Below is a list of enemy abilities that appear in Final Fantasy VIII. Abilities in italics are not named in the game.
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Abilities[]
#[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counts down to Ultima. | Sorceress (C) |
| 1000 Needles | Inflicts 1000 damage. | Cactuar |
| 10000 Needles | Inflicts 10000 damage. Used as a counterattack every 5th attack. | Jumbo Cactuar |
| 2 | Counts down to Ultima. | Sorceress (C) |
| 3 | Counts down to Ultima. | Sorceress (C) |
| 4 | Counts down to Ultima. | Sorceress (C) |
| 5 | Counts down to Ultima. | Sorceress (C) |
A[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Absorbed into time... | Removed from battle. | Griever, Ultimecia (1st), Ultimecia (Griever form), Ultimecia (Final) |
| Acid | Non-elemental physical damage that never misses. Used only when at 25% or less Max HP, and never used when only one character is alive. | Tri-Face |
| Aero | Wind-elemental damage. | Abyss Worm, Cerberus, Chimera, Fujin (1st), Ruby Dragon, Sorceress (A), Torama, Vysage |
| Apocalypse | Extreme non-elemental damage to the party. Spell power 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 damage that never misses and always criticals. | Wendigo |
| Arm Punch | Non-elemental physical damage. Used as a counterattack after a Base Soldier has been killed. | Base Leader |
| Assault Horn | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | Behemoth |
| Astral Punch | Non-elemental physical damage. Spell power of 16. | Edea (1st) |
| Aura | Increases Strength. | 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 that always criticals when used by Snow Lion. | Hexadragon, Snow Lion, Turtapod |
| Beak Strike | Non-elemental physical damage and Petrifying. | Cockatrice |
| Beam Cannon | Heavy non-elemental magical damage that ignores Shell in first encounter. | BGH251F2 |
| Beam Laser | Non-elemental physical damage. | Elastoid |
| Bear Hug | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | Death Claw |
| Belhelmel is furious! | Occasionally counters with physical attacks when hit with a physical attack. | Belhelmel |
| Belhelmel laughed! | 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, Left Orb, Torama, Ultimecia (1st) |
| Bite | Non-elemental physical damage. | Adamantoise, Bite Bug, Blood Soul, Chimera, Grendel, Thrustaevis, T-Rexaur, Torama, Tri-Face |
| Bite | Non-elemental physical damage, twice as powerful. | Tri-Face |
| BiteBite | Non-elemental physical damage 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 after hit by a Thunder-elemental spell and damages melee attackers with Lightning elemental damage. | 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 physical 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 Righty are alive. | Vysage |
| Break | Inflicts Petrify. | Blue Dragon, Chimera |
| Breath | Non-elemental magical damage to the party. | Blue Dragon |
| Breath | Thunder-elemental magical damage to the party. | Grendel |
| Breath | Non-elemental magical damage to one character. | Hexadragon |
| Breath | Non-elemental physical damage to all of the party. Will only be used if there are three alive party members. Attack Power 48. | Ruby Dragon |
| Breath of Death | Non-elemental magical damage. | Blood Soul |
| "Brrawghh!" | Non-elemental magical damage to target 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 damage. | BGH251F2 |
| Chain Gun | Non-elemental physical damage to the party. | GIM47N |
| Change Stance | At 15% or less HP, will only use Iai Blow. | Forbidden |
| Charge | Non-elemental physical damage. | Biggs, Elite Soldier |
| Charge | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | Krysta |
| 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 damage. In Raldo's case, only used if Granaldo is dead. Always criticals when used by Ultimecia (Griever form). | Bahamut, Catoblepas, Creeps, Diablos, Granaldo, Grand Mantis, Griever, Iguion, Raldo, Ruby Dragon, Tri-Point, Ultimecia (Griever form), Ultimecia (Final) |
| Claw Counterattack | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | Ultimecia (Final) |
| Claw Slash | Non-elemental physical damage. | 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 | Non-elemental physical counterattack to any type of attack except physical. | Krysta |
| Counter Slice | Non-elemental physical counterattack when in Scowling mode. | Belhelmel |
