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Chocobo's Dungeon 2Training FAQv1.1by Lucas "Strangevision" Gardner

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%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Table of Contents%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

I. IntroductionII. General Overview A. Dungeons B. Characters and Abilities C. TrapsIII. Weaponry A. Claws (Types) B. Saddles (Types) C. StovesIV. Items and Accessories A. Potions B. Nuts C. Cards D. Collars E. Gold (buying and selling) F. Recycle Boxes G. What is an Essence?V. Feathers and Magic Books A. Magic B. SummonsVI. ClosingVII. Credits

%%%%%%%%%%%%%Introduction%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Hello and welcome to my Training FAQ for Chocobo's Dungeon 2. Their are many aspects of this game that sound either very confusing or not stated in any instruction manual or official guide, walkthrough, etc. CD2 is

unlike any RPG you have played before so it needs a detailed explanation. Enjoy!

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%General Overview%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

A. Dungeons

This game is all about Dungeons. The only difference is that these are "mysterious dungeons". Chocobo must learn the differences between these types of dungeons.

* Dungeon exits are either marked by stairs or elevators. Stand over one and you will have the option to proceed through the dungeon or save using a Memory Tag.

* All dungeons are random. They also contain random items. If you explore the same levels of a dungeon many times, you will find rare items ( collars, etc.). Use Teleport Tags to restart the dungeon by going to town.

* Once you go down stairs or up on an elevator you may not go back. The means of going back dissapear forcing you to push on. Unless you have a Teleport Tag ride to town, that is.

B. Characters and Abilities

^^Chocobo^^

Chocobo is the main character in the game. He is the only character you control. He is extremely cute and merely chirps to get his way. Experience points, Saddles, and Claws will all go to him. He has the ability to attack, use feathers, essences, etc.

$$Mog$$

Mog is only in this adventure for the money. He joins you on some quests and has the ability to steal. He calls himself a rare tresure hunter and after you see the items he steals, you will think so too.

**Shiroma**

Shiroma is a lonely and rejected girl who live with the Bomb family. She is extremely kind and has the ability to heal. This makes her the best partner around in a dungeon.

(!)Cid(!)

Have you noticed that every Square game has a guy named Cid in it? Cid is very powerful but his ability kinda stinks. He sets mines. So if an enemy tries to get you from behind and you set a bomb he will blow up. And only then if he isn't a flying enemy. And....you get the picture.

C. Traps

Besides encountering hundreds of enemies, you will encounter many traps. Some are good and some are bad. Here they are listed:

Deadly Traps

1. Morph Traps - turned into monster. Depending on what monster this trap could be a blessing or a quick road to death2. Spring Traps - send Chocobo in air3. Damage Traps - minus 1/4 current HP4. Land Mine - Area effect explosion5. Sleep Trap - Induces Sleep6. Poison Trap - Causes Poison7. Mud Trap - Become Stuck. Wastes Energy8. Rotating Trap - Scatters all items on the floor9. Abnormal Trap - Causes random status inflictions10. Forget Trap - Map Forgotten

Helpful Traps

1. LevelUP Circle - Level +12. Magic Circle - Increases Magic Power (may also decrease it)

%%%%%%%%%%%Weaponry%%%%%%%%%%%

A. Claws

Here I list all claws in order from common to rare. Some claws such as Weak have been left out. The ones with a ^^ by it are the reccomended ones. *Note* Some can only be found at the end of the game.

1. Wood2. Iron3. Mythril4. Titan ^^ *Need Omega Essence5. Flame6. Frozen7. Blitz8. Hurricane9. Lite ^^10.Holy ^^11.Digging12. Frog13. Poison14. Sleep15. Crystal ^^16. Chaos17. Silent18. Dwarf19. Critical20. Vibro ^^21. Order22. Arc23. Cross24. Multi 25. Spin Kick ^^26. King's ^^27. Gil28. Absolute29. Genji's ^^30. Healing ^^31. Kiai32. Vampire ^^

33. Grudge34. Brandname35. Gambling

Explanation: Titan Claws and Crystal Claws are simple yet powerful claws that are fairly easy to acquire. Lite Claws attack very fast for moderate damage. Holy Claws are the most useful of the elemental claws. Vibro Claws miss often but are extremely powerful. Spin Kick Claws hit in _every_ direction. King Claws are very deadly and have a high MAX. Healing claws are fairly weak but give you a healing bonus (great Shiroma substitute). And Vampire Claws present you with the easy way to capture essences.

B. Saddles

Listed exactly like claws. As you will notice during the game, most Saddles give you an elemental strong point. Equip accordingly.

1. Wood2. Iron 3. Mythril4. Titan ^^ *Need Omega Essence5. Flame6. Ice 7. Lightning8. Wind 9. Holy10. Earth11. No-Slow12. No-Sleep13. No-Frog14. No-Dwarf15. No-Poison16. No-Silence17. Mirage ^^18. Calm19. Counter ^^20. Lite21. Crystal ^^22. Reflect23. Absolute24. King's ^^25. Ribbon ^^26. Grudge27. Genji's ^^28. Brandname

Explanation: Titan, Crystal, and Genji's Saddle are very strong on defense. Mirage Saddle increases your evade% . Counter Saddle returns a 1/4 of physical attack damage received back at the enemy. King's Claws are powerful all-around. If anyone remembers the ribbon from FF7 you will know that the Ribbon Saddle protects from all status effects.

