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FINAL FANTASY X
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special thanks to stonekotr for
letting me use this walkthrough.

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Table of Contents
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PART ONE
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I. Review of Final Fantasy X
II. Basics of the Game
A) Controls
B) Field Screen
C) Battle Screen
D) Menu Screen
E) Tips
III. Characters
IV. Walkthrough
V. Side Quests / Secrets
A) Yojimbo Aeon
B) Anima Aeon
C) Magus Sisters Aeon
D) Airship Sidequest
E) Cloudy Mirror
F) Remiem Temple
G) Legendary Weapons
H) Al Bhed Primer Locations
I) Revisiting the Chambers of the Fayth
J) Mini-Games
K) Movies/Music Theater
L) Omega Dungeon
M) Monster Arena Sidequest
N) Ultimate Weapons Strategies
VI. Blitzball FAQ
A) Introduction
B) Basics
C) Game Modes
D) Movement
E) Actions
F) Encounters
G) Status Ailments
H) Starting a Game
I) Techniques & Abilities
J) Recruiting Players
K) Team players and free agent list

PART TWO
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VII. Aeons
A) The Basics
B) Ability List
C) Aeons List
VIII. Overdrives
IX. Weapons List
X. Armors List
XI. Items List
A) Curative Items
B) Rare & Key Items
C) Al Bhed Primers
D) Spheres
E) Other Items
XII. Ability List
A) Characters Abilities
1) Special Abilities
2) Skill Abilities
3) White Magic
4) Black Magic
B) Weapon's Abilities
C) Armor's Abilities
XIII. Mix List
XIV. Shops List
XV. Bestiary
XVI. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
XVII. In the next update...
XVIII. About this FAQ
XIX. Credits
XX. Final Words


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I. Review of Final Fantasy X
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GRAPHICS : 9 / 10
--------

As you know this is the first Final Fantasy game on the Playstation 2 and
the graphics are quite astonishing. It's really tough to explain the beauty
of this game, it's that beautiful. At the beginning of the game, you will
notice the detailed characters and how good the CG movies are. As you
progress through the game, you will notice that, at some point the
characters faces are not as quite as detailed as in the beginning of the
game. You can notice this in battle, or in towns. These are the only let
downs that I have with graphics. The CG movies are always detailed and they
are the best movies since the beginning of the Playstation 2 era. If you are
buying this game for graphics, you won't be disappointed.


GAMEPLAY : 10 / 10
--------

As you know, every Final Fantasies have their dose of new things. Final
Fantasy X is no different. Here what is new in the game. First, your
characters don't get levels this time. You upgrade your characters with
S.Lvl also called Sphere Level. As you win more and more battles, you will
gain Ability Points and when you have enough, you can use them on the Sphere
Grid to upgrade your statistics and learn new Abilities. One other new thing
is that, there is no more ATB in battles. Battles now works with rounds. You
can see when your turn is coming with the CTB Window at the right of the
screen in a battle. Another new thing, is that the game doesn't have a world
map, so the game as gone a lot linear. The world map has been replaced by a
radar showed at the top-left of the screen. A red arrow shows you where to
go, so you don't get stuck in Final Fantasy X. You always know where you
need to go next. Those are great new innovations and I really think the game
is a lot better that way.

SOUND : 10 / 10
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As you may know, characters in Final Fantasy X have voices. The only
question about voices is : " Are they good ? " and the answer is yes, of
course. The actors are great, they play very well in funny and sad moments.
Then, there is the music, composed by the great Nobuo Uematsu. The music is
great as always, but nothing beats the good old Chrono Trigger music :).
Well that's it for the sound, there isn't much to say about that !

STORY : 9 / 10
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The most important point in Final Fantasy is of course the Story. Without
spoiling it to much to you, the Story start with Sin attacking our hero's
city, Zanarkand and Tidus, our hero is transported in another world by Sin.
Tidus, will then meet Yuna and her guardians and he will join them in the
ultimate quest to defeat Sin. The story is great until the end of the game.
This is where it doesn't make any sense at all. You will understand what I
mean when you get there. I think that Final Fantasy X as the second best
story in the Final Fantasy series. Only Final Fantasy VII is better, so
don't worry, you won't be disappointed with that point.

OVERALL : 9.5 / 10
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In overall, this is what I call, the Ultimate RPG :). If you were waiting
for a good RPG on the Playstation 2, your wait is over because Final Fantasy
X is your game. It is my favorite RPG of all time and on a side note, it's
the last Final Fantasy game of Hironobu Sakaguchi, as you know, Final
Fantasy XI will be an online game... So, in conclusion, you won't be
disappointed with this game and it was worth the wait...


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A. Controls
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Field Screen Controls :
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Directional Buttons : Move character
Left Analog Stick : Move character
Circle Button : Cancel / Hold down to walk
Square Button : No Use
X Button : Talk, Examine, Confirm
Triangle Button : Go to the Menu Screen
L1, L2, R1, R2 Button : No Use
Start Button : Pause the Game
Select Button : No Use


Battle Screen Controls :
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Directional Buttons : Move the cursor / Left & Right to change pages
Left Analog Stick : Move the cursor / Left & Right to change pages
Circle Button : Cancel a selected option
Square Button : No Use
X Button : Confirm / Select an option
Triangle Button : Defend, but you will lose your turn
L1 Button : Select Character / Display the switch window
L2 Button : Scroll Switch Window
R1 Button : Scroll CTB Window Up
R2 Button : Scroll CTB Window Down
Start Button : No Use
Select Button : No Use


Menu Screen Controls :
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Directional Buttons : Move the cursor
Left Analog Stick : Move the cursor
Circle Button : Cancel / Exit the menu
Square Button : No Use
X Button : Confirm / Select an option
Triangle Button : No Use
L1 & R1 Button : Change Characters
L2 Button : Scroll menus back
R2 Button : Scroll menus forward
Start Button : No Use
Select Button : No Use


Press L1 + R1 + L2 + R2 + Start + Select to Reset the Game


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B. Field Screen
-----------------

The field screen is different from other Final Fantasies. One new thing is
that there is no more world map. The world map as been replaced by a mini-
map at the top-left of the screen. A yellow arrow indicates your character
and a red arrow indicates where you need to go next, Save Sphere are
indicated by a white square, and doors are indicated by a green square. You
can get rid of this map by turning it off in the config menu.

Like in previous Final Fantasies, there are still save points. Since there
is no world map and you can't save on it, you will come across a lots of
save points. Those save points are called Save Sphere. Those spheres are
located near key story points or near a boss, so it is important to always
save when you get a chance to. Also, there are no more Tents, the Save
Sphere will automatically restore all of your HP / MP, so even if you don't
want to save, it's really important to touch them. Also, as you progress
through the game, you will unlock new options with the Save Sphere. You will
be able to play Blitzball from there. You will also be able to return to the
airship by touching the Save Sphere.

You will also come across a lot of chests in the Field Screen, it's really
important to pick them up since you will probably need those items you find
in them. Just look in the Walkthrough section to find the location of those
chests.

It's also very important to speak to everybody you see on the Field Screen
and to check every place you find suspicious. You never know what you can
find there...


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C. Battle Screen
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You will enter in battle when you are not in towns or when you are in
dungeons. You will see your party at one side and enemies at the other side.


CTB Window :
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Battles are based with turns and you can see when your turn is coming with
the help of the CTB Window. This window is located on the right side of the
screen and it allows you to see which character will play next and when the
fiend will play is turn. It is an invaluable resource and you can't afford
it, because without it, you can't plan any long term strategies in battle.
In the CTB Window, you will see the picture of your characters. Letters
designates the enemies. The top of the CTB Window means which character is
playing, scroll down to see who is playing next.


Commands :
--------

Once you have control of your character, you will see a set of commands.
Commands are different for each character, but every characters have the
Attack and item Commands. This is where skills are introduced. Each
characters have abilities within them. Yuna is good to cast Summon and White
Magic. Lulu can use Black Magic and Auron uses powerful skills with his
sword. Learn how every characters works. Learn what are your characters
weaknesses, strengths. Know when you need to attack or heal. Once you know
what to do, perform your move with the commands available to you.


Overdrives, Defending, Elements & Status :
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Overdrives are like Limit Break or Trance in previous Final Fantasies. When
your Overdrive gauge is filled up, you can perform a unique special attack.
You select how to boost your overdrive in the Overdrive menu in the Menu
Screen. At the beginning of the game, every characters knows the Stoic
Overdrive Mode. In this mode, the gauge fills up when you take damage from a
fiend. Here are the modes I founded to this point :

Stoic : Overdrive gauge charges when you take damage from a fiend.
Healer : Overdrive gauge charges when you heal an ally.
Comrade : Overdrive gauge charges when an ally takes damage.
Victor : Overdrive gauge charges when you win a battle.
Warrior : Overdrive gauge fills when character deals damage.
Slayer : Overdrive gauge fills when character kills an enemy.
Tactician : Overdrive gauge fills when status effect is used on enemy
successfully.
Ally : Overdrive gauge fills on the character's turn.
Solo : Overdrive gauge fills when fighting alone.
Daredevil : Overdrive gauge charges while you are near death.
Victim : Overdrive gauge charges while attacked with status effects.
Hero : Overdrive gauge charges when you defeat a strong enemy.
Sufferer : Overdrive gauge charges when a character suffers Status
Ailments

If you have found any other Overdrive Modes, please send them to me at :
stonekotr@hotmail.com and put Overdrives for the topic.

To change your overdrive mode, go to the overdrive menu and press the Circle
Button to put the cursor at the commands located at the top of the screen.
Select Set Mode, then select the overdrive mode you want to have.

To unleash an overdrive, wait until your overdrive gauge is full, then when
it's your turn, press Left and you will see an overdrive menu. Press X
Button, select the overdrive you want and press the X Button again !

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Another great command in battle is to Defend. By defending, you can take
half damage from any physical attacks. To Defend, press the Triangle Button
in a fight.

Notes : * You will lose your turn when you defend.
* Spells will inflict the same damage even if you're defending.

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In Final Fantasy X, there are only four elements : Fire, Lightning, Ice and
Water. You can see the fiends weaknesses by equipping the ability Sensor to
a weapon or by scanning the enemy.

You can use elements by casting black magics and some weapons also have
elements properties.

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| Element | Color | Weakness |
--------------------------------
|Lightning| Yellow | Water |
| Fire | Red | Ice |
| Ice | White | Fire |
| Water | Blue | Lightning |
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(1) Tidus HP(2) ??? MP(3) ???
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (4)

This is a character status. You can see this status at the bottom-right of
the screen. Here are what the numbers means.

1 - The name of the character
2 - Tidus's HP, HP means Hit Points. If you have 0 hit points, you're
character is KO
3 - Tidus's MP, MP means Magic Points. It is used to cast magic or
use Skills. When MP reach 0, you can't cast/use magic/skills.
4 - Tidus's Overdrive gauge.

