Discover how to farm Pep Pips and Pep Pops in Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age. Learn about all 83 Pep Powers, their required skills, and character combinations.
Pep Powers are special combination attacks in Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age — Definitive Edition that require specific characters to use certain skills simultaneously. There are a total of 83 different Pep Powers in the game, and using 25 of them will unlock the "Peppy-Go-Lucky" achievement/trophy. Performing all Pep Powers grants a single Accolade.
Two items can induce the pepped up state: Pep Pips for one character and Pep Pops for the entire active party. These are generally rare until the endgame.
Farming Pep Pips and Pep Pops
Pep Pips
- Casino Trade: 125,000 Tokens each at the Octagonia Casino.
- Mini Medal Exchange: 10 Mini Medals each at the Academy after turning in 110 Mini Medals.
- Enemy Drops: Vicious Metal King Slime and Gold Grabber (found in Luminary’s Trial - Citadel of Spite). Vicious Metal King Slimes only appear with other enemies.
- Electro Light Pep Power: Can force encounters anywhere if level 70+ to farm enemies.
Pep Pops
- Enemy Drop: Fortune Filcher (found in Luminary’s Trial - Citadel of Spite). This is a Rarefied enemy, requiring Gold Grabbers to appear alongside it.
- Shop Purchase: 200,000G each at the shop in Cobblestone after a specific story event.
List of Pep Powers
Below is a list of known Pep Powers, the characters involved, and the skills required. Note that some Pep Powers may not require specific skills and can be unlocked through story progression or other means.
| Pep Power | Characters | Skills Needed |
|---|---|---|
| Chop ‘n’ Churn | Hero (P), Serena | Helichopter, Woosh |
| Ice and a Slice | Hero (P), Veronica | Frost Fang, Crack |
| Sword of Succour | Hero (P), Veronica | Miracle Slash, Drain Magic |
| Fiery Fandango | Hero (P), Veronica | Sword Dance, Kafrizzle |
| Tempered Tantrum | Hero (P), Sylvando | Flame Slash, Hot Lick |
| Shock Tactics | Hero (P), Jade | Gigaslash, Vacuum Slash |
| Scorched Earth | Erik (P), Hero | Rubblerouser, Sizz |
| Edge of Sleep | Erik (P), Hero | Sleeper Hit, Cutting Edge |
| Falcon’s Fury | Erik (P), Hero | Falcon Slash, Falcon Slash |
| Metal Medley | Erik (P), Hero | Metalicker, Metal Slash |
| Thunderdragon Dance | Veronica (P), Hero | Twin Dragon Lash, Zapple |
| Sliceberg | Veronica (P), Serena | Kacrack, Crushed Ice |
| Flashbang Wallop | Veronica (P), Serena | Starstrike, Hymn of Light |
| Angel’s Breath | Veronica (P), Serena | Sage’s Breath, Midheal |
| Exorsplosion | Serena (P), Hero | Devil’s Delight, Big Banga |
| Metal Ballad | Serena (P), Hero | Hymn of Earth, Metal Slash |
| Blight of the Living Dead | Serena (P), Hero | Deliverance, Cutting Edge |
| Divine Deliverance | Serena (P), Veronica | Divine Intervention, Zing Stick |
| Frizzwhizz | Sylvando (P), Hero | Woosh, Frizz |
| Snooze ‘n’ Bruise | Sylvando (P), Hero | Persecutter, Snooze |
| Joltin’ Juggler | Sylvando (P), Hero | Have a Ball, Zap |
| Knight’s Pledge | Sylvando (P), Eight | Whipping Boy, Forbearance |
| Kiss of Death | Sylvando (P), Eight | Kiss Me Deadly, Holy Impregnable |
| Stun-Double | Sylvando (P), Eight | Trammel Lash, A Cut Above |
| Tooth and Nail | Rab (P), Hero | Wild Animaul, Falcon Slash |
| Gloomstorm | Rab (P), Hero | Zammle, Zapple |
| Disruptive Wave | Rab (P), Hero | Clear Your Mind, Unbridled Blade |
| Dirge of Dundrasil | Rab (P), Hero | Kasnooze, Kasnooze |
| Gold Kick | Rab (P), Jade | Rake ‘n’ Break, Air Raiser |
| Chillblaze | Jade (P), Hero | Crushed Ice, Flame Slash |
| Raging Dragons | Jade (P), Hero | Hardclaw, Dragon Slash |
| Scorch ‘n’ Sweep | Jade (P), Hero | Leg Sweep, Sizz |
| Cold Feet | Jade (P), Rab | Multifeet, Kacrack |
| Rust in Pieces | Jade (P), Rab | Thunder Thrust, Can Opener |
| In the Pink | Jade (P), Rab | Pink Typhoon, Ring of Ruin |
| Last Bastion | Eight (P), Hero | Desperate Measures, Blade of Ultimate Power |
| Double Dragon Slash | Eight (P), Hero | Dragon Slash, Dragon Slash |
| Cold Front | Eight (P), Hero | Frost Fangs (Eight), Helichopter (Hero) |
| Thunder Sunderer | Eight (P), Hero | Axes of Evil, Zapple |
| Executioner | Eight (P), Sylvando | Hatchet Man, Metal Slash |
| The Real Decoy | Hero, Erik | - |
| Itemised Kill | Hero, Erik | Flame Slash, Half-Inch |
| Care Prayer | Hero, Serena | - |
| Choir of Angels | Hero, Serena | Fullheal (Hero), Hymn of Light |
| Ring of Wrack and Ruin | Hero, Veronica | - |
| Frizz Cracker | Hero, Veronica | Kafrizz, Kacrack |
| The Fight Fantastic | Hero, Sylvando | - |
| Hit Parade | Hero, Sylvando | Unlocked via story |
| Love Hurts | Hero, Sylvando | - |
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