Editing Pteranodon

{{Monster Infobox
|title=Pteranodon
|image=[[File:Pteranodon artwork.png|310px]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=プテラノドン
|romanji=Puteranodon
|old=Pteranod (''Monsters'' GBC)
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest IV}}
}}

The '''Pteranodon''' is a recurring {{MFamilies}} in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest IV}}. It is based on the [[Wikipedia:Rhamphorhynchus|Rhamphorhynchus]] genus of pterosaurs from the late Jurassic era.

==Characteristics==
Pteranodons are flying reptiles distinguished by their large wings, fang-filled beaks, and long tails. Ironically enough, the name ''Pteranodon'' means "toothless wing" in Ancient Greek. They have white feathered skin, yellow beaks, and the leathery membrane that make up their wings are grey. These prehistoric fliers attack from the skies and can char enemies with their fire magic, thankfully being limited by their low {{MP}} pools. The pteranodon has been a member of both the [[Bird family]] and the [[Dragon family]], depending on the game. After their original appearance, the pterosaurs only appeared regularly in spinoff games in the series, eventually returning in {{X}} after 22 years.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ4}}===
{{DQ4Enemy
|name=Pteranodon
|kanji=プテラノドン
|romanji=Puteranodon
|bestiaryNumber=#039
|sprite=[[File:Pteranodon DQIV NES.gif]]
|hp=41
|mp=8
|attack=28
|defense=24
|agility=19
|exp=36
|gold=50
|spells=[[Sizz]]
|skills=None
|item=[[Seed of agility]]({{fraction|1|128}})
|locations=[[Birdsong Tower]] ({{DQ4 Chapter 2}})<br>[[Endor]] region ({{DQ4 Chapter 2}})<br>[[Bath]] region ({{DQ4 Chapters 5 & 6}})<br>[[Porthrunnel]] region ({{DQ4 Chapters 5 & 6}})<br>[[Pharos Beacon]] ({{DQ4 Chapters 5 & 6}})
|evasion={{fraction|1|16}}
|frizz-resist=0%
|sizz-resist=0%
|bang-resist=75%
|crack-resist=0%
|woosh-resist=75%
|zap-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|kamikazee-resist=0%
|poof-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=0%
|snooze-resist=25%
|drain-magic-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=0%
|fuddle-resist=25%
|sap-resist=0%
|remake-sprites=[[File:Sprite DQIV PSX Pteranodon.png]]
|remake-changes=None
}}

==={{DQ10}}===
Pteranodons appeared in the game starting with Version 1.0. They have gained the ability to cast [[Bang]] since [[Sizz]] was not available at the beginning of the game. A trio of pteranodons are faced as bosses in the quest "Coda for Tomorrow" alongside a [[Great Argon lizard]] in Version 2.3. They are much stronger than normal, gaining the ability to cast [[Kaboom]] and [[Oomph]] and breathe out [[Freezing Blizzard]]. Vicious pteranodons also began appearing as enemies in Version 5.0 of the game, also casting [[Kaboom]], though it will also go haywire, albeit rarely.

