Shell slime

Dragon Quest monster Shell slime

File:DQIII Shell Slime.png

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese スライムつむり Romaji suraimu tsumuri (Slime Snail) First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Slime Snail, Snaily

A Shell slime is an enemy from Dragon Quest III. It is a green variant of a Seaslime with a copper-colored conch shell that appears more commonly on land than at sea.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Shell slime (スライムつむり suraimu tsumuri)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
File:Shellslime DQIII NES.gif		19	20	15
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
23	200	35	210	28

Bestiary No.	#058
Spell(s)	Crack Snooze
Skill(s)	Call for help Flee
Location(s)	East of Alltrades Abbey
Item Dropped	Cypress stick1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0/64	100%	100%	100%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
100%	100%	25%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
25%	100%	100%	0%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
25%	70%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Shell slime (スライムつむり suraimu tsumuri)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	99	6	38	160
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
72	82	42	NA

Bestiary No.	#092
Spell(s)	Crack Snooze
Skill(s)	Call for back up (Healslime) Defend Flee
Location(s)	Castle Swanstone region The Spiegelspire Pescado region
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of resilience1⁄256

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1/64	0%	25%	25%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
60%	100%	100%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
100%	0%	15%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
80%	15%	100%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	15%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Shell slime (スライムつむり suraimu tsumuri)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	42	8	62
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
102	28	78	29

Bestiary no.	#066
Family	Slime
In-game description	Supposedly, these slimes are self-conscious about their soft skin that they spontaneously sprouted shells to shield themselves from harm.
Spell(s)	Crack
Skill(s)	Defend Flees
Location(s)	Laguna di Gondolia (first & second act) Grotta della Fonte (first & second acts) Insula Orientalis (first act)
Item(s) dropped	Sun-bleached seashell1⁄16 Pale pearl1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	50%	50%	50%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-125%	0%	0%	-125%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Vicious shell slime (スライムつむり・強)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	188	16	120
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
280	52	506	112

Bestiary no.	#257
Family	Slime
In-game description	Shell slimes driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Crackle
Skill(s)	Defend
Location(s)	Laguna di Gondolia (second act) Insula Orientalis (second act) The Eerie Valley (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Sun-bleached seashell1⁄16 Pale pearl1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	50%	50%	50%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-125%	0%	0%	-125%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	50%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters

Snaily

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	3/5	4/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	2/5	5/5	3/5

Family	Slime
In-game description	Hides in its shell when under attack
Abilities	Icebolt, NumbOff, CallHelp
Habitat	Gate of Joy, Gate of Mastermind
Breeding chart	Slime family x Bug family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	None	Weak
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
None	Weak	Strong	Strong
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Weak	Weak
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Strong	Immune	Strong	Immune
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
None	None	None	Strong
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Strong		Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Snaily

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	6/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	5/10	4/10	5/10

Family	Slime
In-game description	Its rugged shell makes it slow.
Abilities	Icebolt, NumbOff, CallHelp
Habitat	Sea World
Breeding chart	Slime family x Bug family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	None	Weak
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Strong	None	Weak	Strong
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Weak
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Immune	Strong
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Immune	None	None	None
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Strong	Strong	Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Shell slime
Family	Slime
Rank	F
Description	When surprised or threatened, these timid little fellows take refuge under their sturdy shells.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	-
Resistances	-
Skill	Bolsterer, Agility Boost
Location	Palaish Isle
Breeding chart	Slime x Mischievous mole

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Shell slime
Family	Slime
Rank	E
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	Talent Scout, Crafty Magical Saboteur
Resistances	Vulnerable to Whack, Immune to Sap
Skill	Bolsterer
Location	Unshore
Breeding chart	Wild slime x Mummy boy or Slime

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

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Dragon Quest Builders 2

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Related monsters

• Seaslime
• Slimecicle, a frosty variant of the shell slime that traded its conch for shards of ice.
• Shelley, a Seaslime with self-esteem issues.
• Perry, a seaslime from Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime.

Gallery

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  DQM I&II sprite

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  Caravan heart sprite

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  Joker 1 model

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  Joker 2 model

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  Perry, from Rocket Slime

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  S. Cargo tank in Rocket Slime

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  Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

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