Thunder - Final Fantasy VIII - Guides

Spells: Thunder-elemental – 3 shown

Mid-level spells can only be drawn from normal enemies of level 20 and above; high-tier spells can only be drawn from normal enemies of level 30 and above; ultimate spells can only be drawn from draw points and bosses Name	Whether this is an Attack, Healing, or Indirect spell Type	The status effect inflicted or removed by this spell; hover over a "Multiple" status row to see the specific status list Status	The relative damaging or curing power of this spell Power	The number of hit points gained by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); numbers shown in green indicate that these are among the best values for this spell as determined by the relative rank of all stats, while numbers shown in red are among the worst HP	The amount of strength gained by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); numbers shown in green indicate that these are among the best values for this spell as determined by the relative rank of all stats, while numbers shown in red are among the worst Str	The amount of vitality gained by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); numbers shown in green indicate that these are among the best values for this spell as determined by the relative rank of all stats, while numbers shown in red are among the worst Vit	The amount of magic gained by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); numbers shown in green indicate that these are among the best values for this spell as determined by the relative rank of all stats, while numbers shown in red are among the worst Mag	The amount of spirit gained by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); numbers shown in green indicate that these are among the best values for this spell as determined by the relative rank of all stats, while numbers shown in red are among the worst Spr	The amount of speed gained by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); numbers shown in green indicate that these are among the best values for this spell as determined by the relative rank of all stats, while numbers shown in red are among the worst Spd	The amount of evade gained by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); numbers shown in green indicate that these are among the best values for this spell as determined by the relative rank of all stats, while numbers shown in red are among the worst Eva	The amount of hit gained by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); numbers shown in green indicate that these are among the best values for this spell as determined by the relative rank of all stats, while numbers shown in red are among the worst Hit	The amount of luck gained by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); numbers shown in green indicate that these are among the best values for this spell as determined by the relative rank of all stats, while numbers shown in red are among the worst Luck	The percentage of status attack gained by by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); hover over a multiple status row to see the specific status list Status Attack	The percentage of status defense gained by by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); hover over a multiple status row to see the specific status list Status Defense	The percentage of elemental attack gained by by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); hover over a multiple element row to see the specific element list Elemental Attack	The percentage of elemental defense gained by by junctioning 100 of this spell (junctioning less of this spell will result in a proportionately smaller bonus); hover over a multiple element row to see the specific element list Elemental Defense	A modifier to the difficulty of drawing this spell; spells with a higher draw difficulty will generally yield less stock per draw, and are more likely to have a draw fail altogether Draw Difficulty
Thunder	Attack	-	18	100	10	4	10	4	8	2%	10%	8	-	-	Thunder 50%	-	+0
Thundara	Attack	-	24	200	15	8	15	8	12	3%	16%	12	-	-	Thunder 80%	-	+16
Thundaga	Attack	-	35	1,400	30	16	30	16	14	4%	20%	14	-	-	Thunder 100%	-	+33

Limit Breaks: Thunder-elemental – 1 shown

Name	The character that can learn and use this limit break Character	Whether this limit break deals physical or magic damage; physical damage is defended with the defense stat and Protect status, while magic damage is defended with the spirit stat and Shell status; only physical attacks can have critical hits Type	The status effect inflicted or removed by this limit break; hover over a "Multiple" status row to see the specific status list;some limit breaks will only inflict certain statuses depending on how severe the character's situation is when using them Status	The item required to learn or use this limit break Required Item
Electrocute	Quistis	Magic	-	Coral Fragment

Guardian Forces: With Thunder-elemental Skill – 1 shown

Drawn GFs must be acquired from certain bosses using the Draw ability Name	The name of the Guardian Force's combat skill, used with the GF command Skill	The status effect created by the Guardian Force's combat skill; hover over a "Multiple" status row to see the specific status list Status	The unique abilities that this Guardian Force is able to learn; these abilities cannot be learned by other Guardian Forces or through items Unique Abilities
Quezacotl	Thunder Storm	-	T Mag-RF, Mid Mag-RF, Card Mod

