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Version 1.0:The submitted FAQ NSGNSNCNONENNENBB

Version 1.01:Corrected some minor mistakes and made a spoiler-warning. How could I forget.Thanks to GangstaL and EnigmaGamer for that.

Version 1.02:Changed the strategy for the first Zu. I didn't know Lulu could have aPoisontouch weapon earlier. Thanks to Blitz_Ace470 for that.

Version 1.03Added a Thunder Plains enemy encounter and cut out Grammar mistakes. Thanks tog3rr and SoulSpark for that.

Version 2.0

Forgot to credit a very important certain individual that gave me the actualidea to start this FAQ.

Version 3.0Changed lots of information and strategies

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or want to correct mistakes in the challenge.------------------------------------------------------------------------------2.0 FOREWORD:------------------------------------------------------------------------------A lot of ideas found in this document are not originally mine. I need to thankthe following persons.

Thanking is maybe too less. They deserve huge credits. Don´t forget thesenames when you´re playing this challenge.

\\\DON'T FORGET THESE NAMES!!!\\\DON'T FORGET THESE NAMES!!!\\\DON'T FORGET THESE NAMES!!!

Thundaka - After reading his NSGNSNO FAQ, I got inspired of writing one of myown.

Dark Locke and TrueDFX - The first ones who came up with the idea for theNSGNSNCNO challenge.

Blitz_Ace470 - For lots, lots, LOTS of information.

Kazi121, Yunas Secret Child - Also for lots of information

KADFC and Yunas Secret Child - The ones who came with the idea to add NENNE tothe challenge. To prevent the boring Escaping. This makes the challenge evenharder, yet more fun!

I might have forgotten some people. Please notify me immediately when youthink you should be on the list.

It's very important to me that all the people that want and deserve to be onthe list are there.

\\\\DON'T FORGET THESE NAMES!!!\\\\DON'T FORGET THESE NAMES!!!\\\\DON'T FORGET THESE NAMES!!!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------3.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS:------------------------------------------------------------------------------

==============================================================================Copyright 1.0------------------------------------------------------------------------------Foreword 2.0------------------------------------------------------------------------------Table of Contents 3.0==============================================================================About this challenge 4.0

------------------------------------------------------------------------------Characters 4.1Weapons/Armors 4.2------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quick guide 5.0==============================================================================Walkthrough 6.0------------------------------------------------------------------------------Zanarkand & Al Bhed Boat 6.1Besaid: 6.2



Kilika: 6.3Luca: 6.4Mi'hen Highroad: 6.5Mushroom Rockroad: 6.6Djose Highroad: 6.7Moonflow: 6.8Guadosalam: 6.9Thunder Plains: 6.10Macalania Woods: 6.11Macalania Lake: 6.12Bikanel 6.13Home: 6.14Bevelle: 6.15Via Purifico: 6.16Highbridge: 6.17Calm Lands: 6.18Sunken Cave: 6.19Mount Gagazet: 6.20Zanarkand 6.21Airship + Capturing 6.22Sin 6.23More Capturing 6.24 Gagazet Cave Area 6.24A Gagazet Underwater Area 6.24B

Inside Sin (CREDITS TO YUNAS SECRET CHILD) 6.24COmnis 6.25Most Capturing: 6.26 Omega Ruins (CREDITS TO YUNAS SECRET CHILD) 6.26A Inside Sin (CREDITS TO YUNAS SECRET CHILD) 6.26BFinal equipment hunting 6.27BFA 6.28==============================================================================Appendix A: Items 7.1Appendix B: Monster Attacks 7.2==============================================================================Credits 8.0==============================================================================

------------------------------------------------------------------------------4.0 ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE------------------------------------------------------------------------------I will assume you have completed the game more than one time already.Remember that I will give away SPOILERS WITHOUT WARNING. You've been warned.

For starters, an explanation of the abbrevations used.

NSG - No Sphere Grid. Don't activate a single node on the Sphere Grid.

NS - No Summon. Don't summon an aeon. Except for the four forced Summons.

NC - No Customise. Don't use the "Customise" ability in the menu. You areallowed to upgrade a Celestial Weapon to their full power, though.

NO - No Overdrives. Don't use overdrives, except for the two forced ones.

NE - No Escape. Don't escape from a single battle.

NNE - No [No Encounters]. Don't use the weapon/armour ability [No Encounters]

NBB - No Blitzball. Don't play Blitzball for rare items.



Impossible? No. It requires a good knowlegde of the game and the CTB bar.Don't even think of trying this challenge if you are not a big fan of thisgame. It'll take several amount of tries killing bosses for needed weaponsand armors.

You will spend hours and hours in the same area just to steal good items.Plus, for a better chance of defeating BFA; you'll need to capture 5 of eachfiend.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------4.1 CHARACTERS------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The base stats and usefulness for all characters:

Tidus- - -520HP, 10 AgilityRegular attack: ~130 damage. ~200 with Elemental strike

A very much used character, his Stunning Steel (Slowtouch), his SonicSteel (First Strike) and his Agility will be used a lot during your No Escapetrip

Wakka:- - -618HP, 7 AgilityRegular attack: ~110 damage. ~170 with Elemental strike

His Accuracy allows him to connect to every fiend pre-moonflow.Furthermore; his moderate HP and his TKO will work wonders. Dark Attack isslightly useful.

Lulu:- - -380HP, 5 Agility

Basic spells: ~230 damage. ~350 with right Element

Pre-Djose: you will use her a lot. Her spells can cause up to 350damage against fiends with no Magic Defense and weak to the specific spell.After Guadosalam: her Fatal Cait Sith (Deathtouch) is probably your biggestrely if you want to take on Elements. Dragons and Moles are also easy victimsfor Lulu's doll. Last note: her Evasion stat is lovely

Yuna:- - -475HP, 10 Agility

Cure and Esuna is useful pre-Djose. After this; you will use her

mostly to heal outside battles. She also has quite high Evasion and is theonly one who has odd Max HP, giving her critical status after being revivedwith a Phoenix Down.

Kimahri:- - - -644HP, 6 AgilityRegular attack: ~180 damage. ~270 with Elemental strikeLancet: ~85 damage + ~85 healing. Rank II.



Kimahri is the strongest physical attacker next to Auron. Hissecond highest HP is also a good point. The Red Armlet from Kilika (Fire Ward,Lightning Ward, Ice Ward) is a very much used armor until the Calm Lands.Don't forget about Lancet. It has a faster recovery time than a regularattack and it heals him as well.

Auron:- - -1030HP, 5 AgilityRegular attack: ~280 damage. ~420 with Elemental strike

The tank of the party. His monstrous 1030 (/sarcastic) HP allows himto survive a lot of attack which the other characters cannot survive. He canalso do +280 damage (and +420 damage with the right Elemental strike on hisweapon), which can be very useful. Power Break is useful against a lot fiends.

Rikku:- - -360HP, 16 Agility

The speedy beauty of the party. Rikku is the uber, the everything,your main source in the complete challenge. Not only with bosses, but alsowith regular encounters. More is explained later.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------4.2 WEAPONS AND ARMORS------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You don't need Break Damage Limit or Triple Overdrive on your weapons.However, there are weapon abilities which will make your life so much better:

INITIATIVE:-----------If you plan to not buy the Sentry, you won't have this until the ThunderPlains.

The CTB-bar is your fiend while you are busy, especially when a battle juststarted: it's very important to see which fiend acts first. <AMBUSH> isvery bad. It mostly leads to a Game Over if it happens on the Thunder Plainsor later. What a coincidence: the Thunder Plains is the place where you canobtain your first Initiative weapon. It completely prevents enemy ambushesand increases the Pre-Emptive strike chance. Never leave home without it.

Initiative is dropped by Qactuar/Cactuar

FIRST STRIKE:-------------Ambush or not, Agility high or low? First Strike doesn't care about it. Youwill always have the first turn in a battle. Because you start at the first

Tick of the battle (notice the non-purple block in the CTB-bar), you mostlywill have another turn after your first. Tidus' Sonic Steel (obtained inMacalania) is famous. Too bad, only this one and Auron's Masamune (obtainedmuch later in the game) have First Strike ability. It's not obtainableotherwise, except if you want to take on Dark Valefor...

SENSOR:-------Very important when you take on your enemies. You can see their amount of HPleft and their elemental weaknesses. Although it's not needed for most



encounters, it can come to the rescue.

SOS NUL[ELEMENT]:-----------------Get critical HP and you are immune for the specific element. It works wondersin random encounters.

You can buy them in several shops and it is dropped by all Machinas.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------5.0 QUICK GUIDE------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For those who don't want to read every single detail, i'll provide a quickguide. It only involves items and equipment you are not allowed to missthroughout the game:

For everywhere counts, make sure you have 99 Phoenix Downs, only when you canafford them, of course.

OVERALL - Buy every SOS Nul-element armor from anyone you seeKILIKA - Nulblaze Shield for Tidus, obtain from a crusaderLUCA - Stunning Steel for Tidus, buy from O'AkaLUCA - Rulebreaker for Wakka, buy from O'Aka

MI'IHEN - Lightningscout for Wakka, find on the oldroad on a chocoboMUSHROOM ROCK - TKO for Wakka, buy from O'AkaDJOSE - Soft Ring for Yuna, obtain from a crusaderMOONFLOW - Steal at least 5 Poison Fangs for Anima, Evrae and NatusMOONFLOW - Steal at least 1 Stamina TabletTHUNDER PLAINS - Initiative from a Qactuar for anyone but Tidus, Rikku or YunaTHUNDER PLAINS - Yellow Shield for Tidus when you leave the agencyMACALANIA - Sonic Steel for Tidus, buy from O'AkaMACALANIA - Win Silencestrike from Seymour for either Kimahri, Yuna, Luluor AuronVIA PURIFICO - Pick up Rematch for Wakka in a chest after beating Evrae AltanaCALM LANDS - 60x Farplane Wind, 60x Shining Gem, 99x Chocobo Wing, 40x SilverHourglass from capturing

CALM LANDS - Win SOS Haste armors for Rikku and one other character bykilling Bashuras.

That's it. The rest of the equipment or items you need can be obtained byeither backtracking or stealing. No more information here. If you only usethis guide; good luck!

==============================================================================6.0 W A L K T H R O U G H==============================================================================

------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.1 ZANARKAND & AL BHED BOAT

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Nothing very special to say. Just play the game and kick some butt. Of course,open all chests that you find. You are forced to use Auron's overdrive. Thisis one of the few exceptions.

Strategies for Klikk and Tros are not worth it. Just attack some and killsome. Continue on.

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6.2 BESAID------------------------------------------------------------------------------Obtain the items from the Aurochs. Follow Wakka and kill the monsters in thewater. Enter Besaid Village.

Obtain the treasure from the Besaid Temple: it's the Rod of Wisdom, withMagic +5%, Magic +3% and Sensor. It's useful in a lot of battles

Leave Besaid and backtrack to obtain Energy Blast.

Are you ready for the first random encounters? Oh yeah.

//FORCED ENCOUNTER: GARUDAYou are forced to summon Valefor. Kill the Garuda by just boosting over andover with some Sonic Wings in between. When you have a full overdrive gauge;Overkill him with Energy Blast. Darktouch for Tidus is useful, but optional.

//FORCED ENCOUNTER: GARUDA:You are forced to use Wakka's Dark Attack. You would have done that anyway, sono problem there. Kill him with Tidus' attack, Lu's spells and Wakka's Ball.You should kill him before Darkness wears of. Again, Darktouch for Tidus isuseful, but optional.

I will not add an enemy party section here. The fiends are too easy:

Tidus kills Dingo in one hitWakka kills Condor in one hitLulu kills Water Flan in one hit

Don't bother hunting for equipment here. If your name is Yunas Secret Child;you will definitely receive Waterproof from the Water Flan, but it's notworth fighting for.

Pick up the items from various people on the beach and open the chest for someAntidotes. Enter the boat.

Kick Yuna's bag and obtain a maximum of 20 Potions. Donate 101 gil to O'Aka.

Save.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SIN>>><<<HP: 2000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Nothing special about this boss. Use Tidus and Kimahri to take out twoSinscales. Wakka and Lulu already target Sin himself. As soon as two Sinscalesare dead, switch in Yuna to heal Lulu or Wakka hit by Spines. Take out Sin.

Make sure Wakka and Tidus have full HP before killing him.

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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SINSPAWN ECHUILLES>>><<<HP: 2000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Use Wakka's Dark Attack immediately. Ignore the Sinscales' attacks. They areannoying, but nothing to fear. Pummle away on the boss and heal when your HPdrops below 150. Blender cannot be avoided, but nothing some quick Potions



cannot handle. Re-blind him when his Darkness status wears off.Win.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.3 KILIKA------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See the dancing and enter the woods. This is where your first real enemyparties are. Thanks to Split Infinity, i can give you information about thefiends in this area. Also, thanks to him, i can give the encounters in whichthey can appear.

Make a run for the Scout. It has [Icestrike][Sensor] for Wakka. The former isreally important. Defeat Lord Ochu for the Nulblaze Shield

Keep your party: Tidus, Yuna, Lulu. Tidus and Yuna may rarely act before thelizard. You can switch one of them for Wakka and kill either the lizard orthe bee with Wakka's scout.

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\FIEND INFO:\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Dinonix (Lizard), 140HP, Agility: 13. Weak to Ice.Weak to ice. Tidus can sometimes take him in one hit. Wakka with the Scouttakes him in one hit for sure.

Killer Bee (Bee), 110HP, Agility: 8. Weak to Ice.Wakka with the Scout gives overkill. Lulu's Blizzard is a guaranteed overkillas well.

Yellow Element (Element), 300HP, Agility: 5. Weak to Water.Lulu's Water makes short work of him

Ragora (Plant), 780HP, Agility: 15. Weak to Fire.Bad in duos. High agility and quite strong. Fire, Tidus attack, Kimahri attack

and Lancet kills him.

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\N O T ETHE BELOW STRATEGIES DON'T ALWAYS APPLY EXACTLY AS I MENTION.-HAVING MORE AGILITY DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE FIRST TURN.-CONNECTING UNDER BLIND STATUS IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE-ALL BATTLES ARE CONSIDERED "NON-AMBUSH" AND "NON-PRE-EMPTIVE"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

-1x Ragora:Switch Yuna for Kimahri and Lancet him. Tidus attacks. Ignore Ragoras attackand cast Fire with Lulu. Attack with Kimahri. Tidus finishes the job.

-2x Ragora:Concentrate your attacks on one of them. Yuna can heal characters in between.Swap Yuna for Kimahri and Lancet one. Tidus attacks. The Ragoras have theirturns, hope that they target Lulu and miss. Heal one or two characters withCure and make Lulu blast another one with Fire. Kimahri and Tidus can finishone of them now. Heal with Yuna and take on the other one.

-1x Dinonix + 1x Yellow Element + 1x Killer Bee:The Dinonix mostly acts first. If Petrified: Esuna on the triple. If not, let



Wakka kill the Bee with the Scout. Tidus targets the Dinonix, if it's notdeath: let Kimahri finish the job with Lancet. Lulu takes on the Elementbefore it even had a single turn.

-1x Dinonix + 1x Killer Bee:Lancet + Tidus attack the Dinonix. Wakka aims for the Bee.

-1x Dinonix + 1x Yellow Element:This is too easy. Wakka + Tidus/Kimahri take the Dinonix and Lulu slaughtersthe Element.

Save before fighting Lord Ochu. Have Lulu, Yuna and Tidus in the party. Equipany Poisonward armors if the Ragora or the Bee dropped them.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: LORD OCHU>>><<<HP: 4649>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Again, nothing new. Cast nonstop Fire with Lulu, attack away with Tidus andCure Poison/Heal with Yuna. It won't be very hard to keep up with him. Theonly real difference is not being able to summon Valefor to Sonic Wing him todeath and to avoid Earthquake.When he has lost about half of his HP: he will fall asleep and gain Regen

status. Wake him up immediately or he will heal all your hard work.He counterswith Earthquake which takes away half of your HP. Use some Potions and Curewhen necessary. Continue using Lulu, Tidus and Yuna. You can switch Tidus forKimahri if he is Poisoned. Lulu definitely does the most damage, so keep herin the party always. Eventually, the big plant will fall.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Poisontouch from him is very useful, but optional. Obtain Elixir from Luzzu.

Save.

-----VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Claim the Nulblaze Shield from one of the

Crusaders. It has [SOS Nulblaze] for Tidus and is VERY, VERY important.

Enter the stairs. Make your party Tidus, Yuna and Wakka.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SINSPAWN GENAUX>>>><<<HP: 3000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<SUBBOSS: TWO TENTACLES>>><<<HP: 450 EACH>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Easy again. use Tidus, Wakka and Kimahri (swapped for Yuna) to kill theTentacles. Switch in Yuna when they are badly hurt. When both of them are

killed, switch in Lulu (Fire), Yuna (Cure/Esuna) and Kimahri (Piercing) andtarget Geneaux himself. Heal when necessary and he will come out of his shelleventually. Keep the same party and just pummle away with Fire and Kimahri'sattack. He will be dead after a few rounds.

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Darktouch for either Kimahri or Tidus is recommended.

-----VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Obtain Kilika Temple's Treasure. It's the Red



Armlet [Fire Ward][Lightning Ward][Ice Ward] for Kimahri and VERY importantin the random encounters until the Calm Lands.

Complete the trials. You can buy a Sensor weapon for either Lulu or Kimahri,but it's not that important.

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Watch the boring scenes here and wait until you can buy your equipment stufffrom O'Aka.

-----VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Buy the Stunning Steel from O'Aka. It has[Slowtouch] for Tidus.

-----VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Buy the Rulebreaker from O'Aka. It has[Poisontouch] for Wakka.

If you don't have the money, you can find 400 gil in a chest behind O'Aka.

Kill the Workers with Lulu's Thunder. There are very slow, weak and easy. Tryto win some SOS Nuls, but it's optional.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: OBLITZERATOR>>><<<HP: 6000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cast Thunder thrice on the crane and have Tidus use it. Leave Oblitzeratoralone while you are doing this. Oblitzerator will suffer exactly 5625 damageand he won't do anything anymore.

Now it gets tough, cause a Lightningsteel from him is VERY USEFUL againstExtractor and the upcoming Sahagin fights. Kill of Lulu and Kimahri with Tidusand finish Oblitzerator with only Tidus alive. This will improve the chancesfor Oblitzer dropping the Lightningsteel.

If he doesn't drop it about 5 times in a row; you can forget about it (orhave patience and continue fighting him :)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Play Blitz. Win if you want, but it won't help you.

//FORCED ENCOUNTER: 18x Sahagin Chief. 170HPEquip Lightningsteel if you have it and Tidus can kill them in one hit withit. Always target the ones who you can kill before their first turns. Healwith Potions when necessary and get at (almost) full HP before you finishthe last one.

//FORCED ENCOUNTER: Vouivre:

Er.. Attack?

//FORCED ENCOUNTER: GARUDAInflict Power Break with Auron, Darkness and Poison with Wakka and Slow withTidus. Ouch...

Buy as much Phoenix Downs as you can. There's a chest with 1000 gil abovethe stairs.

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This place is dangerous. Make sure to have Tidus, Yuna and Auron in your partyat all time.

Equip the following weapons/armors:

Tidus: Stunning Steel Nulblaze ShieldYuna: Rod of Wisdom Seeker's Ring [HP+10%]Wakka: Rulebreaker ---Lulu: --- ---Kimahri:Hunter's Spear* Red ArmletAuron: Katana ---

*Hunter's Spear [Piercing][Sensor][Stength +10%] obtained by talking to apast-walking guy

Of course, any received Magic/Strength +x% modifiers or HP+% modifiers arealways good.

Talk to everyone to receive items/gil and make sure not to miss the Hunter'sSpear and the Ice Brand with Tidus' [Icestrike]

-----VERY IMPORTANT FUTURE ARMOR ALERT: Eventually, you're going to grind fora Fire Ward armour for Auron for the Natus battle. Out of all ways to defeathim, Auron with all 4 -ward armours is definitely the easiest and most safestone. You can buy Ice, Water and Lighting later in the challenge, but the FireWard one is not for sale. So, we grind for it. This is the full list of whereit's possible to get a Fire Ward armor:

-Bomb Mi'ihen Highroad - 15% chance-Chocobo Eater (BOSS) Mi'ihen Highroad - 100% chance-Red Element Mushroom Rockroad - 4% chance (3% in NA version)-Sinspawn Gui's Head Mushroom Rockroad - 11% chance-Spherimorph (BOSS) Macalania - 100% chance

-Crawler (BOSS) Macalania - 100% chance-Bomb Al Bhed Home - 4% chance (3% in NA version)-YAT-99 Bevelle - 11% chance-YKT-63 Bevelle - 11% chance

Quite some sources, ain't it? If I were you, I wouldn't hope too much on the4% chance sources and also not on the YATs and the YKTs since they are alreadya nightmare to defeat without hoping for equipment. The Bombs on this highroadare not that hard to beat and have a decent chance to drop equipment. And ifit's an armour, it's ALWAYS Fire Ward.You can also go for Chocobo Eater or Spherimorph later. Or you wait until theairship for the Bombs there, whatever floats your boat.Another 'interesting' option is the first battle in Home. That's an automatic

battle with 3 Bombs, the battle commences fast and is done in an instant, it'spossible to grind for it there (reload every time it isn't dropped).

Whatever way you choose to get it, it may take a while, but you may also belucky and get is very soon.

If you really don't want to grind for it (in which I doubt you're the personto start this challenge), you can also grind for a seconds Stamina Tablet onthe moonflow. However, the chance for a Stamina Tablet in those chests isonly 10%.



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Bomb (Bomb), 850HP, Agility: 11. Weak to Ice.These ones are quite annoying. Triple Blizzard is a kill, but they rarelyappear alone. The Nulblaze Shield really comes in handy here. Get Tidus incritical HP and target the Bombs until they Self-Destruct in his face.<IMMUNE>

Floating Eye (Eyeball), 140HP, Agility: 10. Weak to Thunder.Eyeballs are your worst nightmares, cause Confusion is a killer. Wakka is usedto weaken them and Lulu can finish him with a Thunder spell.

Mi'ihen Fang (Wolf), 160HP, Agility: 13. Weak to Fire and Water.Fast and hard to hit. Unless Tidus has a critical, Fire- or Waterstrike; hewon't kill them in one hit. Wakka or Lulu can kill them after the first strike

Raldo (Mole), 240HP, Agility: 5. Weak to Ice.An easy victim for Auron's sword.

White Element (Element), 390HP, Agility: 5. Weak to Fire.Fire + Lancet is a kill. Blizzard hits hard, watch out.

Dual Horn (Horned), 1,875HP, Agility: 12.This is where Poison comes to the rescue. Dark Attack and/or Power Break andkeep attacking with Wakka until he is Poisoned. It can drop Silencetouch, buti wouldn't go hunting for it.

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- 2x Floating Eye + 1x Bomb:Pretty tough encounter. Switch Tidus for Wakka and hit one of the eyeballs.Hope that it is Poisoned. If not, switch in Lulu and cast Thunder on it tomake it fall forgood. Accept the Bomb's damage and hope the Eyeball doesn't

Confuse a character. Hit the Eyeball again with Wakka and finish him witha Thunder. If you can take the bomb before you die, do it. If not, let theBomb allow Tidus to hit critical HP and make it Self-Destruct.

- 1x Mi'ihen Fang + 1x Floating Eye + 1x White Element:Tidus hits the Wolf immediately. Yuna is switched for Wakka, kill the Fang.Both the Element and the eyeball have a turn. If they don't target the samecharacter; you live. Throw Phoenix Down (PD from now on) with Tidus or Yuna(they are the fastest) if someone falls. Wakka charges the Eyeball and leaveit alone if it's Poisoned. If not, make Lulu finish the job. For the Element:Fire + Lancet finishes him

- 1x Bomb:

Easy. Triple Blizzard is a kill. Heal Lulu when necessary.

- 3x Bomb:Try to kill one and make sure you have SOS Nulblaze Tidus in the party to makeyourself Bombproof. If all your characters are dead, let Tidus target themuntil they all Self-Destruct.

