Ho-chu

Level 39 HP 4,300 MP 290

Attack 96 (564) Magic atk 86 (750)

Defense 68 (86%) Magic def 94 (81%)

Defense% 1% Dexterity 95 Luck 20

EXP 750 AP 70 Gil 2,500

Abilities Whip Sting (410), Big Pollen (545)

Battle Square HP 8,600

Attack 120 (704) Magic atk 107 (879)

Elements Absorb: Poison
Invalid: Gravity
Weak: Water

Status Defend: Sleep, Small, Frog, Stop, Poison, Paralyzed, Petrify, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence

Steal Circlet (14.1%)

Morph Ribbon

Manipulate Whip Sting, Big Pollen

Encountered In Gold Saucer

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Monster Abilities: Used by Ho-chu – 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
Whip Sting	-	P	410	95%	Physical	One enemy	-	Add: Paralyzed (98%)	-
Big Pollen	-	M	545	95%	Magic	One/all enemies	-	Add: Sleep (47%)	-

Battle Square Battles: With Ho-chu – 2 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
Third Regular Battle	Regular Battle	After Cloud rejoins the party in Mideel	3 Razor Weeds 2 Jayjujaymes, Bizarre Bug 2 Foulanders 3 Foulanders	2 Dual Horns 2 Garudas 2 Jayjujaymes, Garuda 3 Garudas	Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Red XIII, Cid, Yuffie, Cait Sith, Vincent	Tissue Battle Points	Gold Saucer	Arena Lobby
Special Battle	Special Battle	After learning Omnislash and obtaining the Ultima Weapon and W-Summon Materia	Sea Worm	-	Cloud	Final Attack Materia Autograph Combat Diary Gambler Ribbon Battle Points	Gold Saucer	Arena Lobby

Battle Square Rounds: With Ho-chu – 2 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
Third Regular Battle	8	Serpent Sea Worm Ho-chu Ghost Ship	Serpent Sea Worm Ho-chu Ghost Ship
Special Battle	2	Ho-chu	-

Encounters: With Ho-chu – 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 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
Ho-chu	39	750	70	2,500 gil	Normal Battle	No	Can't Run	Ho-chu
Ho-chu	39	750	70	2,500 gil	Normal Battle	No	Can't Run	Ho-chu

Accessories: Held by Ho-chu – 2 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
Circlet	Magic +30, Spirit +30	-	1 gil
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

Elements: Effective against Ho-chu – 1 shown

Physical elements are applied to physical attacks rather than magic; healing elements heal rather than harm; the hidden element is not shown within the game menus Name	Type
Water	Magic

Elements: Resisted by Ho-chu – 2 shown

Physical elements are applied to physical attacks rather than magic; healing elements heal rather than harm; the hidden element is not shown within the game menus Name	Type
Gravity	Magic
Poison	Magic

Status Effects: Resisted by Ho-chu – 10 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
Death	-	Negative	Permanent	Character is dead
Death-sentence	-	Negative	Temporary	Character dies when the timer runs out
Frog	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1/4 physical damage and can only Fight, use Items, or cast Toad
Manipulate	-	Negative	Temporary	Your party decides the afflicted monster's actions
Paralyzed	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act
Petrify	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act but is immune to damage and status effects
Poison	-	Negative	Temporary	Character repeatedly takes 1/32 of max HP damage
Sleep	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act, but is woken by any physical attack
Small	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1 damage with all physical attacks
Stop	-	Negative	Temporary	Character can't act

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