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Tonberry

Tonberry’s attack is pretty weak. The primary benefit of obtaining Tonberry, though, is his very useful learned abilities, which include Call Shop, Familiar, Sell-High, and Haggle. Together, these abilities pave the way for a cheat that allows for infinite gil. Check out the Cheats section for more information.

Attack Name: Chef’s Knife
Attack Effect: Normal damage attack

Tonberry summoning animation

How to Obtain Tonberry

Head to the Centra Ruins and kill 20 Tonberries, and you will be “jumped” by Tonberry King. Defeat Tonberry King to receive Tonberry as a Guardian Force. You can complete this side quest at the Centra Ruins. Check out the Tonberry GF guide in the Side Quests section for more information.

Battle against Tonberry King

List of Abilities

Ability AP Effect
Command Ability IconMagic Use Magic command in battle.
Command Ability IconGF Use GF command in battle.
Command Ability IconDraw Use Draw command in battle.
Command Ability IconItem Use Item command in battle.
Command Ability IconLV-Down Use LV Down command in battle.
Command Ability IconLV-Up Use LV Up command in battle.
Character Ability IconEva+30% Raises Evade by 30%.
Character Ability IconLuck+50% Raises Luck by 50%.
Command Ability IconInitiative 160 Enables turn as soon as battle begins.
Command Ability IconMove-HP Up 200 Recover HP as you walk.
Character Ability IconAuto-Potion 150 Use recovery Items upon taking damage.
GF Ability IconSumMag+10% 40 Raises GF damage by 10%.
GF Ability IconSumMag+20% 70 Raises GF damage by 20%.
GF Ability IconSumMag+30% 140 Raises GF damage by 30%.
GF Ability IconGFHP+10% 40 Raises GF HP by 10%.
GF Ability IconGFHP+20% 70 Raises GF HP by 20%.
GF Ability IconGFHP+30% 140 Raises GF HP by 30%.
GF Ability IconBoost 10 Increases damage during GF’s attack. When you press PlayStation Select Button after GF is summoned, an icon and numbers appear. The number shows the damage value at 75%. Press PlayStation Square Button repeatedly to increase it to 250%. But pressing PlayStation Square Button while “X” is displayed returns the damage value to 75%.
Menu Ability IconHaggle 150 Get discounts at all shops.
Menu Ability IconSell-High 150 Sell normal Items for higher gil.
Menu Ability IconFamiliar 150 Buy rare Items at all shops.
Menu Ability IconCall Shop 200 Call any shop from the Ability Menu.

- Ability is already learned when Tonberry joins your team as a Guardian Force.