Morphean mollusc

Dragon Quest monster Morphean mollusc

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese たまてがい Romaji tamate-gai First appearance Dragon Quest V Old localization Scallopa

The Morphean mollusc is an aquatic monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest V.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V

Morphean mollusc

Sprite

Bestiary No.

182

Recruit Rate

N/A

Experience

110

Gold

47

HP

55

MP

0

Attack

80

Defence

97

Agility

60

Evasion

0/64

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Sleep Attack
Sweet Breath

Location(s)

Ocean

Item dropped

Seed of Resilience¹⁄₆₄

Resistances

Frizz *

67%

Sizz *

67%

Fire Breath *

67%

Bang *

67%

Crack *

100%

Ice Breath *

100%

Woosh *

100%

Zap *

20%

Drain Magic *

100%

Whack *

67%

Kamikazee *

0%

Poof

20%

Dazzle *

20%

Fizzle

100%

Fuddle

0%

Poison *

0%

Snooze *

0%

Stun *

67%

Sap *

0%

PS2 model

DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Scallopa

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	6/10	4/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/10	7/10	4/10	4/10

Family	Water
In-game description	Its shell is tough to open.
Abilities	MagicWall, Radiant, Upper
Habitat	Canal
Breeding chart	RogueWave x Devil family, Mimic

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

Related enemies

• Wallop scallop

Gallery

• 

  Super Famicom artwork.

• 

  DQM 2 sprite

Etymology

This monster's Japanese name, たまてがい tamategai is possibly a play on words of the 玉手箱 tamatebako from the famous Japanese fairy tale Urashima Tarō.

The "bako" (hako before "rendaku") in tamatebako means "box", while the "gai" (kai before rendaku) in "tamategai" means "clam". The "tamate" is two seperate words, with "tama" meaning jewel and "te" meaning hand, which would literally mean "tamate" translates to "Jewel Hand", but the words aren't agreed to impart any special meaning in this context, and might be merely phonetic.