Recruitable Monsters in Dragon Quest VIII

This is a list of monsters that can be recruited in Dragon Quest VIII, known as Infamous Monsters, and used in the Monster Arena as part of the Hero's monster team. It aims to describe details of the locations, species, nickname(s) and viability of each monster listed. Furthermore, distinguishing between the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 3DS versions. In the original release, there were a total of 77 Infamous Monsters; however, the 3DS version later added 23 new monsters, resulting in a new total of 100 Infamous Monsters.

Notes

Starting Out

In order to be able to recruit monsters, the party first has to speak to Morrie at Morrie's Place on the way to Pickham from Ascantha; he will task the party with recruiting 3 monsters: Smiles, Lonely Joe and Squiggles. Upon doing so, after being formally introduced to the Monster Arena, the Hero is free to recruit other monsters to their Monster Team.

Recruiting

• Only specific monsters can be recruited, and they are known as Infamous Monsters. These Infamous Monsters are identified by different means depending on the version of the game:
  • In the PS2 version they appear as the only roaming encounters, as in both dungeons and the field map, monster encounters are randomly generated and invisible.
  • In the 3DS version, where monster encounters are visible, they have a word bubble above their head containing two orange crossed swords in order to distinguish them; they are also visible from much farther away unlike the other standard encounters.
• Infamous Monsters must first be defeated in order to recruit them.
• Recruited monsters do not level up like normal party members, instead their statistics scale with the level of the Hero, resulting in them progressively growing more powerful.

Teams

• Reserve Teams and an additional Monster Team can be unlocked as rewards for beating certain ranked battles at the Monster Arena, allowing the ownership of even more monsters.
• Unlike other titles were monsters can be recruited and used in battle, such as Dragon Quest V or Dragon Quest VI, Infamous Monsters cannot be equipped with any type of weapon, armour, or accessory.
• Recruited monsters can be switched between the Monster Teams and Reserve Teams at any time and released at any time.
• If there is no room left when adding a newly recruited monster, an owned monster needs to be released in order to add it to the team or the new monster needs to be let go.
• When a recruited monster is released in the wild, they will return to their original location, and have to be defeated again in order to reclaim them, with no further repercussions.

Combat

• Not every Infamous Monster can be considered a viable option for battle on their own, and some could even be considered as near useless joke monsters; however these joke characters usually show their true potential if they are organized in the right Teams.
• After clearing Rank E in the Monster Arena, the Hero unlocks the Call Team ability and, when used in battle, can select a Monster Team to fight in place of the party for at least three turns.
• The only way to resurrect dead monsters is by talking to Morrie at the Monster Arena.
• After defeating an Infamous Monster for the first time one Monster Coin is rewarded. These coins sole purpose is, on paper, to be sold for Gold if one so chooses, but they can also be an effective indirect way to keep track of the total number of Infamous Monsters defeated.
  • There are three tiers of Monster Coins, which indicate the overall strenght of the defeated monster; from lowest to highest: copper, silver and gold, each tier with an increasing sell value of 200 gold, 500 gold, and finally 1000 gold. In the 3DS version, with a total of 100 Infamous Monsters, there are 47 Copper Monster Coins, 32 Silver Monster Coins, and 21 Gold Monster Coins, in total.

Other Information

• Some monsters can only be found & recruited after beating certain ranks at the Monster Arena, or after defeating the final boss and seen one of the endings.
• Some Infamous Monsters can have multiple different locations where they can appear; if that is the case, the only guaranteed way to track them down is to check each location until they are found.
• There are Special Teams that are formed when certain monsters are present in the Battle Team, which offer various perks and sometimes special abilities known as Deathmoves.
  • Some Special Teams have the ability to fuse together and become an entirely new monster. Here is a list of all them.

Credit to BNii's GameFAQ's guide

Monster List

Some monsters can only be found during the night or the day, and some of them appear in multiple locations. Some of the locations may require sailing across the sea or flying in order to reach them. A lot of monsters can only be found after beating a certain rank in the Monster Arena as well.

