The Adamantoise is an enemy from Final Fantasy IX, found around the Forgotten Continent and the world map area near Daguerreo, in marsh and dirt terrain. It is a large tortoise that is weak to Thunder spells.
Stats[]
Battle[]
The Adamantoise can use Limit Glove to destroy its opponent in one blow, so the player should not use Matra Magic on it, leaving it at 1 HP. It also uses Earth Shake to damage the whole party at once with Earth damage. Overall, while being a powerful enemy, it is not difficult to defeat.
Strategy[]
It is recommended to strike the tortoise's weakness to Lightning-elemental attacks by using Vivi's Thundara spell and Steiner's Thundara Sword, as well as keeping the party's HP up at all times to avoid dying to its Earth Shake attack, which Quina can learn by eating the enemy. This spell can also be avoided by equipping equipment that absorbs Earth-elemental attacks, or by simply having Float at all times. The Adamantoise can be defeated in one blow of Steiner's Iai Strike or Vivi's Death, Break, or Stop, should they connect, or through the use of Mustard Bomb or Frost.
AI script[]
Function Adamantoise_Init
set attacklist = [ Heave ; Heave ; Heave ; Thundara ; Earth Shake ; Earth Shake ]
Function Adamantoise_ATB
set selectedattack = RandomAttack( attacklist )
if ( selectedattack == Heave )
set SV_Target = RandomInTeam(SV_PlayerTeam)
elseif ( selectedattack == Heave )
set SV_Target = RandomInTeam(SV_PlayerTeam)
elseif ( selectedattack == Heave )
set SV_Target = RandomInTeam(SV_PlayerTeam)
elseif ( selectedattack == Thundara )
set SV_Target = RandomInTeam(SV_PlayerTeam)
elseif ( selectedattack == Earth Shake )
set SV_Target = SV_PlayerTeam
elseif ( selectedattack == Earth Shake )
set SV_Target = SV_PlayerTeam
if ( ( SV_FunctionEnemy[HP] == 1 ) && ( SV_FunctionEnemy[MP] > 10 ) )
set SV_Target = RandomInTeam(SV_PlayerTeam)
set selectedattack = Limit Glove
Attack( selectedattack )
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Etymology[]
Adamantoise is a portmanteau of "adamantite" and "tortoise".
Adamantite and similar words including Adamant and Adamantine are used to refer to any especially hard substance, whether composed of diamond, some other gemstone, or some type of metal.