Easy Gald
Go to the city of Lzoold and go to the boat dock. Find your wanted poster at the dock. There will be a person in a pink cat suit here, Emo-Katz, and he or she will ask you to play "EB". Play it and choose easy for Apple Gels, normal for Life Bottles, or hard for Lemon Gels. You will get five of them if you win. You can do this as many times as desired. You can sell the Lemon Gels for 500 Gald at the shop above Emo-Katz. Play EB four times and win to get 20 Lemon Gelss and sell them to get lots of Gald.
In Tekkial'a at the earth temple at the bottom of the bridges, you will break and find treasures. At the bottom is a dragon creature. Each time you kill him you will get 10,000 Gald. He as 10,000 HP with an attack of 1200 and defense of about 400, However, he is easy to defeat with Raine.
Once you get Zelos into your party, flag him as the avatar (the person who walks around) by scrolling over his picture and pressing [X]. When Zelos talks to any female NPC (even shop owners), he will get free items or Gald. They will give you different items and different amounts of Gald each time you leave the city and return. Repeat this frequently to get good items. Note: They do not give Zelos weapons, armor, or accessories.
This can be done as early as possible in the game. When done early it is also good for experience. When you get to Ossa Trail, fight everything you can and use combos frequently. If you do well in the fight, you will get lots of Beast Fangs and Beast Hides, can be sold for 1,000 Gald each. Repeat this as many times as desired.
After you rebuild Luin, there will be a shop called "Fighting Spirit" All of the items there are like toys, but are all better than the items you probably have. Buy Sheena's weapon called "Money Bag" and equip it. Then, go to the dragon in the Temple Of Earth and fight it. When Sheena is in battle and you win, the Gald gets doubled because of her weapon.
Finding Lyla
If you go north from izoold without doing two things to get on the boat it will cause the boat to disappear. However, you are not stuck. You will find the girl again, but you must do other things first. This is also an opportunity to get Sheena. This will require a lot of leveling up, but is worth it. There are also two seals that can be opened. You must go to Himma and tell the woman that you are Sheena's friend. This will get you started towards getting Sheena. Luin will be attacked by the Desians and you must save it. You must save the girl being sacrificed to the fake Wind Guardian. Then, open that seal. You can also go through the Tower Of Mana and release a seal. After doing everything that you can, you should have Sheena in your party and the boat and Lyla will be in Izoold, ready for you. You much more powerful than you actually need to be to do everything needed in Palmacosta and the surrounding areas.
Fight a Bacura
To fight a Bacura, the big solid Mana blocks in the Toize Mines, go to the last room, where you get the ore. There will be a one-eyed monster in there. fight it. Sometimes it will be a couple of Stone Golems with some other monsters, and sometimes it will be a Bacura. Just run away if it is not a Bacura and re-encounter it. The Bacura has 255 HP and you can only drain one. Also, it disappears after thirty seconds.
Fight against Seles
To fight Seles (Zelos' sister), go to the Meltokio arena after you get the emblem from Derris-Kharlan. Complete beginner and intermediate modes to unlock advanced mode. Complete advanced mode twice with any character to fight Seles in an extra match. By winning the match you will get Zelos' best weapon, the Last Fencer.
Curry Recipe
After you have met Altessa, leave then go back to his house this time with Zelos as your on-screen character. If you see Tabatha standing by the stove, talk to her. Lloyd will then appear as the on-screen character. Follow through the sequence that plays and she will teach you the recipe for curry, a dish that you cannot learn from the Wonder Chef. If this does not work the first time, then go back a short time later.
Devils Arms
The Devils Arms are a set of cursed weapons you can find that appear to have very little attack power. However, after you defeat Abyssion in the Darkness Temple, try equipping them to defeat a monster. Each time they are used to kill a monster, they will become more powerful. These weapons can become the most powerful weapons in the game if you have the patience to battle with them.
Falcon Crest
When Lloyd is low on health (health is in the red) and has the weapon "Material Blade" equipped, he can use a secret tech called the Falcon Crest. To use this tech, press [X] + [A] + [B]. Note: Lloyd must have the title "Eternal Swordsman" in use when attempting this tech.
