Mouldy slime

Dragon Quest monster Mouldy slime

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ぬかどこスライム Romaji Nukadoko slime First appearance Dragon Quest X Old localization Pickled slime (Dragon Quest Tact)

Mouldy slimes, also known as pickled slimes, is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest X. It is a yellow variant of the bubble slime with mushrooms growing on its body.

Characteristics

The mouldy slime is a slime that looks like a puddle of melted yellow clay with what appears to be mushrooms growing amidst the muck surrounding it. Its Japanese name, Nukadoko slime, refers to a fermented bed of rice bran that is used for pickling vegetables that was developed in the 17th century.

Appearances

Dragon Quest X

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Mouldy slime

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,390	490
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
520	470	410	520

Bestiary No.	#028
Rank	E
In-game description	The discarded gloop of a fermenting process gone awry, this rotter has taken rejection badly and is out for revenge. It preserves nothing of its original preservative purpose
Talents	Anaestheist
Guaranteed traits	Stupefying Skin, Paralysing Touch, Tit for Tat
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius, Ace Evader, Ultra Crafty Confuser
Habitat	Not available in the wild
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

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

Dragon Quest Tact

The pickled slime appears as an A-rank monster of the Slime family during the limited Slime Fest event. The pickled slime appears as the boss of Chapter 1, Episode 5 of the event quests on all difficulties and will join the player after defeating it. It can be fully awakened by completing the stage at any difficulty and it also stars in its own Battle Road.

Pickled slime (ぬかどこスライム Nukadoko slime)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Slime				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		591	305	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
302	370	376	357	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Fuddle		Swoosh*		Spore Breath*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Woosh-type Spell Potency +10% / Stats Up	Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Swoosh Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Swoosh Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises party's Confusion Res by 25% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
WIS +10	AGL +15	Swoosh Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Woosh-type Spell Potency +10%: Raises Woosh-type spell potency by 10%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Super Weak
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Immune
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Half Res

Similar species

• Bubble slime
• Dank bubble slime
• Metal truffle slime
• Slimeshroom

Gallery

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  A mouldy slime in X.

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  Rivals card.

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  Pickled slime as it appears in Tact.