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Status Ailments :
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Every Final Fantasies have its dose of status effects, here is a list of all
of them, their effects and how to cure them. Every status effects disappears
after a fight.

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| Ailment | Effect | Cure With |
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| Slow |Takes a lot more time before you |Remedy, Esuna |
| |have your turn. |Haste |
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| Darkness |Harder to hit the enemy with |Eye Drops, Remedy |
| |physical attacks |Esuna |
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| Sleep |Cannot participate in battle |Remedy, Esuna |
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| Poison |Lose HP after every turn |Antidote, Remedy |
| | |Esuna |
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| Confusion |Lose control of character, attack |Remedy, Esuna |
| |allies | |
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| Petrified |Turned into stone, cannot enter |Soft, Remedy, |
| |commands |Esuna |
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| Silence |Cannot cast any spells |Echo Screen, Esuna|
| | |Remedy |
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| Berserk |Lose control of character, your |Remedy, Esuna |
| |strength is increased but you can | |
| |only attack. | |
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| Zombie |Character lose HP by curative |Holy Water, Remedy|
| |magic and items. | |
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| Curse |Overdrive gauge freeze, cannot |Dispel, Holy Water|
| |use overdrives | |
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| Doom |Character is KO when countdown |End the battle |
| |reaches zero. | |
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| KO |Character falls unconscious, |Life, Auto-Life, |
| |cannot participate in battle, game|Full Life, Phoenix|
| |is over if every characters are KO|Down, Mega Phoenix|
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Switch Menu, Overkill, Sensor Window, and SubCommand Window :
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A new innovation in Final Fantasy X is the switch menu. In a fight, you can
change any character to another character. To bring this menu up, press the
L1 button. A window will appear, displaying all the characters who aren't in
the fight. Select the one you want to join the fight and press the X Button.

Note : No turns are lost when you change characters.

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Overkill will appear when you kill a fiend with more HP than needed. Your
reward is that you will receive more AP and items after the fight.

Note : Sometimes, you will receive fewer items.

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Sensor Window :

When you have the sensor ability equipped to a weapon, you will see a window
pop-up when you are trying to attack the fiend.

Here's what you can see :

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(1) (2)
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HP ??? / ??? (3)
x1.5 O - O - O - O (4)
1/2 O - O - O - O (5)
/ O - O - O - O (6)
+ O - O - O - O (7)
1.0 O - O - O - O (8)


1 - This is the name of the monster.
2 - A special Help Menu, it tells you strategies to defeat the fiend.
3 - The fiend's HP.
4 - This represent the fiend's weaknesses to elements. In order, Fire,
Lightning, Water and Ice. If the circle have the color of the
element, it means it is weak against it.
5 - This tells you that the element you will use will deal half of
the normal damage.
6 - This tells you that the element you have used is Nullified and it
will do 0 HP of damage.
7 - Same as #4, except it will heal the enemy instead of damaging
it.
8 - It means the elements will do normal damage.

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To see the command window, press right when you have control of your
character. This will bring more options. You can Escape from battle, but
your chances of escaping are limited. If you want to Escape, I suggest you
select Tidus's Flee Ability. Please take note that you cannot escape boss
fights.

You can also change Weapons and Armors in the SubCommand Window. This way,
you can take a weapon with an element strong against a fiend, or you can
protect yourself from a fiend attacks !

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After the Battle :
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After a battle, you will usually gain Ability Points (AP), when you have
enough AP, you will gain a Sphere Level (S.Lvl) used to upgrade your
characters statistics. You can also gain items and money (Gil) to buy items/
weapons/armors.

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D. Menu Screen
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Here's what the menu screen looks like ...

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| HELP : Set battle formation |
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| Yuna HP 9999 / 9999 | Sphere Grid |
| MP 999 / 999 S.Lvl 0 | Item |
| | Ability |
| Tidus HP 9999 / 9999 | Overdrive |
| MP 999 / 999 S.Lvl 0 | Equip |
| | Status |
| Auron HP 9999 / 9999 | Aeons |
| MP 999 / 999 S.Lvl 0 | Formation <- |
| | Customize |
| Lulu HP 9999 / 9999 | Config |
| MP 999 / 999 S.Lvl 0 | Help |
| | |
| Wakka HP 9999 / 9999 | |
| MP 999 / 999 S.Lvl 0 | |
| | |
|45 : 09 98089089 Gil | |
|Location : Luca | |
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So at the top, you have the help command, then your characters statistics,
your game time, your Gil and your location.

Now on to the tough things, the menus.

a) Sphere Grid
-----------

This is the upgrading system of Final Fantasy X. When your characters gain a
Sphere Level by gaining enough AP, you can move your character on the Sphere
Grid to upgrade their statistics or to teach them new abilities. To upgrade
your statistics or abilities, you need to use spheres gained by winning
battles, stealing, chests or at key points through the game. You use these
spheres to activate nodes and upgrade your characters !

The sphere grid is only accessible when Rikku teaches you how to use it.
Each character starts at a key point on the grid. Each characters also have
their sections on the sphere. But don't worry, by using Key sphere, you can
actually go through every section of the sphere, thus having a character
with all abilities and maximized statistics.

On the sphere grid, you can press the select button to zoom out from the
grid to see what you have activated, or where you are going, press the L1 &
R1 buttons to switch characters and press the R2 & L2 buttons to change the
angle of the grid. Press the Triangle Button to see your characters
statistics.

Each S.Lvl, allows one character to move one node forward on the sphere
grid. You can also move backwards : with one S.Lvl, you can move back four
nodes.

Now, if you have, lets say, one sphere level and you want to move. First,
press the X button, then a menu will appear and you will have two options,
move and use. Select move, you will see where you can move on the sphere
grid. Select the node you want to move to then press the X button again.
Select confirm and you will have spent your S.Lvl to move to the node. Now
if you want to activate the node. Press the X button and this time, select
use. You will see the sphere you have in your inventory. You can activate
nodes you are on or the ones adjacent to you. Select the sphere in a white
text, then press the X button again to activate the node.

If you want to see what the sphere grid looks like, check DokiWaku's or
Zeric's Sphere Grid System Translation at gamefaqs.com.

Here are the types of nodes you can activate, I'll try to explain the symbol
for each nodes.

Nodes Attributes
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H : Raises Max HP by 200 or 300
M : Raises Max MP by 10, 20 or 40
Shield : Raises Defense by 1, 2, 3 or 4
Sword : Raises Strength by 1, 2, 3 or 4
Triangle : Raises Magic by 1, 2, 3 or 4
Triangle in a shield : Raises Magic Defense by 1, 2, 3 or 4
Star : Raises Luck by 1, 2, 3 or 4
Two Swords : Learn a Skill Ability
Cross : Learn a Special Ability
/\ , in black : Learn a Black Magic
\/
/\ , in white : Learn a White Magic
\/
Aim Logo : Raises Accuracy by 1, 2, 3 or 4
Two circles : Raises Evasion by 1, 2, 3 or 4
An arrow with 3 paths: Raises Agility by 1, 2, 3 or 4
L1, L2, L3, L4 : Level 1, 2, 3, 4 Key Sphere


There is also types of spheres you can use to activate nodes. The types are
designated by colors, here's the meaning of each one of those colors.


Red Spheres :
You often win those spheres after a battle, they are Power Spheres used to
increase Strength, HP and Defense. There is also Speed Sphere, used to
increase Evasion, Accuracy and Agility. There are Mana Spheres used to
increase MP, Magic and Magic Defense. There are Fortune Spheres (Rare!) used
to increase Luck and finally there are Ability Spheres used to learn a skill
or a magic.


Black Spheres :
Those spheres are used to remove locks scattered around the Sphere Grid. You
will understand that the higher the number on the Luck, the harder it is to
find that kind of sphere.


Yellow Spheres :
Those spheres enable one of your character to learn abilities that other
characters learned. Keep those spheres in reserve and when one of your
characters learns a good skills, use those spheres to make him learn the
ability.


Purple Spheres :
These spheres are useful because they let you turn an empty node into an
attribute node. So you can actually turn an empty node into a Strength + 4
node. Know the benefits of each characters and use these spheres wisely.


Blue Spheres :
These enable you to transport yourself from one point on the grid to
another. There are three types of blue spheres : First, the Return Sphere.
That sphere enables you to return to any node you have previously activated.
Then there is the Friend Sphere, it lets you transport to any other
character location on the grid and finally the Teleport Sphere that lets you
move to any node activated by other characters.

Phew, that's about it for the Sphere Grid !


b) Item Menu
---------

Here's what the Item Menu looks like in Final Fantasy X :

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| Help : Restores 200 HP of one character |
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| Use Sort Equipment Key Items |
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| -> Potion 20 | | Hi-Potion 10 |
| Ether 10 | | Phoenix Down 2 |
| Elixir 1 | | |
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At the top of the screen, you have the help menu, it tells you what the item
does when used.

Select Use if you want to use an Item, select the item you want by moving
the cursor, then press the X button, a window with your characters HP/MP
will appear. Select the character you want to use the item on and press the
X Button again to use it.

You can also sort Equipment and Items, select Sort or Equipment and select
automatic or manual. Automatic will arrange the item by default and manual,
well, you can put the items in the order you like. Same thing for the
equipment.

You can also see the Key Items you have by selecting Key Items.


c) Ability
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Not a too tough menu to learn. Select ability then the character you want to
see the Abilities and it's done.

Note that you can use ability like Cure, Cura or Curaga. Select Yuna, then
select the Ability Cure. Press the X button, select the character you want
to use the ability on and it's over.


d) Overdrive
---------

Here is the Overdrive menu :

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|Help : Summon the Aeon Valefor |
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| View Set Mode |
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|Yuna HP : 200/ 255 S.Lvl 0 Next : |
| MP : 45 / 68 232 |
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| Grand Summon Overdrive Mode |
| +++++++++ Heal |
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| -> Valefor Ifrit |
| Ixion |
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It's easier than it looks, the screen differs from characters to characters
so it will looks slightly different if you select another character. There
isn't much to explain since you can understand a lot just by seeing this
screen, but there is one thing I need to explain to you.

Overdrives in this game can charges from different possibilities. In this
case, since the overdrive mode is Heal, the Overdrive gauge will charge when
Yuna Heals an ally. To set an Overdrive Mode, press the Circle Button and
select Set Mode. In there, you will see different modes you can equip.
Select the mode you want and press the X button again. You will have
equipped the Overdrive Mode.


e) Equip :
-----

This is in this Menu you will equip equipment to your characters. I won't
tell you much explanation since it's pretty simple. Just select Weapon or
Armor and press the X Button. Select the Weapon/Armor you want to equip and
it's over. Just check carefully the Weapon/Armor abilities before equipping
it though.


f) Status :
------

Again, there isn't much to say about Status, it's just used to check your
characters statistics and abilities he / she has learned. Just press the X
Button to scroll the windows and it's all there is to know about that.


g) Aeons :
-----

This time, it gets a little tougher. Aeons or call them Summons if you want,
are summoned by Yuna. To acquire summons, you need to get through various
Cloister of Trials in the game. For more information on Aeons, check the
Aeons section in this FAQ. When you defeat Belgemine later in the game, you
will have the possibility to increase the Aeon's attributes by using
spheres. This way, you can increase the Aeon's HP, MP, Strength, Defense,
Magic, Magic Defense, Agility, Luck, Evasion and Accuracy.

