Spiky Skin is a recurring trait in the Dragon Quest series.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key/SP[]
Making its debut, it returns 1/4th of the damage of an enemy's direct attacks to the attacker, though spells and breath attacks cannot be reflected, as well as the monster with the trait being defeated. It is also a trait for enemy Quillers, Mild headaches, Golden globes, and Spiny slimes.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Joker 3 Professional[]
Dragon Quest Rivals[]
Dragon Quest Treasures[]
Acting the same as in the Monsters series, it is a trait for Hoodlums.
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[]
Acting the same as in previous appearances once again, it is a trait learned by Bunicorns, Shell slimes, Tortoceratopses, Capsichums, Hellbound horrors, Gripevines, and large Stabosaurs at level 20, large Nardragons at level 40, and already learned by Cactiballs, Fandangows, Armoured wartoises, Iron tortoises, Dragonthorns, Disfigurines, Coralossuses, and Sugarstar slimes when they are recruited, as well as Spiny Slimes once again.