Mini medal hunting is the bane of every Dragon Quest experience, and in DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince, this is no exception. If you’re looking to receive all the good stuff from the Medallist, here’s how to find them all.
Where to find every Mini Medal in The Dark Prince (Dragon Quest Monsters)
Mini medals love to hide in obscure locations, particularly in breakable jars and seasonal areas. I’ve divided this guide by how the locations are divided in the game’s Zoom list.
Note: This is an ongoing guide.We’ll update it as we go!
Terrestria
Diabolic Hall, Gaol
Inside the castle’s prison, there’s a breakable vase with a min medal in it in one of the cells.
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Lower Echelon
Outside the Laboratory
You can find the mini medal inside this breakable vase. Just walk behind the Laboratory.
Mausoleum 2F, Arena
Once you enter the Arena, climb up one floor and exit to the Arena’s benches. It’s in a vase on the northwest side.
Middle Echelon
Well
There’s a well near Dun Malin (see location above). Enter it to find a mini medal in a pot.
Dun Maulin
The next mini medal is in Dun Maulin itself. The pot behind the local bank has it.
Middle Echelon (Spring)
To reach this mini medal, wait for the season to be Spring. Ride this flower to this separate area. The mini medal is in a red treasure chest.
Upper Echelon
Behind Hopeful Haven
What it says. Behind the Hopeful Haven, there’s a pot with a mini medal in it.
Shrine of Power (NW)
In the northwest Shrine of Power, there’s a red treasure chest with a mini medal in it. It’s located in the west room.
Upper Echelon (Winter)
During the Winter, walk on top of this frozen lake to reach a red treasure chest. There’s a mini medal in it.
In front of Conqueror’s Keep
Just after you beat Dolph, don’t forget to crack this pot before going in.
Dragglenook
The mini medal in Dragglenook is located in breakable vase right here on the far south.
Lower Echelon (Autumn)
When it’s Autumn in the Circle of Temper, some platforms activate (they go up and down). Ride the one I’ve circled on the map and climb the arc beside it. The mini medal is in a treasure chest.
Lower Echelon (Spring)
During Spring, the geysers turn into holes and shoot up gusts of wind. You can ride some of them (marked with a pink flower) to reach places you normally can’t. One of these is this island on the east side of the area. The mini medal is in a treasure chest.
During Spring, ride the wind on this encircled spot to reach the island in the center of the lava. There’s a red treasure chest with a mini medal inside.
Middle Echelon (Summer)
This spot in the Middle Echelon can only be accessed during the Summer (a rock should break). There’s another red treasure chest with a mini medal inside.
Sepulchre of Flame 1
you’re able to find your mini medal in a pot on this spot of the Sepulchre of Flame.
Sepulchre of Flame 2
On the northwest of the Sepulchre of Flame, there’s another pot with a mini medal in it.
Near Rosehill Tower (Summer)
What it says. During Summer, approach this part of the map to reveal a red treasure chest with a mini medal in it.
Around Talon Rock
At this location, there is a treasure chest with a mini medal in it.
Dragonpaste 1F
One the very first floor of Dragonpaste, there’s a pot with a mini medal it in.
Dragonpaste 6F
This one’s a bit of a doozy to get to, but don’t get too confused! Once you reach the “6F” (or the floor with the yellow totem with two bridges), keep rotating the platform so that you’re able to walk to the one I’m on above. There’s a pot with a mini medal on it.
Honeyton
The Honeyton mini medal is in a pot in one of its houses.
During Spring, walk in the direction I’ve indicated above to reach the cotton candy that will take you to this small cliff. The mini medal is in a treasure chest.
Hotcake Keep 2F
On the second floor of Hotcake Keep, there’s a small room guarded by Croc-a-Bugle-Doo. Break one of the pots behind them to find your mini medal.
Gazebo du Gateau
Once you’ve reached the local “plaza,” walk behind the throne and break one of the vases. It contains a mini medal.
Middle Echelon (Autumn)
During Autumn, climb the Pumpkins on the east side of the map until you reach the highest platform. There is a red treasure chest with a mini medal on it.
Middle Echelon (Winter)
During Winter, there’s this small patch of land you can only walk to when the water is frozen. There’s a red treasure chest with a mini medal on it, too.
Desserted Dungeon 2F
After you climb the long stairs up to the second floor, first visit this neighboring room. There’s a red treasure chest with a mini medal on it.
Near Rosehill Tower
From Rosehill Tower, jump down to this specific to claim your mini medal in a red chest.
During Winter, look for a red treasure chest stuck between these two frozen lakes.
Near Battenburg
There is a red treasure chest at the location above that contains a mini medal.
Battenburg 1F
There is a mini medal in a kitchen pot. Its location is above!
Battenburg 3F
Just after you climb the stairs to 3F, you’re able to walk first to this open space before moving to another room. There is a pot with a mini medal in it here.
El Fayum
The El Fayun mini medal is in a pot, like most other city medals. The location is above.
You heard it. Look for this well in the area (it’s near the Gleaming Grotto) and enter it. The mini medal is in a pot.
In Autumn, enter this now-drained lake and walk into one of the concrete houses. The mini medal should be in a pot.
Lower Echelon (Winter)
During the winter, cross this frozen lake to reach a red treasure chest on a pile of snow.
Buried in the sand like the menace that it is, there’s a pot that contains a mini medal.
Near Pierre’s House
Same situation as above. The mini medal is inside a buried vase.
Near the House of Shifting Sands
The last buried pot of the area! Its location is depicted above.
Pierre’s Home
Remember the “home” of the local village chief you met? One of the vases in it contains a mini medal.
House of Shifting Sands 1
The mini medal pot you’re looking for is in a room a little near the entrance. See where my character is standing on the map above!
House of Shifting Sands 2
The second mini medal pot is also on the first floor, just beside this room divider. You’ll go through it on your way up, no worries.
House of Shifting Sands 3, Catacombs
Near Aamon’s Sanctum 1
On the opposite side of the map, there’s another mini medal in a pot.
Near Aamon’s Sanctum 2
This one was an accidental find, but see those ledges on the northwest end of the map? There’s a red treasure chest with a mini medal in it. Allow yourself to fall from the top since the cliffs are steep.
In front of Aamon’s Sanctum
What it says! Just before you enterAamon’s Sanctum, you can find a breakable pot with a mini medal in it.
Aamon’s Sanctum 1
In Aamon’s Sanctum, there’s a pot in the middle left with a mini medal in it.
Aamon’s Sanctum 2
Near the inner depth entrance, on a platform with a switch on it, there’s another mini medal pot you can break.
Yetisburg
The mini medal is in a pot located behind the Elder’s house.
Behind The Watchtower
What it says. You’ll find it in a red treasure chest!
The Watchtower 1F
This mini medal is located in a red treasure chest underneath one of the flights of stairs in The Watchtower. It’s hard to miss!
What it says. There’s a house near Rosehill Tower that you’re able to enter. Break one of the pots for a mini medal.
During the summer, ride this windblower up into one of the warehouses. Drop one floor from the inside to find a red treasure chest with a mini medal inside.
Barbatos’s Bastion 1
The mini medal is in a red treasure chest near the entrance. Just be extra sure not to step on any arrows to reach it safely!
Barbatos’s Bastion 2
On the same floor, move to the optional room on the upperwest and open the red treasure chest at the very corner of it.
Cradle of Corruption
Middle Level
In the rest area on the middle level, break one of these pots for a mini medal.
The Whispwoods
Behind Rosehill Tower
Surprise! Just walk to the back of Rosehill Tower, and you’ll snag yourself another mini medal.