- 2x Bomb + 1x Dual Horn:Nightmare, Ambush + this party leads to a Game Over. First things first: TheDual Horn is strong and fast: a bad combination. Dark Attack him immediately,



you can choose to Power Break, but he won't connect and Power Break delays.Try to ignore the Bombs. SOS Nulblaze Tidus can absorb some of their attacks.(Slow and) Poison the Dual Horn and leave him alone after he has green bubblesand he'll die eventually. Perhaps you need to survive one attack. Defendbefore his non-blind turn. SOS Nulblaze Tidus survives the Bombs.

- 1x Mi'ihen Fang + 1x White Element + 1x Raldo:This one ain't that hard. Tidus hit + Lancet takes the Fang. Auron targets theMole and Fire + Lancet takes the White Element. With a little luck; you canfinish the battle before the fiends had the chance to attack.

- 1x Mi'ihen Fang + 1x Floating Eye + 1x Raldo:Two fast enemies can mean danger. Switch in Wakka and try to Poison the Eyeball. If not: Thunder him. The Wolf will act now and hope he doesn't inflictSleep on a character. Kill the Raldo with Auron and kill the Mi'ihen Fangwith Tidus + Lancet.

- 1x Floating Eye + 1x White Element + 1x Raldo:Relativily easy. Wakka (+ Lulu, depends on Poison) kills the Eyeball. Auronkills the Raldo and Lulu + Lancet take the Element.

Don't feel ashamed to use an Ether for Wakka. The Dual Horn is very dangerouswhen not Blinded. Don't forget to talk to Belgemine to get back Yuna's MP.

Listen to the conversation between Yuna and Tidus. Make sure to get the 2xMega Potion from Rin. Equip the Stunning Steel for Tidus and any Firestrikeweapons for one of the guys. Make your party Yuna, Tidus and Wakka.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: CHOCOBO EATER>>><<<HP: 10000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>If you want a double challenge, try to push him off the cliff. I succeededthe first time, but that was mostly because of a Fire Blade i received.

Use Tidus to try and Slow him, Wakka goes Dark Attack and Yuna is swapped forAuron; Power Break. As soon as he is Slowed; switch Tidus for Kimahri and

Wakka for Lulu. Just blast away on him with Lulu (Fire), Kimahri and Auron(Piercing). Switch in Yuna from time to time to heal them.

Because he is Slowed, you have enough time to deal damage to make sure hewon't push you off the cliff. You will have to do some more healing as soonas his HP drops below 5000, cause he will counter every attack with Blizzardwhile on his back. Make sure you only use Auron and Lulu then, cause anattack of the two of them will push him back immediately, so he will counteronly one of them.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I hope he gave you the Red Bracer.

That wasn't too hard, was it? Get a free Chocobo ride and continue on thenewroad. Pick up Heat Lance.

Enter the oldroad on the Chocobo. Obtain Thunder Blade.

-----VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Obtain the Scout [Lightningstrike][Sensor]for Wakka. Extractor is much easier if you have it.

To speed up the upcoming Gui battle a bit (and a bit useful in some randomencounters later on), you can choose to farm a Firestrike weapon (or empty



Katana) from a Bomb. As you may know, those weapons have a damage constant of18 instead of 16, making Auron's regular attacks do ~305. It's not much, butcan be useful.

Grab Mars Crest and return to the split section between the oldroad and thenewroad.

Don't bother donating gil to the crusader. Save and let Seymour give youaccesss to the Mushroom Rockroad.

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After some cutscenes, you have control over Tidus again. There are some newfiends and encounters here.

Keep Auron, Yuna and Tidus in the party at full HP.

Added note: all equipment surrounded by stars are changed equipments.

Tidus: *Ice Brand* Nulblaze ShieldYuna: Rod of Wisdom Seeker's RingWakka: Rulebreaker ---

Lulu: --- ---Kimahri:Hunter's Spear Red ArmletAuron: Katana ---

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Thunder Flan (Flan), 450HP, Agility: 6. Weak to Water.The Flans are getting more annoying. This one requires two Waters from Luluto be killed.

Vouivre (Dragon), 255HP, Agility: 6. Weak to Ice.

This one is a one hit kill for Auron. Watch out for its Fire Breath, causeit can inflict instant Game Over if you allow him to use it.

Ipiria (Lizard), 180HP, Agility: 13. Weak to Ice.Lizards are fast and will almost always act before your characters. Tidus willstart missing here. He instantly kills him with his Ice Brand, if he connects.With some Luck, Wakka's Ice-scout kills him in one hit as well.If it inflicts Petrification; you should use Esuna / Soft immediately, exceptif you can finish the battle. If you lack on healing it; one of the fiends canshatter your character.

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- 2x Bomb + 1x Thunder Flan:Quite dangerous, you want to get rid of the Flan first. Switch Tidus for Luluand blast the Flan with Water. Switch Yuna for Tidus again and attack theFlan. All the fiends will attack now. If the Flan KO's Tidus, you can be introuble, but Auron survives, even if everything would land on him. SwitchAuron for Kimahri and kill the Flan with Lancet. Tidus finishes the Bombs.

- 1x Thunder Flan + 1x Floating Eye + 1x Vouivre:



Not very hard. Swap Tidus for Wakka and change weapons to the Thunderscout.Kill the Floating Eye by using the Thunderscout. Swap Yuna for Lulu and castWater on the Flan. Auron finished the Vouivre. The Flan does a patheticThunder. Kill him with a finishing Water.

- 2x Dual Horn + 1x Vouivre:This is bad. Switch in Wakka and use Dark Attack immediately on one of theDual Horns. Auron HAS to kill the Vouivre. Both of the Dual Horns haveattacked in the mean time, double Gore means double trouble. Let Wakka DarkAttack the other one. Now, you are quite safe. Try to Poison both of the DualHorns and Defend until they die.

- 1x Vouivre + 1x Thunder Flan + 1x Ipiria:Ipiria attacks first. Try to kill it with Tidus, you should mostly connect.Yuna is switched for Lulu and she makes the Flan wet. Auron kills the Vouivre.Accept Thunder's damage and finish the Flan with Water.

- 1x Vouivre + 1x Ipiria + 1x Floating Eye:Again, Ipiria attacks first. Tidus tries to connect again. Switch Yuna forWakka, switch weapons to the Thunderscout and finish the Eyeball. Auronfinished the Vouivre.

Make a run for the the next area, don't forget to pick up items/equipmentfrom the Crusaders. You'll find O'Aka in the next area. One of the Crusaders

has a Tough Bangle for Lulu with [HP +20%]

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Nulfrost Armguard. It has [HP+5%][SOSNulfrost] for Wakka and is very important against some random encounters.

Sell all useless equipment. Don't sell the Katana for Auron if you have theThunder Blade equiped. If you do; Basilisks will be very hard.

Save. Enter Mushroom Rock. The battles here can be bad. Even if you are acomplete master in this game, you still can go Game Over with some badAmbushes.

Equip the Nulfrost Armguard for Wakka.

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Funguar (Fungus), 540HP, Agility: 4. Weak to Fire.It is very slow, but its Fire is very painful. It also has the irritatinghabit of countering your attacks with Pollen, which inflicts Sleep on theentire party for 1 turn. Because it's kinda slow, ignore it until the otherfiends are killed, cause Pollen gives a free ticket to the Farplane.

Gandarewa (Imp), 148HP, Agility: 9. Weak to Water.He attacks with Thunder which is not as annoying as Funguar's Fire, but it's

not to be taken lightly. Wakka attack and Water kills him.

Garuda, 4000HP, Agility: 14.A lot of HP, but it is not as bad as it looks. Dark Attack + Power Break +Poison + Slow kills him very fast. In order of priority.

Lamashtu (Dragon), 275HP, Agility: 6. Weak to Fire.MOSTLY, Auron kills it in one hit. Always make sure to have another turn afterAuron's attack cause the randomness in Auron's attack may leave it with alittle bit HP. If you managed to get a Bomb drop weapon (even without Fire-



strike, it's a guaranteed kill). If you really can't stop it from moving;have Auron with in the party with full HP and Wakka with SOS Nulfrost.

Raptor (Lizard), 200HP, Agility: 14. Weak to Ice.A new lizard, with more HP. Tidus and Wakka can take care of it in two hitsand Tidus might even be able to handle him with one Icestrike attack. It's notguaranteed that he connects. You can try to kill him with Auron, one hit is akill, but he has to be lucky.

Red Element (Element), 450HP, Agility: 6. Weak to Ice.Blizzard + Attack + Lancet is a kill. However, its Fire is not very powerful.It has no big priority, but don't let him kill you.

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- 1x Garuda:Dark Attack with Wakka and you are basically set. Power Break him just in caseand Poison him with Wakka to make things faster.

- 1x Lamashtu + 1x Red Element + 1x Gandarewa:- 1x Raptor + 1x Red Element + 1x Gandarewa:- 1x Raptor + 1x Red Element + 1x Funguar:

- 1x Red Element + 1x Lamashtu + 1x Raptor- 1x Raptor + 1x Funguar + 1x Red Element- 1x Funguar + 1x Red Element + 1x Gandarewa:I'll do these all together. There are a lot of Fire attacks in here. Kill theother fiend(s) as soon as possible and Tidus can kill the Fire-casters on hisown.

Talk to Shelinda to get Yuna's MP back. Pick up all the items and equipmenton the way. After you enter the elevator; there's one encounter here which isVERY, VERY dangerous. I suggest to keep Tidus in the party with 1HP, so thathe enters with SOS Nulblaze.

- 2x Funguar + 1x Garuda:

OUCH! You HAVE to leave the Funguars alone. You cannot kill them in one hitand Pollen is very dangerous. Dark Attack the Garuda and hope it's poisoned.If not; keep on attacking him until he is. Keep on healing and Defendinguntil the Garuda dies. NOW, target the Funguars with Tidus SOS Nulblaze inthe party. You'll win eventually.The biggest problem is if the Garuda manages to kill 1HP Tidus.

OPTIONAL, BUT RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT HERE:Try to get Darktouch for either Kimahri or Tidus from a Garuda.Try to get Sleeptouch for everyone but Lulu or Wakka from a Funguar.

PHEW. FINISHED the Mushroom Rockroad (did you do it in your first attempt?)

SAVE!!!

Watch Luzzu and Gatta and take the Elevator to watch operation Mi'ihen.

Keep on walking until you find O'Aka.

---VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Buy the TKO for Wakka. It has [Stonetouch]and is your biggest rely in random encounters.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Red Ring for Yuna. It has [Fire Ward]



[SOS Nultide] and is very important in the Macalania Woods.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Lucid Armguard for Wakka. It has[Confuse Ward][Mag.Def+3%]. Very important against Eye-balled fiends. Honest:you don't want a Confused Wakka with a TKO equiped, now do you?

---VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Not mandatory to buy now, but well worth themention: It's your choice whether to buy the Sentry for Auron. It has[Initiative] and is mandatory once you enter the Thunder Plains. Auron is alsohandsdown the best character to have Initiative, since he will most likelyalways be in the starting formation of your party. So, is there any reasonNOT to buy it? Yes, it's expensive as hell. You need a lot of grinding to getthe needed money. It's well over 10,000, even if you donated 1001 to O'Aka.You can get Initiative in the Thunder Plains itself when farming Qactuars,your call to grind for it now or to wait until later. Keep in mind that thechance to get it for Auron is pretty slim, since he most likely will not bethe one to deliver the finishing blow.

Buy as much Phoenix Downs as you can and if you have the money; buy the AlertArmlet [Sleepward] as well.

You maybe won't have the money for this. Sell all useless equipment and allyour Power/Mana/Speed/Ability Spheres. If you still don't have enough; getback to Mushroom Rock and fight until you have.

Let either Luzzu or Gatta die in operation Mi'ihen. Watch the reunion withKinoc and open all chests here.

Make sure not to forget the Serene Bracer.

Equip any HP-boosting armors and make the party Lulu, Yuna, Tidus.

Save and get ready for a boring and easy boss.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SINSPAWN GUI>>><<<HP: 12,000>>>>>>>>>>><<<SUBBOSS: TWO ARMS>>>>

<<<HP: 800 EACH>>>>>>>>><<<SUBBOSS: HEAD>>>>>>>><<<HP: 4000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sigh... if only Rikku was here...

Be prepared for a boss fight which'll take more than half an hour. Firstthings first; the head! It should be destroyed as soon as possible becauseit's a big danger when you leave it alone. Switch Tidus for Auron and PowerBreak the body immediately. Ignore the body for now and make sure you onlykeep yourself busy with the head. Use Lulu, Wakka and Yuna. Wakka targets thehead, Lulu casts spells on the head and Yuna does the supporting work. If oneof your members dies; use Tidus or Yuna to throw a Phoenix Down, because they

are your fastest members. The head will go down eventually. Now, you shoulddestroy the body to make the battle yours. Make your party Yuna, Auron andLulu. Lulu casts spells on the body, Auron targets the arms and Yuna doesthe healing work. I suggest to take Auron out of the party when Demi is coming(Gui alternates between 'punch' and Demi), cause it'll rip away a lot of hisHP. As soon as you are about to kill the last arm; i'll suggest to be at fullHP and to take Lulu out for Tidus and Yuna out for Kimahri. NOW, kill the lastarm and target the body until the arms reappear. Only heal when it's reallynecessary, cause this is your chance to damage Gui really hard. The "CHING"cricital hit from Auron's sword will be a lovely sound if it happens :). When



the arms reappear, re-change your party to Yuna, Lulu and Auron and startdestroying the arms again. Be aware that Gui's attack patern changes when hehas lost half of his HP. When he has lost it; he can use two, or even three,Demi's in a row, but it isn't guaranteed that he will always do it. Justthat you know.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>ALTERNATE STRATEGY>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<This is what I did the second time. In this strategy, we're going to leave thearms alone. Kill the head as described above and now you're going to damagethe body without ever touching Gui's stupid arms. Kimahri will be almost non-stop in your party, because of his lovely Lancet attack. It damages Gui for 65which is not a lot, but because of the Rank2 and the healing, it removes theneed to hardly ever heal him at all. Lu's spell does ~190 and Auron's attackdoes ~57 (~65 with a Bomb weapon). The trick is to only switch in Lu when theDemi is coming, since you know that the attack can't kill her then. A defen-ding Yuna can take a hit before the 'slap', afterwards she can heal Auron. Andas I said, Kimahri is a godsend in this battle. All those nonstop Lancets doa good amount of damage.In my opinion, this strategy is more interesting than the previous one. Eachhis own.

One strategy is not better or easier than the other, there are just two

different ways down the same annoying road.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>It'll take some time, but you will succeed. Yuna or Lulu mostly need an Ether.

For the second fight; let Seymour destroy the head and then the body. He cando it single-handedly.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Gui's equipment drops can be wonderful: SLEEPSTRIKE!!! If you receive it, makea little victory dance. If you don't; it's your choice to refight the battleor to continue. I didn't receive it and i really was not going to fight thisvery boring battle again, so i accepted it.

I will pretend you DID NOT receive it, if you did; some random encounters willbe a lot easier.

If you still don't have Auron's Fire Ward Bracer, then remember that thesources will get smaller and smaller from now on...

Watch at some cutscenes, open chests and enter the:

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New fiends, new encounters, new chances. Whoohooo. Talk to everyone to receive

items and equipment. From now on, of course, if you bought the Sentry: equipit and keep Auron in the party. This will prevent ambushes, which is a greatrelief.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Claim the Soft Ring, [Stoneproof] for Yuna fromone of the crusaders. It's very effective against random encounters and itwill be her armor for BFA.

Make your party Yuna, Tidus and Auron.



Tidus: *Stunning Steel* Nulblaze ShieldYuna: Rod of Wisdom *Soft Ring*Wakka: *TKO* Nulfrost ArmguardLulu: --- Tough BangleKimahri:Hunter's Spear Red ArmletAuron: (Sentry) ---

Of course; if you have Sleepstrike, you should equip this immediately, causeit will help a lot in the random encounters.

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Bite Bug (Bee), 200HP, Agility: 15. Weak to Ice.Lulu's Blizzard is an instant kill. You can also try to Petrify him with Wakka

Basilisk (Snake), 2025HP, Agility: 9.Not as hard as it looks. Keep Yuna in the party to decrease the chances ofPetrification. You can Power Break, Blind, Slow, Poison him, but it's alloptional. The only bad thing about them is that they are immune to Wakka'sTKO.

Garm (Wolf): 240HP, Agility: 16. Weak to Fire and Lightning.

Petrify him with Wakka or try to take him on with the Lightningscout. Isuggest the former.

Bunyip (Mole), 400HP, Agility: 6. Weak to Water and Ice.It takes one hit from Auron and one hit from Kimahri to kill him. Petrifyingwith Wakka is also an option. Don't let it get a turn, cause it hits hard.

Snow Flan (Flan), 600HP, Agility: 7. Weak to Fire.Two Fires or one TKO Wakka kills him. Be careful as the Magic stats of theFlans grow. Wakka is immune to him once he reaches critical HP.

Simurgh (Bird), 200HP, Agility: 17. Weak to Fire.Fast, but weak. Fire kills him.

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2x Bite Bug + 1x Basilisk:Target the Bite Bugs first. They will both act first. Switch Yuna or Tidusfor Lulu and kill the first one. Try to petrify the other one. Try to Slowthe Basilisk and kill it slowly. Esuna those who are Petrified.

2x Basilisk:With Yuna Stoneproof; it's easy. Slowing and Poisoning them is your biggestrely. Switch Wakka's TKO for the Rulebreaker and try to Poison them. Leave the

one alone who is Poisoned and target the other. When they are both Poison;defend and watch the show.

1x Garm + 1x Bunyip + 1x Simurgh:Take the Simurgh first with Lulu's Fire. Take the Bunyip with Wakka; if hedoesn't Petrify; kill it with Auron and Kimahri. The Garm has latest priority.Petrify it.

1x Basilisk + 2x Funguar:This encounter is deadly annoying and can lead to a Game Over if things go the



wrong way. The Funguars are not to be touched, cause their Pollen is still aquick road to the Farplane. Blind, Slow and Poison the Basilisk as soon aspossible! Heal the Funguar's Fire with Yuna and hope they don't target thesame character. As soon as the pyreflies escape from the Basilisk; you aresafe. Get Tidus in critical HP and kill the Funguars.

1x Garm + 1x Bunyip + 1x Snow Flan:Wakka Petrifies the Bunyip or Auron and Kimahri take him. Now, attack the Garmwith Wakka and try to get him in critical HP. As soon as the Garm is down, youare set: SOS Nulfrost Wakka VS Snow Flan. An easy win, ya?

1x Lamashtu + 1x Raptor + 1x Funguar:Easy. Tidus and Wakka can mostly take the Raptor with one hit each. Aurontakes the Lamashtu and Nulblaze Tidus kills the Funguar.

2x Bite Bug + 1x Funguar:Bite Bugs first. They will attack first, but they do pitiful damage. Kill thefirst one with Blizzard and kill the other one with Wakka (and Lancet). Tidusfor the rescue against the Funguar. You can even ignore Poison as long as itdoesn't land on Tidus.

1x Snow Flan + 2x Gandarewa:Double Gandarewa is annoying. Kimahri is the one with both Lightning- and IceWard so keep him in your party. Try to Petrify the Gandarewas with Wakka, if

he doesn't succeed: Lulu's Water kills him the next turn. Heal when necessaryand kill the Snow Flan (Wakka Nulfrost) in the end.

2x Bite Bug + 1x Simurgh:A fast party, but doing pitiful damage. Lulu to the rescue. Fire + Blizzard+ Blizzard is a win. You can use Wakka and Lancet as well.

Try to win another Stonetouch weapon from the Basilisks. It's optional, buthighly recommended. I assume you have one.

Enter the Djose Temple and complete it. Don't forget to pick up the gil andthe Mega Phoenix. Stock up on a good amount of Phoenix Downs, Potions andSofts. Pick up the Halberd when you leave the Djose Temple. Sell it again for

good gil.

Enter the road to the Moonflow. Equip the Red Ring instead of the Soft Ring.

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Ochu (Plant), 7200HP, Agility: 6Heal its attacks and attack with Wakka to Petrify it. Winning Poisontouch forsomeone would be great.

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1x Ochu + 1x Garm:Take the Garm first with Wakka (and Tidus). Heal after every Ochu's PoisonClaw and Petrify it with Wakka.

1x Ochu + 2x Bite Bug:Blizzard one Bite Bug after they attacked. Lancet + Wakka attack the other andkeep on targetting the Ochu with Wakka until it is Petrified.



- 1x Bunyip + 1x Garm + 1x Bite Bug:Cast Blizzard on the Bite Bug and let Auron and Kimahri take the Bunyip. TheGarm is finally taken with Tidus and Wakka attack.

- 2x Gandarewa + 1x Funguar:An annoying party. Water + Wakka attack the first Gandarewa and keep Yuna andKimahri in the pary to half the Funguar's Fire. Try to Petrify one of theGandarewas. For the Funguar; well... Nulblaze Tidus maybe? :)

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We've arrived at the Moonflow and Rikku is about to join the party.FINALLY. First, pick up the 5000 gil hidden in a chest behind Lulu under thetent. You need it, cause you need to buy some equipment here. Don't forget asingle one of them.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Danger Armguard from the Woman. It has[SOS Nulblaze][SOS Nulshock] for Wakka. It's VERY important for... well... alot of places.

---VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Buy the Snakehead from O'aka. It has [Mag+5%]

[Poisontouch] for Kimahri. Very important in Bikanel.

---VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Buy the Noxious Cait Sith. It has[Poisontouch] for Lulu and it will be a very important weapon against thefirst Zu in Bikanel.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the White Bracer from the standing man,it has [Mdef +5%][Ice Ward] for Auron and is mandatory for Natus.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Blue Bracer from the Woman, it has[Def+5%][Water Ward] for Auron and is mandatory for Natus.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Serum Bracer from O'Aka. It has [Poison

Ward][SOS Nulshock] for Auron. A must in the Thunder Plains and very importantagainst Evrae.

---VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Buy the Blurry Moon from the Man under thetent. It has [Piercing][Darktouch] for Auron and can save you against moles.

You can also buy the Double-Edge for Tidus [Firestrike][Icestrike]. It'sslightly useful against the Sand Wolves in Bikanel, but optional.

You should have enough money from the 5000 gil, selling the Halberd and therandom encounters. If you don't have it, get back to the Moonflow and winenough in the battles.

Save, equip the Stunning Steel for Tidus and the Lightningscout for Wakka.

Enter the Shoopuf.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: EXTRACTOR>>><<<HP: 4000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>He is not as hard as you think. First a little chitchat about his attacks.Aqua Shooter - 200 damage on either Wakka or Tidus.



Readying Depth Charges - charges for Depth Charges.Depth Charges - 350 damage to both of them, plus adding Darkness status.

Depth Charges is annihilating. The 350 damage is survivable, but Darknessmakes sure you won't connect to him, so he will use the attack immediatelyagain. You have to make sure you will NEVER see Depth Charges. How? Read andlearn.

It requires a little bit of luck at the start of the battle. After that, youhave the world in your own hands. In the start of the battle; you should attackthe Extractor with the Stunning Steel until he is Slowed. You have two or threechances, before you get Depth Charged.

Done? Good.

Extractor uses one OR two Aqua Shooters before he rises up to use DepthCharges. If you do 500 damage or more between these moves, he will come backdown and will not use Depth Charges. You can only do 500 damage withoutcritical hits if you have four turns between "ready" and Depth Charges (Wakka160 x 2 + Tidus 130 x 2). Force this by changing weapons and healing before thethe he CAN rise up comes, this means you have to do it after the first AquaShooter. If you DON'T have 4 turns after his next turn and he rises up; you arescrewed.

Example of CTB-bar (W=Wakka, T=Tidus, E=Extractor) after he came down usedAqua Shooter once:T - W - T - [W] - E - T - W - T - E - W - .....

You have four turns to blast him before he has a chance to rise, BUT IF herises, you only have THREE turns to attack him, which is NOT ENOUGH to make himgo down. Depth Charges is unavoidable. Except if you change weapons/heal withWakka before Extractor's first turn (note the brackets on Wakka's turn). If youdo that, the CTB bar would have been the following:

T - W - T - E - [W] - T - W - T - E - W - .....

Notice that you have 4 turns now between "ready" and Depth Charges.

As long as you make sure he'll NEVER use Depth Charges; you'll win.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Extractor can drop more than SOS Nul-element on his armors. I suggest torefight the battle until you have, but it's optional.

Open up several chests and talk to several people.

Rikku joins the party. FINALLY!!! Woohoooooooooo!!!

