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==Characters and Single Techs==

===Crono===

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.

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{{ct/tech|Cyclone|Physical|AoE|2|5|Remake description: "Whirl about enemy, striking others nearby." This is the first technique available in the game. It hits all enemies in a radius about 2-3 character widths around the one you target.}}

{{ct/tech|Slash|r=Wind Slash|Physical|Linear|2|90|Damages all enemies within the line drawn between the targeted enemy and Crono}}

{{ct/tech|★Lightning|id=Lightning|Lightning, Magic|Single enemy|2|{{n/a}}|Strikes a single enemy with Lightning magic.}}

{{ct/tech|Spincut|r=Cleave|Physical|Single enemy|4|200|Hits a single enemy for double damage.}}

{{ct/tech|★Lightning 2|r=★Lightning II|id=Lightning 2|id2=Lightning II|Lightning, Magic|All enemies|8|500|Strikes all enemies with Lightning magic.}}

{{ct/tech|★Life|r=★Raise|id=Life|id2=Raise|Recovery|Single ally|10|400|Brings a single character back to life.}}

{{ct/tech|Confuse|r=Frenzy|Physical|Single enemy|12|800|Hits a single enemy for 4x damage.}}

{{ct/tech|★Luminaire|id=Luminaire|Lightning, Magic|All enemies|20|1000|Hits all enemies with Lightning Damage}}

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===Lucca===

Most of the time you will just use the best fire tech that Lucca has available. Each tech does not have much variation besides increasing its damage, but because her magic stat tends to be high, she is the best for dispatching groups of monsters and magic-weak monsters. Hypno Wave is used to easily beat a few boss fights in the game, as described in the walkthrough. 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.

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{{ct/tech|Flame Toss|r=Flamethrower|Fire|Linear|1|10|Hits all enemies within a line drawn between Lucca and the target.}}

{{ct/tech|Hypno Wave|r=Hypnowave|Status Effect|All enemies|1|60|Attempts to put all enemies to sleep.}}

{{ct/tech|★Fire|id=Fire|Fire|Single enemy|2|{{n/a}}|Attacks a single enemy with fire magic.}}

{{ct/tech|Napalm|Fire|AoE|3|160|Attacks all enemies in a radius around the target with a fire attack.}}

{{ct/tech|★Protect|id=Protect|Status Effect|Single ally|6|250|Increases physical defense of an ally.}}

{{ct/tech|★Fire 2|r=★Fire II|id=Fire 2|id2=Fire II|Fire|All enemies|8|400|Damages all enemies with a fire attack.}}

{{ct/tech|Mega Bomb|r=Megaton Bomb|Fire|AoE|15|600|Damage all enemies in a radius around the target with a fire attack.}}

{{ct/tech|★Flare|id=Flare|Fire|All enemies|20|1000|Damages all enemies with the strongest fire magic.}}

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===Marle===

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. ( '''Slurp Kiss''' is even more useful as it heals the whole party for 999 HP easily, consuming 1MP from both frog and ayla.)

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{{ct/tech|Aura|Recovery|Single ally|1|10|Heals one ally.}}

{{ct/tech|Provoke|r=Allure|Status Effect|Single enemy|1|50|Confuses one enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|★Ice|id=Ice|Water|Single enemy|2|{{n/a}}|Ice magic against one enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|★Cure|id=Cure|Recovery|Single ally|2|150|Restores more health to one ally.}}

{{ct/tech|★Haste|id=Haste|Status Effect|Single ally|6|250|Cuts wait time of one ally by 1/2.}}

{{ct/tech|★Ice 2|r=★Ice II|id=Ice 2|id2=Ice II|Water|All enemies|8|400|Attacks all enemies with Water damage.}}

{{ct/tech|★Cure 2|r=★Cure II|id=Cure 2|id2=Cure II|Recovery|Ally|5|600|Restores all health to one ally.}}

{{ct/tech|★Life 2|r=★Arise|id=Life 2|id2=Arise|Recovery|Single ally|15|900|Revives and restores all health of an ally.}}

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===Frog===

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).

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{{ct/tech|Slurp|Recovery|Single ally|1|10|Restores the health of one ally.}}

{{ct/tech|Slurp Cut|r=Slurp Slash|Physical|Single enemy|2|15|Attacks a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|★Water|id=Water|Water|Single enemy|2|{{n/a}}|Attacks a single enemy with water magic.}}

{{ct/tech|★Heal|id=Heal|Recovery|Party|2|160|Restores health of the whole party.}}

{{ct/tech|Leap Slash|r=Aerial Strike|Physical|Single enemy|4|250|Attacks a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|★Water 2|r=★Water II|id=Water 2|id2=Water II|Water|All enemies|8|400|Attacks all enemies with water magic.}}

{{ct/tech|★Cure 2|r=★Cure II|id=Cure 2|id2=Cure II|Recovery|Ally|5|600|Restores the full health of one ally.}}

{{ct/tech|Frog Squash|Physical|All enemies|15|1000|Deals damage to all enemies. The lower Frog's HP, the higher the damage.}}

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===Robo===

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.

