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FFV Power Drink Glitch

The glitch in action.

The Power Drink bug is related to the Power Drink item in Final Fantasy V. The item is supposed to increase the target's attack power greatly, but instead will only increase the damage done by the Blue Magic spell Goblin Punch. This glitch was somewhat fixed in the now-discontinued 2013 mobile and Steam versions and the Pixel Remaster.

In the SNES, PS, and Advance versions, Power Drink adds +20 to the ThrowAtk value uses by Goblin Punch (not by !Throw) of all weapons equipped by the ally drinking it. Does not affect Atk. In all subsequent versions, Power Drink adds +20 to the Atk and ThrowAtk (the latter used by both !Throw and Goblin Punch) values of all weapons equipped by the ally drinking it. The effect stacks with itself (up to an Atk / ThrowAtk value of 255) in all versions.