Paprikan

The Paprikan is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VIII. This punctured pair of red and yellow peppers is a spicier capsichum that's moved to the southern continent and taken residence near the Pickham ghetto.

Dragon Quest monster Paprikan
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese パプリカン Romaji Papurikan First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII

Paprikan (パプリカン Papurikan)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	54	6	48
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
45	43	47	10

Bestiary no.	#055
Family	Plant
In-game description	A pair of psychotic peppers. Their crazed grins belie their wiliness in battle. They can prevent enemies from using spells, and like to pummel their adversaries with body-slams.
Spell(s)	Fizzle
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	Pickham Region
Item(s) dropped	Red mould1⁄32 Rapier1⁄64

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Gallery

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  Rivals card

Related monster

Similar species

• Capsichum