For the tutorial battle; don't even think of wasting two expensive Bomb Cores.Mix two Power Spheres for an overkill.

Before we are going to steal, the Guadosalam event (try to steal some PoisonFangs and Antarctic Winds before you arrived). Of course: Don't forget anychests.

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Very boring. Watch the cutscenes and go the Farplane



---VERY IMPORTANT ITEMS ALERT: Don't forget the 8x Lightning Marble hidden ina chest on the way to the Farplane.

Watch the cutscenes and the Brotherhood getting upgraded.

Return to Guadosalam and enter O'Aka's shop. DO NOT WATCH ALL THE CUTSCENESFIRST or O'Aka will be gone.

---VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Buy the Fatal Cait Sith from O'Aka. It has[Deathtouch] for Lulu. NOTE: O NOT watch all the cutscenes and the ThunderPlains Tutorial first, because O'Aka is gone after that!

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Yellow Bracer for Auron, it has[Lightning Ward] and is needed for Natus.

Also, buy a Lightning Ward armor for Rikku.

Had a good nap while listening to the boring cutscenes? Good, wake up now.

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It's too early to go here. Back to the Moonflow.

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Now, it's stealing time. Stealing is very risky, cause Rikku mostly can'tsurvive a single attack from a fiend. Especially later in the game. Mostly,you only should steal from fiends who are Sleep, Blind or Silenced. I'm goingto be rough on you, cause you will waste a long time on this short piece ofMoonflow road. Steal the following items here. There are two numbers. A numberyou HAVE to steal, and a number i RECOMMEND you to steal (within brackets)

Item: Fiend: Number: Rare/Common:

Poison Fang* Bite Bug 1[5] 0x Common/1x RareAntarctic Wind Snow Flan 10[16] 2x Common/2x RareRemedy Ochu 0[2] 1x Common/2x RareStamina Tablet [Treasure Chest] 1[1] 10% chanceDragon Scale [Treasure Chest] 4[6] 30% chanceMega Potion [Treasure Chest] 0[4] 60% chance

You don't really need to steal from Ochus, but i recommend you to do it whileWakka tries to Petrify it. For the Bite Bugs, steal from them while they aretogether with a Treasure chest. Weaken them with Lancet and try to steal thedamn Poison Fangs you need. After about an hour; i think you have all of the

items you need. As you can see, the Stamina Tablets may take a while as well.

A little backtracking to Djose Highroad. Just defeat the enemies you meet onyour way back. Except for the Bite Bugs and the Snow Flans, there is nothingreally worth it to steal.

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Poison Fangs make the challenge easier, since they simply do a ridiculouslyamount of damage. And yes, you can talk about easiness in this challenge, howweird it may sound. However, ONLY 1 Poison Fang is ABSOLUTELY needed in thischallenge, and that is the one for Natus. The others, for Anima, Seymour andEvrae, are optional. So, for both Seymour and Evrae, it's also added how youcan beat them without Poison Fangs.

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Petrify Grenade Basilisk 10[15] 1x Common/1x RareSilence Grenade Funguar 5[8] 1x Common/0x RareSmoke Bomb Simurgh 4[6] 1x Common/2x Rare

I won't make a new strategy for the fiends. Steal every spare turn Rikku has.She is much faster than the rest of the party, so you should have that spareturns. For the Basilisk, Funguar x2 party: be careful with stealing, cause itis really dangerous.

Remember that stealing from the Funguars can also trigger Pollen. KeepNulblaze Tidus handy and only steal when there are no other fiends left.

Is the challenge annoying you already?

Yes? Play another challenge / game.

No? Good. Follow me back to the Moonflow and into Guadosalam.

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Now for real. Before you have reached the agency; you can call this place the"Game Over Plains" no doubt, especially without the Sentry. Wakka starts

missing flyers here. Hell.

Auron's Serum Bracer and Wakka's Danger Armguard should be in your survivingkit. Equip following weapons:

Make your party Rikku, Auron and Yuna

Tidus: *Brotherhood* ---Yuna: Rod of Wisdom Soft RingWakka: TKO *Danger Armguard*Lulu: Fatal Cait Sith Tough BangleKimahri:Hunter's Spear Red ArmletAuron: (Sentry) *Blurry Moon* Serum Bracer

Rikku: --- Yellow Targe

For once; Forget everything and make a run for the agency. NOW!

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Aerouge (Imp), 200HP, Agility: 11. Weak to Water.Quite fast. Thundara hits very hard. TKO Wakka kills him, or two attacks with



Wakka if the TKO refuses to work.

Buer (Eyeball), 230HP, Agility: 12. Weak to Water.O NO. A new Eyeball. Deadly. It requires two Wakka-attacks to kill it. EvenWater + Wakka attack is not enough. You can't help it from having a turnif Wakka doesn't petrify. Even worse, Wakka will occasionally miss it.

Gold Element (Element), 1200HP, Agility: 7. Weak to Water.Unless you want to waste all Lulu's MP, you should kill him with the FatalCait Sith. Although he uses Thunder; it hurts more than Thundara from Aerouge.

Kusariqqu (Dragon), 445HP, Agility: 7. Weak to Water.This monster is your worst nightmare. It never appears alone and he has aguaranteed Game Over Lightning Breath. Kill it FIRST with an attack of Auronand Kimahri. You can't trust TKO or Fatal Cait Sith (FCS from now) to kill it.

Larva (Larva), 1498HP, Agility: 10. Weak to Water.These only appear with other Ligntning casters. Auron or Wakka with SOSNulshock are Larva-proof.

Melusine (Lizard), 265HP, Agility: 17. Weak to Ice.To make it even worse, the Lizard is back again. Tidus will mostly miss, somostly only Wakka can connect to it. Hope you'll petrify it soon enough. Ifnot, it requires three attacks...

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- 1x Buer + 1x Kusariqqu + 1x Gold Element.Ambush is deadly. Luckily you can avoid that by having low HP with Wakkaand Auron, and their SOS-nulshock armors. Throw a Grenade to get rid of theYou'll need to use Lancet with Kimahri. Attack with Auron, and the Kusariqquis gone. The Gold Element is still standing. Kill him with the FCS.

- 1x Gold Element + 1x Larva:Fairly easy, try to kill the Element with the FCS. Make sure either Wakka or

Auron comes in critical HP. Kill the Larva with the TKO.

- 1x Melusine + 1x Kusariqqu + 1x Aerouge:You will die if you have an ambush here. Target the Kusariqqu first withKimahri and Auron. Leave the Aerouge alone for now, it's hardly dangerous withSOS Nulshock Wakka/Auron in the party. Kill the Melusine with Wakka and Tidus.THEN, safely Petrify the Aerouge.

- 1x Gold Element + 1x Melusine + 1x Buer:This one is even worse. The Melusine rarely acts before Rikku. Switch Rikkufor Wakka and try to Petrify it. Switch Tidus/Yuna for Lulu and try to KO theGold Element. As soon as Rikku gets a next turn; throw an Antarctic Wind onthe Buer. If the TKO and FCS both work; kill the Buer with TKO (why waste an

item when not necessary?). This party relies on luck. If the TKO and the FCSrefuse to work several times; you are in serious trouble.

- 1x Gold Element + 1x Buer + 1x AerougeRelatively easy if you want to waste an Antarctic Wind on the Buer. If youwant to play dangerous; try to Petrify it with Wakka. The Gold Element and theAerouge are harmless with SOS Nulshock Wakka or Auron.

- 1x Larva + 2x AerougeSOS Nulshock Wakka + TKO can take on this party. Gotta love SOS Nulshock, eh?



Reached the agency? Well done.

Watch some boring cutscenes and talk to the girl behind the desk.

---VERY IMPORTANT ITEMS ALERT: Buy as many Grenades as possible!!! They arevital for the Macalania Woods and the rest of the Thunder Plains. You'll feelsafe with some Grenades in stock, trust me. Of course, Phoenix Downs are moreworth the money than Grenades.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Obtain the Yellow Shield when you leave theagency. It has [Lightningproof] for Tidus. You'll need it... Trust me...

Again, make a run for the end of the Thunder Plains. The rest comes later.

Tidus: Brotherhood Yellow ShieldYuna: Rod of Wisdom Soft RingWakka: TKO Danger ArmguardLulu: Fatal Cait Sith Tough BangleKimahri:Hunter's Spear Red ArmletAuron: Sentry (Blurry Moon) Serum BracerRikku: --- Yellow Targe

Pray to one or two (i advice not to pray to three, it makes capturing harder)

Qactuar Stones to unlock the Qactuars.

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Iron Giant(Iron Giant), 3600HP, Agility: 7.A lot of HP, but very easy. It always targets the weakest character. Use thisto your advantage. If you can, try to make Lulu (highest Evasion) have lessHP than Rikku (between 250 and 359) and always Defend. If Iron Giant isPower Broken; he can't kill Lulu. Heal her with a Potion everytime.Petrify him with Wakka or KO him with Lulu.

Qactuar(Cactuar), 500HP, Agility: 15Rikku acts before him/them. Double Grenade is a kill. A Smoke Bomb to be sure.

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- 1x/2x QactuarUse one Grenade and they flee like cowards.A Smoke Bomb when hunting for Initiative (see below).

- 1x Iron GiantA lot of HP, but very easy. It always targets the weakest character. Use this

to your advantage. If you can, try to make Lulu (highest Evasion) have lessHP than Rikku (between 250 and 359) and always Defend. If Iron Giant isPower Breaked; he can't kill Lulu. Heal her with a Potion everytime.Petrify him with Wakka or KO him with Lulu.

- 1x Melusine + 1x Kusariqqu + 1x AerougeTadam!! Grenade saves you. Use it to kill the Melusine and the Aerouge in onehit. The Kusariqqu is left with enough HP for Auron to kill it in one hit.

- 2x Larva



SOS Nulshock Wakka + TKO = 'nuff said.

- 1x Iron Giant + 2x BuerDangerous? Neeehhhh... Rikku uses a Grenade to kill the Buers. For the Giant:see above.

- 1x Gold Element + 1x Buer + 1x MelusineAgain, a Grenade kills the Buer and Melusine in one hit. Lulu FCS's the GoldElement. Try to steal one or two Electro Marbles before killing it.

---VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT (ONLY IF YOU DIDN'T BUY THE SENTRY): WinInitiative from one of the Qactuars for anyone but Tidus, Rikku or Yuna.Kimahri or Auron is most recommended. Don't use Grenades, cause they will runaway the next turn. Use either an Antarctic Wind, Electro Marble or SmokeBomb. If you've already bought the Sentry, then there's no need to hunt forit.

Why not Tidus: he will be wearing the Sonic Steel always after Macalania.Why not Yuna: she is not present in Bikanel Island. The place where Initiativeis extremely useful.Why not Rikku: she has to be OUT of the party in Bikanel, so that she can beswitched in for Tidus immediately to take out fiends with Smoke Bombs/SleepingPowders. If she is the one with Initiative; she HAS TO BE in the party whenit starts. You'll be screwed when you meet a lot of Sand Wolfs/Alcyones. They

act before Rikku and are too fast to handle.

Fight next to a Save Sphere and steal several Electro Marbles from Aerouges orGold Elements. Rikku with full HP and the Yellow Targe can survive one attackof them. Kill the other fiends until only one of them is left. Steal about 10.

Also, try to win an SOS Regen armor from an Iron Giant. It's not useful, butit sells for a lot of gil. If you win it with two open slots, you're blessed.Buy as many Grenades as you can from selling it.

Leave the Thunder Plains; you can't be bothered to hang around there. We needthe Sonic Steel first to make it a lot easier.

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This place is even more dangerous than the Thunder Plains. I'm notoversensitive. It's just plain true. Equip following weapons/armors:

Tidus: *Stunning Steel* ---Yuna: Rod of Wisdom *Red Ring*Wakka: TKO Danger ArmguardLulu: Fatal Cait Sith Tough BangleKimahri:Hunter's Spear Red ArmletAuron: Blurry Moon Serum Bracer

Rikku: --- Yellow Targe

*Initiative goes before an other weapon for a character and he/she must be inthe frontline no matter what. Ambush is a guaranteed Game Over in the Woods*SOS Nultide for anyone should be equiped immediately

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Blue Element, 1500HP, Agility: 9. Weak to Lightning.This one is trouble. Big trouble. It's Watera is an instant kill to EVERYONEexcept Auron. Kimahri's Red Armlet doesn't have Water Ward. Yuna with SOSNultide is immune when she has critical HP. Use the FCS to kill him. Throwa Silence Grenade for extreme measures.

Chimera, 5250HP, Agility: 9.Always appears alone, which makes him easy. Aqua Breath is the only realdangerous attack. Everyone survives it when at full HP, except Rikku andLulu sometimes. Use the TKO or FCS to kill him quick.

Iguion, 370HP, Agility: 19.Fast, and more dangerous! It mostly acts first and can kill Rikku in one hit.Use a Grenade and attack with Wakka to kill it. Do not allow it to move morethan once. If he petrifies Rikku; you better give up.

Murussu, 580HP, Agility: 7.Slow and easy if he would be on his own. It doesn't have full priority. Hekills all the girls in one hit, but Lulu sometimes evades. A Grenade and anattack from Auron kills him. You can also try the FCS or TKO.

Xiphos, 2700HP, Agility: 17.Fast and quite strong. TKO or FCS for the rescue. Dark Attack works only halfof the time, due to 50% resistance. He likes to Poison you as well.

Wasp, 360HP, Agility: 18.It's fast, but does low damage. A Grenade or Blizzard can kill him, but it'snot guaranteed. Give it last priority.

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- 1x ChimeraWatch out for Aqua Breath, furthermore; it's easy. Try to steal some ArcticWinds from him. TKO or FCS to kill him.

- 1x XiphosPitiful. TKO or FCS for a kill.

- 1x Xiphos + 2x WaspTake out the Wasps by throwing a Grenade, when they aren't dead; use aBlizzard to kill them forgood. Power Break the Xiphos if you like.

- 1x Iguion + 1x Murussu + 1x Blue ElementOh no. A painful party. The Iguion has to leave, NOW. Throw a Grenade as soonas Rikku gets a turn. Finish him with Wakka. You can't stop it from having aturn, so you have to be a little bit lucky. The Murussu now only has about 230HP left so Auron kills him with one attack. Now, you only have one BlueElement left. Steal some Fish Scales from it, don't forget to throw a PD on

everyone who is killed. KO it with the FCS.

- 1x Iguion + 1x Murussu + 1x WaspIguion! Away, MOVE. First turn Rikku gets; Grenade. It can kill both theIguion and the Wasp, but it's not guaranteed. Wakka gives the final blow tothe Iguion. The Wasp (if it wasn't dead already) is finished by Blizzard andAuron sends the Murussu to the Farplane.

- 1x Wasp + 2x Blue ElementThis is the worst of all. Ignore the Wasp for now and switch in Lulu. If she



manages to KO one of the Blue Elements, take a deep sigh. If she doesn't KOone of them: switch in Rikku and throw a Silence Grenade; you can't risk theBlue Elements to have both a turn, cause you will be Game Over before you canblink your eyes. While they are Silenced; stock on a lot of Fish Scales andkill them with the FCS.

Left the Woods? Find O'Aka. Tell him his prices are too expensive.

TAMDADAMMM!!! THERE IT IS:---EXTREMELY, VERY, ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT:B U Y T H E S O N I C S T E E L. You'll be sorry if you don't, causethis makes the challenge 100% IMPOSSIBLE! Needless to say; it has First Strikefor Tidus and it will safe your butt more than... whatever.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Blue Armlet; is has Waterward forKimahri. WHY wasn't O'Aka here before the Blue Element rush?

Equip the Sonic Steel, unequip any Elementalstrike weapons for Auron and Saveyour game.

Make sure to have at least the following items, before facing the next boss.Electro Marble - x10Antarctic Wind - x10Fish Scale - x4

Make your party Rikku, Lulu, Tidus (Sonic Steel)

Let Auron cut the woods in some pieces. It brings us the next boss.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SPHERIMORPH>>><<<HP: 12000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This overgrown Sphere is easy, but time and item consuming. As you know fromprevious game(s), Spheri absorbs every element, except its one weakness.

Switch in Auron, Power Break him. You now know his weakness. Use the following

item/spell when he counters with:Fire - Rikku's Antarctic Wind (~900 damage)Water - Rikku's Electro Marble (~900 damage)Ice - Lulu's Fire (~350 damage)Thunder - Rikku's Fish Scale (~900 damage) or Lulu's Water (~350 damage).

He will change his weakness. Auron uses a physical attack again to find outwhat his next weakness is.

Defend with the rest of the frontline. Use Yuna to heal party members who arehurt.

His Press only cuts of 25% of everyone's current HP. Only 12.50% when a

character is under Defend. His normal attack and his counter don't do veryhigh damage. This boss is slow and weak. Use PD's when a character has fallenfor some reason. Really, some random encounters are harder than this boss. Itonly takes time and items.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

That's that. Watch the next scenes and Save again. Now, we are going tobacktrack to the Thunder Plains do steal some more items. With the Sonic Steel,it's much safer. Trust me. Take the crystal path to avoid the Woods (we'll beback there as well, but not now).



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Equip the Sonic Steel and leave Rikku OUT of the party. You can switch her into use two items in a row, with none of the fiends being able to attackbefore. If you leave the Initiative character in the frontline as well: youare safe.

Steal the following items:


Light Curtain Iron Giant 15[20] 1x Common/1x RareLunar Curtain Larva 15[20] 1x Common/2x RareChocobo Feather Qactuar 15[20] 1x Common/1x RareElectro Marble Gold Element/Aerouge 20[30] 1x Common/2x RareSilver Hourglass Kusariqqu 1[1] 0x Common/1x Rare

I'd recommend not to try to steal more than 3 items from the same fiend. Thechances decrease exponentially. 100% - 50% - 25%. For the 4th steal; you'llonly have a chance of 1 in 8 to have a succesful steal. Don't rely on it.

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]]Light Curtain:Encounter either an Iron Giant or 2x Buer and Iron Giant. It doesn't matter.Switch in Rikku and either kill the Buers with a Grenade or steal your firstLight Curtain. Auron Power Breaks the Giant. Switch in Tidus, switch tothe Stunning Steel and hope to Slow the Giant. Now, he will face Rikku everyturn. If she defends before he uses his attack, the Giant won't kill her.Get her to full HP every time and steal as many Light Curtains as you can.When Reaper is coming (4th attack), make sure everyone has more than 350HPor 175HP when they are defending. When you have enough Light Curtains, kill

the Giant with TKO or FCS.

]]Lunar Curtain:The best encounter would be with two Larvas. Switch in Rikku and steal thefirst. Let TKO or FCS finish one which you already stole one from. Make sureto switch Tidus back in with his Lightningproof shield to be safe. When oneLarva is down; steal Lunar Curtains like crazy. Rikku survives one Thundarawhen she is wearing the Yellow Targe.

]]Chocobo Feather:Switch in Rikku; steal one. The Qactuar makes a move. If he kills Rikku;revive her immediately. Try to steal another one and throw a Grenade afterthis to make him run like a coward. If you encounter two Qactuars; it'll be

better to kill one with an Antarctic Wind / Electro Marble to decrease thechances for a Game Over.

]]Electro Marble:Kill the other fiends in the active party.Rikku with the Yellow Targe survivesboth Gold Element's Thunder and Aerouge's Thundara. Make sure everyone in theactive party is alive to drag their attacks from Rikku. When you have three,kill the last fiend.

]]Silver Hourglass:



A hard one. Use a Grenade to kill the other fiends and target your attentionto the Kusariqqu. Rikku can't survive Lightning Breath, so try not to have herin your party when the Kusariqqu has a turn. Make sure Auron is in the partynonstop at full HP. He can survive Kusariqqu's Lightning Breath and hisregular attack and is able to kill him in one hit when things get dangerous.Because the Kusariqqu is slow, you can steal an item and get Rikku out of theparty before Kusariqqu gets a move in. The Silver Hourglass is a rare item,but mandatory for Evrae. Don't leave the Thunder Plains without it, no matterhow long it takes.

Make sure to change your frontline between battles and heal your charactersbetween battles. Save every three or four encounters just four the insurance.What if you forget to have Sonic Tidus and your Initative character in theparty? 2x Buer and Iron Giant? Ambush? That's gonna hurt.

Got the items? Good, stock up on Grenades and PD's (remember the SOS Regentrick?). Proceed to the Woods. Save.

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Fish Scale Blue Element 10[15] 2x Common/3x RareArctic Wind Chimera 5[8] 1x Common/1x Rare

You don't need many items. I'll provide stategies, but first: check theamount of Poison Fangs you have. It's recommended to have at least 5. Youcan do it with less, but i really suggest you to steal them. There's a newsource here: Wasp.

As said in the note before, you only *NEED* one Poison Fang, but more willmake your life much, much easier.


]]Poison Fang:Wait for a Xiphos and 2x Wasp battle. TKO the Xiphos and try to steal the damnPoison Fangs. Wasps do very little damage. Heal Rikku when necessary and killone when you stole two useless Hi-Potions from it or when it's annoying you.Yuna's Esuna or Antidotes take care of Poison.

]]Fish Scale:-First possibility: 1x Iguion + 1x Murussu + 1x Blue ElementSwitch Sonic Tidus for Rikku and throw a Grenade. Throw another. Now, you only

have a Blue Element left. Steal the Fish Scales and revive characters whennecessary. A single Blue Element isn't dangerous.

-Second possibility: 2x Blue Element + 1x WaspSwitch Sonic Tidus for Rikku and throw a Silence Grenade. You can get a lotof Fish Scales by just using a single item: 12 if you are lucky. Kill themwith the FCS when they are annoying you. If you don't want to waste aSilence Grenade: don't say i didn't warn you...

]]Arctic Wind:



Just start stealing. Rikku dies from Aqua Breath and Megiddo Flame, but shesurvives Thundara and (of course) his regular attack. Stealing ain't that hardalthough you should not forget to have two other characters in the battle withmore than 400HP to survive Aqua Breath. You can Slow him with the StunningSteel if you want to.

Done it all? Save and go to Macalania Lake. First, we have an item check, youshould at least have the following items. Remember; this is the MINIMUM. Moreis always good:

5 Arctic Winds15 Chocobo Feathers4 Dragon Scales20 Electro Marbles15 Light Curtains8 Lightning Marbles15 Lunar Curtains12 Petrify Grenades5 Poison Fangs (or less, for those who try to defy all laws of FFX)4 Silence Grenades1 Silver Hourglass2 Smoke Bombs1 Stamina Tablet

Last: about 12 single elemental items in total (Antarctic Winds and FishScales).

Don't leave the Woods without these items.

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New fiends, new chances. I'll stop writing the weapon-part. A lot of weaponswill be different than I had in my game. Never forget to equip:-Wakka with TKO-Lulu with Fatal Cait Sith

-Tidus with Sonic Steel-Character with Initative in the frontline (not Rikku, Yuna or Tidus)

Rikku must be OUT of the battle at all cost.

Don't bother stealing here. Run to the agency, you might have an encounterhere. Switch in Rikku and finish it with Grenades. Or do it the way you like.For the Ice Flan; leave it until the end and finish with TKO or FCS. Enterthe Agency. Buy 99 Phoenix Downs, some Softs and as many Grenades as you caneffort. Sell useless equipment; you should check by yourself what you consideruseless equipment. I sold all elemental strike weapons, except for Auron's.Buy some Hi-Potions if you are very rich. Make sure to have at least 15 Hi-Potions.

Leave the agency.

Make sure Tidus has the Sonic Steel equiped.Party: Tidus, Kimahri, Auron.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: CRAWLER>>>>>><<<HP: 16000>>>>>>>>>><<<SUBBOSS: NEGATOR>>>



<<<HP: 1000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You can try to get the Lifesaver here, it's a weapon for Tidus with Alchemyon it. For years, we all thought it was mandatory to have it to have a chanceagainst BFA. However, our NSGNSNCNO-Hero Blitz_Ace470 clearly mentioned thatit doesn't help you as much as we thought it would. It's useful, sure. Andthere's absolutely no way you can get Alchemy on Tidus' weapon later, but itIS optional.

You can win the battle without Rikku in Haste, but it will be very usefuland the battle will take much less time. Switch Sonic Tidus for Rikku, throwa Chocobo Feather on herself. Followed up by a Light Curtain, she even hasanother turn; throw an Electro Marble. Accept Gattling Gun's damage. No onedies. Switch Kimahri for Tidus, switch to Stunning Steel. Auron heals Rikku.Tidus tries to Slow the Crawler.

