (DQII GBC) Variants Fat rat
Ratscal

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

NES VersionRemake Versions

Dirty rat

Sprite Attributes Resistances HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Dazzle Thwack Kasap Spell 25 0 19 15 41 12 41 1⁄32 7⁄7 1⁄7 1⁄7 1⁄7 1⁄7 0⁄7

Additional information Spells Locations Dropped item Call for help (Dirty rat) Pillar of Winds Dragon's Horn Medicinal herb1⁄8

Dirty rat

Sprites Attributes Resistances HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Dazzle Thwack Kasap Spell 25 0 23 25 35 12 25 1⁄32 7⁄7 1⁄7 1⁄7 1⁄7 1⁄7 0⁄7

Additional information Spells Locations Dropped item Pillar of Winds Dragon's Horn Medicinal herb1⁄8

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Dirty rat Big Book of Beasts No. : 023

Sprites Attributes SFC PS2 DS & Mobile HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 31 0 14 13 20 19 14 0/64 N/A

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Flee Whealbrook area (G1) Coburg area (G1) Talon Tower area Seed of agility1⁄128 Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (3DS)

Dirty rat (おばけねずみ, Obakenezumi ) Big Book of Beasts No.: DLC #057 (3DS remake exclusive)

Sprite Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 31 0 21 20 20 19 14 0⁄64 1⁄16

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Bites character (125% damage) Den of the Wintry Wyrm Seed of agility1⁄128

Dragon Quest Builders 2

A friendly dirty rat can be found just south of The Banks of the Bog naviglobe, jumping alongside a fat rat and a ratscal.

#019 Dirty rat (おばけねずみ, Ghost rat?)

Attributes

Sprite Family Tameable HP Attack Defence Exp Beast No 240 55

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop - Calls for backup (summons a fat rat and a ratscal) Explorer's shores* Fur Wheat (rarely)

Event

#019 Dirty rat (おばけねずみ, Ghost rat?)

Attributes

Sprite Family Tameable HP Attack Defence Exp Beast No 16

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop - - Furrowfield* NA