Scorpion

HP 84
Gil 70 gil
Experience 225
Size Small
Damage 22
Attack Status Poison (Poison)
Hit Rate 2×94%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 10
Evade 27%
Magic Defense 28%
Morale 112 (may run if party is level 16 or higher)
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
World Map
Marsh Cave
Mt. Gulg
Scorpions aren't bad by the time they become a common threat, but as a rare encounter in the Marsh Cave they can be deadly. They get two attacks that each deal plenty of damage and cause Poison, and have respectable defensive statistics as well. There's no particularly easy way to deal with Scorpions in the Marsh Cave other than to hope you don't run into them. Later on, they're little more than fodder with a chance to Poison.
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Random Encounters: With Scorpion – 6 shown
Map
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Monsters
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Frequency
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Surprise
Is it possible to run from this encounter?
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The average amount of total experience you can expect to earn from this encounter (this is split evenly among surviving party members)
Avg. Exp.
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Avg. Gil
World Map Near Marsh Cave Scorpion ×2–4 1.6% +23% Yes 675 210 gil
Marsh Cave B2 Scorpion ×2–4 4.7% +23% Yes 675 210 gil
Marsh Cave B3 Scorpion ×2–4 4.7% +23% Yes 675 210 gil
World Map Crescent Lake Area Minotaur ×1–2, Scorpion ×2–6 1.6% +23% Yes 1,634 1,014 gil
Mt. Gulg B1 Minotaur ×1–2, Scorpion ×2–6 14.1% +23% Yes 1,634 1,014 gil
World Map Crescent Lake Area Anaconda ×2–6, Scorpion ×0–4 28.1% +0% Yes 1,078 330 gil
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Sea Scorpion

HP 148
Gil 300 gil
Experience 639
Size Small
Damage 35
Attack Status Poison (Poison)
Hit Rate 3×102%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 18
Evade 30%
Magic Defense 43%
Morale 200
Monster Family Aquatic
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Lightning
Earth
Encountered In
Sunken Shrine
Temple of Chaos Past
Like many of the enemies in the Sunken Shrine, Sea Scorpions can dish out damage but can't take it. They get three powerful attacks that can Poison characters, but are easily taken out with physical or magical attacks. Large groups can be softened up with Bolt2, or better yet, the Gauntlets.

SCORPION

Sprite
HP 84
Gold 70 G
Experience 225
Absorb 10 Evade 27% Magic Def. 28%
Damage 22–44×2 Hit 94%
Attack Status Poison (non-elemental)
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Morale 112 (may run at party level 16+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
World Map
Marsh Cave
Gurgu Volcano
When you first encounter them in and around the Marsh Cave, SCORPIONS are a dangerous foe with a pair of nasty, Poisonous attacks. They have no specific vulnerabilities, but SLOW can blunt their attack. DARK is also effective, but will miss more than 40% of the time.

Scorpion

Sprite
HP 290 MP 19 LV 26
Exp 199 GP 336
Bat.Pwr 10 (123) Hit Rate 100
Special Doom Sting Effect Condemned
Defense 5 Evade % 0 (not used)
Mag.Def 215 MBlock% 0
Vulnerability: Physical 195% Magic 31%
Vigor 56–63 Speed 20 Stamina 16 Mag.Pwr 9
Elemental Vulnerability
Steal Tonic (100%)
Win Tonic (1/8)
Run Difficulty 2
Rage Ability Poison
Encountered In Tzen
Scorpions open by Condemning your Characters with Doom Sting, then simply attack normally. Their incredibly high Mag.Def makes it difficult to take out a group quickly. A Black Belt helps immensely.

Scorpion

Learned from Scorpion
Statuses Prevent: Dark, Imp, Petrify, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche
Special Attack Poison
Attack Type Magic
Bat.Pwr 25
Target One Foe
Hit Rate 100
Can be absorbed with Runic
Can be reflected with Reflect
Element Poison
Status Poison