How to Beat Claudio: Best Party Members and Weakness

Claudio is one of the bosses in Dragon Quest Monsters 3: The Dark Prince. Learn about Claudio's weaknesses and recommended party members to beat Claudio here!

How to Beat Claudio

List of Attacks Use Brake Wind to Reflect its Breath Attacks Use Monsters that are Strong Against Fire Skills Claudio's Weakness is the Water Element

List of Attacks

Claudio

Notso Macho

Use Physical Attacks

Every time Claudio uses either Oomphle or Kabuff, his talent, Bigger Upper gets activated. This talent grants one of the following effects: reflects spell damage, reflects breath damage, nullifies damage, or increases evasion.

The spell reflection and breath reflection are the ones you need to watch out for; it's best to just avoid using spell and breath skills when fighting this boss.

Prioritize Defeating the Notso Machos

In this boss battle, prioritize defeating Claudio's companions, the two Notso Machos with him. They will fall down faster, and it's dangerous to keep them alive because of the buffs that Claudio gives them.

These Notso Machos are weak to the Ice element. The skill Kacrackle Slash is an ice attack that deals physical damage, so it's not going to be affected by the reflection buffs that Claudio gives.
Notso Macho: Monster No. 255

Monsters that Learn Kacrackle Slash

Mandrake Major	Snowmangler	Jailcat
Soggy Slasher	Crack Afficionado

Be Prepared Against Confusion and Sleep Status

Your monster will receive a lot of status in this battle, since Claudio has Fuddle Dance to confuse your whole party, while the Notso Machos have Sleep Attack to make a party member fall asleep.

Carry a lot of Smelling Salts, an item that cures both confusion and sleep. You can also consider having a monster with a high confusion resistance and the skill Defuddle, which cures all allies of confusion.

Monsters that Learn Defuddle

Gremlin	Fromage Fray	Mottle Slime
Paramedic	Stony Slasher

Recommended Party

Sample Party

Monster	Main Talent
Slime Knight Lvl. 32	Good Knight
Briny Bronco Lvl. 31	Aquapothecary
Hawk Man Lvl. 32	Fortifier
Flamethrower Lvl. 25	Firebrand

Most of the monsters in this party have good physical attack skills not affected by Claudio's reflection buffs. Because we don't have a Befuddle user, we had to rely on using Smelling Salts to cure status.

Claudio Overview

Claudio Location and Drops

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince Related Guides

List of Bosses and Guides

Lower Echelon

Lower Echelon Boss List
Bernie	Raph	Penteratic Guardian
Percival	Foo Dog	Abracadabrador
King Foo Dog	Cheater Cheetah, Rhinoceraxe, & Hellion	General Chayne

Middle Echelon

Middle Echelon Boss List
Darius the Shadethrower	Ash	Dessert Demon, Boss Troll, & Chocolate Golem
The Cane Custodian	Claudio	Petrarch
Grimglow Cave Boss	Whiteworl the Watcher	Succubat

Upper Echelon

Upper Echelon Boss List
Ash, Blaise, and Bernie	The Ifreann Eagle	Massimus
Pruslas	Hacksaurus	Warhog
Escudogre	Metal Dragon	Barbatos
Estark Izmah	Aamon	Sir Goolahad
Lady Vinezzia	Sir Sabrefang	Sir Beefdrake
Dolph the Destroyer	Final Boss

Post Game and Secret Bosses

Post Game & Secret Bosses
Estark Venjah	Wyrmsworth	Azabel
Secret Boss