Players of Dragon Quest Monsters 3 can carry the monsters they've acquired from the demo over to the full game. Find out the best monsters to take from the demo and how they might change the game for you in this guide!

Recommended Monsters to Transfer

List of All Recommended Monsters to Transfer from the Demo

	Monsters
5★	Raptile Hunter Mech Restless Armour
5★	Chocolate Golem Whizzard Dessert Demon Cannonbrawler
3★	Slime Knight Armoured Wartoise Jargon Powie Yowie
2★	Snowmangler Garuda Erazor Blade Dancing Devil
1★	Eggsoskeleton String Fella Bambooligan Bag O' Laughs

The most recommended monsters to take with you to the full version of the game is Hunter Mech, Restless Armour, and Raptile. Not only are they powerful units to take into battle, but they are also synthesis components for great monsters later in the game!

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Recommended Monsters Explanation

List of Recommended Monsters to Take from the Demo and Why

Monster	Explanation
Hunter Mech ★★★★★	Restless Armour	x	Material Family
	• Can synthesize the rare E-rank Escudogre when combined with Leery Lout. • Synthesis in full game is complicated, but can be acquired easily in the demo. • Strongest among the F-rank monsters in the demo. • Easy offensive and defensive growth can help with scouting in the early stages of the game. • Has great skills and can act twice in battle.
Restless Armour ★★★★★	Slime Knight	x	Bambooligan
	• Can synthesize a powerful E-rank Mandrake Major when combined with Raptile. • Synthesis in full game is complicated, but can be acquired easily in the demo. • The Trait "Miraculous Touch" is great for keeping your monsters alive. • Can synthesize Hunter Mech if you're in need of a powerful monster.
Raptile ★★★★★	Dragon Family	x	Slime Family
	• Can synthesize a powerful E-rank Mandrake Major when combined with Restless Armour. • Fire Breath and Cool Breath is useful for early stage battles. • Fire Breath damage can be increased with the Frizzmeister Trait.
Dessert Demon ★★★★☆	Chocolate Golem	x	Imp
	• Has the Bang Afficionado Talent and can lean the powerful skills like Boom and Bang. • Synthesis in full game is complicated, but can be acquired easily in the demo. • Cannot be used to synthesize E-rank monsters, leading to a minor setback.
Chocolate Golem ★★★★☆	Mud Mannequin	x	Goonache Goodie
	• Can synthesize Chocolate Whisp when combined with Soft Serve Spook. • Synthesis in full game is complicated, but can be acquired easily in the demo. • Excellent physical damage.
Cannonbrawler ★★★★☆	Demon Family	x	Material Family
	• Can learn explosive spells like Bang immediately. • Can synthesize Jailcat when combined with Candy Cat. • Can synthesize Ogre when combined with Hood.
Whizzard ★★★★☆	Lump Wizard	x	Blinkster
	• Excellent synergy between powerful spells and the Wooshmeister Trait. • Can synthesize Drackolyte when combined with Dracky. • Synthesis in full game is complicated, but can be acquired easily in the demo.
Powie Yowie ★★★☆☆	Platypunk	x	Demon Family
	• Excellent synergy between powerful spells and the Crackmeister Trait. • Can synthesize Rotten Cotton when combined with Feralball. • Attack power greatly increases upon leveling up and is great for scouting.
Slime Knight ★★★☆☆	Slime Stack	x	Leery Lout
	• Can act twice per turn and has Buff and Midheal. • Oomph is useful for scouting and boss battles. • Synthesis component for Restless Armour.
Armoured Wartoise ★★★☆☆	Dragon Family	x	Material Family
	• Can synthesize Tortoceratops when combined with Drag Racer. • Can synthesize Wyrtle when combined with a monster from the Beast Family. • Boasts high defensive capabilities, making it difficult to defeat.
Jargon ★★★☆☆	Dragon Family	x	Demon Family
	• Breath attacks are useful for early stage battles. • Can synthesize Behemoth Slime when combined with Slime. • High attack and defense power makes for easier scouting.
Garuda ★★☆☆☆	Pteranodon	x	Bullfinch
	• Can synthesize Missing Lynx when combined with Great Sabercat. • Has the powerful Sizz spell.
Snowmangler ★★☆☆☆	Slime Family	x	Undead Family
	• Excellent synergy between powerful spells and the Crackmeister Trait. • Good balance of offensive and defensive capabilities as it levels up. • Can synthesize Spiny Slime when combined with Disfigurine.
Dancing Devil ★★☆☆☆	Demon Family	x	Undead Family
	• Can synthesize Hooper Trooper when combined with Cyclown. • Can synthesize Beleth when combined with Erazor Blade. • Difficult to place in active roles during the early stages of the game.
Erazor Blade ★★☆☆☆	Wax Murderer	x	Bambooligan
	• Can synthesize Beleth when combined with Dancing Devil. • Can synthesize Stabosaur when combined with Nardragon. • Hatchet Man is useful for metal monster farming.
Bambooligan ★☆☆☆☆	Eggsoskeleton	x	String Fella
	• Synthesis component for Restless Armour and Erazor Blade
String Fella ★☆☆☆☆	Bag O' Laughs	x	Leery Lout
	• Synthesis component for numerous monsters. • Synthesize this monster if you're only looking to fill up your Monsterpedia.
Bag O' Laughs ★☆☆☆☆	Material Family	x	Slime Family
	• Synthesis component for numerous monsters. • Synthesize this monster if you're only looking to fill up your Monsterpedia.
Eggsoskeleton ★☆☆☆☆	Material Family	x	Beast Family
	• Synthesis component for numerous monsters. • Synthesize this monster if you're only looking to fill up your Monsterpedia.

