Editing Ability List

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''Note: This list is not yet complete.  While most of the spells found in Dragon Quest are included below, a few remain to be added to this list, including their English localization names.''

This is a '''Abilities List''' for the various non-magical abilities appearing in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' games.  For more detail on any given ability, please refer to its applicable page.

*Enix localization = ''[[Dragon Warrior VII]]'' and the Monsters series on Game Boy, by [[Enix]]
*Fan translations = fan-made translations for ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'' & ''[[Dragon Quest VI|VI]]'' on [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
*Plus Alpha = ''Dragon Quest'' games released under [[Square Enix]], including the [[Nintendo DS]] remakes

==Breath attacks==
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| ひのいき || FireAir || || [[Fire Breath]] || 10+ Flame damage.
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| かえんのいき || BlazeAir || || [[Flame Breath]] || 30-40 Flame damage.
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| はげしいほのお || Scorching || ViolentFlames  || [[Inferno]] || 65-90 Flame damage.
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| しゃくねつほのお || WhiteFire || InfernalFlames || [[Scorch]] || 150-170 Flame damage.
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| れんごくかえん || HellFlame || || [[Hellfire]] || 200~230 Flame damage.
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| つめたいいき || FrigidAir || Cold Breath || [[Cool Breath]] || 10+ Ice damage.
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| こおりのいき || IceAir || Ice Breath || [[Chilly Breath]] || 50-60 Ice damage.
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| こごえるふぶき || IceStorm || Blizzard Breath || [[Freezing Blizzard]] || 120-140 ice damage.
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| かがやくいき || WhiteAir || Crystal Breath || [[C-c-cold Breath]] || 200~230 Ice damage.
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| やみのブレス || N/A || N/A || [[Dark Breath]] || Dark damage
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| どくのいき || PoisonGas || Poison Breath || [[Poison Breath]] || Inflicts poison status
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| もうどくのきり || PoisonAir || Toxic Breath || Venom Mist || Envenomed target loses 6%~10% of max HP per turn  
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| やけつくいき || PalsyAir || BurningBreath, Stun Breath || [[Burning Breath]] || Inflicts paralysis
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| あまいいき || SleepAir || Sweet Breath || [[Sweet Breath]] || Inflicts sleep
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==Melee arts==
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| こうげき || Attack || Attack || [[Attack]] || Standard melee attack
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| こんらんこうげき || Confuhit ||  || [[Confusion Attack]] || Melee attack with chance to inflict confusion
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| まひこうげき ||  ||  || [[Paralysis Attack]] || Melee attack with chance to inflict paralysis
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| どくこうげき ||  ||  || [[Poison Attack]] || Melee attack with chance to inflict poison
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| ねむりこうげき || NapAttack ||  || [[Sleep Attack]] || Melee attack with chance to inflict sleep
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| さみだれけん || RainSlash || Spinning Sword || Multislice || Attacks several times
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| さみだれぎり ||   ||  || [[Multislash]] || Attacks several times
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| 皆殺し || Massacre || Slowness || [[Frenzy]] || Critical hit on a random allied or enemy target
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| まじんぎり || EvilSlash || Magiblade || [[Hatchet Man]] || All or nothing critical attack
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| 大まじん斬り ||  ||  || [[Executioner]] || All or nothing critical attack
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| かえんぎり || FireSlash || Flame Slash || [[Flame Slash]] || Adds Sizz damage property to melee attack
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| 氷結斬 || Ice Slash || Ice Slash || [[Kacrackle Slash]] || Adds Crack damage property to melee attack
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| いなずまぎり || Bolt Slash || Electric Slash || [[Lightning Slash]] || Adds Bang damage property to melee attack
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| しんくうぎり ||  || Discharge || [[Gust Slash]] || Adds Woosh damage property to melee attack
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| ドラゴンぎり || Drake Slash || DragonCut || [[Dragon Slash]] || +50% damage vs. dragons
