This is a list of enemy attacks that appear in Final Fantasy VIII.
Contents |
Abilities[]
#[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 Needles | Inflicts 1000 damage. | Cactuar |
| 10000 Needles | Inflicts 10000 damage. Used as a counterattack every 5th attack. | Jumbo Cactuar |
A[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Acid | Non-elemental damage. Used only when at 50% or less Max HP, and never used when only one character is alive. | Tri-Face |
| Aero | Wind elemental damage. | Abyss Worm, Chimera, Fujin (1st), Ruby Dragon, Sorceress (A), Torama, Vysage |
| Apocalypse | Extreme non-elemental damage to the party. Spell power of 200. | Ultimecia (Final) |
| Aqua Breath | Moderate Water elemental damage to the party. | Chimera |
| Armadodo fell over! | Vitality and Spirit is lowered by 50%, lasts 4 turns. Occurs after a physical attack sometimes. | Armadodo |
| Armadodo got up! | Stats return to normal. Used after being knocked down for 4 turns. | Armadodo |
| Arm Attack | Non-elemental physical damage. | Gerogero |
| Arm Crush | Non-elemental physical damage. | X-ATM092 |
| Arm Hug | Non-elemental physical attack that never misses. | Wendigo |
| Arm Punch | Non-elemental physical attack. Used as a counterattack after a Base Soldier has been killed. | Base Leader |
| Assault Horn | Non-elemental physical attack. | Behemoth |
| Astral Punch | Non-elemental physical damage. Spell power of 16. | Edea (1st) |
| "Attack with magic!" | Base Leader and Base Soldiers will start to attack with magic. | Base Leader |
| Aura | Allows target to use their most powerful attacks more often. | Elite Soldier, Raijin (3rd) |
B[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Breath | Inflicts Darkness, Confuse, Berserk, Poison, Sleep, Silence, Curse, Petrifying, and Slow on the entire party. Inflicts non-elemental magical damage as well as Slow to the party in Geezard's case. | Geezard, Malboro |
| Bash | Non-elemental physical damage. | Hexadragon, Snow Lion, Turtapod |
| Beak Strike | Non-elemental physical damage and Petrifying. | Cockatrice |
| Beam Cannon | Heavy non-elemental damage that ignores Shell. Is used every 4th turn. | BGH251F2 |
| Beam Laser | Non-elemental damage. | Elastoid |
| Bear Hug | Non-elemental physical damage. | Death Claw |
| "Belhelmel is furious!" | Occasionally counters with physical attacks when hit with a physical attack. | Belhelmel |
| "Belhelmel is laughing!" | Occasionally counters with magical attacks when hit with a magical attack. | Belhelmel |
| Berserk | Inflicts Berserk. | Belhelmel, Blobra, Blood Soul, Cerberus, Chimera, Gargantua, Gerogero, Gesper, Imp |
| Bio | Inflicts Poison elemental damage as well as Poison. | Blue Dragon, Funguar, Lefty, Torama, Ultimecia (1st) |
| Bite | Non-elemental attack. | Adamantoise, Bite Bug, Blood Soul, Chimera, Grendel, Thrustaevis, T-Rexaur, Torama, Tri-Face |
| Bite Bite | Non-elemental physical attack that always criticals. | Propagator |
| Bite Hard | Non-elemental physical magic counterattack that always criticals. | T-Rexaur |
| Blade Shot | Non-elemental physical magic counterattack. | Mesmerize |
| Blade Slice | Non-elemental physical damage. | Mesmerize |
| Blaster | Non-elemental physical OR magical damage and Petrify. | Torama |
| Blind | Inflicts Darkness. | Abadon, Blood Soul, Blue Dragon, Cerberus, Forbidden, Fujin (2nd), Gesper, Imp, Lefty, Ochu, Propagator |
| "Blitz charged itself up!" | Increases Strength and Magic if Blitz is hit by a Lightning elemental spell. | Blitz |
| Blizzaga | Major Ice elemental damage. | Edea, Glacial Eye, Imp, Jelleye, Sphinxaur, Ultimecia (1st) |