When you receive the Key Item Summoner's Soul, you will be able to use items
to teach the Aeons new abilities. So you can actually have a summon that can
heal himself or cast Ultima.

When you are in the Aeons menu, select an Aeon by moving the cursor up or
down. Press the X button once you have selected the Aeon. Similar to the
Status Menu, you will see the Aeon's statistics and Abilities.

Once you have learned the Key Items mentioned before, you will be able to
increase the Aeons statistics or make them learn new abilities. In the Aeons
menu, press the Circle button and then, select Abilities. Press the X Button
again and this screen will show up :

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|Help : Inflicts Darkness on an enemy for 3 Turns |
----------------------------------------------------
| Status Abilities Attributes |
----------------------------------------------------
| Valefor HP : 1234 / 1234 Overdrive |
| MP : 234 / 334 +++++++++ |
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| Ability to Learn | Item Cost |
----------------------------------------------------
| -> Dark Attack | Smoke Bomb |
| Silence Attack | 22 -> 18 |
| Sleep Attack | |
----------------------------------------------------

So in this menu, select the ability you want to learn, then press the X
Button. Look the Help Menu to see what the ability does. Once you have made
your choice and if you have enough items, press the X button again to
confirm your choice and you will have learned the Ability.

The attribute menu works the same way. Just select the attribute you want to
raise, then press the X Button to confirm, simple as that !


h) Formation :
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Again, it's a pretty easy Menu to understand. Formation lets you put which
characters will be in a fight when the battle begins. The first three
characters are the one that will be in a fight. To order your character,
select them by pressing the X button. Then move the cursor up or down to
select the place you want the character to go. Once you have made your
choice, press the X Button again. Your character will have switched places !


i) Customize :
---------

You will be able to customize weapons and armors once you have Rikku in your
Party. Weapons & Armors have slots in them, so you can use these slots to
put Abilities in them.

In the Customize menu, select the weapons/armors you want to customize (you
can only customize weapons in white). Once you have made your choice, press
the X Button to bring up this menu :

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| Help : View enemy data during battle |
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| Tidus HP : 4620 / 4620 S.Lvl 0 Next |
| MP : 252 / 252 11059 |
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| Abilities Item Cost |
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|-> Sensor Ability Sphere |
| Piercing 69 -> 67 |
| First Strike |
| Darktouch Hunter's Sword |
| Silencetouch Piercing |
| ------ |
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In this case, I have selected the ability sensor. I will lose two Ability
Spheres to equip that in my weapon called Hunter's Sword. And that as they
say is that.


j) Config :
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Here's what the config menu looks like :


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| Help : For Stereo Sound |
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| -> Sound Stereo / Mono |
| Subtitle On / Off |
| Names On / Off |
| Cursor Default / Memory |
| Help On / Off |
| Aeons Default / Short |
| Map On / Off |
| Vibration On / Off |
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First, you can select the sound you like, mono or stereo. Then you can turn
on / off the subtitle when the characters speaks. You can turn the name on /
off. You can put the cursor in battle at the default position or at the last
move you did the previous battle. You can turn the help on / off. You can
put the Aeons intro to default or shorter. You can turn the map on / off and
finally you can put the vibration function on and off.


k) Help Menu :
---------

The help menu splits up in three divisions. There is the Basic Controls, the
Basic Terms and the Reference section. The Basic Control section tells you
the controls on the Field Screen, Battle Screen and Menu Screen. The Basic
Terms section teaches you common terms in the game and finally, the
Reference Section tells you information on Overdrives, Overdrive Modes,
Command Abilities and Auto-Abilities.

---------
E. Tips
---------

Here are some Gameplay Tips, useful things you should know/do during your
game. Feel free to tell me your own Tips at stonekotr@hotmail.com.


1. Try to get everyone to be in the fight before you finish killing the
enemies. As long as a character d oes something useful (Defend counts),
they'll get experience at the end of the fight. This way, all your
characters would level up nicely. This is especially necessary for Yuna and
Rikku, since those two characters usually aren't neccessary for non-boss
fights. Having a powerful Yuna is the difference between easy boss fights
and hard ones.

2. One of the best places to level up in the middle of the game is right
before you fight Seymour the 2nd time in Bevelle. After Kimahri leaves your
party, you'll be at a save point. The enemies here give around 5000+ AP. But
what's great is that if you equip Tidus, Wakka, and Auron fire/water
weapons, you should get overkills easily (at least Auron can, but maybe not
Tidus and Wakka if they're not powerful enough). This means 8000+ AP per
fight. And they're really easy. For comparisons, Enemies in Calm lands and
Mt. Gagazet(your next two destinations), gives about 2000-5000 APs.

3. Overkills in boss battles are VERY useful. Not only do they get you lots
of extra APs, but you'll get more items. And as we all know, bosses drop
really good items. Besides, getting Overkills in boss battles is quite easy.
Just finish it off with an Aeon Overdrive.

4. Always charge up all your Aeons' overdrives during random encounters.
Save them for boss battles. If you do it correctly, your Aeons _alone_ can
kill many bosses, especially later in the game (plus you get overkills ^_^).
Just summon them and have them use an overdrive. Then when the boss kills
your Aeon, summon the next one before the bosses next turn. I beat all the
Seymour bosses (among others) easily this way, not really getting scratched
at all by any of his powerful attacks.



=================
III. Characters
=================

--------------------
A. Main Characters
--------------------

Tidus :
-----

Overdrive : Swordplay

Tidus is the star player of the Zanarkand Abes, a Blitzball Team in
Zanarkand. Tidus follow is father's footsteps, but that doesn't mean he
likes him. His father disappeared ten years ago and Tidus haven't seen him
since then. Tidus story begins when Sin's destroy his hometown and when he
his transported into a mysterious world...

While his attacks aren't as strong as those of the heavy hitters, Tidus can
swing his sword quickly, enabling him to kill enemies that your slower
companions, like Auron and Kimahri, cannot. Since most of his weapons don't
come with the Piercing ability, he's mostly useless against armored foes
unless your weapon has an ability to inflict a status ailment (like stone,
or poison). Tidus is the first person to learn speed-modifying white magic
(haste/ga & slow/ga), and his role to the party is invaluable in this
respect, since haste basically allows you to double your party's damage
output by effectively doubling the number of attacks you get per the enemy's
one.


Yuna :
----

Overdrive : Grand Summon

Yuna is a summoner and daughter of the High Summoner Braska. Braska has
defeated Sin and it is her duty to destroy him yet again. She embarks on a
pilgrimage to obtain the Final Aeon and defeat Sin. She will be protected by
her guardians who are more than just mere guardians for her.

As the first person to use curative magic and the only person to use
summoning spells, Yuna is reminiscent of Garnet from FFIX. Her role in
battle is primarily that of summoning Aeons, since your battles shouldn't
usually be lasting long enough to require healing. Her Nul line of spells
are especially useful during certain boss fights (Spherimorph and Seymour),
since they effectively make you elementproof for one hit.


Auron :
-----

Overdrive : Bushido

Auron is a legendary guardian who, with High Summoner Braska defeated Sin
ten years ago. Now, he protects Yuna in her quest to obtain the Final Aeon
and defeat Sin once more. Auron doesn't speak too much, but he has a deadly
sword that can almost cut anything in two.

Auron plays the tank in your party, slow (in both turn speed and attack
speed - don't make him try to hit those speedy wolves) but powerful. Auron's
attacks will always be doing huge amounts of damage compared to everyone
else in your party. His "break" abilities are useful, since they work
against several bosses and can save your life when used properly.


Wakka :
-----

Overdrive : Slots

Wakka is one of Yuna's guardians. He is like a brother to Yuna. Speaking of
brothers, he has lost his brother, Chappu, killed by Sin. Wakka is also the
coach and captain of the Besaid Aurochs. By the way, this team hasn't won a
game for a long, long time... Wakka plans to retire after this year's
tournament to become a full-time guardian.

Wakka is the only person who can hit ranged enemies with a physical attack
with any sort of consistency (and the only person who can reach far-away
enemies with physical attacks), and is invaluable for that reason alone.
While his attacks start off weak, Wakka inherits his true power far down the
line, when he starts getting a bunch of attack power and HP sphere bonuses.
His dark / silence / sleep attacks are useful against large-scale fiends,
although they don't work against most bosses. Leveled up right, Wakka can be
a physical powerhouse.


Lulu :
----

Overdrive : Fury

Lulu is like a sister to Yuna. She is also her guardian. Lulu seems
insensitive, but she has feelings, believe me. She is a pro in the art of
black magic, so use her well and often. She also carries little dolls as
weapons to help cast her powerful spells.

The game's black magician, Lulu has the important role of eliminating
elemental fiends. Since she starts the game with a counter-spell to every
element, you'll find that she is your highest source of damage against
elemental foes for most of the game.


Rikku :
-----

Overdrive : Mix

Rikku is a young Al Bhed girl. Rikku is always positive, so she will cheer
up your party numerous times when they are feeling sad. Rikku handles
mechanical enemies with ease, just let her steal one of those fiends to see
what happens !

As the naturally fastest character in the game, Rikku is obviously a thief.
Her attacks are weak, her magic (should you teach her any) isn't great, and
she doesn't get any neat abilities save two : steal and bribe. Steal and
bribe are the only way to get a huge majority of the items needed to
customize your equipment and aeons. Use them in every battle, at every
opportunity, once you get them. I went out of my way to give every character
in my party steals so that they could all use it gratuitously.


Kimahri Ronso :
-------------

Overdrive : Ronso Rage

Kimahri is a hornless Ronso. He is often mocked by his race because of that.
Kimahri has protected Yuna since she was a little girl. He doesn't speak a
lot, but he his devoted to protecting Yuna at the cost of his own life.

Kimahri is basically a lump of clay for you to mold as you please. His own
section of the sphere grid is tiny in comparison to that of, say, Yuna, and
you will have to leave it fairly quickly and break into the sphere section
of another character. For this reason, Kimahri is the most customizable
character in the game. If you play it right, he also has access to most of
the high level abilities far sooner than your other characters ( My Kimahri
had Holy, Ultima, Copycat and Curaga before the respective characters had
them). He will, however, always be second rate at his chosen profession. I
think the most useful thing you can do is send him down Rikku's path, so he
becomes fast and can steal early in the game (before you get Rikku, even).



