Special Battle

Battle Square Rounds: In Special Battle – 8 shown

Round	Possible encounters you may fight during this round of the battle for group 1 Group 1 Encounters	Possible encounters you may fight during this round of the battle for group 2 Group 2 Encounters
1	Sea Worm	-
2	Ho-chu	-
3	Unknown 3	-
4	Serpent	-
5	Wolfmeister	-
6	Behemoth	-
7	Maximum Kimaira	-
8	Proud Clod	-

Screens: Where Special Battle Takes Place – 1 shown

Area	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
Gold Saucer	Arena Lobby	-	-	-	-	-

Encounters: During Special Battle – 8 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 Name	The range of levels of monsters in this encounter Level	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	The specific monsters that appear in this encounter; a dagger (†) indicates that one or more of the marked monsters have cover, meaning that they cannot be attacked until certain monsters in closer rows have been defeated Monsters
Sea Worm	22	Normal Battle	×2	Sea Worm
Ho-chu	39	Normal Battle	Can't Run	Ho-chu
Unknown 3	52	Normal Battle	×3	Unknown 3
Serpent	40	Normal Battle	×3	Serpent
Wolfmeister	43	Normal Battle	Can't Run	Wolfmeister
Behemoth	45	Normal Battle	×1	Behemoth
Maximum Kimaira	49	Normal Battle	×1	Maximum Kimaira
Proud Clod	53–62	Normal Battle	Can't Run	Proud Clod, Jamar Armor

Monsters: Fought in Special Battle – 9 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	Monsters get a +100% bonus to HP in the battle square HP	MP	Monsters get a +25% bonus to Attack in the battle square Attack	The base physical damage dealt by this monster's abilities; physical damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (P); this value is increased in the Battle Square due to the monster's +25% bonus to Attack Base P	Monsters get a +25% bonus to Magic atk in the battle square 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); this value is increased in the Battle Square due to the monster's +25% bonus to Magic atk 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
Behemoth	45	14,000	400	175	1651	137	1095	120	76%	200	60%	6%	120	20	-	Defend: Small, Confusion, Frog, Stop, Paralyzed, Petrify, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	1,500	100	2,200 gil	Phoenix Down (41.2%), War Gong (24.2%)	Stardust (14.1%)	-
Ho-chu	39	8,600	290	120	704	107	879	68	86%	94	81%	1%	95	20	Absorb: Poison Invalid: Gravity Weak: Water	Defend: Sleep, Small, Frog, Stop, Poison, Paralyzed, Petrify, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	750	70	2,500 gil	Circlet (11.2%)	-	Ribbon
Jamar Armor	62	40,000	300	162	2360	136	1189	200	60%	330	35%	1%	110	0	Invalid: Gravity	Defend: Sleep, Small, Confusion, Silence, Slow, Darkness, Frog, Stop, Berserk, Poison, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury	8,000	1,500	10,000 gil	-	-	-
Maximum Kimaira	49	8,000	350	150	1524	125	1044	140	72%	126	75%	5%	60	6	-	Defend: Small, Frog, Stop, Paralyzed, Petrify, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	1,200	90	3,800 gil	-	-	-
Proud Clod	53	120,000	320	127	1182	150	1218	170	66%	300	41%	1%	88	0	Invalid: Gravity	Defend: Sleep, Small, Confusion, Silence, Slow, Frog, Stop, Berserk, Poison, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	7,000	1,000	10,000 gil	-	Ragnarok	-
Sea Worm	22	18,000	200	75	228	52	447	80	84%	230	55%	1%	68	0	Absorb: Earth Invalid: Gravity Halve: Fire Weak: Ice	Defend: Small, Confusion, Frog, Stop, Paralyzed, Petrify, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	1,300	200	5,000 gil	Dragon Scales (41.2%)	Turbo Ether (14.1%)	Dragon Scales
Serpent	40	28,000	290	175	1483	100	840	120	76%	324	36%	1%	110	0	Absorb: Water Invalid: Earth, Gravity Weak: Wind	Defend: Small, Confusion, Silence, Frog, Stop, Berserk, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	1,400	70	2,500 gil	Water Ring (41.2%)	Dragon Scales (14.1%), Stardust (4%)	Mind Source
Unknown 3	52	30,000	150	187	2315	187	1437	150	70%	150	70%	1%	150	13	Absorb: Lightning	Defend: Small, Confusion, Silence, Frog, Stop, Berserk, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	2,000	200	7,500 gil	Bolt Armlet (11.2%)	Holy Torch (4.7%)	Magic Source
Wolfmeister	43	20,000	200	175	1585	125	1008	100	80%	240	53%	1%	124	0	Weak: Water	Defend: Small, Confusion, Silence, Frog, Stop, Berserk, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	10,000	100	600 gil	-	-	-

Characters: Who Can Participate in Special Battle – 1 shown

Optional characters must be recruited outside of the main plot; temporary characters do not permanently stay in the party Name	Starting Equipment	Job	Weapon	Age	Birthday	Birthplace	Blood Type	Height
Cloud Strife	Buster Sword (Ice Materia, Lightning Materia), Bronze Bangle	Mercenary (ex-member of SOLDIER)	Sword	21	August 19	Nibelheim	AB	5"7'

Accessories: Won in Special Battle – 1 shown

Uncommon accessories cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare accessories can only be found at specific points during the game Name	Effects	Price	Value
Ribbon	Defend Sleep, Defend Poison, Defend Sadness, Defend Fury, Defend Confusion, Defend Silence, Defend Frog, Defend Small, Defend Slow-numb, Defend Petrify, Defend Death-sentence, Defend Berserk, Defend Paralyzed, Defend Darkness	-	1 gil

Materia: Won in Special Battle – 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
Final Attack	Support	5	Final Attack 1/battle/level	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	160,000	1 gil	51

Items: Won in Special Battle – 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	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	Use in Field?
Combat Diary	A record of Master Dio's fiercest battles	-	-	-	-	-	No
Autograph	Dio's autograph	-	-	-	-	-	No
Gambler	Second part of Dio's diary: The Gold Saucer years	-	-	-	-	-	No

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