Final Fantasy VIII
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Grat

Grat in the Balamb Garden Training Center

Where to Find It

  • Balamb Garden Training Center
  • 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: 209Lv 10: 335Lv 20: 560Lv 30: 875Lv 100: 5,600
HP formula0.45x² + 9x + 200 (x = enemy level)
AP2
Triple Triad CardGrat Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Shumi Tribe

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireWeak (bonus damage)
Ice Element IconIceWeak (bonus damage)
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthNormal
Poison Element IconPoisonNormal
Wind Element IconWindNormal
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 IconDeathImmune
Poison Status IconPoison50%
Petrify Status IconPetrify40%
Darkness Status IconDarknessImmune
Silence Status IconSilenceImmune
Berserk Status IconBerserkImmune
Zombie Status IconZombieImmune
Sleep Status IconSleep70%
Slow Status IconSlowImmune
Stop Status IconStopImmune
DoomImmune
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify50%
Confuse Status IconConfuse70%
Drain Status IconDrainImmune
DegeneratorImmune
Vit 0 (Meltdown)100%
The EndWorks

Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level

Low (1–19)Mid (20–29)High (30–100)
DrawGreen Magick IconSleep
Green Magick IconSilence		Green Magick IconSleep
Green Magick IconSilence
Green Magick IconBerserk		Green Magick IconSleep
Green Magick IconSilence
Green Magick IconBerserk
Green Magick IconConfuse
MugMiscellaneous Item IconSilence Powder x2Miscellaneous Item IconSilence Powder x4Miscellaneous Item IconSilence Powder x8
DropMiscellaneous Item IconSleep Powder x1 or Miscellaneous Item IconSilence Powder x1Miscellaneous Item IconSleep Powder x2 or Miscellaneous Item IconSilence Powder x2Miscellaneous Item IconSleep Powder x6 or Miscellaneous Item IconSilence Powder x6
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconPoison Powder x1Miscellaneous Item IconPoison Powder x2–3Miscellaneous Item IconPoison Powder x8
DevourDamages the devourer (12.5% of max HP) and inflicts PoisonDamages the devourer (12.5% of max HP) and inflicts PoisonDamages the devourer (12.5% of max HP) and inflicts Poison

Attacks

  • “Gastric Juice”: A physical attack that can inflict Poison Status IconPoison.
  • “Vampire”: Drains HP from a character to heal itself; it can use this at any point in the fight.
  • “Sleeping Gas”: A counter it can throw back whenever you attack it, potentially putting your whole party to Green Magick IconSleep.

Strategy

Green Magick IconFire or Ice Element IconIce drops it quickly. Junction Green Magick IconSleep to Junction Ability IconST-Def-J to blank its Sleeping Gas counter.