=================
IV. Walkthrough
=================

First of all, put the Final Fantasy X disc in the Playstation 2 Console, and
get ready for the best video gaming experience of your life! Select New Game
and watch the beautiful introduction of the game.

============================================================================
ZANARKAND

Party : Tidus, Auron
Enemies : Sinscale, Sinspawn Ammes
Items : None
Equipments : Longsword
Key Items : None
============================================================================

When you gain the control of Tidus, go down the screen and talk to the
ladies standing there. They will ask you an autograph and you will have the
option to rename you main character. For the sake of the guide, I will keep
the default name (Tidus). Once you talked to the girls, go talk to the three
young boys and they will ask you an autograph too. Once you are ready to go,
continue down to the next screen. The three young boys will ask you if you
can teach them how to blitz and a mysterious young boy will tell you that
you can't tonight.

After the scene, you will be on a bridge. Take the time to listen to the
commentator , because you will learn more about Tidus's father, Jecht.
Continue moving on the bridge until you are at the next screen. You will be
just outside the arena and a huge crowd will come to see you. It's really
hard to see your character in this huge crowd, but keep pressing up on the
left analog stick and you will be able to go through them. You will enter
the huge stadium and get ready for the first CG Movie !

In this movie, you will see the skills of Tidus as a blitzball player, but
there is one little problem : Zanarkand gets attacked by Sin ! When that
event occurs, Tidus will fall down from a high point and he will land
outside the arena. When you regain control of Tidus, move down to meet
Auron. He tells you that he was waiting for you. You will need to follow him
down the screen. You will be on the same bridge you were not to long ago.
Keep moving up until you see a scene with a little boy. Time will stop, the
people will stop running and the little boy will tell you that your story
begins. When you regain control of your character, keep moving up until you
meet Auron. You will be attacked by Sinscales, Auron will give you the
longsword and you will enter in your first fight. You shouldn't have too
much problem winning this one, so keep moving up until you fight the first
boss of the game.

!!!!! BOSS : SINSPAWN AMMES : BOSS !!!!!

HP : 2400 AP : 0
Weakness : None Steal : Nothing


The boss attacks first and he will use Demi on your party. This magic deals
1/4 of your HP. You shouldn't worry too much about this boss, because it is
the only attack it does. By casting Demi to your party, Auron and Tidus will
have their Overdrive Gauges full, so it means party time ! Use Auron's
Dragon Fang attack and use Tidus Spiral Cut Attack. After destroying the
boss's tentacles, this fight will be over.

!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!


After the fight, quickly go to the save point to regenerate your HP/MP's.
You can also save if you want. Continue moving north until you are attacked
by more Sinscales. During this fight, quickly kill the Sinscales whose wings
starts to flicker. They will deal a lot of damage to your party and they can
kill you in no time. After a while, Auron will tell you to destroy the
tanker hanging from the bridge, so unleash all your attacks on the tanker to
finally destroy it.

You will see a huge explosion and you will find yourself hanging at a ledge.
Auron will help you and he tells you that this is the beginning of your
story.

You will be in a dream like place, press the Circle button to dive. Head for
the person standing on a platform.

============================================================================
AL BHED CASTLE / SHIP

Party : Tidus, Rikku
Enemies : Geosgaeno, Klikk, Piranha, Sahagin, Tros
Items : Potion (X5), Hi-Potion (X2), Ether, 200 Gil
Equipments : None
Key Items : Flint, Withered Bouquet, Al Bhed Primer Vol.1
============================================================================

You will start in the water, all alone. Go to the north by pressing the left
analog stick and the Circle Button to dive under the surface. Once you are
near the stairs to the north, head left to a secret area. When Tidus will
get out of the water, you can explore the area to find an Al Bhed
Compilation Sphere and a chest with two Potions. You can also find another
platform with an Al Bhed sign. Behind that sign you will find a chest with
200 Gil. Return to the stairs and continue north to the next area. Save at
the Save Sphere if you want. Move up until you reach a T-Intersection. Head
left first to grab a chest containing a Hi-Potion. Then return to the
intersection and move up to reach the next area. You will then be attacked,
the bridge will crumble and you will fall in the sea. Three Sahagins will
come to fight you. Once you have disposed of two of them, you will be
attacked by a huge boss !


!!!!! BOSS : GEOSGAENO : BOSS !!!!!

HP : 32,767 (100 to escape) AP : 0
Weakness : None Steal : Nothing

Just keep hurting the boss until you have done the one hundred damage
required to escape. Beware, because the boss will cut your HP in half after
each turn !

!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!


You will escape the boss just by a little ! Tidus will tell that he needs to
make a fire because it's pretty cold in here ! When you regain control of
your character, head north to the next area. Look for the X on your map,
this is where you will need to make the fire. But, first, you need to find
accessories to make that fire. First, use the Save Sphere to save your game.
Then go through the doors near the Save Sphere. In a drawer, you will find
the Flint. Once you have it, return to the main chamber. Head north and
enter the doors. Before going up the stairs, pick the chest for an Ether.
Head up the stairs and examine the dried flowers to obtain the Withered
Bouquet. Before starting the fire, head right to the next area and pick the
Hi-Potion there. Now return to the main chamber and start that fire !

Tidus will complain about food and he will fall asleep. When he wakes up,
he will be attacked by a boss !


!!!!! BOSS : KLIKK : BOSS !!!!!

HP : 1500 AP : 5
Weakness : None Steal : Grenade

Keep an eye on the CTB Window for this fight and you should be fine. When
you have two turns in a row, heal yourself one turn, then attack the boss.
Keep hurting the boss until a group of Al Bhed blows the door. A girl will
then join you in your fight. You will have a short tutorial on how to use
Grenades in a fight. When it's the girl turn, use what you have learned and
throw a grenade to that boss. When you have no more grenades, just steal one
from the boss. Keep Tidus healing and attacking the party until he his
defeated.

!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!

After the fight, the group of Al Bhed will attack you. You will wake up in a
strange ship and you will hear the Al Bheds talking, but you don't
understand a thing ! Don't worry though because, you will learn that the
girl can speak your language. Once you get control of your character, talk
to every Al Bhed except the girl, because somebody will give you three
potions. Once you talked to everybody, go save at the Save Sphere, then go
to the right to pick up the first Al Bhed Primer Vol. I. Those books are
used to learn the Al Bhed language. After that, go talk to the girl and she
will tell you how the Sphere Grid works. Once you know how it works, go to
the bottom-left corner to jump off the boat.

You will be in the water, yet again. Remember to use the Circle Button to
descend in the water. You will encounter Piranhas on your way down, don't
forget to steal grenades from them. Head to the red arrow on the map. Once
you have entered the ruins, examine the control panel. You will see the
talent of Tidus with control panels :). Don't forget to use the save sphere
to save your game. Once you regain control of your character, follow the
girl and after a while, you will be attacked by Piranhas. Don't forget to
steal Grenades from them, then dispose of them. After the fight, continue
north and examine the device. Once you have activated it, go back and you
will be attacked by another boss.


!!!!! BOSS : TROS : BOSS !!!!!

HP : 2200 AP : 8
Weakness : None Steal : Grenades

After the first turn, Tros will swim to the other side of the room and you
will see another tutorial, this time on Trigger Commands. Once it's over,
apply what you have learned and choose "Stand By". You party will gain 50
HP. When it's the boss's turn, he will use Nautilus Charge to attack both of
your characters. Recover your characters until the boss goes yet again to
the other side of the room. This time, use the Trigger Command Pincer Attack
to prevent it's Nautilus Charger. Just keep throwing a lot of grenades at
him and he should be defeated in no time.

!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!

After the battle, follow the girl as she go through a hole in the wall and
follow the red arrow leading you to the ship. You will have a short
conversation with the little girl. She will tell you that her name is Rikku
and that Zanarkand was destroyed 1000 years ago ! You will have an
opportunity to save after the dialogue, so use it and save. After you have
saved, go speak to the girl again and the ship will be attacked by Sin.
Tidus falls off the boat and you should ask yourself where you will be next.

============================================================================
BESAID ISLAND

Party : Tidus, Wakka
Enemies : Condor, Dingo, Garuda, Piranha, Water Flan
Items : Antidote (X4), Phoenix Down (X5), Hi-Potion (X2), 400 Gil,
Potion (X2), Ether, 400 Gil, Remedy
Equipments : Rod of Wisdom, Brotherhood, Seeker's Ring
Key Items : Moon Crest, Al Bhed Primer Vol. II
============================================================================

You will wake up in the water, next to a beautiful beach where Blitzball
Players trains. You aren't in paradise you know. After the CG Movie where
Tidus shows is talents, head to the right, then up to pick the Moon Crest in
a chest. Then return to the water and head left to pick up a chest
containing two Antidotes. Once you have done that, go speak with the
Blitzball players. Speak to them numerous times, they'll give you a lot of
good items. When you are ready, go speak to Wakka. Follow Wakka until he
throws you in the water. There are three items to pick up there. First, swim
south from your landing point and dive underwater to pick a Phoenix Down.
Then, continue north and around a corner to pick up a chest with a
Hi-Potion. Continue until you have no more choice, but the one to turn left.
Search the right wall to find a chest containing two Antidotes. Continue
north and you will see a scene between Tidus and Wakka. Wakka ask you to be
in his team for the next Blitzball tournament held in Luca. Of course, Tidus
will accept. When you are on the ground again, head down the mountain and
head toward the village. Just before entering the village, you will see
another scene when you learn that the Besaid Aurochs have never won a Blitz-
ball game. You will also encounter two Crusaders. After you have talked to
them, head in the village.

Just before you can explore, you will see a scene with Wakka. He will ask
you if you know the prayer. Select any of the two options, it doesn't make
any difference. After this scene, Wakka tells you to go to the Summoner's
Temple, but just before that, you should explore a little. There is a secret
area, between the item shop and the Crusaders Lodge. Go there and pick up
three chests containing a Hi-Potion, 400 Gil, and two Potions. You should
also go to the Crusaders Lodge to learn more about the Crusaders and their
fight to defeat Sin. You can also stay at the inn if you want, but there
isn't much use to that.

Now, I will talk about Sphere Monitors. You can find them almost at every
inns or shops. They seem to be only useful for repeating tutorials, but they
are not. You can use the sphere monitors to learn how to defeat the
strongest fiends in Final Fantasy X. So it's important to check them in
every area.

Once you are done exploring, head in the temple to the north. Inside, speak
to everybody to learn more about Sin and the Summoners goal. When you are
done, head to the central stairs to have a lecture about the principles of
Yevon. When the lecture is over, return to Wakka's house and take a nap.

