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To date, there have been six titles in the series:
* ''Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland,'' [[Game Boy]] (with [[Updated Rerelease|Updated Rereleases]] on the [[PlayStation]] and a [[Video Game Remake|full 3D remake]] on [[Nintendo 3DS]] which itself was given an [[Updated Rerelease]] on Android/iOS)
* ''Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey'' and ''Tara's Adventure,'' [[Game Boy Color]] (Again, with an [[Updated Rerelease]] on the [[PlayStation]] and a [[Video Game Remake|full 3D remake]] on [[Nintendo 3DS]] which itself was given an [[Updated Rerelease]] on Android/iOS)
* ''Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart,'' [[Game Boy Advance]]
* ''Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker,'' [[Nintendo DS]]
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* [[A God Am I]] - {{spoiler|Dr. Snap}} wants to make a world for monsters by eliminating humans.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The 3DS remakes add a ''lot'' to the plot.
* [[Animated Armor]]
* [[Battle Aura]] - Psyching up in ''Joker'' and ''Joker 2''.
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** The King Slime combine was nerfed in ''Joker 2'' due to this specific problem, but a ''pair'' of similar combines were added in it's place -- Great Sabercat (breed 4 Great Sabercat Cubs) and Great Dracky (4 Drackys), both monsters available in the first map. These two monsters have downsides (traits that make them sub-par) but can be bred away to make other rank C monsters that are equally powerful, and still allow you to skip ranks F, E, and D.
** In both Joker and Joker 2, you can simply breed monsters to get a similar monster of the same rank. In Joker 2, doing this enough times in the same rank will move you up a rank, no matter what -- for example, breeding a Beast monster and continually choosing the Beast monster child will have you go through 1-3 "generic" beast monsters for that rank. Upon reaching the final generic monster of said rank, breeding again with almost anything will cause the resultant child to be a generic monster of the next highest rank, all the way up to Rank A (there are no generic rank S monsters). With enough time and effort, it's entirely possible to have an entire team of Rank A monsters the second you can breed monsters, trivializing the rest of the game.
** The 3DS remake of ''2'' allows chain breeding
* [[Distaff Counterpart]] - The second game's [[One Game for the Price of Two]] versions came in "Boy Flavor" (''Cobi's Journey'') and "Girl Flavor" (''Tara's Adventure''). The remake folds them into one game.
** Thought the conk monster gang couldn't get cuter? [http://blog.jp.square-enix.com/dqm-j2/2010/08/post-30.html Now they have their own distaff counterparts in Joker 2.]
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* [[Olympus Mons]] - Most of the bosses from the main series, and all of the ones from the game itself, are recruitable, mostly through breeding, with [[Mythology Gag]] after [[Mythology Gag]] included in the process. For example, to get the true last boss of ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'', you need to use his [[The Dragon|dragon]]. In most of the games, the last boss is available using Mini Medals after you finish the credits.
** In the original ''2'' for the Gameboy Color, they added ''[[Olympus Mons]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|Plus 1]]'' -- upgraded and evolved versions of the other [[Olympus Mons]], such as a [[Dragon Quest III|Zoma]] with a huge scythe ("Asura Zoma"), or a berserk [[Dragon Quest I|Dragonlord]] (Lord Draco).
* [[One Game for the Price of Two]] - ''[[Dragon Quest]] Monsters 2'' came in two versions, ''Cobi's Journey'' and ''Tara's Adventure.'' The main differences between the two lied not in the main quest (although they had different random encounter tables), but in the [[Playable Epilogue]], where both versions featured completely different bonus worlds to explore. Each one had its own little plot. And, of course, following the trope to the letter, the best (non-randomly generated) bonus world required an item from ''both'' games to access. The PS1 version includes both games, while the 3DS/mobile remake just folds the two into one game.
** The almost immediate re-release of ''Joker 2'' as ''Joker 2 Professional'' may be seen as this as well. A persistent rumor is that they discovered a game breaking multiplayer glitch and had to patch it, and used the modifications to the game to justify forcing people to upgrade.
* [[One-Gender Race]]: In at least the 3DS remakes, a few types of monster will always be male or female if not forced to be other through breeding with the ♂ Staff or ♀ Staff (which makes all off-spring match the staff), or making all random encounters male/female via the appropriate books. This is generally reserved for monsters with obvious physical features (such as Crone, which is a witch), or those who were unique characters in their native game (such as the final bosses one can obtain late game).
* [[Palette Swap]] - A staple of the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series, this was actually mostly averted in most of the ''DQM'' games, with some exceptions -- for example, Slime / Metal Slime, or Phoenix / Blizzardy in the original. The fact that ''Joker 2'' returned to the series's roots with a large number of them [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|actually pleased the fanbase]] as these were all [[Mythology Gag|Mythology Gags]]. The fact that it made ''Joker 2'' [[Nintendo Hard|really really complex]], [[Guide Dang It|especially when breeding]], [[Mythology Gag|especially when breeding old DQ bosses]], was also a factor.
* [[Peninsula of Power Leveling]]: A rare official one occurs in the remake of ''II'', where winning a relatively early tournament will give you the Metal Menagerie key. This world has nothing but Metal Slimes, Liquid Metal Slimes, and (for whatever reason) a small number of Hunter Mechs. The catch is that once used and a certain number of monsters are defeated, it can't be used again for six real world hours.
* [[Plot Hole]] - Terry and Milayou in Dragon Quest VI are a badass swordsman and a Distressed Damsel but in these games? Incredible monster tamers/breeders. Especially bad since as revered champions in the Kingdoms they fight for in the local tourneys you would think someone would go look for them especially since Milayou was last seen dating the prince of one of those kingdoms. Or that they would use a warpwing to get back or use a warp tile like in [[DQM 1]] or doors in [[DQM 2]]. While it is possible for them to have lost all their keys and items that allowed interdimensional travel its never explained what happened to their monsters or why Terry is now a swordsman or you get the picture at this point.
* [[Power Nullifier]] - Mute status effects for spellcasters, surround status effects for melee, "trip" and other "waste a turn" effects for ''everyone''.
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