Kingdom Hearts/Abilities

Sora

Sora's Abilities

Name	AP required	Description	MP cost
Air Combo Plus	1	Extends aerial combo attack by one step. Equip more to extend it further.	N/A
Beserk	1	Boosts attack power when HP is critically low. Combine with a weapon skill for more power.	N/A
Cheer	1	Increases the summons' MP gauge, giving them more time and attacks per battle. Equip to entire party to boost effect.	N/A
Combo Plus	1	Extends ground combo attack by one step. Equip more to extend it further	N/A
Dodge Roll	1	Dive and roll to evade attack by pressing the SQUARE button.	N/A
Scan	1	View an enemy's HP gauge during battle.	N/A
Vortex	1	Close the distance to nearby enemies with this powerful spinning attack.	N/A
Aerial Sweep	2	Leap at an airborne enemy and strike a mighty blow.	N/A
Counterattack	2	Strike back after parrying an enemy blow. Successful counterattacks restore MP.	N/A
Guard	2	Guard against an enemy attack by pressing the SQUARE button.	N/A
Jackpot	2	Receive more munny and HP/MP balls in battle. Equip to entire party to boost effect.	N/A
MP Rage	2	Recover MP whenever you're hit in battle. Heavier damage restores more MP. Equip more to boost effect.	N/A
Second Chance	2	Keep 1 HP even after taking a critical hit.	N/A
Treasure Magnet	2	Attract nearby HP/MP balls, munny, and items. Equip two to attract them from further away.	N/A
Blitz	3	Strike enemies ahead of you with a powerful finishing combo.	N/A
Critical Plus	3	Increases odds of dealing critical damage. Equip more to boost effect.	N/A
Lucky Strike	3	Raises luck so that enemies drop rare items more often. Equip to entire party to boost effect.	N/A
MP Haste	3	Boosts MP recovery rate in battle, allowing more spellcasting.	N/A
Sonic Blade	3	Slash an enemy while rushing past. Select followup attack at right time for a combo.	2
Strike Raid	3	Hurl the Keyblade at an enemy. Select followup attack at the right time for a combo.	2
Ars Arcanum	4	A formidable attack. After a combo, select followup attack again for a double combo.	3
Ragnarok	4	After aerial combo, select followup atack at right time to unleash Ragnarok.	3
Trinity Limit	5	Channel the party's remaining MP to crush surrounding foes. Minimum 3 MP.	(With companions) All

Abilities gained by Level

Sora's abilities are learned at different levels depending on what weapon you chose in the beginning of the game. Here is a chart to help:

Level	Sword	Staff	Shield
9	Combo Plus (1st)	Scan	Guard
12	Votrex	Treasure Magnet (1st)	Scan
15	Scan	MP Haste	Lucky Strike
18	Blitz	Counterattack	Second Chance
21	Beserk	Critical Plus (1st)	Counterattack
24	Counterattack	Guard	Jackpot
27	Air Combo Plus (1st)	Aerial Sweep	Treasure Magnet (1st)
30	Aerial Sweep	Treasure Magnet (2nd)	N/A
33	Treasure Magnet (1st)	MP Rage (1st)	Blitz
36	Guard	Beserk	MP Rage (1st)
39	N/A	Lucky Strike	Treasure Magnet (2nd)
42	N/A	N/A	Combo Plus (1st)
45	MP Haste	N/A	Votex
48	Critical Plus (1st)	Second Chance	Beserk
51	Second Chance	MP Rage (2nd)	Critical Plus (1st)
54	N/A	Jackpot	N/A
57	MP Rage (1st)	Vortex	Air Combo Plus (1st)
60	Treasure Magnet (2nd)	Air Combo Plus (1st)	Aerial Sweep
63	Jackpot	Blitz	MP Haste
66	MP Rage (2nd)	Combo Plus (1st)	MP Rage (2nd)
69	Lucky Strike	Critical Plus (2nd)	Critical Plus (2nd)
72	Combo Plus (2nd)	N/A	N/A
75	Air Combo Plus (2nd)	Air Combo Plus (2nd)	Combo Plus (2nd)
78	Critical Plus (2nd)	Combo Plus (2nd)	Air Combo Plus (2nd)
84	Combo Plus (3rd)	Combo Plus (3rd)	Combo Plus (3rd)
90	Critical Plus (3rd)	Critical Plus (3rd)	Critical Plus (3rd)
96	Combo Plus (4th)	Combo Plus (4th)	Combo Plus (4th)

Abilities gained by Storyline Events

Abilities are also gained by certain events:

Name	How to Aquire
Dodge Roll	Given by Goofy after beating Guard Armour
Cheer	Complete mini-games in "Hundred Acre Wood" to Jiminy's requirements
Sonic Blade	Givern by Cloud after beating Cerberus at Olympus Coliseum
Ars Arcanum	Beat Captain Hook in Neverland
Strike Raid	Win the Pegasus Cup
Ragnarok	Defeat Riku for the second time at Hollow Bastion
Trinity Limit	Win the Hades Cup