Griffin

Level 21 HP 760 MP 40

Attack 45 (103) Magic atk 35 (336)

Defense 42 (91%) Magic def 160 (68%)

Defense% 1% Dexterity 58 Luck 0

EXP 260 AP 25 Gil 350

Abilities Claw (75), Peacock (⚞41)

Battle Square HP 1,520

Attack 56 (128) Magic atk 43 (388)

Status Defend: Sleep, Small, Confusion, Frog, Stop, Berserk, Paralyzed, Manipulate

Steal Phoenix Down (41.2%)

Drop Phoenix Down

Morph Phoenix Down

Encountered In Cosmo Area, Gold Saucer

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Monster Abilities: Used by Griffin – 2 shown

Basic abilities are not called out by name when used; some abilities are used as basic abilities only by certain monsters Name	MP	The damage calculation of the ability; P or M represent the user's physical or magic base damage, which is based on their Attack/Magic atk and Level; damage based on P or M is reduced by 1/3 when used against multiple targets; HP or MP are those of the target of the ability; abilities marked with an asterisk (*) use special damage formulas; a dagger (†) indicates the ability ignores Defense/Magic def; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging abilities are indicated by their text color Base Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Defense or Magic def when used by this monster (3/4 of base damage); actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's actual Defense or Magic def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability deals set damage or otherwise ignores Defense and Magic def; numbers in italics are based on factors that will change during combat and should be considered very rough estimates; healing, MP restoration, HP drain, and MP drain or damage are indicated by text color Typical Damage	Attack%	Type	Target	Element	The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this ability, and the chance of success if it is not assured Status	Special Properties
Claw	-	P	75	130%	Physical	One enemy	Punch	-	-
Peacock	8	25%×M	⚞41	140%	Magic	All enemies	-	-	Damages MP

Screens: Where Griffin is Encountered – 2 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
World Map	Cosmo Area	Grass Grand Horn (88) 2 Gagighandis (84) 2 Grand Horns (84) Dirt 3 Bagrisks (88) Griffin (84) 2 Desert Sahagins (84) Canyon 3 Skeeskees (44) Griffin (44) Golem (44) 2 Skeeskees, Griffin (44) 3 Desert Sahagins (40) 2 Desert Sahagins (40) Beach 2 Crown Lances (88) 3 Crown Lances (84) Crown Lance (84)	-	-	-	-
Gold Saucer	Arena Lobby	-	-	-	-	-

Battle Square Battles: With Griffin – 1 shown

The special battle must be unlocked by fulfilling certain requirements Name	Type	When this battle is available; only one regular battle is available at any given time Available	The starting encounters that indicate that you will be competing against group 1 during a regular battle Encounter Group 1	The starting encounters that indicate that you will be competing against group 2 during a regular battle Encounter Group 2	Which characters can participate in this battle, subject to both timing and special rules Characters	The potential rewards for competing in the battle square; these don't include items that can be purchased with earned battle points Rewards	Area	Screen
Second Regular Battle	Regular Battle	Before going to the Forgotten Capital	2 Spencers 4 Flapbeats Bullmotor 2 Bullmotors	2 Jokers Flapbeat 2 Flapbeats 3 Spencers, Flapbeat	Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aeris, Red XIII, Cid, Yuffie, Cait Sith, Vincent	Tissue Battle Points	Gold Saucer	Arena Lobby

Battle Square Rounds: With Griffin – 1 shown

Battle	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
Second Regular Battle	4	3 Bagrisks Griffin Golem 2 Desert Sahagins	Griffin 2 Desert Sahagins 2 Skeeskees, Griffin 2 Crown Lances

Encounters: With Griffin – 3 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	EXP	AP	Gil	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	Whether pre-emptive strikes are possible in this encounter; pre-emptive strikes are only possible during normal battles, and are disabled during any set encounter on a map with no random encounters, even if the encounter would normally allow them; there are no pre-emptive strikes in the battle square Pre-emptive?	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
Griffin	21	260	25	350 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	Griffin
Griffin	21	260	25	350 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	Griffin
2 Skeeskees, Griffin	20–21	704	69	794 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	2 Skeeskees, Griffin

Items: Held by Griffin – 1 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	Type	Target	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	Value	Use in Field?
Phoenix Down	Restores life	1/4 HP	Magic	One ally	Restorative	Remove: Death	25% chance of Death on targets that Absorb Restorative	300 gil	150 gil	Yes

Status Effects: Resisted by Griffin – 8 shown

Positive status effects are generally beneficial; negative status effects are generally harmful; special status effects can only be inflicted by certain materia commands Name	This status is negated by its opposed status Opposed	Type	Duration	Effect
Sleep	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act, but is woken by any physical attack
Confusion	-	Negative	Temporary	Character will attack allies, effect ends when hit by any physical attack
Stop	-	Negative	Temporary	Character can't act
Frog	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1/4 physical damage and can only Fight, use Items, or cast Toad
Small	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1 damage with all physical attacks
Manipulate	-	Negative	Temporary	Your party decides the afflicted monster's actions
Berserk	-	Negative	Temporary	Character attacks uncontrollably but deals 50% extra damage
Paralyzed	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act

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