Hocus Pocus

2021-04-11T01:34:42Z

2601:2C7:4380:28F0:F8AB:142D:7A2A:28A0: /* Dragon Quest II */

{{Spell Infobox
|title = Hocus Pocus
|image = [[File:Ashlynn shouting.png|200px]]
|japanese = パルプンテ
|romaji = Parupunte
|old=Chance
|type = Gambling
}}
'''Hocus Pocus''' is a spell in the [[Dragon Quest (series)|''Dragon Quest'' series]]. It causes completely random effects, some of which benefit the party and others cause catastrophe.

==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest II]]''===
Learned by the [[Princess of Moonbrooke]] at level 25/30. The spell costs 15 MP to cast.

{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#9747AB"
| Description || Boss vulnerability
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Party recovers 20~44 HP.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Party fully restored, dead allies revived.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Kabuff]] on party.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Snooze]] on all enemies, ignores immunity.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Kasap]] on all enemies, ignores immunity.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Thwack]] on all enemies, immunity ignored in SNES version only.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Fuddle]] on all enemies.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Summon something scary, enemies flee.
|No
|}

===''[[Dragon Quest III]]''===
Hocus Pocus is learned by [[Mage|Magi]] and [[Sage]]s at level 40, and it costs 20 MP to cast.
{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#9747AB"
| Description || Boss vulnerability
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Oomph]] cast on party.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Midheal]] to one random ally.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Midheal]] on entire party.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Tingle]] cast on party.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Fully restores party, reviving dead allies.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Reorganizes party by HP, highest to lowest.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster is [[Paralysis|paralyzed]] for 3 turns, tingle will not cure.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster falls [[Snooze|asleep]].
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster performs a dance that wastes their turn.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All spells cancelled for 1 turn.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies stunned for 1 turn.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies fall asleep.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies become confused
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies lose MP.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies die.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies [[Poof|removed from battle]], no EXP or gold.
|No
|}

===''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''===
Hocus Pocus is learned by [[Hero (Dragon Quest IV)|the hero]] at level 39. It costs 20 MP to cast.
{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#9747AB"
| Description || Boss vulnerability
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Hocus pocus echos into the distance (nothing happens).
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|An enormous genie the size of a mountain appears, laughing a deep, sinister laugh. 100~120 damage to all enemies.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Sudden [[Stomp|earthquake]] occurs, 50~60 damage to all enemies.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Increase defence of all allies by 50%
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Double party's agility
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Party's HP is restored
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' HP is restored
|
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Party's HP restored and dead allies revived.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Sands of time|Time flows backwards]].
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Casts [[Puff!]] on the party.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies are [[Dazzle|dazzled]].
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies [[Muster Strength|musters their strength]].
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|EXP and gold doubles at the end of the battle.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies fall asleep
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies are [[Fuddle|befuddled]].
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Enemies explode into a thousand fragments, no EXP or gold.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Summon something scary, enemies flee.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Critical Hit|The party is filled with strange power]] until the end of battle, doesn't work with multi-target weapons and skills.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies' MP is lost.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' MP is lost.
|No
|}

===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''===
The spell is learned by the following characters, and again costs 20 MP to cast.
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Name
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
|[[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|Hero]]||*
|-
|[[King cureslime/recruit|King cureslime]]||17
|-
|[[Minidemon/recruit|Minidemon]]||23
|}
*''The hero learns Hocus Pocus in [[Zoomingale]], during Generation 3.''
{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#9747AB"
| Description || Boss vulnerability
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster's voice amplifies and echos across the area, sound of something breaking in the distance (nothing happens).
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Hocus pocus echos into the distance (nothing happens).
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|An enormous genie the size of a mountain appears, laughing a deep, sinister laugh. 100~120 damage to all enemies.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' HP is restored.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' MP is restored.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Revives dead party members and monsters.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"| Revives dead party members and restores HP to party.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies fall asleep
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Casts [[Puff!]] on the party.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Rays of blinding light shine down on the caster. If catser survives 400~998 damage they will become a brilliant dragon with immunity to fire and ice.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Sands of time|Time flows backwards]].
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Dusty goes crazy all of a sudden! 20~30 damage to one enemy, only activates when the [[wagon]] is present.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies are [[Dazzle|dazzled]].
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies are [[Fuddle|befuddled]].
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies become [[Paralysis|paralyzed]].
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Party [[Muster Strength|musters their strength]].
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies lose MP
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies lose MP
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster's body emits a [[Fishy Fog|fishy fog]] that cancels all magic for the battle.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Meteorites hit everyone, HP to 1 and will kill if used twice.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Critical Hit|The party is filled with strange power]] until the end of battle, doesn't work with multi-target weapons and skills.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Summon something scary, enemies flee.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Enemies explode into a thousand fragments, no EXP or gold.
|No
|}