Rikku keeps on throwing Electro Marbles, Tidus keeps on trying to Slow him andAuron keeps on healing the party. When he is Slowed; Rikku can throw up to 7Electro Marbles before Crawler is on turn.

Make sure to have Crawler at less than 80HP. Force this by using Lancet, Auronattack and Tidus attack. When he has less than 80HP and Tidus is at full HP:kill the rest of the party and finish Crawler with only Tidus alive. This willimprove the chances for Crawler to drop the Lifesaver.

It only happens rarely that Rikku doesn't survive Gattling Gun. Revive, Hasteand Protect her again if it happens. Or just Reset if you don't feel likewasting valuable items.

The battle can take less than 6 minutes. It depends on when the Stunning SteelSlows Crawler. Luckily, Crawler is quite easy.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

If you didn't win the Lifesaver, it's your choice to try again. Remember thatit's not really necessary to win. If you desperately want it and Crawlerrefuses to give it, then what are you crying about? You're the one who startedthe challenge!

If you didn't win the Lifesaver, remember that this was the last source forthe Fire Ward Bracer unless you want to get it from the Bombs in Home or theAirship.

Watch the scenes with the Snowscooter, you'll ride with Rikku, trust me.

Get into Macalania temple and watch Jyscal's Sphere. Don't watch it when youdon't have the items mentioned above, cause there's no way back after you'vewatched it. Seymour is evil? As if you didn't know.

Talk to O'Aka: buy 99 Phoenix Downs and make sure to have about 20 Eye Drops.

Equip the following weapons/armors:Tidus - Stunning Steel, Yellow Shield (Lightningproof). Don't equip the SonicSteel. For some reason, only Tidus will have the first turn with it. While allthree characters have a turn if you haven't equiped it. Quite odd, but true.Wakka - Danger Armguard (SOS Nulblaze, SOS Nulshock)Yuna - Rod of Wisdom (Sensor) and Red Ring (Fire Ward, SOS Nultide)Kimahri - Red Armlet

This is all you need. You can't set a party, cause it's preset.



Save. Here he comes.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SEYMOUR>>><<<HP: 3000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Tidus is switched for Rikku. Throw a Petrify Grenade to kill the GuadoGuardians. It's that simple. Seymour casts a spell, revive the fallencharacter. Tidus switches weapons to the Stunning Steel. Revive characterswith the other character than Tidus. Preferably Auron, cause he can surviveone spell from Seymour. Tidus attacks Seymour nonstop with the StunningSteel to Slow him.

As soon as he is Slowed; you'll have a lot more turns to prepare. This is whatyou should do before finishing him.-Talk with Tidus. This isn't that hard.-Switch Tidus' weapon to the Brotherhood, the Str +15% is really useful.-Throw a Chocobo Feather on Rikku herself.-Throw a Chocobo Feather on Tidus.-Throw a Chocobo Feather and a Lunar Curtain on Auron.

Make sure Rikku and Tidus are not in the frontline when Seymour casts aspell. It would be a waste when she dies and loses Haste.

Your party for Anima: Tidus, Rikku and your fastest other character that youhave (I'm not going to tell you who that is, since you are supposed to knowthat by now coughyunacough). Use Tidus' attack and some of Rikku's items toripp his 3,000HP off.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: ANIMA>>><<<HP: 18000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You must destroy Anima and her 18000HP before Oblivion. Anima alternatesbetween Boost and Pain. The point is that you should use Rikku's items andTidus' attack when she is in Boost, cause it does 150% damage. Some numbers tomake it easier. All numbers are stated when Anima is in BoostPoison Fang: ~3000, Arctic Wind: ~1500, Tidus' attack: ~850(1700 if critical),

it is enough to kill her. Try to take out Rikku before every Pain, this ispossible unless Tidus is targeted too much. Those ~850 damage that Tidus doeshelps tremendously. As long Tidus isn't targeted too much, there's no need tothrow Poison Fangs, at all. Feel free to do so if you want to play safe.

Keep in mind that damaging Anima fills up her overdrive. Try to ALMOST fill itbefore she has a turn. She uses Boost and you can unload your last attacks onher. Don't fill it just before she has a turn, cause Oblivion is a guaranteedGame Over, no doubt.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SEYMOUR 2ND>>><<<HP: 6000>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You have some turns with your characters to damage Seymour, please do so. Donot, however, waste any valuable items, because that's not needed. Of course,keep Auron in the party with Haste and Shell. Seymour either kills two othercharacters or kills one character and damages Auron. So, whoever Seymour hits,Auron can either throw two Phoenix Downs, or a Phoenix Down on whoever diedand a Hi-Potion on himself. Tidus' talk doesn't get 'dispelled' when he dies,so just use every oppurtunity he gets to attack Seymour. The third characteris switched for Rikku (if it isn't already Rikku) and she can throw ArcticWinds/Lightning Marbles when she gets a turn.



Eventually, Seymour wil die. A bit.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

You should win a Silencestrike weapon for either Kimahri, Yuna or Auron. Ifyou didn't: My advise is to refight the battle! I also advice you to win itfor another character than the one who has Initiative.

You CAN accept it for Lulu as well, but you should waste the FCS from timeto time. It's at your own risk. You CAN accept Silencetouch for each of themas well, but it will make things a lot harder.

However, the Silencestrike weapon is NOT MANDATORY to beat the game, but itmay well make your NENNE trip a bit easier. Random encounters get moreannoying every area you enter. Flans and Elements are getting really, reallydeadly if you cannot disable them. You are taking big risks if you move onwithout it. But is it a ---VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT? No...

I will pretend that you received it. It took me only two tries to obtain aMage Hunter for Kimahri with Silencestrike my first game and three tries toobtain a Tacid Blade for Auron with Silencestrike my second game.

Complete the Cloister of Trials and Save your game. When you run away, youwill be forced to fight at least three battles with an annoying Guado Guardian

(one or two in the HD remaster version, we love speedy Tidus).

-Party:Tidus (Sonic Steel), Initiative character and Yuna / Wakka. Make sure Rikkuand Auron are always OUT of the party. Except when Auron wears the InitiativeWeapon.

-Weapons:Tidus: Sonic SteelWakka: TKO, Nulfrost ArmguardLulu: FCS, Tough BangleAuron: Blurry Moon???: Initiative Weapon

???: Silencestrike weapon

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Guado Guardian, 2000HP, Agility: 12His spells hurt bad. Use the TKO to kill him. You can Silence him as wellwith your new weapon. He has 10% resistance to Death, so the FCS will onlywork 40% of the times.

Evil Eye, 310HP, Agility: 15Easy, switch Tidus for Rikku and throw a Grenade for a kill.

Ice Flan, 1350HP, Agility: 9Silence him with the Silencestrike weapon and kill him with the TKO or the FCS

Mafdet, 710HP, Agility: 9Double Grenade is mostly a kill. Try to Blind him with Auron's Blurry Moon andfinish him with TKO or FCS is an option as well. His attack mostly killseveryone accept Auron in one hit.

Snow Wolf, 400HP, Agility: 20



Very annoying and very fast. He doesn't die from one Grenade, so you can'tstop him from having a turn. Wakka's attack after the Grenade kills him forsure.

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- 2x Evil Eye, 1x Guado GuardianSwitch Sonic Tidus for Rikku and throw a Grenade to kill the Eyes. Silence theGuado Guardian and finish him with TKO or FCS. Throw Phoenix Downs when hekills a character.

- 1x Mafdet, 1x Ice Flan, 1x Guado GuardianQuite dangerous. Switch Sonic Tidus for your Silencestrike character andSilence the Guardian. It still can cast Berserk on the Mafdet. Attack theMafdet with Auron and Kimahri to kill it. The Ice Flan mostly kills acharacter. Try to Silence it and you are set. Kill them both with TKO or FCS.You can be in trouble if the Flan kills your Silencestrike character.

- 2x Snow Wolf, 1x Guado GuardianMore dangerous. Switch Sonic Tidus for Rikku and throw a Grenade. Now, all thefiends have a turn. Ouch... Rikku dies from the Guado Guardian's spell and ifboth the Sand Wolves target her. If she gets a new turn; throw a new Grenade.

Silence the Guardian and TKO or FCS him. If Rikku dies before the Wolves aredead; you are in big, big trouble.

Left the Temple Road? Make a run for the Save Sphere at the end of the snowyarea.

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- 1x Mafdet + 1x Snow Wolf + 1x Ice FlanTidus->Rikku: throw a Grenade. The Wolf is on turn now, but he can't killRikku in one hit. Throw another Grenade to kill the Mafdet and the Snow Wolf.

Silence the Ice Flan and kill it with TKO or FCS.

- 1x Evil Eye + 1x Snow Wolf + 1x Ice FlanTidus->Rikku: throw a Grenade. The Evil Eye falls. The Snow Wolf is on turn.Throw another Grenade to kill the Wolf. Silence and TKO/FCS the Flan.

- 1x Mafdet + 2x Evil EyeTidus->Rikku: throw a Grenade. Bye Evil Eyes. Throw another one. Bye Mafdet.

Steal in between. These are the items you need:


Sleeping Powder Snow Wolf 15[20] 1x Common/2x RareArctic Wind Ice Flan 15[20] 1x Common/2x Rare

For the Arctic Winds; this is the TOTAL amount you need for your trip untilthe Calm Lands. It doesn't mean you have to steal another 15.




I suggest to, as weird as it sounds, to UNEQUIP the TKO. You will see why.

]]Sleeping Powder:Wait for a [1x Evil Eye + 1x Snow Wolf + 1x Ice Flan] encounter. Switch Rikkufor Tidus and throw a Grenade to kill the Eye. The Snow Wolf does something.Heal the Snow Wolf with a Potion and use Dark Attack with Wakka. It will beBlinded and you don't risk killing it. Silence the Flan and steal SleepingPowders with Rikku. Wakka targets the Wolf another time. As soon as Darknesswears of, kill it with Wakka. This wil net you two or three Sleeping Powders.Steal some Arctic Winds and FCS the Flan.

]]Arctic Wind:Same as the previous one, but now you should not heal the Wolf, but kill itinstead with Wakka after you threw the Grenade. Silence the Flan and have somehappy stealing time.

Stealing is not hard, just time consuming. The above stated stealing momentsare the safest ones, you can also steal in the Mafdet encounter, but itrequires one attack more. You can, of course, steal some Arctic Winds orSleeping Powders when Rikku has a spare turn.

Good, a new boss is waiting. He is deadly easy. Equip Sonic Steel with Tidus.Take Rikku out.

Save.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: WENDIGO>>><<<HP: 18000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This boss will never touch you even once. Switch Tidus for Rikku and use aPetrify Grenade to kill the Guardians. Use a Sleeping Powder to put Wendigoto Sleep for 7 turns. This will be an easy battle.

You can choose to Haste Rikku with a Chocobo Feather. It will spare one ortwo Sleeping Powders, but it wastes a Chocobo Feather. Do as you will.

Throw Arctic Winds / Lightning Marbles on Wendigo (~1000 damage) to slowlykill it. You can choose to throw Antarctic Winds / Electro Marbles / FishScales (~600 damage) as well. It's your choice. When he wakes up; use anotherSleeping Powder.

Kimahri can damage him with Lancet (~80 damage) or Lulu with some of herspells (~230 damage) as well.

A lot of items and about 15 minutes later; you kill him.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

You can try to get SOS Haste from him, but it is rare. Counter-attack for

Auron is useful as well, but don't go hunting for it.

You will be automatically go to the place below Macalania temple. Watch somecutscenes. Pick up the Avenger for Tidus. It's quite useful.

Blah Blah. Sin comes. Oh no, he brings us to:

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This place is not really dangerous. Rikku and her Grenades will be more usefulthan anywhere else. Pick up the Remedies and Save your game.Equip Sonic Steel, of course.

//FORCED ENCOUNTER: ZU, 12000HP.Switch to the Stunning Steel. Auron and Lulu will join Tidus after the Zukilled Tidus. Power Break him with Auron and Lulu revives Tidus. The Zu hasan attack. It's weaker than the next Zus you will encounter, but still; onlyAuron can survive his attack. Try to Slow him as soon as you can with theStunning Steel and switch weapons with Lulu to the Noxious Cait Sith. Attackhim with it and hope it gets Poisoned. Make sure Auron has the Blurry Moonequiped, cause you have 30% chance to Blind him with it. As soon as he isSlowed and Poisoned, the battle is yours. Keep on healing and Defending untilhe dies.

Find Wakka, Kimahri and Rikku as well.

If you encounter a Sand Worm BEFORE you find Rikku; you're in for a toughfight. A very tough fight. You might want to reset if that happens. The onlyway to prevent the Worm from using Earthquake (instant Game Over) is throughSleepstrike or to make sure that you target it 10 times before he startsto prepare it. Because he will swallow a character then, instead of usingthe earthquake. It will still take quite some time to kill the damn thing,

since you need to Poison it as well. Slow it with Tidus too.

I won't put down enemy encounters before you find Rikku, cause you will onlyhave to fight two or three. Take the shortest routes to find your partymembers and try to get in as less encounters as you can. Trust on the TKO theFCS, Dark Attack, Lancet, Fire and everything you can to kill enemies. FindRikku, FAST!!! However, don't forget to pick up Kimahri or you will have towander back to him. You mostly have to fight only two battles (I suggest*not* to Save after you defeated the first Zu, because of the steps you'retaking back. Getting into an encounter without Rikku is very risky).

You have Rikku in the party and survived the encounters? Good.

FIEND INFO:

Alcyone, 430HP, Agility: 26. Weak to FireA silly bird, which does pitiful damage. But always accompanied with hisfriends. Don't underestimate the bird. Double Grenade kills him. You can alsouse a Fire in between for 350 damage. Wakka mostly misses him, if you wereplanning to TKO it.

Sand Wolf, 450HP, Agility: 23. Weak to Fire and IceVery deadly. Double Grenade is a kill. Both he and the Alcyone are too fast tohandle. Kill them quick and silent. The TKO is an option as well.

Cactuar, 800HP, Agility: 24

This is a master-cactus. Watch out for the silly thing and kill him fast witha Smoke Bomb and a Grenade. The encounter is rare, it's possible that youdon't even encounter him. Wakka mostly misses and he has 255 Magic Defense, soyou should rely on Rikku's items.

Mushussu, 680HP, Agility: 9. Weak to IceDon't, I REPEAT: Don't let this guy have a turn. Both his normal attack and hisFire Breath attack instantly kill ALL your characters, even Auron. DoubleGrenade is a 90% sure kill.



Sand Worm, 45,000HP, Agility: 8. Weak to Water and IceSlow, a lot of HP and easy. Poison him with Kimahri or Wakka. Revive charactersfrom his regular attack until he is Poisoned. Throw a Sleeping Powder and steala lot of Shadow Gems while he is asleep and suffers from Poison. Throw a newSleeping Powder when he wakes up. Poison kills him after 10 turns.

Zu, 18,000HP, Agility: 8Not that hard as well. Power Break him and throw a Smoke Bomb. Slow him afterthis with the Stunning Steel and try to Poison him with Wakka's Rulebreaker orKimahri's Snakehead. It only works 25% of the times, so it might take a while.If he is Poisoned: wait until it kills him. Defend before Sonic Boom (~300damage if Defending).

MachinasVery easy, just steal from them. They are a good source for SOS Nul-elements,Al Bhed Potions and Grenades.

Equip the following weapons:Tidus: Sonic SteelWakka: Rulebreaker, Danger ArmguardAuron: Blurry MoonLulu: FCSKimahri: SnakeheadRikku: Doesn't matter

You don't need the Silencestrike weapon here. Make sure Rikku is ALWAYS out ofthe party and your Initiative character always in.

ENEMY PARTIES:- 2x Mech GuardTidus->Rikku: steal from both of them.

- 2x Mech Guard + 1x Mech GunnerTidus->Rikku: steal from the Guard and the Gunner. The next turn Rikku gets;steal from the last Guard.

- 1x Cactuar

Tidus->Rikku: throw a Grenade. It'll mostly run away now. If not; throw a newGrenade. Use a single elemental item and a Grenade to kill it if you wantInitiative. Steal a Chocobo Feather if you want.

- 1x ZuTidus->Rikku: throw a Smoke Bomb. Switch the next character for Auron andPower Break him to reduce Sonic Boom's damage. Slow with Tidus. Wakka andKimahri try to Poison him. Defend before Sonic Boom.

- 2x Alcyone + 1x Sand WolfTidus->Rikku: throw two Grenades

- 1x Sand Worm

Tidus->Kimahri/Wakka: try to Poison him until he is. Throw a Sleeping Powderand wait until he wakes up. Throw another Sleeping Powder IMMEDIATELY. Steala lot of Shadow Gems while he is busy dying :)

- 1x Sand Wolf + 1x Alcyone + 1x MushussuTidus->Rikku: throw two Grenades. Auron attack when the Mushussu isn't dead(rare).

- 3x Sand Wolf + 1x [chest]Tidus->Rikku: throw two Grenades



- 1x Mushussu + 2x AlcyoneTidus->Rikku: throw two Grenades. Auron attack when the Mushussu isn't dead(rare).

As you can see; Grenades save you against the Mushussus, Alcyones and SandWolves. They might be fast and strong, but they don't do anything againstour speedy beauty. Like I said: Rikku is the uber in the challenge. Too badthat you also need to steal here. Ghehe.


Sleeping Powder Sand Wolf 15[20] 2x Common/2x RareSmoke Bomb Zu (Alcyone) 30[50] 3x Common/4x RareShadow Gem Sand worm 10[20] 2x Common/0x Rare

30[50] Smoke Bombs sounds very much. However, you will waste ONE Smoke Bomband steal nine with a Zu fight. A good deal, isn't it?

You probably will have more Shadow Gems than stated above, not bad. TheSleeping Powders are the hardest ones to steal. It might take a while, butyou need them.

<<STEALING THE ITEMS>>

]]Sleeping Powder:Why not Steal more in Macalania. Well, because we hate snow and because youSteal two at a time in Bikanel, twice the fun...

You have to isolate the Sand Wolf. There are TWO encounters in which this isrealisticly possible.- 1x Sand Wolf + 1x Alcyone + 1x Mushussu: A Common encounter. Switch in Rikku and throw a Grenade. Switch Rikku for Lulu again and cast Fire on the Alcyone. The Sand Wolf is on turn. Hope for God's sake that it doesn't target Rikku. Switch in Auron and attack the Mushussu. PLEASE, DIE!!! If not; switch in Kimahri and kill it forgood. The Sand Wolf is on turn again, ignore it's attack and cast Dark Attack on it.

If if succeeds; you have 3 turns for Rikku to steal. If lucky; you'll steal six Sleeping Powders. Kill the Sand Wolf with Wakka / Rikku when you think you have enough.- 2x Alcyone + 1x Sand Wolf: A little less hard than the previous one. Tidus->Rikku: throw a Grenade. Switch her for Lulu and set one of the Alcyones on Fire. Kill the other Alcyone the next turn Lulu gets. Again; Heal and Blind the Sand Wolf and try to steal as many Sleeping Powders as you need. Kill him with Wakka or Rikku. This encounter is easier, but appears less frequent.

]]Smoke Bomb:

Just encounter the Zu as you normally would, but steal a lot of Smoke Bombsfrom him (3x[4x]) as soon as he is Power Broken, Slowed and Poisoned. Youcan steal a lot of them from one encounter. You will reach 40 of them veryfast.

]]Shadow Gem:Put the Sand Worm to Sleep and you have loads of time to Steal the ShadowGems you need.

For the treasure chests; stealing from them can be fun if you want to, but



they don't contain very nice items (only Mega-Potions and Ethers).

If you win a SOS Reflect armor from a Mech Gunner, you know God loves you.This will make the Natus battle extremely easy.However, the chances for a Mech Gunner dropping SOS Reflect are very, veryslim. About 1.5% chance.

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Save your game. The monsters here are insanely hard. Take Rikku out and putSonic Tidus in. The rest doesn't matter.

Enter Home

//FORCED ENCOUNTER: 3x Bomb, 1x Guado GuardianSwitch Tidus for Rikku: throw a Petrify Grenade.--You can try to kill them with SOS Nulblaze Tidus or Wakka, but the GuadoGuardian can cast Confuse and he has 25% resistance to both Death andPetrify. He is very hard to kill.

If you don't have the Fire Ward Bracer by now, the above fight is a verynice source, since it's forced. You can easily reset and reload for a quick

refight.

//FORCED ENCOUNTER: 2x Dual Horn, 1x Guardo GuardianSwitch Tidus for Rikku: throw a Petrify Grenade.--You can try a Smoke Bomb / Sleeping Powders as well. Sleeping Powdersdon't work on the Guardian, cause he is immune to Sleep. A Petrify Grenadeis the safest.

Do this for the rest of the random encounters. You can obtain a Mega Potionand some other items, but it is a huge waste of Petrify Grenades.

Save the game and go through the door.

//FORCED ENCOUNTER: 2x Chimera, 1x Guado GuardianSwitch Tidus for Rikku: throw a Petrify Grenade.--There is no other way to kill them unless you are VERY lucky.

Watch the Home scene. The best scene in the game. It made me cry the firsttime I played through the game.

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Talk to Cid, your characters and to whoever you want to talk to. Eventually,the Airship will start shaking and there are fiends who entered the ship.

Good!

Sell all the Underdog Secrets Rin gives you. You are very rich now.

Buy 99 Softs/Antidotes/Eye Drops/Phoenix Downs/Hi-Potions. Some Echo Screensfor fun.

Equip the Nulblaze Shield and the Danger Armguard.



Sonic Tidus and Initiative character is, of course, in the frontline. TakeRikku out.

FIEND + ENEMY PARTIES INFO:

2x Dual Horn, 3795HP, Agility: 17They are quite harmless when you throw a Smoke Bomb. They still are able toconnect sometime, so watch out. Don't bother with stealing some stuff. JustTKO or FCS them.

2x Evil Eye, 430HP, Agility: 17Switch Tidus for Rikku and throw two Grenades to kill them both.

3x Bomb, 2200HP, Agility: 11Make sure Tidus and/or Wakka get critical HP. Steal some Bomb Cores untilRikku is KO'ed. Kill them with SOS Nulblaze Wakka or Tidus.

Don't leave the Airship without at least 10 Bomb Cores.

Now, prepare for a hard boss. It might take several tries to kill her, butif you do things right: you will succeed.

Equip the following weapons and Armors:

Tidus: Sonic Steel ---Wakka: --- ---Auron: --- Serum BracerLulu: --- ---Kimahri: Hunter's Spear Red ArmletRikku: --- ---

The blanks can be filled in with either Sensor weapons or Strength-modifyingweapons. Make sure you don't have elemental weapons equiped.

Make your party: Tidus, <Initiative Character>, Kimahri.

Save. Get ready!!!

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: EVRAE>>><<<HP: 32000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Evrae's attack patern close: Swipe, Swipe, Inhale, Poison Breath, <repeat>Far away: Photon Spray, <repeat>

Start with Tidus switching for Rikku. Throw a Silver Hourglass to Slow Evraea little bit down (Stunning Steel doesn't work). Rikku has another turn,throw a Smoke Bomb to Blind her. You are set for now. Switch Auron in theparty and Power Break Evrae just in case. Now, just attack her and let Rikkusteal Water Gems from her. Evrae's regular attack will miss and When Evrae

uses Stone Gaze; throw a Soft on the character immediately. Stone Gaze ispredictable, but it's not worth the time to tell you when she uses it.

As soon as Evrae inhales; PULL BACK immediately, cause Poison Breath is aninstant Game Over. While she is far away, throw a Lunar Curtain on Rikku, sothat she (mostly) survives Photon Spray. Kimahri and Wakka can target Evraewhile she is far away. Let Cid launch his missiles three times. All together;this will do for about 7,200 damage. Still a lot to go.

Get close and personal again. Auron and Kimahri can just attack Evrae. Rikku



is only busy stealing Water Gems. You need them bad! Make sure to have threesuccesful steals (if you have a rare steal; even better). When you have enoughWater Gems; use Grenades to give some additional damage to Evrae. PrepareRikku and Auron here. Rikku already has Shell, but give her Haste as well(Chocobo Feather). Give Auron Haste and Shell as well. When that's done, youcan easily attack her. Rikku can throw up to 4 items inbetween Evrae's turns,do switch her and Auron out before Evrae is on turn, so Haste and Shell willnot be dispelled with Stone Gaze. Soft the one that's petrified and of course,Pull Back before Poison Breath. Reblind her with a Smoke Bomb when herDarkness Status has worn of. Get her to 10,667HP and STOP attacking. It isallowed to let her have a little bit more HP than 10,667, but ABSOLUTELY NOTLESS!!!

