UFO?
Scan Description
“An unidentified flying object from outer space.”
Where to Find It
- Above the Grandidi Forest plateau, north of the Chocobo Sanctuary (after all four UFO sightings; check out the UFO? and PuPu side quest page)
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 brackets | Low 1–19 Mid 20–29 High 30–100 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP by level | Lv 1: 121 | Lv 10: 400 | Lv 20: 900 | Lv 30: 1,600 | Lv 100: 12,100 |
| AP | 0 | ||||
| Triple Triad Card | Cannot be turned into a card and drops no card | ||||
Elemental Affinities
| Element | Effect |
|---|---|
| Normal | |
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| Normal |
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.
| Status | Works? |
|---|---|
| Immune | |
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| Doom | Immune |
| Immune | |
| Immune | |
| Immune | |
| Degenerator | Immune |
| Vit 0 (Meltdown) | 100% |
| The End | Works |
Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level
| Low (1–19) | Mid (20–29) | High (30–100) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | |||
| Mug | (Nothing) | (Nothing) | (Nothing) |
| Drop | |||
| Drop (with | |||
| Devour | Cannot be devoured | Cannot be devoured | Cannot be devoured |
Attacks
- “Blow up”: Its only action: exploding out of the encounter.
Strategy
Deal your damage before it blows itself up and leaves; it never attacks.
UFOs & PuPu Card
Side Quests
Side Quests
All four UFO? sighting locations that unlock this encounter, and what awaits afterward back at Balamb.