| Blizzara | Moderate Ice elemental damage. | Base Soldier, Esthar Soldier (Cyborg), Glacial Eye, Jelleye, NORG, Slapper, Sorceress (A) |
| Blizzard | Minor Ice elemental damage. | Jelleye |
| Bloodfest | Non-elemental physical damage to the party. Used more as HP is lower. | Seifer (4th) |
| "Blow Away Stock Magic" | Completely removes all stock of any magic in a character's magic list. | Griever, Ultimecia (Final) |
| Bomb-Butt | Non-elemental physical damage. | Bomb |
| Boomerang Sword | Non-elemental damage to the party that always hit. Will only use Punch after using this. | Esthar Soldier (Cyborg) |
| Both Hand Squeeze | Non-elemental physical damage. Only used if Lefty and Right are alive. | Vysage |
| Break | Inflicts Petrify. | Blue Dragon, Chimera |
| Breath | Non-elemental damage to the party. In Grendel's case, also is Lightning elemental. In Hexadragon's case, only targets one character. In Ruby Dragon's case, will not be used if 1 or more characters are KO'ed. | Blue Dragon, Grendel, Hexadragon, Ruby Dragon |
| Breath of Death | Non-elemental damage. | Blood Soul |
| "Brrawghh!" | Non-elemental magical damage to the party as well as Slow, Curse, and Darkness. | Gerogero |
C[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Cannon Blow | Non-elemental physical damage. Only used after 3x Store. | SAM08G |
| Chaingun | Non-elemental physical attack. | BGH251F2, GIM47N |
| Change Stance | At 15% or less HP, will only use Iai Blow. | Forbidden |
| Charge | Non-elemental physical attack. | Biggs, Elite Soldier |
| Chef's Knife | Non-elemental physical damage. Only used if Tonberry is close to the party. | Tonberry |
| Clash | Non-elemental physical damage to the party. | X-ATM092 |
| Claw | Non-elemental physical attack. In Raldo's case, only used if Granaldo is dead. | Bahamut, Catoblepas, Creeps, Diablos, Granaldo, Grand Mantis, Griever, Iguion, Raldo, Ruby Dragon, Tri-Point, Ultimecia (Griever form), Ultimecia (Final) |
| Claw Slash | Non-elemental physical attack. | Behemoth |
| Club | Non-elemental physical damage. | Minotaur |
| Confuse | Inflicts Confuse. | Abadon, Base Leader, Belhelmel, Chimera, Fujin (2nd), Funguar, Gesper, Imp, Torama |
| Corona | Reduces party's HP to 1. First attacked used when in "Mobile Off, Support On" mode. | Mobile Type 8 |
| Counter Laser Eye | Non-elemental magical counterattack when in Laughing mode. | Belhelmel |
| Counter Rocket | Used as a counterattack when damaged. | Krysta |
| Counter Slice | Non-elemental physical counterattack when in Scowling mode. | Belhelmel |
| Counter Twist | Non-elemental physical counterattack against physical attacks. 100% Critical. | Gargantua |
| Crawl in Shell | Lasts 3 turns and greatly increases Vitality. | Turtapod |
| Create Helix | Creates a Helix. After having 2x Helixes, is able to use Ultima, Meteor, and Great Attractor. | Ultimecia (Griever form) |
| Creepy Touch | Non-elemental physical counterattack if Sorceress is not counting down to Ultima. | Sorceress (C) |
| Cross Slash | Non-elemental physical damage. | Grendel |
| Cura | Restores a moderate amount of HP. | Base Leader, Blobra, Blood Soul, Elite Soldier |
| Curaga | Restores a major amount of HP. | Blobra, Blood Soul, Diablos, Elite Soldier |
| Cure | Restores a minor amount of HP. | Biggs, Blobra, Elite Soldier, Gesper |
| Curse | Inflicts Doom and non-elemental damage. Only used if both Lefty and Righty are alive. | Vysage |
D[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Flare | Fire elemental damage to the party. Spell power of 180. | Tiamat |
| Dark Mist | Non-elemental damage and Darkness to the party. Only used at 50% or less HP. | Anacondaur |