Make sure Evrea's Darkness has FADED AWAY and she JUST CAME BACK FROM MISSINGPOISON BREATH. This is important.

So, now you have:-Auron and Rikku Haste and Shell in the frontline-Evrae with no Darkness status-Evrae who is just about to start her attack patern: Swipe, Swipe, Inhale,Poison Breath.

Now, throw a Smoke Bomb and see Evrae countering with Haste. She is extremelyfast right now, but you still have the fight in your own hands. Because you

have some turns before Poison Breath comes, unload all your attacks. Don'tattack with Grenades anymore, but use Smoke Bombs now. Auron slashes with hissword, but keep in mind that he must have a turn after Evrae's fourth attack(always forcable with a weaponswitch after inhaling). As soon as Evrae inhalesyou have to switch Rikku out and defend/switch weapons with Auron so that hehas his turn after Poison Breath.

Evrae Breaths and Auron survives. Whoah, that CTB looks scary, doesn't it? IfAuron is Poisoned, use an Antidote. If not, switch in Rikku and start throwingSmoke Bombs. Evrae attacks, and misses. (Switch in Rikku if Auron was Poisonedand) Continue the Smoke Bomb assault. When Evrae inhales, Switch in Auronagain and throw a Hi Potion. Poison Breath comes, Auron survives, repeat.

This way, Evrae slowly dies. The only way you can die is if Evrae attacksthrough Darkness, but since that chance is lower than 10%, we can assume shedoesn't. If she does, too bad. Just try again.

Of course, if you have spare Poison Fangs, you can always use them.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

My original strategy was to finish her before the first Poison Breath byusing three of four Poison Fangs. This is also possible, but even thoughthis is a Poison Fang-free strategy, it's foolproof, except for the smallchance that Evrae connects through Darkness.

That was intense, wasn't it? Stonetouch for one of your characters is good,

but optional.

You'll now enter five forced encounters, which can be deadly if you don'tprepare well. One mistake and you will have to fight Evrae again.

PRE ALL BATTLES: Take Rikku out, put Tidus in with his Sonic Steel. DON'TFORGET THIS, or you'll receive a Game Over very soon!!!

//1ST FORCED ENCOUNTER: 2x Warrior Monk(1400HP), 1x Flamethrower Monk(1400HP).Tidus->Rikku. One Petrify Grenade or two Smoke Bombs for a kill



//2ND FORCED ENCOUNTER: 2x Flamethrower Monk(1400HP), 1x YKT-63(4200HP)Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Sleeping Powder. The YKT-63 is immune for Sleep andwill have a turn. Throw a Phoenix Down. Use a Potion on one of the Monks, sothat the next Smoke Bomb won't kill them (if they are both dead; the YKT-63will Eject all your characters with Thrust Kick.

Throw a Smoke Bomb and one of the Monks fall. The YKT mostly won't connectanymore. Kill it with Bomb Cores / Dragon Scales or use Auron if he has a FireBlade or Water Blade. When the YKT falls; kill the last Monk with a Grenade orwith Auron's attack.

//3RD FORCED ENCOUNTER: Same as first.

//4TH FORCED ENCOUNTER: Same as second.

//5TH FORCED ENCOUNTER: 2x Flamethrower Monk(1400H), 1x YAT-99.Tidus->Rikku; throw a Petrify Grenade. Now, you will get in close combat withthe YAT-99 which'll kill one of your characters each time he attacks. Use PD'severytime and kill him with Bomb Cores / Dragon Scales or Auron's attack ifhe has a Fire Blade or a Water Blade.

That's that. Take a deep sigh. This was one of the toughest moments in thechallenge. Watch the wedding. See some cutscenes.

Complete Bevelle's Cloister of Trials. You may want the treasure, but it'soptional.

Watch Kinoc, Kelk, Seymour and stuff. And eventually, you will enter the...

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Yuna is alone. VERY, VERY bad. Make a run for the Save Sphere and Save. Now!

Take the first teleport path and transport to the end of the cave. Find Auron

there. Your chances of surviving are some bigger now. Walk in the rightcorridor and find Kimahri at the end of it. Rely on Auron's Blurry Moon and(hopefully) a Silencestrike weapon for each of them if you get in a battle.

Backtrack to the Save Sphere and Save. If Lulu received the Silencestrikeweapon; you have to find her.

Enter the red-colored road towards Isaaru and his Aeons. Equip Auron's ThunderBlade and the Silencestrike weapon.

//FORCED ENCOUNTER: 1x Maze Larva (2222HP). Weak to Thunder.If you DON'T have a Silencestrike weapon here: good Luck.....

Silence him and use Auron's Thunder Blade and Lu's Thunder Spells to kill him.It won't take long, due to Silence.

You will have two or three battles with him.

Find Isaaru and his Aeons. Last time cheat alert...

Round 1, Grothia (Ifrit):Grand Summon Shiva and cast Nulblaze to nullify Hellfire. Kill him withregular attacks.



Round 2, Pterya (Valefor):Summon Bahamut and slowly kill Valefor. Shield if he uses Energy Ray.

Round 3, Spathi (Bahamut):Summon Shiva again and use Diamond Dust. Use Blizzara five or six more timesand he falls. Shield before Mega Flare if needed.

That's that. Rikku, Wakka and Tidus take over.

The battles here are dangerous, but you should steal some Water Gems for thebattles on the Highbridge. Make sure you have at least eight in stock.

Equip Tidus with Sonic Steel and Wakka with the TKO. Always fight next to aSave Sphere and Save every two battles at least.

ENEMY PARTIES + STEALING:

- 1x Phlegyas + 2x RemoraOuch. Deadly. Throw a Smoke Bomb with Rikku and Petrify the Remoras with Wakkacause no one is able to survive Maelstrom. Leave the Phlegyas alone, causeSonic Wave is a guaranteed Game Over as well. Throw a Sleeping Powder whenboth of the Remoras are dead. Steal as many as you can and end the battle witha Grenade.

- 2x OctopusThrow a Smoke Bomb and the battle is yours. Start stealing and Petrify themboth with Wakka.

- 2x PhlegyasThrow a Sleeping Powder and again; steal like insane. Throw a Smoke Bomb anda Grenade when you are done stealing to end the battle.

- 2x Remora + 2x SahaginThe Sahagin's are silly. Throw a Smoke Bomb to overkill them both and put theRemoras in Blind status. Steal some from them and Petrify them with Wakka. Asyou know: Mealstrom is Game Over.

- 2x Sahagin + 1x OctopusSmoke Bomb again to take out the Sahagins and steal. Petrify the Octopus whenyou are done.

Steal table

Fiend name Commom steal Rare stealRemora 1x Dragon Scale 2x Dragon ScalePhlegyas 2x Dragon Scale 1x Water GemOctopus 2x Dragon Scale 2x Water Gem

As you see, the only sources for Water Gems are rare steals. Don't blame me. I

didn't make the rules...

Make sure you have at least 15 Dragon Scales and 8 Water Gems. Don't fightEvrae Altana without them.

Save one more time.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: EVRAE ALTANA>>><<<HP: 16384>>>>>>>>>>>>



>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Throw two Phoenix Downs on her. Steal when Rikku has a spare turn.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

---VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Receive either a Break Knuckles or a BasiliskSteel (Stonetouch for Rikku or Tidus) from Evrae Altana. If not, reset. Thisis the best source for now, cause this boss is deadly easy.

---EXTREMELY, VERY, ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT:Pick up the Rematch. You'll be sorry if you don't, it has [Evade & Counter]for Wakka. You won't capture a lot of enemies in the Omega Ruins if youforget it.

Pick up the Avenger. It sells for nice gil...

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This place is your worst nightmare. The battles here are extremely hard and itrelies a little bit on luck.

Save your game and equip Tidus with Sonic Steel. Equip Wakka with Rematch.Put Initiative character in and take Rikku out.

First things first.

FIEND INFO:

YKT-63, 4200HP, Agility: 22One of your nightmares. It has a lot of HP and hits hard. A Smoke Bomb works,but he is mostly accompanied by his friend YAT-99.

YAT-99, 2700HP, Agility: 9Luckily, it is slow. However, if he is far away: he will kill all yourcharacters in one hit.

Flamethrower Monk, 1400HP, Agility: 17A Sleeping Powder followed up by two Grenades kills him. They are easy.

ENEMY PARTIES:- 2x YAT-99 + 1x YKT-63Switch in Rikku and throw a Shadow Gem. Hope to finish the YKT with a WaterGem. If you finished one of the YATs, then it's also good. If the YKT is stillalive and one of the YATs are dead, then the battle is won. Why? If the YAT isin far distance, it'll use its multicannon attack which will lead to a gameover. However, if you attack it, it will attack that character back. SinceWakka has E&C and he can reach it, he can simply attack the YAT to provokeit to attack Wakka its next turn, which he will counter. He will also counterthe YKT to dead. Of course, killing the YKT is also possible.

If the Water Gem failed to kill the YKT but kills both of the YATs, thenIMMEDIATELY switch E&C Wakka out. If he is Thrust Kicked before that, you'velost this battle. If not, let the YKT Thrust Kick two characters (and do somedamage inbetween) and switch Wakka for the last character. The YKT doesn't useThrust Kick when there's only one character left.

- 1x YAT-99 + 2x YKT-63Not hard, but very time consuming if things turn out the wrong way. Switch inRikku and throw a Shadow Gem. Throw a Water Gem immediately after it. Now,



you should have killed one or two of the monsters. If it's only one, then tryto do some damage with Rikku's items before she dies. Switch in Wakka and usethe 'attack the YAT at far distance' trick with the Rematch equiped to makehim completely invulnerable. Watch out that all other party members must bedead if the YAT is finished before the YKT, since we still don't want Wakka tobe Thrust Kicked.

- 1x YKT-63 + 2x Flamethrower MonkThrow a Sleeping Powder. The YKT-63 is immune for Sleep and will have a turn.Throw a Phoenix Down. Use a Potion on one of the Monks, so that the nextSmoke Bomb won't kill them (if they are both dead; the YKT-63 will Ejectall your characters with Thrust Kick).

Throw a Smoke Bomb and one of the Monks fall. The YKT mostly won't connectanymore. Kill it with Bomb Cores / Dragon Scales or use Auron if he has a FireBlade or Water Blade. When the YKT falls; kill the last Monk with a Grenade orwith Auron's attack.

Save at the next Save Sphere and prepare for a fun battle where Auron will beyour lonely hero. Make a last check if he has 4 different armours with alldifferent Wards. If he doesn't, you're in deep ****. Unless you want to wasteyour Stamina Tablet on Kimahri, or unless you want to wait for the YATs or theYKTs to drop it.

Equip Auron with the White Bracer first.

(For the cheaters (joke...) who have an SOS Reflect armor: equip it and bringthe character to critical HP and make sure you survive Shattering Claw andstay in critical HP. WIN. It's that easy, really.)

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SEYMOUR NATUS>>>>>>>>>><<<HISTORY LESSON>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Some inside information about this guy first. If you don't care about that,just scroll down a bit for the strategy.

When I first uploaded this document (in 2008 IIRC), this was the hardestboss to defeat next to BFA. Far before that, it was said that he was almostimpossible to defeat. However, lots of players have done lots of researchand invented strategies as how to defeat Natus.

Why is Natus such an irritating bastard? Because of the first form only,simple as that. Both Natus and Morti cast elemental spells, which are simplytoo damn powerful for our characters to survive. The annoying Mortibody alsouses full party elemental spells which is just too overkill to survive.

First, the strategy was to use Nulspells to survive, and a lot of them. Wetried to grind in Luca for the Workers to force us to drop SOS Nulspells, andlater in Bikanel, we grinded too. This was, however, very tedious.

Then, the Kimahri Tank strategy was invented. Kimahri with his 644HP, allelemental Wards (Fire, Ice and Lightning from Kilika temple and Water fromthe Macalania Woods) and Shell, could have enough HP to survive Natus' spells,but this strategy is too risky as well, since Morti can screw things over.Those last digits of damage was too much for Kimahri to handle if he didn'thave time to heal himself. After this, the Kimahri tank strategy reached anew level, since we decided to grind for a second Stamina Tablet on theMoonflow, so Kimahri's HP could be doubled. Well, this worked, but relying onan itemsteal with a 10% chance? This can be done easier.



After that, I played the HD Version on the PS3 and got some lucky drops fromCrawler and a Red Element and found myself accidently with all elemental Wardsfor Auron. I beat Natus with 2 fingers in my nose and 1 finger in... nevermind. I decided that that was the way he should be beaten.

History lesson over. Class dimissed!

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SEYMOUR NATUS>>>>>>>>>><<<HP: 36,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Switch Tidus for Rikku, throw a Chocobo Feather on herself, a Poison Fang onNatus and switch her out for Auron, switch weapons with him. Natus now useshis first Multispells, if he doesn't target Auron, you're in trouble. If hedoes, switch in Rikku for the still standing character and use Chocobo Featherand Lunar Curtain on Auron. He has time to change his armor to the YellowBracer and to heal himself with a Hi Potion.

Right now, battle is done. After 25 turns of Seymour, he is dead. How do yousurvive? Simply enough, Auron has time to change to the specific -Ward armourbefore Seymour's next multispell and he also has time to throw a Hi Potionon himself. In case you didn't know it from the top of your head already, hisattack pattern is: Ice, Lightning, Water, Fire.

One big rule. Don't attack him, since that will cause Natus to use Break onAuron and that would be kinda silly, wouldn't it?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

After some kissing and some talking, we arrive at a new place. A place whereyou are going to spend the next few hours.

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The monsters here are fast and dangerous. As you probably notice from appendix

A, there are few monsters who don't kill your characters in one hit. First:

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Anacondaur, 5,800HP, Agility: 16They appear always in duos, they are fast and have an attack that kills allyour characters. This is very, very bad. Sleeping/Dream Powder and two PoisonFangs is the only safe way of killing them.

Chimera Brain, 9,800HP, Agility: 14Those are even worse. They are immune to Sleep and Aqua Breath is an attack

you mostly won't survive, unless Auron is in the frontline. Luckily, A PetrifyGrenade is a quick kill.

Coeurl, 6,000HP, Agility: 18When alone with two Mechs, they are quite easy. Use Poisontoch or Deathtouchand try to kill them without using items. Remember that he has 25% resistanceto both Death and Poison.In duos; they are deadly. Sleeping/Dream Powder and a Poison Fang. Take thesecond one with FCS.



Flame Flan, 1,500HP, Agility: 6Silence him and kill him with TKO or FCS

Malboro, 27,000HP, Agility: 10Immune to every negative status, a bad attitude and a lot of HP. Allingredients for an annoying fiend. Throw two Shadow Gems and two Fire Gems tokill him. A waste of items, but there's no other way.

Nebiros, 700HP, Agility: 22Fast, but weak. Double Blizzard is a kill. An Antarctic Wind if you want toplay fast.

Ogre, 9,400HP, Agility: 17Strong and easy. He has 25% resistance to both Petrification and Death. UseFCS, TKO and your third Stonetouch character to kill him. Smoke Bomb for asafe kill.

Shred, 1,950HP, Agility: 10Quite slow, but deadly. Try to Blind it and use FCS, TKO or other Stonetouchweapon to kill him.

Skoll, 1,000HP. Agility: 28Fast like the wind. Blind him with Wakka and use TKO to kill him.

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Fiend name Common steal Rare steal

Skoll 1x Dream Powder 2x Dream PowderFlame Flan 1x Fire Gem 2x Fire GemNebiros 1x Poison Fang 2x Poison FangAnacondaur 1x Petrify Grenade 2x Petrify Grenade

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Note: because you need to steal a bit; I put down the items to steal as well.Plus the easiest and safest way to do it.

Needless to say. Put Tidus and Initiative character in the frontline. TakeRikku out.

- 1x Malboro:Use PD's whenever he kills one of your characters. Throw two Shadow Gems andtwo Fire Gems to kill him.

- 2x Coeurl:

Throw a Sleeping Powder and a Poison Fang. Don't bother Stealing, ManaSprings are not exactly the items you are looking for, now are you? When oneis dead: kill the other one by either Poisontouch or FCS. A Poison Fang whenyou feel like you have enough of them.

- 1x Coeurl + 2x Mech ScouterSteal from one of the Mechs. Both the Coeurl and the other Mech have a turn.As long as you keep on throwing PD's, you are quite set. Rikku's next turn,steal from the Mech. Now, kill the Coeurl with FCS (25% chance) or Poison him(also 25% chance) with Poisontouch.



- 2x Chimera BrainThrow a Petrify Grenade. You can't be bothered to try to do it the hard way.

- 2x Nebiros + 1x Skoll + 1x Mech ScouterThrow Sleeping / Dream Powder. The next turn Rikku gets: steal from the Mech.Both the Nebiros' has fallen and the Skoll might still be alive. Steal asmany Dream Powders as you can and throw a Grenade when he has woken up.

- 1x Skoll + 1x Flame Flan + 1x Mech ScouterThrow Sleeping / Dream Powder. The next turn Rikku gets: steal from the Mech.Steal as many Dream Powders from the Skoll as you can. As soon as it wakesup; kill him with a Grenade. Now, steal as many Fire Gems as you can. Whenthe Flan Wakes up: Silence him and kill him with TKO, 2nd Stonetouch or FCS.

- 2x AnacondaurThrow Sleeping / Dream Powder. Throw Poison Fang on both of them. It's quitea waste of items, but Sonic Tail is guaranteed Game Over. Steal a lot ofPetrify Grenades from them and see how they die :)

- 1x Nebiros + 1x Shred + 1x Flame FlanThrow Sleeping / Dream Powder. The Shred is slow and thus will wake up late.Steal as many Fire Gems from the Flan as you can. When you have enough; don'tswing around with your Death/Stonetouch weapons, cause it wakes him up! First,

Silence it! Then swing around with them. Silence is not cured by physicalattacking, while Sleep is. Remember?

Time to give the wake up call for the Shred. You awake? Good. You dead? Good.

- 1x Ogre + 2x SkollThrow a Sleeping / Dream Powder. Steal as many Dream Powders from the Skollsas you can. Kill them with a Grenade when you have enough. Kill the Ogre withStone/Deathtouch (both 25% chance of succeeding).

]]Not mentioned above, but try to steal some Poison Fangs as well. The Nebiroshas too less HP to survive a Sleeping Powder, so you have to keep it inshape.

]]Stealing Poison Fangs:

I suggest the 1x Nebiros + 1x Shred + 1x Flame Flan encounter. Switch Tidusfor your Silencestrike character and disable the Flan. Let Wakka use DarkAttck with the TKO to either kill or Blind the Shred. Everyone survives asingle attack from the Nebiros, but it's fast, make sure to keep your HP up.Slowly TKO/FCS the Flan (steal some Fire Gems, why not) and do the same withthe Shred. You got rid of the Flan and the Shred? Good. Steal as many PoisonFangs as you need from the Nebiros. Cast double Blizzard to kill it.

Make sure not to forget Rin's riding shop which you encounter it. It comes upas soon as you take the slope to the large area of the Calm Lands.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Saviour Bangle for Lulu. It has[Stoneproof][Silenceproof] and it will be her armor for BFA.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Curative Targe for Rikku. It is veryuseful when stealing Poison Fangs from Nebirosses. Yunalesca is even a biggerpain without it.

Go to the Chocobo Lady first, if you go to the Monster Arena first, you haveto wander all the way back to her. Talk to her, win the first race, go to



Remiem Temple and obtain the Cloudy Mirror (you'll need it anyway, so why notget it now). I suggest to obtain the 30x Wings to Discovery as well, causeyou can sell them for huge gillies.

Mount your Chocobo and go to the Monster Arena, buy Auron's Beastmaster andWakka's Catcher. Stock up on 99x Holy Water as well.

Your question? We aren't going to capture fiends, are we?My answer: Yes, we ARE going to capture fiends. For several reasons:

1) The Monster Arena grants you with the following prices:-60x Farplane Wind for capturing in the Calm Lands. Used for Random Encounters-60x Shining Gem for capturing in Macalania. Used for upcoming bosses-40x Silver Hourglass for capturing in the Sunken Cave. Used for some random Encounters and later capturing.

2) For stealing purposes. Face one enemy at a time and steal like insane without risking a Game Over

-As much Poison Fangs, Fire Gems and Petrify Grenades without having to find annoying risky encounters-A lot of Candle Of Lifes from Don Tonberry as soon as he is unlocked. You need those to kill a Dark Flan or Malboros (without wasting a lot of more useful items)-Some Farplane Shadows from Espada to take out annoying enemies. The

advantage of Farplane Shadows above Petrify Grenades is that you can safely kill one annoying enemy and steal from the other(s).3) For equipment drop purposes.

-To obtain SOS Haste for Rikku and AT LEAST one other character from a Bashura.

Enough reasons? Guess so.

Your question:Isn't capturing hard when you aren't allowed to use customising?My answer: A little, sometimes you need some luck, but it's mostly just item

and time consuming.

Let's capture the fiends in the Calm Lands.

Don't equip Wakka's Catcher. Leave the TKO on. DO equip Auron's Beastmaster.

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This'll take more than several hours. You only need ONE of each, but it's veryhard. Make sure to ALWAYS have Tidus in the party. Initiative character IN theparty and Rikku (and preferably WAKKA) OUT.

I suggest to capture just outside the Agency. Save after every succesfulcapture.

You might run out of SLEEPING POWDERS. Dream Powders are superior to SleepingPowders and will be used for encounters in Mnt. Gagazet and later, butSleeping Powders are good for capturing Skolls, cause they often don't survivea Dream Powder. Don't whine when you don't have Sleeping Powders anymore.

- 2x Nebiros + 1x Skoll + 1x Mech Scouter (CAPTURING SKOLL)

Throw Sleeping Powder. Steal from the Mech Scouter as soon as Rikku has aturn. Throw PD's when necessary. Attack with Auron.



- 1x Skoll + 1x Flame Flan + 1x Mech Scouter (CAPTURING SKOLL AND FLAME FLAN)

Throw Sleeping Powder. Steal from the Mech Scouter as soon as Rikku has a turnand attack with Auron. SKOLL CAPTURED. The Flan is asleep now. Why not captureit as well? Steal some Fire Gems and Silence it when it wakes up. Attack witha Poisontouch weapon to Poison it. It'll lose 375HP now every turn. Reduce hisHP with Lancet (~80) and Water/Thunder (~115) until he only has 80HP left.Enough for Auron to capture it with one hit. Be careful that he doesn't diefrom Poison.

- 1x Malboro

This one is VERY TOUGH! You might be able to capture it before Bad Breath.He uses Bad Breath after being targeted for SEVEN TIMES. You should rememberthat Fire attacks (Fire Gems DO COUNT) are counted as TWO times in one!

First things first:throw a Chocobo Feather on Auron and equip the Beastmaster.Revive characters targeted by his normal attack. It's nothing to worry about,cause you didn't forget to restock on 99 PD's now did you? *wink*. Throw aShadow Gem (17,001 left). Throw another (8501 left). Throw a Fire Gem (~4000left). A next Fire Gem will kill him now. That's not what we want. Make surethat Auron always Defends (he survives Malboro's attack then). The counter isnow on FOUR (Shadow Gem + Shadow Gem + Fire Gem). Heal him with a Hi-Potion

(~5000 left). The counter is now on FIVE. Make sure to have SOMEONE with aSensor weapon equiped, so that you can check his HP left. Wait until Malborohas had his turn! After that: Throw the final Fire Gem (~500 left). Thecounter is now on SEVEN. Switch in Lulu and cast Fire (~150 left). Auron, dueto Haste has two turns now. It should be enough to kill and capture himbefore his next BB-turn.

If you mess up and do things wrong: Bad Breath is mostly Game Over.