Name	Species	Location(s)	Condition(s)	Teams	Rewards	Perks
Always Available
Archer (a.k.a. Sharpshooter)	Bodkin Bowyer	On the way to Maella Abbey from Ascantha, near mountains	None	The Angry Archers, Not Quite Human	46 Exp, 17 Gold and Copper Monster Coin	Has access to Multishot
Archfiend (a.k.a. Arch-archdemon)	Archdemon	West of Tryan Gully, on the bridge to the southwest	None	Far From Heaven		Over 900HP Has Kaboom and Insulate
Arges (a.k.a. Big Blue Bully)	Cyclops	East of Tryan Gully near the bridge	None	Club Club, Far From Heaven
Big Al (a.k.a. Al Gee)	King Kelp	Beach south of Argonia	None	The Psyche Wards, The Aqua Marines
Blizag Jr. (a.k.a. Cold Fire)	Frostburn	Northeast of Orkutsk	None	Demented Elements		Has Thwack and Icy Breath
Bo Lete (a.k.a. Major Flavour)	Funghoul	Southeast of the Riverside Chapel in a forested area	3DS only	Fun Guys		Has Sweet Breath
Bones (a.k.a. Old Soldier)	Skeleton	Southwest of the Dark Ruins	None	The Blade Runners, The Zombebops		Has Kazap
Brickman (a.k.a. Bricklayer)	Golem	Southeast of Peregrin Quay through some ruins	None	My Three Golems, Materialistic		High defense Builds up Tension
Brontes (aka Gigantes Guardsman)	Gigantes	West of Empycchu, east of the poison	Daytime only	Two Eyes, Club Club, Far From Heaven		High attack High HP High defense
Bush-W. (aka Bushwhacker)	Berserker	Small island in middle of lake between Wisher's Peak and the Lakeside Cabin	None	The Hackers, Not Quite Human		High attack High agility
Clio (a.k.a. Colossal Clione)	See Angel	Small island west of Empycchu, northwest of the poison	None	The Aqua Marines		Has Acceleratle, Multiheal and Zing
Cowboy (a.k.a. Buffalo Bill)	Bullfinch	On the road between Alexandria and the Tower of Alexandria	None	Just Beastly
Dolldrums (a.k.a. Puppet Pugilist)	Puppet Master	East of Empycchu	None	Valentine's Day, Not Quite Human		Has a lot of spells
Doug (a.k.a. Mole Major)	Mad Mole	North of Ascantha Castle near the mole tunnel	None	Just Beastly, The Holey Trinity		Builds up Tension
Dumbking (aka King of Dumbira)	Notso Macho	Southeast of Argonia, along the bank of the river	None	The Blade Runners, Not Quite Human		Desperate attacks Has Oomph
Fat Cat (a.k.a. Death Tabby)	Jailcat	West of Red's Den, in the forest on the west side of the mountain range	None	Just Beastly
Faunus (a.k.a. Fertiliser)	Silenus	West of the Seaview Church	None	The Fatal Attraction, Not Quite Human		Puts enemies to sleep High damage moves
Flameman (a.k.a. Living Flame)	Dancing Flame	Near the Dragon Graveyard	None	Demented Elements		Resistent to elemental moves, besides ice
Fletch (a.k.a. Shortshooter)	Bodkin Archer	Road west of Farebury, east of Castle Trodain	Daytime only	The Angry Archers, Not Quite Human		Has Buff and Kabuff
Foul Fowl (a.k.a. Raging Rooster)	Fowlfighter	Northeast of Baccarat	Daytime only	The Blade Runners, The Avian Attackers		Attacks twice Has War Cry
Goldman (a.k.a. Goldbricker)	Gold Golem	Neos, near town	Daytime only	The Treasure Hunters, My Three Golems, Materialistic		High defense High HP
Hackzilla (a.k.a. Axoraptor)	Hacksaurus	North of Farebury	None	The Hackers, The Drag Racers		High attack High agility Can hit twice, has Flame Breath
Healer (a.k.a. Family Doctor)	Healslime	Beach between the Tower of Alexandria and Port Prospect	None	Slime Therapy, Trauma Centre, The King and Us, Wizards o' Z, Slime Power		Has Heal and Midheal
Hoodwink (a.k.a. Hooded Hacker)	Hoodlum	West of Argonia Castle and north of the lake	Nighttime only	The Hackers, Team Goodnight, Not Quite Human		High attack High agility Raises its Tension Can blind the enemy
