Batterfly

Dragon Quest monster Batterfly

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese じんめんちょう Romaji Jinmenchō First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Masked moth
Butterfly

The Batterfly is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. First introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is a monstrous butterfly with a cartoonish dog-like face with sharp fangs in the center of its body.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

Batterfly

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
File:Stingwing DQIII NES.gif		3	12	12
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
11	7	8	6	4

Bestiary No.	005
Spell(s)	Dazzle
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Dreamer's Tower Path of Promise Khoryv
Item Dropped	Chimaera Wing1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	25%	0%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
25%	0%	25%	0%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest VII

In the 3DS version, batterflies appear as special monsters in the Tough Guy's Trial DLC tablet.

Batterfly (じんめんちょう Jinmenchō)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	12	5	11	7
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
8	14	6	1⁄64

Bestiary No.	48
Spell(s)	Dazzle
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Tough Guy's Trial
Item(s) Dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	15%	0%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
80%	0%	50%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	0%	15%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest IX

Batterfly
HP MP Experience Gold 14 5 7 12 Attack Defense Speed 14 12 9
Dropped Item	Moonwort bulb (common, 6.25%) Butterfly wing (rare, 1.56%)
Locations	Angel Falls, Zere
Spells	Dazzle
Family	Bug
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Beastly butterflies who disrupt their enemies with Dazzle, then dash off at the first sign of trouble. They're adamant that it's not their faces that look like mortals', it's mortals' faces that look like theirs.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Butterfly
HP MP Experience Gold 3/5 1/5 Attack Defense Speed 2/5 1/5 5/5
Locations	Gate of Monster Farm Gate, Gate of Ambition
Spells	Surround Curse CallHelp
Family	Bug
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters
Console	GBC
Description	Powder on its wings have hallucinogenic effect

Butterflies can be bred with a combination of any member of the Bug family as the pedigree and any member of the Bird family as the mate.

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Butterfly
HP MP Experience Gold 6/10 2/10 10/10 Attack Defense Speed 4/10 4/10 7/10
Locations	Sea World (Tara's Adventure)
Spells	CallHelp, Curse, Surround
Family	Bug
Game	Dragon Warrior Monsters 2
Console	GBC
Description	Scatters dust to confuse foes.

Butterflies can be bred with a combination of any member of the Bug family as the base and any member of the Bird family as the mate.

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Related enemies

• Betterfly
• Dread admiral