EarthGuard

Like the Peepers they appear with, EarthGuards will die shortly after battle begins. Relm can Sketch them to teach Strago the awesome Big Guard Lore if you come back later. If you're extremely lucky (and fast), Locke may even be able to Steal a Megalixir from them.

Compare EarthGuard to other Monsters

Elemental Vulnerability

Fire	Ice	Thunder	Water	Wind	Earth	Pearl	Poison
Normal	Normal	Normal	Weak pt	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

Status Vulnerability

Dark	Zombie	Poison	Imp	Petrify	Wound	Condemned	Near Fatal	Mute
Prevent	Normal	Normal	Prevent	Prevent	Normal	Prevent	Normal	Normal
Berserk	Muddled	Seizure	Psyche	Slow	Stop	Freeze	Charm	HP Leak
Normal	Normal	Normal	Prevent	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Clear	Float	Image	Regen	Haste	Shell	Safe	Reflect	Life 3
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

Metamorph (50% chance of success)

Sketch

Big Guard (3/4)

PoisonTail (1/4)

Control/Muddled Actions

Battle

Special (PoisonTail)

Big Guard

Lores: Learned from EarthGuard – 1 shown

World of Ruin lores are used by monsters in the World of Ruin; unique monster lores are used only by specific unique creatures; special monster lores are used only certain powerful creatures; some lores can be learned in other ways via the use of special abilities Name	MP	Description	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 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	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	Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Statuses	Notes
Big Guard	80	Casts Shell/Safe on party	All Allies ‡	-	100%	-	-	Shell, Safe	-

Encounter Groups: With EarthGuard – 3 shown

Area	Map	Condition	Encounters	The average amount of experience won in an encounter in this group Avg. Exp.	The average amount of GP won in an encounter in this group Avg. GP	The average amount of magic points won in an encounter in this group Avg. Mag. Pts.	The range of average levels of monsters found in this group's encounters; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter Level
World Map	Solitary Island	Deserts	Black Drgn (6/16) EarthGuard, 2 Peepers (10/16)	296	188	1.8	23–26
World Map	West of Albrook	Deserts	Black Drgn (6/16) EarthGuard, 2 Peepers (10/16)	296	188	1.8	23–26
World Map	Tzen Area	Deserts	Black Drgn (6/16) EarthGuard, 2 Peepers (10/16)	296	188	1.8	23–26

Encounters: With EarthGuard – 1 shown

World of Ruin encounters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique encounters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never as 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	Any encounters you've seen that appear on the Veldt will appear in groups; each encounter goes to the next group with at least one available encounter in it; encounters with no value listed do not appear on the Veldt Veldt Group	Exp.	GP	Magic Points	The range of levels of monsters found in this encounter; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter Level	Each party member must run long enough to set their run value to at least this number in order to escape this encounter; side attacks have a run difficulty of zero and it is not possible to run from pincer attacks unless all monsters on one side have been defeated Run Difficulty	The specific monsters that appear during this encounter Monsters
EarthGuard, 2 Peepers	25	5	-	1	23	6	EarthGuard, 2 Peepers

Maps: Where EarthGuard is found – 3 shown

Area	World of Ruin maps cannot be found in the World of Balance; persistent maps are found in both the World of Balance as well as the World of Ruin Name	World	The random encounters found on this map; if the encounter list changes at certain points during the game, each list is shown here Encounters	The number of treasures found on this map Treasures	The dance learned by Mog upon fighting a battle on this map; if this dance is used during a battle here, the dancer has no chance of stumbling; different terrain types on the world map have different dances; plains and wastelands use the Wind Song, forests use the Forest Suite, and deserts use the Desert Aria Dance	The price of the inn found on this map; this inn is not necessarily available at all times Inn Price	The price of the chocobo rental found on this map; this chocobo rental is not necessarily available at all times Chocobo Price	Save Point	Recovery Spring	Whether it is possible to use Warp on this map Warp?
World Map	Solitary Island	Ruin	Wastelands 3 Peepers (6/16) 2 Peepers (10/16) Deserts Black Drgn (6/16) EarthGuard, 2 Peepers (10/16)	-	Wind Song, Desert Aria	-	-	-	-	No
World Map	West of Albrook	Ruin	Wastelands Chitonid, 2 Gigan Toads (6/16) 2 Lunarises (10/16) Plains Gilomantis, Mesosaur (6/16) 2 Mesosaurs (10/16) Forests 2 Gilomantises, Mesosaur (6/16) 4 Mesosaurs (10/16) Deserts Black Drgn (6/16) EarthGuard, 2 Peepers (10/16)	-	Wind Song, Forest Suite, Desert Aria	-	-	-	-	No
World Map	Tzen Area	Ruin	Wastelands Chitonid, 2 Gigan Toads (6/16) 2 Lunarises (10/16) Plains Gilomantis, Mesosaur (6/16) 2 Mesosaurs (10/16) Forests 2 Gilomantises, Mesosaur (6/16) 4 Mesosaurs (10/16) Deserts Black Drgn (6/16) EarthGuard, 2 Peepers (10/16)	-	Wind Song, Forest Suite, Desert Aria	-	-	-	-	No

Items: Obtained from EarthGuard – 5 shown

Rare items can be stolen from monsters; limited items are usually found as treasure; strange items can be won in the colosseum Name	Type	Description	Price	Value	The status effects removed by this item Statuses
Megalixir	-	Recovers party's HP/MP to 100%	-	1 GP	-
Antidote	-	Cures "Poison" status	50 GP	25 GP	Poison
Soft	-	Cures "Petrify" status	200 GP	100 GP	Petrify
Eyedrop	-	Cures "Dark" status	50 GP	25 GP	Dark
Green Cherry	-	Cures "Imp" status	150 GP	75 GP	Imp

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