Grumpyre

Description

The Grumpyre joined the song on August 19, 2013. The monster resembles a gray-black bat creature surrounded by a cloud of smoke. It has two pairs of red bat-like wings full of holes, two arms, but no legs or ears; it occasionally goes cross-eyed.

In the 1.3.1 update, released on December 5th 2014, eyebrows were added to the Grumpyre, occasionally emerging during its animations.

When this monster is idle, it stays in tempo by flying in a style similar to the Tweedle, dangling its arms, and making various facial expressions.

Song

Voice actor: Christopher Elliot

The Grumpyre sings "boom-Shicka-la-Shicka, boom-Shicka-la-Shika" in a harsh whispering voice. It does this repeatedly for its part in the Cold Island song. In Ethereal Island, it sings "boom-shika-La, boom-shika-la-la-la-la boom-shika-la, boom-shika-la-la, boom-shika-la, boom-shika-la-la-la-la Boom-shika-la, Boom-shika-la-la"

Breeding

The Grumpyre can be bred using a combination of a Deedge and one three-element monster. Possible combination(s):

• + Deedge and Congle
• + Deedge and Bowgart
• + Deedge and Spunge
• + Deedge and Thumpies

​There is roughly a 1% chance of breeding this successfully. It is uncertain whether some combinations work better than others. According to statistics, doing 70 attempts gives you a 50% chance of successfully breeding at least one Grumpyre; and doing 690 attempts gives you a 99.9% chance of successfully breeding at least one Grumpyre. Note that a Rare Monster could substitute any of the parents. The only exceptions are "Ethereal Breeding Bonanzas". These increase the chance of breeding an Ethereal by 500% (5x).

Earning Rate and Maximum Income

Earning rate is in coins or shards per hour and depends on Happiness % (Likes increase Happiness), also each monster has a limit to how much income it can hold at a time. Increasing the monster's level increases the limit.

Coins

Level	Per Minute					Maximum
	0% Happiness	25% Happiness	50% Happiness	75% Happiness	100% Happiness
1	14	17	21	24	28	23,000
2	22	27	33	38	44	36,800
3	34	42	51	59	68	55,200
4	45	56	67	78	90	73,600
5	56	70	84	98	112	92,000
6	67	83	100	117	134	110,400
7	78	97	117	136	156	128,800
8	90	112	135	157	180	147,200
9	101	126	151	176	202	165,600
10	112	140	168	196	224	184,000
11	123	153	184	215	246	202,400
12	134	167	201	234	268	220,800
13	146	182	219	255	292	239,200
14	157	196	235	274	314	257,600
15	168	210	252	294	336	276,000
16	176	220	264	308	352	289,800
17	183	228	274	320	366	301,392
18	188	235	282	329	376	310,433
19	192	240	288	336	384	316,642
20	194	242	291	339	388	319,808

Shards

Level	Per Hour					Maximum
	0% Happiness	25% Happiness	50% Happiness	75% Happiness	100% Happiness
1	2	2	3	3	4	23
2	3	3	4	5	6	37
3	5	6	7	8	10	55
4	6	7	9	10	12	74
5	8	10	12	14	16	92
6	10	12	15	17	20	110
7	11	13	16	19	22	129
8	13	16	19	22	26	147
9	14	17	21	24	28	166
10	16	20	24	28	32	184
11	18	22	27	31	36	202
12	19	23	28	33	38	221
13	21	26	31	36	42	239
14	22	27	33	38	44	258
15	24	30	36	42	48	276
16	25	31	37	43	50	289
17	26	32	39	45	52	301
18	26	32	39	45	52	310
19	27	33	40	47	54	316
20	27	33	40	47	54	319

Feeding Monsters

Each monster needs to be fed four times before it reaches the next level. Increasing the monster's level increases the shards earned per hour, as well as the maximum shards earned.