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| メタルぎり || MetalCut || MetalCut || [[Metal Slash]] || Always deals at least one point of damage to metal slimes and +50% against machines
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| はやぶさ斬り || Falcon Cut || Double Slash || [[Falcon Slash]] || Attacks twice with 0.75% attack power
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| ミラクルソード ||  ||  || [[Miracle Slash]] || Heals the user with 0.25% of damage given
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| ギガスラッシュ ||  || GigaSlash || [[Gigaslash]] || Heavy damage to one group
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| ギガブレイク ||  ||  || [[Gigagash]] || Heavy damage to one group. Exact damage varies by game
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| しっぷうづき || SquallHit || First Strike || [[Mercurial Thrust]] || Strikes first at 80% power
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| 一閃づき ||  ||  || [[Thunder Thrust]] || All or nothing critical attack
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| 雷光一閃突き ||  ||  || [[Lightning Thrust]] || All or nothing critical attack with higher accuracy
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| さみだれづき ||  ||  || [[Multithrust]] || Hits 3-4 times
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| なぎ払い ||  ||  || [[Clean Sweep]] (DQ8)<br />[[Party Pooper]] (DQ9) || Attacks one group + stun
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| けものづき ||  ||  || [[Cattle Prod]] || +50% damage vs. beasts
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| ポイズンダガー ||  ||  || [[Toxic Dagger]] ||Chance to envenom a foe
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| ポイズンソード ||  ||  || [[Toxic Sword]] ||Chance to envenom a foe while dealing 25% more damage 
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| アサシンアタック ||  ||  || [[Assassin's Stab]] ||Chance to instantly slay a foe
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| ライトニングデス ||  ||  || [[Sudden Death]] ||Higher chance to instantly slay a foe
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| キラーブーン ||  ||  || [[Fly Swat]] || +50% damage vs. bugs
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| タナトスハント ||  ||  || [[Victimizer]] ||+50% more damage to paralyzed and envenomed foes
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| ヒュプノスハント ||  ||  || [[Persecutter]] ||+50% damage to sleeping and confused foes
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| バンパイアエッジ ||  ||  || [[HP Hoover]] ||Restores health by 0.25% of damage dealt
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| たいぼく斬 ||  ||  || [[Poplar Toppler]] ||+50% damage to plants
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| 蒼天魔斬 ||  ||  || [[Parallax]] ||+30% damage to one foe with a chance of paralysis
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| かぶと割り ||  ||  || [[Helm Splitter]] ||Chance to lower a foe's defence by 50%
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| オノむそう ||  ||  || [[Axes of Evil]] ||Attacks a group of foes with descending damage
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| 烈風獣神斬 ||  ||  || [[Typhoeus' Maul]] ||Double damage dealt to beasts, +50% to everything else
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| 森羅万象斬 ||  ||  || [[Whopper Chop]] ||180~220 base damage with 50% chance of a critical hit
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| ハートブレイク ||  ||  || [[Heart Breaker]] ||30% chance to stun a foe for one turn
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| ゴールドハンマー ||  ||  || [[Penny Pincher]] ||Steals an extra 10% gold from an enemy 
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| ラストバッター ||  ||  || [[Bagsy Last]] ||User goes last and deals 30% more damage
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| ドラムクラッシュ ||  ||  || [[Monster Masher]] ||+50% damage to material monsters
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| マインドブレイク ||  ||  || [[Mind Breaker]] ||Higher chance to stun a foe, also deals +25% damage
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| ランドインパクト ||  ||  || [[Crackerwhack]] ||160~190 Soil damage to all enemies
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| ビッグバン ||  || BigBang || [[Big Banga]] ||Damage variable and attribute depend on game
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| ゴールドラッシュ ||  ||  || [[Gold Rush]] ||Steals an extra 20% gold from one foe and deals +25% damage
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| デビルクラッシュ ||  ||  || [[Devil Crusher]] ||Double damage dealt to material monsters, +50% to demons, and +10% to everything else
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| ぬすっと斬り ||  ||  || [[Steal Sickle]] ||Low chance to steal from a foe
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| 死神のかま ||  ||  || [[Grim Reaper]] ||Group damaging attack with a chance to instantly slay foes
