Final Fantasy VIII
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Jelleye

Jelleye drifting over the Lenown Plains

Where to Find It

  • All across Centra: Lenown Plains, Poccarahi Island, Centra Crater, Serengetti Plains, Nectar Peninsula, and the Vorn Mountains
  • Minde Island in Esthar
  • Galbadia Garden, during the Battle of the Gardens

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: 510Lv 10: 650Lv 20: 900Lv 30: 1,250Lv 100: 6,500
HP formula0.5x² + 10x + 500 (x = enemy level)
AP1
Triple Triad CardJelleye Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Fujin, Raijin

Elemental Affinities

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

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 IconConfuseImmune
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 IconThunder
Green Magick IconBlizzard		Green Magick IconFira
Green Magick IconThundara
Green Magick IconBlizzara		Green Magick IconFiraga
Green Magick IconThundaga
Green Magick IconBlizzaga
MugMiscellaneous Item IconHealing Water x1Miscellaneous Item IconHealing Water x2Miscellaneous Item IconHealing Water x4
DropMiscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x1–2Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x1–2Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x1–2
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x3–4Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x3–4Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x3–4
DevourRestores 50% of max HPRestores 50% of max HPRestores 50% of max HP

Attacks

  • “Morph”: Switches between Physical Defence, Magic Defence, and Complete Defence forms mid-battle.

Strategy

Match your attacks to its Morph: physical hits against the magic-proof form, magic against the physical-proof form. Green Magick IconHoly deals triple damage.