More info can be found in this article. Note: with the Ethereal Island update, Grumpyre can be fed up to level 15, at which time it can be placed on Ethereal Island, instead of Gold Island.

Likes

• MawGo to Maw
• ArackuleleGo to Arackulele
• Saggle TreeGo to Saggle Tree
• Dragon TowerGo to Dragon Tower
• Bass String BridgeGo to Bass String Bridge

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Every monster has different things that they like. For every unique object that they like that's placed near the monster, the monster's happiness will increase by 25%. Placing more than one of the same liked item near a monster will still only increase its happiness by 25%. If there's a Unity Tree on the island, items don't need to be near the monsters. Below are the things liked by Grumpyre:

• Maw (requires level 7) ()
• Arackulele (level 9) ()
• Saggle Tree (level 8)
• Dragon Tower (level 20)
• Bass String Bridge (level 19) ()

See the Likes page to view a complete list of all monsters' likes.

Used in Breeding

Grumpyre is used in the following breeding combinations:

Bred with Result Breeding Time (enhanced) dd:hh:mm:ss Cold Island Ethereal Island Ghazt Whisp 01:18:00:00 (01:07:30:00) Ghazt Rare Whisp 02:04:30:00 (01:15:22:30) Reebro Arackulele 01:18:00:00 (01:07:30:00) Reebro Rare Arackulele 02:04:30:00 (01:15:22:30) Jeeode Boodoo 01:18:00:00 (01:07:30:00) Jeeode Rare Boodoo 02:04:30:00 (01:15:22:30) Humbug Kazilleon 01:18:00:00 (01:07:30:00) Humbug Rare Kazilleon 02:04:30:00 (01:15:22:30) Any other monster Grumpyre 10:00:00 (07:30:00) Any other monster Rare Grumpyre 12:38:15 (09:28:41) Any other (non-Quad) monster The other monster varies Any other (non-Single, non-Quad) monster Rare version of the other monster varies

Strategy

To see how efficient Grumpyre is at generating resources compared to other monsters check:

• Cold Island, Ethereal Island

Name Origin

The name "Grumpyre" may be a portmanteau between Grumpy and Vampire, due to the ambiguous facial expressions that the monster makes and to its bat-like traits.

Possible Monster Names

To see all possible names for Grumpyre, see Monster Names.

Costumes

Main article: Costumes

Yay

Yay 2015

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In December 2015, the Grumpyre was feeling the Yay spirit and wore a wreath around its head, complete with a red bow.

Notes

• The Grumpyre, like any other Ethereal monster, can only be placed in the Breeding Structure on Ethereal Island.
• The Grumpyre continues to emit black smoke even when it sleeps (i.e. is muted), albeit in lesser quantities.
• When they are muted, they also rest on the ground.
• One of the Breeding Combinations (Thumpies and Deedge) was also the combination for the Yool. BBB eventually realized the confusion, and changed the Yool's breeding combination on September 13th, 2014, when the Time of the Season event was started on Anniversary Month.
• Even though there are holes in the Grumpyre's wings, it still flies without any problem.
• In the info menu, the Grumpyre's eyebrows never emerge, similarly to its pre-1.3.1 appearance.
• Its face looks similar to a Pygmy from the IOS/Android game Pocket God.
• The Grumpyre is the only single-element ethereal to sing. This is similar to Noggin being the only single-element natural monster to not sing.
• Before the introduction of Ethereal Island, Grumpyre temporarily maxed out at level 10. If you tried to feed past Level 10 before, you would receive a message saying, "This monster is satisfied for now, and will not eat any more food."
• Grumpyre was voiced by Monster Handler Chris (from Extra Life 2018 live stream).
• Despite its name and grumpy appearance, the Grumpyre was the first Ethereal to dress up for a holiday.

