Encounters: In Goblin Island – 15 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
Dual Horn Grass 64 Normal Battle 88 30 550 45 500 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 Dual Horn
2 Dual Horns Grass 64 Normal Battle 84 30 1,100 90 1,000 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 2 Dual Horns
Under Lizard Grass 64 Normal Battle 84 29 440 45 420 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 Under Lizard
2 Goblins Forest 64 Normal Battle 88 40 40 40 40 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 2 Goblins
3 Goblins Forest 64 Normal Battle 84 40 60 60 60 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 3 Goblins
Goblin Forest 64 Normal Battle 84 40 20 20 20 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 Goblin
Goblin Forest 64 Back Attack 16 40 20 20 20 gil Back Attack No ×2 Goblin
2 Goblins Forest 64 Side Attack 40 40 40 40 40 gil Side Attack No ×1 2 Goblins
3 Goblins Forest 64 Pincer Attack 16 40 60 60 60 gil Pincer Attack No ×1 3 Goblins
Mystery Ninja Forest 64 Mystery Ninja 128 17 160 20 400 gil Normal Battle No ×1 Mystery Ninja
Mystery Ninja Forest 64 Mystery Ninja 128 22 240 40 800 gil Normal Battle No ×1 Mystery Ninja
Mystery Ninja Forest 64 Mystery Ninja 128 27 320 60 1,200 gil Normal Battle No ×1 Mystery Ninja
Mystery Ninja Forest 64 Mystery Ninja 128 32 480 80 1,600 gil Normal Battle No ×1 Mystery Ninja
Mystery Ninja Forest 64 Mystery Ninja 128 37 640 100 2,000 gil Normal Battle No ×1 Mystery Ninja
Mystery Ninja Forest 64 Mystery Ninja 128 42 720 120 2,400 gil Normal Battle No ×1 Mystery Ninja