Mischievous mole

Introduced in	IV
Former names	Prank Gopher, Bad Gopher
Japanese name	いたずらもぐら
Rōmaji	Itazuramogura
Translation	Prank mole
Family	Beast

Mischievous mole is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Characteristics

The mischievous mole are bipedal, gray moles with a wooden shovel in one hand and a glaring gaze etched on their faces.

Appearances

Main games

Dragon Quest IV

#6 - Mischievous mole Beast Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	10	0	10	6	5
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Medicinal herb
	2	4 G
	Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack Flees
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Burland area Taborov area (Ch. 2) Lakanaba area Cave North of Lakanaba Casabranca area

Dragon Quest VII 3DS

#S73* - Mischievous mole Beast Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	15	0	14	12	6
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Medicinal herb
	6	8 G
	Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack Muster Strength
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Mount Oddna (DLC Tablet)
Monster Meadows quotes:
3DS: Me and my trusty shovel are gonna dig till we drop, ya dig? Y'know somethin', the one thing this place is missin' is holes. I'm gonna dig some, ya dig? Y'know, maybe I need to think of other stuff to do besides diggin' holes. There must be more to life, ya dig?

Dragon Quest VIII

#10 - Mischievous mole Beast Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	15	0	14	12	6
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Medicinal herb (Common) Oaken club (Rare)
	4	5 G
	Note: Small but seriously strong. Once they psyche themselves up, these pint-sized pests can inflict some serious damage.
Abilities
Normal attack Psyche Up Flees
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Waterfall Cave Land of the Moles Mole Hole Beneath Ascantha

Strategy

Mischievous Moles have a low base damage but have the ability to Psyche Up and deal more damage on their next turn.

Tips to Combat:

- Prioritize the moles with 5 or more Tension over other moles.

- Prioritize the other moles with Medium Priority.

Dragon Quest X

Normal

#3 - Mischievous mole Beast Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight
	11	3	11	13	80
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Copper ore (Common) Gold nuglet (Rare)
	3	2 G
	Note: A mischievous monster with a shovel. Be careful when he gathers his strength! In the past, they would dig pitfalls to trap travelers, but after many times falling into the holes, they began to refrain from doing so.
Abilities
Normal attack Blocks enemy attacks and spells Psyche Up Flees
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Acronia Mine Scorching Lava Cave

Vicious

#394 - Vicious Mischievous mole Beast Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight
	2308	412	315	305	0
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Platinum ore (Common) Darkonium (Rare)
	1246	2 G
	Note: An evil, Mischievous Mole with extraordinary strength. His sharp red eyes are filled with murderous intent. Their pranks have also become more powerful, and it is common for them to place poison inside traps to slowly kill their prey.
Abilities
Normal attack Blocks attacks and spells with its shovel Psyche Up
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Bardia Mountains Zahadigal Rock Peak

Monsters series

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

The Mischievous mole is a rank F monster and is one of the three starting monsters that the Hero can choose from, along with Dracky and Platypunk.

They are also found in Infant Isle, where the player can scout them.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2/Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

The Mischievous moles take on a larger role in this game, as they have their own home called the Top Secret Moles' Den', where they help their leader Don Mole organize his own version of the Monster Scout Challenge. This place can be accessed by going through Doubtback for the first time and via Zoom the following times.

Once again they return as F-rank monsters and are found in a subway cavity at Doubtback where they can be scouted, although they come out on dry land if it rains or gets dark.

Miles and Billie are two Mischievous Moles who take on the role of mini-bosses along with Duke, a Maniacal mole. They make off with Eugene Poole until the Hero stops them.

Battle Road series

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II/Legend & Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory

Skill/Spell	Description
Dig	Burrows underground and attacks one enemy
Psyche Up	Increases the party's Tension
Sky Scoop	Damages all enemies with a rain of shovels

Gallery

Mischievous mole, as seen in Builders 2.

DQB2 Bestiary icon.

Tact artwork.

Other languages

Other languages
French	Pataupe
German	Maulwurfschelm
Spanish	Malitopo
Latin American Spanish	Unknown
Italian	Cattivalpa Cattivolpe
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	淘氣鼴鼠
Korean	개구쟁 두더지

Related monsters

• Diligent mogukichi
• Mad mole
• Maniacal mole
• Picky mole
• Soul mole
• Soul Mole in Memoriam
• Whacked mole