When you wake up, return to the Temple and go near Wakka. You will learn
that the summoner hasn't returned from the Cloister of Trials and Tidus will
go up the stairs to save the summoner. You will learn that Wakka is also a
guardian and he will help you in your first puzzle experience. The Cloister
of Trials are scattered in each temples of Spira. You need to use magical
spheres to unlock the doors to the Chamber of the Fayth, where summoners
can get new Aeons. Each temples has one treasure, you can get it by using
Destruction spheres.

I will try to be simple in my explanation of unlocking the secrets of the
Cloister of Trials, if you got a better way, you can always e-mail them to
me :).

First, when you regain control of Tidus, examine the glyph on the north
wall. It will open a new glyph. Examine it to open the door. Go through the
door and descend the stairs. You will see something that is coming out of
the wall. Examine it for a little tutorial on spheres. After the tutorial,
pick up the Glyph Sphere and move to the door at the bottom of the stairs.
Put the Sphere in the door to open it. Take the Glyph Sphere back and search
for an overhang on the wall. Insert the Glyph Sphere and go in the room.
You will see a Destruction Sphere there, but just leave it alone for now
and proceed to the next area. Examine the white writings to reveal a Glyph.
Examine this Glyph to open a new area. Enter the area and take the Besaid
Sphere. Insert the Besaid Sphere in the pedestal near the white writings.
You will open a new area. Now go back and pick the Destruction Sphere,
place it where you founded the Besaid Sphere to unlock a secret area. Go
there and pick the chest for a Rod of Wisdom. Return to the pedestal and
push it until it sinks into the floor. Congratulations, you have completed
the first Cloister of Trials !

After completing the Cloister of Trials, you will be in the Chamber of the
Fayth where you will first meet Yuna, she will tell the party that she
finally became a summoner. When you regain control of Tidus, head outside
and head to the village circle where Yuna will summon her first Aeon :
Valefor. Later, you will be around a campfire, where Wakka introduce you to
the Besaid Aurochs. The coach will then tell his team that they got a new
goal and it is... Victory ! Once you get control of Tidus, speak to the
team, then go meet Yuna. She will tell you that tomorrow, you will be on the
same boat as her, so you will get the opportunity to talk more with her.
When you are done, speak to Wakka and tell him you want to sleep. You will
have a strange dream. Just go see Yuna in your dream and follow the story.
You will wake up in the night and you will see Lulu and Wakka talk. Lulu
tells Wakka that you are not Chappu, that Chappu is dead and that he will
never come back. Wakka will enter the tent where you sleep and he will tell
you that Chappu was his brother. At morning, examine the desk to find the Al
Bhed Primer vol. II. Exit the inn and join the others. Wakka will give you
Chappu's sword, the Brotherhood. Lulu and Yuna will join your party from
there. You will need to head to a boat called SS Liki to depart for Kilika
where you can learn a new Aeon for Yuna. Yuna's goal is to defeat Sin like
her father did ten years ago. To do that, Yuna must go through a pilgrimage
and prey at every temple then earn the Final Aeon used to defeat Sin. When
you have defeated Sin, this brings the Calm, where there is no more Sin for
a limited time, then Sin is reborn and the fatal cycle continues. The
teachings says that Sin appeared because of the machina used by the humans.
The teachings also says that when humanity will atone for their crime, Sin
will disappear forever...


Once Yuna joins your group, go back into Besaid and talk to person behind
counter at item shop (it doesn't matter if you buy anything or not). She
will tell you something about her dog digging up something. Go talk to the
dog in the hut closest to the temple on the right. The dog will give you
something mangled and torn, which teaches Valefor the Energy Blast
Overdrive. This overdrive is almost twice as powerful as Energy Ray so it's
a far more effective attack.

When you get control of Tidus, head up the mountain. You will have a fight
there. In that fight, you will learn that Wakka is strong against flying
creatures and you will also learn about elemental properties. At the top of
the mountain, the party will stop to pray. Have Tidus pray with the others,
because it will make Wakka happy. He says that the day his brother didn't
pray, was the day he died. When you are done praying, continue north. You
will see a beautiful ancient structure. There is also an Al Bhed message on
the first column. Continue north and you will be attacked by a strange
beast.


!!!!! BOSS : KIMAHRI : BOSS !!!!!

HP : 750 AP : 0
Weakness : None Steal : Nothing

At the beginning of the battle, cast Cheer on Tidus. Note that Tidus is
alone for this fight. Try to beat him without using too much Potions
because you will need them later on. Your Overdrive gauge will be almost
full near the beginning of the battle, so unleash it on Kimahri.

!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!


After you have won the fight, Kimahri will join your party. Use him well
because he starts at the center of the Sphere Grid. That means you can do
whatever you want with him once he has learned his skills. Tidus HP / MP
will be restored and you need to continue on the mountain path. Get ready
for more tutorial fights when Yuna needs to use Valefor against a powerful
enemy and when you will learn how to use Kimahri effectively.

Once you are at the beach, talk to everybody to receive gifts. Here is what
you will get : Seeker's Ring, 400 Gil, Remedy, Ether and three Phoenix
Downs. Once you are done talking with the townsfolk, board the ship !

============================================================================
SS LIKI

Party : Tidus, Wakka, Yuna, Lulu, Kimahri
Enemies : Sin, Sinspawn Echuilles, Sinscale
Items : Potions, Remedy
Equipments : None
Key Items : Al Bhed Primer Vol. III
============================================================================

Finally a little ride on the water. First, go check what the people have to
say about Yuna, then go speak to Wakka to learn more about the mysterious
summoner. After that, go below the deck to find a merchant called O'Aka
XXIII. He will ask you for money. You will see O'Aka at various places in
the game. If you give him a lot of money, he will give you cheaper prices
and he will also sell you rare items, so consider it an investment. After
you gave him the money you want, go down to the Power Room. You will see
some Chocobos there. Look at the bottom corner to find the Al Bhed Primer
Vol. III. Next, head into the cabin. In there, you can kick the luggage to
get a Potion. Each time you are going to kick it, a Potion will come down
until you have twenty of them. You can also pick up a Remedy across the
suitcase.

When you are done exploring, return to the deck and go talk to Yuna. After
some talking, a not welcomed appearance occurs, it's Sin ! It's really not
the time, but, you got to defeat him.


!!!!! BOSS : SIN : BOSS !!!!!

HP : 2000 AP : 10
Weakness : None Steal : Nothing

Sinscales

HP : 200 AP : 2
Weakness : None Steal : Nothing

This is the hardest boss you got to fight until that point. First, take care
of two Sinscales, don't kill the third one, because Sin will send three more
Sinscales. Then, bring Tidus, Wakka and Lulu in your party, have Tidus heal
your party and Wakka and Lulu deal damage on Sin. When Sin is at 1500 HP,
bring Yuna and cast Valefor. Use Valefor's Magic to Sin and wait until is
overdrive gauge is full. Unleash Energy Ray to defeat the first of the two
bosses.

!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!

After the battle, Tidus will fall down the boat and Wakka rescue Tidus
underwater. Another Underwater Boss will attack you.


!!!!! BOSS : SINSPAWN ECHUILLES : BOSS !!!!!

HP : 2000 AP : 12
Weakness : Darkness Steal : Nothing

You only have Tidus and Wakka for this fight. First, use Wakka's Dark Attack
to blind this tough boss. Now, the boss will not be able to drain HP from
you. Destroy the Sinscales as they appears and try to hurt the boss when you
can. Beware of Echuilles's Blender Attack. Continue to use Wakka's Dark
Attack when you need it. Heal your characters if your HP gets below 100.
Keep doing this until the Boss is defeated.

===========================================
Strategy from NagisaKaworu, seifz@yahoo.com
===========================================

First, cast Darkness on the boss with Wakka. Then, just keep attacking the
boss. Ignore the Sinscales, no matter how much damage they take. In the
long run, its worth keeping them there. If you need to use potions, but try
not to.


!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!

You will see a beautiful and horrifying CG Movie of Sin Destroying Kilika.
You will then be in Kilika.

============================================================================
KILIKA

Party : Tidus, Wakka, Yuna, Lulu, Kimahri
Enemies : Dinonix, Killer Bee, Lord Ochu, Ragora, Yellow Element,
Sinspawn Geneaux
Items : Potion (X3), Ether, Hi-Potion, Elixir, Mana Sphere (X2),
Remedy, Luck Sphere.
Equipments : NulBlaze Shield, Scout
Key Items : Al Bhed Primer Vol. IV
============================================================================

After some scenes, you will get the control of Tidus again. Follow your
party in Kilika. The bar and the shop are closed for now, but don't worry
they will be opened tomorrow. Head to the west to see Yuna perform a
sending. A sending is a guidance to the spirits. Yuna dances and the spirits
are guided to the FarPlane where they will get eternal peace. It is
important to send everyone, because some of the spirits stays in Spira and
they become jealous of humans, so they become fiends. After the beautiful
CG movie, you will go to sleep. When you wake up, one of the Aurochs will
tell you that Wakka wants to see you, but before you go meet Wakka, explore
the town a little. From the inn, head west and save the little girl. When
you have saved her, go to the bar and talk to the barmaid. She will thank
you for saving her little sister and she will tell you that you can pick up
the treasure chest. Do so to get the Ether. You can also find the Al Bhed
Primer vol. IV on the counter.

You can also go to the equipment shop to buy some weapons. Now head north of
the inn to pick up three Potions in a chest. You are ready to go meet Wakka.
He will tell you that Yuna needs to go pray at the temple, so get ready and
get into the forest.

Go north and you will fight in another Tutorial battle. This time you will
learn how to use Kimahri's Lancet Ability. Use it to learn the Seed Cannon
attack from the Ragora. To the north, you can find another Al Bhed sign.
Continue north to meet Luzzu and Gatta. They will introduce you to Ochu, an
"unbeatable" boss. If you want to fight that boss, continue reading here.


!!!!! BOSS : LORD OCHU : BOSS !!!!!

HP : 4649 AP : 40
Weakness : Fire Steal : Nothing

This can be an easy battle if you know how to proceed. Ochu weakness is
fire, so bring Lulu in your party and cast fire on him. If you have Haste
with Tidus, cast it on Lulu. Use Wakka's Silence Attack if you have it. It's
really important to have the Sensor ability for this fight. When Ochu HP are
below 2000, it will start to sleep and it will regain HP. Quickly attack
him, then summon Valefor. Use two Fire spells and Sonic Wings to delay his
turn. When you have your Overdrive, unleash Energy Ray to put an end to this
boss.

!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!

If you defeat Ochu, speak to Luzzu and he will give you an Elixir. Return to
the Save Sphere to Heal / Save and you are ready to go through the forest.
From the Save Sphere, turn right to find a chest with two Mana Spheres.
Return to the Save Sphere and head left this time. When you can turn right,
turn right and continue to find a chest containing a Scout. Go back to the
Save Sphere again. This time head all the way up, until you can't go up
anymore. Turn left to find a chest with a Luck Sphere. Then turn around and
at the first intersection you see, turn left. Continue until you see another
intersection and turn left again. After a while, you should see a set of
stairs, head there and your trip through the forest is over.