==={{DQ11}}===
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Pteranodon
|kanji=プテラノドン
|romanji=Puteranodon
|bestiaryNumber=#144
|family={{Bird}} & {{Floating}}
|description=Primordial predators that are said to have been around since before time began. They've got teeth, and they're not afraid to use them! 
|sprite=[[File:Pteranodon XI sprite.png]]
|hp=97
|mp=12
|attack=89
|defense=93
|agility=109
|exp=192
|gold=37
|spells=[[Sizzle]]<br>[[Whack]]
|skills=None
|items=[[Twisted talons]]{{fraction|1|8}}<br>[[Seed of deftness]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|locations=Southern [[Champs Sauvage]] (first act)<br>[[Insula Algarum]] (first act)<br>[[The Other Side]] (second act) 
|evasion=N/A
|fire-resist=25%
|ice-resist=-110%
|wind-resist=25%
|rock-resist=25%
|light-resist=0%
|dark-resist=25%
|zap-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=75%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=25%
|fuddle-resist=25%
|snooze-resist=25%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|sap-resist=25%
|blunt-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=25%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=25%
|fizzle-resist=0%
|stun-resist=99%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=25%
|double-down-resist=0%
|elemental-resist=0%
}}
====Malicious====
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Malicious pteranodon
|kanji=プテラノドン・邪
|romanji={{tt|Puteranodon・ja|Pteranodon・evil}}
|bestiaryNumber=#467
|family={{Bird}} & {{Floating}}
|description=Pteranodons who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil. 
|sprite=[[File:Pteranodon XI sprite.png]]
|hp=345
|mp=18
|attack=231
|defense=257
|agility=211
|exp=1,445
|gold=242
|spells=[[Kasizz]]<br>[[Thwack]]
|skills=None
|items=[[Twisted talons]]{{fraction|1|8}}<br>[[Seed of deftness]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|locations=[[Dundrasil Region]] (third act)
|evasion=N/A
|fire-resist=25%
|ice-resist=-110%
|wind-resist=25%
|rock-resist=25%
|light-resist=0%
|dark-resist=25%
|zap-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=75%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=25%
|fuddle-resist=25%
|snooze-resist=25%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|sap-resist=25%
|blunt-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=25%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=25%
|fizzle-resist=50%
|stun-resist=99%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=25%
|double-down-resist=0%
|elemental-resist=0%
}}

==={{DQM}}===
{{DQMEnemy
|name=Pteranod
|kanji= プテラノドン
|romanji=Puteranodon
|sprite=[[Image:Pteranod.png]]
|level=35
|hp=2/5
|mp=3/5
|attack=3/5
|defense=1/5
|wisdom=
|agility=3/5
|family= {{Dragon}}
|in-game-description=Flaps its large wings and flies with authority
|abilities=[[Sizz|Firebal]], [[Backdraft|TailWind]], [[Wind Sickles|WindBeast]]
|habitat=[[List of teleportals in Dragon Quest Monsters|Gate of Wisdom]], [[List of teleportals in Dragon Quest Monsters|Old Man's Gate]]
|breeding=[[Dragon family]] x [[Bird family]]
|frizz-resist=Strong
|sizz-resist=Strong
|fire-breath-resist=Strong
|bang-resist=Strong
|crack-resist=None
|ice-breath-resist=None
|woosh-resist=Weak
|rock-resist=Weak
|zap-resist=Weak
|water-resist=None
|gigaslash-resist=Weak
|magic-burst-resist=None
|drain-resist=None
|whack-resist=None
|kamikazee-resist=Strong
|poison-resist=None
|paralysis-resist=None
|fuddle-resist=None
|snooze-resist=None
|dazzle-resist=None
|sap-resist=None
|decelerate-resist=None
|fizzle-resist=None
|stun-resist=Weak
|ban-dance-resist=Weak
|gobstopper-resist=Weak
|curse-resist=None
}}

==={{DQM2}}===
{{DQM2Enemy
|name=Pteranod
|kanji=プテラノドン
|romanji=Puteranodon
|sprite=[[File:Pteranod dqm2.png]]
|level=35
|hp=5/10
|mp=6/10
|attack=7/10
|defense=2/10
|wisdom=3/10
|agility=5/10
|family={{Dragon}}
|in-game-description=
|abilities=[[Sizz|Firebal]], [[Backdraft|TailWind]], [[Wind Sickles|WindBeast]]
|habitat=
|breeding=[[Dragon family]] x [[Bird family]]
|frizz-resist=Strong
|sizz-resist=Strong
|fire-breath-resist=Strong
|bang-resist=Strong
|crack-resist=None
|ice-breath-resist=None
|woosh-resist=Weak
|rock-resist=Weak
|zap-resist=Weak
|water-resist=None
|gigaslash-resist=Weak
|magic-burst-resist=None
|drain-resist=None
|whack-resist=None
|kamikazee-resist=Strong
|poison-resist=None
|paralysis-resist=None
|fuddle-resist=None
|snooze-resist=None
|dazzle-resist=None
|sap-resist=None
|decelerate-resist=None
|fizzle-resist=None
|stun-resist=Weak
|ban-dance-resist=Weak
|gobstopper-resist=Weak
|curse-resist=None
}}

