Research Room

Encounters: In Research Room – 4 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 type of terrain where this encounter may be found Terrain	The higher the terrain's safety rating, the less often you will fight encounters there Safety	There are several encounter tables in a given area, each with its own encounters; you have a chance to fight an encounter of any given type, and this chance can be modified by certain materia; if no special encounter type is chosen, a Normal Battle will be fought; note that while this usually matches the encounter type, there are exceptions to this rule (e.g., a Back Attack in a Normal Battle slot or vice-versa); Chocobo Lure battles are only fought while on chocobo tracks with a Chocobo Lure materia equipped; only one Mystery Ninja encounter is available at any given time, based on the party's level, and only if Yuffie has not joined the party Slot Type	How common this encounter is for its slot type; each encounter is out of 256; for Chocobo Lure encounters, these values are for a Meet Chocobos value of 8, and increase proportionally for higher values to a maximum of ×4 at Meet Chocobos 32 Frequency	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
Unknown	Any	40	Normal Battle	96	50	1,500	150	5,000 gil	Normal Battle	No	×3	Unknown
Unknown 3	Any	40	Normal Battle	88	52	2,000	200	7,500 gil	Normal Battle	No	×3	Unknown 3
Unknown 2	Any	40	Normal Battle	72	51	3,000	300	10,000 gil	Normal Battle	No	×3	Unknown 2
Unknown	Any	40	Back Attack	32	50	1,500	150	5,000 gil	Back Attack	No	×4	Unknown

Items of Interest: In Research Room – 4 shown

Item	Type	Whether this item can be found or collected multiple times Repeatable	Details
Megalixir	Item	No	Open the chest across the bridge and to the east
Escort Guard	Item	No	Open the chest in the southeast corner
Double Cut Materia	Item	No	Pick up the purple orb partially concealed by the chest on the upper level
Conformer	Item	No	Open the concealed chest in the northwest corner

Monsters: Encountered in Research Room – 3 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	HP	MP	Attack	The base physical damage dealt by this monster's abilities; physical damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (P) Base P	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) 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
Unknown	50	11,000	110	110	965	110	960	110	78%	110	78%	1%	110	10	Absorb: Fire	Defend: Small, Confusion, Silence, Frog, Berserk, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	1,500	150	5,000 gil	Fire Armlet (11.2%)	Light Curtain (4.7%)	Power Source
Unknown 2	51	13,000	130	130	1165	130	1086	130	74%	130	74%	1%	130	12	Absorb: Poison	Defend: Small, Confusion, Silence, Frog, Berserk, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	3,000	300	10,000 gil	Aurora Armlet (11.2%)	Lunar Curtain (4.7%)	Guard Source
Unknown 3	52	15,000	150	150	1608	150	1212	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

Weapons: Found in Research Room – 1 shown

Rare weapons can only be found at specific points during the game; ultimate weapons have special properties that can multiply their damage to extreme levels; starting weapons cannot be re-obtained if sold or lost Name	Character	Attack	Attack%	Magic	The growth of materia slots is categorized by color: ⦿×1, ⦿×2, ⦿×3, and ⦾×0. Materia Slots	AP Growth	Range	Effects	Price	Value
Conformer	Yuffie	96	112%	42	⦾─⦾ ⦾─⦾ ⦾─⦾ ⦾─⦾	-	Long	Damage is multiplied by target's Level/16	-	1 gil

Armor: Found in Research Room – 1 shown

Uncommon armor cannot be purchased in shops at the end of the game, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare armor can only be found at specific points during the game; starting armor cannot be re-obtained if sold or lost Name	Defense	Defense%	Magic def is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; a character's Spirit and bonuses from materia determine their Magic def Magic def	Magic def%	The growth of materia slots is categorized by color: ⦿×1, ⦿×2, ⦿×3, and ⦾×0. Materia Slots	AP Growth	Effects	Characters	Price	Value
Escort Guard	62	5%	55	-	⦿─⦿ ⦿─⦿ ⦿─⦿	×1	Invalid Lightning, Invalid Earth, Invalid Poison, Invalid Water	Cloud, Barret, Red XIII, Cait Sith, Vincent, Cid	-	1 gil

Materia: Found in Research Room – 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
Double Cut	Command	3	L1: 2x-Cut L2: 4x-Cut	Hidden	-	+2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	150,000	1 gil	63

Items: Found in Research Room – 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?
Megalixir	Fully restores all members HP/MP	100% HP/MP	Physical	All allies	Restorative	-	-	-	1 gil	Yes

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