Pickayune

Dragon Quest monster Pickayune
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese おにこぞう Romaji Oni kozō First appearance Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Old localization Orc

The pickayune is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. It is a mischievous, goblin-like monster with wings on its back.

Characteristics

Pickayunes are Humanoid monsters with the appearance of orange-skinned children with a pair of white angelic wings on their backs. They have a huge pair of pointed ears, eyes with minuscule irises, a red shell-like growth on their heads, and a singular horn on the middle of their heads. The monsters wear purple togas and white sandals on their feet. They are more nuisances than true threats, failing to even cast a simple Dazzle spell due to their insufficient MP pools. When the pickayunes returned many years later in X, they gained the ability to breathe fire.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Pickayune (おにこぞう Oni kozō)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	25	3	26
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
24	21	18	36

Bestiary No.	#031
Spell(s)	Attempts to cast Dazzle but fails.
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Vault of Vrenor (Chapters 2 & 5) Birdsong Tower (Chapters 2 & 5)
Item Dropped	Holy water1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
0⁄64	25%	0%	0%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
0%	0%	100%	25%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
75%	25%	25%	25%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

Pickayune
Family	Beast
Rank	F
Size	S
Weapons	Spears, Axes, Claws, Wands
Traits	Fly Swatter, Able Ambusher
Resistances	Vulnerable to Crack, Snooze, and Sag Resists Frizz and Decelerate Immune to Drain Magic
Skill	VS Blades
Location	Doubtback
Breeding chart	Cruelcumber x Wax murderer

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Pickayune (おにこぞう Oni kozō)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,330	410
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
590	520	490	490

Bestiary No.	#363
Rank	F Rank
In-game description	These demonic scamps like to live in gloomy spots. When adventurers arrive, they appear out of nowhere to serve up a generous serving of knuckle sandwhich
Talents	Irritant (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Adrenaline Rush (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Spellbinder (lv. 20) Major Downer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Uber Slimesbane (lv. 1) Unhealthy Advantage (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
25%	50%	50%	0%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	0%	-25%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	25%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
50%	50%	0%	-25%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
25%		25%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest: Monster Parade

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Tact

The pickayune appears as a C-rank monster of the Demon family during the True Dragon Quest IV event. It can be scouted from Chapter 1, Episode 4: Husband, Where Are You? of the event quests at any difficulty and it can participate in Healie's Battle Road as a party member.

Pickayune (おにこぞう Oni kozō)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		858	246	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
233	287	316	111	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Dazzle		Fiery Breath*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up	Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Fiery Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Fiery Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +10	Fiery Breath Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Breath Potency +5: Raises breath potency by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Half Res	Half Res	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Half Res
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

Etymology

A picayune (no K) is an old Spanish term that means "of little value" and to be "trivial". This association is derived from the coin of the same name, which was used from the 1700's to the mid 1800's in both Spain and the colonial United States until it lost it's legal tender status in the latter country in 1857.

Similar species

• Pickeerer
• Picksy
• Tricksy

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork.

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  With a Thorny devil (Famicom artwork).

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  A Pickayune in X.

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  Rocket Slime.

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  Rivals card.