Gripevine

For the monster class in Dragon Quest VII, see Gripevine (Class).

Dragon Quest monster Gripevine

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ローズバトラー Romaji rōzu batorā (Rose Battler) First appearance Dragon Quest VII

The Gripevine is a monster in the Dragon Quest series, and very often the most deadly representative of the Nature family. In earlier translations, it was known as Rosevine.

Description

The gripevine is a large, looming carnivorous plant with a look similar to the real world infamous rafflesia flower of southeast Asia. Its beautiful body has a blooming bulb-like flower with a long lurching tongue and sharp serated teeth, supported by a treacherous tangle of leafy vicious vines. It uses the two longer thorn-covered vines to lash at enemies, along with ferociously fetid fragrances that send foes to sleep or stick them with vile venom.

Rumor has it that when the gripevine reaches maturity, it will unfurl its bud and begin life anew as a Thornella.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII

Gripevine

Sprite

File:Rosevine.gif

Bestiary No.

159

Recruit Rate

¹⁄₃₂

Experience

240

Gold

152

HP

380

MP

5

Attack

132

Defence

85

Agility

81

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Snooze

Skill(s)

Burning Breath
Venom Mist

Location(s)

Item(s) Dropped

Snooze stick¹⁄₁₂₈
Heart¹⁄₂₅₆

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Fire Breath resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

30%

Crack resistance *

0%

Ice Breath resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

100%

Strike/Rock resistance *

60%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance *

100%

Whack resistance *

100%

Poof resistance *

100%

Ban Dance resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

50%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

100%

Paralysis resistance *

100%

Poison resistance *

100%

Snooze resistance *

100%

Stun resistance *

100%

Sap resistance *

0%

Army resistance *

30%

3DS version changes

Dragon Quest Monsters

Rosevine

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	70	3/5	5/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	2/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Plant
In-game description	Squeezes its prey with its thorny vines
Abilities	BladeD, BiAttack, UltraDown
Habitat	Only obtainable through breeding.
Breeding chart	Plant family x ??? family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Immune	Weak
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Immune	Weak	Weak	Immune
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Strong	Immune	Weak	Strong
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak	Immune
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Rosevine

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	70	7/10	9/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
7/10	6/10	7/10	7/10

Family	Plant
In-game description
Abilities	BiAttack, BladeD, UltraDown
Habitat
Breeding chart	Plant family x ??? family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Immune	Weak
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Immune	Immune	Weak	Weak
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Immune	Strong	Immune	Weak
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	Weak	Weak	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Gripevine
Family	Nature
Rank	A
Size	M
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Whips, Spears, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Big Hitter, Crafty Dimmer
Resistances	Vulnerable to Cold Breath, Immune to Poison and Paralysis
Skill	Niflheim
Location	Bemusoleum (night)
Breeding chart	Marquis de Leon x Hyper heyedra

Variants

• Gourdzilla
• Malign vine

See Also

• Gripevine (Class)
• Thornella

Gallery

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