Bestiary entry from Final Fantasy XII.
A pungent aroma surrounds this giant plant beast. It lashes its prey with powerful vines.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift description.
Rafflesia (ラフレシア, Rafureshia?), also known as Nightshade or Nightshd, is a recurring enemy in Final Fantasy, introduced in Final Fantasy VI. It is usually depicted as a flower with green stalk and leaves and pink or red petals.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy VI[]
Rafflesia (ロフレシュメドウ, Rofureshumedou?, lit. Rafflesia Meadow) is an enemy found in Owzer's Mansion, where it is encountered as a painting of a rafflesia flower come to life. It can use Entice, which inflicts charm that can only be removed with KO of either the afflicted character or the Rafflesia which inflicted it. It is weak against 
Fire-elemental damage, but absorbs 
Water. Rafflesia is a source of a rare Nutkin Suit, which can be bet at the Dragon's Neck Coliseum to obtain a Genji Armor. Although Nutkin Suits can be obtained via the Coliseum, stealing it from Rafflesia is more efficient.
Final Fantasy XI[]
Rafflesia is a family of Plantoids. Their appearance is based on the traditional Ochu, as Final Fantasy XI's Ochu is instead a morbol. The common Rafflesia can be encountered as an enemy in West Sarutabaruta and Fort Karugo-Narugo during the Shadowreign era.
Final Fantasy XII[]
Rafflesia is a boss fought in the Feywood. During the battle against it the party's MP is continuously drainedm effectively disabling party from using magicks and Quickenings. Rafflesia is weak against Wind-elemental damage and absorbs Earth damage, while it suffers half damage from other elements. When it is close to its defeat, Rafflesia will summon Malboros for help, but that action can be prevented by inflicting Rafflesia with Silence.
Final Fantasy XIII[]
Rafflesia is a Feral Creature/Nudibranch-type enemy and a Mark encountered within Faultwarrens. It is weak against Fire- and Earth-elemental damage, but absorbs others and is immune to magic damage. Flamestrike is the quickest way to dispose it.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII[]
Rafflesia returns as a Feral Creature/Small-Scale Enemy encountered in the Wildlands' Jagd Woods. It is weak against Fire-elemental damage and halves all others. When it is staggered, it is inflicted with Fogged for 60 seconds.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Rafflesia is a family of seedkin similar in appearance to the ochu, albeit thornier and with more pronounced jaws. While they can be encountered as regular enemies, rafflesia are frequently boss-level encounters, with the common Rafflesia first appearing as a raid boss in 
The Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 1 and its Savage version.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]
Rafflesia is an enemy in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.
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Final Fantasy Tactics S[]
Rafflesia is a boss in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
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Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia[]
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Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]
Bravely Default[]
Rafflesia is a plant-type enemy encountered in Florem region in Bravely Default. It is weak against Fire- and Dark-elemental damage.
Etymology[]
The Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic flowering plants found in southeastern Asia, on Indonesia, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Thailand and the Philippines. Rafflesia was found in the Indonesian rain forest by an Indonesian guide working for Dr. Joseph Arnold in 1818, and named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the leader of the expedition.