| Counter Twist | Non-elemental physical counterattack against physical attacks that always criticals. | Gargantua |
| Crawl in Shell | Lasts 3 turns and greatly increases Vitality and Spirit. | Turtapod |
| Create Droma | Spawns a Droma. | Trauma |
| 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 that always criticals. Used 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 magical damage. Only used if both Lefty and Righty are alive. | Vysage |
D[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| D | Counts down to Dark Flare. | Tiamat |
| Da | Counts down to Dark Flare. | Tiamat |
| Dar | Counts down to Dark Flare. | Tiamat |
| Dark F | Counts down to Dark Flare. | Tiamat |
| Dark Fla | Counts down to Dark Flare. | Tiamat |
| Dark Flare | Fire-elemental damage to the party. Spell power of 180. | Tiamat |
| Dark Mist | Non-elemental magical damage and Darkness to the party. Only used at 50% or less HP. | Anacondaur |
| Deadly Horn | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | 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 Blow Away and removes target from battle. Will not use if only one party member is alive. | Gesper |
| Demi | Reduces HP by ¼. Gravity-based. | Diablos, Esthar Soldier (Cyborg), Funguar, Gargantua, Paratrooper, Ruby Dragon, Torama |
| Demon Slice | Non-elemental physical damage. | Seifer (2nd) |
| Destroy GF | Inflicts 9999 damage to a GF being summoned. | Ultimecia (Griever form), Ultimecia (Final) |
| Disease Breath | Non-elemental magical damage and Silence. | Blood Soul |
| Dissolving Acid | Reduces HP by 37.5% and inflicts Vit 0. Gravity-based. | Malboro |
| Dispel | Removes all positive statuses. | Abadon, Blood Soul, Cerberus, Chimera, Edea, Elastoid, Elnoyle, Gerogero, Imp, Ochu, Right Orb, Sorceress (A), Ultimecia (1st), Ultimecia (Griever form), Ultimecia (Final), Vysage |
| Dive | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | Thrustaevis |
| Doom | Inflicts Doom on a target. | Griever, Sphinxara |
| Double | Allows target to cast two consecutive spells. | Sorceress (B), Ultimecia (1st) |
| Double Strike | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | 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 damage 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 magical damage to the party. | Malboro |
| Electric Discharge | Thunder-elemental damage to the party. Used when alone. | Cockatrice |
| "Elixir please!" | Requests an Elixir. | PuPu |
| Energy Bomber | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. Spell power of 12. | Adel |
| Escape | Flees from battle. Used at 2% or less Max HP. | Jumbo Cactuar |
| Escaped... | Flees from battle. | 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 physical 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 magical damage and Berserk. | Bite Bug |
| Fira | Moderate Fire-elemental damage. | Buel, Edea (2nd), G-Soldier, Geezard, Hexadragon, Jelleye, Left Orb, Ruby Dragon, Seifer (1st, 2nd, 3rd), Sorceress (A) |
| Firaga | Major Fire-elemental damage. | Buel, Edea (1st), Hexadragon, Imp, Jelleye, Ruby Dragon, Seifer (2nd & 4th), Sphinxaur |
| Fire | Minor Fire-elemental damage. | Bomb, Buel, Elvoret, Funguar, G-Soldier, Geezard, Ifrit, Jelleye, Sorceress (A), Wedge |
| Fist | Non-elemental physical damage. | Raijin (3rd) |
| Flare | Heavy non-elemental damage. | Adel, Behemoth, Griever, Ruby Dragon, Seifer (4th), Sorceress (B), Ultimecia (Final) |
| Float | Target becomes immune to earth elemental attacks. | Gesper |
| 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 magical counterattack on the party that deals damage and inflicts Sleep. | Death Claw |
| Gastric Juice | Reduces HP by 50% when used by Gayla, Gravity-based. In Grat's case, non-elemental physical 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 |
| Grab Punch | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | Blue Dragon |
| Grand Sword | Non-elemental physical damage to the party. | Iron Giant |
| Gravija | Reduces party's HP by 75%. Gravity-based. | Diablos, Griever, Omega Weapon, Ultima Weapon |
| Great Attractor | Heavy non-elemental physical 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) |
| Head Attack | Non-elemental physical damage. | Geezard |
| Head Bash | Non-elemental physical damage. | Anacondaur, Caterchipillar, Gayla |
| Head Bump | Non-elemental physical damage. | Droma, 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, as well as allies with Raijin. | Fujin (1st), Raijin (1st & 2nd), Seifer (2nd) |