| Deadly Horn | Non-elemental attack that, if it hits, will always critical. | Catoblepas |
| Death | Inflicts Death. Can be used as a final attack in Buel's case. | Blue Dragon, Buel, Edea (2nd), Elnoyle, Esthar Soldier (Cyborg), Forbidden, Torama |
| Death Claw | Non-elemental physical damage. | Death Claw |
| Degenerator | Inflicts Death and removes target from battle. Will not use if only one party member is alive. | Gesper |
| Demi | Reduces HP by 1/4. | Diablos, Esthar Soldier (Cyborg), Funguar, Gargantua, Lefty, Paratrooper, Ruby Dragon, Torama |
| Demon Slice | Non-elemental physical damage. | Seifer (2nd) |
| Destroy GF | Instantly KO's a GF being summoned. | Ultimecia (Final) |
| Disease Breath | Non-elemental damage and Silence. | Blood Soul |
| Dissolving Acid | Reduces HP by 37.5% and inflicts Vit 0. | Malboro |
| Dispel | Removes all positive statuses. | Abadon, Blood Soul, Cerberus, Chimera, Edea, Elastoid, Elnoyle, Gerogero, GIM47N, Imp, Ochu, Sorceress (A), Torama, Ultimecia (1st), Ultimecia (Griever form), Ultimecia (Final), Vysage |
| Dive | Non-elemental physical damage. | Thrustaevis |
| Doom | Inflicts Doom on a target. | Griever, Sphinxara |
| Double | Allows target to cast two consecutive spells. | Sorceress (B), Ultimecia (1st) |
| Double Claw | Non-elemental physical damage. | Ultimecia (Final) |
| Double Strike | 100% Critical rating. Non-elemental attack. | Abadon |
| Double Sword | Non-elemental physical damage. | Forbidden |
| Drain | Drains HP from target and restores own HP. Spell power of 25. | Blue Dragon, Lefty, Trauma |
| Drain | Drains HP from target and restores own HP. Spell power of 50. Cannot be reduced with Shell. | Trauma |
| Drain | Drains HP from target and restores own HP. Spell power of 33. | Adel |
| Draw | Draws magic from character's stocked magic and uses it immediately. | Griever, Lefty |
| Dribble | Non-elemental physical attack that never misses. | Wendigo |
| Drink Magic | Randomly removes 1 magic from target, and is used used as a magic counterattack as well as inflicting non-elemental damage. | Ochu |
E[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Earth elemental damage to the party. Can be used as a final attack in Armadodo's case. | Armadodo, Ochu |
| Eerie Sound Wave | Non-elemental damage to the party. | Malboro |
| Electric Discharge | Lightning elemental damage to the party. Used as a final attack. | Cockatrice |
| Electrocute | Moderate Lightning elemental damage to the party. | Cockatrice |
| Energy Bomber | Non-elemental attack that always criticals. Spell power of 12. | Adel |
| Escape | Flees from battle. Used at 2% or less Max HP for Jumbo Cactuar. | Cactuar, Jumbo Cactuar |
| Esuna | Removes all negative statuses. | Abadon, Blobra, Fujin (2nd), Lefty, Sorceress (A), Sorceress (B), Torama, Vysage |
| Everyone's Grudge | Counterattack if attacked before it takes 2 turns. Damage is equal to the number of enemies the target has killed x20. | Tonberry |
| Evil Eye | Non-elemental magical damage to the party as well as Slow and Curse. | Gargantua |
| Explosion | Non-elemental damage to the party. Never misses, and only used when HP is below 50%. | Death Claw |
F[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Fang | Non-elemental physical damage. | Red Bat |
| Fart | Non-elemental damage and Berserk. | Bite Bug |
| Fira | Moderate Fire elemental damage. | Buel, Edea (2nd), G-Soldier, Geezard, Hexadragon, Jelleye, Ruby Dragon, Seifer (1st, 2nd, 3rd), Sorceress (A) |
| Firaga | Major Fire elemental damage. | Buel, Edea (1st), Imp, Jelleye, Ruby Dragon, Seifer (2nd & 4th), Sphinxaur |