Hori (a.k.a. Slime Creator)	King Slime	West of Argonia, east of the lake or north of Argonia, near road going to Arcadia	None	The Legends, Slime Power!		High attack Can heal team
Hork (a.k.a. Old-school Drooler)	Walking Corpse	North of Red's Den, southwest of the Swordsman's Labyrinth	None	The Zombebops
Jewelbag (a.k.a. Jewel Juggler)	Goodybag	Small island west of Maella Abbey	None	The Treasure Hunters, The Psyche Wards, Happy Together, Materialistic
Kim Myra (a.k.a. Flappacinno)	Chimaera	Southwest of Arcadia	3DS only
Klub Kong (a.k.a. Abominable Ape)	Gorerilla	Southwest of Chateau Felix	None	Club Club, Just Beastly		High attack
Lonely Joe (a.k.a. Hollow Knight)	Restless Armour	Southeast of Maella Abbey, on the path to the ruined abbey	None	The Blade Runners, Materialistic
Madge (a.k.a. Psychedelia)	Mushroom Mage	Southwest of Argon Lake in Western Argonia	3DS only	Fun Guys		Has Sweet Breath
McHammer (a.k.a. Mullet Mallet)	Brownie	Southeast of Peregrin Quay	None	Not Quite Human		Raises its Tension High attack
Mechabubo (a.k.a. Automaton Aviator)	Mecha-mynah	Southeast of Farebury, northeast of the bridge	None	Clank and Spank
Michael J. (a.k.a. Teen Fox)	Fencing Fox	Forested area southeast of the house located west of Riverside Chapel	3DS only
Moppet (a.k.a. Punchin' Judy)	Puppeteer	Southeast of Castle Trodain	None	Valentine's Day, Not Quite Human
Mudison (a.k.a. Mr. Bo Dangles)	Mud Mannequin	North of Swordsman's Labyrinth	3DS only	Bad Spelling
Mushy (a.k.a. Snore Spore)	Morphean Mushroom	Northwest of Argonia	3DS only	Fun Guys		Has Sweet Breath
Nightwing (a.k.a. Nightstalker)	Night Emperor	Island east of Empycchu	Nighttime only	Team Goodnight, Far From Heaven		Has Sweet Breath
Orcus (a.k.a. Wild Spearman)	Orc King	Area south of the Seaview Church across the river	None	The Javelinas, Just Beastly		Has Zing
Pa Troll (a.k.a. Troll Patroller)	Boss Troll	Southwest of Dark Ruins, on high plateau	Requires flight thanks to the Godbird's soulstone in order to be reached	Club Club, Far From Heaven		999HP High attack
Philippa (a.k.a. Apocalips)	Lips	Southwest of Peregrin Quay	3DS only
Pierce (a.k.a. Drive-Thru)	Spiked Hare	Northeast of Mystical Spring	3DS only
Potbelly (a.k.a. Potty Dragon)	Jargon	Southwest of Castle Trodain	None	The Drag Racers		Flame breath High attack, Sand attacks
Roborg (a.k.a. Roboster Mk I)	Killing Machine	Ravine south of Orkutsk	None	The Blade Runners, Clank and Spank, Triple Trouble		Attacks twice Powerful laser move that hits all enemies Strong slashing attack Kacrackle Slash
Robster (a.k.a. Little Nipper)	Yabby	Beach south of Ascantha	None	The Aqua Marines		Drains MP from enemies
Sagittari (a.k.a. Poisonous Sniper)	Bodkin Fletcher	North of Arcadia on the road	None	The Angry Archers, Not Quite Human		Multishot Can poison enemies
Salsa (a.k.a. Pelvic Thruster)	Redtail Hipster	Southwest of Pickham	None	Far From Heaven		Can do a spin attack
Scorpius (a.k.a. Sand Slayer)	Scorpion	West of Red's Den, east of the mountains	Daytime only			Can poison enemies
Sippy (a.k.a. Pain in the Neck)	Dracky	Southeast of the lumberjack's cabin south of Farebury	Nighttime only	The Drack Pack, The Avian Attackers
Slime Shady (a.k.a. Gloopy Groupie)	Slime	At the midpoint between Rydon's Tower and the tunnel to Orkutsk	None	Slime Time, The Slime Squad, Slime Power!
Slimehopper (a.k.a. One Knight Stand)	Slime Knight	Northwest of the lumberjack's house south of Farebury	None	The Fatal Attraction, The Nightriders, Slime Power!, The Blade Runners
Slurpy (a.k.a. All Day Sucker)	Dracky	Near the Mystical Spring	Nighttime only	The Drack Pack, The Avian Attackers
