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This is a guide to synthesis for Hocus-Poker (Monster No. 406) and how to get Hocus-Poker in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (DQM3), as well as Hocus-Poker's available Traits, Talents, and Skills.
Table of Contents
 Hocus-Poker |
No. | 406 |
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| Family | ||
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| Talents |
Strong Speller MP Booster I Bang Ward |
| Trait | Unlock Lv. | Effect |
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| Crackmeister | 1 | Increases the potency of ice-elemental attacks and decreases their MP consumption. |
| Ultra Crafty Banger | 20 | Greatly increases the damage inflicted by explosive attacks. |
| Rando-Ping | 40 | Monster sometimes casts Ping on itself during battle. |
| (L) Tactical Genius | 1 | Sometimes performs 2 or 3 actions in a row. The number of actions is not affected if you don't issue specific orders. Slightly lowers the monster's attributes. |
| (L) Magical Moment | 1 | Makes it easier to cast critical spells when HP drops to 1/2, and even more so when HP drops to 1/4. |
| (L) Bangmeister | 60 | Increases the potency of explosive attacks and decreases their MP consumption. |
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 Debil. |
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 Water |
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 Bedaz. |
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 Wind |
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 Antimg. |
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 Earth |
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 MP Abs. |
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 Explos. |
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 Confus. |
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 Ice |
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 Sleep |
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 Electr. |
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 Prlysis. |
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 Light |
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 Stun |
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 Dark |
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 Poison |
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 Death |
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| Map | Seasons | Weather |
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(Circle of Conquest) Upper Echelon / Conqueror's Keep |
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| (Circle of Conquest) Upper Echelon / Conqueror's Keep (Any Season / Any Weather) |
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| Egg Color | Gold |
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Hocus-Poker can be found from a Gold Color Egg.
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| Parent 1 | - | Parent 2 |
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| Set Talent | Strong Speller |
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| Random Talent | MP Booster I |
| Random Talent | Bang Ward |
| Skill / Trait | SP | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Oomph | 3 | Greatly increases the attack of a single ally for 2 to 5 turns. |
| Kabuff | 10 | Increases the defence of all allies for 4 to 7 turns. |
| Splash | 20 | Inflicts medium water-elemental spell damage on a single enemy. |
| Wisdom +16 | 30 | Raises wisdom by 16. |
| Frizzle | 50 | Inflicts medium fire-elemental spell damage on a single enemy. |
| Moreheal | 70 | Restores 285 or more HP to a single ally. |
| Kasnooze | 85 | Puts all enemies to sleep for 2 to 5 turns. The higher the caster's wisdom, the more likely the spell is to succeed. |
| Max. MP +60 | 100 | Raises max. MP by 60. |
| Kazing | 120 | Is guaranteed to resurrect a fallen ally. |
| Kazapple | 150 | Inflicts extreme electrical spell damage on all enemies. |
| Skill / Trait | SP | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Max. MP +4 | 5 | Raises max. MP by 4. |
| Max. MP +8 | 20 | Raises max. MP by 8. |
| Max. MP +16 | 85 | Raises max. MP by 16. |
| Max. MP +24 | 100 | Raises max. MP by 24. |
| Skill / Trait | SP | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Wisdom +16 | 5 | Raises wisdom by 16. |
| Attack +8 | 10 | Raises attack by 8. |
| Max. MP +16 | 40 | Raises max. MP by 16. |
| Ultra Bang Ward | 60 | Greatly increases resistance to explosive attacks. |
| Castslasher | 150 | Reduces MP consumption by 1/2. |
| HP | 1350 |
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| MP | 420 |
| Attack | 470 |
| Defence | 450 |
| Agility | 510 |
| Wisdom | 670 |
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