| Fire | Minor Fire elemental damage. | Bomb, Buel, Elvoret, Funguar, G-Soldier, Geezard, Hexadragon, Ifrit, Jelleye, Sorceress (A), Wedge |
| Fist | Non-elemental physical attack. | Raijin (3rd) |
| Flare | Heavy non-elemental damage. | Adel, Behemoth, Griever, Ruby Dragon, Seifer (4th), Sorceress (B), Ultimecia (Final) |
| Fly | Will no longer use Firaga, Blizzaga, or Thundaga and will start to use Meteor, Quake, and Tornado. | Imp |
| Flying Attack | Non-elemental physical damage. | Fastitocalon, Fastitocalon-F |
G[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | Non-elemental counterattack on the party that inflicts Sleep. | Death Claw |
| Gastric Juice | Reduces HP by 50%. In Grat's case, non-elemental damage and Poison instead. | Gayla, Grat |
| Gatling Gun | Non-elemental physical damage. | SAM08G |
| Gigantic Sword | Non-elemental physical damage to the party. | Red Giant |
| Gnaw | Non-elemental physical damage. | Fake President |
| "Go for the weak one!" | Base Leader and Base Soldiers will start to attack character with the lowest HP. | Base Leader |
| Grab Punch | Non-elemental physical attack. | Blue Dragon |
| Grand Sword | Non-elemental damage to the party. | Iron Giant |
| Gravija | Reduces party's HP by 75%. | Diablos, Griever, Omega Weapon, Ultima Weapon |
| Great Attractor | Heavy non-elemental damage to the party that ignores defense. Spell power of 64. | Ultimecia (Griever form) |
| Grow | After being attacked, increases Strength and Magic, and after using twice, will use Suicide. | Bomb |
| Gunblade | Non-elemental physical damage. | Seifer |
H[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Haste | Inflicts Haste | Biggs (2nd), Elastoid, Fujin (2nd), Vysage |
| Head Attack | Non-elemental physical damage. | Geezard |
| Head Bash | Non-elemental physical attack. | Anacondaur, Caterchipillar, Gayla |
| Head Bump | Non-elemental physical damage. | Elastoid |
| Head Swing | Physical damage to the party. Used only after Lift Head. | Abyss Worm |
| Heartbreak | Non-elemental magical damage. | Creeps |
| Hell's Judgement | Reduces party's HP to 1. | Ultimecia (Final) |
| Hind Kick | Non-elemental physical damage. | Mesmerize |
| Hi-Potion | Restores 1000 HP. Used on self. | Fujin (1st), Raijin (2nd), Seifer (2nd) |
| Hit | Non-elemental physical attack. | Blue Dragon |
| Holy | Heavy Holy elemental damage. Used as Imp's last attack. | Adel, Elnoyle, Imp, Torama, Ultimecia (1st), Ultimecia (Griever form), Ultimecia (Final) |
| Homing Laser | Non-elemental counterattack when probes are off of body. | Left Probe, Right Probe |
| Hypnotize | Inflicts Sleep. | Gayla |
I[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Iai Blow | Non-elemental physical damage and Death. | Forbidden |
| Ice Breath | Ice elemental damage to the party. | Snow Lion |
| "It's Sharp!" | Non-elemental physical attack that ignores defense. Damage is equal to the number of enemies target has killed x30. | Tonberry King |
J[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| "Jumbo Cactuar is hesitating..." | Jumbo Cactuar may attempt to escape. Appears at 5% or less Max HP. | Jumbo Cactuar |
| Jump Punch | Non-elemental physical damage. | Ifrit |
| Junk | Non-elemental counterattack for every 5th hit done to it. | Tonberry King |
K[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Ker Plunk | Non-elemental damage to the party | Jumbo Cactuar |
L[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Laser | Non-elemental physical damage to females. | Funguar |
| Leg Stamp | Non-elemental physical damage. | Jumbo Cactuar |
| Leg Strike | Non-elemental physical damage. | X-ATM092 |
| Lick | Inflicts physical damage and Curse. | Abadon |
