Dazzleflash

Dazzleflash Japanese まぶしいひかり Rōmaji Dazzling Light Type Skill

Dazzleflash is a recurring skill in the Dragon Quest series. It attempts to blind the target party and will reduce their accuracy to ⁵⁄₈ (62.5%), making it slightly less effective per enemy in exchange for it's wider range. Typically, the effects last for 1~2 turns.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV

Dazzleflash is used by Demon thunderer and Scarewell in the remakes.

Dragon Quest V

Dazzleflash is learned by several monster companions such as the dracky and man o' war. In its debut the skill is virtually identical to Dazzle and causes the same effects for a 1~2 turns.

Name	Level
Bad apple	5
Crosseye	8
Bomboulder	10
Hades helm	15
Man o' war	15
Dracky	22

Eyelasher, Eyepod, and Luneyetic use it only as enemies.

Dragon Quest VI

Dazzleflash is learned by advancing to either rank 5 of the Ranger vocation or rank 1 of the Luminary vocation. In VI the skill changed from reducing accuracy to 3/8ths like Dazzle to 5/8ths.

It is used by the enemies Bloodcreeper, Grrrgoyle, Killer moth, Devil Glass, Haunted mirror, Infernal Pane, and Murdaw.

Dragon Quest VII

Luminaries learn Dazzleflash upon reaching rank 2, Goodiebags at rank 2, Serial quillers at rank 4, and Delusionists at rank 2.

It is used by the enemies Serial quiller, Mad moai, Hackrobat, Axecutioner, Whacksmith, Grody Gumpdrops, Delusionist, Scarewell, The Time Being, Demon deacon, Black bishop, Malign vine, Lesser demon, Demon thunderer, Moosifer, and Slaughtomaton.

Dragon Quest IX

Dazzleflash is used by a number of enemies, and now lasts 5~9 turns. An offensive version called Blinder is used by Murdaw and Malroth.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Dazzleflash can be learned from:

• Assassin (40 points)
• Defender (17 points)
• Diamagon III (20 points)
• Mortamor (5 points)
• Sage (32 points)
• Slimer (30 points)
• White Knight (19 points)

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Dazzleflash can be learned from all the skills it could be previously, though Sage now requires only 17 points.