Smiles (a.k.a. Slimy Smiley)	Slime	South of Castle Trodain	None	Slime Time, The Slime Squad, Slime Power
Snap Case (a.k.a. Man-eater Chest)	Cannibox	Area southwest of Castle Trodain	None	Materialistic		High attack Attacks twice
Squiggles (a.k.a. Squiggly Squiggler)	Khalamari Kid	Beach south of Pickham, southeast of Red's Den	None	Club Club, The Aqua Marines
Trick Bag (a.k.a. Bundle of Joy)	Bag O' Laughs	Area northwest of the Desert Chapel	None	The Psyche Wards, Materialistic		Has Frizz and Fizzle Drains MP from enemies
Twiggy (a.k.a. Root of Evil)	Treeface	Forest southeast of Simpleton	None	Bad Spelling		Heals team with medicinal herbs Drains MP from enemies
Available After Rank F
Capers (a.k.a Fantom of Chopera)	Phantom Fencer	Southwest of Ascantha Castle, on the path to Wisher's Peak	Nighttime only	Team Goodnight, The Blade Runners, The Zombebops		High attack Lightning Slash
Curer (a.k.a. Angel of Curing)	Cureslime	Forest north of Arcadia or near the chapel north of Rydon's Tower	None	Slime Therapy, Trauma Centre, The King and Us, Wizards o' Z, Slime Power		Has Multiheal and Fullheal
Hazel (a.k.a. Femme Fatale)	Witch	Northwest of Red's Den, area north of the mountain range	None	The Fatal Attraction, The Psyche Wards, Far From Heaven
Metaly (a.k.a. Quick Silver)	Metal Slime	West of Alexandria south of bridge, area south of the Tower of Alexandra, area northeast of Alexandria or northeast of Port Prospect	None	Slime Time, Slime Therapy, Metal Power, Trauma Centre, The Metal Mob, Full Metal Power, Slime Power		Very high defense
Orrid (a.k.a. Ochre Ogre)	Buffalogre	Southeast of Empycchu	None	The Dynamic Duo, Just Beastly		High attack Builds up Tension
Seasaw (a.k.a. Terror Talons)	Riptide	Small island northeast of Farebury	None	Not Quite Human		Spin attacks Has Whack
Spike (a.k.a. Muscly Mohawker)	Mohawker	Cape West of Pickham	None	The Dynamic Duo, Just Beastly		Has Multiheal
Available After Rank D
Bladewolf (a.k.a. Loopy Lupus)	Jumping Jackal	A small uncharted island in the southwest corner of the world map	None	Just Beastly		High attack High agility
Cybot (a.k.a. Attack Bot Mk II)	Killing Machine	West of Orkutsk	Daytime only	The Blade Runners, Clank and Spank, Triple Trouble		Very high attack Attacks twice Powerful laser move that hits all enemies Strong slashing attack Kacrackle Slash
Deadnoble (a.k.a. Occult Rider)	Bone Baron	East side of the island where the Dark Ruins are	None	The Javelinas, The Nightriders, The Zombebops
Jack Frost (a.k.a. Big Blizzard)	Frostburn	In front of the Herb Grotto or northeast of Orkutsk	None	Demented Elementals		Has Thwack High attack
Jockey (a.k.a. Bone Racer)	Skullrider	Southeast of Dragon Graveyard	None	The Blade Runners, The Nightriders, Far From Heaven		Attacks twice Has Flame Slash
Talos (a.k.a. Crazed Colossus)	Living Statue	South of Neos	None	Materialistic		800HP High attack High defense
Torchman (a.k.a. Living Torch)	Dancing Flame	East and south of Desert Chapel	None	Demented Elements		High damage flame attacks
Tori (a.k.a. Slime Designer)	Slime	North and south of Empycchu	None	Slime Time, The Slime Squad, Slime Power!, The Legends
Available After Rank C
Digby (a.k.a. L'il Digger)	Mischievous Mole	Forested area west of Ascantha	3DS only	The Holey Trinity
Hayden (a.k.a. Condor from Yonder)	Hades Condor	Between Alexandria and Port Prospect near the pathway	3DS only
Noddy (a.k.a. Famous Five)	Soulspawn	Southwest of the house located west of Riverside Chapel	3DS only
Available After Rank B
