WithDragon Quest HD-2DRemake having finally arrived, players old and new are diving into the game. One new thing that players can do as they progress and explore is rescue and recruit friendly monsters, and there are a lot of them.
Friendly monsters are the same monsters that you fight regularly while exploring the overworld and dungeons ofDragon Quest 3, but they harbor no ill-will or murderous intent towards you. Instead, you can approach them and send them off to Monty at the Monster Arena in Romaria.
Some overall tips for finding friendly monsters in Dragon Quest 3
While making your way along the Path of Promise, you’ll encounter Monty for the first time after a friendly Slime crosses your path. Monty will tell you all about friendly monsters before retiring to the Monster Arena in Romaria. The slime, named Splatrick, will be your first friendly monster and automatically be added to your list.
After that point, it’s entirely up to you. You’ll now be able to discover friendly monsters in secret areas, towns, and dungeons, but they’re not always obvious. To make this easier on yourself, here are a few basic tips to follow.
Recruit a Monster Wrangler to your party
They may not be the strongest of classes, but having a Monster Wrangler with you will significantly increase your chances of finding all ofDQ3’s friendly monsters. Monster Wranglers have an ability called Animal Instinct, which can be used to see if there are any friendly monsters nearby, wherever you happen to be at the time.
If there is a monster within the same screen as you, you’ll be notified that a monster is “ready to be wrangled nearby.” If a monster is on the next screen slightly further afield, you’ll be told that a monster is “not too far away.” You’ll also be told if a monster can be found in your current location at a different time of day.
If you don’t have a Monster Wrangler in your party, it’s not the end of the world, but it will make things slightly more difficult. You can use abilities such as Padfoot, spells such as Fade, or items like Musk to approach and rescue skittish monsters.
Locate or purchase the things you’ll need
While off on a friendly monster hunt, there are a few items you will need to rescue certain, more skittish monsters. The most commonly required items are Ra’s Mirror and Everbird, but you’ll also need to gain the Ultimate Key and a Boat through progressing with the main story.
Talk to the locals
As you venture through various towns and other locations, remember to talk to the NPCs there. Sometimes, they’ll give handy hints about monsters that have been showing up nearby, and they’ll even tell you when you can find them if they have time restraints.
How to battle with friendly monsters in Dragon Quest 3
Friendly monsters can be used in any Monster Arena to take part in friendly battles. You don’t get to control their actions, but you can manage tactics, just as you do in any battle with your party.
You can select three monsters that you’ve rescued to make up your party and then enter the battle against an NPC with their own team of monsters. Each rank has three matches to complete, and winning those three matches will allow you to enter into battle at a higher rank.
There is an entry fee for the monster arena, with rank 1 costing 100 Gold, rank 2 costing 200 Gold, and so forth. However, you do win monetary rewards, so you’re not losing out on any money in the long run as long as you win.
All friendly monsters in Dragon Quest 3
There are a total of 121 named friendly monsters to rescue inDQ3, split across 57 different species of monster. Some species have multiple different friendly monsters, and each of them has a specific name.
Rather than splitting the friendly monsters into their respective discovery locations, I’ll take you through the list alphabetically by species. If you want to know which friendly monsters you’ve already found and which are still out there waiting to be rescued, you may visit Monty at any of the Monster Arenas inDQ3to double-check your own list and compare it to the one below.
I’ll also note any particular items that are required and any time restraints that must be heeded to catch individual friendly monsters. If a friendly monster can only be caught at a certain time of day, head to the nearest inn and choose “Rest Awhile,” then select the time of day when the friendly monster is going to appear.
