Dracky is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the first game, it is a cartoon-like bat monster named after the infamous Dracula. Having been featured in merchandise, side-stories, and spin-offs since the original game, they are among the most popular monsters worldwide and are the premiere representatives of the flying monster group.
Characteristics[]
Drackies are essentially bats, albeit goofy ones. They have large wings, antennae, two round feet, a long and thin tail, round eyes, and a fanged mouth that always seems to be smiling.
They do not look very smart or strong, though, much like slimes, they are capable of becoming powerful creatures. Regardless, they are typically one of the weakest enemies in the games they appear in, usually a step or two above the aforementioned slime in terms of strength. They are speedy, however, and most games grant them a higher-than-average evasion rate.
Strategy[]
Drackies are regular bats with no special abilities. Take slight caution when encountering groups.
Tips to Combat:
- Treat with Medium Priority.
Appearances[]
Main games[]
Dragon Quest[]
Drackies are liable to be one of the first monsters the player encounters alongside slimes and she-slimes. A fresh, level 1 hero might want to stick with the slimier monsters since the stronger dracky can be a threat at the very beginning.
| #3 - Dracky Bird Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
| Exp | Gold | ||||
| 2 (NES) 3 (Remakes) 4* |
3 (NES) 6 (Remakes) 4* G | ||||
| Note: Bat-like blighters who grin like nobody's business to hide the fact that they're afraid of pretty much everything. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Frizz* | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Tantegel area Erdrick's Hollow* | |||||
Dragon Quest II[]
| #4* - Dracky Bird Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 9 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Oaken club* Dragon scale * | ||
| 3 | 3 G | Steal | Chimaera wing* | ||
| Note: Bat-like blighters who grin like nobody's business to hide the fact that they're afraid of pretty much everything. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Flees | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Frizz* | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Leftwyne area (All versions prior to the HD-2D Remake) Cannock area Wellspring of the Hero Alefgard Erdrick's Hollow* | |||||
Dragon Quest V[]
| #4 - Dracky Bird Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 10 | 0 | 11 (SNES) 12 (DS) |
9 | 7 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Medicinal herb | ||
| 4 | 2 (SNES) 3 (DS) G | ||||
| Note: None | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Whealbrook Adit Whealbrook area Roundbeck area Uptaten Towers area Fortuna area | |||||
Dragon Quest VII 3DS[]
| #S115* - Dracky Bird Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 10 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Medicinal herb | ||
| 6 | 5 G | ||||
| Note: None | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Sticky Business (DLC Tablets) Ghost Busting! (DLC Tablets) | |||||
| Monster Meadows quotes: | |||||
3DS:
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Dragon Quest VIII[]
| #4 - Dracky Bird Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 12 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Medicinal herb (Common) Chimaera wing (Rare) | ||
| 2 (PS2) 3 (3DS) |
3 (PS2) 5 (3DS) G | ||||
| Note: A bat-like monster that flies freely through the night sky. According to one account, they're born in a world without light. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Farebury Region Kingdom of Trodain Isolated Plateau Waterfall Cave Godbird's Eyrie | |||||
Dragon Quest IX[]
| #6 - Dracky Bird Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 15 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 18 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Medicinal herb (Common, 6.25%) Chimaera wing (Rare, 1.56%) | ||
| 10 | 10 G | ||||
| Description: These bat-like beasts like nothing better than to gang up and go gallavanting across the night skies.