| Hit | Non-elemental physical damage. | 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 magical 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 damage 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 physical damage to the party. | Jumbo Cactuar |
| Knife | Non-elemental physical damage. | Tonberry King |
L[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Laser | Non-elemental physical damage. Targets a female party member. | Funguar |
| Leave Shell | Lowers Vitality and Spirit. | Turtapod |
| Leg Stamp | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | 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 Sand Shake. 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 damage. | 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. Gravity-based. | Edea (2nd), Ultimecia (1st) |
| Magical powers are concentrated on Adel! | 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 magical damage to the party that ignores defense. Spell power of 120. | Bahamut |
| Mega Pulse Cannon | Non-elemental magical damage to the party that ignores defense. Used when 2x Dromas are killed and before creating 2x new Dromas. | Trauma |
| Mega Spark | Thunder-elemental counterattack against all attacks except when hit by an attack of its weakness. Spell power of 120 and ignores defense. | Tri-Point |
| Megido Flame | Non-elemental magical 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 magical damage and inflicts Vit 0. | Elite Soldier, Sorceress (B), Ultimecia (1st) |
| Melt-Eye | Fire-elemental damage to the party. Used below 33% HP. | Hexadragon |
| Melting Bubble | Non-elemental magical 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 Missiles | Halves target's HP (25% if target has Protect). Gravity-based. | GIM52A |
| Mighty Guard | Casts Protect and Shell on self, as well as allies when used by Behemoth. Used when at 50% or less HP. | Behemoth, Iron Giant |
| Mini Pulse Cannon | Non-elemental magical damage that ignores defense and Shell. Is ⅓rd the power of Pulse Cannon. | Droma |
| "More Elixir please!" | Requests another Elixir. | PuPu |
| 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 damage 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 ⅓rd of Max HP. Never misses. Gravity-based. | Oilboyle |
| Oil Shot | Non-elemental physical damage and inflicts Darkness. | Oilboyle |
| Onrush | Non-elemental physical damage 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. Can also be used as a counterattack to magic attacks in Cockatrice's case. | Cockatrice, Glacial Eye |
| Poison Gas | Non-elemental magical damage as well as Poison and Confuse. | Tri-Face |
| Poison Mist | Non-elemental magical 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 damage 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 physical damage. | NORG |
| Punch | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals when used by Gargantua. | 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 damage that always criticals. | Raijin (2nd & 3rd) |
| Raldo Ball | Non-elemental physical damage. Only used when Raldo is alive. | Granaldo |
| Raldo Throw | Non-elemental physical 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. | Adamantoise, Blue Dragon, Buel, Edea (2nd), 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) |
| 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 physical damage to the party. Only used if both Iguions are alive. | Iguion |
| Roll Attack | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | Armadodo |
S[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Sai | Reduces HP to 1. Never misses. | Fujin |
| Saliva | Non-elemental magical damage and Curse. | Abyss Worm |
| Sand Shake | Counterattack against physical attacks. Inflicts Earth-elemental damage to the party. | Abyss Worm |
| Sand Storm | Non-elemental physical damage and Darkness to the party. | Adamantoise |
| Sand Storm | Non-elemental magical damage to the party. | Fastitocalon |
| Scan | Reads target's vital information. Cannot be reflected. | Tri-Point |
| Shake | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | Righty |
| Shell | Halves damage done by magical attacks. | Abyss Worm, Adamantoise, Base Leader, Edea (1st), Elastoid, Elite Soldier, Gesper, NORG, Vysage |
| Shockwave Pulsar | Extreme non-elemental magical damage to the party. Used halfway through the fight; if not, then used as death move. Spell power of 180. | Griever |
