Zap Afficionado is a talent in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince that teaches monsters abilities themed around Lightning and imparts minor MP boosts.

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince edit

This talent is naturally learned by the Behemoth slime, Slime stack, and Zaptile.

Afficionado
Ability Description Talent Points
Zap Inflicts minor Lightning spell damage to one enemy 3
Lightning Slash 110% physical Lightning damage to one enemy 10
Numb Paralyses one enemy for 2~5 turns
The higher the caster's wisdom, the more likely the spell is to succeed
20
Max. MP +4 Raises max. MP by 4 30
Knuckle Sandwich 60% physical damage to one foe after charging for one turn, ignores defence entirely 50
Accelerate Raises one ally's agility by 80% for 4~7 turns 75
Max. MP +8 Raises max. MP by 8 85
Zapple Inflicts medium Lightning spell damage on all enemies 100

If the player synthesizes a monster who has mastered this talent, its upgraded version, Zap Virtuoso, will be unlocked.

Trivia edit

  • The talent teaching Accelerate and Numb is based on the longstanding gags of electric shocks giving the patsy a literal jolt and being shocked stiff, respectively.

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