===''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''===
Hocus Pocus can only be learned by mastering the [[Gadabout]] vocation. The spell costs 20 MP to cast, and is not blocked by [[Bound]] nor [[Bounce]].
{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#9747AB"
| Description || Boss vulnerability
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster's voice amplifies and echos across the area, sound of something breaking in the distance (nothing happens).
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|An enormous genie the size of a mountain appears, laughing a deep, sinister laugh. 100~120 damage to all enemies.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Everything's wounds are healed, does not revive dead party members.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Revives dead party members.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Sands of time|Time flows backwards]].
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster's body emits a [[Fishy Fog|fishy fog]] that cancels all magic for the battle.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Summon something scary, enemies flee.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Meteorites hit everyone, HP to 1 and will kill if used twice.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Critical Hit|The party is filled with strange power]] until the end of battle, doesn't work with multi-target weapons and skills.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Enemies explode into a thousand fragments, no EXP or gold.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' wounds are healed, revives dead party members.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies regains their MP.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies loses their MP.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Freezing cold wind slices into the enemies, freezing them solid for 4~7 turns.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Casts [[Puff!]] on the party.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|All enemies fall asleep.
|No
|}

===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===
Hocus pocus is learned by reaching rank 6 of the [[Djinn genie (Vocation)|Vigilantern]] vocation.
{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#9747AB"
| Description || Boss vulnerability
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster's voice amplifies and echos across the area, sound of something breaking in the distance (nothing happens).
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|An enormous genie the size of a mountain appears, laughing a deep, sinister laugh. 100~120 damage to all enemies.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' wounds are healed, does not revive dead party members.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Sands of time|Time flows backwards]].
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster's body emits a [[Fishy Fog|fishy fog]] that cancels all magic for the battle.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Summon something scary, enemies flee.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Meteorites hit everyone, HP to 1 and will kill if used twice.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Critical Hit|The party is filled with strange power]] until the end of battle, doesn't work with multi-target weapons and skills.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Enemies explode into a thousand fragments, no EXP or gold.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' wounds are healed, revives dead party members.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' regains their MP.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Allies and enemies' loses their MP.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Freezing cold wind slices into the enemies, freezing them solid for 4~7 turns.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Casts [[Puff!]] on the party.
|No
|}

==={{DQ10}}===
The spell returned to the main series after a lengthy absence on September ninth, 2018 with version 4.3.0 of the game. The spell is exclusive to the [[Gadabout]], and serves as one of the vocation's defining features. Due to the nature of X being an MMO with several players cooperating at once and paying a monthly service fee, the amount of risk involved in casting Hocus Pocus has been almost completely removed, with the gambling theme of the spell being shifted to getting an effect appropriate for the situation or one that isn't as helpful.

{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#9747AB"
| Description || Boss vulnerability
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster's voice amplifies and echos across the area, sound of something breaking in the distance (nothing happens).
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Caster starts to laugh, becoming unresponsive for 30 seconds.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Al frigid wind sweeps the area, freezing all monsters in place for 30 seconds.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|Meteor shower fills the sky, dealing 1100~3300 damage to monsters.
|No
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|A magical circle forms around the caster, restoring the HP of any party member standing on it for 20% of their maximum HP & MP every 3 seconds for a duration of 25 seconds.
|Yes
|- style="font-weight:normal"
|}

==={{DQM}}===
Called Chance in this game, it requires the monster to reach level 40 with 224 MP and 236 intelligence. It is learned naturally by the [[GoldSlime]], [[WhiteKing]] and [[Watabou]].

==={{DQM2}}===
Chance now requires 420 intelligence to learn. It is naturally learned by the [[WonderEgg]].

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
The [[Hero (Super Smash Bros.)|Hero]] can use Hocus Pocus via his Command Selection ability. The spell costs 4 MP, and will produce one of the following effects:
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Effect!!Type
|-
|Positive ||Makes him [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Super_Mushroom giant].
|-
|Positive ||Makes him [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Super_Star invincible].
|-
|Positive ||MP is refilled to 100.
|-
|Negative ||Slowed down movement.
|-
|Negative ||MP is reduced to 0.
|-
|Negative ||Inflicts [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Poison poison] damage to himself.
|-
|Negative ||Inflicts [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Sleep sleep] on himself.
|-
|Negative ||Makes him [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Poison_Mushroom small].
|-
|Negative ||Inflicts the [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Flower flower] effect on himself.
|-
|Neutral ||Turns him [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Clear invisible].
|-
|Neutral ||One of the Hero's commands is granted for 4 MP instead of the value it usually consumes.<br>Note: if the command is Magic Burst, it will consume all MP as usual.
|-
|}

==Trivia==
*Hocus Pocus doesn't use the typical ethereal ribbons lined with runes that other spells do in the 3D games, instead dropping a lottery box into the Gadabout's arms and activating once they pull out a numbered ball.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:DQ3 Spell Hocus pocus.png|Famicom era artwork
</gallery></center>
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