Metabble (a.k.a. Metal Babble)	Liquid Metal Slime	Small island west of Maella Abbey, small island east of Empycchu, area east of Godbird's Eyrie or southwest of Empycchu	None	Metal Power, The Metal Mob, Wizards o' Z, Mega Metal Maniacs, SlimePower!		Very high defense Has Kasizzle
Nohi (a.k.a. Killer Director)	Killing Machine	Area south of the Dragon Graveyard or island in center of lake south of Ascantha	Nighttime only Requires flight thanks to the Godbird's soulstone in order to be reached	The Blade Runners, Clank and Spank, The Legends, Triple Trouble
Octurion (a.k.a. Octavius Maximus)	Octavian Sentry	Beach south of Argonia Castle	None	The Javelinas, The Aqua Marines
Skeledoid (a.k.a. Man-at-arms)	Hell Gladiator	Southwest of the Dark Ruins	None	The Blade Runners, Club Club, The Zombebops
Steropes (a.k.a. Gigantes Gangster)	Gigantes	West side of Princess Minnie's Castle	None	Two Eyes, Club Club, Far From Heaven
Stoneman (a.k.a. Stonemason)	Stone Golem	Southwest of the Dark Ruins on hill	Requires flight thanks to the Godbird's soulstone in order to be reached	My Three Golems, Materialistic
Sugi (a.k.a. Shadow Conductor)	Dracky	Southwest of the Dark Ruins on a high plateau or area east of Godbird's Eyrie	Nighttime only Requires flight thanks to the Godbird's soulstone in order to be reached	The Drack Pack, The Avian Attackers, The Legends
Available After Rank A
Damon (a.k.a. Pre-curser of Death)	Demon Thunderer	West of Rydon's Tower in a forested area	3DS only	Bright Sparks
Dimples (a.k.a. Ms. Impetuous)	Imp	West of the big red tree at the southeast of Farebury	3DS only	Bad Spelling
Dugan (a.k.a. Ace of Spades)	Mischievous Mole	Northeast of Hilltop Hut	3DS only	The Holey Trinity
Harry (a.k.a. Heavenly Hunter)	Hawk man	Northeast of Riverside Chapel in a forested area	3DS only
Lumpy (a.k.a. Whizzkid)	Lump Wizard	Southwest of Monster Arena	3DS only	Hurricane Force
Ray Churls (a.k.a. Lucky Old Sun)	Spitnik	Southern area of the desert to the south of Castle Trodain	3DS only	Heavens Above		Immune to Frizz damage
Sir Bodless (a.k.a. Caped Inspectre)	Phantom Swordsman	Northeast of Mysterious Altar located southeast of Chateau Felix	3DS only	Bright Sparks
Available After Game Completion
Barry Wight (a.k.a. King of RIP)	Wight King	Northwest of Royal Hunting Ground	3DS only	Hurricane Force
Bishop (a.k.a. Wight Highpriest)	Wight Priest	East of Simpleton	Nighttime only	The Zombebops
Frillsaur (a.k.a. Jumbo Dilophosaur)	Frou-frou	West of Tryan Gully	Daytime only	The Drag Racers
Gryphus (a.k.a. Gryphon General)	War Gryphon	West of Argonia Castle	Daytime only Requires flight thanks to the Godbird's soulstone in order to be reached	The Avian Attackers
Hev (a.k.a. Heavy Metal)	Metal King Slime	South of Castle Trodain near the lake. Received as a prize for defeating the Lord of the Dragovians and then asking for a legendary monster as a reward	None	The King and Us, Full Metal Power, Mega Metal Maniacs, The Metal Mob, Slime Power!
Mornstar (a.k.a. Headless Flailsman)	Dullahan	Northwest of Rydon's Tower	Nighttime only	The Zombebops
Othello (a.k.a. Mr. Stalkative)	Hellstalker	Southwest of the southern tunnel entrance leading to Castle Trodain	3DS only	Bright Sparks
Priestley (a.k.a. Sinister Minister)	Dark Minister	Cape west of Peregrin Quay	3DS only	Hurricane Force
Spot (a.k.a. Greater Sabrecat)	Great Sabrecat	Southeast of Chateau Felix	None	Just Beastly
Starsky (a.k.a. Cosmic Doom)	Solaris	Southeast of Argonia	3DS only	Heavens Above
Ziggy (a.k.a. Star Duster)	Dark Star	South of Red's Den at the southwest of Pickham	3DS only	Heavens Above

