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The tables listed on this page contain both the SNES and Nintendo DS names. Names within parentheses appear in the Nintendo DS version of the game. Names without parentheses are the same in both versions of the game.

Contents:
Characters and Single Techs
Crono · Lucca · Marle · Frog · Robo · Ayla · Magus
Double Techs
Crono & Lucca · Crono & Marle · Crono & Frog · Crono & Robo · Crono & Ayla · Lucca & Marle · Lucca & Frog · Lucca & Robo · Lucca & Ayla · Marle & Frog · Marle & Robo · Marle & Ayla · Frog & Robo · Frog & Ayla · Robo & Ayla
Triple Techs
Tech Required Triple Techs
3-D Attack · Arc Impulse · Delta Force · Delta Storm · Final Kick · Fire Zone · Gatling Kick · Life Line · Triple Raid · Twister
Accessory Required Triple Techs
Dark Eternal · Spin Strike · Grand Dream · Omega Flare · Poyozo Dance

[edit] Characters and Single Techs

Techniques within the game are made available as characters obtain tech points, which are obtained by having the given character fight in combat.

[edit] Crono

Element: lightning.
Cyclone is a useful tech for taking out groups of enemies early in the game, although it's even better when combined with some of the double techs you'll have. Life is particularly handy since Crono is a fixture in your party, and just keep in mind what your best physical attack or magic spell currently is. Luminaire is the most powerful Single tech in the game under normal circumstances.

Techs

Name	Type	Targeting	MP Cost	Required TP	Info
Cyclone	Physical	AOE	2	5	The first technique available in the game; hits all enemies in a radius around the one you target.
Slash (Wind Slash)	Physical	Linear	2	90	Damages all enemies within the line drawn between the targeted enemy and Crono
*Lightning	Lightning	Enemy	2	N/A	Strikes a single enemy with Lightning magic.
Spincut (Cleave)	Physical	Enemy	4	200	Hits a single enemy for double damage.
*Lightning 2	Lightning	All	8	500	Strikes all enemies with Lightning magic.
Life (Raise)	Recovery	Ally	10	400	Brings a single character back to life.
Confuse (Frenzy)	Physical	Enemy	12	800	Hits a single enemy for 4x damage.
*Luminaire	Lightning	All	20	1000	Hits all enemies with Lightning Damage

[edit] Lucca

Element: fire.
You'll mostly just want to use the best fire spell Lucca has available. Does not have much overall variation besides fire-based attacks, but her high magic attack rating can dispatch a lot of monsters in very few shots. Protect can be essential when physical damage nearly exceeds the Maximum HP, such as Grand Stone (Lavos Final Form). Flare is the second strongest single spell in the game, below Luminaire.

Techs

Name	Type	Targeting	MP Cost	Required TP	Info
Flame Toss (Flamethrower)	Fire	Linear	1	10	Hits all enemies within a line drawn between Lucca and the target.
Hypno Wave	Status Effect	Enemy	1	60	Attempts to put a single enemy to sleep.
*Fire	Fire	Enemy	2	N/A	Attacks a single enemy with fire magic.
Napalm	Fire	AOE	3	160	Attacks all enemies in a raidus around the target with a fire attack.
*Protect	Status Effect	Ally	6	250	Increases physical defense of an ally.
*Fire 2	Fire	All Enemies	8	400	Damages all enemies with a fire attack.
Mega Bomb (Megaton Bomb)	Fire	AOE	15	600	Damage all enemies in a radius around the target with a fire attack.
*Flare	Fire	All Enemies	20	1000	Damages all enemies with the strongest fire magic.

[edit] Marle

Element: water.
Marle uses water magic in the form of ice. As you can see she's almost entirely support spells. Haste is an extremely useful tech against long, drawn-out bosses like the Black Tyrano. and Life 2 is the best revival method in the game. Her drawback is the lack of healing spells that affect the whole party, but she does get a lot of Double Techs that compensate for that. However at later levels Ayla's Kiss will heal a party member for full health and consuming 1 MP, rendering most of Marle's moves useless as Ayla's techniques are stronger overall.