At the stairs, everyone race up to see who is the fastest. Take this
opportunity to save, equip new equipment and spend S.Lvl if you have any.
Once you are ready, talk to Lulu and head up the stairs to fight another
boss...


!!!!! BOSS : SINSPAWN GENEAUX : BOSS !!!!!

HP : 3000 (body) AP : 53
450 (tentacles)
Weakness : Fire Steal : Nothing

Oh no ! Not another one of those ! Actually, this fight is pretty easy. Take
care of the tentacles first. Then have Tidus cast Haste on Lulu so she can
keep hurting the boss with Fire Magic. Once you have killed his tentacles,
you will see the true form of Geneaux. Now you can attack him with physical
attacks ! Just keep healing and attacking and you should be fine.

!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!

After the fight, go to the Save Sphere to save your game and head inside the
Kilika Temple Courtyard. There, you will meet your real blitzball rivals,
the Luca Goers. After speaking to everybody, head inside the temple.

There you will meet Yuna's rival, Dona and her guardian. Your party except
Tidus, because he is not a guardian yet, will enter the Cloister of Trials,
go back and Dona's guardian will force you to go inside the Cloister of
Trials.

This time, it's a little more complicated than in Besaid. First, take the
Kilika Sphere from the pedestal to the left. Put that sphere in the slot
near the door. The door will burn, but you can't go in yet. Take the sphere
back and the fire will stop. Head to the next area. Insert the Kilikia
Sphere in the slot on the north wall and notice the glyph that appears.
Remove the Sphere again and insert it in the slot on the left wall. Touch
the glyph to open the wall. Remove the Glyph Sphere and put it in the
opening on the right wall. Enter the next area, a piece filled with fire,
and step on the glowing floor to move the pedestal in this area. Next, take
the Kilika Sphere from the right wall to extinguish the fire. Put the Sphere
into the pedestal. Now, go take the Glyph Sphere and place it in the wall
you founded the sphere to extinguish the fire. You will open a secret area.
Now, you need to push the pedestal on the glowing floor switch to make the
platform drop. Head downstairs and pick another Kilika Sphere on the wall.
Place it into the slot near the exit. Now, it's time to pick up the
Destruction Sphere. This sphere is located in the secret area you have
opened. Take it and put it where you took the previous Kilika Sphere. You
will open another secret area, open the chest to find the Red Armlet. Now,
pick up the Kilika Sphere near the exit to extinguish the fire and head
through the door.

Speak to everybody except Wakka. Once you have talked to everybody, go talk
to Wakka two times and attempt to exit the area to see Yuna coming out. You
will now have a new Aeon, this one is called Ifrit !

Now, leave the temple and return to the village. Prepare yourself and when
you are ready, join your party at the pier and choose the option to embark.

============================================================================
SS WINNO

Party : Tidus, Wakka, Yuna, Lulu, Kimahri
Enemies : None
Items : None
Equipments : None
Key Items : Al Bhed Primer Vol. V
============================================================================

Exit your cabin and go talk to O'Aka, he will ask you Gil again, give him if
you want. Just remember what I told you before. Once you are done, head to
the deck. You can go up the stairs again to see Wakka and Lulu speak. They
will tell four or five different things, so keep going up the stairs a lot
of times. When you are done, enter the bridge and pick up the Al Bhed Primer
Vol. V.

Now, get to the rear of the boat to see a conversation between Yuna and the
Luca Goers. Once you are done, go save your game and return to the lower
deck and check the blitzball to start the Jecht Shot Challenge.

Tidus wants to know if he is capable of mastering his dad's almighty Jetch
Shot. First, you will have some practice, then it's time for the real thing.
When there is words popping up, press the left analog stick in that
direction and press the X Button. If you succeed eleven times, Tidus will
perform the move correctly and you will have learned the Almighty Jecht Shot
Mark III. It's a very useful ability when you play Blitzball, so if you
don't have it on your first try, load your previous save and try it until
you have it.

After that, there will be a short story scene between Yuna and Tidus, after
a while, Wakka tells you to go to sleep, so good night !

============================================================================
LUCA

Party : Tidus, Wakka, Lulu, Yuna, Auron, Kimahri
Enemies : Oblitzerator, Sahagin Chief, Vouivre, Worker
Items : Hi-Potion (X2), Phoenix Down (X2), Magic Sphere, HP Sphere,
600 Gil, 1000 Gil
Equipments : Tidal Spear
Key Items : Al Bhed Primer Vol. VI, VII
============================================================================

Once you dock in Luca, you will see a scene with a commentator presenting
the Blitzball teams that will participate in the tournament. Of course, the
Luca Goers are the favorite of the fans, but there are some hardcore fans
cheering for the Besaid Aurochs. Once you see Tidus talk to the Goers, Yuna
will want to go see Maester Mika at Dock No. 3. So head north to meet the
Grand Maester. Don't worry about the items yet, I'll explain how to get them
later. You will also meet Maester Seymour, a guy with some cute blue hairs
:). Anyway, you will soon be in the Auroch's locker room and you will have a
long tutorial to teach you how to Blitz. Go through it if you want or check
the Blitzball FAQ section if you want to know more. After the tutorial, Yuna
will come in and she will tell you that Auron is in Luca. It couldn't be THE
Auron. Well, Yuna wants Tidus to help her finding him so you have no choice.
Exit the Auroch's Locker Room. If you want to go through the Tutorial again,
just examine the board next to Wakka. Once you are ready, save and it's time
to go look for some items ! Upon leaving your locker room, you will meet
some players of the Al Bhed Psyches. Tidus will tell them to say hello to
Rikku if they meet her. Now continue down, into a large area with various
places to go. You can't go through the door to the center, so head up the
left stairs. There you can pick up a chest containing two Hi-Potions and an
Al Bhed Primer Vol. VI. Return to the previous area and go down the stairs.

This time head down the stairs to find another Save Sphere, take the right
path and in this area continue up and right to pick up and right to pick up
a HP Sphere and a Magic Sphere. Once you are done, continue up to be in an
area with a Save Sphere. There is nothing to pick up there. Continue up
again to be in another area and continue to be in the same area where you
first arrived to Luca. There, you can pick up a chest containing two Phoenix
Downs. Continue down, and you will be at Dock #1. There, you can speak to
O'Aka and you can buy some items from him if you want. There is also two
chests there, one chest contains 600 Gil and the other a Tidal Spear.
Continue down again and you will return to the main area, this time, go
down, to have a funny scene with Yuna. You will teach her how to whistle in
case she gets lost. Once it is done, head north. Outside the theater, you
can see a sphere monitor with a new option. Check the Fiend Info to learn
more about how to defeat strong enemies. It's really important to talk to
everybody there. Once you are done, follow the red arrow to the market
place. First, go up the stairs to the right and you will find a chest with
1000 Gil inside. You can also speak to Luzzu and Gatta there. They will tell
Tidus that they are preparing for a huge attack against Sin. Return to the
market and head in the Café.

In there, you will meet Biran and Yenke, some "friends" of Kimahri. By the
time you are distracted, Yuna will have some problems, since she will be
kidnapped by the Al Bheds ! Lulu will come to see Tidus, and she will tell
you that the Al Bhed Psyches must to win the game against the Auroch's, if
they lose they will kill Yuna, so follow the red arrow and head to Dock #4.
You will fight Mechanical enemies along the way. Use Lulu's Thunder spell to
get rid of them quickly. Once you arrive at Dock 4, you will fight a bunch
of Workers. Dispose of them and watch Wakka giving all he gots at the
Blitzball Tournament.

Your party will quickly leap on the Al Bhed's boat as it leaves the dock.
Get ready for boss fight there !


!!!!! BOSS : OBLITZERATOR : BOSS !!!!!

HP : 6000 AP : 36
Weakness : Lightning Steal : Nothing

It seems that this fight is a long and tough fight, but fear not because
there is an easy way to beat that boss up ! First of all, make Tidus cast
Haste on Lulu and make Kimahri attack Oblitzerator. Once you have done that,
you will have a trigger command with Tidus. Examine the Crane and have Lulu
caste Thunder on the Crane. Cast it three or four time until the crane is
activated. Use Tidus's Trigger Command and the Crane will literally destroy
Oblitzerator.

!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!

After the fight, Lulu does a sign for Wakka and he scores the goal to make
is team victorious against the Al Bhed Psyches ! Of course, Yuna will be
safe by that time and you will soon be in the Auroch's Locker Room. It's
important to save your game there, if you are planning to win the tournament
against the Luca Goers. Once you are ready, return in the Locker Room, check
the Blue Monitor if you aren't confident enough and speak to Wakka once you
are ready to play.

You will fight the Luca Goers in the tournament's final. The Goers are much
better than you're team, so if you are planning to win the game, use what
you have learned in the tutorial and make a good strategy. The Goers's have
almost twice HP's that your team. They are also much stronger and faster
than the Auroch's. Use Tidus and shoot like crazy with him. Use your Jecht
Shot if you got it. At halftime, your players should level up, so it will be
a little easier for the second half. Here's a strategy on how to win this
hard game.

===========================================
Strategy from NagisaKaworu, seifz@yahoo.com
===========================================

"FIRST BLITZBALL GAME: First off, do not change the positions of any of the
players. When the game starts, make sure control is on Manual A and your
defense is on Normal Mode. LEAVE IT THIS WAY!!! Use your players to pass
the ball around, and try as hard as possible to avoid contact with the
Goers. If you are stopped by them, break through as many as you think you
can and feel free to take some risks. Then, pass the ball. Give Tidus the
ball whenever you can and have him head straight for the goal. If you have
problems controling him, use the left analog stick and the map at the bottom
of the screen. Then, use your Sphere Shot. In the second half, use the
Jecht Shot if you have it instead. Remember, the Goers may be fast and have
high HPs, but they are not very good at shooting and your defense should be
great against them. This match isn't as hard as everyone says it is."

Either if you win or lose the game, the sphere pool will be invaded by
fiends ! Tidus and Wakka must fight them. They are pretty easy to beat, but
keep an eye on your HP.

When you have killed enough enemies, you will see a scene with Auron. You
need to kill a Vouivre with Auron and it's pretty easy. One blow and he is
out cold :) . Anyway, after Auron's fight, Tidus and Wakka joins him and you
will fight a Garuda, it's kind of a giant bird. Just do Dark Attack on him
and use Auron's Power Break if you want and he should be down in no time.

Once you kill the Garuda, your party will be attacked with even more
enemies ! But don't worry, Seymour summons the almighty Anima to take care
of them.