- 2x Coeurl (CAPTURING BOTH OF THEM)

Not as hard as you think. Throw a Dream Powder and you are set. Throw a PoisonFang on both of them and they have ~3000HP left and they'll suffer ~1500 from

Poison every turn. Check their HP with Sensor and make sure they don't diefrom Poison. Use Lu's Fire or Water (~230), Ice and Lightning (~115) or Lancet(~80) to reduce their HP. Throw Potions when they are about to almost die fromPoison. Play with this and you'll learn soon enough when to DECREASE orINCREASE HP of the fiends. When one of them has only ~280 left: kill andcapture them with Auron's Beastmaster.

- 1x Coeurl + 2x Mech Scouter (CAPTURING COEURL)

Unless you are desperate for a Coeurl, don't try to capture it. Due to theannoying Mechs around. You want to do it anyway? Ok.

Steal from one of the Mechs and keep on throwing PD's until Rikku can steal

from the other Mech. Now, throw a Dream Powder and a Poison Fang on the Coeurland the capture strategy is the same as the previous one. It's more dangerousthan you think.

- 2x Chimera Brain (CAPTURING ONE)Ouch. Ouch and more ouch. Unless you hit a Pre-Emptive strike, I suggest notto capture him. This might be the hardest capture in the Calm Lands.

Switch Tidus for Wakka and try to Petrify one of them. If he doesn't succeedand you didn't have a Pre-Emptive strike. Be ready for a Game Over. Switch in



Auron and Rikku or Tidus (the one with Stonetouch) and try to Petrify one ofthe Brains again.

The still-standing-one has a turn. If it's Aqua Breath, revive as soon aspossible. If it is one his other attacks: hope it doesn't target Rikku. Rikkuon turn: Throw a Smoke Bomb and a Silence Grenade (~8300). Now, you onlyshould watch out for Aqua Breath and Megiddo Flame. His attacks arepredictable, keep your eye on his attack patern (Thundara-Attack-Aqua Breath-Meggido Flame). Learn it and remember it. When Aqua Breath is coming, try toswitch in characters with Water Ward or SOS Nultide. When Megiddo Flame iscoming; keep your PD's ready or try to switch in either Tidus or Wakka withSOS Nulblaze. Next turn Rikku has, throw a Poison Fang (~6300). The Brainloses 980HP every turn now. Keep on surviving until he has lost Poison damagefor 6 rounds. He now has ~420 left. Throw a Grenade and capture him withAuron. If you don't have time to capture it then (due to fallen party members)throw an Antidote on the Brain to make sure he doesn't die from Poison.Because this guy is predictable; it's not that hard to survive his attacks.Remember that both Silence and Darkness are worn of after seven turns.

Captured? Give yourself a Pepsi and some candy to celebrate.

SAVE NOW! You just captured a hella hard fiend.

2x Anacondaur (CAPTURING BOTH OF THEM)

Not as hard as you think. Throw a Sleeping / Dream Powder and you are set.Throw a Poison Fang on both of them and they have now ~3100HP or ~2800HP left(depends on Sleeping or Dream Powder) and they suffer 1450 from Poison everyturn. That's good. Let them lose 1450 one more time and check their HP. Itdepends on how much HP they have left to throw a Potion / cast Cure or useLancet / Lu's spells. It's up to you. Keep your calculator handy :)

- 1x Nebiros + 1x Shred + 1x Flame Flan (CAPTURING NEBIROS)

THIS is your chance to capture a Nebiros. The little bird is FAR more annoyingthan you think. Silence the Flame Flan and cast Dark Attack on the Shred withthe TKO equiped. Kill the Flan and the Shred and cure damage from the Nebiros.

When both the Shred and the Flan are gone; focus your eyes on the Nebiros.Cast Blizzard with Lulu (~350) first and then Fire/Water/Thunder (~120).Still,heal after his attacks (he is quite fast). Kimahri uses Lancet and you nowhave a Nebiros with ~40HP left. Switch in Wakka and switch to the Catcher.Also, have Auron with his Beastmaster equiped. Any Poison Ward armor for eachof them is useful. Use the third character to heal Auron and Wakka. Auron andWakka himself keep on trying to connect to the Nebiros. Don't feel bad if ittakes a lot of turns.

1x Ogre + 2x Skoll (CAPTURING ALL)

This is a nice encounter. Throw Sleeping Powder and you are set. Capture both

of the Skolls with Auron. Throw a Poison Fang on the Ogre (~6400). He loses2350HP every turn. Although not very useful, steal some Stamina Springs fromhim while he is busy dying. Increase / Decrease his HP when he is about todie and capture him with Auron.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Go back to the Monster Arena and claim your price. 60x Farplane Wind. Acceptthe free fight with Chimerageist and die like a frog.

Now that you are here, you can decide to Steal items now, but most monsters



in Gagazet drop the same item, but in a higher amount. And what's the funnything? Gagazet is just around the corner! Steal 25 Fire Gems from a FlameFlan for the upcoming boss.

Take your Chocobo and exit the Calm Lands. Make your party: Sonic Tidus,Wakka (Rematch) and Lulu (Evasion)

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: DEFENDER X>>><<<HP: 64,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This boss is very easy. He can only kill one party member at a time, and, tomake it even more easy: he is not immune to Darkness.

Switch Tidus for Rikku and throw a Smoke Bomb. Now, he'll mostly miss hisregular attack, but Haymaker can't be prevented. Revive fallen party memberwith PD's. This has priority to everything.

Now, just throw Fire Gems until he dies. Reblind him with a Smoke Bomb whenDarkness has faded. Steal 12 Lunar Curtains (you steal 4 at a time), causethis is one of the best sources. You'll waste a valuable 22 Fire Gems killinghim, but there's no other way around.

When he decides to cast Mighty Guard; use Lu's Fire to Dispel Nulblaze. Fire

Gems ignore Shell, luckily.

When he decides to cast Slowga, use Chocobo Feather immediately! He castsSlowga very rarely.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

------------------------------------------------------------------------------MOUNT GAGAZET (PART I):------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kelk: "Yuna, you suck. Oh, you want to beat Sin. Yuna, you rock!"Biran: "Kimahri, you suck. Oh, you can use Lancet AND NOTHING ELSE! Kimahri,you rock!"

Those guys make a lot of sense.

Watch the scenes, kill Biran and Yenke (hey, I'm not putting a strategy forthose guys) and capture one Grenade, one Bashura and one Bandersnatch. ThrowPetrify Grenades on other parties than the one listed below (or kill themanother way, or capture, whatever you want)

- 2x Grat + 1x Bashura:Tidus->Rikku. Dream Powder. Throw a Poison Fang on the Bashura and make itsuffer enough from Poison to capture it. Decrease or increase its HP to getthe Poison damage as close to zero as possible. For the Grats, either Grenadethem to capture level or Petrify them.

- 2x Grenade + 1x Imp:Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Smoke Bomb and a Grenade, this kills the Imp and leavesthe Grenades harmless for now. Throw a Poison Fang on one of them and increaseand decrease its HP to capture level. The annoying thing about Grenades isthat you can't easily decrease its HP because of the swell (three swells isSelf-Destruct). You can, however, increase its HP with Potions or use Grenadesto do damage without making them swell. Anyway, capture one, and use PetrifyGrenade on the other (or capture it as well, Reblind in case of that). TKOand FCS don't work, if you were wondering.



- 1x Bandersnatch + 1x Nidhogg + 1x Mech Leader (CAPTURING BOTH):Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Dream Powder to put both the Bandersnatch and theNidhogg under. Steal from the Leader. Now, throw two Grenades and capture theBandersnatch with Auron's Beastmaster. You can steal up to 6 Dream Powders inthe meantime. Then, slowly decrease the Nidhogg's HP and capture it when hehas less than 90 HP left.

Done? Good, go back to...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------CALM LANDS (PART II):------------------------------------------------------------------------------Take your Chocobo and go back to the Arena.

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Time to get our Haste Targe (picture Rikku inpermanent Haste, isn't that sexy?) This is done against a Bashura. You can'also get it from Ogre, but the chance Ogre drops it, is lower (8.3% vs 3.7%).

Save in the Arena, put Sonic Tidus in, take Rikku out.

//BASHURA FIGHT: Tidus->Rikku, Petrify Grenade.I mostly do 6-7 battles and then reset. When you have it, dance.

From now on, Rikku will mostly have 1HP. Let her die!!!

---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Get a second Haste armour. Preferable for Yunawithout HP+10% or for Wakka WITH 10% (this makes their total HP odd, so theyare revived in yellow HP, immediately activating Haste). The battle is thesame. However, with SOS Haste Rikku, you don't need Sonic Tidus in the front-line. Just Initiative will make sure Rikku has the first turn to throw thePetrify Grenade.

I do suggest to get Wakka's Fast Break, it's much easier to capture Qactuarswith it.


20[25]x Poison Fang from Nebiros30[40]x Fire Gem from Grenade5[8]x Ice Gem from Chimera Brain20[30]x Petrify Grenade from Anacondaur10[15]x Dream Powder from Bandersnatch

These are, of course the totals. If you did frequent stealing while capturing;it won't take longer than an hour.

A second Deathtouch weapon from Coeurl or a third Stonetouch weapon fromAnacondaur is optional, but recommended.

That's that. Let's capture!!! Backtrack to the Macalania Woods. The fiends

here are your first victims.

It's your choice what to do first. I went to the woods first, cause thoseare somewhat harder. With SOS Haste Rikku and a Silencestrike character,things are a lot easier.

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Have Sonic Tidus, Auron and your Initiative character in the party. I'll putdown the enemies again, so you don't have to Scroll back everytime.

Try to have Rikku at 1HP all the time, so she has Haste.

Blue Element, 1500HP, Agility: 9.Chimera, 5250HP, Agility: 9.Iguion, 370HP, Agility: 19.Murussu, 580HP, Agility: 7.Xiphos, 2700HP, Agility: 17.Wasp, 360HP, Agility: 18.

- 1x ChimeraSwitch Tidus for Rikku. If she is in Haste, things are a lot easier.It doesn'treally matter. Throw Poison Fang. He now has about 3230HP left. He'll lose 525every turn. Once he has had his first turn: you'll know his attack patern.Silence him just in case and wait until he suffered enough from Poison tocapture him. Do some additional attacking with Auron if you want to. Still,Aqua Breath is not to be underestimated.

- 1x XiphosImmune to both Poison and Sleep. Stupid spider-thing. I always like to Slow(Stunning Steel) and Blind him. Darkness only works 50% of the times whenusing Dark Attack. If you keen on wasting items; be my guest. Power Break will

make things easier as well.

- 1x Xiphos + 2x Wasp (CAPTURING WASPS)You'll find Xiphos' enough on their own, so don't try to capture him here. Itis too dangerous with the fast Poison-Wasps around. TKO/FCS the Xiphos anduse one spell (NOT BLIZZARD) to weaken the Wasps. Do one Lancet and they areeasy victims for Wakka's Catcher. Make sure to cure characters hit by them.

- 1x Iguion + 1x Murussu + 1x Blue Element (CAPTURING ALL)Remember how hard this was? Look how EASY it is now. Switch Tidus for Rikkuand throw a Grenade. She will have another turn. Switch her for Catcher Wakkaand capture the Iguion. Silence the Blue Element and attack the Murussu withKimahri. The Blue Element has about 1100 left and the Murussu about 50. You

can capture the Murussu with Auron. One fiend left: a Silenced Blue Element.Steal some Fish Scales and lower his HP with Thunder. Capture it with Auronwhen he has about 80HP left.

- 1x Iguion + 1x Murussu + 1x Wasp (CAPTURING ALL)Tidus->Rikku, throw a Grenade, switch for Wakka and capture the Iguion. TheWasp attacks now. Ignore his attack. Switch in Kimahri and attack theMurussu. Capture him with Auron. One thing left: a single Wasp. One spellwith Lulu, Lancet and capture him with Wakka.

- 1x Wasp + 2x Blue Element (CAPTURING BLUE ELEMENTS)This might still be dangerous. I suggest to either use a Silence Grenade here.I know you won't have much left, but you will have MUCH more after you

visited the Sunken Cave. You can't rely on your Silencestrike characters, theBlue Elements are simply to powerful. The Silence Grenade kills the Wasp andleave two harmless Blue Elements. Steal a lot of Fish Scales and reduce theirHP with Thunder, Lancet or Auron attack. Capture with Auron when they haveabout 80HP left.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Now, wasn't that A LOT EASIER than your first visit? It's all because ofSilencestrike and the Haste Targe. Only two pieces of equipment makes it somuch easier.



Kimahri:Hunter Spear Red ArmletRikku: --- Haste Targe

Make sure to switch each of these weapons for both Silencestrike andInitiative. They have priority.

Aerouge (Imp), 200HP, Agility: 11. Weak to Water.Buer (Eyeball), 230HP, Agility: 12. Weak to Water.Gold Element (Element), 1200HP, Agility: 7. Weak to Water.Kusariqqu (Dragon), 445HP, Agility: 7. Weak to Water.Larva (Larva), 1498HP, Agility: 10. Weak to Water.Melusine (Lizard), 265HP, Agility: 17. Weak to Ice.Iron Giant(Iron Giant), 3600HP, Agility: 7.

- 1x Buer + 1x Kusariqqu + 1x Gold Element (CAPTURING ALL)Start with First Strike, switch in Kimahri, and use Lancet on the Buer.Attack with Wakka, Buer is captured. Next switch in Rikku, and throw a Grenade,use Lancet against the Kusariqqu and capture with Auron. The Element is upthere. Use your Silencestrike character. Attack with Auron, use Lancet, andWater. Attack with Auron or Wakka, when it has less the 90 HP.

- 1x Gold Element + 1x Larva (CAPTURING BOTH)A Silence Grenade would be your best bet. You can safely steal a lot of LunarCurtains and Electro Marbles in the meantime. You can do it without, but it

will make things more complicated. Abuse your Silencestrike character andresilence the fiends as soon as their Silence has worn off (3 turns).

- 1x Melusine + 1x Kusariqqu + 1x Aerouge (CAPTURING KUSARIQQU)Throw a Grenade to isolate the Kusariqqu. It's harder to capture him than youthink, cause he still has a devestating Lightning Breath. Switch in Tidus withhis Lightningproof shield and attack the Kusariqqu once. He now can becaptured with one hit from Auron's Beastmaster. Whatever his attack is,switch Auron in and capture.

- 1x Gold Element + 1x Melusine + 1x Buer (CAPTURING BUER AND MELUSINE)You can try to FCS the Gold Element, but I suggest to throw two Fish Scalesin a row, this is much safer. Both the Melusine and the Buer have too less HP

to survive a Grenade. Take Rikku out after the Fish Scales and bring in Wakka:Dark Attack the Melusine. The Buer has a turn. Esuna the one who is Confused.Cast Blizzard on the Melusine and capture him with Wakka. One captured, one togo. Cast Water on the Buer and follow it up by a Lancet. You can now capturethe Buer with the Catcher. You can also try to capture him with Auron if hehas a lucky hit.

- 1x Gold Element + 1x Buer + 1x Aerouge (CAPTURING AEROUGE AND BUER)Throw two Fish Scales on the Gold Element (or try to FCS it). Switch backTidus with hit Lightningproof shield. Some additional SOS Nulshock charactersare no luxery. The Buer and the Aerouge both have an attack. If they aim theirattacks wrong; you can be in trouble. If you are; remember that Rikku can beswitched in and can throw a Grenade to instantly win the battle. I assume it

all went the good way. Cast Water on the Aerouge and Wakka can capture him.Remember that he sometimes misses. As soon as the the Aerouge is captured;Cast Water on the Buer and follow it up by a Lancet. You can now capture theBuer with the Catcher. You can also try to capture him with Auron if he has alucky hit.

- 1x Larva + 2x Aerouge (CAPTURING ALL)Switch in Wakka and get him in critical HP by letting the Aerouges or theLarva target him. He is now immune to all their attacks. Throw in a Water onone of the Aerouges if you want to and capture them both with Wakka. Because



of the boring Thundara-scenes and Wakka missing sometimes; it might take sometime. As soon as the Aerouges are down; Silence the Larva, steal as manyLunar Curtains as you want and capture him with the Beastmaster.

- 1x/2x QactuarThis is HELL!!! Really, believe me. The stupid things have only 500HP, butthey have lots of Defense, Agility and the irritating habit of running awaywhen at low HP. Switch in Rikku and throw a Fish Scale / Electro Marble onone of the Qactuars when there are two. Switch her OUT! Let the Qactuar havehis first turn and hope he doesn't do anything bad. Throw a Grenade withRikku, heal him with a Potion and throw another Grenade. Rikku has time forthat due to SOS Haste. Grenade-Potion-Grenade might kill him, but it is thebest way to reduce his HP. Switch in Wakka with the Catcher and hope tocapture him. If not; Auron might have a chance as well. If he fails too: theQactuar will run away.If you repeatedly fail; Haste Wakka with a Chocobo Feather.

- 1x Iron GiantQuite easy. Throw a Smoke Bomb (~2900) on him and he won't do any harm anymoreuntil his fourth turn. Try to capture him before that. Power Break him withAuron just in case and use the Stunning Steel to Slow him down as well. Attackwith Poisontouch characters until he is Poisoned. He'll lose 900HP every turn,leaving him with about 200HP after his third turn. Attack him with Beastmasterand Catcher until he is down. You can also throw a Dream Powder the first turn

if you want. This makes sure he doesn't use Reaper.

- 2x Larva (CAPTURING BOTH)Abuse Silencestrike character or, for very safe measures, a Silence Grenade.Attack as you will until Auron has captured them both. Grenade for someadditonal damage.

- 1x Iron Giant + 2x Buer (CAPTURING IRON GIANT)You can't be bothered playing around with the Buers. Isolate the Giant bythrowing a Grenade. See Iron Giant capture strategy.

- 1x Gold Element + 1x Buer + 1x Melusine (CAPTURING GOLD ELEMENT)If you miss a Gold Element, hunt them now. Throw a Grenade to isolate him and

abuse your Silencestrike characters. Grenades and Water to do some additionaldamage. Steal Electro Marbles as you will.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Captured on of each? Good.

Let's go back to the Calm Lands and claim our prices:99x Chocobo Wing and 60x Shining Gem. You want to take on Espada and CactuarKing? Be my guest. I'll give you a cookie if you win. Especially with theformer.

No time to waste, the Sunken Cave is our next objective. The 40x SilverHourglass is a price which is needed for later capturing.

Take your Chocobo and go to the Calm Lands agency.---VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy a HP+10% Bracer from Naida (sexy Blitzballgoddess). It's vital to survive Magic Urns in the...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.19 CAVERN OF THE STOLEN FAYTH------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Stealing and capturing together? Why not...



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Dark Element, 1,800HP, Agility: 11Quite easy actually. They almost always use Reflect on themselves on the firstturn. Silence them with your Silencestrike character and they are sittingducks.

Defender, 12,000HP, Agility: 11Always appears alone and can only kill one character at a time. Throw twoShadow Gems and two Fire Gems to kill him. There is no other easier way. Throwa Smoke Bomb if you want to.

Epaaj, 8,700HP, Agility: 28Dangerous! They are fast and quite strong. Blind them immediately. Use ShadowGems or Fire Gems to reduce his HP.

Ghost, 9,999HP. Agility: 14Silly thing. Silence Grenade and he is harmless. Throw Gems of the element heis weak against or Shadow Gem if he doesn't have elemental weaknesses.

Imp, 880HP, Agility: 24

Thundaga hurts quite bad, but nothing a Dreak Powder cannot handle. You willmost likely always miss him with physical attacks.

Magic Urn, 999,999HP, Agility: 0Make sure Auron is in the party. Cast Shell on him and equip his HP+10%Bracer. Hit the Eyes until the Magic Urn self-destructs. Now there is a chanceof 1/32 that it's a Game Over, let's take those odds.

Nidhogg, 2,000HP, Agility: 10Not to be underestimated. All his attacks mean instead KO. Put him to sleepimmediately.

Thorn, 4,080HP, Agility: 8

These are nice fungus fiends. Throw one Dream Powder and steal about 20Silence Grenades. Their Fira isn't particularly strong as well.

Tonberry, 13,500HP, Agility: 14Chef's Knife hurts bad, but he is never going to use it. Like a lot otherfiends, Tonberry falls easily for Sleep. Shadow Gems or Elemental Gems todecrease his HP.

Valaha, 8,700HP, Agility: 23Fast and strong. Sleep to the rescue again. You can go for Blindness as well,since Flame Ball does pitiful damage.

Yowie, 9,00HP, Agility: 29

Agility alert! Throw a Smoke Bomb if you want to capture or a Dream Powder ifyou just want to kill them. Don't play around with them, since they'll killyou in no time. They also have Petrifying ability, as you might know.

Keep the same weapons and items and keep Rikku at 1HP.

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Save now and then, the fiends are easier than in the Calm Lands, but youshould not take risks.

- 1x Tonberry:Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Dream Powder. He now has ~12,500HP left. Throw ShadowGems and/or Elemental Gems to decrease his HP. Lulu and Kimahri can help aswell. When he has ~230HP left, let Auron make the capture.

- 1x Ghost:Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Silence Grenade, you can't rely on your Silencestrikecharacter here, since Ghost has 95% resistance to Silence. Use Elemental Gemsof the element he's weak against or Shadow Gems. When he has less than ~90HPleft, let Auron make the capture.

- 3x Yowie:Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Smoke Bomb (Sleeping Powder is safer, but you might haveran out) and capture them one by one with Wakka's Catcher. You need two hitsfor each Yowie. You can throw a Grenade for instant kill if things getdangerous, somehow.

- 3x Thorn:Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Dream Powder and it's STEALING TIME!!! You will haveloads of Silence Grenades before you know it. Use Grenades or other items todecrease their HP. When at ~270; let Auron capture them all.

- 1x Valaha + 1x Epaaj (CAPTURING BOTH):Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Smoke Bomb and Dream Powder. Their HP is equal, so justthrow a Shadow Gem (~3,400 left) and some Grenades. Switch in Sensor from timeto time. They can't hurt you now. Make Auron do the capture.

- 1x Nidhogg + 2x Dark Element (CAPTURING ALL):Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Dream Powder to put the Nidhogg under. You have no otherchoice. Throw a Silence Grenade after this immediately. This leaves both ofthe Dark Elements with a few HP left, so Auron can capture them immediately.The Nidhogg has about 1000 left. Use Grenades or Lu's spells to decrease it toless than 90 for Auron to make the capture. Try to Steal some Gold Hourglassesfrom him.

- 1x Imp + 1x Epaaj + 1x Mech Hunter (CAPTURING IMP):Your chance for an Imp.Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Silence Grenade and Steal from the Gunner. Let the Epaajdo something. Revive Rikku when she is killed and take the Epaaj out with aa Farplane Shadow (you can also try to capture him as well, in this case, youshould heal the Imp and throw a Smoke Bomb). Cast Water on him and hope Wakkacaptures him before Silence has worn off.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

You can get Yojimbo if you want, but I wouldn't suggest it. Get back to theMonster Arena and claim your 40x Silver Hourglass price.

-----VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT:Get a Sleep Ward armor for Auron from Malboro. Use a Candle of Life to killhim and wait until he drops it. It might take several tries, but you need itbad for Sanctuary Keeper.

Stealing time again. Complete the following list:

99 Grenades30 Dream Powders -- Bandersnatch40 Poison Fangs -- Nebiros



30 Petrify Grenades -- Anacondaur20 Farplane Shadows -- Espada60 Farplane Winds -- Initial40 Silver Hourglass -- Initial20 Candle of Lifes -- Don Tonberry60 Shining Gems -- Initial60 Elemental Gems -- Flame Flan, Imp or Chimera Brain30 Fish Scales -- Blue Element30 Arctic Winds -- Chimera / Ice Flan30 Light Curtains -- Iron Giant30 Lunar Curtains -- Larva20 Chocobo Feathers -- Qactuar1 Stamina Tablet -- Initial (if not; Magic Urn is your only rely)

Time to climb...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.20 MOUNT GAGAZET------------------------------------------------------------------------------It's not necessary to capture fiends here. I suggest to throw Petrify Grenadeson every encounter you have. There are no enemies immune to Petrification,so there's no direct need to make things hard for yourself. Plus, Capturingis easier if you have Rikku's Sonar and 99x Poison Fang later.

For those who want to capture anyway; here's the Fiend info and enemy partysection.

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Bandersnatch, 1,800HP, 32 Agility.The last Wolf specie. Very fast, but falls easily for Sleep. Just like therest of his Wolf family.

Bashura, 17,000HP, 16 Agility.A big HP jerk, but again; falls easily for both Sleep and Poison. Quite

easy actually.

