Almanauts
Final Fantasy VIII
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Cactuar icon

Cactuar

Abilities 21

AbilityTypeAPLearnableAlso taught by
GFHP+10%Gf40From the startEvery GF
GFHP+20%Gf70After GFHP+10%Every GF
GFHP+30%Gf140After GFHP+20%Ifrit, Brothers, Diablos, Carbuncle, Leviathan, Pandemona, Cerberus, Alexander, Doomtrain, Bahamut, Tonberry, Eden
ItemCommand1From the startEvery GF
Eva-JJunction200From the startEden
Eva+30%Stat150After Eva-JTonberry
Expendx2-1Character250After Eva+30%Cerberus, Bahamut
Luck-JJunction200From the startOnly Cactuar
Luck+50%Stat200After Luck-JTonberry, Eden
DefendCommand100From the startBrothers
Auto-Potion
Use recovery items automatically when hit
Character150From the startLeviathan, Tonberry
Initiative
Enables action as soon as battle begins
Character160From the startPandemona, Tonberry
HP Bonus
+30 Bonus to HP at level up
Character100From the startBrothers
Str Bonus
+1 Bonus to Str at level up
Character100From the startIfrit
Vit Bonus
+1 Bonus to Vit at level up
Character100From the startCarbuncle
Mag Bonus
+1 Bonus to Mag at level up
Character100From the startSiren
Spr Bonus
+1 Bonus to Spr at level up
Character100From the startLeviathan
Move-HP UpCharacter200From the startBahamut, Tonberry
KamikazeCommand100From the startOnly Cactuar
MagicCommand1From the startEvery GF
GFCommand1From the startEvery GF

Learning order and AP from the GF's kernel record. Use Cactuar in the junction optimiser.

AP to learn everything

All 21 abilities
2,463 AP
Character abilities
1,260 AP
Junction abilities
400 AP
Stat abilities
350 AP
Gf abilities
250 AP
Command abilities
203 AP

Only Cactuar teaches Luck-J, Kamikaze: no other GF's kernel record lists them.

Overview

Attack
1,000 Needles
Element
None
Abilities
21
Summon power
90
EXP per level
500

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