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|+Robo's single techs

{{ct/tech|Rocket Punch|Physical|Single enemy|1|0|Punches a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|Cure Beam|Recovery|Single ally|2|0|Restores the health of a single ally.}}

{{ct/tech|Laser Spin|Shadow|All enemies|3|5|Hits all enemies with Shadow damage.}}

{{ct/tech|Robo Tackle|Physical|Single enemy|4|150|Attacks a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|Heal Beam|Recovery|Party|3|400|Restores the health of the entire party.}}

{{ct/tech|Uzzi-Punch|r=Rapid-fire Fist|Physical|Single enemy|12|600|Hits a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|Area Bomb|r=Proximity Bomb|Fire|Single enemy|15|800|Attacks a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|Shock|r=Electrocute|Lightning|All enemies|17|1000|Damages all enemies.}}

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===Ayla===

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).

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|+Ayla's single techs

{{ct/tech|Kiss|Recovery|Single ally|1|10|Restores some of an ally's HP.}}

{{ct/tech|Rollo Kick|r=Roundillo Kick|Physical|Single enemy|2|60|Attacks a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|Cat attack|Physical|Single enemy|3|100|Attacks a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|Rock Throw|r=Boulder Toss|Physical|Single enemy|4|200|Attacks a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|Charm|Physical|Single enemy|4|400|Steals items from a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|Tail Spin|Non-Elemental|AoE|10|600|Damages all enemies around the targeted area. Unaffected by enemy Defense and Magic Defense.}}

{{ct/tech|Dino Tail|Physical|All enemies|15|800|Attacks all enemies, does greater damage at low health.}}

{{ct/tech|Triple Kicks|Physical|Single enemy|20|1000|Attacks single enemy three times.}}

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===Magus===

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. 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 magic user in the game among other things.

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{{ct/tech|★Lightning 2|r=★Lightning II|id=Lightning 2|id2=Lightning II|Lightning|All enemies|8|0|As seen with Crono, attacks all enemies for lightning damage.}}

{{ct/tech|★Fire 2|r=★Fire II|id=Fire 2|id2=Fire II|Fire|All enemies|8|0|As seen with Lucca, attacks all enemies for fire damage.}}

{{ct/tech|★Ice 2|r=★Ice II|id=Ice 2|id2=Ice II|Water|All enemies|8|0|As seen with Marle, attacks all enemies for water damage.}}

{{ct/tech|★Dark Bomb|id=Dark Bomb|Shadow|AoE|8|400|Damages all enemies in radius around target for shadow damage.}}

{{ct/tech|★Magic Wall|r=★Barrier|id=Magic Wall|id2=Barrier|Buff|Single ally|8|400|Raises magic defense of a single ally.}}

{{ct/tech|★Dark Mist|id=Dark Mist|Shadow|All enemies|10|400|Damages all enemies for shadow damage.}}

{{ct/tech|★Black Hole|id=Black Hole|Death|Single enemy|15|900|Attempts to instantly kill enemies near Magus.}}

{{ct/tech|★Dark Matter|id=Dark Matter|Shadow|All enemies|20|900|The ultimate shadow magic attack on all enemies.}}

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===Crono & Lucca===

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{{ct/tech|Fire Whirl|r=Inferno|Fire/Physical|AoE|2|1|Cyclone + Flame Toss.}}

{{ct/tech|Fire Sword|Fire/Physical|Single enemy|4|2|Spin Cut + Fire.}}

{{ct/tech|Fire Sword2<ref>The original SNES version has a limit for the number of displayable characters so some names were artificially shortened to fit the available space.</ref>|r=Fire Sword II|id=Fire Sword2|id2=Fire Sword 2|Fire/Physical|Enemy|12|8|Confuse + Fire 2.}}

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===Crono & Marle===

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{{ct/tech|Aura Whirl|Recovery|Party|2|1|Cyclone + Aura.}}

{{ct/tech|Ice Sword|Ice/Physical|Single enemy|4|2|Spin Cut + Ice.}}

{{ct/tech|Ice Sword 2|r=Ice Sword II|Ice/Physical|Single enemy|12|8|Confuse + Ice 2.}}

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===Crono & Frog===

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{{ct/tech|X-Strike|Physical|Single enemy|2|2|Cyclone + Slurp Cut.}}

