Shell slime is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.
Characteristics
A green hermit slime that has taken residence in a brown, spiky shell. Can cast low-to-mid-level magic. Collapses shell upon itself for extra defence.
Appearances
Main games
Dragon Quest III
| #74 - Shell slime Slime Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 20 32* |
10 45* |
23 90* |
200 250* |
35 62* | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Cypress stick Seed of defence | ||
| 210 288* |
28 11* G | ||||
| Note: Beauty-conscious slimes that decided to care for their complexion by growing a shell to hide inside, thereby preserving the sliminess of their skin. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Calls for back-up (Shell slime) Flees | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Snooze Crack | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Jipang area Mur area | |||||
Dragon Quest VI
| #92 - Shell slime Slime Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 99 | 6 | 38 | 160 | 72 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Seed of resilience | ||
| 82 | 42 G | ||||
| Note: None | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Defends Calls for back-up (Healslime) | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Crack Snooze | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Swanstone area Spiegelspire Pescado area | |||||
Dragon Quest X
| #20 - Shell slime Slime Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Weight |
| 17 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 80 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Sizeable seashell (Common) Pale pearl (Rare) | ||
| 9 | 3 G | ||||
| Note: A shy slime who protects his jiggly body with a hard shell and releases a squirt from under the shell. The Shell Slimes slithered past, leaving behind a line of green goo... | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Defends Flees | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Crack | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Colt Region Popola Region Lenam Midorino Underground Lake Cavern Sazamire Meadows Orfine Seabed Great Source of Tears | |||||
Dragon Quest XI
Normal
| #66 - Shell slime Slime Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 42 | 8 | 62 | 102 | 28 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Sun-bleached seashell (Common) Pale pearl (Rare) | ||
| 78 | 29 G | ||||
| Note: Supposedly, these slimes are self-conscious about their soft skin that they spontaneously sprouted shells to shield themselves from harm. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Defends Flees | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Crack | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Laguna di Gondolia (Early game and Post game) Grotta della Fonte (Early game and Post game) Insula Orientalis (Early game) | |||||
Vicious
| #257 - Vicious shell slime Slime Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 188 | 16 | 120 | 280 | 58 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Sun-bleached seashell (Common) Pale pearl (Rare) | ||
| 506 | 112 G | ||||
| Note: Shell slimes driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Defends | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Crackle | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Laguna di Gondolia (Mid game) Zwaardsrust Region (3DS only, Mid game, Daytime) Insula Orientalis (Mid game) The Eerie Valley (Post game) | |||||
Monsters series
Dragon Warrior Monsters
| # - Snaily Slime Family | |||||
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HP | Wisdom | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | |
| Description: Hides in its shell when under attack. | |||||
| Spells and Abilities | |||||
| Icebolt (Lv. 6) Numboff (Lv. 9) Call Help(Lv. 18) | |||||
| How to breed: | |||||
| Any Slime family monster X Any Bug family monster | |||||
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2
- Level Cap
- 35
- Family
- Slime
- Abilities
- Crack
Tingle
CallHelp - Breed
- Slime family x Bird family
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Swords series
Kenshin Dragon Quest
Battle Road series
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II/Legend & Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory
| Skill/Spell | Description |
|---|---|
| Hides itself in its shell and is attacked instead of one ally | |
| Freezes its entire body into a drill shape that damages one enemy | |
| Crack | Pierces one enemy with a magical icicle. |
Builders series
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Gallery
Other languages
| Other languages | |
| French | Coquigluant Gluanbulot |
| German | Muschelschleim Hausslime (M) |
| Spanish | Concholimo Limo concha |
| Latin American Spanish | Unknown |
| Italian | Slime verace (VI) Guscioslime |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | 蝸牛史萊姆 |
| Korean | 슬라임팽이 |