| Lift Head | Changes forms, and will no longer use Protect, Reflect or Sandshake. Used after being physically attacked 4 times. | Abyss Worm |
| Light Pillar | Always inflicts 9999 damage. | Omega Weapon, Ultima Weapon |
| Lose Sword | Loses sword when HP is below 9000. | Red Giant |
| Lv5 Death | Inflicts Death on targets whose levels are a multiple of 5. | Omega Weapon, Torama |
M[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Gun | Non-elemental physical attack. | Base Leader, Biggs, Elite Soldier |
| Mad Cow Special | Earth elemental damage to the party. Only used if both Minotaur and Sacred are alive. | Minotaur, Sacred |
| Maelstrom | Halves party's HP and inflicts Curse. Ultimecia removes 62.5% of current HP. | Edea (2nd), Ultimecia (1st) |
| "Magical powers are concentrated on Adel" | Means Ultima will be used the following turn. | Adel |
| Magic Summon | Summons Jelleye, Forbidden, or Tri-Face, in that order. | Sphinxara |
| Magma Breath | Fire elemental damage and Petrifying. | Iguion |
| Mega Flare | Heavy non-elemental damage to the party that ignores defense. Spell power of 120. | Bahamut |
| Mega Pulse Cannon | Non-elemental damage to the party that ignores defense. Used when 2x Dromas are killed and before creating 2x new Dromas. | Trauma |
| Mega Spark | Lightning elemental counterattack against all attacks except when hit by an attack of its weakness. Spell power of 120. | Tri-Point |
| Megiddo Flame | Non-elemental damage to the party that ignores defense. Last attack used in "Mobile Off, Support On" mode for Mobile Type 8. Spell power of 78. In Omega Weapon's case, always inflicts 9998 damage to party. | Mobile Type 8, Omega Weapon |
| Meltdown | Non-elemental damage and inflicts Vit 0. | Elite Soldier, Sorceress (B), Ultimecia (1st) |
| Melt-Eye | Non-elemental damage to the party. | Hexadragon |
| Melting Bubbles | Non-elemental damage and Silence. | Grand Mantis |
| Meteor | 10 hits of non-elemental damage to random party members. Used as a final attack in Catoblepas's case, and can be used as a final attack in Behemoth's case. | Adel, Behemoth, Catoblepas, Elnoyle, Fujin (2nd), Imp, Lefty, Omega Weapon, Ruby Dragon, Sorceress (B), Torama, Ultima Weapon, Ultimecia (1st), Ultimecia (Griever form), Ultimecia (Final) |
| Metsu | Non-elemental physical damage to the party. Never misses. | Fujin (2nd) |
| Micro Missile | Halves target's HP (25% if target has Protect). | GIM52A |
| Mighty Guard | Casts Protect and Shell on all allies. Used when at 50% or less HP. | Behemoth, Iron Giant |
| Mini Pulse Cannon | Non-elemental damage that ignores defense and Shell. Is 1/3rd the power of Pulse Cannon. | Droma |
| Morph | Either Vitality is boosted and Tentacle is the only attack used, Vitality and Spirit are boosted and only magic attacks are used, or Vitality and Spirit are boosted and all attacks are used. | Jelleye |
| Mower | Non-elemental physical damage to the party. | Minotaur |
| Mystery Kick | Non-elemental physical damage. | Cactuar |
N[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Needle | Non-elemental physical attack that inflicts Poison. | Bite Bug |
O[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Ochu Dance | Inflicts Curse and Slow to the party. | Ochu |
| Oil Blast | Reduces HP by 62.5%. Counter when HP is below 1/3rd of Max HP. Never misses. | Oilboyle |
| Oil Shot | Non-elemental damage and inflicts Darkness. | Oilboyle |
| Onrush | Non-elemental physical attack that always criticals. | Tri-Point |
| Out of the Sand | Appears above ground. Defense is reduced. | Fastitocalon, Fastitocalon-F |
P[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | Inflicts Poison, Darkness, and Silence. | Elnoyle, Fujin (2nd), Griever |
