Grinade

Dragon Quest monster Grinade

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese スマイルロック Romaji Sumairurokku First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localization SmileRock

The Grinade is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. First appearing in Dragon Quest VII, it is a weaker, yellowish variant of the Rockbomb.

Characteristics

In terms of appearance, the grinade is identical to the rockbomb, but made up of yellowish-orange rock instead, with the same familiar red eyes and jagged smiles. They are generally the weakest of their rocky relations. These smiling yellow bold boulders must rely on physical attacks, since they have yet to develop the spark that allows them to explode or self-sacrifice like their brethren. They allow adventurers to let their guards down and then save up their strength to launch themselves at their foes, full force by using their Focus Strength skill. Sometimes they just simple spend a turn just staring, and others they find something funny enough to blindly fling themselves at the enemy, cackling madly.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	100	0	66	90
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
47	34 (PSX) 51 (3DS)	18 (PSX) 27 (3DS)	1⁄128

Bestiary No.	#058
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Cackles insanely and launches an attack (125% damage) Focus Strength Assesses the situation (wastes turn)
Location(s)	Inside the Time Frame El Monumento de Pomposo Wetlock region (past) Mountaintop Tunnel
Item(s) Dropped	Dieamend1⁄256

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

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	75	0	77
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
103	67	288	86

Bestiary no.	#073
Family	Material
In-game description	These suspiciously sprightly stones merrily maul opponents, beaming all the while, and bring their boulder buddies into battle. Although rough and ready in their younger years, the hard edges wear off with time, and most make well-rounded adults.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Grins maliciously (wastes turn) Cackles insanely and launches an attack (125% damage) Psyche Up
Location(s)	Heights of Loneliness
Item(s) dropped	Rockbomb shard1⁄16 Flintstone1⁄64

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0%	0%	-25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	100%	50%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	25%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	75%
Charm Resistance *
75%

Dragon Quest X

Grinades appeared from the beginning of the game. Like before, they will cackle insanely and launch attacks and can waste their turns by grinning maliciously, as well as building up their power with Muster Strength. Starting with Version 1.4, it gained a rarefied version in the form of the Cursed rock.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	155	5	117
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
197	41	314	51

Bestiary no.	#160
Family	Material
In-game description	These unsettling stones size their opponents up, smirking all the while, then explode into action with unstoppable force.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Smiles sinisterly and prepares to attack (attack and stun one party member) Grins maliciously (wastes turn) Becomes Pepped up Desperate attack Muster Strength
Location(s)	Insula Centralis (first act) The Arborian Highlands (first act) The Hekswood (second act) Rainbow Mines (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Mirrorstone1⁄8 Silver ore1⁄16

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	-125%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	-125%	0%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	75%	100%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	0%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	75%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Malicious

Malicious grinade (スマイルロック・邪 Sumairurokku・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	470	10	287
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
602	108	1,427	307

Bestiary no.	#572
Family	Material
In-game description	Grinades who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Smiles sinisterly and prepares to attack (Attack and stun one party member) Grins maliciously (Wastes turn) Becomes Pepped up Desperate attack Muster Strength
Location(s)	The Arborian Highlands (third act) The First Forest (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Mirrorstone1⁄8 Silver ore1⁄16

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	-125%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	-125%	0%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	75%	100%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	75%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)

Model	Experience	Gold
	26	16g

List No.	#083
Field Notes	Rocky rogues whose grin is so engrained as to make them smile unsettlingly even when assailing adversaries. They were volatile in their youth, but age has mellowed their mood, and they'd never consider casting Kamikazee.
Location(s)	Caliburgh (Hero), Caliburgh Meadow (Hero), Rockscoffer's Rift (Grudge Match: Old Five-Necks), Sylvea (Captain)
Item(s) Dropped	Glass frit, Lava lump, Classic loin-girder recipe, Luxury loin-girder recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	18	16g	Yes

List No.	#014
Field Notes	Rocky rogues whose grin is so engrained as to make them smile unsettlingly even when assailing adversaries. They were volatile in their youth, but age has mellowed their mood, and they'd never consider casting Kamikazee.
Location(s)	The Grand Dunes, The Battle of Dunisia
Item(s) Dropped	Lava lump, Glass frit

Dragon Quest Tact

Grinade appears as a C-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the Dragon Quest VII event. It can be recruited from the Tallest Tower in the Whole Wide World on the 1st, 6th, and 11th floors, eventually being recruitable from the second part of the storyline from Chapter 6, Episode 4: Into the Jungle. The grinade can also participate in Kiefer's Battle Road as a party member.

Grinade (スマイルロック Sumairurokku)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
115		575	177	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
360	322	257	137	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Muster Strength		Rolling Attack*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1/Stats Up	Sizz Res +25/Stats Up	Rolling Attack Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25/Stats Up	Rolling Attack Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
DEF +5	Rolling Attack Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

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
Immune	Normal	Normal	Half Res
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Super Weak	Normal

Trivia

• The grinade's name is taken from grin, a type of smile, and grenade, an explosive used in warfare. This naming is presently a misnomer, as none of the Grinade's current appearances show it able to sacrifice itself in any way, unlike its relatives, save for its appearance in XI where it can use Self Destruct during the sidequest involving the Rainbow Mines.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Piedrolo	Spanish for "rolling rock/stone".
Français	Scorictus	From the French scorie and rictus.
Deutsch	Sprengstein	German for "blast rock/stone".
Italiano	Sorbomba	From the Italian sorriso and bomba.

Gallery

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  A Grinade in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious grinade

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  Walk model.

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  The Grinade and other monsters that can be recruited from the Tallest Tower in Tact.

Similar species

• Rockbomb
• Bomboulder
• Cursed rock
• Obstrocktion