Monsters: Weak against Thunder – 15 shown

Special monsters are particularly powerful or otherwise noteworthy; bosses are only encountered in special plot encounters; super bosses are optional special battles of extreme difficulty; the final bosses must be defeated to complete the game Name	The amount of experience yielded by defeating this monster, expressed as a base amount plus a modifier based on the monster's relative level; experience is split evenly among all surviving party members, and a separate split of the total is made for all equipped Guardian Forces; if the party runs from a battle, they still earn experience proportional to how much damage they dealt to the enemies; the character who registers the final blow on an enemy receives a bonus to experience Exp	The amount of ability points yielded by defeating this monster; ability points beyond those needed to learn a GF's next ability are not carried over AP	Whether this monster is flying and/or undead; flying monsters are immune to earth damage; undead monsters are damaged by curing spells and healed by drain effects (the caster is harmed instead) Type	The range of levels which this monster may appear at; the monster's level is determined by the average level of the members of your party, within this range Level	The range of hit points which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level HP	The range of strength which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's strength is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Str	The range of vitality which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's vitality is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Vit	The range of magic which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's magic is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Mag	The range of spirit which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's spirit is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Spr	The range of speed which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's speed is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Spd	The range of evade which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's evade is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Eva	The elements that this monster takes extra damage from Elemental Weakness
Adamantoise	50+10	4	-	1–100	573–42,500	13–155	210	2–70	151–203	3–10	3%	Thunder, Earth
Elastoid	80+20	3	Flying	1–100	531–18,500	9–141	130–131	10–182	120–132	3–20	4–12%	Thunder
Esthar Soldier	30+3	1	-	1–100	163–7,950	8–140	44–47	6–131	31–85	6–46	0–6%	Thunder
Fastitocalon	60+20	1	-	1–100	215–9,200	6–110	40–73	36–181	58–78	3–20	5–15%	Thunder, Earth
Fastitocalon-F	15+5	3	-	1–100	215–9,200	6–110	40–73	36–181	58–78	3–20	5–15%	Thunder, Earth
GIM47N	30+5	3	-	1–100	310–6,300	11–102	40–46	2–13	6–18	2–8	0–6%	Thunder, Earth, Water
GIM52A	30+8	3	-	1–100	1,431–19,400	13–140	3–104	5–104	120–132	5–18	0–5%	Thunder, Earth, Water
Grand Mantis	80+20	4	-	1–100	5,213–13,000	8–97	150–175	2–13	2–56	3–13	0–4%	Ice, Thunder
Iron Giant	140+30	8	-	1–100	663–96,000	14–207	120–126	3–20	1–13	7–20	0–5%	Thunder
SAM08G	30+5	4	-	1–100	747–27,700	9–133	25–50	8–61	15–19	8–13	0–7%	Thunder, Poison
BGH251F2	-	20	-	1–22	4,200–8,400	40–91	52–83	65–105	130–132	7	0–3%	Thunder, Earth, Water
BGH251F2	-	20	-	1–28	5,100–7,800	27–87	52–93	14–74	130–133	20–23	0–4%	Thunder, Earth, Water
Mobile Type 8	-	40	Flying	1–41	30,400–46,400	23–96	10–12	64–133	10	50–57	0–1%	Thunder
Ultimecia	-	-	Flying	1–65	13,050–176,250	26–124	51–85	31–255	4–48	85–97	0–3%	Thunder, Water
X-ATM092	-	50	-	1–10	5,072–5,770	13–22	50–51	2–9	12–15	8–9	0%	Thunder

