Shimsham - Final Fantasy VI - Guides

Shimsham

Attack Type Magic

Bat.Pwr 1/2 of current HP

Target One Foe

MP Cost 20

Hit Rate Always Hits

Misses targets immune to Wound

Can be absorbed with Runic

Used By Aquila, Gobbler, Left Blade, Osprey, Vulture

Shimsham halves a target's MP, and won't miss unless that target is immune to Wound. It won't kill you, but it is very annoying and potentially dangerous in combination.

Compare Shimsham to other Abilities

Rages: Which feature Shimsham – 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
Vulture	Weak pt: Wind	Float Prevent: Imp	-	Shimsham	One Foe	1/2 HP	100%	Runic, Wound	-	-	-
Gobbler	-	Float Prevent: Imp	-	Shimsham	One Foe	1/2 HP	100%	Runic, Wound	-	-	-
Osprey	Weak pt: Ice	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Psyche	-	Shimsham	One Foe	1/2 HP	100%	Runic, Wound	-	-	-

Monsters: Which can use Shimsham – 5 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
Vulture	200	412	60	15	160	485	Weak pt: Wind	Blinder	Dark	30	16	10	13	47	-	100	121%	0	155	78%	0	100	Fenix Down (7/8), Potion (1/8)	Fenix Down (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp
Gobbler	311	470	63	19	438	250	-	Silence	Mute	30	16	8	13	74	-	170	66%	0	120	105%	0	100	Potion (7/8), Green Cherry (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp
Left Blade	411	700	470	22	-	-	Absorb HP: Ice	Slash	Battle ×2	30	17	5	13	99	198	120	105%	0	150	82%	0	100	Tincture (1/8)	Fenix Down (7/8)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image
Osprey	566	850	100	26	249	596	Weak pt: Ice	Beak	Petrify	25	17	10	12	133	-	105	117%	0	120	105%	0	100	-	Echo Screen (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Psyche
Aquila	1,801	6,013	820	49	2,781	906	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Flap	Battle ×5	40	27	10	13	487	2,435	120	105%	30	145	86%	0	100	Fenix Down (7/8), Economizer (1/8)	Fenix Down (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche

Monsters: Which can use Shimsham when Sketched – 4 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
Vulture	Shimsham (3/4), Special (1/4)	412	60	15	160	485	Weak pt: Wind	Blinder	Dark	30	16	10	13	47	-	100	121%	0	155	78%	0	100	Fenix Down (7/8), Potion (1/8)	Fenix Down (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp
Gobbler	Shimsham (3/4), Special (1/4)	470	63	19	438	250	-	Silence	Mute	30	16	8	13	74	-	170	66%	0	120	105%	0	100	Potion (7/8), Green Cherry (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp
Osprey	Shimsham (3/4), Special (1/4)	850	100	26	249	596	Weak pt: Ice	Beak	Petrify	25	17	10	12	133	-	105	117%	0	120	105%	0	100	-	Echo Screen (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Psyche
Slatter	Shimsham (3/4), Special (1/4)	2,600	97	37	830	415	Weak pt: Pearl	Choke	Battle ×1.5	35	21	10	13	278	417	125	102%	20	145	86%	10	100	Warp Stone (1/8)	Warp Stone (1/8)	Critical Hits if Imp	Prevent: Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute

Monsters: Which can use Shimsham when Controlled – 4 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
Vulture	Battle, Special, Shimsham	412	60	15	160	485	Weak pt: Wind	Blinder	Dark	30	16	10	13	47	-	100	121%	0	155	78%	0	100	Fenix Down (7/8), Potion (1/8)	Fenix Down (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp
Gobbler	Battle, Special, Shimsham	470	63	19	438	250	-	Silence	Mute	30	16	8	13	74	-	170	66%	0	120	105%	0	100	Potion (7/8), Green Cherry (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp
Osprey	Battle, Special, Shimsham	850	100	26	249	596	Weak pt: Ice	Beak	Petrify	25	17	10	12	133	-	105	117%	0	120	105%	0	100	-	Echo Screen (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Psyche
Aquila	Battle, Special, Cyclonic, Shimsham	6,013	820	49	2,781	906	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Flap	Battle ×5	40	27	10	13	487	2,435	120	105%	30	145	86%	0	100	Fenix Down (7/8), Economizer (1/8)	Fenix Down (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche