DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World — all 343 monsters confirmed so far
Square Enix says the game holds more than 500 monsters across eight families, and it arrives worldwide on 3 December 2026. This index documents the 343 monsters the community has confirmed for it so far — each with its family, Japanese name and the lore the series has built around it — in one filterable table.
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A monster index built only from data that has actually been published.
What is DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World?
The short version, for anyone arriving from a search result.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World is the fourth mainline DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS game. It follows Bianca and Nera — the two girls from DRAGON QUEST V, here as children — as fledgling monster wranglers whose fathers fall gravely ill. The search for a cure takes them into the Kingdom of Witherwood, a realm whose guardian has vanished and whose sacred trees are withering. Neither of them fights: they befriend monsters, raise them, fuse them, and send them into battle.
Square Enix describes more than 500 monsters spread across eight families and nine ranks from G up to X, each with a size and a personality that shapes how it grows. Monsters are recruited with a Show of Force during battle, by Quick Scouting — throwing meat at a monster in the field, with no fight at all — or from the Scout Run, a paddock of rare monsters that only Quick Scouting can reach. Synthesis combines two monsters from level 10 into a new one that inherits their talents, and repeating it raises a Plus Value that can push a child past its parents' rank. The game releases worldwide on 3 December 2026 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
| Developer | Square Enix |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Square Enix |
| Release | 3 December 2026 — worldwide, all platforms |
| Platforms | Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC (Steam) |
| Genre | Monster-Wrangling RPG |
| Families | Slime Dragon Beast Bird Plant Nature Bug Material Demon Undead Aquatic Humanoid Elemental Machine |
| Playable now | Free demo released 24 September 2026 on every platform |
First entries in the index
The index runs in alphabetical order, so these are the first monsters on it — a quick look at what a record on this site contains.
Frequently asked
How many monsters are in DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World?
Square Enix states the game has more than 500 monster species across eight families, mixing returning DRAGON QUEST monsters with new ones. This index documents the 343 confirmed so far; entries are added as more are published, and nothing is invented to pad the list.
When does DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World come out, and on what?
It releases worldwide on 2026-12-03, simultaneously on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store. It is the fourth numbered DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS title in Japan, sold there as Dragon Quest Monsters 4.
Is there a demo, and does progress carry over?
Yes — a free demo has been out since 24 September 2026 on every platform the game ships on, covering the story up to the end of the opening Witherwood events. Story progress, items and gold do not transfer, but you may take up to eight monsters with you: rank G and F only, taken from your main party and reserves, and only if you played the demo on the same platform and account. Transferred monsters arrive at level 1 with their talents reset to their defaults.
Are the numbers on this site official, and where does the data come from?
The numbers are not official, and this site says so plainly: DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS has no numbered dex, so the # on each entry is this index's own alphabetical sequence, there to make entries citable. Everything else — family, Japanese name, first appearance and lore — is transcribed from the Dragon Quest Wiki and re-checked by hand. Values the game has not published, such as per-monster ranks and stats, are left blank rather than estimated.