Techs

Name	Type	Targeting	MP Cost	Required TP	Info
Aura	Recovery	Ally	1	10	Heals one ally
Provoke (Allure)	Status Effect	Enemy	1	50	Confuses one enemy
*Ice	Water	Enemy	2	N/A	Ice magic against one enemy
*Cure	Recovery	Ally	2	150	Restores more health to one ally
*Haste	Status Effect	Ally	6	250	Cuts wait time of one ally by 1/2
*Ice 2	Water	All	8	400	Attacks all enemies with Water damage.
*Cure 2	Recovery	Ally	5	600	Restores all health to one ally.
*Life 2 (Arise)	Recovery	Ally	15	900	Revives and restores all health of an ally

[edit] Frog

Element: water.
Frog is required for the whole sequence in Magus's castle, and he has a good physical attack otherwise. The Heal spell is very useful, and Frog Squash is a killer, doing extreme amounts of damage when his HP is low (the best time to use this is just after he is revived). If you match him up with Ayla, you can use their first dual tech for the most MP efficient healing technique in the game: Slurp Kiss (heals the entire party for 1 MP from both characters).

Techs

Name	Type	Targeting	MP Cost	Required TP	Info
Slurp	Recovery	Ally	1	10	Restores the health of one ally.
Slurp Cut (Slurp Slash)	Physical	Enemy	2	15	Attacks a single enemy
*Water	Water	Enemy	2	N/A	Attacks a single enemy with water magic
*Heal	Recovery	Party	2	160	Restores health of the whole party
Leap Slash (Aerial Strike)	Physical	Enemy	4	250	Attacks a single enemy
*Water 2	Water	All	8	400	Attacks all enemies with water magic
*Cure 2	Recovery	Ally	5	600	Restores the full health of one ally
Frog Squash	Physical	All	15	1000	Deals damage to all enemies, the lower your HP the higher the damage.

[edit] Robo

Element: none.
Robo is very slow, so he needs a lot of Speed uppers before he can unleash his full potential. He learns a damage-all tech early, which is useful during the Factory section where he must be in the party. His Heal Beam is also useful, but is weak in comparison to the other healing techs available to other characters.

Robo cannot learn magic, which is why he has no element, but can deal different types of elemental damage (except for water) with his techs, making him somewhat as versatile as Magus.

Techs

Name	Type	Targeting	MP Cost	Required TP	Info
Rocket Punch	Physical	Enemy	1	0	Punches a single enemy.
Cure Beam	Recovery	Ally	2	0	Restores the health of a single ally.
Laser Spin	Shadow	All Enemies	3	5	Hits all enemies with Shadow damage.
Robo Tackle	Physical	Enemy	4	150	Attacks a single enemy.
Heal Beam	Recovery	Party	3	400	Restores the health of the entire party.
Uzzi-Punch (Rapid-fire Fist)	Physical	Enemy	12	600	Hits a single enemy.
Area Bomb (Proximity Bomb)	Fire	Enemy	15	800	Attacks a single enemy.
Shock (Electrocute)	Lightning	All Enemies	17	1000	Damages all enemies.

[edit] Ayla

Element: none.
In general you'll probably be best off using the most powerful physical tech she has, and charm can be very useful for getting rare items. Dino Tail functions much like Frog Squash. If you match her up with Frog, you can use their first dual tech for the most MP efficient healing technique in the game: Slurp Kiss (heals the entire party for 1 MP from both characters).

Ayla uses entirely physical attacks since she predates the existence of magic on the planet. This makes her very ineffective against enemies with high physical defense.