| Petrify Stare | Inflicts Petrify. Used as a counterattack to magic attacks in Cockatrice's case. | Cockatrice, Glacial Eye |
| Poison Gas | Non-elemental damage as well as Poison and Confuse. | Tri-Face |
| Poison Mist | Non-elemental damage and Poison to the party. Only used at 50% or less HP. | Anacondaur |
| Potion | Restores 200 HP. | Base Soldier |
| Power Bomb | Non-elemental physical attack that never misses. | Wendigo |
| Protect | Halves damage done by physical attacks. | Abyss Worm, Adamantoise, Base Leader, Edea (1st), Elastoid, Elite Soldier, Gesper, NORG, Vysage |
| Psycho Blast | Non-elemental damage. | NORG |
| Punch | Non-elemental physical attack. | Blobra, Esthar Soldier (Cyborg), Gargantua, Gesper, GIM47N, GIM52A, Propagator, Red Giant, Wendigo |
Q[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Quake | Heavy Earth elemental damage to the party. Spell power of 40. | Cerberus, Imp, Lefty, Sorceress (B) |
| Quake | Heavy Earth elemental damage to the party. Spell power of 80. | Adel, Gargantua, Ultima Weapon, Ultimecia (1st), Ultimecia (Griever form) |
R[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Raijin Special | Non-elemental physical attack that always criticals. | Raijin (2nd & 3rd) |
| Raldo Ball | Non-elemental damage. Only used when Raldo is alive. | Granaldo |
| Raldo Throw | Non-elemental damage. Only used when Raldo is alive. | Granaldo |
| Ram | Non-elemental physical damage. | Mesmerize |
| Ray-Bomb | Non-elemental magical damage to the party. Spell power of 24/26. | GIM52A, X-ATM092 |
| Reflect | Bounces spells back at enemy party. | Abyss Worm, Adamantoise, Blue Dragon, Buel, Edea (2nd), Elite Soldier, GIM47N, Glacial Eye, Lefty, Ruby Dragon, Sorceress (A) |
| Reflect Beam | Non-elemental physical damage to the party. | Elastoid |
| Regen | Target gradually restores HP over time. | Biggs (2nd), Blood Soul, Fujin (2nd), Lefty |
| Remedy | Removes negative statuses. | Base Leader, Base Soldier, Fujin (1st), Paratrooper, Seifer (2nd) |
| Repairing x% | Used only if knocked down. Indicates how close to being fully restored. | X-ATM092 |
| Resonance | Non-elemental damage to the party. Only used if both Iguions are alive. | Iguion |
| Roll Attack | Non-elemental physical attack. | Armadodo |
S[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Sai | Reduces HP to 1. Never misses. | Fujin |
| Saliva | Non-elemental damage and Curse. | Abyss Worm |
| Sandshake | Counterattack against physical attacks. Inflicts Earth elemental damage to the party. | Abyss Worm |
| Sand Storm | Non-elemental damage and Darkness to the party. | Adamantoise |
| Sandstorm | Non-elemental damage to the party. | Fastitocalon |
| Scan | Reads target's vital information. Cannot be reflected. | Tri-Point |
| Shake | Non-elemental physical attack that always criticals. | Righty |
| Shell | Halves damage done by magical attacks. | Adamantoise, Base Leader, Edea (1st), Elastoid, Elite Soldier, Gesper, NORG, Vysage |
| Shockwave Pulsar | Extreme non-elemental damage to the party. Used halfway through the fight; if not, then used as death move. Spell power of 180. | Griever |
| Shoot | Non-elemental damage to the party. | Wendigo |
| Shotgun | Non-elemental physical damage. | Esthar Soldier (Human), Esthar Soldier (Cyborg) |
| Shoulder Charge | Non-elemental physical damage. | SAM08G |
| Sigh | Non-elemental damage to the party. | Vysage |
| Silence | Inflicts Silence. | Abadon, Blobra, Blood Soul, Cerberus, Edea (2nd), Forbidden, Gargantua, Gerogero, Gesper, Glacial Eye, Imp, NORG, Paratrooper, Propagator |
| Sit Down | Vitality and Spirit return to normal values. | Abadon |