Grat, 4,000HP, 12 Agility.Can cast Confusion with Seed Burst, but is not Immune to Sleep. His low HPallows our speedy beauty to toast him with Grenades.

Grenade, 7,500HP, 17 Agility.Not that hard. He starts in his physical attack mode and he'll never leavethat mode. A Smoke Bomb makes sure he rarely connects (the guys even survivean attack of him). Poison to decrease his HP.

The rest of the enemies are enemies you know from the Cavern of the StolenFayth.

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Again, Rikku should always be at 1HP. I suggest to equip the Rematch for Wakkato have more chances surviving.

- 1x Mech Leader + 2x Mech Defender:Tidus->Rikku; Steal from the Leader and from one Defender. The next turn Rikku



has, steal from the last one.

- 2x Grat + 1x Grenade (CAPTURING ALL):Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Dream Powder to put the Grats under. Follow it up witha Smoke Bomb to put the Grenade under Darkness. Throw a Poison Fang on theGrenade and capture it when he has suffered enough damage from Poison(Grenades, Blizzard, Lancet to play with him, remember it). Then, throwGrenades on the Grats and you will capture them all before they wake up.They are capturable when they have less than 150HP left.

- 2x Grat + 1x Bashura (CAPTURING ALL):Tidus->Rikku. Dream Powder. Throw a Poison Fang on the Bashura and make itsuffer enough from Poison to capture them. Grenade the Grats to low HP andcapture them as well.

- 2x Grenade + 1x Imp (CAPTURING ALL):I suggest to just kill the Imp here, but it's possible to capture them allwith some luck.

Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Smoke Bomb to disable the Grenades for now. Cast Wateron the Imp to make sure Wakka can capture it in one hit. Remember to switchto the Catcher. If it takes too much time and the Imp irritates your partywith Thundaga; kill him with a Grenade. If Wakka is lucky and captures him;switch to the Grenades. Reblind them when their Darkness has worn of and use

Poison in the meantime to decrease their HP.

- 1x Bandersnatch + 1x Nidhogg + 1x Mech Leader (CAPTURING BOTH):Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Dream Powder to put both the Bandersnatch and theNidhogg under. Steal from the Leader. Now, throw two Grenades and capture theBandersnatch with Auron's Beastmaster. You can steal up to 6 Dream Powders inthe meantime. Then, slowly decrease the Nidhogg's HP and capture him when hehas less than 90 HP left.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Find Wantz.

-----VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Blessed Ring. It has Zombieward for

Yuna and is very important against Yunalesca.

-----VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Buy the Survivor. It has Alchemy for Rikkuand is very useful with Flux, Yunalesca and Greater Sphere.

-----VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Buy the Blessed Bracer. It has Zombieward forAuron and is very important against Yunalesca.

I also suggest to buy the Booster Cactuar. You have plenty of money and it canbe quite useful with capturing. Lulu can do up to 500 damage with a spell now.Quite helpful.

Buy the Haste Targe if you didn't have it already.

Save and prepare for a boss. I don't think he is quite hard. Others disagreewith me. Experience it yourself.

Equip the Blessed Bracer for Auron, the Blessed Ring for Yuna and theSurvivor for Rikku.

Make sure Rikku has 1HP before the battle. Battle formation is preset (Tidus,Auron and Kimahri, it can't be better).



<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SEYMOUR FLUX>>><<<HP: 70,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>As you already know, Flux has very powerful attacks. You will have to facethem all. At least that's my strategy, and it has always worked for me.

The key is to never have Rikku in the battle when Seymour uses an attack.Auron is the one who must survive EVERYTHING and Rikku must do the additionaldamage.

First things first, switch in Rikku and throw a Poison Fang on Seymour. Rikkuhas another turn, throw Chocobo Feather on Auron. Switch her out for Yuna anddefend.

If Lance of Atrophy lands on Auron and inflicts Zombie, you can consider thisfight lost. If not: Good. Lance of Atrophy either kills Kimahri, inflictsdamage on Yuna, inflicts damage and Zombie on Yuna or inflicts damage onAuron. Neither of the outcomes are very bad. Morti will cast Full-Life (andpossibly KO'ing Yuna).

Switch Rikku back in and throw a Silence Grenade on Seymour and a StaminaTablet on Auron. Switch her back out. Auron heals himself or revives Kimahri.A new Lance of Atrophy comes. Hope again that it doesn't Zombie Auron. This

is the second of three times you must be a bit lucky.

Seymour will skip his next turn and Morti will use Cross Cleave. Auron MUSTsurive this. Switch Rikku in and use a Mega Phoenix. Switch her out for Auronagain. Again, the odds must be in your favour so that Flux doesn't use Lanceof Atrophy on Auron. Switch the living character for Rikku and heal Auron witha Hi Potion. Switch her out again. Auron Defends. After Lance of Atrophy,switch in Rikku and throw a Shining Gem. Swithc her out. Next move: CrossCleave. Seymour will do nothing, cause he is Silenced. Auron, due to Haste,can throw an X-Potion on himself and can be switched out for Rikku again.Throw Mega Phoenix and start throwing Shining Gems. Make sure to switch Auronin before Seymour's turn. The cycle repeats itself.

Eventually, Silence will wear of. Resilence him immediately or Dispel willmake your life very hard. Mostly; you will have time to heal Auron (or CureZombie) but the turn order must be in your favour. It mostly was in my games.Poison and some Shining Gems does the work.

Soon enough you will see Morti flashing and the words `Mortiorchis:Auto-Attack mode' will appear. Due to Silence, Seymour can and will do nothingand Morti will skip a turn to prepare Total Annihilation. Now it gets tricky;switch in Rikku, throw Lunar Curtain on Auron. Switch Rikku for Auron andstart throwing Shining Gems like crazy. Even when Morti's first turn comes,you can still be throwing, cause he will skip his turn. The turn before TAcomes; switch Auron back in and pray.

The chances are about 75-25 that Auron survives, due to Double HP, Shell andthe HP+10% bonus. If he survives, you've won. Check his HP with a SensorWeapon, switch Rikku back in and throw the final Shining Gems. You will havehim down before the next TA. Steal some Elixirs if she has spare turns.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

You either found this fight hard or easy. It doesn't matter anyway, you'vewon! Darkstrike for either of your characters is slightly useful, but notmandatory.



- 1x Mandragora- 2x Bashura- 1x Grendel + 1x Ahriman:Tidus->Rikku. Petrify Grenade is the fastest way. You can also throw DreamPowder and Poison Fangs if you want to capture them.

- 1x Bandersnatch + 1x Nidhogg + 1x Mech Leader:See Mount Gagazet snow area.

------VERY IMPORTANT WEAPON ALERT: Get Zombietouch from Behemoth. It won'ttake very long before he drops it. Zombie + Phoenix Down is the fastest wayto kill high HP fiends without wasting valuable items. Use this method alwayswhen you don't want to capture it and when the fiend is not immune to Zombie.

------VERY IMPORTANT ARMOR ALERT: Grab the Pep Talk for Wakka in the cave. Itis unlocked after you completed the first trial. It has SOS NulBlaze, SOS'NulFrost and SOS NulShock for Wakka. Very useful for Sin and Omnis.

You need to complete two under-water trials before you can enter the end ofthe cave. I don't put down a fiend-info or enemy party section.For a 3x Splasher party; throw 2 Grenades to kill them.For any other party; throw a Petrify Grenade."That's a lame way to kill someone". It is, but it is the safest way. Don'tplay around with Dream Powders when some fiends are immune and you have a

weak party. For capturing, you'll be back later.

VERY IMPORTANT ITEM ALERT: Get in a fight with 2x Achelous and 2x Splasher.Throw a Dream Powder to kill the Splashers and put the Achelouses to Sleep.Now, you need a Healing Spring from them. It IS optional, but highlyrecommended for Yunalesca. It's a rare steal and may take a while. I willpretend you have it.

Save at the end of the cave and equip Auron's Alert Bracer. Sonic Tidus is in.1HP Rikku is out. Put Auron in (and Yuna / Wakka if they have their specificSOS Haste armors)

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<<<BOSS: SANCTUARY KEEPER>>><<<HP: 40,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This boss tries to be smart. Too bad for him; your party is smarter.

Tidus is switched for Rikku. Use Star Curtain and Silver Hourglass on Sanctie.He now desperately tries to Haste himself and Hastes one of your charactersinstead. He also uses Photon Wings and Auron (~80% chance) survives. If he isconfused, Game Over. Try again.

If not; the battle is yours. Auron revives the rest of the party. Optional;put Wakka in the party and attack Rikku to bring her to yellow HP. Time tohave some fun: throw Smoke Bomb and Poison Fang on Sanctie. The silly thing

tries to Haste himself and will speed up your characters again.

Start throwing Fire Gems (never waste Shining Gems on an easy boss). Revive acharacter after Mana Breath. He'll never touch you with his physical attacks,all his healing, support and Haste spells hopelessly bounce of to your partyand you slowly send him to the Farplane.

There is one big rule: as soon as he casts Reflect on a character: kill thatcharacter with a Poison Fang IMMEDIATELY. If not; he'll Haste himself throughthat character and the battle is lost!



The Fire Gems will finish him far before the next Photon Wings.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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Watch some long cutscenes and travel to the road to the Ruins. The encountersare the same as in the Gagazet Cave and therefor, I won't put new enemy partyinfo.

As soon as you reach Zanarkand, there are new encounters. You want to get awayfrom them as soon as possible, cause the YKT and the YAT are deadly and veryitem consuming. You need luck to pass this part of Zanarkand Dome.

Save.

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Fallen Monk (rifle), 3,300HP, Agility: 27He is Zombie, so using a Phoenix Down is instant kill. Try to steal some

Candle of Life if Rikku has a spare turn. His attack kills all girlsinstantly.

Fallen Monk (flamethrower), 3,300HP, Agility: 22Zombie as well, but very deadly. His flamethrower attack is instant KO foreveryone. Kill him with a Phoenix Down.

Defender Z, 42,300HP, Agility: 16Kills everyone in one hit. Throw a Smoke Bomb and a Candle of Life. Make gooduse of Phoenix Downs if he kills someone. Doom kills him in 10 turns.

YKT-97, 6,200HP, Agility: 25Smoke Bomb and he won't connect anymore. Kill him before he is the last enemy

standing.

YAT-97, 3,700HP, Agility: 12Very slow but very deadly. His Wild Mortar attacks is instant loss. Use twoShadow Gems and a Fire Gem to kill him. This all can be done before his firstturn.

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- 1x YAT-97 + 2x Fallen Monk (rifle):One of the easier battles. Tidus->Rikku. Throw two Phoenix Downs on the monks.

You get in close bussiness with the YAT. He'll kill one character at a timebut a Fire Gem is instant kill.

- 1x YKT-11 + 2x Fallen Monk (flamethrower):Throw a Dream Powder to put the Monks under and a Smoke Bomb to put the YKTunder Darkness. Kill him with Fish Scales (or Bomb Corse / Dragon Scales).Don't throw Fire Gems, cause it will target the Monks as well. If they die;you are in serious trouble.As soon as the YKT is down; steal as many Candle of Lifes as you can and killthe Monks with Phoenix Downs after this.



- 1x Defender ZEasy and boring. Throw Smoke Bomb and Candle of Life. Steal loads of LunarCurtains and revive when necessary.

- 2x YKT-97 + 1x YAT-97Ouch, ouch, ouch. This is bad. Really bad. This encounter is rare and you needluck to win. Rikku can throw three items and it MUST kill the YKT's or elsethe YAT will kill everyone in one go. Throw two Shadow Gems and a Fire Gem. Ifthis doesn't know both ot the YKT's; you've lost. If not, you get in closecombat with the YAT. Easily finished.

- 1x YKT-97 + 2x YAT-97Ouch, ouch, ouch. This is bad. Really bad. This encounter is rare and you needluck to win. Throw two Shadow Gems and one Fire Gem. Again, the chances areabout 50-50 that this will kill the YKT, but it just has to. Since again; theYATs kill your entire party in one blow. A little bit unfair, but you have tolive with it.

- 2x Fallen Monk (rifle) + 1x Fallen Monk (flamethrower)Easy as pie. Throw a Dream Powder and steal a big load of Candle of Lifes.Kill them with Phoenix Downs when you're done.\\\\\\\\\\\\\

You passed it? Yes, good! (you didn't escape "BY ACCIDENT", did you? ^_^)

Save.

Get Rikku and your other SOS Haste character at 1HP. This is easy if youencounter a Defender.

PUT RIKKU AND THE OTHER SOS HASTE CHARACTER IN THE PARTY. UNEQUIP TIDUS' SONICSTEEL AND PUT HIM IN.

Alrighty, complete the trials and Save afterwards. Get ready for a boss. Aquite hard one.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SPECTRAL KEEPER>>><<<HP: 52,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>For some weird reason, all characters have the first turn. It's like a hiddenPre-Emptive strike. That's why Tidus should not be wearing the Sonic Steel.

This boss asks for timing. You can only attack him when he can only kill onecharacter via his counter-attack. SOS Haste for either Yuna and Wakka is VERYimportant, since they can revive two characters with two Phoenix Downs, whilean other character would have to throw a Mega Phoenix.

Transport behind him with all three characters and throw a Shining Gem with

Rikku. He'll counter and he will miss. He kills one character with BerserkTail now. If it is Rikku; revive her and wait until he DOES not kill her.

If it is not Rikku, make use of the Haste she has now and throw anotherShining Gem. Since the character in front of him is already dead, he will notkill him/her. The next turn Rikku has is used for a Phoenix Down.

Try to repeat this as long as possible, but Rikku will die for sure. Reviveher immediately. She is revived in white HP, which is bad (if only herstarting HP was 359 instead of 360... sigh).



The next turn Rikku has; throw a Chocobo Wing. He uses Berserk Tail again andhope it doesn't target Rikku. Transport two characters behind him and throwa next Shining Gem.

He will counter and he will kill one character. After that, you will have oneof the following scenarios:1) Rikku is alive. Throw two Phoenix Downs2) SOS Haste Wakka or Yuna is alive. Throw two Phoenix Downs3) Tidus is alive. Throw two Phoenix Downs

Then the cycle repeats itself. When Rikku has the following next turn; throwanother Chocobo Wing.

When he decides on planting Glyph Mines; get your characters off as soon aspossible. This might lead to problems, but it'll mostly be okay.

If you make good use of the Chocobo Wings you have; you won't be in problems.If only you make sure that you always have a Hasted character alone in thefield. You can try to use some less Chocobo Wings but it might result inusing a Mega Phoenix, which can also lead to problems, since they reviveWakka/Yuna with full HP (no SOS Haste). I suggest to just use Chocobo Wings.

Win.

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Spectral can drop several Elemental proof abilities on one armour. It's niceto have, but don't refight the battle if you didn't receive it.

A next boss is already waiting. Watch the first cutscenes with Yunalesca andget back to the Save Sphere. Equip the following weapons/armours:

Rikku - Haste TargeRikku - SurvivorAuron - Blessed BracerYuna - Rod of WisdomYuna - Blessed Ring

Tidus - Sonic SteelWakka - Lucid Armguard

Also, equip any Confuseward protection for Kimahri and Tidus if you have it.

Get ready for the longest and most beautful battle in the challenge. Allow meto say that you cannot afford it to make a single mistake, cause you will diefor sure. You need more than 90 minutes of spare time before she is defeated.

The party is preset: Yuna, Auron and Tidus. Which isn't bad.

Well Yunalesca, now you will see what REAL tactics are:

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: YUNALESCA>>>>>>>>><<<FORM 1>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<HP: 24,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Yunalesca doesn't do much damage, but she is fast and knows everything aboutinflicting bad statuses on your party. If you mess up with it; they willfinish you for sure. Switch Tidus for Rikku.

In this form: Yunalesca alternates between 'punch', which hits for a rough 280



damage and dispels everything but Reflect, and Absorb; which drains half ofyour MAX HP.

For now, don't even think of inflicting damage. Now it's preparing time. Youneed to have Kimahri, Wakka and Tidus with Haste, Protect, Shell and Double HPfor the third form. This is the only form where you can achieve that and eventhen, it's hard.

First, you need three Stamina Tablets, which can be stolen from Yunalescaherself. Throw a Star Curtain on Rikku and start stealing. Her Sleep counterbounces off. Revive and heal when necessary. It won't take longer than 10turns.

Now, do the following for the three guys. Prepare them one by one. Alwaysswitch them for Auron, because Yuna is faster than Auron.

Step 1) ONLY WHEN YUNALESCA IS ABOUT TO USE HER ABSORB ATTACK: switch the guyin and Defend. Rikku throws a Chocobo Feather on him. Yunalesca attacks andthe guy is switched out. Make sure to heal the guy when he was hit by Absorb.

Step 2) Repeat Step 1, but throw a Light Curtain on him now. Remember thatAbsorb must be the attack she uses, since 'Punch' will Dispel the guy'spositive statuses.

Step 3) Repeat Step 1, but throw a Lunar Curtain on him now. Remember thatAbsorb must be the attack she uses, since 'Punch' will Dispel the guy'spositive statuses.

Step 4) Switch the guy in and Switch Weapons/Defend so that the guy has hisnext turn AFTER Rikku, but BEFORE Yunalesca. Rikku throws a Stamina Tablet onthe guy and the guy switches himself out BEFORE Yunalesca´s turn, since Absorbwill kill him (his max HP is doubled) and 'punch' will Dispel.

Step 5) Again; only when Yunalesca is about to use Absorb. Switch the guy inand let him a throw a Hi-Potion on himself.Switch him out the next oppurtunityhe has.

Five steps done for Kimahri, Tidus and Wakka? Good. Get them at full HP andswitch them out again. Leave them alone for now.

Now, finally; you can attack Yunalesca. This form is easy. Put Auron back in,so that your party is Rikku, Yuna and Auron. Rikku throws a Star Curtain onherself again. Now, throw Fire Gems (or other elemental gems, whatever youprefer) and make sure Rikku stays healed so that she doesn't lose Reflect.Her SOS Haste can give her has some additonal turns, but never rely on it,since Yunalesca can kill her in one hit then. When Yunalesca is close todying; watch out, cause you don't want to kill her with this party. Get her asclose as possible to ~100HP. Force this by throwing other elemental items,Poison Fangs, Dream Powders, Smoke Bombs or Grenades. When she is at ~100HP,your next objective is the following:

Rikku throws a Poison Fang on herself (Heh? Yes). You don't want Reflect onRikku in the next forms, because if Regen lands on Yunalesca, your chances ofwinning are extremely slim. Revive her again and the next turn she has, switchto the Curative Targe. Heal her.

Last check, you now have a/an:-Rikku, 360HP, Survivor and Curative Targe equiped.-Auron, 1133HP, Blessed Bracer equiped.-Yuna, 475HP, Blessed Ring and Rod of Wisdom equiped



-Wakka, 1236HP, Lucid Armguard equiped. Under Protect, Haste, Shell.-Tidus, 1040HP. Under Protect, Haste, Shell.-Kimahri, 1288HP. Under Protect, Haste, Shell.

Done? Good. Use a Chocobo Feather on Rikku before Absorb. Heal the characterhit by it with a Hi-Potion (NOT RIKKU). Throw a Chocobo Wing and switch Yunaout for Tidus--Defend. Auron for Wakka--Defend. Rikku for Kimahri. Attack. Agood 40 minutes later, Kimahri will do the last numbers of damage totransform her into...

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<FORM 2>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<HP: 48,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hellbiter will do minimal damage to the guys and, more important, it will turnthem into Zombies. Crucial for the third form. Switch them out and get back tothe Yuna, Auron, Rikku party. This form isn't particularly hard, it's justtime-consuming. Yunalesca is more than twice as fast as Rikku and this iswhat things make hard. Yuna and Auron go on healing duty, cause everyHellbiter is 260 damage. Put Yuna and Auron under Haste and Protect as soon asyou can. It won't be that hard, but it's crucial to finish this form. Rikkuwill heal her own Zombie after every Hellbiter, but Auron and Yuna only havea 50% chance of preventing it. Throw a quick Holy Water on them if they areaffected. With Auron and Yuna in Haste and Protect, they receive minimal

damage and have time enough to heal themselves and Rikku. It's attacking time.

Rikku throws Shining Gems, but only when one of the others has a turn betweenRikku and Yunalesca. This is vital, since Yunalesca's counter-attack andHellbiter do around the same damage (~260) and Rikku cannot survive it if theyland both on her.

The worst thing is if Yunalesca's counter-attack goes critical on Rikku. Thiswill kill her in one blow. Revive her again as soon as possible. A dead Rikkuis bad.

When Yunalesca is close to dying; watch out, cause you don't want to killher with this party. Get her as close as possible to ~100HP. Force this by

throwing elemental items, Poison Fangs, Dream Powders, Smoke Bombs orGrenades. When she is at ~100HP, you must switch the Wakka, Tidus and Kimahriparty in again. Defend with Wakka and Tidus and Kimahri attacks her.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<FORM 3>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<HP: 60,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This form is hell. One step in the wrong direction means your oblivion. Youhave to plan things out perfectly for victory.

Where a critical counter-attack in the second form was only a burden, it's nowa guaranteed Game Over if it happens at the wrong time.

Mega Death will miss on the guys. And luckily, she has an attack patern inthis form: Mega Death, Hellbiter / Curaga / Regen, Hellbiter / Curaga / Regen,Mind Blast (600 damage to all + Confusion, Curse or Sleep), Hellbiter /Curaga / Regen, Mega Death, repeat.

Put Rikku, Yuna and Auron in again. Rikku throws a Healing Spring on herself.It mostly takes away the need to heal her for 10 turns, which gives some air.You have two parties in this form. Rikku, Yuna, Auron (RYA from now on) totake Hellbiter and Wakka, Tidus, Kimahri (WTK from now on) to take Mind Blast



and Mega Death.

AFTER MEGA DEATH:Switch in RYA and throw a Shining Gem with Rikku. Yunalesca counters and Yunaor Auron heal her.

AFTER HELLBITER 1:Hope that Holy Waters aren't needed. Heal as fast as possible and only throwanother Shining Gem if there is time enough to heal Rikku before Yunalesca'sturn (Regen might take care of it as well). If you cannot heal her: don'teven think of throwing another Gem, cause you will be Game Over.

AFTER HELLBITER 2:Hope that Holy Waters aren't needed. Heal as fast as possible and switch toTWK. Try to manipulate the CTB-bar so that Wakka (or one of the two others ifthey have Confuse Ward) has the first turn after Mind Blast. It's not alwayspossible.

AFTER MIND BLAST:This does about 360 damage to the guys. Confusion is a straight killer! It'shighly unlikely that two characters are Confused, but it's not serioustrouble. Throw a Remedy on the guy that is Confused and has the next turn andthrow Holy Waters on the other guys. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!

AFTER HELLBITER:Yunalesca zombifies them again (there is a small chance she uses Regen orCuraga, you've lost if she does).

AFTER MEGA DEATH:The guys survive. Repeat.

This way; you can only throw one or two Shining Gems every round. You can playmore dangerous if you want to, but I would not suggest it. Thanks to Regen,Rikku sometimes has time enough to throw two Shining Gems. The worst case isif Yunalesca's counter goes critical on Rikku before you have to switch inTWK, in which case you have to leave her dead for a while.

The guys will get low on HP eventually. You sometimes can do a "Zombie-Healing-round" between Mind Blast and Hellbiter (Triple Holy Water and TripleHi-Potion) to heal them to full HP before they get Zombified again. It dependson the how many ticks you have between Yunalesca's turns. When you see thatone of the guys has another turn after throwing a Holy Water, just throw aHi-Potion after it.

Eventually, after about 10 Shining Gems, she will fall. FINALLY!!!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

This battle was one of three chances where you can get Auron's Zombiestrikeweapon. You need this weapon for BFA. If you have it, your name is eitherYunas Secret Child or you are just lucky.

If not, you can get it from Sin's fins or Don Tonberry.

-----VERY IMPORTANT ITEM ALERT: Don't forget Tidus' Sun Crest. If you'replaying PAL/Int version, Tidus has no access to Evade & Counter if you forgetit now!

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reset.

I'll presume EVERYONE has a SOS Haste armour.

-----------Next Objective:-----------Capture 5 of each fiend in Besaid, Kilika, Mi'ihen, Mushroom Rock and Djose.It won't be that hard with SOS Haste, Sonic Steel and Initiative. Rikku'sSonar combined with Wakka's Sleeper will make some monster completelyharmless. Don't be afraid to use Poison Fangs; you will receive 99 either way.