They have crazy cousins called wackies and boastful brothers called brackies. They long to go freckly and be... frackies. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Angel Falls The Hexagon | |||||
Dragon Quest X[]
Normal[]
| #11 - Dracky Bird Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Weight |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Wing of bat (Common) Pitch pearl (Rare) | ||
| 4 | 2 G | ||||
| Note: A flying monster that resembles a bat. If you attack it, it will flap around and dodge. With the arrival of his rival, Teeny sanguini, who has the same character as him, his number two position, which he has held onto for a long time, is now in jeopardy, making him feel uneasy. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Flees | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Rangao Mountains* Poppopolis Region* Raniakka Dangerzone* Acronia Mine Tsusukuru Plain* Colt Region* Sazamire Meadows | |||||
Vicious[]
| #406 - Vicious Dracky Bird Family | |||||
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|
HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Weight |
| 1,847 | 498 | 245 | 250 | 0 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Wing of bat (Common) Evencloth (Rare) Power at a Price Master Orb | ||
| 1,034 | 2 G | ||||
| Note: An evil Dracky with unparalleled strength. His piercing red eyes are filled with murderous intent. It seems that in the Netherworld, there is a secret technique to transform into a Dracky. It is an extremely difficult technique, and if you fail, you will not be able to return to your original form. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Flees | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Former Necrodea Territory Western Bellvine Forest | |||||
Ancestor[]
| #651 - Dracky Ancestor Bird Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Weight |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Wing of bat (Normal) Pitch pearl (Rare) | ||
| 2,710 | 2 G | ||||
| Note: The original Dracky that everyone knows well. Its body is enveloped in a green aura and has a strong attacking instinct. I don't have any particular feelings of rivalry towards Tenny Sanguini Ancestor. At the time, I never thought he would threaten my position! | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Flees | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Waldo Region Restoria Plain Lost Gittish Empire | |||||
Dragon Quest XI[]
Normal[]
| #5 - Dracky Bird Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 11 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Medicinal herb (Common) Chimaera wing (Rare) | ||
| 4 | 5 G | ||||
| Note: Bat-like blighters who come out at night. They grin like nobody's business to hide the fact that they're afraid of pretty much everything. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Assesses the situation (Misses turn 2D 3DS & Definitive Edition only) Flees | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Heliodor Region (Early game) Heliodorian Foothills (Post game, Night) Galenholm (Only in the 3DS and Definitive versions) | |||||
Vicious[]
| #199 - Vicious dracky Bird Family | |||||
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|
HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 84 | 8 | 87 | 94 | 112 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Strong medicine (Common) Chimaera wing (Rare) | ||
| 189 | 48 G | ||||
| Note: Drackies driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Kasap Fizzle Kasnooze | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Heliodor Region (Mid game) The Emerald Coast (Mid game) Heliodor Sewers (Mid game) The Cruel Crypt (Post game) | |||||
Monsters series[]
Dragon Warrior Monsters[]
| # - Dracky Bird Family | |||||
 |
HP | Wisdom | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 5/5 | |
| Description: Prefers darkness and sucks blood with its fangs. | |||||
| Spells and Abilities | |||||
| Sleep (Lv. 5) Antidote (Lv. 6) RobMagic (Lv. 8) | |||||
| How to breed: | |||||
| Picky X Any Slime family monster | |||||
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2[]
- HP
- 6/10
- MP
- 3/10
- Attack
- 5/10
- Defense
- 5/10
- Agility 6/10
- Spells
- Sleep, Antidote, RobMagic
- Family
- Bird Family
- Locations
- Breed a Picky with a member of the Slime Family
Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart[]
Drackies again reprise their role as being one of the weakest monsters fought out in the field. The first monsters the player has to fight are drackies, the group in particular harassing the caravan that would soon be under the control of Kiefer.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[]
The slime takes a backseat as the player's first monster, the dracky being one of the choices alongside the platypunk and mischievous mole. They are rank F members of the Demon family and are essentially the weakest monster in that family, though they are fast and level up very quickly. Drackies can be scouted on Infant Isle, either inside the cave on the island or when traveling about outside during night.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2/Joker 2 Professional[]
If you synthesis two pairs of Drackies and make sure that one is a plus and the other is a minus, when the two synthesised drackies are synthesised together, they create a Great Dracky.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Professional[]
| Joker 3 Synthesising | ||||||||
| Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
| Jailcat | + | Woebergine | = | Dracky | ||||
| Synth type | {{{Synth type}}} | |||||||
| Joker 3 Rank and Slot No. | |
| Rank | F |
| Slot No. | One |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D/SP[]
| Book Number | HP | MP | ATK | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 013 | 788 | 512 | 512 | 587 |
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key/SP[]
| Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Synthesising | ||||||||
| Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
| Devipine | + | Kingfuchsia | = | Dracky | ||||
| Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Rank and Slot No. | |
| Rank | F |
| Slot No. | One |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[]
| The Dark Prince Synthesising | ||||||||
| Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
| Gremlin | + | Bludgerigar | = | Dracky | ||||
| Synth type | Special | |||||||
| The Dark Prince Rank and Slot No. | |
| Rank | G |
| Slot No. | Unknown |
Mystery Dungeon series[]
Torneko: The Last Hope[]
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Torneko's Great Adventure[]
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Torneko's Great Adventure 3[]
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Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon[]
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Swords series[]
Kenshin Dragon Quest[]
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Dragon Quest Swords[]
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Slime series[]
Rocket Slime[]
Drackies appear in Forewood Forest when night covers the area or when the player enters an underground area. They are one of the weakest monsters in the game, requiring only two hits from a normal Elasto Blast to be defeated.