Techs

Name	Type	Targeting	MP Cost	Required TP	Info
Kiss	Recovery	Ally	1	10	Restores some of an ally's HP.
Rollo Kick	Physical	Enemy	2	60	Attacks a single enemy.
Cat attack	Physical	Enemy	3	100	Attacks a single enemy.
Rock Throw (Boulder Toss)	Physical	Enemy	4	200	Attacks a single enemy.
Charm	Physical	Enemy	4	400	Steals items from a single enemy.
Tail Spin	Non-Elemental	AOE	10	600	Damages all enemies around the targeted area. Unaffected by enemy Defense and Magic Defense.
Dino Tail	Physical	All Enemies	15	800	Attacks all enemies, does greater damage at low health.
Triple Kicks	Physical	Enemy	20	1000	Attacks single enemy three times.

[edit] Magus

Element: shadow.
Although his specialty is Shadow, Magus has every kind of magic available to him and a strong physical attack, making him the most versatile character in the game when dealing with magic damage. Dark Bomb and Dark Mist do the same damage and Dark Matter, while powerful, isn't as strong as Flare and Luminaire.

One interesting note about Magus is that his versions of Lightning 2, Fire 2, and Ice 2 are about 30% more powerful than those cast by Crono, Lucca, or Marle, which makes him effectively the best Water magic user in the game among other things.

Techs

Name	Type	Targeting	MP Cost	Required TP	Info
*Lightning 2	Lightning	All	8	0	As seen with Crono, attacks all enemies for lightning damage.
*Fire 2	Fire	All	8	0	As seen with Lucca, attacks all enemies for fire damage.
*Ice 2	Water	All	8	0	As seen with Marle, attacks all enemies for water damage.
*Dark Bomb	Shadow	AOE	8	400	Damages all enemies in radius around target for shadow damage.
*Magic Wall (Barrier)	Buff	Ally	8	400	Raises magic defense of a single ally.
*Dark Mist	Shadow	All	10	400	Damages all enemies for shadow damage.
*Black Hole	Death	Enemy	15	900	Attempts to instantly kill enemies near Magus.
*Dark Matter	Shadow	All	20	900	The ultimate shadow magic attack on all enemies.

[edit] Double Techs

Every set of two characters, excluding Magus, has three double techs between them.

[edit] Crono & Lucca

Name	Type	Target	Crono MP Cost	Lucca MP	Individual Techs
Fire Whirl	Fire/Physical	AOE	2	1	Cyclone + Flame Toss
Fire Sword	Fire/Physical	Enemy	4	2	Spin Cut + Fire
Fire Sword 2	Fire/Physical	Enemy	12	8	Confuse + Fire 2

[edit] Crono & Marle

Name	Type	Crono MP Cost	Marle MP	Individual Techs
Aura Whirl	Party Recovery	2	1	Cyclone + Aura
Ice Sword	Ice/Physical	4	2	Spin Cut + Ice
Ice Sword 2	Ice/Physical	12	8	Confuse + Ice 2

[edit] Crono & Frog

Name	Type	Crono MP Cost	Frog MP	Individual Techs
X-Strike	Physical	2	2	Cyclone + Slurp Cut
Sword Stream	Water/Physical	4	2	Spin Cut + Water
Lightning Rod (Spire)	Lightning/Physical	8	4	Lightning 2 + Leap Slash

[edit] Crono & Robo

Name	Type	Crono MP Cost	Robo MP	Individual Techs
Rocket Roll (Supersonic spin)	Fire/Physical	2	3	Cyclone + Laser Spin
Max Cyclone (Cyclone Sweep)	Physical	4	3	Spin Cut + Laser Spin
Super Volt (Megavolt)	Lightning/Physical	8	17	Lightning 2 + Shock

[edit] Crono & Ayla

Name	Type	Crono MP Cost	Ayla MP	Individual Techs
Drill Kick	Physical	2	2	Cyclone + Rollo Kick
Volt Bite (Thunder Chomp)	Lightning/Physical	2	3	Lightning + Cat Attack
Falcon Hit (Falcon Strike)	Physical	4	4	Spin Cut + Rock Throw

[edit] Lucca & Marle

Name	Type	Lucca MP Cost	Marle MP	Individual Techs
Antipode (Antipode Bomb)	Shadow/Physical	2	2	Fire + Ice
Antipode 2	Shadow/Physical	8	8	Fire 2 + Ice 2
Antipode 3	Shadow/Physical	20	8	Flare + Ice 2