Claim your prices from the Monster Arena trainer.-99 Stamina Tonic. Stamina Tablets will never be used now.-99 Poison Fang. Wow!-99 Soul Spring. Completely useless.-99 Candle of Life. Good.-99 Door to Tomorrows. Sell for good gil...

-----------Next Objective:-----------Capture 5 of each fiend in Thunder Plains and Macalania. You've alreadycaptured one of each, so why not capture 5? Strategies are stated earlier.

You now have captured enough to grab Auron´s Masamune. Do it immediately.Re-check a FAQ if you forgot how to get it. It has First Strike. Oh Yeah.

-----------Next Objective:-----------Capture 5 of each fiend in Bikanel. I'll suggest to keep every character with1HP who have SOS Haste armors. Equip the Sleeper for Wakka and the BoosterCactuar for Lulu. Equip the Masamune for Auron and leave him in the party.

I'll put down enemy parties again:

- 1x ZuTidus->Rikku: throw a Smoke Bomb and Poison him with the Sonar. Switch thenext character for Auron and Power Break him to reduce Sonic Boom's damage.Defend before Sonic Boom and use the Rod of Wisdom to check his HP. Reblindhim and heal Poison if necessary. Auron makes the capture.

- 2x Alcyone + 1x Sand Wolf (CAPTURING SAND WOLF AND ONE ALCYONE)This party is too fast for comfort. Better save than prevent. Switch SonicTidus for Lulu and annihilate one Alcyone with a Fire. Switch in Wakka andput the Sand Wolf to Sleep with the Sleeper. The other Alcyone has a turn,throw Phoenix Downs when necessary and use the Sleeper to put the Alcyone toSleep as well. Use two Lancets to reduce the Alcyone's HP far enough for Auronto capture him in one hit (don´t forget to switch weapons). Wait until the

Sand Wolf wakes up and put him to sleep again with Wakka. Auron captures him.

You can try to use a Grenade as well, but three fast monsters is alwaysdangerous.. Especially when you have a party with only 1HP.

- 1x Sand WormPoison him with Rikku and throw a Dream Powder. Steal + Use Shadow Gems (don'tsave them, you will have 99 soon) to reduce his HP even further. Use Water/IceGems, (Ant)Arctic Winds, Water/Ice or Lancet to make sure Auron can capturehim in one hit.



- 1x Sand Wolf + 1x Alcyone + 1x Mushussu (CAPTURING ALL)Tidus->Rikku: throw a Grenade. Switch in Wakka for Auron, switch to theCatcher and capture the Sand Wolf. He has another turn to switch to theSleeper and put the Mushussu to sleep. Alcyone does something, throw PD's whennecessary and switch in SOS Haste Auron. He switches to the Beastmaster.Attack the Mushussu twice for the capture (DON'T LET HIM HAVE A TURN). ThrowPD's again until Wakka captures the Alcyone.

- 3x Sand Wolf + 1x [chest]Tidus->Rikku: Don't play around here. Throw two Grenades.

- 1x Mushussu + 2x Alcyone (CAPTURING MUSHUSSU AND ON ALCYONE)Tidus->Lulu: Cast Fire to kill one of the Alcyones. Switch in Wakka and putthe Mushussu to Sleep. Do the same with the Alcyone. Heal the Alcyone witha Potion and throw a Grenade. Capture the Alcyone with one of the guys. Dothe same with the Mushussu, but don't allow him to have a turn.

-1x Cactuar:DO THE CACTUAR MINI GAME!!Cactuars don't run away there, so there is no need to kill them fast. You cansee how to start the game in an other FAQ. I'll only mention how to capturethem. You luckily only need five.

Switch Rikku in and throw a Sleeping Powder/Smoke Bomb. This leaves him withabout 50HP. Enough HP for Auron to capture him in one hit. Try to leave Auronin SOS Haste and just start using the attack command (Beastmaster equiped ofcourse). Throw PD's everytime he uses 10,000 Needles, but try to do it withany character other than Auron. Use SOS Haste characters as much as possible,cause he is VERY fast. Don't whine if it takes more than 15 minutes and 40Phoenix Downs before Auron connects.

-----------Next Objective:-----------Go to the Arena and claim your price. 99x Shadow Gem will be yours for sure,Which is one of the most valuable prices you can ever get.

I suggest to hunt for Shaman Armors now (Auto-Potion). Sand Worm drops itrarely, but you need it for Greater Sphere and Sin's Fins. Get Rikku to 1HP.

<<<BATTLE: SAND WORM>>>Throw a Dream Powder and a Candle of Life. He'll die 5 turns after this.

It'll take several amount of tries to get the needed Auto-Potion armours. Youneed the for Auron, Tidus, Wakka and Rikku. That's all ^_^

If you don't receive Rikku's Shaman Targe (experience......), then use ShadowGems, Ice Gems and other items to kill him. The chance for Rikku obtainingequipment is higher if she kills him.

-----------Next Objective:-----------Capture a Splasher in the underwater Area in Gagazet. It's not that hard atall. Use Petrify Grenades on the other underwater parties and wait until youencounter a Splasher x3 party. Issolate one Splasher by throwing two elementalitems.

Steal one Frag Grenade from it in the Arena. Since it's a rare steal; it might



Tidus and switch Auron in. Hit him once to kill him.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Time to save? Again no...

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SIN AND SINSPAWN GENAIS>>><<<HP SIN: 36,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<HP GENAIS: 20,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You need a little luck here with the damage from Supreme Gems. You should killGenais before his first turn. This is possible. Hit Genais with Auron. Withthe Masamune and at low HP, he can do up to 500 damage. Switch Tidus for Rikkuand throw two Supreme Gems to kill him. If the damage of the Supreme Gems isnot enough, you need to take a Venom which can result in bad things. Try tokill him as soon as possible before Trashing, which is instant Game Over.

When Genais is dead, you will get in close combat with Sin himself. SwitchRikku's Haste Targe to the Victorious, switch in Wakka with the Pep Talk andswitch in Lulu with the Phantom Bangle. Sin only uses Gravija (proportionaldamage) and elemental spells on all characters. So none of your character candie all with one attack. So you can just throw Phoenix Downs if they die. Killthis Sin with Fire Gems, since you still don't want to waste valuable itemsfor a boss who can't kill you.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Quite intense again, wasn't it? There is finally time to save.

In this fights, you can receive Stoneproof for characters who don't have ityet (only Yuna and Lulu have it now) or Zombiestrike for Auron. You can bevery happy if they drop it (especially Zombiestrike), but I suggest not tofight these fights again, since they can be quite dangerous. You can getStoneproof later from Demonolith and Zombiestrike from Don Tonberry. You canconsider yourself a lucky bastard if Auron has Zombiestrike now.

Next boss. He has monstrous HP, but he is not that hard.

Make your party Sonic Tidus, Masamune Auron and Wakka. Equip Wakka's LucidArmguard and Yuna's Soft Ring.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: "OVERDRIVE" SIN>>><<<HP: 140,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You need to destroy Sin and his 140,000HP before Giga Graviton. He also usesa Petrifying or Confusion-inflicting counter-attack after being targeted for6 times. I've never seen it, but it is said that he can also use a counterattack which does 250% damage, but doesn't inflict status affects. I'm notsure about that, though.

Switch Tidus for Rikku and throw a Chocobo Wing. Use Stamina Tonic and thenstart to pummle Sin with Supreme Gems. Auron and Wakka throw a Hi-Potion onthemselves and Rikku throws exactly five Supreme Gems. Sin will be close now.Switch Rikku for Yuna and attack Sin physically. He'll now counter with hisattack which'll kill Yuna for sure. If either Wakka or Auron is petrified orConfused, cure this immediately (forget about healing Zombie). Switch Rikkuback in again and resume the Supreme Gem assault. Let the other character(Wakka or Auron) revive Yuna and let him heal himself as well. After the 11thSupreme Gem, switch Rikku out again for another character and attackphysically.



Again, Sin will perform his counter-attack and Yuna dies again. Don't botherreviving her now, and also don't bother healing Petrification. You willprobably only have a few turns left, so switch in Rikku and throw 4 SupremeGems and a Shining Gem. This must be enough to kill him just before he GigaGravitons you.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Quite easy, heh? Save.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.24 MORE CAPTURING------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You can go inside Sin now, but first, capture 5 of each monster in the CalmLands and Gagazet. You can see earlier strategies of capturing in the CalmLands and Gagazet Trail.

Here are the Gagazet cave capture strategies. Always make sure Rikku has 1HPand the Haste Targe equiped.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.24A: GAGAZET CAVE AREA CAPTURES------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- 1x Dark Flan:Tidus->Rikku. Throw Silence Grenade and use your Zombietouch (or Zombiestrike)character to Zombify him. Start throwing Shadow Gems until he White Windshimself. This makes him suffer from Zombie, but it also heals Zombie, soRezombie him immediately. This way, he can never heal himself, so you slowlypummle down his HP. When he doesn't have much HP left, use Hi-Potions andPotions to do the last digits of damage. White Wind still hurts him when heis under Zombie.

Auron can do the capture when he has less than 50HP left.

- 1x Behemoth:

- 1x Mandragora:- 2x BashuraTidus->Rikku. Attack with the Sonar and throw a Dream Powder. Decrease orincrease their HP until it is low enough for the capture.

- 1x Grendel + 1x Ahriman:Tidus->Rikku. Throw a Dream Powder and two Poison Fangs. Play with their HPuntil you can capture them all.

That was quite easy, wasn't it?

Now for something hard. Grab the Caladbolg and upgrade it to full power. Don'tcry, you'll need it for the Gagazet underwater captures, Inside Sin and Omega

Ruins. Don't wait. Go get it.

Got it? Good!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.24B: GAGAZET UNDERWATER AREA CAPTURES:------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Quite dangerous here. Save often! Equip the following weapons and armors!



-3x Ahriman:You'll probably have Captured these guys enough, so swap in Rikku and throw aPetrify Grenade.

-2x Gemini:Tidus->Rikku. Sleep + Poison combo. This time they take 7200 damage per turn.So make sure you have enough turns for lowering the HP down to 200 when theirHP drops below 7200, don't forget to remove the poison. When HP is very low(like 200), capture with Auron, Tidus and Kimahri.

1x Wraith:Checks its weakness first (with Yuna), swap in Rikku and throw Elemental Gemsof that weakness. If he hasn't use Shadow Gems and Poison Fangs instead (andother items). Block it's attacks with Yuna, Lulu and Rikku. When HP lower than100, Capture with Auron,Tidus and/or Kimahri).

1x Behemoth King:Your worst nightmare...Swap in Rikku and start with a Chocobo Wing. Switch Weapon with Tidus toCaladbolg. Swap in Kimahri. First start blocking BK's attacks with Tidus,Wakka and Kimahri. Switch Auron and Rikku in (and out), cast Haste on Auron,follow with a Stamina Tablet, Light Curtain and Star Curtain. Then keep Auronin the party in Defending Position. Do the same things with Wakka and Kimahri.

This might take a long time, but it's mandatory to survive the attacks BK usesafter Mighty Guard. Have Wakka and Kimahri switch their armour to HP+10%, oncethey have also this condition like Auron, keep them also in the party inDefending position. All three can survive all attacks from BK. Continue withswitching Rikku in (and out) and throw Shadow Gems, don't forget to heal thedamage on your blockers if they received damaged and keep them in defendingposition. Lower BK's HP down to 23,000, not lower. After a last attack fromBK, swap in Rikku and throw two Shadow Gems, switch to the capture weapons forTidus, Kimahri and Wakka. Also make sure Auron won't counter. Lower BK's HPto 6,300. BK will cast Mighty guard. Throw a Purifying Salt with Rikku, thenblock again with Auron, Wakka and Kimahri in defending position. BK now has~4,800HP left.

BK will now use these attacks:Tail: Switch in Rikku, throw Al Bhed Potion, switch back for the swapped outcharacter and have him heal himself and go back in Defending position withWakka, Kimahri and Auron.

Heave: Switch in Rikku, heal, swap her back and block again with samecharacters.

BK castes Flare: This is your cue, it will bounce back dealing him about4,700 damage and also slow BK down. If you have the PAL/Int version; you canjust attack with Auron and the rest until captured.

If you are the owner of the US version; Keep Auron defending and have Kimahri,

Wakka and/or Tidus attack until captured. Auron will survive Meteor, due toDouble HP, Protect and Defend.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.25 OMNIS------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You don't really have to capture the monsters in the Sea of Sorrow, but sinceyou are not allowed to Escape, you might want to capture them as well.



It's not that Omnis deserves a paragraph for himself, but I didn't want to puthim in the capture-section ^_^

Make sure to prepare well for him. You need a little luck with this fight.Equip the following weapons armors:

Tidus - Sonic SteelWakka - Pep TalkLulu - Booster Cactuar and Phantom BangleYuna - Phantom RingRikku - VictoriousAuron - Masamune and Haste Bracer

Make sure Auron and Wakka die in a random encounter and make him enter thisfight with 1HP! This is mandatory to win.

Make your party Lulu, Wakka and Tidus.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BOSS: SEYMOUR OMNIS>>><<<HP: 80,000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Omnis uses two attacks (well, he has more, but you're only going to see two).Quad Firaga which will never do any damage and Dispel, which won't work. He

also has Ultima, but this is a guaranteed Game Over so he is not allowed touse this.

Seymour uses Dispel-Ultima comba after being targeted for 5 times, so planyour attacks very carefully!

Tidus is switched to Rikku. Throw a Chocobo Wing. Seymour uses Quad Firaga,but thanks to the Pep Talk, the Victorious and the Phantom Bangle, it will do0 or <immune> damage. Start blasting Omnis with Supreme Gems and HOPE most ofthem will do 9,999 damage. It is quite vital that some of them DO 9,999. Afterthe 4th Supreme Gem: STOP! Hit Rikku twice with Wakka, so that she receivesyellow HP. Switch to the Haste Targe (you don't want Seymour to Dispel Rikku'sHaste, now do you?) and switch her out for Yuna. In the meantime; DON'T touch

Seymour or you'll die. Bring Rikku in the party to Haste Yuna and take her outagain. Make sure Seymour doesn't kill her with Firaga (she has no Victoriousequiped anymore, remember?)

Wait for Seymour to use Quad Firaga. NOW is your chance. You have a HasteYuna, a Haste Lulu and some thing called Wakka in your party. Switch Yuna outfor Rikku immediately and start throwing Supreme Gems. Lulu cast Blizzard likecrazy (~200) and Auron is switched for Wakka and slices away with his sword(~575). Lulu's and Auron's attacks are only used to outdo the damage which islost when the Supreme Gems didn't do 9,999.

Take Dispel. It does nothing. Continue the assault and only HOPE that you willkill him before Ultima. 8 x ~9,999 + 3 x ~200 + 3x ~575 SHOULD be enough to

finish him, but it's not guaranteed. I've seen Supreme Gems doing 9,200 damagein which you know it's hard to win.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Only one real boss to go... Don't overestimate yourself. The chances ofdefeating BFA now are exactly 0% ^_^

------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.26: MOST CAPTURING: OMEGA RUINS (CREDITS TO YUNAS SECRET CHILD)------------------------------------------------------------------------------



>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>It takes ~39 Dark Matters to kill him. Start blasting him with Dark Mattersimmediately. Auron takes care of reviving. Hit Rikku once with Wakka to bringher to critical HP (Auron still does reviving).

When Don Ton is close; just continue the assault. Revive Auron immediatelywhen he is killed and attack Rikku with Wakka after being revived. This fightdoesn't take as long as GS and is much easier.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>If Auron doesn't receive Zombiestrike: reset and try again.

(This challenge really sucks, doesn't it? Hey, don't touch that Customise menufor God's sake!)

----------ABOUT 10 BLESSED GEMS----------Get into a fight with a Barbatos in the arena. With SOS Haste Rikku switchedfor Tidus; you have three chances. It is a rare steal. 10 Blessed Gems is theleast. 15 is recommended.

----------ABOUT 20 SHINING GEMS----------

Get into a fight with a Black Element in the arena. It might be a rare steal,but you steal 4 at a time. 20 is the total amount. You might have a few leftfrom the bosses.

You got all this? Congratulations.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------6.27: BFA------------------------------------------------------------------------------Finally, you're here!!! Ready for the big boss! He HAS NOT BEEN DEFEATED YET!You might be the first one!

Recheck equipment:

Tidus (weapon) - Sonic Steel, LifesaverTidus (armor) - Soft Shield (maybe Phoenix Shield)

Yuna (weapon) - Mirage RodYuna (armor) - Soft Ring

Wakka (weapon) - RematchWakka (armor) - Soft Armguard (maybe Miracle Comeback)

Lulu (weapon) - Doesn't matterLulu (armor) - Saviour Bangle

Kimahri (weapon)- Mirage LanceKimahri (armor) - Soft Armlet

Auron (weapon) - Masamune, Zombiestrike weaponAuron (armor) - Phoenix Bracer

Rikku (weapon) - SurvivorRikku (armor) - Soft Targe



<<GOLD ELEMENT>>Thunder (LMAG) 530 One

<<IRON GIANT>>Regat (PHYS) 800 OneReaper (PHYS) 680 All

<<KUSARIQQU>>Regat (PHYS) 1,000 Slowtouch OneLightning Breath (LMAG) 950 All

<<LARVA>>Thundara (LMAG) 500 One

<<MELUSINE>>Regat (PHYS) 260 Stone-, Silencetouch One

<<Qactuar*>>Regat (PHYS) 230 One1000 Needles (SPEC) 1,000 One

..............................................................................MACALANIA

Fiend name: Damage: Status add-ons: All/One:..............................................................................<<CHIMERA>>Regat (GRAV) 25% current HP OneMeggido Flame (FMAG) 1,000 OneAqua Breath (WMAG) 400 AllThundara (LMAG) 580 One

<<EVIL EYE>>Regat (NEMAG) 360 Confusetouch One

<<ICE FLAN>>Blizzara (MAG) 570 One

<<IGUION>>Regat (PHYS) 380 Stone-, Silencetouch One

<<MAFDET>>Regat (PHYS) 700 Slowtouch One

<<MURUSSU>>Regat (PHYS) 480 Slowtouch One

<<WATER ELEMENT>>Watera (WMAG) 830 One

<<SNOW WOLF>>Regat (PHYS) 270 Sleep-, Silencetouch One

<<XIPHOS>>Regat (PHYS) 260 Poisonstrike One

<<WASP>>Regat (PHYS) 170 Poisontouch One

..............................................................................



BIKANEL ISLANDFiend name: Damage: Status add-ons: All/One:..............................................................................<<ALCYONE>>Regat (PHYS) 150 Darktouch One

<<CACTUAR*>>Regat (PHYS) 360 One10000 Needles (SPEC) 10,000 One

<<MUSHUSSU>>Regat (PHYS) 1,400 Slowtouch OneFire Breath (FMAG) 1,450 All

<<SAND WOLF>>Regat (PHYS) 390 Sleep-, Silencetouch One

<<SAND WORM>>Regat (PHYS) 830 One**Regurgitate (SPEC) 0 Dispel One**Earthquake (NEMAG) 1,050 All

<<ZU>>Regat (PHYS) 1,500 Darktouch One

Sonic Boom (PHYS) 1,220 All

**Regurgitate is only used after Sand Worm has swallowed a character.**Earthquake is only used every 7th turn...............................................................................CALM LANDSFiend name: Damage: Status add-ons: All/One:..............................................................................<<ANACONDAUR>>Regat (PHYS) 600 OneStone Gaze (SPEC) 0 Stonestrike OneSonic Tail (NEMAG) 1,620 All

<<CHIMERA BRAIN>>Regat (PHYS) 800 OneMeggido Flame (FMAG) 1,700 OneAqua Breath (WMAG) 780 AllThundara (LMAG) 1,100 One

<<COEURL>>Silence (SPEC) 0 Silencestrike OneThundara (LMAG) 800 OneBlizzara (IMAG) 800 One**Drain (NEMAG) 630 One**Blaster (SPEC) 0 Stonestrike One

<<FLAME FLAN>>Firaga (FMAG) 1,100 One

<<MALBORO>>Regat (PHYS) 1,050 One**Bad Breath 0 Dark-, Silence-, All

Slow-, Confuse-,Berserk-, Poisonstrike

<<NEBIROS>>



Regat (PHYS) 330 Poisontouch One

<<OGRE*>>Single Punch (PHYS) 800 OneDouble Punch (PHYS) 980 One

<<SHRED>>Regat (PHYS) 1,280 Slowtouch One

<<SKOLL>>Regat (PHYS) 650 Sleep-, Silencetouch One

**Drain is only used after Coeurl has lost 66% of its HP.**Blaster is only used after Coeurl has lost 66% of its HP.**Bad Breath is not used after you attack Malboro for 7 times. Attackinghim with Fire counts as 2...............................................................................SUNKEN CAVE AKA CAVERN OF THE STOLEN FAYTHFiend name: Damage: Status add-ons: All/One:..............................................................................<<DARK ELEMENT>>Drain (NEMAG) 850 OneBio (SPEC) 0 Poisonstrike OneFira (FMAG) 1,050 One

Blizzara (IMAG) 1,050 OneThundara (LMAG) 1,050 OneWatera (WMAG) 1,050 One

<<EPAAJ*>>Regat (PHYS) 720 Poisonstrike One**Blades (PHYS) 1,615

<<GHOST>>Doom (SPEC) 0 Doomstrike OneFira (FMAG) 1,210 OneBlizzara (IMAG) 1,210 OneThundara (LMAG) 1,210 One

Watera (WMAG) 1,210 One

<<IMP>>Thundaga (LMAG) 1,530 One

<<NIDHOGG>>Regat (PHYS) 2,510 Slowtouch OneFire Breath (FMAG) 2,070 All

<<THORN>>Fira (FMAG) 770 One**Pollen (SPEC) 0 Dark-, Sleepstrike All

<<TONBERRY*>>Karma (SPEC) ** OneChef's Knife (PHYS) 2,540 One

<<VALAHA>>Regat (PHYS) 1,490 OneGore (PHYS) 2,330 OneFlame Ball (FMAG) 440 All

<<YOWIE>>



**<<SPLASHER>>Regat (PHYS) 110;240;450 Poisontouch OneSelf-Destruct (PHYS) 215 One

**Sonic Wave is only used after you have attacked it for three times**Regat and Regat II's damage will be higher if Bashura has used one or more'Physch Up's.**Ochu Dance is only used after the Mandragaora has lost a certain amount ofHP. You will either petrify him or put him asleep for a capture. If you dothings right, you'll never have to see Ochu Dance.**Self Destruct is always 600 damage.**Their damages matters on what kind of Splasher you encounter. You canencounter one-pack, two-pack or three-pack Splasher. Only two-packs and threepack Splasher add Poison...............................................................................INSIDE SINFiend name: Damage: Status add-ons: All/One:..............................................................................<<ADAMANTOISE*>>Regat (PHYS) 1,710 OneFire Breath (FMAG) 1,615 AllEarthquake (NEMAG) 1,390 All

<<BARBATOS*>>Regat (PHYS) 2,300 OneBody Splash (PHYS) 1,435 AllMortar (NEMAG) 1,555 All

<<BEHEMOTH KING>>Regat (PHYS) 3,000 OneHeave (PHYS) 5,270 OneTail Sweep (PHYS) 4,325 AllThundara (LMAG) 2,035 OneFlare (NEMAG) 5,620 One**Meteor (PHYS) 8,465 All

<<DEMONOLITH>>Regat (PHYS) 1,130 Zombie-, Cursestrike One**Pharao's Curse (SPEC) 0 Poison-, Silence-, One

Dark-, CursestrikeBreath (SPEC) 0 Stonestrike All

<<EXORAY>>Firaga (FMAG) 1,410 One**Pollen (SPEC) 0 Dark-, Silence-, All

Sleepstrike<<GEMINI*>>Regat (PHYS) 1,130 OneLeaping Swing (PHYS) 1,765 One

Reaper 900 All**Double Reaper 2,250 All

<<GREAT MALBORO>>Regat (PHYS) 1,450 OneChow (PHYS) 2,900 One**Multi spit (NEMAG) 730 AllBad Breath (SPEC) 0 Dark-, Silence-, All

Slow-, Confuse-,Berserk-, Poisonstrike



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