Shiren 1 DS:Pickpocket Family

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Pickpocket ガマラ
Information
Monster-type	Thief-type
Meat Cost	2,000
Meat Value	200
Schubell Family Summon	Yes
Baby Tengu Family masquerade
Stats
Experience	3
HP	10
Attack	3
Defense	7
Movement Speed	Normal, post-theft: double

Thief ガマグッチ
Information
Monster-type	Thief-type
Meat Cost	3,000
Meat Value	300
Schubell Family Summon	Yes
Baby Tengu Family masquerade
Stats
Experience	10
HP	15
Attack	4
Defense	14
Movement Speed	Normal, post-theft: double

Burglar ガマゴン
Information
Monster-type	Thief-type
Meat Cost	4,000
Meat Value	400
Schubell Family Summon	Yes
Baby Tengu Family masquerade
Stats
Experience	100
HP	25
Attack	5
Defense	21
Movement Speed	Normal, post-theft: double

Kleptomaniac ガマドーン
Information
Monster-type	Thief-type
Meat Cost	5,000
Meat Value	500
Schubell Family Summon	Yes
Baby Tengu Family masquerade	Yes
Stats
Experience	300
HP	35
Attack	6
Defense	28
Movement Speed	Normal, post-theft: double

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

For the lore page, see Shiren:Pickpocket Family.

The Pickpocket (Japanese: ガマラ, Gamara Kei) Monster Family in  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, Burglar)
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.

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 (thief) Rune from a Walrus Shield.

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

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

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  Level 1: Pickpocket

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  Level 2: Thief

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  Level 3: Burglar

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  Level 4: Kleptomaniac

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
English		Pickpocket
Japanese		ガマラ

Language		Name
English		Thief
Japanese		ガマグッチ

Language		Name
English		Burglar
Japanese		ガマゴン

Language		Name
English		Kleptomaniac
Japanese		ガマドーン