Final Fantasy VIII
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Tonberry

Tonberry shuffling through the Centra Ruins

Where to Find It

  • Centra Ruins

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: 15,200Lv 10: 17,000Lv 20: 19,000Lv 30: 21,000Lv 100: 35,000
HP formula200x + 15000 (x = enemy level)
AP1
Triple Triad CardTonberry Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Iguion

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 IconDeathImmune
Poison Status IconPoisonImmune
Petrify Status IconPetrifyImmune
Darkness Status IconDarknessImmune
Silence Status IconSilenceImmune
Berserk Status IconBerserkImmune
Zombie Status IconZombieImmune
Sleep Status IconSleepImmune
Slow Status IconSlowImmune
Stop Status IconStopImmune
DoomImmune
Petrify Status IconGradual PetrifyImmune
Confuse Status IconConfuseImmune
Drain Status IconDrain0%
DegeneratorImmune
Vit 0 (Meltdown)100%
The EndWorks

Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level

Low (1–19)Mid (20–29)High (30–100)
DrawGreen Magick IconDeathGreen Magick IconDeathGreen Magick IconDeath
MugMiscellaneous Item IconChef’s Knife x1Miscellaneous Item IconChef’s Knife x1Miscellaneous Item IconChef’s Knife x1
DropMiscellaneous Item IconChef’s Knife x1Miscellaneous Item IconChef’s Knife x1Miscellaneous Item IconChef’s Knife x1
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconChef’s Knife x1Miscellaneous Item IconChef’s Knife x1Miscellaneous Item IconChef’s Knife x1
DevourRestores MAX HP & heals status abnormalitiesRestores MAX HP & heals status abnormalitiesRestores MAX HP & heals status abnormalities

Attacks

  • “Walk forward”: For its first five turns it simply approaches, one deliberate step per turn.
  • “Everyone’s Grudge”: Its counter while approaching: damage equal to 20 times the targeted character’s lifetime monster kills. Past 500 kills it is a guaranteed KO.
  • “Chef’s Knife”: Once it reaches your party, the stabbing starts: heavy single-target damage delivered with terrifying politeness.

Strategy

There is no shortcut: heal through Everyone’s Grudge and grind down its huge HP. Characters with low kill counts take far less Grudge damage.