C. Stoves

Stoves are a means of getting more powerful versions of your Claws or making a more Defensive Saddle like Mythril Claws+3 or Mirage Saddle+2 Look at this example (idea from your instruction manual):

OK, let's say in your inventory you have Titan Claws+2 and Crystal

Claws+1. You can make Titan or Crystal Claws+3. You will know Crystal Claws are less powerful than Titan Claws. I know by looking at the +2 on the Titan Claws and the +1 on the Crystal Claws add together to make +3. This is how you know what items you can get from any 2 sets of claws. But the question is, "How do I know if I will get Crytal Claws+3 or the Titan Claws+3?" Look below.

Which ever Claw you put in first is what type of Claw you will end up with. For example,

1) Crystal Claws+1.....plus.....Titan Claws+2 = Crystal Claws+3

2) Titan Claws+2....plus....Crystal Claws+1 = Titan Claws+3

More examples:

1) Mythril Saddle+1....plus....Iron Saddle+1 = Mythril Saddle+2

2) Lite Claws+2....plus....Holy Claws = Lite Claws+2 (no change)

3) Mirage Saddle....plus....Vibro Claws+3 = Mirage Saddle+3

Stoves are very easy to use. It is amazing that something so simple can mean the difference between life and death in a dungeon.

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Items and Accessories%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

A. Potions

Potions or a.k.a. Tonics will save your life if Shiroma isn't around. Some potions are not helpful ,however, and can hurt you. Since most tonics are unidentified you may want to risk using it so that your inventory will not be full of useless items. Below are the listed potions along with their effects.

1. Potion - Restores 30 HP2. Hi Potion - Restores 80 HP3. X-Potion - Restores all HP4. Elixir - Restores all HP as well as Energy5. Poison - Poisons enemy6. Antidote - Removes the status effect Poison7. Dispel - Cures Curse8. Spell - Curses equipment9. Blind - View becomes limited10. Eye Drops - Cures Blind11. Remedy - Cures all status effects12. Invis - Become invisible to enemy13. Amnesia - All items become unidentified14. Haste/Slow - speed/slow target15. Silence - Magic inneffective16. Nitro - Causes an explosion17. Damage - HP (current) reduced by half18. Morph - Become a monster

B. Nuts

Nuts have the important job of refilling your energy. Energy is needed to be effective in battle and for ability to get through dungeons

quickly. Some even give you a free level up! But as with Tonics, Nuts can deliver bad effects,too.

1. Peanut - Adds 30 to energy2. Tasty - Restores energy/HP3. Feast - Same as Tasty, larger amounts4. Lasan - Restores much energy5. Tired - Energy Decrease6. Rotton - Small HP damage7. LevelUp - level+18. LevelDown - level-19. Energy - increases energy capacity10. Lethargy - decreases energy capacity11. Life - Raises MAX HP12. Wisdom - +1 Magic Level13. Slowpoke - Slow casted on target14. Speed - Haste cast on target15. Fire/Ice/Wind/Holy/Earth/Lightning/etc. - Adds Fire/Ice/.. power16. Merge Seed - Blends two elements together (very useful!)17. Fusion Seed - Blends two special effects (on weapon,saddle)18. Superior/Set/Level - Used in stoves and recycle boxes. Yeilds powerful equipment.

C. Cards

Cards are more offensive than defensive and truthfully aren't that useful. Most cards are kicked at an enemy to give them a nasty status effect. This is useful but if you have the health, be brave and fight the enemy. The good cards are the few defensive ones. They are listed below.

1. Identify - Indentifies one unidentified (pink) object2. Verify - Identifies all items3. Map - Displays full map4. Polish - Improves equipment (IronClaws+1 = IronClaws+2 etc.)5. Repair - Improves DUR on Claws or a Saddle6. Reflect - Cast Reflect (magic is returned back at opponent)7. Morph - Item becomes Gil

D. Collars

Collars are as useful to Chocobo as a Saddle or a pair of Claws. Well, almost. You must find collars in a dungeon. They are not availible in stores. Though as with all items there are a few bad collars as well. On the bright side, if you find a collar you don't like sell it. You will at least get 2000 gil. Handy for buying storage space in town!

1. Waterwalk - Can walk on water2. Magic - Magic power increased3. Guard - Protection from thievery4. Life - Level drain inneffective5. No-Traps - Never get caught in traps6. Penalty - Get caught in excessive traps7. Memory - Won't forget map8. Cursed - Curses all items9. Stamina - Hard to become tired (low energy)10. Burden - Easy to become tired11. Unlucky - Slow HP recovery12. Recover - Fast HP recovery

13. Endure - Freezes HP and Energy14. Bargain - Shops sell more for less15. Demon - Monster locations revealed on map16. Crazy Claw/Saddle - DUR frozen17. Brandname - Brandname18. No Magic - Strong against magic attacks

E. Gold ( Buying and Selling )

Gold or Gil is used for buying items and storage space. You may also buy important spells,summons, or saddles. Gold can only be obtained from certain enemies. Another way to get some gold is by selling items you find in a dungeon. A awful item ,the Cursed Collar, will still net you 2000+ gil.*Note* a great way to get money is to spend a lot of time in Cid's Tower. The Cactus enemies will drop anywhere from 50 gil to 500 gil.

