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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]] [[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]] [[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]]
* ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2]],'' [[Nintendo DS]]
** ''Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional,'' [[Nintendo DS]].
* ''Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory,'' [[Nintendo Wii]] (The series' first original console offering, an Arcade port/spinoff.)
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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 Chimeras to get extremely high rank monsters very early in the game. With even less effort, the "Aquapothecary" skill set contains spells that deal a fixed amount of damage, which is extremely good when enemy HP values are low, is actually a fairly common skillset and has other good abilities (healing and passive MP regeneration) on top of it.
* [[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.]
* [[Drop the Hammer]] - The Hammerman monster, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|to no one's surprise.]]
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* [[Prequel]] - ''Caravan Heart'' to ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''. {{spoiler|While at the same time, a Sequel to ''[[Dragon Quest II]]''. It's complex, and there's a [[Timey-Wimey Ball]] involved. Not to mention [[Alternate Universe]].}}
** The original game is a prequel to ''{{spoiler|[[Dragon Quest VI]]}}''.
* [[Regional Bonus]]: The overseas release of ''Joker 2'' fixed some bugs. As well, the formerly nigh-unscoutable meddle slime (which is an early game [[Metal Slime]]) could be scouted as a regular [[Metal Slime]], which is a boon because, being a different enemy, the lowered scout rate from scouting an already scouted monster does not apply. Of course, all bug fixes were also fixed in ''Professional'', and the decision to translate the original over that [[Updated ReRelease]] proved a [[Franchise Killer]] in the west.
* [[Samus Is a Girl]] - {{spoiler|The "Mystery Trainer" in the original whom everyone speaks of in fearful terms. But not only is she a girl, she's your ''sister.'' You know, the one you THOUGHT you were "rescuing?"}}
* [[Shout-Out]] - In the first game, the main character's default name is Terry, and his kidnapped sister's name is [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Milayou.]] In ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]'', there are two characters that have those names SPECIFICALLY, and {{spoiler|Terry is searching for Milayou in both games.}} Moreover, {{spoiler|the boss of the last required gate makes you fight against a swordsman named "Terry?" who is implied to have sold his soul to become the strongest swordsman in the world, just like Terry of ''DQVI''. "Terry?" even tells the main character to take care of his sister and not lose himself to the pursuit of power.}}
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* [[Updated Rerelease]] - ''DQM 1+2 PSX'', a Playstation remake of ''Dragon Quest Monsters 1 and 2'', with improved graphics and the ability to do various things cross generations (breed between a ''DQM'' and ''DQM2'' save, for example). Currently being fan translated.
** ''Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 Professional'', an [[Updated Rerelease]]... of a game that was out less than 6 months. 100 new monsters, new maps (possibly including the grotto system from ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'') and re-balancing tweaks.
** The 3DS remakes of the original two games were later released on Android and iOS with even more content.
* [[Useless Useful Spell]] - Subverted. The status effect spells are actually pretty useful, especially against other Tamers. This is a common theme amongst the [[Mons]] series and ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' proper; the tendency for western gamers to ignore these spells is what gives ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' such a reputation for [[Level Grind]].
* [[Villain with Good Publicity]] - {{spoiler|Snap}} in ''Joker''.
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