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| 大どろぼうのかま ||  ||  || [[Stainless Steal Sickle]] ||Higher chance to steal from a foe
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| 冥王のかま ||  ||  || [[Grimmer Reaper]] ||Group damage attack with a higher chance to slay foes
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| おうぎのまい ||  ||  || [[Fan Dango]] || Hits 3-4 times at 0.50% damage
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| ラリホーアロー ||  ||  || [[Sandman's Arrow]] || attack 1 enemy + sleep
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| 妖精の矢 ||  ||  || [[Cherub's Arrow]] || attack 1 enemy + MP recovery
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| 精霊の矢 ||  ||  || [[Seraph's Arrow]] || attack 1 enemy + MP recovery
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| ニードルショット ||  ||  || [[Needle Shot]] || 1 damage; 13% chance to kill instantly
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| ニードルラッシュ ||  ||  || Needle Rain || Hits 3-4 times for 1 damage; 13% chance to kill instantly
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| シャイニングボウ ||  ||  || [[Shining Shot]] || 145~155 Light damage to all foes
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| マジックアロー ||  ||  || [[Conjury Conductor]] || Attack with a 50% chance to lower magical resistance
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| バードシュート ||  ||  || [[Flutter Disaster]] || +50% damage to birds
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| さみだれうち  ||  ||  || [[Multishot]] (DQ8)<br />[[Rain of Pain]] (DQ9) || Hits 3-4 times at 0.50% damage
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| 天使の矢 ||  ||  || [[Hallowed Arrow]] || Restores MP by 1/8th of damage dealt
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| クロスカッター ||  ||  || [[Crosscutter Throw]] ||Attacks first enemy twice
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| パワフルスロー ||  ||  || [[Power Throw]] ||Damage does not decrease with each enemy struck
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| 超パワフルスロー ||  ||  || Super Throw ||Damage does not decrease with each enemy struck
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| シャインスコール ||  ||  || [[Starburst Throw]] ||95~115 Light damage to all foes 
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| バーニングバード ||  ||  || [[Firebird Throw]] ||Strikes up to seven times at 0.30% with Frizz-type damage
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| ギガスロー ||  ||  || [[Gigathrow]] ||Up to 375 Zap damage to one foe 
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| スライムブロウ ||  ||  || [[Ooze Bruiser]] ||+50% damage vs slimes
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| メタルウィング ||  ||  || [[Metalicker]] || Always deals at least one point of damage on metal slimes
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| らせん打ち ||  ||  || [[Hypnowhip]] || 
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| しばり打ち ||  ||  || [[Trammel Lash]] || 
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| ねむり打ち ||  ||  || [[Hit the Hay]] || 
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| しびれ打ち ||  ||  || [[Whiplash]] || Attack + paralysis
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| 愛のムチ ||  ||  || [[Lashings of Love]] || 
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| 双竜打ち ||  ||  || [[Twin Dragon Lash]] || 
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| レディウィップ ||  ||  || [[Lady's Thong]] || 
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| クィーンウィップ ||  ||  || [[Queen's Thong]] || 
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| ヒールウィップ ||  ||  || [[Schadenfreude]] || 
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| 地這い大蛇 ||  ||  || [[Serpent's Bite]] || 
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| 足払い || LegSweep || SweepKick || [[Leg Sweep]] || 
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| 回し蹴り || RoundHouse || Spin Kick || [[Roundhouse Kick]] || 
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| とび膝蹴り || JumpKick || Jump Kick || [[Flying Knee]] || 150% damage to flying foes
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| 石つぶて || CragThrow || RockThrow || [[Stone's Throw]] || 
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| かまいたち || WindBeast || Wind Slash || [[Wind Sickles]] || 
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| せいけんづき || Punch || Spirit Punch || [[Knuckle Sandwich]] || 
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| しんくうは || Vacuum || Vacuum Blade || [[Thin Air]] || 
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| ムーンサルト || BackFlip || MoonSalt || [[Harvest Moon]] || Cartwheels into enemies. 3x damage to one foe, 2x damage to two foes, etc.
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| ミラクルムーン ||  ||  || [[Miracle Moon]] || Cartwheels into enemies; recovers HP
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| 岩石おとし ||  || Rockslide || [[Boulder Toss]] || Throws a large boulder at enemies.
