Chrono Trigger/Techniques

The tables listed on this page contain both the SNES and Nintendo DS names.

• AoE: "Area of Effect". Refers to abilities that target a single enemy, but will damage all enemies that are within range of the target. The targeting area is a circle.
• Linear: the target of this attack has a line drawn through it, usually between the target and the user of the ability and extended past both. All characters caught within the line are hit by the attack. Some enemies also have linear attacks.

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

• 3D Attack
• Arc Impulse
• Delta Force
• Delta Storm
• Final Kick
• Fire Zone
• Gatling Kick
• Life Line
• Triple Raid
• Twister

• Accessory required

• Dark Eternal
• Spin Strike
• Grand Dream
• Omega Flare
• Poyozo Dance

Characters and Single Techs

Techniques within the game are made available as characters obtain tech points. Tech points are obtained individually by each character and they can only be acquired by being in combat while a monster that gives tech points is defeated (some enemies reward you with zero tech points).

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.

Crono's single techs

Name	Remake Name	Type	Targeting	MP Cost	Required TP	Info
Cyclone	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.
Slash	Wind Slash	Physical	Linear	2	90	Damages all enemies within the line drawn between the targeted enemy and Crono
★Lightning	★Lightning	Lightning, Magic	Single enemy	2	N/A	Strikes a single enemy with Lightning magic.
Spincut	Cleave	Physical	Single enemy	4	200	Hits a single enemy for double damage.
★Lightning 2	★Lightning II	Lightning, Magic	All enemies	8	500	Strikes all enemies with Lightning magic.
★Life	★Raise	Recovery	Single ally	10	400	Brings a single character back to life.
Confuse	Frenzy	Physical	Single enemy	12	800	Hits a single enemy for 4x damage.
★Luminaire	★Luminaire	Lightning, Magic	All enemies	20	1000	Hits all enemies with Lightning Damage

Lucca

• Element: fire.

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.

Lucca's single techs

Name	Remake 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	Hypnowave	Status Effect	All enemies	1	60	Attempts to put all enemies to sleep.
★Fire	★Fire	Fire	Single enemy	2	N/A	Attacks a single enemy with fire magic.
Napalm	Napalm	Fire	AoE	3	160	Attacks all enemies in a radius around the target with a fire attack.
★Protect	★Protect	Status Effect	Single ally	6	250	Increases physical defense of an ally.
★Fire 2	★Fire II	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	★Flare	Fire	All enemies	20	1000	Damages all enemies with the strongest fire magic.

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

Marle's single techs

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

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).

Frog's single techs

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

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.

Robo's single techs

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

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.

Ayla's single techs

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

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. 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.

Magus' single techs

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

Double Techs

Every set of two characters, excluding Magus, has three double techs between them. Every double tech requires MP from both characters. If one character does not have enough MP, then the double tech cannot be used.

Crono & Lucca

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Crono MP Cost	Lucca MP Cost	Individual Techs
Fire Whirl	Inferno	Fire/Physical	AoE	2	1	Cyclone + Flame Toss.
Fire Sword	Fire Sword	Fire/Physical	Single enemy	4	2	Spin Cut + Fire.
Fire Sword2	Fire Sword II	Fire/Physical	Enemy	12	8	Confuse + Fire 2.

Crono & Marle

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

Crono & Frog

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

Crono & Robo

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Crono MP Cost	Robo MP Cost	Individual Techs
Rocket Roll	Supersonic spin	Shadow/Physical	Single enemy	2	3	Cyclone + Laser Spin.
Max Cyclone	Cyclone Sweep	Physical	Single enemy	4	3	Spin Cut + Laser Spin.
Super Volt	Megavolt	Lightning/Physical	All enemy	8	17	Lightning 2 + Shock.

Crono & Ayla

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

Lucca & Marle

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Lucca MP Cost	Marle MP Cost	Individual Techs
Antipode	Antipode Bomb	Shadow/Physical	AoE	2	2	Fire + Ice.
Antipode 2	Antipode Bomb II	Shadow/Physical	AoE	8	8	Fire 2 + Ice 2.
Antipode 3	Antipode Bomb III	Shadow/Physical	All enemy	20	8	Flare + Ice 2.

Lucca & Frog

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Lucca MP Cost	Frog MP Cost	Individual Techs
Red Pin	Red Needle	Fire/Physical	Single enemy	2	4	Fire + Leap Slash.
Line Bomb	Line Bomb	Fire/Physical	Single enemy	15	4	Mega Bomb + Leap Slash.
Frog Flare	Frog Flare	Fire/Physical	Single enemy	20	15	Flare + Frog Squash.

