Guard Hound

Level 3 HP 42

Attack 8 (8) Magic atk 2 (30)

Defense 4 (99%) Magic def 2 (99%)

Defense% 6% Dexterity 64 Luck 6

EXP 20 AP 2 Gil 12

Abilities Bite (6), Tentacle (9)

Battle Square HP 84

Attack 10 (10) Magic atk 2 (33)

Steal Potion (41.2%)

Drop Potion (14.1%)

Morph Potion

Manipulate Bite, Tentacle

Encountered In Midgar No. 1 Reactor, Midgar Sector 7, Midgar Sector 5, Gold Saucer

Guard Hounds often accompany MPs, and are slightly more dangerous. They will often survive a single hit, and will always attack the Character with the lowest current HP total. This might even make them a threat if their attacks dealt significant damage.

Compare Guard Hound to other Monsters

Monster Abilities: Used by Guard Hound – 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
Bite	-	P	6	100%	Physical	One enemy	Hit	-	-
Tentacle	-	150%×P	9	90%	Physical	One enemy	Hit	-	-

Screens: Where Guard Hound is Encountered – 6 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
Midgar No. 1 Reactor	Platform	2 MPs (96) Guard Hound (88) MP, Guard Hound (72)	5	-	-	-
Midgar No. 1 Reactor	Sector 1 Station	2 MPs (96) Guard Hound (88) MP, Guard Hound (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar No. 1 Reactor	Sector 1	2 MPs (96) Guard Hound (88) MP, Guard Hound (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar Sector 7	Train Graveyard (North)	After Wall Market Eligor (60) 3 Deenglows (56) 2 Deenglows (52) 3 Ghosts (48) 2 Ghosts, Deenglow (40) First Visit 3 Mono Drives (72) 2 Guard Hounds (68) 3 Mono Drives (60) Sweeper (56)	3	-	-	-
Midgar Sector 5	Inside the Church	3 Hedgehog Pies (184) 2 Hedgehog Pies (72)	-	-	-	-
Gold Saucer	Arena Lobby	-	-	-	-	-

Set Encounters: With Guard Hound – 2 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 Encounter	Area	Screen	Details	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	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
2 Guard Hounds	Midgar Sector 5	Inside the Church	If Aeris fights the second guard (she will fight alone)	3	40	4	24 gil	Normal Battle	Can't Run
Guard Hound, MP	Midgar Sector 5	Inside the Church	If Aeris fights the third guard (she will fight alone)	2–3	36	4	22 gil	Normal Battle	×1

Battle Square Battles: With Guard Hound – 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
First Regular Battle	Regular Battle	Before gaining use of the Tiny Bronco	2 Mono Drives 2 Grunts 3 Grunts Guard Hound	2 Guard Hounds Grashtrike 2 Chuse Tanks 3 Grashtrikes	Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aeris, Red XIII, Yuffie, Cait Sith, Vincent	Tissue Battle Points	Gold Saucer	Arena Lobby

Battle Square Rounds: With Guard Hound – 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
First Regular Battle	1	2 Mono Drives 2 Grunts 3 Grunts Guard Hound	2 Guard Hounds Grashtrike 2 Chuse Tanks 3 Grashtrikes

Encounters: With Guard Hound – 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	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
Guard Hound	3	20	2	12 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	Guard Hound
MP, Guard Hound	2–3	36	4	22 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	MP, Guard Hound
Guard Hound	3	20	2	12 gil	Back Attack	No	×2	Guard Hound
Guard Hound	3	20	2	12 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	Guard Hound
2 Guard Hounds	3	40	4	24 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	2 Guard Hounds
2 Guard Hounds	3	40	4	24 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	Can't Run	2 Guard Hounds
Guard Hound, MP	2–3	36	4	22 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	Guard Hound, MP
2 Guard Hounds	3	40	4	24 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	2 Guard Hounds

Items: Held by Guard Hound – 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?
Potion	Restores HP by 100	100	Magic	One ally	Restorative	-	Restores 100 HP	50 gil	25 gil	Yes

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