==={{DQM3D}}===
{{Stub}}

==={{DQM23D}}===
{{Stub}}

==={{DQM3}}===
{{DQM3Enemy
|name=Pteranodon
|kanji=プテラノドン
|romanji=Puteranodon
|icon=[[File:Pteranodon DQM3 portrait.png|100px]]
|family=[[File:DQM3 dragon family icon.png|link=Dragon family]]
|hp=<big><big>1,360</big></big>
|mp=<big><big></big></big>
|attack=<big><big>340</big></big>
|defense=<big><big>580</big></big>
|wisdom=<big><big>390</big></big>
|agility=<big><big>610</big></big>
|bestiary=#071
|rank=<big><big>'''G'''</big></big>
|in-game-description=Highly adaptable as the world changed around them, these flying reptiles have endured since the primeval past. Indeed, references to them have been found in the earliest writings
|talents=[[Dragonheart]]
|traits=[[Naked Ambition]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Wooshmeister]] (lv. 20)<br>[[Tit for Tat]] (lv. 40)
|ltraits=[[Tactical Genius]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Rando-Accel]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Supreme Sidestepper]] (lv. 60)
|habitat=This monster has no natural habitat
|items=N/A
|synthesis=[[File:DQM3 dragon family icon.png|link=Dragon family]] X [[File:DQM3 demon family icon.png|link=Demon family]]<br>(Either parent is G-rank.)
|fusions=[[File:Pteranodon DQM3 portrait.png|64px|Pteranodon]] X [[File:Foo dog DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Foo dog]] = [[File:Spitzfire DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Spitzfire]]<br>[[File:Pteranodon DQM3 portrait.png|64px|Pteranodon]] X [[File:Bullfinch DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Bullfinch]] = [[File:Garuda DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Garuda]]<br>[[File:Pteranodon DQM3 portrait.png|64px|Pteranodon]] X [[File:Drakularge DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Drakularge]] = [[File:Wyvern DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Wyvern]]
|fire-resist=50%
|water-resist=-25%
|wind-resist=50%
|earth-resist=-25%
|explosion-resist=50%
|ice-resist=0%
|electricity-resist=25%
|light-resist=0%
|dark-resist=25%
|debilitation-resist=0%
|bedazzlement-resist=50%
|antimagic-resist=25%
|mp-absorption-resist=0%
|confusion-resist=0%
|sleep-resist=25%
|paralysis-resist=0%
|stun-resist=50%
|poison-resist=-25%
|instant-death-resist=25%
}}

==={{DQMSL}}===
{{Stub}}

==={{DQStars}}===
{{Stub}}

==={{DQRivals}}===
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==Trivia==
*In an especially close bit of scientific accuracy, [[Akira Toriyama]] added teeth to the Pteranodon's beak. These were exclusive to the Rhamphorhynchus genus, and not present in other pterosaurs.

==Similar species==
*[[Chillanodon]]
*[[Terrornodon]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Pteranodon.jpg|Famicom art
DQX Pteranodon.jpg|A Pteranodon in ''X''.
DQX ArgonGreat Pteranodons.jpg|Pteranodons and a great argon lizard in ''X''
Pteranodon XI model.jpg|{{XI}} polygon model.
DQXI Malicious pteranodon.jpg|A malicious pteranodon.
Pteranodon dqmpsx.gif|{{1·2}} sprite.
DQMBRV Pteranodon.png|''Battle Road Victory'' cut-in
DQMBRV Pteranodon1.png|
DQotS Pteranodon.jpg|''Stars'' model.
DQR Pteranodon.png|''Rivals'' card.
</gallery></center>

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[[Category:Floating enemies]]
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[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]

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[[fr:Ptéranodon]]