Mouldy slime
Mouldy slimes, also known as pickled slimes, is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest X. It is a yellow variant of the bubble slime with mushrooms growing on its body.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
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| Mouldy slime | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ぬかどこスライム |
| Romaji | Nukadoko slime |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest X |
Characteristics
The mouldy slime is a slime that looks like a puddle of melted yellow clay with what appears to be mushrooms growing amidst the muck surrounding it. Its Japanese name, Nukadoko slime, refers to a fermented bed of rice bran that is used for pickling vegetables that was developed in the 17th century.
Appearances
Dragon Quest X
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| Mouldy slime |  |
| Icon | Family | Max HP* | Max MP* |
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1,390 | 490 |
| Max Attack | Max Defence | Max Agility | Max Wisdom |
| 520 | 470 | 410 | 520 |
| Bestiary No. | #028 |
| Rank | E |
| In-game description | The discarded gloop of a fermenting process gone awry, this rotter has taken rejection badly and is out for revenge. It preserves nothing of its original preservative purpose |
| Talents | Anaestheist |
| Guaranteed traits | Stupefying Skin, Paralysing Touch, Tit for Tat |
| Large-size exclusive traits | Tactical Genius, Ace Evader, Ultra Crafty Confuser |
| Habitat | Not available in the wild |
| Items | N/A |
| Synthesis chart |  X  |
| Notable synthesis | |
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * | Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | -25% |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Light Resistance * |
| 50% | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| Dark Resistance * | Debilitation Resistance* | Bedazzlement Resistance * | Antimagic Resistance * |
| 0% | 25% | 50% | 0% |
| MP Absorption Resistance * | Confusion Resistance * | Sleep Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * |
| -25% | 25% | 0% | 50% |
| Stun Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | ||
| 25% | 0% | ||
| Instant Death Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
Dragon Quest Tact
The pickled slime appears as an A-rank monster of the Slime family during the limited Slime Fest event. The pickled slime appears as the boss of Chapter 1, Episode 5 of the event quests on all difficulties and will join the player after defeating it. It can be fully awakened by completing the stage at any difficulty and it also stars in its own Battle Road.
| Pickled slime (ぬかどこスライム Nukadoko slime) |  |
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| Family | Rank | Role | ||
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| Max Level | HP | MP | Move | |
| 120 | 591 | 305 | 2 | |
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Wisdom | Weight |
| 302 | 370 | 376 | 357 | 35 |
| First | Second | Third | ||
| Fuddle | Swoosh* | Spore Breath* | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Woosh-type Spell Potency +10% / Stats Up | Zap Res +25 / Stats Up | Swoosh Potency +5% / Stats Up |
| Fourth | Fifth | |
| Bang Res +25 / Stats Up | Swoosh Potency +5% / Stats Up | |
| First | |
| Raises party's Confusion Res by 25% in a 5x5 square around it. | |
| First | Second | Third |
| WIS +10 | AGL +15 | Swoosh Potency +2% |
| First | |
| Woosh-type Spell Potency +10%: Raises Woosh-type spell potency by 10%. | |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | |
| Very Weak | Very Weak | Normal | Normal | |
| Bang Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Zam Resistance * | Snooze Resistance | |
| Half Res | Half Res | Normal | Super Weak | |
| Poison Resistance | Physical Lock Resistance | Spell Lock Resistance | Martial Lock Resistance | |
| Normal | Normal | Super Weak | Normal | |
| Breath Lock Resistance | Hobble Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | |
| Normal | Normal | Normal | Immune | |
| Curse Resistance | Paralysis Resistance | Confusion Resistance | Charm Resistance | |
| Half Res | Normal | Normal | Half Res |
