Pogoin' penguin

Dragon Quest monster
Pogoin' penguin
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	タップペンギー
Romaji	Tappupengī
First appearance	Dragon Quest VII
Old localisation	ConfuPeng
Variants	Emperor tapper; Rockin' rockhopper

The Pogoin' penguin is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Pogoin' penguins are bird monsters with purple plumage that constantly hop back and forth in battle. They have a shock of yellow feathers on their head like a mohawk and a design that looks like a fierce face on their bellies. The birds are able to send opponents into confusion with their Fuddle spell, but actually lacked the magic power to do so in their first appearance. Their other noteworthy ability is being able to call for backup from more of their kind.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit | edit source]

Pogoin' penguin (タップペンギー, Tappupengī )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #264

Sprite	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
	105	4	70 (PS1) 105 (3DS)	42 (PS1) 63 (3DS)	75	50	58	¹⁄₆₄	¹⁄₃₂

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	50%	90%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	0%	15%	100%	15%	50%	15%	15%	0%	15%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Fuddle (fails)	Calls for backup (Pogoin' penguin)	Sunken Citadel (past) Buccanham (past) Coral Cave	Leather hat¹⁄₆₄
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Pogoin' penguins appeared from the beginning of the game, this time around actually being able to cast Fuddle. They will call for backup from more of their kind when they become enraged.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit | edit source]

Pogoin' penguin (タップペンギー, Tappupengī )
Monsterpedia No.: #152

Attributes
Family	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	F	1,330	300	550	550	580	470
Talents		Traits		Large-size exclusive traits		Dropped items
Choreographer (lv. 1) HP Booster I (lv. 20) Splish Ward (lv. 40)		Ace Evader (lv. 1) Confusing Touch (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Cracker (lv. 40)		Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Confuser (lv. 1) Sobering Slap (lv. 60)		Strong medicine (Common) Anti-freeze amulet (Rare)

Resistances
Fire *	Water *	Explosion *	Wind *	Earth *	Ice *	Electricity *	Light *	Dark *	Antimagic *
-25%	50%	-25%	0%	50%	50%	0%	25%	25%	0%
Bedazzlement *	Confusion *	Debilitation *	MP Absorption *	Paralysis *	Poison *	Sleep *	Stun *	Instant Death *
0%	50%	0%	0%	50%	25%	50%	-25%	0%

Additional information
Description	These punky penguins' tap dancing is a real sight to behold, but can cause absolute pandemonium when they perform en masse.
Location	Circle of Temper - Middle & Upper Echelon ()