| Slap | Non-elemental attack that always criticals. | Adamantoise, Krysta, Righty, Trauma |
| Slash | Non-elemental physical attack that does extra damage when Blitz is charged. | Blitz, Omega Weapon |
| Sleep | Inflicts Sleep | Belhelmel, Blood Soul, Elastoid, Forbidden, Funguar, Gerogero, Guard, Sphinxara |
| Sleeping Gas | Non-elemental counterattack that inflicts Sleep to the party and damage. | Grat |
| Slice | Non-elemental physical attack. | Belhelmel, Mesmerize |
| Slow | Target's ATB gauge fills up half its normal rate. | Biggs (2nd), Blobra, Edea (2nd), Fujin (2nd), Gesper, Lefty, NORG, Paratrooper, Sphinxara |
| Snipe Laser | Non-elemental damage to one target. | GIM47N |
| Sonic Wave | Non-elemental damage and Curse to the party. | Oilboyle |
| Soul Crush | Reduces target's HP to 1. | Esthar Soldier (Cyborg) |
| Spin Bash | Non-elemental physical damage. | Left Probe, Right Probe |
| Spinning | Will only use Reflect Beam while in this mode. Only used when at 30% or less Max HP. | Elastoid |
| Squeeze | Non-elemental physical attack. | Anacondaur |
| "Standby for Beam Cannon!" | Beam Cannon will be used next turn. | BGH251F2 (1st) |
| Stand Up | Vitality and Spirit are greatly increased. In Torama's case, will only used at 40% or less HP, and will no longer use magic and instead use Bite and Blaster. | Abadon, Torama |
| Stare | Non-elemental damage as well as Poison, Confuse, Darkness, and Silence. | Vysage |
| Steel Orb | Non-elemental physical damage. | Sacred |
| Stick | Non-elemental physical damage. | Slapper |
| Sticky Icky | Non-elemental damage and Slow. | Blobra |
| Sticky Web | Inflicts Slow (lv20-29) / Stop (lv30+). | Caterchipillar |
| Store | Lasts 3 rounds, and only used if at least one other enemy is alive and isn't a SAM08G. | SAM08G |
| Strike | Non-elemental physical damage. | Esthar Soldier (Human), Esthar Soldier (Cyborg), Krysta, Raijin |
| Stop | Inflicts Stop on a target. | Bahamut, Blobra, Chimera, Elastoid, Forbidden, Lefty |
| Storm Breath | Non-elemental magical damage to the party. Used every 6th turn. | Elnoyle, Elvoret |
| Suck | Non-elemental physical damage. | Oilboyle |
| Suicide | Used after using Grow twice. Inflicts damage equal to Bomb's Max HP x2. Never misses. | Bomb |
| Super Arm | Non-elemental attack that always criticals. | Grand Mantis |
| Swipe | Non-elemental physical attack. | Armadodo, Death Claw, Elnoyle, Elvoret, Geezard, SAM08G |
| Sword | Non-elemental damage. | Iron Giant, Paratrooper, Red Giant |
| Sword Slash | Non-elemental physical attack. | Base Soldier, Forbidden, G-Soldier, Guard, Ultima Weapon, Wedge |
T[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Tail | Non-elemental physical attack. Always criticals when under Triple status. | Cerberus, T-Rexaur |
| Tail Bash | Non-elemental physical damage. | Caterchipillar |
| Tail Blade | Non-elemental physical damage. | Grendel |
| Tail Slap | Non-elemental physical damage. | Snow Lion |
| Tail Slash | Non-elemental physical damage. | Glacial Eye |
| Tail Needle | Non-elemental physical attack that always criticals. | Elnoyle |
| Tail Whip | Non-elemental damage. | Blue Dragon, Gayla |
| Telekinesis | Non-elemental physical damage. | Gesper, Sorceress (A), Sorceress (B), Sorceress (C) |
| Tentacle | Non-elemental physical counterattack. In Ochu's case, non-elemental damage and Poison. | Jelleye, Ochu |
| Terra Break | 16 hits of heavy non-elemental damage to random targets that ignore defense. Spell power of 15/hit. | Omega Weapon |
| "The horn broke off!" | Will only use Hind Kick and Ram. Can happen after any attack. | Mesmerize |