After the short CG, Auron will speak to Tidus. He will tell Tidus that he
wants to offer his guardian services to Yuna. He will also tell you that
Sin is Tidus's old man Jecht !

Now, follow Auron from the docks and you will soon be in the square where
you talked to Luzzu and Gatta. Auron will join your party for good and
Tidus will officially become a guardian. Talk to everybody and when you
speak to Yuna, you will see a short scene where she tells you to smile when
you are feeling sad. Tidus will also laugh a lot because it will cheer him
up. Just turn down your TV's Volume there ^_^. When everything is settled,
go back to the theater lobby to find the Al Bhed Primer Vol. VII on the
floor. Explore again if you like then leave Luca to Mi'Ihen Road.

============================================================================
MI'IHEN ROAD & MUSHROOM ROCK

Party : Tidus, Wakka, Lulu, Yuna, Auron, Kimahri
Enemies : Bomb, Chocobo Eater, Dual Horn, Floating Eye, Funguar,
Gandarewa, Garuda, Ipiria, Lamashtu, Mi'Ihen Fang,
Sinspawn Gui, Raldo, Raptor, Red Element, Thunder Flan,
Vouivre, White Element
Items : Potion (X10), Hi Potion (X9), X-Potion, Phoenix Down (X2),
Mega-Potion (X4), Antidote (X6), Soft (X3), Eye Drops (X3),
Ether (X2), Remedy (X3), 400 Gil, 600 Gil, 1000 Gil, 2000 Gil,
Lv.1 Key Sphere (X2), Fortune Sphere
Equipments : Ice Brand, Thunder Blade, Scout, Hunter's Spear, Red Ring,
Tough Bangle, Serene Armlet, Serene Bracer
Key Items : Al Bhed Primer Vol. VIII, IX, X, Mars Crest
============================================================================

Whew, that's a lot of Items to cover huh !? I could have missed some of them
in this section, just tell me if I did. Note that it covers the Mushroom
Rock too. Anyway, I'll do my best, just print the items list and check the
items when you get them.

Mi'Ihen Road
-------------

First of all, there are a lot of items you can have by talking to the
people, that you can acquire 600 Gil, a Red Ring, two Antidotes, a Lv.1 Key
Sphere and a Hunter's Spear, as well as some Hi-Potions.

Start by saving your game and you can continue up. When you can go to the
left, go there to pick up a chest containing an Ice Brand. You can also
speak to an historian named Maechen who will talk to you about the road you
are on and Lord Mi'hihem. Continue up to the next screen now.

You will now have a scene with the Chocobo Knights, so speak to them if you
like. Now, continue up and turn right to meet Belgemine, she is a summoner
too and she challenges Yuna to a fight.

She is a pretty tough boss for the first time, since she uses Ifrit as her
summon. That means you will have too beat her with Valefor! I hope your
Overdrive gauge is fully charged. If you have it, unleash Energy Ray at the
beginning of the fight. Ifrit perform a regular attack and it performs
Meteor Strike after that. Use Valefor's Shield command before he uses his
Meteor Strike and use your magic Blizzard when you can. If you win the
fight, you will receive an Echo Ring and if you lose you will receive a
Seeker's Ring.

After the fight, you will encounter hard random fights. First, you will
fight some Dual Horns, they are pretty hard to beat since they deal such a
great amount of damage on a character. Use Dark Attack to blind him. There
is also flying monsters, use Wakka to kill them too. Now, don't forget to
use fire on the White Elements and use the fact that Auron as the Piercing
Ability equipped to his weapon. If you have the time, spend some time there
to boost your characters statistics.

Once you are ready, continue up to the next area. Go left when you can to
pick up a Remedy. Continue up to meet a little boy, speak to him to win
three Softs. Then examine the Blitz ball next to him. Continue up again and
turn right when you can to pick up a chest containing 2000 Gil. Go up again
and when you see a scene with the Crusaders, talk to the man nearby for an
Ether. Continue on your way to speak with Shelinda, then go up again to pick
up a chest containing three Eye Drops.

Now continue up and you will be at a Inn. Inside the inn, you can pick up a
Lv.1 Key Sphere. You can also speak to Rin there and he will give you the Al
Bhed Primer vol. VIII. When you are ready, head outside the inn and you will
speak to Yuna. Now, you will go to sleep and once the night is over, speak
again to Rin and he will give you two Mega-Potions. Save your game and spend
your S.Lvl if you got any equip any new weapons and head outside the Inn for
a big fight !


!!!!! BOSS : CHOCOBO EATER : BOSS !!!!!

HP : 10000 AP : 95
Weakness : Fire Steal : Nothing

First of all, have Lulu, Tidus and Wakka for this fight. Beware, the boss
can push you toward a cliff and if you fall in that cliff it's over for you
and you get no AP at all. Anyway, use Haste on Lulu, she will be able to
cast Fire Spells. Use Wakka's Dark Attack again to blind him. Switch Tidus
for Auron and use Auron's Power Break on him. When the boss gets knocked
down, Lulu will tell you that it's time to push him back. You can push him
back by dealing at least 400 HP of damage. If you succeed in pushing the
boss off the cliff, you will win two Lv.1 Key Sphere. I won't do the FAQ in
the case you have lost, so I hope you will be able to win this tough fight.

===================================================
Strategy from Josh Carriveau, dragoon2176@yahoo.com
===================================================

Use Tidus, Kimahri, and Auron for this battle. Make sure to have Tidus
equipped with Stunning Edge (I think) it's got the ability Slowtouch on it.
You buy the sword from O'Aka while the tournament is going on there. Sword
costs 5050 Gil so it's not too expensive. Reason why Auron and Kimahri are
used is because they have piercing weapons. The Chocobo Eater has hard shell
so only Piercing is able to give out max damage. After Tidus has
successfully slowed the enemy just have him Cheer to up your DEF and ATK.
Just keep hitting the Chocobo Eater with normal attacks and he should go
down pretty fast.

===========================================
Strategy from NagisaKaworu, seifz@yahoo.com
===========================================

Equip your characters with weapons that have Firstrike, if you have them.
Also, make sure Kimahri and Auron have Piercing Weapons. Start with Tidus,
Lulu, and Auron. If you have Haste, cast it on Lulu and have her use Fire
Spells ( or Fira if you have been fighting a lot! ). Have Auron attack the
monster with physical attacks, since he can do normal damage to the
creature. Cycle characters in for Tidus to give everyone a turn. If you
knock the monster over, use an Overdrive attack or Summon Ifrit and use fire
attacks ( Hellfire works great! ). You should have no problem killing him in
this way. Also, note that knocking him off a cliff is actually harder than
just killing him, and isn't always worth the effort.

!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!

After the fight, speak to Rin and he will offer you a free ride on a
Chocobo. The Chocobo will give you the opportunity to find items that are
only accessible with a Chocobo. On a Chocobo, you can still speak to people
and open a chest by pressing the X Button, but you won't encounter any
random fights.

On your Chocobo, continue along the way until you meet a Chocobo Feather on
the ground. Check it by pressing the X Button and pick up the Heat Lance
after that. Continue along the way and keep your eye open to pick up an Al
Bhed Primer vol. IX on the ground. Now keep going along the road until you
are on the next screen. There, you can pick up two Hi-Potions in a chest.
Now, you have a choice, you can either go on with the story or you can pick
new items !

If you want to pick up new items, continue reading here. When you have
picked up the chest with two Hi-Potions inside, go to the right, then go
down. Continue on this path and keep your eyes open for a Chocobo Feather on
the ground. Then, press the X Button in front of it and you will be able to
pick up two chests, one with a Thunder Blade and another with a Scout.
Continue down and speak to Lucil of the Chocobo Knights when you meet her.
Keep your eyes open again for another Chocobo Feather and press the X Button
in front of it to pick up a Fortune Sphere in a chest. Continue south to
meet O'Aka and a Save Sphere. Speak to him if you want and continue down to
pick up a Mars Crest. Now, go all the way back to continue the story.

Speak to everybody there and talk to the soldier on the right and he will
tell you more about the Crusaders plan. He will tell Tidus that they plan on
using Machina to defeat Sin. Isn't it prohibited by Yevon to use machina ?!
Anyway, you can speak to a guard on the left if you want. He will ask you
donations for the Operation Mi'ihen. Give him some if you like. 100 Gil will
give you a Scout, 1000 Gil an Ice Lance and 10000 Gil a Moon Ring. Now go
south and Maester Seymour will come. He will ask the guard to let you pass
and he will. Prepare yourself and save your game. Once you are ready, follow
Seymour in the Mushroom Rock !

Mushroom Rock
-------------

After the scene with Seymour, you are ready to explore the Mushroom Rock.
First, I must tell you that you will need to speak to every Crusaders that
are walking around. They will give you some useful items like the Tough
Bangle, 400 Gil, X-Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Downs, and a Hi-Potion. First of
all, save your game at the save point. Follow the path and keep your eyes
open for a platform with a strange symbol on it. Step on it and press the X
Button to make the platform lift up. You will see a chest and a guard
standing next to it. Open the chest for 1000 Gil and talk to the guard for
ten Potions.

Now, go back down, continue on the path and look for a chest on the left of
the map for a Remedy. Talk to Shelinda if you like, she will heal you. Now,
continue up the path and you will find a Hi-Potion hidden behind a rock.
Now, continue up to the next screen.

Continue on the path and when you can turn left, go left and you will find
another platform. Go down to find a chest with a Serene Armlet. Return to
the path and look for a narrow path leading out to a small ledge, this is
where you can pick up the Al Bhed Primer vol. X. Continue on to find the
last platform. Go up and talk to the guard for a Mega-Potion. Go past the
save point to see a scene with Luzzu and Gatta. Luzzu will tell Gatta that
he cannot join the fight against Sin, that he needs to stay here. Go see
Luzzu again and you will learn that it's Luzzu who convinced Chappu to join
the Crusaders, so it's because of him that Chappu died ! After the
scene, save and go up to find the Command Center.

Command Center
--------------

Up there, go right to find a huge field of cannons and Sinspawn cages. Go
right to the next area and speak to the Chocobo Knight there. He will tell
you more about this operation. You can also speak to O'Aka, he is on the
left side of the blue tent entrance. Once you are ready, go in the tent to
meet Luzzu's partner, Gatta. This is a key point in the game, since it will
determine the fate of both men. If you want Gatta to live, pick the first
option. If you want Gatta to die and Luzzu to die, pick the second option
and talk to him again. Pick the second option there too. There isn't much
use to which man lives, but if you find one, feel free to let me know. Now
head inside the tent to meet one old good friend of Auron, Maester Kinoc. It
seems that Maester Kinoc knows that the attack will be in vain against
Sin... so why does he order it ? Anyway, once you are done, go talk to Lulu
and pick the chest near her for a Mega-Potion. Go meet Yuna and take the
chest near her for a Serene Bracer. Prepare yourself to fight, equip any
good equipments and don't equip any elements to your weapons ! Once you are
ready, save your game at the save point and go talk to the guard at the red
arrow on your map. Tell him you are ready and here's what is coming up for
you...