Lucca & Robo

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Lucca MP Cost	Robo MP Cost	Individual Techs
Fire Punch	Fire Punch	Fire/Physical	Single enemy	2	1	Fire + Rocket Punch.
Fire Tackle	Fire Tackle	Fire/Physical	Single enemy	8	4	Fire 2 + Robo Tackle.
DoublevBomb	Double Bomb	Fire/Physical	Single enemy	15	14	Mega Bomb + Area Bomb.

Lucca & Ayla

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Lucca MP Cost	Ayla MP Cost	Individual Techs
Flame Kick	Flame Kick	Fire/Physical	Single enemy	2	2	Fire + Rollo Kick.
Fire Whirl	Inferno	Fire/Physical	Single enemy	8	10	Fire 2 + Tail Spin.
Blaze Kick	Blaze Kick	Fire/Physical	Single enemy	8	20	Fire 2 + Triple Kick.

Marle & Frog

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Marle MP Cost	Frog MP Cost	Individual Techs
Ice Water	Ice Water	Water/Physical	All Enemies	2	2	Ice + Water
Glacier	Glacial Freeze	Water/Physical	Single enemy	8	8	Ice 2 + Water 2.
Double Cure	Double Cure	Recovery	Party	5	5	Cure 2 + Cure 2

Marle & Robo

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Marle MP Cost	Robo MP Cost	Individual Techs
Aura Beam	Aura Beam	Recovery	Party	1	2	Aura + Cure Beam
Ice Tackle	Ice Tackle	Ice/Physical	Single enemy	2	4	Ice + Robot Tackle.
Cure Touch	Cure Wind	Recovery	Party	5	3	Cure 2 + Heal Beam

Marle & Ayla

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Marle MP Cost	Ayla MP Cost	Individual Techs
Twin Charm	Twin Charm	Charm	Single enemy	1	4	Provoke + Charm
Ice Toss	Ice Toss	Ice/Physical	Single enemy	2	4	Ice + Rock Throw
Cube Toss	Iceberg Toss	Ice/Physical	Single enemy	8	4	Ice 2 + Rock Throw

Frog & Robo

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Frog MP Cost	Robo MP Cost	Individual Techs
Blade Toss	Frog Launcher	Physical	Single enemy	2	3	Slurp + Laser Spin
Bubble Snap	Bubble Breath	Water/Physical	Single enemy	2	4	Water + Robo Tackle
Cure Wave	Cure Wave	Recovery	Party	5	3	Cure 2 + Heal Beam

Frog & Ayla

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Frog MP Cost	Ayla MP Cost	Individual Techs
Slurp Kiss	Slurp Kiss	Recovery	Party	1	1	Slurp + Kiss
Bubble Hit	Bubble Hit	Water/Physical	Single enemy	2	2	Water + Rollo Kick.
Drop Kick	Dropdown	Physical	Single enemy	4	20	Leap Slash + Triple Kick.

Robo & Ayla

Name	Remake Name	Type	Target	Robo MP Cost	Ayla MP Cost	Individual Techs
Boogie	Boogie	Status Effect	All enemies	4	4	Robo Tackle + Charm
Spin Kick	Spin Kick	Physical	Single enemy	4	2	Robo Tackle + Rollo Kick.
Beast Toss	Beast Toss	Physical	Single enemy	12	4	Uzi Punch + Rock Throw

Triple Techs

Triple Techs are techs that require three characters. A rule of thumb for knowing which character combinations will have a triple tech is that there is a triple tech for every three character combinations that includes Crono and doesn't include Magus. Thus, Crono Marle Frog have one, Crono Marle Lucca also have one, etc.

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.

In addition to normally acquired triple techs 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.

As with double techs, triple techs require MP from all three characters. If a single character does not have enough MP, then the tech cannot be selected.

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	Remake Name	Type	Characters	MP Cost	Individual Techs	Info
3D Attack	3-D 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	Delta Force	Shadow/Physical	Crono Lucca Marle	8 8 8	Lightning 2 Fire 2 Ice 2
Delta Storm	Delta Storm	Shadow/Physical	Crono Lucca Frog	8 8 8	Lightning 2 Fire 2 Water 2
Final Kick	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	Gatling Kick	Shadow/Physical	Crono Lucca Ayla	8 8 20	Lightning 2 Fire 2 Triple Kick
Life Line	Lifeline	Party Recovery	Crono Marle Robo	2 15 3	Cyclone Life 2 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.
Triple Raid	Triple Attack	Physical	Crono Frog Robo	2 2 4	Cyclone Slurp Cut Robo Tackle
Twister	Twister	Shadow/Physical	Crono Robo Ayla	2 2 10	Cyclone Laser Spin Tail Spin

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	Remake 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	Mastermune	Shadow/ Physical	Frog Marle Robo	15 15 2	Frog Squash Life2 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. 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.
Omega Flare	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	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	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.