Shiren 1 DS:Pickpocket Family

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This Pickpocket Family page is about the Nintendo DS release. For the Super Famicom release, see Shiren 1 SFC:Gamara Family.
For the lore page, see Shiren:Pickpocket Family.

The Pickpocket monster family (Japanese: ガマラ系, Gamara Kei) in Nintendo DS Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer consists of:

  1. Pickpocket (Japanese: ガマラ, Gamara)
  2. Thief (Japanese: ガマグッチ, Gamagutchi)
  3. Burglar (Japanese: ガマゴン, Gamagon)
  4. Kleptomaniac (Japanese: ガマドーン, Gamadon)

Monsters in this family resemble clasp purses where the clasp opening resembles a mouth, and move around on two small two-toed feet. All monsters in the pickpocket family have the same beige-colored clasp and feet, though the color of the purse material changes with monster level:

  • 1 - green
  • 2 - purple
  • 3 - black
  • 4 - orange

If unprovoked by Shiren, Pickpockets will seek out piles of Gitan on the floor and stand above them.

Pickpockets appear to never physically attack. Methods to induce an attack this has included Sealing the monster, Blind, inflicting the 'Kigny' status. In all attempts, the monster follows Shiren and does nothing, with the 'Seems to be waiting' message.

Special Drops

Pickpocket Family Monsters will drop a random amount of Gitan when defeated. This Gitan bag can also be a disguised N'Duba Family monster If the monster has stolen from Shiren, defeating it will drop the amount of Gitan that was initially stolen.

Monster Ability

Pickpicket Family Monsters can steal Gitan that Shiren has collected in the top right corner of the screen (not Gitan bags held as items in the player's inventory) and instantly warp to a random location on the floor.

Shiren 1 DS Monsters Pickpocket Steal.png

Initially, these monsters move at normal speed, though after successfully stealing and warping, they will move at Double Speed and avoid Shiren.

A Pickpocket that has stolen Gitan will still continue to run away even after it levels up or down into another Pickpocket Family Monster.

Effect when Sealed

Pickpockets will no longer attempt to steal Gitan but will still not melee attack Shiren. Instead, they will follow Shiren around while they 'seem to be waiting'. They are also no longer interested in Gitan bags on the ground.

If the Pickpocket has already been stolen from Shiren, after sealing it will move at normal speed and no longer run away from Shiren. Defeating the monster will drop the amount of Gitan that was stolen.

Combat Strategy

Pickpocket Family Monsters do not attack but steal Gitan from the player.

If there isn't any Gitan on the ground nearby, or if Shiren is not already within 1 square of itself, they will seek out the player. When next to Shiren, they will attempt to steal collected Gitan and will immediately warp away. If Shiren does not have any Gitan, they will do nothing for that turn and will be "waiting".

Monster Type

As a Thief-Type monster, Pickpocket thefts can be prevented by a Shiren 1 DS - Shield Seal Thief.png (thief) Seal from a Walrus Shield.

With such a Shield equipped, the Pickpocket will attempt to steal, but will fail and will not warp away.

Shiren 1 DS Monsters Pickpocket Fail Message.png

Preventing Thevery

Some preventative methods include:

  • Defeating the monster before the theft can occur.
  • Paralyze the monster with a Staff of Paralysis or Staff of Postpone.
  • Inflicting the 'Sealed' status on the monster using a rare Sealing Staff, or with the magic ability of a Skull Wraith with a sealing effect. As a Trap Master, a Curse Trap or Unequip Trap can also seal the monster.
  • Alternatively, Monster Meat can be thrown to change it into another monster to prevent Gitan from being stolen, though this has a chance to miss and the resulting monster will not drop an amount of Gitan as a Pickpocket Family Monster would.

Retrieving Stolen Gitan

If a monster is fleeing the player at Double Speed, Arrows, Monster Meat and Staves are some of the options for hunting them down. A Scroll of Light, Dark Owl Family Meat or an Armband of Sight can be very useful for locating the fast-moving monster. Reading a Great Hall Scroll can make it difficult for the thief to escape, though using this item isn't necessary for retrieving just a few hundred Gitan.

Meat Strategy

Pickpocket Family Monsters are the only monsters that allow Shiren to pick up items while transformed. By walking over piles of Gitan, they will be added to Shiren's collected Gitan in the top right corner of the screen. Shiren cannot attack while a Pickpocket, interacting with other entities will always be in an attempt to steal Gitan from them.

Meat from the Pickpocket Family has two popular uses:

Collecting Gitan

When eaten, Shiren will transform into that type of monster and will be able to steal an amount of Gitan once, from every individual monster. This can accumulate thousands of Gitan quickly though because Shiren cannot fight in this form, it is advised to bring a Characters in your team to defeat monsters that have been stolen from. Otherwise it is common to be blocked by these monsters.

Escape Strategy

After consuming Pickpocket family monster meat, Shiren will transform and immediately attempt to steal from the monster the player is facing, and if successful, warp away. If the player finds themselves in a difficult situation, they can face one of the monsters, and consume the meat to warp away. Because the warping will take Shiren to a random location on the map, it can be risky to use this as an escape. This function can be used multiple times as long as the target monster has not already been stolen from.

