Psaro

Psaro · no. 299 in the monster list

Everything is read from the game's code, unless stated otherwise

Toughens up with Kabuff, then — Shazam! — hits hard with Kazam. Keep him under control with water-based warcraft.

A tragic figure who forsook his normal form to wreak revenge on the mortals who murdered his beloved.

The essentials

Earliest in the story: Legacy boss of “Psaro's Map” (levels 1 to 99, loot by level: Monsters and bosses page)
Gives: 65,600 – 173,940 EXP, 2,490 – 6,602 G, Mini medal (steal 1/64)
Weak to: ice ×1.5
Has no effect on it: dazzle, sleep, whack, confusion, stun, poison, paralysis

Family: ??? (bosses and unique monsters)

Stats

Variant	HP	MP	Att.	Def.	Agi.	EXP	Gold
level 1	7,500	255	665	510	280	65,600	2,490
level 16	8,345	255	740	543	301	76,160	2,891
level 41	9,970	255	884	602	339	97,669	3,707
level 99	15,066	255	1,336	765	448	173,940	6,602

HP from the game's record: in battle, each monster gets a roll between 80 and 100% of it (rounded); MP is full.

Resistances and actions

levels 1-15 — pattern A

Elements (damage taken): ice ×1.5; lightning / blast ×0.5
Effects (success rate): 75%: Decelerate; 50%: Divine Intervention; 25%: Fizzle, Sap; 5%: Blunt, Charm; immune: Dazzle, sleep, Whack, confusion, stun, poison, paralysis
Actions: 2 actions per turn — Attack 49%, Kazam 19%, switches to pattern B 15%, critical hit 11%, Kabuff 6.6%; after a first failure (MP or Fizzle), stops picking impossible actions. Conditions (otherwise it picks another slot): Kabuff: if an ally's defence can still go up. Only once per turn for its whole group: Kazam, critical hit, Kabuff

levels 1-15 — pattern B

Actions: 2 actions per turn — Attack 27%, Kacrack 23%, switches to pattern A 19%, Whack (from level 5) 15%, Disruptive Wave 11%, Sweet Breath (from level 10) 6.6%; after a first failure (MP or Fizzle), stops picking impossible actions. Conditions (otherwise it picks another slot): Sweet Breath: if a character is still awake, and under a third has Reverse Cycle. Only once per turn for its whole group: Kacrack, Whack, Disruptive Wave, Sweet Breath

levels 16-40 — pattern A

Elements (damage taken): ice ×1.5; lightning / blast ×0.5
Effects (success rate): 75%: Decelerate; 50%: Divine Intervention; 25%: Fizzle, Sap; 5%: Blunt, Charm; immune: Dazzle, sleep, Whack, confusion, stun, poison, paralysis
Actions: 2 actions per turn — Attack 27%, Kacrack 23%, Kacrackle (from level 28) 19%, switches to pattern B 15%, critical hit 11%, switches to pattern C 6.6%; after a first failure (MP or Fizzle), stops picking impossible actions. Only once per turn for its whole group: Kacrack, Kacrackle, critical hit

levels 16-40 — pattern B

Actions: 2 actions per turn — Attack 27%, Kazam 23%, Hellfire (from level 16) 19%, switches to pattern A 15%, Kabuff 11%, Sweet Breath (from level 10) 6.6%; after a first failure (MP or Fizzle), stops picking impossible actions. Conditions (otherwise it picks another slot): Hellfire: not if a third or more of the party has Reverse Cycle; Kabuff: if an ally's defence can still go up; Sweet Breath: if a character is still awake, and under a third has Reverse Cycle. Only once per turn for its whole group: Kazam, Hellfire, Kabuff, Sweet Breath

levels 16-40 — pattern C

Actions: 2 actions per turn — Attack 27%, C-C-Cold Breath (from level 34) 23%, Whack (from level 5) 19%, switches to pattern B 15%, Disruptive Wave 11%, Thwack (from level 22) 6.6%; after a first failure (MP or Fizzle), stops picking impossible actions. Conditions (otherwise it picks another slot): C-C-Cold Breath: not if a third or more of the party has Reverse Cycle. Only once per turn for its whole group: C-C-Cold Breath, Whack, Disruptive Wave, Thwack

levels 41-99 — pattern A

Elements (damage taken): ice ×1.5; lightning / blast ×0.5
Effects (success rate): 75%: Decelerate; 50%: Divine Intervention; 25%: Fizzle, Sap; 5%: Blunt, Charm; immune: Dazzle, sleep, Whack, confusion, stun, poison, paralysis
Actions: 3 actions per turn — Attack 45%, Hellfire (from level 16) 23%, switches to pattern B 15%, switches to pattern C 11%, Thwack (from level 22) 6.6%; after a first failure (MP or Fizzle), stops picking impossible actions. Conditions (otherwise it picks another slot): Hellfire: not if a third or more of the party has Reverse Cycle. Only once per turn for its whole group: Hellfire, Thwack

levels 41-99 — pattern B

Actions: 3 actions per turn — Attack 27%, Kazammle (from level 41) 23%, Kacrackle (from level 28) 19%, switches to pattern A 15%, Kabuff 11%, Sweet Breath (from level 10) 6.6%; after a first failure (MP or Fizzle), stops picking impossible actions. Conditions (otherwise it picks another slot): Kabuff: if an ally's defence can still go up; Sweet Breath: if a character is still awake, and under a third has Reverse Cycle. Only once per turn for its whole group: Kazammle, Kacrackle, Kabuff, Sweet Breath

levels 41-99 — pattern C

Actions: 3 actions per turn — Attack 27%, C-C-Cold Breath (from level 34) 23%, Meditation (from level 57) 19%, switches to pattern B 15%, Disruptive Wave 11%, critical hit 6.6%. Conditions (otherwise it picks another slot): C-C-Cold Breath: not if a third or more of the party has Reverse Cycle. Only once per turn for its whole group: C-C-Cold Breath, Meditation, Disruptive Wave, critical hit

Items

Mini medal steal 1/64

Habitat (in-game monster list)

Grotto

In the game, a defeated monster's entry names one of these places as soon as you have visited it, even if you never defeated that monster there; otherwise “?????????” (checked in game). The first two are named, “Etc.” for the third.

Grottoes (treasure maps)

Legacy boss of “Psaro's Map” (levels 1 to 99, loot by level: Monsters and bosses page)
Map from: Dragonlord, legacy boss

Under the hood

Internal numbers (game records, one per variant): 504, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620.

Drop codes (prm/mon_btldata, bytes +2 and +3; 0 = 100%, otherwise 1/2^(code + 2), 7 = none): Mini medal : 4.

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