Final Fantasy VIII
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Bite Bug

Bite Bug on the Alcauld Plains near Balamb

Where to Find It

  • Alcauld Plains around Balamb Garden
  • Trabia (Winter Island, Bika Snowfields, Trabia Canyon)
  • Great Plains of Esthar and Mordred Plains
  • Inside Balamb Garden during the NORG conflict

Vital Statistics

Like nearly every enemy in Final Fantasy VIII, this enemy’s level rises with your party’s average level, and its rewards change across three level brackets. Check out the Character and Enemy Leveling page for the full explanation of how enemy levels work.

Level bracketsLow 1–19
Mid 20–29
High 30–100
HP by levelLv 1: 114Lv 10: 170Lv 20: 270Lv 30: 410Lv 100: 2,510
HP formula0.2x² + 4x + 110 (x = enemy level)
AP1
Triple Triad CardBite Bug Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Elvoret

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireNormal
Ice Element IconIceWeak (bonus damage)
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthImmune (no damage)
Poison Element IconPoisonNormal
Wind Element IconWindWeak (bonus damage)
Water Element IconWaterNormal
Holy Element IconHolyNormal

Status Vulnerabilities

Percentages are the base chance for the status to land before level and junction modifiers; the higher the number, the easier it is to inflict.

StatusWorks?
Death Status IconDeath70%
Poison Status IconPoison80%
Petrify Status IconPetrify70%
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserk60%
Zombie Status IconZombie70%
Sleep Status IconSleep80%
Slow Status IconSlow90%
Stop Status IconStop0%
Doom80%
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify70%
Confuse Status IconConfuse60%
Drain Status IconDrain100%
Degenerator80%
Vit 0 (Meltdown)100%
The EndWorks

Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level

Low (1–19)Mid (20–29)High (30–100)
DrawGreen Magick IconFire
Green Magick IconScan		Green Magick IconFira
Green Magick IconScan		Green Magick IconFira
Green Magick IconScan
MugMiscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x2Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x2Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x2
DropMiscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x1Miscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x4 or Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x1Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x1
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x2Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x2Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x2
DevourRestores 50% of max HPRestores 50% of max HPRestores 50% of max HP

Attacks

  • “Needle”: A physical attack that can inflict Poison Status IconPoison on top of its damage.
  • “Fart”: A burst of non-elemental magic damage that can inflict Green Magick IconBerserk.

Strategy

Anything kills it; Ice Element IconIce or Wind Element IconWind is fastest, and Earth Element IconEarth misses.