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Raldo

Raldo scuttling through the Balamb Garden Training Center

Where to Find It

  • Balamb Garden Training Center (one-time encounter, alongside Granaldo)

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: 111Lv 10: 265Lv 20: 540Lv 30: 925Lv 100: 6,700Lv 20: 40
HP formula0.55x² + 11x + 100 (x = enemy level)
AP3
Triple Triad CardCannot be turned into a card and drops no card

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireNormal
Ice Element IconIceNormal
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 IconDeath20%
Poison Status IconPoison40%
Petrify Status IconPetrifyImmune
Darkness Status IconDarkness60%
Silence Status IconSilenceImmune
Berserk Status IconBerserkImmune
Zombie Status IconZombieImmune
Sleep Status IconSleepImmune
Slow Status IconSlow90%
Stop Status IconStop10%
Doom40%
Petrify Status IconGradual PetrifyImmune
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 IconProtect		Green Magick IconFira
Green Magick IconThundara
Green Magick IconProtect		Green Magick IconFiraga
Green Magick IconThundaga
Green Magick IconProtect
MugMiscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x8Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x8Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x8
DropMiscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x4Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x4Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x4
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x4Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x4Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x4
DevourCannot be devouredCannot be devouredCannot be devoured

Attacks

  • “Swipe”: A single basic physical attack; despite the stony look they move fast, but hit softly.

Strategy

No weaknesses and little threat; swat them in any order.