Monsters

Natural and Fire Single Element Noggin Mammott Toe Jammer Potbelly Tweedle Kayna Double Element Drumpler Fwog Maw Shrubb Furcorn Oaktopus Dandidoo Pango Quibble Cybop Stogg Flowah Glowl Phangler Boskus Triple Element T-Rox Pummel Clamble Bowgart Spunge Thumpies Congle PomPom Scups Reedling Repatillo Floogull Barrb Whaddle Woolabee Wynq Rootitoot Ziggurab Thrumble Quad Element Entbrat Deedge Riff Shellbeat Quarrister Tring Sneyser Ethereal Single Ethereal Element Ghazt Grumpyre Reebro Jeeode Humbug Double Ethereal Element Whisp Nebulob Arackulele Sox Boodoo Bellowfish Jellbilly Kazilleon Dragong Fung Pray Supernatural Wubbox Brump Zynth Poewk Thwok Dwumrohl Zuuker Screemu Tympa Dermit Gheegur Whajje Creepuscule Blipsqueak Scargo Astropod Pixolotl Bona-Petite Maulch Fleechwurm Shugafam Shugabush Shugarock Shugabass Shugajo Shugabeats Shugabuzz Shugavox Shugitar Seasonal Punkleton Yool Schmoochle Blabbit Hoola Gobbleygourd Mythical G'joob Yawstrich Rare Rare Single Element Rare Noggin Rare Mammott Rare Toe Jammer Rare Potbelly Rare Tweedle Rare Double Element Rare Drumpler Rare Fwog Rare Maw Rare Shrubb Rare Furcorn Rare Oaktopus Rare Dandidoo Rare Pango Rare Quibble Rare Cybop Rare Stogg Rare Phangler Rare Flowah Rare Boskus Rare Glowl Rare Triple Element Rare T-Rox Rare Pummel Rare Clamble Rare Bowgart Rare Spunge Rare Thumpies Rare Congle Rare PomPom Rare Scups Rare Reedling Rare Floogull Rare Wynq Rare Woolabee Rare Repatillo Rare Whaddle Rare Rootitoot Rare Barrb Rare Quad Element Rare Entbrat Rare Deedge Rare Riff Rare Shellbeat Rare Quarrister Rare Tring Rare Supernatural Rare Wubbox Rarethereal Rare Ghazt Rare Grumpyre Rare Reebro Rare Jeeode Rare Humbug Rare Whisp Rare Nebulob Rare Sox Rare Jellbilly Rare Arackulele Rare Boodoo Rare Kazilleon Rare Bellowfish Rare Dragong Rare Fung Pray Rare Seasonal Rare Punkleton Rare Yool Rare Schmoochle Rare Blabbit Rare Hoola Dipster Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Werdo Tawkerr Parlsona Stoowarb Maggpi Celestial Torrt Attmoz Hornacle Glaishur Blasoom Syncopite Scaratar Loodvigg Plixie Furnoss Vhamp Galvana Epic Epic Single Element Epic Noggin Epic Mammott Epic Toe Jammer Epic Potbelly Epic Tweedle Epic Double Element Epic Fwog Epic Maw Epic Furcorn Epic Cybop Epic Oaktopus Epic Quibble Epic Pango Epic Shrubb Epic Dandidoo Epic Drumpler Epic Triple Element Epic T-Rox Epic Bowgart Epic Thumpies Epic PomPom Epic Scups Epic Spunge Epic Congle Epic Reedling Epic Pummel Epic Clamble Epic Quad Element Epic Entbrat Epic Deedge Epic Riff Epic Shellbeat Epic Quarrister Epic Seasonal Epic Punkleton Epic Yool Epic Schmoochle Epic Blabbit Epic Hoola Magical Magical Single Element Theremind Floot Fly Clackula Magical Double Element Bonkers Poppette Yuggler HippityHop Squot Wimmzies Peckidna Denchuhs Hawlo Magical Triple Element Tapricorn Rooba Periscorp Cantorell Bridg-it Clavi Gnat Withur Uuduk Banjaw Magical Quad Element Gloptic Pladdie Plinkajou