Final Fantasy VIII/Items
This article is a list of FFVIII's items, organized by alphabetic or volume/edition order (Magazines only). The description is the same as the game, except when there are more to say.
Recovery Items[edit]
Items that restores HP or removes some type of status:
Item | Description | Purchaseable? | Drop by |
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Antidote | Cures Poison | Yes | Paratrooper |
Cottage | Same effect as Tent1 | Yes2 | Elite Soldier |
Echo Screen | Cures Silence | Yes | N/A |
Elixir | Fully restores abnormal status and HP | No | N/A |
Eye Drops | Cures Darkness | Yes | N/A |
Hi-Potion | Restores 1000 HP | Yes | Esthar Soldier Elite Soldier G-Soldier Guard Paratrooper Slapper |
Hi-Potion+ | Restores 2000 HP | No | N/A |
Holy Water | Cures Zombie and Curse | Yes | N/A |
Mega Phoenix | Removes KO status from all members | No | N/A |
Mega-Potion | Restores 1000 HP from all members | No | N/A |
Megalixir | Fully restores abnormal status and HP from all members | No | N/A |
Phoenix Down | Remove KO status | Yes | Esthar Soldier Elite Soldier G-Soldier Guard Paratrooper Slapper |
Potion | Restores 200 HP | Yes | Esthar Soldier Elite Soldier G-Soldier Guard Paratrooper Slapper |
Potion+ | Restores 400 HP | No | N/A |
Remedy | Cure abnormal status | Yes | Guard Paratrooper |
Remedy+ | Cure abnormal status and magic effects | No | N/A |
Soft | Cures Petrify | Yes | N/A |
Tent |
Fully restores abnormal status and HP from all members 1 | Yes | Elite Soldier Esthar Soldier G-Soldier |
X-Potion | Fully restores HP | Yes | N/A |
Battle Items[edit]
Items only used on battles, which inflict damage or raise stats.
Item | Description | Purchaseable? | Drop by |
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Aura Stone | Same effect as Aura magic | No | Propagator |
Death Stone | Same effect as Death magic | No | Propagator |
Flare Stone | Same effect as Flare magic | No | Propagator |
Friendship3 | Summons Mooba | No | N/A |
Gyshahl Greens | Summons Chicobo | Yes4 | N/A |
Hero | Makes character invincible | No | N/A |
Hero-trial | Makes character invincible sometimes (50%) | No | N/A |
Holy War | Makes all members invincible | No | |
Holy War-trial | Makes all members invincible sometimes (50%) | No | N/A |
Meteor Stone | Same effect as Meteor magic | No | N/A |
Mog Amulet3 | Summons MiniMog (all GF's HP is healed) | No | N/A |
Phoenix Pinion | Summons Phoenix | No | N/A |
Poison Powder | Powder with Poison effect | No | Imp Tri-Face |
Protect Stone | Same effect as Protect magic | No | Propagator |
Shell Stone | Same effect as Shell magic | No | Propagator |
Silence Powder | Powder with Silence effect | No | Fungaur Grat |
Sleep Powder | Powder with Sleep effects | No | Fungaur Grat |
Ultima Stone | Same effect as Ultima magic | No | Propagator |
Vampire Fang | Fang that makes vampire attack(?) | No | Glacial Eye Red Bat |
Zombie Powder | Powder with Zombie effect | No | Blood Soul Forbidden |
GF Recovery Items[edit]
Items that restores GF's HP or remove KO status:
Item | Description | Purchaseable? |
---|---|---|
Cottage | Same effect as Tent but also recovering GF's HP | Yes |
G-Potion | Restores 200 HP | Yes |
G-Hi-Potion | Restores 1000 HP | Yes |
G-Mega-Potion | Restores 100O HP to all GF | No |
G-Returner | Removes KO status from all GF | Yes |
Pet House | Restores Hp from all GF1 | Yes |
Ammo[edit]
Used with Irvine's Limit Break:
Ammo | Description | Fire rate |
---|---|---|
AP Ammo | Armor-piercing ammo | Slow |
Fire Ammo | Ammo with Fire element | Normal |
Dark Ammo | Ammo with changing effect status | Fast |
Demolition Ammo | Ammo x3 more powerful than Normal Ammo | Slow |
Fast Ammo | Ammo for rapid fire | Fast |
Normal Ammo |
Normal ammo | Normal |
Pulse Ammo | Ammo that contains powerful energy | Slow |
Shotgun Ammo | Ammo that attacks all opponents | Normal |
Magazines[edit]
Magazines are used to learn limit breaks and to remodel weapons. There are five types of magazines:
Combat King[edit]
The Combat King magazines are for fighters. Only Zell can learn new limit breaks with them:
Number | Limit break earned | Where? |
---|---|---|
001 | Dolphin Blow | D-Prison 1st floor, right door |
002 | Meteor Strike | Won from defeating Raijin and Fujin |
003 | Meteor Barret | Won from Zell love quest |
004 | Different Beat | Bird eye's view, Esthar, talking with the Esthar soldier there |
005 | My Final Heaven | Near the Ultima draw, Esthar |
Pet Pals[edit]
The Pet Pals magazines makes Angelo learn new tricks (Rinoa's limit break). Note that you can't use the limit break in the moment you've learned, since you need walk to Angelo learn it.