Monsters: Resistant to Thunder – 16 shown

Special monsters are particularly powerful or otherwise noteworthy; bosses are only encountered in special plot encounters; super bosses are optional special battles of extreme difficulty; the final bosses must be defeated to complete the game Name	The amount of experience yielded by defeating this monster, expressed as a base amount plus a modifier based on the monster's relative level; experience is split evenly among all surviving party members, and a separate split of the total is made for all equipped Guardian Forces; if the party runs from a battle, they still earn experience proportional to how much damage they dealt to the enemies; the character who registers the final blow on an enemy receives a bonus to experience Exp	The amount of ability points yielded by defeating this monster; ability points beyond those needed to learn a GF's next ability are not carried over AP	Whether this monster is flying and/or undead; flying monsters are immune to earth damage; undead monsters are damaged by curing spells and healed by drain effects (the caster is harmed instead) Type	The range of levels which this monster may appear at; the monster's level is determined by the average level of the members of your party, within this range Level	The range of hit points which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level HP	The range of strength which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's strength is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Str	The range of vitality which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's vitality is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Vit	The range of magic which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's magic is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Mag	The range of spirit which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's spirit is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Spr	The range of speed which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's speed is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Spd	The range of evade which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's evade is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Eva	The elements that this monster takes extra damage from Elemental Weakness
Belhelmel	10+6	2	Flying	1–100	369–5,760	4–106	30–33	5–95	10–22	10–27	0–5%	Holy
Blitz	20+10	2	-	1–100	611–7,200	9–103	35–39	57–78	25–31	2–19	0–5%	-
Chimera	150+20	10	-	1–100	352–60,000	21–190	41–132	27–238	89–180	5–25	2–8%	Holy
Cockatrice	40+10	2	-	1–100	1,007–5,200	9–96	9–78	14–198	91–162	12–29	2–19%	Wind
Creeps	35+8	2	-	1–100	210–6,200	6–74	3–8	7–101	171–220	25–38	30–40%	Holy
Bahamut	-	40	Flying	1–100	10,800–90,000	59–255	71–170	62–251	16–120	10–50	0–17%	-
Catoblepas	-	30	-	1–100	10,500–60,000	7–244	4–80	65–254	2–56	26–45	0–5%	Earth, Water
Cerberus	-	30	-	1–30	7,100–10,000	27–99	11–40	55–202	101–138	11–38	5–7%	-
Left Orb	-	-	-	1–27	57–2,865	11–55	255	4–56	255	21–45	0–1%	-
NORG POD	-	-	-	1–27	2,000	1–6	150–156	1–17	171–192	56–80	1%	-
Omega Weapon	-	250	-	1–100	111,105–1,161,000	67–255	61–113	70–255	121–175	61	0–5%	-
Raijin	-	10	-	1–29	400–11,600	32–88	42–91	3–34	1–8	10–15	2–3%	Poison
Raijin	-	12	-	1–44	5,400–22,600	32–129	52–132	3–51	1–12	30–37	2–4%	Poison
Right Orb	-	-	-	1–27	57–2,865	11–55	255	4–56	255	41–65	0–1%	-
Tiamat	-	30	Flying	1–58	21,200–89,600	57–172	81–138	62–181	4–119	20	0–7%	-
Tri-Point	-	30	Flying	1–51	2,400–22,400	5–108	101–128	4–131	1–6	26–48	0–3%	Fire, Ice

Cards: Thunder-elemental – 7 shown

Boss cards are found rarely when using Card on normal monsters; GF cards are unique and only found in certain ways; player cards are unique and exceptionally powerful Name	The level of this card LV	The type of this card Type	The value of the top of this card T	The value of the left side of this card L	The value of the right side of this card R	The value of the bottom of this card B	The number of this card that is used when refining it with Card Mod Mod	The number of this item is created when refining this card with Card Mod ×	The item that is created when refining this card with Card Mod Yield	The monsters who, when defeated with the Card ability, may yield this card; this does not include monsters that drop a card when defeated normally or for plot reasons; boss cards are only found as rare Card rewards Monsters
Gayla	1	Monster	2	4	1	4	×1	1×	Mystery Fluid	Gayla
Cockatrice	1	Monster	2	6	1	2	×1	1×	Cockatrice Pinion	Cockatrice
Creeps	2	Monster	5	2	2	5	×1	1×	Coral Fragment	Creeps
Grendel	2	Monster	4	2	4	5	×1	1×	Dragon Fin	Grendel
Blitz	4	Monster	1	7	6	4	×1	1×	Dynamo Stone	Blitz
Tri-Point	7	Boss	8	8	5	2	×40	1×	Jet Engine	Belhelmel, Torama
Quezacotl	8	GF	2	4	9	9	×1	100×	Dynamo Stone	-