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| ばくれつけん || QuadHits || SwordLine || [[Multifists]] || Hits 3-4 times
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|  ||  ||  || [[Morale Masher]] || Melee attack that cuts enemy tension
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| たいあたり || Ram Attack || ThrowSelf || [[Body Slam]] || Reduces HP of target and user by 80%
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| とうこん討ち ||  ||  || [[Clap Trap]] ||+25% damage to one foe
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| もろば斬り || 2EdgeHit ||  || [[Double-Edged Slash]] ||+50% damage to one foe. User takes 20% of damage dealt 
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| 無心こうげき ||  ||  || [[Blind Man's Biff]] ||+50% damage to one random foe 
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| アルテマソード || Ultrahit || Ultima Sword  || [[Blade of Ultimate Power]] || 500~600 damage to one foe
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==Defensive==
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| ぼうぎょ ||   ||  || [[Defend]] || Basic command
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| 大ぼうぎょ ||   || Defenses || [[Defending Champion]] ||Reduces damage by 90%
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| やいばのぼうぎょ ||  ||  || [[Pincushion]] || 
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| うけながしのかまえ ||  ||  || [[Back Atcha]] || 
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|  ||  ||  || [[Whipping Boy]] || 
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| におうだち || Protect || Guardian, Protect || [[Forbearance]] || Shields entire party
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| ビッグシールド ||  ||  || [[Immense Defense]] || Increases chance of blocking with shield
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| ミラーシールド ||  ||  || [[Magic Mirror (skill)|Magic Mirror]] || Reflect magic attacks
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| といきがえし || || || [[Reverse Cycle]] || Reflects breath attacks
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| おいかぜ || || || Backdraft || Reflects breath attacks
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==Dances==
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| みかわしきゃく || Sidestep || Deflect || [[Dodgy Dance]] || Lowers MP
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| ふしぎなおどり || Odd Dance || Strange Jig / Strange Dance || [[Weird Dance]] || Lowers MP
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| さそうおどり || Lure Dance || Entice Dance || [[Sultry Dance]] || Distracts enemy
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|  || Boxer Dance ||  || [[Underpants Dance]] || Distracts group of enemies
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| ハッスルダンス || Hustle ||  || [[Hustle Dance]] || Heals all party members
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| メダパニダンス || Panidance || Chaos Dance || [[Fuddle Dance]] || Inflicts confusion
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|  || Sword Dance ||  ||  || Four hits at 75% power
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| 死の踊り || K.O Dance || Death Dance || [[Death Dance]] || Kills enemies
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| メガザルダンス || Life Dance || GiveLife Dance  || [[Kerplunk Dance]] || Sacrifices self to revive allies
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|  || N/A || N/A || [[Disco Stew]] || 
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==Songs==
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| 精霊の歌 || LifeSong ||  ||  || 
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| たたかいのうた ||  ||  || [[Gritty Ditty]] || Increases the parties attack
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==Unsorted==
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| いなずま ||  || Bolt || [[Lightning]] || Lightning damage
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| ジゴスパーク ''Jigosupaku'' || HellBlast || GigaSpark || [[Lightning Storm]] || Heavy Lightning damage
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| 津波 || Tsunami || Tsunami || [[Tidal Wave]]||30~40 Woosh damage
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| マグマ || Magma || Magma || [[Magma Blast]] || 75~85 Flame damage
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| じわれ || Tremor || Tremor || [[Fissure]] || 
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| ひばしら ||  || FlameOrb || [[Pyre o' Fire]] ||175~195 Flame damage
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| まぶしいひかり || Flash || Dazzle || [[Dazzleflash]] || Blinds opponents
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| まばゆいせんこう ||  ||  || [[Blinder]] || Attack + blinds opponents
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| 回転こうげき ||  ||  || [[Roundaclout]] ||
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| 魔結界 ||  || || [[Spooky Aura]] || Reduces magic resistance
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| 巴投げ || Suplex || TossFiend || [[Heave-Ho]] || Chance to remove an enemy from battle 
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| なめまわし || LushLicks || Spin Lick || [[Tongue Lashing]] || Afflicted suffers goosebumps (skips next turn)
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| ひゃくれつなめ || SickLick || Dark Lick || [[Tongue Bashing]] || Attempts to reduce one foe's defence to zero
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| おたけび || WarCry || Scream || [[War Cry]] || Scares a group of enemies
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| 超おたけび ||  ||  || [[Raging Roar]] || Scares all enemies
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| 投げキッス ||  ||  || [[Blow Kiss]] ||
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| ぱふぱふ ||  ||  || [[Puff-Puff]] || Distract an enemy with feminine curves
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| ヒップアタック ||  ||  || [[Hip Drop]] ||
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| セクシービーム || N/A || N/A || [[Sexy Beam]] ||65~75 damage to one enemy with a chance to confuse
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| ピンクタイフーン || N/A || N/A || [[Pink Typhoon]] ||76~84 woosh damage to a group of enemies 
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| ためる ||  ||  || [[Psyche Up]] || Increases tension
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| 気合ため || PsycheUp || PowerUp || [[Focus Strength]] || Increases strength for one turn
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| 力ため || ChargeUp  || WindUp || [[Muster Strength]] || Increases Strength for one turn
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| ツッコミ || Mineuchi || || [[Sobering Slap]] || Removes confusion and sleep from one ally
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==See Also==
* [[Spell List]]
[[Category:Recurring elements]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Skills|*]]