| Thrust | Non-elemental physical attack that always criticals. | Forbidden |
| Thundaga | Major Lightning elemental damage. | Bahamut, Behemoth, Belhelmel, Blitz, Buel, Catoblepas, Cerberus, Chimera, Creeps, Edea (1st), GIM52A, Imp, Jelleye, Lefty, Propagator, Sorceress (B), Sphinxaur, Ultimecia (1st) |
| Thundaga | Major Lightning elemental damage. Cannot be reflected. Charges Blitz. | Blitz |
| Thundara | Moderate Lightning elemental damage. | Base Leader, Belhelmel, Biggs (2nd), Blitz, Buel, Chimera, Creeps, Edea (2nd), GIM52A, Jelleye, Sorceress (A) |
| Thundara | Moderate Lightning elemental damage. Cannot be reflected. Charges Blitz. | Blitz |
| Thunder | Minor Lightning elemental damage. | Belhelmel, Biggs (1st), Blitz, Buel, Creeps, Elvoret, Grendel, Jelleye, Lefty, Sorceress (A), Torama |
| Thunder | Minor Lightning elemental damage. Cannot be reflected. Charges Blitz. | Blitz |
| Thunder Summon | Lightning elemental damage to the party. Used after using Thundaga 3 times. | Catoblepas |
| "Tonberry fell over..." | Tonberry wastes a turn. | Tonberry |
| Tornado | Heavy Wind elemental damage to the party. Spell power of 38. | Bahamut, Behemoth, Cerberus, Chimera, Fujin, Imp, Ultimecia (1st), Vysage |
| Tornado | Heavy Wind elemental damage to the party. Spell power of 76. | Ultimecia (Griever form) |
| Triple | Allows target to cast 3 spells consecutively. | Cerberus, Griever |
| Twin Homing Laser | Non-elemental counterattack when probes are on main body and main body is attacked. | Left Probe, Right Probe |
| Twin Laser | Non-elemental physical counterattack. | Helix |
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| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Ultima | Heavy non-elemental damage to the party. Spell power of 80. | Krysta, Sorceress (C) |
| Ultima | Heavy non-elemental damage to the party. Spell power of 110. | Adel, Omega Weapon, Ultimecia (Griever form), Ultimecia (Final) |
| Ultrasonic Waves | Non-elemental damage and Sleep (lv1-19)/ Confuse (lv20+). | Red Bat |
| Ultra Waves | Non-elemental damage and Berserk to the party. | Caterchipillar |
| Underground Attack | Non-elemental physical damage. | Fastitocalon, Fastitocalon-F |
| Upward Kick | Non-elemental physical damage. | Cockatrice |
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| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Vampire | Steals HP to restore own HP. Only used when HP is below 25% in Glacial Eye's case. In Red Bat's case, only used if HP is below 50%. | Glacial Eye, Grat, Red Bat |
| Vine | Non-elemental physical damage. | Grat |
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| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Water | Water elemental damage. | NORG |
| "Wedge is pissed off!" | Increases stats. Only used when HP is below 75%. | Wedge (2nd) |
| "We have heart! Go, Galbadia!" | Non-elemental physical attack that ignores defense and always criticals. | Slapper |
| Whip | Non-elemental physical damage. | Mobile Type 8 |
| White Wind | Restores HP equal to user's Max HP minus user's current HP to the party. | Adamantoise |
| Wild Cannon Blow | Non-elemental physical damage. Only used after 3x Store. | SAM08G |
| Wind Blast | Wind elemental damage to the party. Only used when below 30% of Max HP. | Thrustaevis |
| Wing Slash | Non-elemental physical damage. | Buel |
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| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Zan | Non-elemental physical damage. | Fujin |
| Zantetsuken | Game Over. Only used if timer during battle runs out. | Odin |
| Zombie | Inflicts Zombie | Blood Soul, Sphinxara |
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