{{ct/tech|Sword Stream|Water/Physical|Single enemy|4|2|Spin Cut + Water.}}

{{ct/tech|Spire|r=Lightning Rod|Lightning/Physical|Single enemy|8|4|Lightning 2 + Leap Slash.}}

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===Crono & Robo===

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{{ct/tech|Rocket Roll|r=Supersonic spin|Shadow/Physical|Single enemy|2|3|Cyclone + Laser Spin.}}

{{ct/tech|Max Cyclone|r=Cyclone Sweep|Physical|Single enemy|4|3|Spin Cut + Laser Spin.}}

{{ct/tech|Super Volt|r=Megavolt|Lightning/Physical|All enemy|8|17|Lightning 2 + Shock.}}

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===Crono & Ayla===

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{{ct/tech|Drill Kick|Physical|Single enemy|2|2|Cyclone + Rollo Kick.}}

{{ct/tech|Volt Bite|r=Thunder Chomp|Lightning/Physical|Single enemy|2|3|Lightning + Cat Attack.}}

{{ct/tech|Falcon Hit|r=Falcon Strike|Physical|Linear|4|4|Spin Cut + Rock Throw.}}

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===Lucca & Marle===

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{{ct/tech|Antipode|r=Antipode Bomb|Shadow/Physical|AoE|2|2|Fire + Ice.}}

{{ct/tech|Antipode 2|r=Antipode Bomb II|Shadow/Physical|AoE|8|8|Fire 2 + Ice 2.}}

{{ct/tech|Antipode 3|r=Antipode Bomb III|Shadow/Physical|All enemy|20|8|Flare + Ice 2.}}

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===Lucca & Frog===

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{{ct/tech|Red Pin|r=Red Needle|Fire/Physical|Single enemy|2|4|Fire + Leap Slash.}}

{{ct/tech|Line Bomb|Fire/Physical|Single enemy|15|4|Mega Bomb + Leap Slash.}}

{{ct/tech|Frog Flare|Fire/Physical|Single enemy|20|15|Flare + Frog Squash.}}

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===Lucca & Robo===

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{{ct/tech|Fire Punch|Fire/Physical|Single enemy|2|1|Fire + Rocket Punch.}}

{{ct/tech|Fire Tackle|Fire/Physical|Single enemy|8|4|Fire 2 + Robo Tackle.}}

{{ct/tech|DoublevBomb|r=Double Bomb|Fire/Physical|Single enemy|15|14|Mega Bomb + Area Bomb.}}

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===Lucca & Ayla===

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{{ct/tech|Flame Kick|Fire/Physical|Single enemy|2|2|Fire + Rollo Kick.}}

{{ct/tech|Fire Whirl|r=Inferno|Fire/Physical|Single enemy|8|10|Fire 2 + Tail Spin.}}

{{ct/tech|Blaze Kick|Fire/Physical|Single enemy|8|20|Fire 2 + Triple Kick.}}

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===Marle & Frog===

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{{ct/tech|Ice Water|Water/Physical|All Enemies|2|2|Ice + Water|Attacks all enemies.}}

{{ct/tech|Glacier|r=Glacial Freeze|Water/Physical|Single enemy|8|8|Ice 2 + Water 2.}}

{{ct/tech|Double Cure|Recovery|Party|5|5|Cure 2 + Cure 2|Heals party and cures status ailments.}}

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===Marle & Robo===

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{{ct/tech|Aura Beam|Recovery|Party|1|2|Aura + Cure Beam|Heals party, amount dependent on Magic stat of both characters.}}

{{ct/tech|Ice Tackle|Ice/Physical|Single enemy|2|4|Ice + Robot Tackle.}}

{{ct/tech|Cure Touch|r=Cure Wind|Recovery|Party|5|3|Cure 2 + Heal Beam|Heals party for a lot.}}

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===Marle & Ayla===

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{{ct/tech|Twin Charm|Charm|Single enemy|1|4|Provoke + Charm|Increased chance of charming.}}

{{ct/tech|Ice Toss|Ice/Physical|Single enemy|2|4|Ice + Rock Throw|Damages a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|Cube Toss|r=Iceberg Toss|Ice/Physical|Single enemy|8|4|Ice 2 + Rock Throw|Damages a single enemy.}}

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===Frog & Robo===

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{{ct/tech|Blade Toss|r=Frog Launcher|Physical|Single enemy|2|3|Slurp + Laser Spin|Damages a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|Bubble Snap|r=Bubble Breath|Water/Physical|Single enemy|2|4|Water + Robo Tackle|Damages a single enemy.}}

{{ct/tech|Cure Wave|Recovery|Party|5|3|Cure 2 + Heal Beam|Heals party for a lot.}}