Last Fencer
In order for this trick to work, you must have already fought Seles with Zelos, then have gone on to fight Zelos later in the Tower of Salvation. Go through the Advance Class battles again with Lloyd. After you have received your prizes, Seles will return to the Arena and try to take revenge for her brother's death. If you defeat her, you get another Last Fencer and another item. You may need to face her after already going through Vinheim and getting the Sacred Stone; or have obtained the Derris Emblem.
Pink Pearl Ring
Note: You must have Sheena in your party. After you drop off Presea in Ozette, go to Sybak. Beside the library will be a shop or two and a pile of junk. Go to the junk pile, and an intermission sequence will start. Follow along with the sequence. At the end you will receive a Pink Pearl Ring. which is listed as a valuable item. Note: The person you must talk to has black hair.
Summon Spirit Maxwell
In order to find the Summon Spirit Maxwell, you must first find the Derris Emblem in Derris-Kharlan (which is late in the game, near the end ). Then, go to Exire (Half-elves village ) and go to the house with a man inside. He is the person that says that a team of half-elves and humans is a rare combination. Go up the stairs in front of his house and walk around to get to the back, which leads to secret passage. Walk until you see a tombstone. Equip the Ring of Fire, Water, Earth, Wind (which are Ruby, Aquamarine, Opal, Garnet). Then, you will fight Maxwell. He has 60,000 HP (easy mode in the customize menu) or 90,000 HP (hard mode). He also knows strong level 3 magic spells such as Thunder Arrow, Raging Mist, and Meteor Swarm.
Genis: Alternate costume
After you defeat the Dark Dragon and go through the doors in Mithos' Castle, go back to Meltokio. Go to the slums and you will find a boy chasing a Kats. Genis will follow the boy and the Kats will get away. Afterwards, talk to the Kats in the item shop near the secret entrance. He will tell you to talk to the elder in Kats Village in Sylvarant. When you talk to the Elder Kats, he will give Genis a Kats costume. You will have to return to the slums. After that, watch the intermission sequence and Genis will keep the Kats costume.
Lloyd: Easy Comboist title
Make a party with at least Lloyd, Genis, and Raine. Raine must know Ray and Genis must at least know Explosion, Tidal Wave, Cyclone, Indignation, or Ground Dasher. Perform a Unison Attack on any enemy using Raine's Ray, one of the above mentioned spells for Genis, and any attack from Lloyd. If done correctly, after the characters perform their individual attacks Raine and Genis will perform Prism Stars, causing at least 1,200 damage and 30 hits with Lloyd and another character adding even more hits. It is possible to score 72 hits using this technique with Lloyd performing Raining Tiger Blade. You can also use this to do a lot of damage to Bosses.
Lloyd: Alternate costume
After you save Pietro and Luin is destroyed, you can give money to build the city back. This requires more than 500,000 Gald. When you donate money, do not give away more than 70,000 Gald at a time. When you donate enough money, Pietro will tell you that he is going on a journey. After this, go to the pier where the boat is at in Luin. You will see Aifread. Talk to Aifread and buy the boat for 3,000 Gald. Leave the town, re-enter, and talk to him again. Answer "Yes" to his question to get Lloyd's alternate pirate costume.
After you defeat the Dark Dragon and go through the doors in Mithos' Castle, go back to Altamarina. You will find a lady who has lost her children. Answer "Yes" to her question and find all of her children. After that, she will leave a gift at the hotel. They will be swimsuits. It will say that someone is waiting for Lloyd when he is dressed up. Note: Save before you talk to the manager so you know what swimsuits to get.
Presea: Alternate costume
After you defeat the Dark Dragon and go through the doors in Mithos' Castle, go back to Altamarina Then, go to the Larzeno Company and into the president's office. Talk to the old man and you will get the "Klonoa Costume".
Raine: Alternate costume
After you Defeat the Dark Dragon and go through the doors in Mithos' Castle, go back to Asgard and run to the Ruins all the way up. The people of Asgard will want Raine to perform the ritual again, and she will keep the Maiden costume.