Bring the Component Monsters for the Mole Hole DLC

If you have purchased or are planning to purchase the Mole Hole DLC, then it's recommended that you bring along synthesized component monsters instead of the synthesized final monster.

As an example, instead of bringing along Dessert Demon, it's recommended that you bring along Chocolate Golem instead.

Monsters Can Immediately Be Synthesized

Once you acquire monsters from playing the Mole Hole DLC, you can easily synthesize them with the component monsters you brought along with you and acquire even more monsters!

This method is especially recommended for those looking to fill up their Monsterpedia!

Dragon Quest Monsters 3 DLC List

Recommended Set of Monsters to Carry Over

Sample Set 1: E-Rank Monsters for Early Stages

Hunter Mech	Hunter Mech	Raptile	Raptile
Restless Armour	Restless Armour	Slime Knight	Chocolate Golem

These are great sets of monsters to carry over for multiple reasons. Not only do they include highly capable monsters that are exceptional for early stage exploration, scouting, and battles, but they can be synthesized to create powerful E-rank monsters!

Since some of these monsters are components for monsters such as Escudogre and Mandrake Major that both have high attack power, scouting for new monsters will remain easy even after synthesis!

Sample Set 2: Monsters with Complex Synthesis

Hunter Mech	Restless Armour	Raptile	Chocolate Golem
Dessert Demon	Whizzard	Garuda	Cloud Surfer

These sets include monsters whose synthesis, whether to create them or to create other monsters, are comparatively more complicated than most.

However, most of these monsters can learn all-out attack spells and breath attacks very early on, so it's recommended to bring them along with you if you're looking to make the early stages of the game a walk in the park!

Synthesis Guide and Calculator

Content Carried Over from the Demo

Party and Stand-By Monsters

Transferable	Not Transferable
Acquired Monsters Size of Monsters	Level/Stats Skills/Special Abilities

If you have a save data from the demo, you are given 8 slots for the monsters you can bring along to the full version of the game. Levels, stats, skills, and special abilities learned by your monsters [red]cannot be carried over/[red].

Do take note of a monster's size as well. If the monster is large, it will consume 2 slots, so be sure to think carefully about the monsters you wish to take with you!

Story Progress and Items are Not Transferable

Your story progress and the items you've obtained cannot be carried over. Only 8 regular sized monsters can be brought along to the full version.

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