Volume | Trick learned | Where? |
---|---|---|
1 | Angelo Strike | Squall's room desk, after defeating Granaldo. Or in Timber Pet Shop (1000 gil) |
2 | Angelo Strike | Rinoa's room after the assassination plan briefing |
3 | Invincible Moon | Timber Pet Shop (1000 gil) |
4 | Angelo Reverse | Timber Pet Shop (1000 gil) |
5 | Angelo Search | Esthar Shop (1000 gil) |
6 | Angelo Search | Esthar Shop (1000 gil) |
Occult Fans[edit]
Number | Topic | Where? |
---|---|---|
I | Exclusive | Balamb Garden's library in one of bookshelves. |
II | Photo Exclusive | Dollet, Siren's card owner |
III | Magic World Exclusive | By excusing Master Fisherman for Balamb crash at Fishermans' Horizon. |
IV | Exclusive Report | Esthar |
Weapons Monthly[edit]
The Weapons Monthly magazines lists the items that are required to remodel a weapon. It is not compulsory, since when you have obtained its requirements the remodel option will appear on the junk shop.
Month | Remodel to | Where? |
---|---|---|
March | Revolver Metal Knuckle Nunchaku Chain Whip |
Defeating Elvoret at Dollet's Communication Tower |
April | Shear Trigger Maverick Pinwheel Valiant |
Squall's desk after the SeeD's ceremony |
May | Cutting Trigger Valkyrie Ulysses Slaying Tail |
Galabadia's sewers |
June | Flame Saber Gaunlet Morning Star Red Scorpion |
Defeating BGHZ51F2 at Missile Base |
July | Twin Lance Rising Sun Bismarck Crescent Wish |
Balamb Garden's Training Center after Disc 2. |
August | Punishment Ehrgeiz Cardinal Save the Queen |
Near the Gargoyle in Trabia Garden. |
Miscellaneous Items[edit]
Items that does not fit in any category.
Item | Description | Where? |
---|---|---|
Amnesia Greens | Makes a GF forget an ability | Timber and Esthar Pet Shops (1000 gil) |
Chocobo's Tag | Changes Chocobo's name | ? |
Fuel | Fuel for a rental car | Most shops (3000 gil) |
HP Up | Raises HP permanently by 10 | Only refining |
Luck Up | Raises Luck permanently by 1 | Only refining |
Mag Up | Raises Magic permanently by 1 | Mug NORG's Left Pod (2x) |
Magical Lamp | Summons GF Diablo | Talk to Cid after he sends you to help The Forest Owls |
Pet Nametag | Changes Angelo's name | Man near Timber Maniacs building, Desert Prison |
Rename Card | Changes GF's names | Give Zone Girl Next Door and for gave up at D-District Prison with the Moombas |
Solomon's Ring | Summons GF DoomTrain | Tear's Point5 |
Speed Up | Raises permanently by 1 for | Only refining |
Spr Up | Raises Spirit permanently by 1 | Mug NORG's Right Pod |
Str Up | Raises Strength permanently by 1 | Desert Prison, mug or defeat Rajin and Fujin (2x for mug, 1x for win) |
Vit Up | Raises Vitality permanently by 1 | Only refining |
Proof of Omega | Proves the defeat of the Omega Weapon | Beat Omega Weapon only |