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===Frog & Ayla===

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{{ct/tech|Slurp Kiss|Recovery|Party|1|1|Slurp + Kiss|Heals entire party, cures status ailments.}}

{{ct/tech|Bubble Hit|Water/Physical|Single enemy|2|2|Water + Rollo Kick.}}

{{ct/tech|Drop Kick|r=Dropdown|Physical|Single enemy|4|20|Leap Slash + Triple Kick.}}

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===Robo & Ayla===

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{{ct/tech|Boogie|Status Effect|All enemies|4|4|Robo Tackle + Charm|Attempts to cast Stop on all enemies.}}

{{ct/tech|Spin Kick|Physical|Single enemy|4|2|Robo Tackle + Rollo Kick.}}

{{ct/tech|Beast Toss|Physical|Single enemy|12|4|Uzi Punch + Rock Throw|Damages a single enemy.}}

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{{ct/tech|3D Attack|r=3-D Attack|Physical|Crono<br/>Frog<br/>Ayla|2<br/>2<br/>20|Cyclone<br/>Slurp Cut<br/>Triple Kick|}}

{{ct/tech|Arc Impulse|r=Frost Arc|Water/Physical|Crono<br/>Marle<br/>Frog|4<br/>8<br/>4|Spincut<br/>Ice 2<br/>Leap Slash|}}

{{ct/tech|Delta Force|r=Delta Force|Shadow/Physical|Crono<br/>Lucca<br/>Marle|8<br/>8<br/>8|Lightning 2<br/>Fire 2<br/>Ice 2|}}

{{ct/tech|Delta Storm|r=Delta Storm|Shadow/Physical|Crono<br/>Lucca<br/>Frog|8<br/>8<br/>8|Lightning 2<br/>Fire 2<br/>Water 2|}}

{{ct/tech|Final Kick|r=Final Kick|Shadow/Physical|Crono<br/>Marle<br/>Ayla|8<br/>8<br/>20|Lightning 2<br/>Ice 2<br/>Triple Kick|}}

{{ct/tech|Fire Zone|r=Ring of Fire|Fire/Physical|Crono<br/>Lucca<br/>Robo|4<br/>8<br/>3|Spincut<br/>Fire 2<br/>Laser Spin|}}

{{ct/tech|Gatling Kick|Shadow/Physical|Crono<br/>Lucca<br/>Ayla|8<br/>8<br/>20|Lightning 2<br/>Fire 2<br/>Triple Kick|}}

{{ct/tech|Life Line|r=Lifeline|Party Recovery|Crono<br/>Marle<br/>Robo|2<br/>15<br/>3|Cyclone<br/>Life 2<br/>Laser Spin|Casts GreenDream 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.}}

{{ct/tech|Triple Raid|r=Triple Attack|Physical|Crono<br/>Frog<br/>Robo|2<br/>2<br/>4|Cyclone<br/>Slurp Cut<br/>Robo Tackle|}}

{{ct/tech|Twister|Shadow/Physical|Crono<br/>Robo<br/>Ayla|2<br/>2<br/>10|Cyclone<br/>Laser Spin<br/>Tail Spin|}}

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{{ct/tech|Dark Eternal|r=Eternal Darkness|Shadow|Marle<br/>Lucca<br/>Magus|8<br/>8<br/>20|Ice2<br/>Fire2<br/>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.}}

{{ct/tech|Grand Dream|r=Mastermune|Shadow/ Physical|Frog<br/>Marle<br/>Robo|15<br/>15<br/>2|Frog&nbsp;Squash<br/>Life2<br/>Cure&nbsp;Beam|The '''Gold Rock''', which activates this tech, is found in 600 A.D. within the Denadaro Mountains. After completing [[../The Fated Hour|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. If you are playing new game plus you must get the upgraded Masamune to use this tech again. The lower the combined health of all three party members the more damage this tech does.}}

{{ct/tech|Omega Flare|Shadow|Lucca<br/>Robo<br/>Magus|20<br/>3<br/>8|Flare<br/>Laser&nbsp;Spin<br/>Dark&nbsp;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 [[../The Fated Hour|Marle's Sidequest]].}}

{{ct/tech|Poyozo Dance|Status Effect/ Non-Elemental|Marle<br/>Lucca<br/>Ayla|1<br/>1<br/>10|Provoke<br/>Hypno&nbsp;Wave<br/>Tail&nbsp;Spin|The '''White Rock''', which activates this tech, is found in a chest in the Black Omen, see [[../The Fated Hour|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.}}

{{ct/tech|Spin Strike|Physical|Frog<br/>Robo<br/>Ayla|4<br/>4<br/>10|Leap&nbsp;Slash<br/>Robo&nbsp;Tackle<br/>Tail&nbsp;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.}}

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