[edit] Lucca & Frog

Name	Type	Lucca MP Cost	Frog MP	Individual Techs
Red Pin (Red Needle)	Fire/Physical	2	4	Fire + Leap Slash
Line Bomb	Fire/Physical	15	4	Mega Bomb + Leap Slash
Frog Flare	Fire/Physical	20	15	Flare + Frog Squash

[edit] Lucca & Robo

Name	Type	Lucca MP Cost	Robo MP	Individual Techs
Fire Punch	Fire/Physical	2	1	Fire + Rocket Punch
Fire Tackle	Fire/Physical	8	4	Fire + Robo Tackle
DoublevBomb (Double Bomb)	Fire/Physical	15	14	Mega Bomb + Area Bomb

[edit] Lucca & Ayla

Name	Type	Lucca MP Cost	Ayla MP	Individual Techs
Flame Kick	Fire/Physical	2	2	Fire + Rollo Kick
Fire Whirl (Inferno)	Fire/Physical	8	10	Fire 2 + Tail Spin
Blaze Kick	Fire/Physical	8	20	Fire 2 + Triple Kick

[edit] Marle & Frog

Name	Type	Marle MP Cost	Frog MP	Individual Techs	Info
Ice Water	Water/Physical	2	2	Ice + Water	Attacks all enemies.
Glacier (Glacial Freeze)	Water/Physical	8	8	Ice 2 + Water 2
Double Cure	Party Recovery	5	5	Cure 2 + Cure 2	Heals party and cures status ailments.

[edit] Marle & Robo

Name	Type	Marle MP Cost	Robo MP	Individual Techs	Info
Aura Beam	Party Recovery	1	2	Aura + Cure Beam	Heals party, amount dependent on Magic stat of both characters.
Ice Tackle	Ice/Physical	2	4	Ice + Robot Tackle
Cure Touch (Cure Wind)	Party Recovery	5	3	Cure 2 + Heal	Heals party for a lot.

[edit] Marle & Ayla

Name	Type	Marle MP Cost	Ayla MP	Individual Techs	Info
Twin Charm	Charm	1	4	Provoke + Charm	Increased chance of charming.
Ice Toss	Ice/Physical	2	4	Ice + Rock Throw	Damages a single enemy.
Cube Toss (Iceberg Toss)	Ice/Physical	8	4	Ice 2 + Rock Throw	Damages a single enemy.

[edit] Frog & Robo

Name	Type	Frog MP Cost	Robo MP	Individual Techs	Info
Blade Toss	Physical	2	3	Slurp + Laser Spin	Damages a single enemy.
Bubble Snap (Bubble Breath)	Water/Physical	2	4	Water + Robo Tackle	Damages a single enemy.
Cure Wave	Party Recovery	5	3	Cure 2 + Heal Beam	Heals party for a lot.

[edit] Frog & Ayla

Name	Type	Frog MP Cost	Ayla MP	Individual Techs	Info
Slurp Kiss	Party Recovery	1	1	Slurp + Kiss	Heals entire party, cures status ailments.
Bubble Hit	Water/Physical	2	2	Water + Rollo Kick
Drop Kick (Dropdown)	Physical	4	20	Leap Slash + Triple Kick

[edit] Robo & Ayla

Name	Type	Robo MP Cost	Ayla MP	Individual Techs	Info
Boogie	Status Effect	4	4	Robo Tackle + Charm	Attempts to cast Stop on all enemies.
Spin Kick	Physical	4	2	Robo Tackle + Rollo Kick
Beast Toss	Physical	12	4	Uzi Punch + Rock Throw	Damages a single enemy.

[edit] Triple Techs

One rule of thumb is that for every three character combination that includes Crono and doesn't include Magus has a triple tech. Thus, Crono Marle Frog have one, Crono Marle Lucca also have one, etc. In addition to these triple techs however, there are some hidden ones that can only be activated by finding a hidden "rock" accessory somewhere in the game and equipping it on one of the characters involved in the triple tech. To use any of these special triple techs you'll need to wait until The Time Egg when you're finally able to choose your party without Crono.

