To obtain the PuPu Card, you will need to complete the UPO and PuPu Card side quest. Check out the UFO & PuPu Card guide in the Side Quests section.

Watts holds the Angelo Card. You can first challenge Watts to a game of Triple Triad during the Forest Owls mission in Timber while you are on the train.

If you missed your opportunity while on the train, you can still challenge Watts to a game of cards when you find him on the White SeeD Ship on disc 3.

You can obtain the Gilgamesh Card from the former Master King of the CC-Group (Dr. Kadowaki). Dr. Kadowaki will not play using this card until you have completed the CC-Group side quest up to the point of finding out that he was the former Master King. Check out the CC-Group guide in the Side Quest section for more information.

The MiniMog Card is the first rare card that you can easily obtain. You can win the card by challenging the jogger who runs circles through Balamb Garden. The jogger wears a mix of green and blue clothing and runs continuously through each area of Balamb. If you miss the jogger as they run past, leave the screen and return, and they will run past again. Balamb Garden Walkthrough page for more information.

You receive the Chicobo Card after you complete the Chocobo Forest side quest. Check out the Chocobo Forest guide in the Side Quests section for more information.

You can win this card by challenging Mayor Dobe in Fisherman’s Horizon (FH) to a game of cards at any point after your initial meeting with him and his wife. Check out the Fishermans Horizon (FH) Walkthrough page for more information.

You can obtain the Shiva Card from Zone while you are onboard the White SeeD Ship. To receive the card from Zone, you must give him the Girl Next Door magazine, which you can find in the Timber Maniacs building in Timber.

If you missed grabbing the Girl Next Door magazine or forgot to speak to Zone while on the White SeeD Ship, you will have to wait until the end of the game to receive the Shiva Card. Check out the Recovering Lost or Refined Cards section for more information.

This card is one of the easiest ones to obtain. You automatically receive the Ifrit Card once you defeat Ifrit at the end of the Fire Cavern mission early in the game.

Challenge the owner of the pub in Dollet (where you meet up with the Queen of Cards) to a game. After you defeat him, he will invite you into his secret room, and from there, you can rechallenge him to win the Siren Card. Check out the Timber Forest Owls Walkthrough page for more information.

You receive both the Sacred and the Minotaur Cards after you defeat Sacred and Minotaur in the Tomb of the Unknown King.

You receive both the Sacred and the Minotaur Cards after you defeat Sacred and Minotaur in the Tomb of the Unknown King.

You can obtain the Carbuncle Card while you are completing the CC-Group side quest. Queen Heart (otherwise known as Xu) has this card in her possession.

You receive the Diablos Card after you defeat Diablos. You can initiate the battle against Diablos by examining the Magical Lamp that Headmaster Cid gives you just before you leave Balamb Garden.

You can obtain this card while you are completing the CC-Group side quest. Card Group member Joker (in the Training Center) has this card.

You receive the Odin card once you have defeated Odin in the Centra Ruins. Check out the Odin guide in the Side Quests section for more information.

An alternative method to obtain this card is to wait until the end of disc 4. Check out the Recovering Lost or Refined Cards page in the Triple Triad section for more information.

The Hotel Owner standing outside the hotel in the town of Balamb holds this card. You can only challenge him for it once you have defeated Fujin and Raijin inside the hotel during the second visit to Balamb Town. Just make your way back inside the town afterward.

You automatically receive the Cerberus Card once you defeat Cerberus in the main hall of Galbadia Garden.

You can obtain the Alexander Card by challenging Piet to a game of cards. You can find Piet aboard the Lunar Base. Unfortunately, if you have already passed this portion of the game, you will have to obtain Alexander from the CC-Group card members at the end of Disc 4. Check out the Recovering Lost or Refined Cards guide in the Triple Triad section for more information.

The Phoenix Card is the last card you receive upon completion of the Queen of Cards side quest. The Presidential Aide in Esthar holds the card itself. You can find the Aide in the Presidential Palace in the same room that Squall first dropped off Rinoa in.

You receive the Bahamut Card when you defeat Bahamut at the Deep Sea Research Center.

You can obtain the Doomtrain Card while completing the Queen of Cards side quest (check out the Queen of Cards guide in the Side Quests section). The owner of the pub in Timber holds the card. He is the one standing under the sign that morphs between a picture of a lady and a picture of a tiger. It can take a lot of card games before you see him use the Doomtrain Card, so be prepared.

You receive the Eden Card once you have defeated Ultima Weapon at the bottom of the Deep Sea Research Center. Alternatively, you can obtain this card by defeating CC-Group members aboard the Ragnarok on Disc 4 if you prefer not to defeat Ultima Weapon. Check out the Recovering Lost or Refined Cards section for more information.

You can win this card by challenging Dr. Odine in Esthar as soon as he stops talking…

The Kiros Card is the first card that you can obtain by completing a portion of the Queen of Cards side quest and is available as soon as you visit Deling City for the first time if you complete the quest parts as they become available.

You can win the Laguna Card by challenging Ellone to a game of cards while you are on the Lunar Base.

Unfortunately, if you missed the Laguna Card, you will have to wait until the end of Disc 4 and challenge the CC-Group members for the card. Check out the Recovering Lost or Refined Cards guide in the Triple Triad section.

The Selphie Card is held by one of Selphie’s classmates at the ruins of Trabia Garden. Challenge the person sitting on the fountain. The only way to pick up this card if you missed it is to challenge the CC-Group members once you reach Disc 4. Check out the Recovering Lost or Refined Cards section for more information.

The Quistis Card is the second-easiest rare card to obtain, and you can pick it up very early on in the game. The two SeeD members at the back of the cafeteria in Balamb Garden are members of the “Quistis Fan Club,” and the one in the back holds the card. Check out the Balamb Garden Walkthrough page for more information.

You can obtain the Irvine Card by completing the Queen of Cards side quest. Mayor Dobe’s wife in Fisherman’s Horizon (FH) holds the card.

You can win the Zell Card by challenging Zell’s mom in the town of Balamb to a game of cards. She will only play the card after you have completed the Dollet SeeD exam mission.

Head back to Deling City and back to General Caraway’s Mansion. If you speak to General Caraway, he will explain that he wants the Ifrit Card. Lose the Ifrit Card to him on purpose, and he will begin using the Rinoa Card so you can win it from him.

To get your Ifrit Card back, you will have to travel to Fisherman’s Horizon (FH) and challenge Martine to a game of cards. Martine is the man sitting off to the side of the Mayor’s residence.

Edea holds her own card. Travel to Edea’s House after the battle against Galbadia Garden and challenge her to a game of cards. Due to the ridiculous card rules in effect for the region of Centra, it can be incredibly difficult to win Edea’s card from her. There are some tips and tricks to make it easier to obtain her card, which are listed on the walkthrough page.

Headmaster Cid holds the Seifer Card, and you can challenge him right after he gives you the Magical Lamp and before you make your way to Timber. Check out the Balamb Garde Walkthrough page for more information.

After you have spoken with Laguna in Esthar and after he and his team board the Ragnarok, you can challenge Laguna to a game of cards to obtain the Squall Card.