It seems that their plan is not going like they hoped and one Sinspawn is on
the lose ! Of course, it's your job to defeat it, so get ready !
!!!!! BOSS : SINSPAWN GUI : BOSS !!!!!

HP : Head : 4000, Arms 800, Body : 12000 AP : 0 (next battle)
Weakness : None Steal : Nothing

This can be a tough battle if you rushed through the game and did not take
the time to boost your characters a little. Anyway, start by using Auron,
Yuna and Tidus. Cast Haste on everybody, except Tidus so you can have a good
amount of turns before the boss plays. Once everyone except Tidus are
hasted, switch Tidus to Wakka and concentrate on the head. Use Auron to
break his arms.

Now, about the boss... Once this boss starts moving his head, it means that
there is a strong attack coming up. This attack is called Venom Attack and
as you can tell by the name, it will poison your characters. Use Yuna's
Esuna to cure that. Once both arms are destroyed, use Auron to attack the
body. Now, when the head is destroyed, switch Wakka or your most powerful
hitter. In my case, Wakka was the best hitter so I kept him on the field.
Attack the body in full force, when the boss is low on HP and your
characters have a good amount of HP's, switch Yuna to Lulu so she can
benefit of the AP's. Unleash all you got to finish him off.

Once you have beated the first Sinspawn, Sin will attack and kill a lot of
people ! You will then learn that Sinspawn Gui is not dead and you will need
to fight him again, this time with Seymour in your party.

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Strategy from NagisaKaworu, seifz@yahoo.com
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Make sure that Lulu knows Fira by this point. Start off with Auron, Tidus,
and Lulu. Have Tidus caste Haste on Lulu and have Lulu cast Fira on each
arm to destroy them quickly. Then have Auron attack the body and bring in
Wakka to attack the head. If the arms regenerate, repeat this process
again. Make sure you bring Yuna in to heal. Note that it is possible to
stop the Venom attack if you do enough damage to the head before the fiend
executes the move. For second tound, have Seymour use Fira instead of Lulu
and continue to have Auron attack the Sinspawn. Also, try to see Seymour's
Overdrive, even though it is pretty damn lame.


!!!!! BOSS : SINSPAWN GUI : BOSS !!!!!

HP : Head : 1000, Arms 800, Body : 6000 AP : 1500
Weakness : None Steal : Nothing

This time, your party is locked so you can't change any members in the
fight, you got Seymour, Auron and Yuna for this fight. First of all, cast
Fira with Seymour to destroy his head. Use Auron to attack one arm and
Seymour, the other. You may also want to witness Seymour's Overdrive. It is
the only occasion you got to see it :). Anyway, once both arms are gone,
attack the body in full force and the fight will be over in no time.

!!!!! END OF BOSS !!!!!

Once the Sinspawn is dead, you will be on the beach. Try to find Luzzu or
Gatta on the beach to continue on with the story. Tidus will start to swim
after Sin and you will learn that it was a Maester plan to cause this
attack, because those who believed in Yevon lived and those who didn't
believe died... pretty sad huh. Of course, Yuna dances again to perform the
Sending. Once you have the control of Tidus, collect a Hi-Potion, go all the
way left from the save sphere and speak to everybody to go to Djose Path.

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DJOSE ROAD & TEMPLE

Party : Tidus, Wakka, Lulu, Yuna, Auron, Kimahri
Enemies : Basilisk, Bite Bug, Bunyip, Funguar, Garm, Ganderewa
Items : Potion (X10), Hi-Potion (X3), Phoenix Down (X2), Ether (X2),
Mega-Potion, Mega Phoenix, Magic Sphere, Ability Sphere,
4000 Gil.
Equipments : Variable Steel, Switch Hitter, Halberd, Soft Ring,
Bright Bangle.
Key Items : Al Bhed Primer Vol. XI
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A little less Items to cover there huh !? Anyway, speak to the people there
and they should give you some items. A guard will give you a Variable Steel
and a priest some Hi-Potions. Also, beware, in this area, there are
Basilisks and I hope you have some Softs, because those monster can turn you
into Stone! Also, Kimahri can learn Stone Breath from those monsters. Also,
use Wakka to defeat the Bite Bugs and Ganderewa and one last thing, beware
of the Funguar's Sleep Powder. He uses it when you attack him.

Now continue up on the bridge area and keep your eyes to the left of the
screen for a chest containing two Phoenix Downs. Continue up and go around a
spiky rock to find the Al Bhed Primer Vol. XI. Now, continue on your way up
and keep your eyes to the left for a chest containing a Bright Bangle. The
chest isn't too far up from the Al Bhed Primer Vol. XI. Now, there isn't any
more chests there so keep going up until you reach a fork. You cannot go to
the Moonflow just yet, so head up to Djose Temple. You will be on a bridge
area, cross it and head to the left to meet with Chocobo Knights. There is a
chest not too far form them with 4000 Gil inside. Now, head up and you will
see a scene in front of the temple. You will learn that since the entrance
is open, there are already Summoners in there. Anyway, go behind the inn to
meet Luzzu/Gatta. In my case, Gatta lived and he told me that Luzzu died and
that he is returning to Besaid. Once the scene is over, continue on the same
path to find a chest with two Ability Spheres. You can go in the inn if you
want, but there's isn't anything to do there since you can't pick up the
chest behind the innkeeper yet. Anyway, save your game and head into Djose
Temple.

Inside, you will meet Isaaru and his fellow guardians. ( I wonder how the
small one can be a guardian... ). Anyway, Yuna and summoner Isaaru will wish
them both of luck in order to defeat Sin. Once you are done, head to the
room on the left. Don't go inside just yet! There is a chest just outside
the room with an Ether. Now, head inside the room to find a chest with a
Remedy. Once you are ready, go up the stairs and head into the third
Cloister of Trials.

DJOSE TEMPLE, CLOISTER OF TRIALS
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The first area isn't too hard, just take both spheres from the left and
right side of the room and put them into the double doors. The doors will
now open and head into the next chamber. See that Yevon symbol on the
ground?! Your goal is to activate it, anyway, take the sphere on the left
side of the door there and head to the area on the right. There is a glyph
there on the wall, just put the Djose Sphere inside of one of the slots.
Now, return to the double doors at the beginning of the Cloister of Trials.
Take either one of the sphere and put it into the other slot. Now, return to
the pedestal and push it to the right until you can't anymore. You will have
created a super Djose Sphere used to open the door there. So take the super
Djose Sphere and return to the Yevon symbol and insert the sphere into the
slot to the north to open the door. Now return to where you have inserted
the two Spheres in the slots on the wall. Take the two spheres and put it
inside the pedestal. Now, go all the way west and step on the flashy switch
on the ground to move the pedestal to the center. Okay, once it is done,
push the pedestal to the north in the room with lightning. Push it until the
pedestal falls down, but don't worry, the pedestal will float, allowing
Tidus to cross the bridge of lightning. After you have crossed the bridge
there, push the pedestal at the far end to active the eye of the Yevon's
symbol. Now, cross the bridge again and return to the flashy switch to make
the pedestal come back at the center of the Yevon symbol. Now, take one
sphere and return to the first chamber you have been. Insert the sphere to
the left side of the room. Take the other sphere that is inserted in the
door and insert it in the right side of the room. Now, return to the super
Djose Sphere, take it from the door and insert it in the slot left to the
door. The symbol will be complete, so step on it to go up into the last
area.

There, go up to find five pedestal with Djose spheres. Press the X Button in
front of each pedestal to push it into the wall. Once it's completed, you
will reveal a stairway, but don't go up yet. Instead, search for a glowing
spot on the left wall of the basement floor and examine it to reveal a
glyph. Touch it to open the wall and you will find a Destruction Sphere
there. Pick it, return to the first floor and insert it into the central
pedestal to destroy a part of the right wall. Pick up the treasure chest
with a Magic Sphere inside and go up the stairs to complete the third
Cloister of Trials.

In the chamber, speak to everybody and Dona will come. Speak to everybody
again and attempt to exit the room to make Yuna come out of the Chamber of
the Fayth. Now, you will have a new Aeon called Ixion! Ixion is pretty
strong, he his an Unicorn with Lightning powers.

Once you wake up in the morning, pick up the chest at the top right corner
for a Switch Hitter. Head out the inn and speak to everybody. Yuna seems to
be sleeping again... Well head inside the temple and go in the room to the
left where you picked up a Remedy. Yuna is there, on the bed. Speak to Yuna,
then speak to the person near her to wake Yuna up.

Now, exit the temple and Yuna will tell you that she is sorry to have kept
kept you waiting. Anyway, once you are ready, head back to the bridge and
speak to the former Crusader on the left side of the bridge, he will give
you a Halberd. Next, speak to the priest to win two Hi-Potions. Finally,
speak to the lonely man on the next part of the bridge numerous times until
he finally gives you ten Potions.

Now, you will have a scene with the Chocobo Knights, once you have talked to
them, head south to Djose Road. This time, you will go northwest at the fork
to the Moonflow.

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MOONFLOW

Party : Tidus, Wakka, Lulu, Yuna, Auron, Rikku, Kimahri
Enemies : Bite Bug, Bunyip, Extractor, Funguar, Garm, Gandarewa, Ochu,
Snow Flan.
Items : Phoenix Down (X2), X-Potion, Antidote (X4), Ether,
Mega-Potion, Magic Sphere, Lv. 1 Key Sphere (X6), 5000 Gil.
Equipments : None
Key Items : Al Bhed Primer Vol. XII, Summoner's Soul
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First, head up and you will meet Shelinda. She will tell you that only the
faithful have a chance to defeat Sin... Anyway, once she is finished, go
behind her the find a chest with three Lv.1 Key Spheres. Now, continue up
and you will meet Kimahri's friends again. This time, they will tell you
that summoners are disappearing mysteriously... Anyway, after they are done,
pick up the X-Potion from the chest near them and continue up. Keep your
eyes open for a small area on the right-side of the Moonflow, once you have
founded it, pick up the chest for three Lv.1 Key Spheres. Continue up and
you will meet Belgemine and her Ixion.

She will challenge you again, first I hope you have your Overdrives, if you
don't you are in trouble... Anyway, start out with Ifrit. First, attack
Ixion. Since Ixion is pretty fast, you won't have two attacks in a row. When
your HP is too low, have Ifrit cast fire on himself so it will heal its HP.
When you have your overdrive, unleash HellFire on Ixion and he should go
down and you can also use Valefor just in case :).

If you win, you will receive two Dragon Scales. Win or lose, she will give
you the Summoner's Soul used to teach abilities to your Aeons. Just take a
look it the Aeons section of this FAQ to learn every abilities possible to
be teached.

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