Regal: Alternate costume
After you defeat the Dark Dragon and go through the doors in Mithos' Castle, go back to Meltokio. Run all the way to the church where you will find two Wonder Chefs. Run up to them, and you will find both of them arguing about an "ultimate recipe". Then the original Wonder Chef will disappear, and you will have a cook off with the other chef. You automatically win. Soon after, the original wonder chef will appear again and give Regal his "Wonder Chef" costume.
Zelos: Alternate costume
After you Defeat the Dark Dragon and go through the doors in Mithos' Castle, go back to Meltokio. Go to Zelos' Mansion. Girls will be there, talking to Zelos in a mini-skit. After the skit he will wear a mask to get away from the girls.
Sheena: Alternate costume
After you go to Mithos' Castle and open the door after you defeat the dark dragon, go to Mizuho. Talk to the person in the chief's house. Go to the Lightning Temple and talk to the spirit of the chief at the altar where you fought Volt. Go back to Mizuho and the chief will wake up. He will ask for Sheena to spend a day at Mizuho. When you return, you will see that Sheena has been chosen for the next chief, and you will get Sheena's alternate chief costume.
Defeating the Dragon Knight
Use the following trick to defeat the Dragon Knight in advanced mode in the coliseum with Genis and Raine. Wait until it flies up into the air, then run underneath it. If you are lucky, the dragon will land on you, and you should be able to cast spells without having to worry about getting hit. Try to use spells that do not make the enemy move to the left or right (Photon with Raine; Lightning, Thunder Blade, or Indignation with Genis). This could also be applied to Zelos or Kratos if you are having trouble with them.
Combos
In a fight, press [Forward] + [A], [Forward] + [A], [A], "Sword Rain: Alpha" (Sword Rain, Sonic Sword Rain, Sword Rain: Beta may also work), "Hunting Beast" (Raging Best also works). In this combo, you will stun the enemy, (or make the enemy fall and use time to stand up ), which gives you time to give to do extra damaging attacks to them and is also a good opportunity for spellcasters to cast quickly without being disturbed.
With Lloyd, press [Forward] + [A], [Forward] + [A], [Forward] + [A], "Swords Rain", "Psi Tempest" (while holding [Forward] ), turn around (for a good position), "Rising Falcon". This results in 12 hits, RF is the finisher.
With Lloyd, press [Forward] + [A], [Forward] + [A], [A], "Sword Rain", "Sonic Thrust", "Tempest", "Fierce Demon Fang", "Tempest Thrust" or "Tempest Beast" or "Hunting Beast". Note : Try equipping the Sardonyx (from Volt) or equip Shiden (sold in weapon shop in Mizuho) to make the Sonic Thrust into Lighting Thrust, giving extra damage once you execute Sonic thrust in the combo. Also, instead of using Tempest, you can also use Tiger Blade, and if you equip Sardonyx or Shiden it will turn to Lighting Tiger Blade for even more damage. Level 1 techs may be bad for damage, but the best tech for opening a combo or chaining from level 1 to level 3 techs, plus the level 1 techs contains most of Lloyd's special techs.
Recommended level
When fighting through the first ruins towards the Seal of Fire, it is recommended that you get to at least level 13 for each character. If not, the battle with the Boss will either require an absolutely brilliant strategy or result in the death of your party. Also, make sure that Genis has his skills set to only Aqua Edge and/or Icicle if you have obtained that skill; otherwise he will waste TP using skills that will cause very little damage for the cost.
Getting into the Wind Seal Room
In Asgard, when sealing the Wind Seal, it is difficult to get into the Seal Room. Light the two lamps next to each other to open a secret room, which has mini pinwheels in the room. Around the entire Asgard ruin there are tablets on the walls, but you cannot read them unless you light the lamps around the tablets, with the original form of the Sorcerer's Ring. When you read the two of them that say something about jewels, and the one that says the cycle of power through the Earth, Gods, and Wind Spirit, it is easy to get into the Seal Room. The Ruby is the red pinwheel, the Pearl is the white pin wheel, the Topaz is the yellow pinwheel, the Wind Spirit is the blue pinwheel, and the Emerald is the green pin wheel.
