Enemy skills are learned when an enemy uses a specific attack on the character with the enemy skill materia. Note also that some enemies won't do their special attacks unless you first gain control of them through the manipulate command.
Name | What it Does: | Enemy(s) and location |
???? | a weight drops and hits for the damage taken by ally in that battle | Behemoth - Sector 8, Underground Jersey - Mansion, 2f and hidden steps |
Angel Whisper | Casts Life, Esuna, and returns HP to place it was prior to use for all | Pollensalta - Northern Cave |
Aqualung | Blue bubbles hit all enemies for water damage | Serpent - Cargo Room in Gelnika Griffon - Desert around Gold Saucer Malboro - Gaea's Cliff, North Crater Jenova*life - Forgotten City |
Bad Breath | Causes Confu, Toad, Mini, Mute, Poison, Sleep | Malboro - Gaea's Cliff, North Crater |
Beta | Magic damage to all | Midgar Zolom - swamp SW of Choc Farm |
Big Guard | Haste, Barrier, and MBarrier cast on all | Beachplug - Gongaga, Corel area beach Wolfmeister - Corel train |
Chocobockle | Fat Choco hits one enemy, gains power when fleeing from battles | Chocobo (level 16) - Grassland area Chocobo (level 36) - near Mideel |
Death Force | Allies immune to Death | Adamantaimai - Wutai shores |
Death Sentence | Doom cast on one enemy (Death when counter = 0) | Boundfat - Corel Val., Forgotten City Gi Specter & Sneaky Step - Cave of Gi |
Dragon Force | Increases physical and magical defense | Dark Dragon - Northern Cave Blue Dragon - Gaea's Cliff |
Flame Thrower | Causes fire damage to one enemy | Ark Dragon - Mythril Mine Dragon - Mt. Nibel |
Frog Song | Casts Toad and Sleep on all enemies | Touch Me - Jungle near Gongaga Toxic Frog - Temple of the Ancients Christopher - Northern Cave |
Goblin Punch | Hits enemy for phys. dam. | Goblin - Goblin and Round Islands |
L4 Suicide | Enemies with levels at multiples of 4 lose most HP, sometimes Mini is cast | Mu - Grassland area Trickplay - Icicle area, Forgotten City |
L5 Death | Kills enemies with levels at multiples of 5 | Parasite - Northern Cave |
Laser | Causes 50% damage of enemy's current HP | Dark Dragon - Northern Cave Death Claw - Corel Prison 1st Ray - No. 1 Reactor |
Magic Breath | Rainbow orbs hit all for fire, ice, lit damage | Stilva - Gaea's Cliff Parasite - Northern Cave |
Magic Hammer | Absorb up to 100 MP | Razor Weed - Wutai area, Dachao statue |
Matra Magic | Fire missiles at one enemy for magic damage | Bull Motor - Corel Prison Custom Sweeper - Midgar area Death Machine - Junon path |
Pandora's Box | Big Question Mark hits all enemies for phys. dam. | Dragon Zombie - Northern Cave |
Roulette | An ally or enemy is randomly killed | Death Claw - Northern Cave |
Shadow Flare | A black flare strikes one enemy for magic damage | Dragon Zombie - Northern Cave Ult. Weapon (last battle) - Cosmo area One-Winged Angel Sephiroth - N. Crater |
Trine | Hits all enemies for lit damage | Stilva - Gaea's Cliff Materia Keeper - Mt. Nibel |
White Wind | All allies regain HP (amount depends on caster) and Status cured | Wind Wing - Whirlwind Maze Zemzelet - Junon area |