Monster Meat Description

  1. Pickpocket meat: Eat this to change into a Pickpocket. Able to steal Gitans once for every 1 monster.
  2. Thief meat: Eat this to change into a Thief. Able to steal Gitans once for every 1 monster.
  3. Burglar meat: Eat this to change into a Burglar. Able to steal Gitans once for every 1 monster.
  4. Kleptomaniac meat: Eat this to change into a Kleptomaniac. Able to steal Gitans once for every 1 monster.

Spawn Locations

Monster Name Locations Road to the Hamlet Table Mountain Tainted Path Ceremonial Cave Ravine of the Dead Kitchen God Scroll Cave Final Puzzle
Pickpocket Floor(s) 4 - 7 3 - 7 3 - 7 3 - 7
Thief 12 - 14 8 - 9 8 - 14
Burglar 51 - 55 51 - 55 41 - 45
Kleptomaniac 81 - 90 81 - 90 81 - 90 81 - 90

Gallery

Trivia

  • After stealing from Shiren, pickpocket family monsters will move at double speed, however, though Shiren does not gain this ability after stealing when transformed as one.
  • Pickpocket Family Monsters are attracted to and will stand on N'Duba Family Monsters that are disguised as Gitan bags on the floor.

In Other Languages

Language Name
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Pickpocket
日本語 Flag of Japan ガマラ

Language Name
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Thief
日本語 Flag of Japan ガマグッチ

Language Name
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Burglar
日本語 Flag of Japan ガマゴン

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Kleptomaniac
日本語 Flag of Japan ガマドーン

See Also

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Nintendo DS Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer - Monsters
Monsters ListRosetta StoneSpecial Enemies
Boss-Type Shiren 1 DS - King of the Kigny sprite.png King of the KignyShiren 1 DS - Tainted Insect sprite.png Tainted InsectShiren 1 DS - Tainted Queen sprite.png Tainted QueenTainted Soldier.png Tainted Soldier
Curse-Type Curse Girl.png Curse Girl Family
Cyclops-Type Egg Thing.png Egg Thing FamilyGaze.png Gaze FamilyIronhead.png Ironhead FamilyLeech Worm.png Leech Worm FamilySpike Bomb.png Spike Bomb Family
Dragon-Type Dragon.png Dragon FamilyFirepuff.png Firepuff FamilyFloor Dragon.png Floor Dragon Family
Drain-Type Leech Worm.png Leech Worm FamilyPolygon Spin.png Polygon Spin FamilyTwisty Hani.png Twisty Hani Family
Exploding-Type Popster Tank.png Popster Tank FamilySpike Bomb.png Spike Bomb Family
Floating-Type Air Devil.png Air Devil FamilyDeath Reaper.png Death Reaper FamilyDragon.png Dragon FamilyFirepuff.png Firepuff FamilyFlying Fowl.png Flying Fowl FamilyPacorepkin.png Pacorepkin Family
Ghost-Type Air Devil.png Air Devil FamilyCell Armor.png Cell Armor FamilyDead Soldier.png Dead Soldier FamilyDeath Reaper.png Death Reaper FamilyPacorepkin.png Pacorepkin FamilySkull Mage.png Skull Mage Family
Hypnotic-Type Gaze.png Gaze Family
Normal-Type Baby Tank.png Baby Tank FamilyBaby Tengu.png Baby Tengu FamilyBowboy.png Bowboy FamilyChintala.png Chintala FamilyDark Eye.png Dark Eye FamilyDark Owl.png Dark Owl FamilyDremlas.png Dremlas FamilyEvil Soldier.png Evil Soldier FamilyField Bandit.png Field Bandit FamilyFluffy Bunny.png Fluffy Bunny FamilyGather.png Gather FamilyHalf Warrior.png Half Warrior FamilyHen.png Hen FamilyInferno.png Inferno FamilyKigny.png Kigny FamilyKnifegator.png Knifegator FamilyMamel.png Mamel FamilyMecharoid.png Mecharoid FamilyMini Robber.png Mini Robber FamilyN'Duba.png N'Duba FamilyParthenos.png Parthenos FamilyPiggy.png Piggy FamilyRice Baby.png Rice Baby FamilySchubell.png Schubell FamilySnaky.png Snaky FamilySoldier Ant.png Soldier Ant FamilyTaur.png Taur FamilyTiger Uho.png Tiger Uho Family
Poison Herb-Type Ghost Radish.png Ghost Radish Family
Rust-Type Green Slime.png Green Slime Family
Shop-based-Type Guard Dog.png Guard DogSheriff.png SheriffShopkeeper.png Shopkeeper
Staff Attack-Type Fog Hermit.png Fog Hermit FamilySkull Mage.png Skull Mage Family
Thief-Type Pickpocket.png Pickpocket FamilyThiefwalrus.png Thiefwalrus Family

References