In order to get into the Wind Seal room, you must make the pinwheels spin in the correct order. The order is red, yellow, green, white, blue. After spinning it in the correct order, a door in the back will open.
Visiting Corrine after death
After you defeat the Dark Dragon and go through the doors in Mithos' Castle, go back to Iselia. There will be a little skit with Sheena hearing Corrin's voice. After that, go to the Temple of Martel. Go to where you first met the Angel. You will see Corrine in his true form (Verius), but you will not be able to summon him.
Arena weapons
When you reach Mithos' Castle, defeat the Dark Dragon and open the door. Go through the door, but do not go through the teleporter to Mithos. After you have opened the door and gone through it, go back to Meltokio. Go to the arena and fight in advanced mode with any character to get a personal arena weapon for that person.
Special abilities
The following special abilities are either difficult to get or can only be activated when certain conditions are met.
Lloyd
Lightning Thrust: Equip Sardonyx, use Sonic Thrust 200 times.
Lightning Tiger: Equip Sardonyx, use Tiger Blade 200 times.
Grave Blade: Equip Ruby, use Fierce Demon Fang 200 times.
Rising Phoenix: Equip Garnet, use Rising Falcon 200 times.
Falcon's Crest: Have the title "Eternal Swordsman" equipped, have "Material Blade" equipped, have health in the red zone, and have 100 TP available. Press [X], [A], and [B].
Colette
Toss Hammer: Use Pow Hammer 200 times; random chance of happening.
Ice Hammer: Equip Sapphire, use Pow Hammer 200 times.
Holy Judgment: Use Judgment and Holy Song 50 times each; random chance of happening.
Genis
Indignant Judgment: Use Indignation 50 times, then use again in Over Limit.
Kratos
Grave Blade: Equip Ruby, use Fierce Demon Fang 200 times.
Zelos
Grave Blade: Equip Ruby, use Fierce Demon Fang 200 times.
Regal
Super Swallow Dance: Equip Opal, use Swallow Dance 200 times.
Note: Lightning Thrust, Lightning Tiger, Grave Blade, Rising Phoenix, Ice Hammer, and Super Swallow Dance do not have to be done 200 times with the appropriate item equipped. They only need to be done 200 times, and then have the item equipped.
Attack attributes
After receiving special items from the Summon Spirits, you can change your weapon's element in order to deal more damage to some enemies. For example, using Water against a Fire-type enemy. Incidentally, some of these allow special techniques once conditions are met. Refer to the "Special abilities" hint for details.
Amethyst: Attack Element turns to Darkness.
Aquamarine: Attack Element turns to Water.
Garnet: Attack Element turns to Fire.
Opal: Attack Element turns to Wind.
Ruby: Attack Element turns to Earth.
Sapphire: Attack Element turns to Ice.
Sardonyx: Attack Element turns to Lightning.
Topaz: Attack Element turns to Light.
Pac-Man reference
In Flanoir near the Weapon shop are three ice statues. One of them is Pac-Man.
Klonoa reference
A Klonoa reference can be found in the Presea's Dream Traveler title that you get from George in Altimira (near the end of the game).
Final Fantasy 7 reference
In the slums in Meltolkio a solider is looking for a cute flower girl in the slums, which is a reference to Aeris in Final Fantasy 7.
Titanic reference
In Palmacosta on the ship by the town square, there are people on the front imitating the famous scene from Titanic.
Glitch: Collette flies without wings
Note: This glitch only takes effect before you release the Fire Seal. When in and after battle during the time where it shows how much Grade, experience, etc. that you earned, notice that Collette floats just as if she had wings from after the Fire Seal.
Glitch: Buy nothing
In the House of Guidance, the trade salesman sells Metal Spheres for 8.0 Grade. However, no matter how much Grade you have, he tells you that it is not enough. You will however still lose the Grade; it is as if you spent 8.0 Grade for nothing.