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[edit] Experience

To progress through the game, you need to kill monsters to collect experience. All bosses within the game have a minimum level requirement to damage,

Level	EXP to advance	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Required for
1	30	48	34	1	1-1
2	60	64	34	2	2-2
3	150	80	51	3	3-3	Vampire
4	300	96	68	4	4-4
5	700	112	85	5	5-5
6	1200	128	102	6	6-6
7	1600	144	119	7	7-7	General Kelbesque
8	3500	160	136	8	8-8
9	5800	176	153	9	9-9
10	8000	192	170	10	10-10	Vampire II
11	10000	208	187	11	11-11	Sabera the Witch
12	20000	224	204	12	12-12
13	30000	240	221	13	13-13	General Kelbesque
14	40000	255	238	14	14-14	Mado
15	50000	255	255	15	15-15	Emperor Draygon
16	MAX	255	255	16	16-16	Draygon (2nd form)

In the GBA remake, the level requirement is removed, but attacking below the recommended level may be difficult.