Mega Volt - Final Fantasy VI - Guides

Mega Volt

Attack Type Magic

Bat.Pwr 20

Target One/All Foes

MP Cost 20

Hit Rate 150

Can be absorbed with Runic

Element Thunder

Used By Anemone, Delta Bug, Dueller, Presenter, Presenter, Rhinotaur, Rizopas, Ultros, Whelk

Mega Volt is a common Thunder-based attack used by a variety of foes. Roughly equivalent to Bolt, it is rather powerful early in the game when used as a counterattack by the Whelk shell or Rhinotaurs.

Compare Mega Volt to other Abilities

Rages: Which feature Mega Volt – 3 shown

World of Ruin rages cannot be learned in the World of Balance; unique monster rages are learned from monsters found as set encounters or treasure guardians (but not in random battles); legendary dragon rages are based on unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin Name	While using a rage ability, the monster's elemental properties become active; any conflicts with elemental properties of armor or relics are resolved in favor of better elemental defense Elements	While using a rage ability, the monster's status effects and immunities are applied Statuses	Other special properties inherited from this monster Special	Each turn there is a 50% chance of a normal attack and a 50% chance of the attack listed here; special attacks are handled like modified normal attacks Ability	The targets available to this ability; many abilities can target either allies or foes, and the note here signifies which they target by default; a double dagger (‡) indicates that an ability can hit all targets on either side of a pincer attack or side attack at the same time Target	The effect of this special attack or base power of this ability, which determines the amount of damage or healing it does; a dagger (†) indicates that the attack ignores Defense, making it more powerful than other abilities with the same Bat.Pwr; fractional damage is based on current HP or MP values and always ignores Defense; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging attacks are indicated by their text color Bat.Pwr/Effect	How likely this ability is to connect; abilities with a 100% hit rate always connect unless some effect prevents them entirely Hit Rate	Special circumstances that allow this ability to be resisted; mouse over the terms to learn more Resistance	Ability Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Ability Statuses	Notes
Rhinotaur	Absorb HP: Thunder	Prevent: Petrify, Slow, Stop	-	Mega Volt	One/All Foes	20	150	Runic	Thunder	-	-
Delta Bug	Weak pt: Fire	Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Berserk, Muddled	-	Mega Volt	One/All Foes	20	150	Runic	Thunder	-	-
Dueller	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure	-	Mega Volt	One/All Foes	20	150	Runic	Thunder	-	-

Monsters: Which can use Mega Volt – 9 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Mag.Def when used by this monster; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense or Mag.Def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability ignores defense; fractional damage estimates are based on the maximum HP of characters of a similar level to the monster Damage	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Dueller	269	7,200	1,600	53	2,500	800	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Megashock	Battle ×3	35	30	10	13	569	1,707	185	55%	0	145	86%	0	100	Chain Saw (1/8)	-	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Anemone	182	2,000	100	33	1,000	550	Absorb HP: Thunder, Water Weak pt: Fire	Imp Touch	Imp	33	19	10	10	198	-	115	109%	0	145	86%	0	100	-	Green Cherry (7/8)	-	Prevent: Dark, Imp, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche
Delta Bug	152	612	80	26	288	211	Weak pt: Fire	Rush	Battle ×1.5	30	17	10	11	128	192	220	27%	0	5	195%	0	100	Tonic (7/8)	Sleeping Bag (1/8)	-	Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Berserk, Muddled
Rhinotaur	73	232	100	8	246	186	Absorb HP: Thunder	Redline	Battle ×2	35	16	10	25	20	40	100	121%	0	155	78%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Mithril Claw (1/8)	Potion (1/8)	Critical Hits if Imp	Prevent: Petrify, Slow, Stop
Whelk	47	50,000	120	4	-	-	Absorb HP: Thunder	Hit	Battle ×4	25	40	5	13	5	20	102	120%	0	155	78%	0	100	-	Tincture (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Scan, Can't Suplex	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Clear, Image
Rizopas	56	775	39	13	-	-	Absorb HP: Water Weak pt: Thunder	Bite	Battle ×1.5	40	17	3	14	37	56	110	113%	0	175	63%	0	100	-	Remedy (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Mute
Presenter	121	9,230	1,600	19	-	1,000	Absorb HP: Ice, Thunder, Water Weak pt: Fire	Hit	Battle ×1.5	30	34	10	53	179	269	160	74%	0	195	47%	0	100	-	Dragon Claw (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Image
Ultros	72	2,550	500	19	-	2	Absorb HP: Water Weak pt: Fire, Thunder	Ink	Battle/Dark	40	20	4	13	74	74	105	117%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	-	Can't Control, Can't Scan, Can't Suplex	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche
Presenter	133	9,845	1,600	31	-	1,000	Absorb HP: Ice, Thunder, Water No Effect: Poison Weak pt: Fire	PetriBlast	Petrify	35	35	7	75	628	-	80	137%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	Dragon Claw (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Near Fatal, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Clear, Image

Monsters: Which can use Mega Volt when Sketched – 2 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	If sketch succeeds, one of these abilities will be chosen at the listed rate; 'Special' refers to the monster's specific special attack Sketch	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Delta Bug	Mega Volt (3/4), Special (1/4)	612	80	26	288	211	Weak pt: Fire	Rush	Battle ×1.5	30	17	10	11	128	192	220	27%	0	5	195%	0	100	Tonic (7/8)	Sleeping Bag (1/8)	-	Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Berserk, Muddled
Rhinotaur	Giga Volt (3/4), Mega Volt (1/4)	232	100	8	246	186	Absorb HP: Thunder	Redline	Battle ×2	35	16	10	25	20	40	100	121%	0	155	78%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Mithril Claw (1/8)	Potion (1/8)	Critical Hits if Imp	Prevent: Petrify, Slow, Stop

Monsters: Which can use Mega Volt when Controlled – 3 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	The abilities the monster can use when controlled, which double as its action list in the colosseum; invalid abilities will always fail because the monster lacks the MP to use them even once; 'Special' refers to the monster's specific special attack Control	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Dueller	Battle, Special, Mega Volt, Giga Volt	7,200	1,600	53	2,500	800	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Megashock	Battle ×3	35	30	10	13	569	1,707	185	55%	0	145	86%	0	100	Chain Saw (1/8)	-	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Delta Bug	Battle, Special, Mega Volt	612	80	26	288	211	Weak pt: Fire	Rush	Battle ×1.5	30	17	10	11	128	192	220	27%	0	5	195%	0	100	Tonic (7/8)	Sleeping Bag (1/8)	-	Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Berserk, Muddled
Rhinotaur	Battle, Mega Volt	232	100	8	246	186	Absorb HP: Thunder	Redline	Battle ×2	35	16	10	25	20	40	100	121%	0	155	78%	0	100	Tonic (7/8), Mithril Claw (1/8)	Potion (1/8)	Critical Hits if Imp	Prevent: Petrify, Slow, Stop

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