Gastropog

The Gastropog is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX. It is a bizarre hybrid between a snail and a frog.

Dragon Quest monster Gastropog

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese デンデンがえる Romaji Dendengaeru First appearance Dragon Quest IX Variants Giddy gastropog
Gloomy gastropog

Characteristics

Gastropogs are an unusual cross between frogs and snails, having the green spotted skin of an amphibian, but with a large, spiked spiral shell on its back and eyes on tall stalks like a gastropod. They have long tongues poking out of their mouths, which they use to stun their enemies into inaction. It attacks by rolling itself into a ball and tackling opponents with the spikes on their shells. The monsters can also expel a sickening mucus that can slow foes down.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Gastropog (デンデンがえる, Dendenkaeru) Defeated Monster List No. : #021

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Bug 28 0 48 36 36 48 22

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle 0% -25% 0% 0% 0% -25% -25% 100% 0% 0% 100% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items None Spews forth a sticky, snotty substance (lowers one character's Agility for 7~10 turns) Tongue Lashing Zere Doomingale Forest Antidotal herb1⁄16 Toad oil1⁄32 Description They slap their sickeningly long tongues across enemies' faces, and eject 'orrible ooze to slow their foes. The size of their shells dictates their status, and the competition for cool carapaces is fairly fierce.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

Gastropog appears as an E-rank monster of the Nature family exclusive to the smartphone version of the game.