Encounters: With Senior Grunt – 5 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
Senior Grunt, Gun Carrier 35–39 1,790 165 2,400 gil Normal Battle No ×1 Senior Grunt, Gun Carrier
Hard Attacker, 2 Senior Grunts 32–35 2,610 238 2,200 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 Hard Attacker, 2 Senior Grunts
Gun Carrier, Senior Grunt 35–39 1,790 165 2,400 gil Back Attack No ×2 Gun Carrier, Senior Grunt
2 Attack Squads, Senior Grunt 34–35 1,530 110 1,640 gil Normal Battle No Can't Run 2 Attack Squads, Senior Grunt
Senior Grunt 35 930 90 800 gil Normal Battle No Can't Run Senior Grunt