Midgar No. 1 Reactor

Screens: In Midgar No. 1 Reactor – 10 shown

Temporary screens become permanently inaccessible during the normal course of the game Name	The random encounter groups that you may fight on this screen; this list only includes standard encounters, but special encounter types may also be present as detailed on the screen detail page; encounter rates are in parenthesis and are out of 256 Random Encounters	How many treasures (items of interest containing equipment or other items) are found on this screen Treasures	The price of the cheapest inn in this screen. it is not necessarily always available Inn Price	Save Point	Notes
Platform	2 MPs (96) Guard Hound (88) MP, Guard Hound (72)	5	-	-	-
Sector 1 Station	2 MPs (96) Guard Hound (88) MP, Guard Hound (72)	-	-	-	-
Sector 1	2 MPs (96) Guard Hound (88) MP, Guard Hound (72)	-	-	-	-
No. 1 Reactor (Outside Catwalks)	2 Mono Drives (72) 2 MPs, Mono Drive (68) 2 MPs (116)	-	-	-	-
No. 1 Reactor (Security Doors)	2 Grunts (72) 2 1st Rays, Grunt (68) 3 1st Rays (60) 3 Grunts (56)	1	-	-	Only attacked during escape
No. 1 Reactor (Elevator)	-	-	-	-	-
No. 1 Reactor (Staircases)	2 Mono Drives, 1st Ray (56) 2 1st Rays (48) 2 Grunts (44) 2 1st Rays, Grunt (40) 3 1st Rays (36) 3 Grunts (32)	-	-	-	-
No. 1 Reactor (Pipes)	2 Grunts, 2 Mono Drives (96) 2 Grunts, 3 Mono Drives (88) 3 Grunts (72)	1	-	-	-
No. 1 Reactor (Bottom of Ladder)	Sweeper (96) Sweeper, 2 Grunts (88) 2 Grunts, Sweeper (72)	-	-	In plain view at the bottom of the ladder	-
No. 1 Reactor (Reactor Core)	-	1	-	-	-

Items of Interest: In Midgar No. 1 Reactor – 10 shown

Item	Type	Whether this item can be found or collected multiple times Repeatable	Screen	Details
3 Potions	Item	No	Platform	In Cloud's starting inventory
Ether	Item	No	Platform	In Cloud's starting inventory
Phoenix Down	Item	No	Platform	In Cloud's starting inventory
Potion	Item	No	Platform	Check either downed soldier near the train
Potion	Item	No	Platform	Check either downed soldier near the train a second time
Phoenix Down	Item	No	No. 1 Reactor (Security Doors)	Chest in lower right room
Potion	Item	No	No. 1 Reactor (Pipes)	Pick up the blue bottle in front of Jessie after she moves
Restore Materia	Item	No	No. 1 Reactor (Reactor Core)	Pick up the orb on the ground
-	Note	No	No. 1 Reactor (Pipes)	Help Jessie to free her during escape
-	Note	No	No. 1 Reactor (Security Doors)	Cannot proceed during escape unless you freed Jessie

Set Encounters: In Midgar No. 1 Reactor – 2 shown

Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Encounter	Screen	Details	The range of levels of monsters in this encounter Level	EXP	AP	Gil	In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind Type	A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty Run Difficulty
2 MPs	Platform	Approach the rear of the platform	2	32	4	20 gil	Normal Battle	Can't Run
Guard Scorpion	No. 1 Reactor (Reactor Core)	Approach the reactor valve	12	100	10	100 gil	Normal Battle	Can't Run

