Deceleratle

Deceleratle is a recurring spell in the Dragon Quest series that first appeared in Dragon Quest III.

Deceleratle Japanese ボミオス Rōmaji Bomiosu Type Debilitating Older names Slow
SlowAll

It decreases one enemy group's Agility when cast, with the exact amount varying between games.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Learned by Mages and Sages at level 12, the spell reduces one enemy group's agility by 100%, capping at 0. The spell costs 3 MP to cast.

The enemies Bag o' laughs, Goodybag, Rampage, and Putrefido can use this spell against the party.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Deceleratle returns after several years as an enemy-exclusive spell that can be cast by Skippers. Interestingly, a resistance tag for the spell still exists in the game's code even though enemies can only be affected by it if reflected with Bounce.

• In the Nintendo 3DS version of VIII, Red has an innate resistance to Deceleratle.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Deceleratle is learned by Armamentalists at level 24. It costs 5 MP to cast, and will reduce an enemy group's Agility by 25%, capping at 50%. The spell's base accuracy is 50% before resistance is applied, and will reach 100% accuracy when the caster's Magical Might reaches 799.

Dragon Quest X

Deceleratle can be learned by Thieves at level 13 and costs 4 MP to cast. Instead of decreasing the enemies' Agility, it increases the waiting time between actions for the targets.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Veronica will learn the spell at level 17, and Sylvando at level 19. The spell now costs only 4 MP to cast.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Called SlowAll in this game, it is an upgraded form of Slow. Slow grows into SlowAll when the monster reaches level 7 with 32 MP and 28 Intelligence.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

SlowAll now requires 51 Intelligence to learn.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Deceleratle can be learned from by applying 51 skill points to the Saboteur skill tree, 31 points to the Trickster skill tree or 24 points to Über Helpful.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Deceleratle can be learned from all the skills it could be previously, though Saboteur now requires 46 points. It can also be learned from Canzar for 17 points.

Dragon Quest Tact

Deceleratle can be learned by War gryphon at level 24 and costs 14 MP to cast. It has a range of three squares away from the user in any direction and lowers the AGL of all enemies in a 3x3 square.

Deceleratle (ボミオス Bomiosu)

Ability information

Deceleratle
Role *	Type *	Element	MP cost
Debuff	Spell		14
Range		Additional effects
3		AGL Down
Description
Occasionally lowers the AGL of all enemies in area of effect for 3 turns
Naturally learnt by
War gryphon

Related spells

• Decelerate

Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Deceleración	Spanish for "deceleration".
Français	Superdécéléro	From the Latin super- and décélérer.
Deutsch	Multiverlangsamung	From the Latin multi- and verlangsamung.