Bad apple

Dragon Quest monster Bad apple
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ガップリン Romaji Gappurin First appearance Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Old localization Gulpple

The Bad apple is a frightful fruit boasting ferocious fangs and a seriously sour attitude.

It is a rather rare monster, currently having only appeared in V, the 3DS remake of VII, and the first two Dragon Quest Monsters games.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Bad apple

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	22	5	25	17
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
19	9	8	1/4

Bestiary No.	008
Spell(s)	Snooze
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Faerie Lea Dwarf's Den
Item dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄32

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0/64	0%	0%	0%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
20%	0%	0%	0%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

In the Nintendo 3DS Version, Bad apples appear as special monsters in the Harvest Festival DLC Tablet.

Bad apple

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	22	5	25	17
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
19	14	12	1/16

Bestiary No.	DLC #108
Spell(s)	Snooze
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)
Item(s) Dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄32

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0/64	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%	0%	0%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
80%	0%	50%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters

Gulpple

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	2/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	2/5	4/5	1/5

Family	Plant
In-game description	Gulps up monsters to stock up on its evil powers
Abilities	Infernos, Sleep, NapAttack
Habitat	Gate of Demolition, Gate of Joy
Breeding chart	Plant family x Devil family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Gulpple

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	6/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/10	3/10	5/10	2/10

Family	Plant
In-game description
Abilities	HighJump, NapAttack, SleepAir
Habitat	Ice World
Breeding chart	Plant family x Devil family

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

Related monsters

• Rotten apple

Gallery

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  Super Famicom artwork.

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  Monsters}} sprite.

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  DQM1·2 sprite.