Special Teams

Special Teams are particular groups of monsters that form a specific team when put together in the Hero's Battle Team. This unlocks deathmoves and other bonuses if the requirements for each special team are met. Teams can be mixed together, and will share both their deathmoves and bonuses.

Team Name	Description	Possible Members	Deathmove	Bonuses
Clank and Spank	All members are part of the machine family	Cybot Mechabubo Nohi Roborg	Metal Panic : The team attacks a single enemy and deal 50% more damage than normal	None
Club Club	All members wield clubs	Arges Brontes Klub Kong Pa Troll Skeledoid Squiggles Steropes	Mind Breaker: The team attacks a single enemy and it loses its turn	None
Demented Elements	All members are part of the element family	Blizag Jr. Flameman Jack Frost Torchman	Elemental Storm: All team members and party members resistance to fire and ice damage increases and get a Bounce effect to reflect offensive spells	None
Far From Heaven	All members are part of the demon family	Archfiend Arges Brontes Hazel Jockey Nightwing Pa Troll Salsa Steropes	None	Team fights for another turn with the Call Team ability
Full Metal Power	Team is limited to Hev and Metaly	Hev Metaly	Magic Burst: The team expend all of its remaining MP to deal huge damage to all enemies	If the other member of the team is a part of the slime family, the whole team's max HP is doubled
Fun Guys	All Team members are a species of Funghoul monsters	Madge Mushy Bo Lete	Super Sweet Breath: The team members unleash Sweet Breath together, increasing the chances to put to sleep the adversary.
Happy Together	Team is limited to Jewelbag and Trick Bag	Jewelbag Trick Bag	None	None
Heavens Above	All Team members are a species of Spitnik monsters.	Ray Churls Starsky Ziggy	Heavenly Justice: the Team unleash a meteor shower that hits all the adversaries
Just Beastly	All members are part of the beast family	Bladewolf Cowboy Doug Fat Cat Klub Kong Orcus Orrid Spike Spot	None	Each team members' attack is increased by 15
Materialistic	All members are part of the material family	Brickman Goldman Jewelbag Lonely Joe Snap Case Stoneman Talos Trick Bag	None	Team fights for another turn with the Call Team ability
Mega Metal Maniacs	Team is limited to Hev and Metabble	Hev Metabble	Magic Burst: The team expend all of its remaining MP to deal huge damage to all enemies	If the other member of the team is a part of the slime family, the whole team's max HP is doubled
Metal Power	Team is limited to Metabble and Metaly	Metabble Metaly	Magic Burst: The team expend all of its remaining MP to deal huge damage to all enemies	If the other member of the team is a part of the slime family, the whole team's max HP is doubled
My Three Golems	All members are a species of Golem monsters	Brickman Goldman Stoneman	The Golemator: All three golems merge together and become Mazin	None
Not Quite Human	All members are part of the humanoid family	Archer Bush-W. Dolldrums Dumbking Faunus Fletch Hoodwink McHammer Moppet Sagittari Seasaw	None	Each team members' Max HP is increased by 15
Slime Power!	All members are part of the slime family	Curer Healer Hev Hori Metabble Metaly Slime Shady Slimehopper Smiles Tori	None	Each team members' Max HP is doubled
Slime Therapy	At least two members from the eligible pool of Monsters for this Team	Curer Healer Metaly	Multiheal: Restores around 100 HP to the whole team and party	If all team members are a part of the slime family, each of their Max HP is doubled
Slime Time	Team is limited to Metaly and two standard slimes	Metaly Smiles Tori Slime Shady	Slime Spank: The team attacks a single enemy and deal 50% more damage than normal	Each team members' Max HP is doubled
Team Goodnight	Team is limited to Capers, Hoodwink, and Nightwing	Capers Hoodwink Nightwing	Dirge : Lowers the defense of all team members and enemies to 0	None
The Angry Archers	All members are a species of Bodkin archer monsters	Archer Fletch Sagittari	Harrowing Arrow: Arrows deal damage to an entire enemy group	Each team members' Max HP increases by 15
The Aqua Marines	All members are part of the aquatic family	Big Al Clio Octurion Robster Squiggles	None	Each team members' defense increases by 30
The Avian Attackers	All members are part of the bird family	Foul Fowl Gryphus Sippy Slurpy Sugi	None	Each team members' agility is increased by 30
