Where to Find It
Vital Statistics
| Stat |
Value |
| Level |
26 |
| HP |
4,000 |
| MP |
348 |
| Experience |
250 |
| Gil |
400 |
| AP |
25 |
| Attack |
120 |
| Defense |
90 |
| Defense % |
2 |
| Magic |
40 |
| Magic Defense |
70 |
| Dexterity |
54 |
| Luck |
1 |
Steals, Drops, and Morphs
Elemental Affinities
| Element |
Effect |
| Fire |
Normal |
| Ice |
Normal |
| Lightning |
Normal |
| Earth |
Normal |
| Poison |
Normal |
| Gravity |
Normal |
| Water |
Normal |
| Wind |
Normal |
| Holy |
Normal |
Status Vulnerabilities
| Status |
Effect |
| Death |
Immune |
| Sleep |
Vulnerable |
| Poison |
Vulnerable |
| Sadness |
Vulnerable |
| Fury |
Vulnerable |
| Confusion |
Immune |
| Silence |
Immune |
| Slow |
Vulnerable |
| Stop |
Immune |
| Frog |
Immune |
| Small |
Immune |
| Slow-numb |
Immune |
| Petrify |
Immune |
| Death-sentence |
Immune |
| Manipulate |
Immune |
| Berserk |
Immune |
| Paralysed |
Immune |
| Darkness |
Vulnerable |
Attacks
- “Bite”: Physical attack against one target, 1x base damage.
- “Beta”: Fire-elemental magic attack against the whole party, 3.38x base damage, costs 35 MP.
- “Blown Away”: Special attack against one target, never misses.
- “Change”: Special attack against one target, never misses.
Strategy
The first time you pass through the Marshes, the Midgar Zolom is much too powerful to take on: “Beta” alone hits the entire party for far more damage than you can survive at that point in the game. Catch a Chocobo at the Chocobo Farm and ride it across the swamp to avoid the fight entirely. If you want to learn “Beta” for your 
Enemy Skill Materia early, equip a 
Fire Ring to nullify its fire damage, and consider using Aeris’ Planet Protector Limit Break for temporary invincibility. The tables turn in later discs: a stronger party can cut the Midgar Zolom down with ease and farm “Beta” safely.
X-Potion