Note that tech required Triple Techs are unlocked by having all three party members in the party with each individual tech available for use. After a single battle with the party in that formation, the Triple Tech will be unlocked.

[edit] Tech Required

These triple techs require that all of the characters involved be alive at the time its use. To unlock a triple tech, the characters must have the required techniques unlocked, and must fight at least one battle together.

Name	Type	Characters	MP Cost	Individual Techs	Info
3D Attack	Physical	Crono Frog Ayla	2 2 20	Cyclone Slurp Cut Triple Kick
Arc Impulse (Frost Arc)	Water/Physical	Crono Marle Frog	4 8 4	Spincut Ice 2 Leap Slash
Delta Force	Shadow/Physical	Crono Lucca Marle	8 8 8	Lightning 2 Fire 2 Ice 2
Delta Storm	Shadow/Physical	Crono Lucca Frog	8 8 8	Lightning 2 Fire 2 Water 2
Final Kick	Shadow/Physical	Crono Marle Ayla	8 8 20	Lightning 2 Ice 2 Triple Kick
Fire Zone (Ring of Fire)	Fire/Physical	Crono Lucca Robo	4 8 3	Spincut Fire 2 Laser Spin
Gatling Kick	Shadow/Physical	Crono Lucca Ayla	8 8 20	Lightning 2 Fire 2 Triple Kick
Lifeline	Party Recovery	Crono Marle Robo	2 15 3	Cyclone Life 2 Laser Spin	Casts GreenDream effect on each character; enables them to be auto-revived during battle if they fall. It is not cumulative with GreenDream or itself, but can be recast to ensure the entire party's survival.
Triple Raid (Triple Attack)	Physical	Crono Frog Robo	2 4 2	Cyclone Slurp Cut Robo Tackle
Twister	Shadow/Physical	Crono Robo Ayla	2 2 10	Cyclone Laser Spin Tail Spin

[edit] Accessory Required

These triple techs require one of the characters who are able to perform the triple tech (listed in the table) to wear a specific accessory that unlocks the technique for use. These are only available while the accessory is equipped.

Name	Type	Characters	MP Cost	Individual Techs	Info
Dark Eternal (Eternal Darkness)	Shadow	Marle Lucca Magus	8 8 20	Ice2 Fire2 Dark Matter	The Black Rock, which activates this tech, is found by going to Kajar in 12,000 B.C. before the disaster, and activating the "water"-"wind"-"fire" books to reveal a secret area.
Grand Dream (Master Mune)	Physical	Frog Marle Robo	15 15 2	Frog Squash Life 2 Cure Beam	The Gold Rock, which activates this tech, is found in 600 A.D. within the Denadaro Mountains. After completing Frog's Sidequest (to receive the upgraded Masamune) put him at the front of the party and have him catch one of the Free Lancer's rocks (simply stand where a rock would strike you). This tech is only available if the rock is equipped on Frog.
Omega Flare	Shadow	Lucca Robo Magus	20 3 8	Flare Laser Spin Dark Bomb	The Blue Rock, which activates this tech, is found in a chest in the Giant's Claw, in the raised version you explore in 600 A.D. while doing Marle's Sidequest.
Poyozo Dance	Status Effect/Non-Elemental	Marle Lucca Ayla	1 1 10	Provoke Hypno Wave Tail Spin	The White Rock, which activates this tech, is found in a chest in the Black Omen, see The Fated Hour for more details. This also has the distinction of being one of the two Non-Elemental attacks in the game, along with Ayla's Tailspin, which works regardless of magic defense or defense, it also affects the ghost version of Cyrus in 1000 A.D. at the Northern Ruins.
Spin Strike	Physical	Frog Robo Ayla	4 4 10	Leap Slash Robo Tackle Tail Spin	The Silver Rock, which activates this tech, is found in 65,000,000 B.C. at Laruba ruins. Talk to the Nu there (in the very north) to receive it.