Pogoin' penguin

Dragon Quest monster Pogoin' penguin
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese タップペンギー Romaji Tappupengī First appearance Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Old localization Confupeng

The Pogoin' penguin is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, introduced in Dragon Quest VII.

It is a peculiar penguin monster that hops back and forth on its feet.

Characteristics

Popping purple penguins that are constantly hot footing it into battle, unable to stay still for a single second, hopping from one foot to another. The bellies of this brazen bird-beast form a fierce face-like pattern when paired with the eye-like markings across their breast, making it almost seem like the mouth is moving whenever they boisterously bounce around. In battle their almost as goofy as they look, belly flopping on to foes as their only real method of attack. They can cast Fuddle in an attempt to confuse all foes, but they're never strong enough to have enough magic strength to be able to properly summon the spell. Their one saving grace is the ability to overwhelm adventurers with sheer numbers by calling for their fellow bumbling penguins to aid them in battle.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Pogoin' penguin (タップペンギー Tappupengī)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	105	4	75	50
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
58	70 (PS1) 105 (3DS)	42 (PS1) 63 (3DS)	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	#264
Spell(s)	Fuddle
Skill(s)	Call for backup. (Pogoin' penguin)
Location(s)	Sunken Citadel (past) Buccanham (past) Coral Cave
Item(s) Dropped	Leather hat1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	100%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	15%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	90%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	15%	0%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Pogoin' penguin (タップペンギー Tappupengī)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,330	300
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
550	550	580	470

Bestiary No.	#152
Rank	F
In-game description	These punky penguins' tap dancing is a real sight to behold, but can cause absolute pandemonium when they perform en masse
Talents	Choreographer (lv. 1) HP Booster I (lv. 20) Splish Ward (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Ace Evader (lv. 1) Confusing Touch (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Cracker (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Confuser (lv. 1) Sobering Slap (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Temper - Middle & Upper Echelon ()
Items	Strong medicine (Common) Anti-freeze amulet (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
-25%	50%	0%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
-25%	50%	0%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	50%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
-25%		25%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Walk

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

In the 2020 anime, a pogoin' penguin can be seen as one of the friendly monsters living on Dermline Island with Dai and Brass.

Similar species

• Rockin' rockhopper
• Emperor tapper

Gallery

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  A Pogoin' penguin in X.

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  Rivals card.