Sobering Slap

Sobering Slap is a recurring skill in the Dragon Quest series.

Appearances[]

Dragon Quest III 2D-HD[]

Only appearing in the game's 2D-HD Remake, it is learned by Gadabouts at level 9 and costs 4 MP to use once again.

Making its debut, it is learned by investing 32 skill points into the Minstrel's Litheness skill tree and dispels sleep and/or confusion from one party member, costing 2 MP to use. In addition, it is also a Party Trick known as Wallop that is learned when talking to a woman that lives in a hut on Ondor Cliffs.

Dragon Quest X[]

Acting mostly the same as in IX, it is learned by investing 22 skill points into the Minstrel's Litheness skill tree, but can now remove paralysis and mesmerization from allies, though the success rate for latter 3 is 75% (50% before the latter half of 2.3). It costs 4 MP to use, and is also used by Dr. Historica when she fights alongside the player during the Recollection of Meteors sidequest. In the Offline version of the game, it is learned by the Hero in the Minstrel vocation at level 11, already learned by Mjoll when she joins the party, and is also used by Kaito Poikkurin and Naburetto when they are guest party members.

Dragon Quest XI[]

Already learned by Sylvando when he joins the party, it acts the same as in X, but can now cure sleep, paralysis, confusion, and mesmerization without fail. It once again costs 4 MP to use, and is also used by Dave during the In Search of Hope side story.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key/SP[]

Appearing as a trait, it acts the same as in IX, but has a 50% activation rate at the start of a turn.

Dragon Quest of the Stars[]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Joker 3 Professional[]

Once again a trait, it acts the same as in Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key, but always activates at the start of a turn and raises the monster party's Tension by 1 level.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[]