Battle Road series[]
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road & Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory[]
| Skill/Spell | Description |
|---|---|
| Bite | Damages one enemy with its fangs |
| Sound Beating | Emits loud waves from its mouth that damage all enemies while potentially paralyzing them |
| Zam | Damages one enemy with a blast of darkness |
Heroes series[]
Dragon Quest Heroes[]
- Caliburgh Meadow
- Recruit
Dragon Quest Heroes II[]
Exp: 4 Gold: 4 Items dropped: Wing of bat, Horse manure and Dracky coin Locations: Greena Pastures
Builders series[]
Dragon Quest Builders[]
The monster drops dracky butter upon its defeat. Dracky butter is a crafting material, used to create hearty cream cake, ice cream and pancakes.
Dragon Quest Builders 2[]
Drackies are found in Furrowfield, Isle of Awakening, and Explorer's Shores. It can drop wood upon defeat.
Other series[]
Dragon Quest of the Stars[]
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Dragon Quest Walk[]
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Dragon Quest Tact[]
| Family | Role | Rarity | Max Level | Max HP | Max MP | Max Atk | Max Def | Agility | Wisdom | Move | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demon | Magic | F | 100 | 352 | 123 | 170 | 161 | 105 | 191 | 2 | 5 |
| Leader Skill | Skill 1 | Skill 2 | Skill 3 | Passive Skill | Awakening skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Frizz | Sizz | Talent Blossoming: Kasizz | Sizz Potency +2% | 1 Heart: Max MP +5, Stats up 2 Heart: Zam Res +25, Stats up 3 Heart: Sizz & Kasizz Potency +5%, Stats up 4 Heart: Woosh Res +25, Stats up 5 Heart: Sizz & Kasizz Potency +5%, Stats up |
| Resistances | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
| 50% Woosh, Zam, Breath Lock & Paralysis 100% Hobble |
-50% Crack & Bang spell -100% Snooze & Poison |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
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Dragon Quest Wars[]
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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Portable Adventure[]
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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade[]
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Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi![]
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Dragon Quest Treasures[]
| Forte | Treasure Capacity | Safekeeping Score | Favorite Foods | Traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glide | 2 | 100% | Bright-Eyed Brew Bushy-Tailed Brew Bubble and Shriek Hubble Bubble and Shriek |
Healthy Advantage Double-Sided Fist Stunner Physical attacks will sometimes stun enemies. Clown Daredevil |
| Very Strong | Quite Strong | Strong | Weak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | Wind Sleep |
Gravity | Piercing Explosions Light |
Abilities
- Kazam
- Zam
- Swirlwind
- Sound Beating
- Dozy Ditty
- Zammle
- Blunt
- Kablunt
- Dragon Attack: Star Shower
The Dracky is found in The Paternoggin, The Maneland and The Snarl.
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - A Hero's Bonds[]
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Dragon Quest Champions[]
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Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest - The Adventure of Dai[]
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Other Media[]
Dragon Quest: Your Story[]
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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai[]
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Gallery[]
_-_Dracky.png "Dragon Quest (Mobile) - Dracky.png (71 KB)")
Trivia[]
- According to its bestiary entry, in the reality of Dragon Quest VIII, Drackies where originally denizens of the World of Darkness before they successfully populated the World of Light.
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Vampivol |
| German | Drako Vampy (M) |
| Spanish | Dracanino |
| Latin American Spanish | Unknown |
| Italian | Vampistrello |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Drakino |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | 多拉奇 |
| Korean | 드라키 |
Notable Drackies[]
- Doralin
- Ariel - Gayle's partner monster in Dragon Quest Treasures
- Drackson
Related monsters[]
- Amber dracky
- Choccy dracky
- Drackelynn
- Drackmage
- Drackolyte
- Drackyma
- Drara
- Dread dracky
- Gracky
- Great dracky
- Halloween dracky
- Legendracky
- Metal dracky
- Saint drackylaus
- Tundracky