Batterfly

Dragon Quest monster Batterfly

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese じんめんちょう Romaji Jinmenchō First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Masked moth
Butterfly

The Batterfly is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. First introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is a monstrous butterfly with a cartoonish dog-like face with sharp fangs in the center of its body.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Batterfly

Original (NES)

Sprite

File:Stingwing DQIII NES.gif

Bestiary No.

#005

Level

3

Experience

6

Gold

4

HP

12

MP

12

Attack

11

Defense

7

Agility

8

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Dazzle

Skill(s)

None

Location(s)

Dreamer's Tower
Path of Promise
Khoryv

Item Dropped

Chimaera Wing¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

25%

Whack resistance *

0%

Kamikazee resistance

0%

Poof resistance

25%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

0%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Snooze resistance

25%

Deceleratle resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Remakes sprites

SFC

GBC

Switch

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

In the 3DS version, batterflies appear as special monsters in the Tough Guy's Trial DLC tablet.

Batterfly (じんめんちょう Jinmenchō)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	12	5	11	7
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
8	14	6	1⁄64

Bestiary No.	48
Spell(s)	Dazzle
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Tough Guy's Trial
Item(s) Dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	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%	15%	0%
Poof Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *
80%	100%	0%	15%
Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance*	Poison Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
0%	50%	0%	15%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest IX

Batterfly
HP MP Experience Gold 14 5 7 12 Attack Defense Speed 14 12 9
Dropped Item	Moonwort bulb (common, 6.25%) Butterfly wing (rare, 1.56%)
Locations	Angel Falls, Zere
Spells	Dazzle
Family	Bug
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Beastly butterflies who disrupt their enemies with Dazzle, then dash off at the first sign of trouble. They're adamant that it's not their faces that look like mortals', it's mortals' faces that look like theirs.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Butterfly

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	30	3/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	1/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Bug
In-game description	Powder on its wings have hallucinogenic effect
Abilities	Surround, Curse, CallHelp
Habitat	Gate of Monster Farm Gate, Gate of Ambition
Breeding chart	Bug family x Bird 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	Weak	Immune
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	Immune	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
None	None	Strong	Strong
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Strong	Strong	None	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		Strong

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Butterfly

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	30	6/10	2/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
4/10	4/10	4/10	7/10

Family	Bug
In-game description	Scatters dust to confuse foes.
Abilities	CallHelp, Curse, Surround
Habitat	Sea World (Tara's Adventure)
Breeding chart	Bug family x Bird 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	Weak	Immune
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	Weak	Immune	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	None	None	Strong
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	Strong

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Similar species

• Betterfly
• Dread admiral

Gallery

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  DQM 1&2 sprite

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  Terry's Wonderland 3D model