The Blade Runners	All members wield swords	Bones Capers Cybot Dumbking Foul Fowl Jockey Lonely Joe Nohi Roborg Skeledoid Slimehopper	Triple Swords : The team attacks a single enemy and deal 50% more damage than normal	None
The Drack Pack	All members are standard Drackys	Sippy Slurpy Sugi	Fat Drack: All team members merge together into Gracky	Each team members' agility increases by 30
The Drag Racers	All members are part of the dragon family	Frillsaur Hackzilla Potbelly	None	Each team members' attack increased by 30
The Dynamic Duo	Team is limited to Orrid and Spike	Orrid Spike	Sapper Slapper: The duo attack a single enemy and that enemy's defense is lowered	If the other member of this group is a part of the beast family, each team members' attack increases by 15
The Fatal Attraction	Team is limited to Faunus, Hazel and Slimehopper	Faunus Hazel Slimehopper	Love Typhoon : A pink tornado hits an enemy group	None
The Hackers	All members wield axes	Bush-W. Hackzilla Hoodwink Skeledoid	Typhoeus' Maul: The team attacks a single enemy and deal 50% more damage than normal. If the enemy is a part of the beast family, the damage is doubled	None
The Holey Trinity	All members are a species of Mole monsters	Doug Digby Dugan	Hostile Merger: All team members merge together into Guaca Mole	None
The Javelinas	All members wield javelins	Deadnoble Octurion Orcus	Jolly Jousters: The team attacks a single enemy and deal 50% more damage than normal	None
The King and Us	Team is limited to Healer, Curer and Hev	Healer Curer Hev	Maximaster: All dead team members are resurrected and the whole team is fully healed. The whole team's defense is increased and all the enemy team's defense is decreased	Each team members' Max HP is doubled
The Legends	At least three members from the pool of eligible monsters for this Team. Their names are references to Dragon Quest VIII creators (Yuuji Horii, Akihiro Hino, Koichi Sugiyama and Akira Toriyama)	Hori Nohi Sugi Tori	Big Banga: A huge explosion that hits all enemies for lots of damage	None
The Metal Mob	Team is limited to Hev, Metaly and Metabble	Hev Metabble Metaly	Multi Masher: The team expends all remaining MP to randomly attack enemies 3 to 10 times	Each team members' Max HP is doubled
The Nightriders	All members uses mounts	Deadnoble Jockey Slimehopper	Riders' Carnival: The team attacks a single enemy and deal 100% more damage than normal	None
The Psyche Wards	At least three members from the pool of eligible Monsters for this Team	Big Al Hazel Jewelbag Trick Bag	Tension Boost: All of team members' and the party's Tension levels increase to 20	None
The Slime Squad	All members are standard Slimes	Slime Shady Smiles Tori	Supersize Slimey: All team members merge into Ultrus	Each team members' Max HP is doubled
The Treasure Hunters	Team is limited to Jewelbag and Goldman	Jewelbag Goldman	Good as Gold: Goldman and Jewelbag attack a single enemy and the party receives gold equal to half the damage dealt. This does not work in the Monster Arena	If the third member of the team is of the material family, the team fights an extra turn when the Call Team ability is used
The Zombebops	All members are part of the zombie family	Bishop Bones Capers Deadnoble Hork Mornstar Skeledoid	None	Each team members' Max HP increases by 30
Trauma Centre	Team is limited to Metaly, Curer and Healer	Metaly Curer Healer	Omniheal: Each team member recovers all HP, and the party recovers some HP	Each team members' Max HP is doubled
Triple Trouble	All members are Killing Machine type monsters	Cybot Nohi Roborg	Stream Killer Attack: The team attacks a single single, dealing 200% more damage than normal	None
Two Eyes	Team is limited to Brontes and Steropes	Brontes Steropes	Sapper Slapper: Brontes and Steropes attack a single enemy and its defense is lowered	If the other member of the team is of the demon family, the team get an extra turn when the Call Team ability is used
Valentine's Day	Team is limited to Dolldrums and Moppet	Dolldrums Moppet	None	Each team members' agility is increased by 15. If the other member of the team is a part of the humanoid family each team members' Max HP is increased by 15
Wizards o' Z	Team is limited to Metabble, Curer and Healer	Metabble Curer Healer	Zingslinger : All dead team members are resurrected and the whole team gets completely healed	Each team members' max HP is doubled

See Also

• List of recruitable monsters in Dragon Quest V
• List of recruitable monsters in Dragon Quest VI
• The Monster Meadows of Dragon Quest VII