Monsters: Encountered in Midgar No. 1 Reactor – 7 shown

Limited monsters never appear in random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square monsters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobos only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Name	Level	HP	MP	Attack	The base physical damage dealt by this monster's abilities; physical damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (P) Base P	Magic atk	The base magic damage dealt by this monster's abilities; magic damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (M) Base M	Defense	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Magic def	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a magic attack Magic Vuln.	Defense%	Note that party members get a +50 bonus to Dexterity during combat which monsters do not Dexterity	Luck	Elemental Vulnerability	Status Immunity	EXP	AP	Gil	The rate of Steal success per item by a character of equal level to the monster; these rates will change based on the level difference between the Stealing character and the monster; hover over a percentage to see the base rate (which is based on being 10 levels higher than the monster); this rate is multiplied by 80%±2% per level difference; only one item can be stolen, so an increase in level may in some cases decrease the effective Steal rate of items later in the list Steal	A monster will never drop an item if an item was Stolen from it during the battle; only monsters present in the final battle of a multi-battle sequence may drop items Win	Morph
1st Ray	4	18	-	10	10	-	-	2	99%	0	100%	0	40	0	Weak: Lightning	Defend: Sleep, Small, Darkness, Frog, Poison, Paralyzed, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury	12	1	5 gil	-	-	Potion
Grunt	7	40	-	12	12	2	54	10	98%	2	99%	4%	58	8	-	-	22	2	15 gil	Grenade (11.2%)	Potion (26.1%)	Potion
Guard Hound	3	42	-	8	8	2	30	4	99%	2	99%	6%	64	6	-	-	20	2	12 gil	Potion (41.2%)	Potion (14.1%)	Potion
Guard Scorpion	12	800	-	30	41	15	162	40	92%	256	50%	0	60	1	Invalid: Gravity Weak: Lightning	Defend: Sleep, Small, Confusion, Silence, Darkness, Frog, Berserk, Poison, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury	100	10	100 gil	-	Assault Gun	-
Mono Drive	2	28	28	3	3	3	30	6	98%	4	99%	6%	49	2	Invalid: Earth Weak: Wind	Defend: Frog, Stop, Paralyzed	18	3	8 gil	-	Potion (14.1%), Ether (4%)	Ether
MP	2	30	-	6	6	-	-	4	99%	0	100%	0	50	4	-	-	16	2	10 gil	Grenade (11.2%)	Potion (14.1%)	Potion
Sweeper	8	140	-	18	18	-	-	20	96%	4	99%	0	48	1	Weak: Lightning	Defend: Sleep, Small, Darkness, Frog, Poison, Paralyzed, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury	27	3	30 gil	-	-	Potion

Party Changes: In Midgar No. 1 Reactor – 4 shown

Character	The type of party change; a character can be named (usually when you first meet them), or join or leave the party; a lead change indicates which character must be in the party at any given time Type	Screen	Details
Cloud	Lead	Platform	At game start (temporarily named Ex-SOLDIER)
Cloud	Name	Sector 1 Station	Approach the AVALANCHE team
Barret	Name	Sector 1 Station	Approach the AVALANCHE team
Barret	Join	No. 1 Reactor (Security Doors)	Talk to Barret

Weapons: Found in Midgar No. 1 Reactor – 1 shown

Rare weapons can only be found at specific points during the game; ultimate weapons have special properties that can multiply their damage to extreme levels; starting weapons cannot be re-obtained if sold or lost Name	Character	Attack	Attack%	Magic	The growth of materia slots is categorized by color: ⦿×1, ⦿×2, ⦿×3, and ⦾×0. Materia Slots	AP Growth	Range	Effects	Price	Value
Assault Gun	Barret	17	98%	1	⦿─⦿	×1	Long	-	350 gil	175 gil

Materia: Found in Midgar No. 1 Reactor – 1 shown

Uncommon materia cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare materia can only be found at specific points during the game; master materia are incredibly rare and powerful Name	Type	Levels	Abilities	The element added when this materia is paired with an Elemental materia Element	Strength	Dexterity	Vitality	Magic	Luck	Magic def	Max HP%	Max MP%	Price	Master AP	The sale value of this materia when it is mastered; materia that have not yet been mastered sell at a lower price Master Value	When your materia is stolen, materia with a higher priority is stolen first Priority
Restore	Magic	5	L1: Cure L2: Cure2 L3: Regen L4: Cure3	Hidden	−1	-	-	+1	-	-	−2	+2	750 gil	40,000	52,500 gil	5

Items: Found in Midgar No. 1 Reactor – 3 shown

Uncommon items cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare items can only be found at specific points during the game; special items are held by the most powerful monsters in the game Name	Description	The damage calculation of the item's effect; multiple hits are indicated first; items deal full damage to multiple targets and always hit; HP or MP are those of the character the item is used on; healing and MP restoration items are indicated by their text color Base Damage	Type	Target	Element	The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this spell, and the chance of success if it is not assured Status	Special Properties	Price	Value	Use in Field?
Potion	Restores HP by 100	100	Magic	One ally	Restorative	-	Restores 100 HP	50 gil	25 gil	Yes
Ether	Restores MP by 100	100	Magic	One ally	Restorative	-	Restores 100 MP	1,500 gil	750 gil	Yes
Phoenix Down	Restores life	1/4 HP	Magic	One ally	Restorative	Remove: Death	25% chance of Death on targets that Absorb Restorative	300 gil	150 gil	Yes

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