Chubby Chocobo - This fat bird is found in town west of the bottom most statue. He sells important items which slowly change by the end of the game. Here is a look at the basic items along with prices:

1. Potion - 50 gil2. Dispel - 300 gil3. Identify - 100 gil4. Map - 300 gil5. Peanut - 100 gil6. Tasty - 400 gil 7. Teleport - 300 gil8. Memory - 300 gil

Doom - Doom runs shops in dungeons. He sells claws,saddles,spell books, summon orbs, etc. Pick up the various items you want and pay at the door. To sell an item drop one out of your inventory. Don't even think about stealing from Doom. He will get you. He will kill you. You will also meet Doom if you stay on any one floor of dungeon too long. You will get several warnings on the bottom of the screen like "Doom is coming" and "Doom is approaching". Always carry a Teleport Tag!

F. Recycle Boxes

Think stoves but this time using items. They appear as green boxes in dungeons which allow you to put two items in and get one different item out. The thing is you will have no clue what to get out of it. Be careful when using recycle boxes. I only use them to combine some essences or a few potions that I have no idea what they do.

G. What is an essence?

An essence is a tonic captured from an enemy that is useful for making strong weapons or saddles. To capture an essence you must deliver the final blow to an enemy with an Empty Bottle. If you kick it at them and they die you will receive an essence. Essences can be used by themselves but are better used in stoves in conjunction with Claws or Saddles. Each essence is different but you will know what they do by putting the feather cursor on them. On the bottom of the screen (as with most items) will be an explanation. Here are some examples:

OK, lets say in your inventory you have a Floating Eye Essence. You also have a Wind+2 Saddle and a Iron +1 Saddle. The dugeon ahead has enemies who love casting wind spells. There are also enemies who want to put you

to sleep with their spells. So you need a Saddle that is stong against Wind and Sleep. If a FloatingEye Essence is put on a Saddle it will prevent sleep. If put on a pair of Claws it will cause sleep to the enemy. This is what you will do at the next stove:

* Wind+2Saddle....plus....Iron+1Saddle....plus....FloatingEyeEssence = WindSaddle+3 with Sleep prevention.

Here are more examples:

1) NoSilenceSaddle+1....plus....WoodSaddle+3....plus....UndeadEssence = NoSilenceSaddle+4 with Confusion resistance.

2) FlameClaws+2....plus....IronClaws....plus....MermanEssence = FlameClaws+2 with added Ice element

As you can see Essences can really make your battles much easier.

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Feathers and Magic Books%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Before starting let me explain what a feather is. Think of feathers like infinite magic books that are hard to acquire. There are 2 types of feathers. First are offensive ones like summon feathers and magic feathers. Second are passive or defensive feathers like HPMAX UP, Magic UP, etc. Your first feathers will come from the wizards at town. Others will come from broken claws and sidequests.

A. Magic

MagicBooks - Magic from Magic Books comes in the form that you pick up in dungeon. Example: BlizzardBook1, CantripBook1, FireBook1, etc. These books can only be used once for every one you have. So if you have 10 BlizzardBooks you can cast Blizzard 10 times. It's that simple.

Feathers - Using Magic from Feathers is a bit more complex. Let's say you have a QuakeAll Feather and you do not know how to use it. If you have a Quake book select it and put the cursor over an enemy. To make this book hit all enemies press R1 to make the field of damage increase so that you will hit all enemies. In other words, Quake All!

B. Summons

Orbs - Summon orbs can either be found in dungeons or bought from Doom. This allows you to cast a summon spell once. Summon spells hit all enemies. Here is a list of the Summon spells:

1. Ramuh - Lightning Elemental2. Shiva - Ice Elemental3. Titan - Earth Elemental4. Ifrit - Fire Elemental5. Sylph - Wind Elemental6. Carbuncle - Reduces Damage7. Unicorn - Restores Summon Magic8. Odin - Non-Elemental Attack9. Asura - Elemental attack plus Heal10. Bahamut - Very powerful Non-Elemental Attack

Feathers - Summon Feathers are like orbs except you can call upon them

to be your partner in battle! This would replace Shiroma, Cid, etc. Plus as a final attack they will cast the same spell the orb does.

%%%%%%%%%%Closing%%%%%%%%%%

Thanks for reading! If you have any questions,remarks, or corrections don't hesitate to e-mail me at strangevision@hotmail.com . I will also help if you are having trouble with the game itself.

%%%%%%%%Credits%%%%%%%%

1. Squaresoft for a great game.

2. All information in the Instruction Manual.

3. Gamespot.com

4. www.gamefaqs.com for its abundance of information

5. CD2 Official Guide (BradyGames) for weapon and armor lists.

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