| Shoot | Non-elemental physical 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 physical 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, Right Orb |
| Sit Down | Vitality and Spirit return to normal values. | Abadon |
| Slap | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals when used by Adamantoise. | Adamantoise, Krysta, Righty, Trauma |
| Slash | Non-elemental physical damage that does extra damage when Blitz is charged. | Blitz, Omega Weapon |
| Sleep | Inflicts Sleep. | Belhelmel, Blood Soul, Elastoid, Forbidden, Funguar, Gerogero, Guard, Ochu, Sphinxara |
| Sleeping Gas | Non-elemental counterattack that inflicts Sleep to the party. | Grat |
| Slice | Non-elemental physical damage. | Belhelmel, Mesmerize |
| Slow | Target's ATB gauge fills up half its normal rate. | Biggs (2nd), Blobra, Edea (2nd), Forbidden, Fujin (2nd), Gesper, Lefty, NORG, Paratrooper, Right Orb, Sphinxara |
| Snipe Laser | Non-elemental magical damage to one target. | GIM47N |
| Sonic Wave | Non-elemental magical 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 damage. | Anacondaur |
| 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 magical 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 physical 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), Raijin |
| Stronger Counter Rocket | Non-elemental physical counterattack to physical attacks. | Krysta |
| Stop | Inflicts Stop on a target. | Bahamut, Blobra, Chimera, Elastoid, Forbidden, Lefty, Ultimecia |
| Storm Breath | Non-elemental magical damage to the party. Used every 3rd turn for Elvoret and 6th turn for Elnoyle. | 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 physical damage that always criticals. | Grand Mantis |
| Swipe | Non-elemental physical damage. | Armadodo, Death Claw, Elnoyle, Elvoret, Geezard, SAM08G |
| Sword | Non-elemental physical damage. | Iron Giant, Paratrooper, Red Giant |
| Sword Slash | Non-elemental physical damage. | Base Soldier, Forbidden, G-Soldier, Guard, Ultima Weapon, Wedge |
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| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Tail | Non-elemental physical damage. Hits all when used by T-Rexaur, and always criticals when used by Cerberus 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 damage that always criticals. | Elnoyle |
| Tail Whip | Non-elemental physical damage. | Blue Dragon, Gayla |
| Telekinesis | Non-elemental physical damage. | Gesper |
| Telekinesis | Non-elemental physical damage. | Sorceress (A), Sorceress (B) |
| Tentacle | Non-elemental physical counterattack. In Ochu's case, non-elemental physical damage and Poison. | Jelleye, Ochu |
| Terra Break | 16 hits of heavy non-elemental physical damage to random targets that ignore defense. Spell power of 15/hit. | Omega Weapon |
| "Thank you!" | Ends battle. | PuPu |
| The horn broke off! | Will only use Hind Kick and Ram. Can happen after any attack. | Mesmerize |
| Thrust | Non-elemental physical damage that always criticals. | Forbidden |
| Thundaga | Major Thunder-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 Thunder-elemental damage. Cannot be reflected. Charges Blitz. | Blitz |
| Thundara | Moderate Thunder-elemental damage. | Base Leader, Belhelmel, Biggs (2nd), Blitz, Buel, Chimera, Creeps, Edea (2nd), GIM52A, Jelleye, Left Orb, Sorceress (A) |
| Thundara | Moderate Thunder-elemental damage. Cannot be reflected. Charges Blitz. | Blitz |
| Thunder | Minor Thunder-elemental damage. | Belhelmel, Biggs (1st), Blitz, Buel, Creeps, Elvoret, Grendel, Jelleye, Lefty, Sorceress (A), Torama |
| Thunder | Minor Thunder-elemental damage. Cannot be reflected. Charges Blitz. | Blitz |
| Thunder Summon | Thunder-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, Left Orb, 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 magical 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 magical damage and Sleep (lv1-19)/ Confuse (lv20+). | Red Bat |
| Ultra Waves | Non-elemental magical 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Walk | Moves forward. | Tonberry |
| Water | Water-elemental damage. | NORG |
| Wedge is pissed! | Increases Strength and Magic. Used when HP is below 75%. | Wedge (2nd) |
| 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 to party. 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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