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Abilities - Earthbound

This page provides a list of all Abilities in the game Earthbound. It covers Offense, Recover, Assist, and Other Abilities, along with their stats. If you're searching for Armors, Items, or Weapons, you can easily access their dedicated pages through the links provided below.

 

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Offense

PSI Fire

Paula
Type: α
Level: 3
PP Cost: 6
Target: To row of foes.
Effect: Deals 60 - 100 damage.
Fire bursts from the fingers and a row of enemies take about 80 points of damage each.

Paula
Type: β
Level:19
PP Cost:12
Target: To row of foes.
Effect: Deals 120 - 200 damage.
Fire bursts from the fingers and a row of enemies take about 160 points of damage each.

Paula
Type: γ
Level: 37
PP Cost: 20
Target: To row of foes.
Effect: Deals 180 - 300 damage.
Fire bursts from the fingers and a row of enemies take about 240 points of damage each.

Paula
Type: Ω
Level: 64
PP Cost: 42
Target: To row of foes.
Effect: Deals 240 - 400 damage.
Fire bursts from the fingers and a row of enemies take about 320 points of damage each.

 

PSI Flash

Ness
Type: α
Level: 18
PP Cost: 8
Target: To all enemies.
Effect: N/A
It generates a strong flash and can make the enemy start crying uncontrollably, and in some circumstances, feel strange.

Ness
Type: β
Level: 38
PP Cost: 16
Target: To all enemies.
Effect: N/A
It generates a strong flash and can make the enemy start crying uncontrollably, and in some circumstances, can make the enemy feel strange, become numb, or even be destroyed.

Ness
Type: γ
Level: 61
PP Cost: 24
Target: To all enemies.
Effect: N/A
It generates a strong flash and can make the enemy start crying uncontrollably. Often, it will destroy an enemy in a single strike.

Ness
Type: Ω
Level: 67
PP Cost: 32
Target: To all enemies.
Effect: N/A
It generates glorious rays that have a high probability of destroying all the enemies on the scene in a single strike.

 

PSI Freeze

Paula, Poo
Type: α
Level: 1, 15
PP Cost: 4
Target: To one enemy.
Effect: Deals 125 - 235 damage.
Causes a very cold wind to swirl around one enemy, inflicting about 180 points of damage. May freeze the enemy completely. It may not be so effective against some enemies.

Paula, Poo
Type: β
Level: 11, 15
PP Cost: 9
Target: To one enemy.
Effect: Deals 270 - 450 damage.
Causes a very cold wind to swirl around one enemy, inflicting about 360 points of damage. May freeze the enemy completely. It may not be so effective against some enemies.

Paula, Poo
Type: γ
Level: 31, 33
PP Cost: 18
Target: To one enemy.
Effect: Deals 405 - 675 damage.
Causes a very cold wind to swirl around one enemy, inflicting about 540 points of damage. May freeze the enemy completely. It may not be so effective against some enemies.

Paula, Poo
Type: Ω
Level: 46
PP Cost: 2 8
Target: To one enemy.
Effect: Deals 540 - 900 damage.
Causes a very cold wind to swirl around one enemy, inflicting about 720 points of damage. May freeze the enemy completely. It may not be so effective against some enemies.

 

PSI Rockin

Ness
Type: α
Level: 8
PP Cost: 10
Target: To all enemies.
Effect: Deals 40 - 120 damage.
A deadly PSI attack which only Ness can use. It's a psychokinetic wave generated by concentration that deals each enemy about 50 points of damage.

Ness
Type: β
Level: 22
PP Cost: 14
Target: To all enemies.
Effect: Deals 90 - 270 damage.
A deadly PSI attack which only Ness can use. It's a psychokinetic wave generated by concentration that deals each enemy about 180 points of damage.

Ness
Type: γ
Level: 49
PP Cost: 40
Target: To all enemies.
Effect: Deals 160 - 480 damage.
A deadly PSI attack which only Ness can use. It's a psychokinetic wave generated by concentration that deals each enemy about 320 points of damage.

Ness
Type: Ω
Level: 75
PP Cost: 98
Target: To all enemies.
Effect: Deals 320 - 960 damage.
A deadly PSI attack which only Ness can use. It's a psychokinetic wave generated by concentration that deals each enemy about 640 points of damage.

 

PSI Starstorm

Poo
Type: α
Level: Event
PP Cost: 24
Target: To all enemies.
Effect: Deals 270 - 450 damage
The method of "shaking off the stars" which Poo learned in his training. It deals about 360 points of damage to each enemy.

Poo
Type: Ω
Level: Event
PP Cost: 42
Target: To all enemies.
Effect: Deals 540 - 900 damage.
The method of "shaking off the stars" which Poo learned in his training. It deals about 720 points of damage to each enemy.

 

PSI Thunder

Paula, Poo
Type: α
Level: 8, 15
PP Cost: 3
Target: To enemy.
Effect: Deals 60 - 180 damage.
The enemy is thunder struck for about 120 points of damage. You may miss when there are few enemies. Eliminates a psychic or psychic power shield.

Paula, Poo
Type: β
Level: 25, 15
PP Cost: 7
Target: To enemy.
Effect: Deals 60 - 180 damage (×2).
The enemy is thunder struck for about 120 points of damage two separate times. You may miss when there are few enemies. Eliminates a psychic or psychic power shield.

Paula, Poo
Type: γ
Level: 57, 41
PP Cost: 16
Target: To enemy.
Effect: Deals 100 - 300 damage (×3).
The enemy is thunder struck for about 200 points of damage three separate times. You may miss when there are few enemies. Eliminates a psychic or psychic power shield.

Poo
Type: Ω
Level: 55
PP Cost: 20
Target: To enemy.
Effect: Deals 100 - 300 damage (×4).
The enemy is thunder struck for about 200 points of damage four separate times. You may miss when there are few enemies. Eliminates a psychic or psychic power shield.

 

Recover

Healing

Ness, Poo
Type: α
Level: 10, 15
PP Cost: 5
Target: To one party member.
Effect: N/A
Cures a cold, sunstroke or sleep conditions.

Ness, Poo
Type: β
Level: 24, 15
PP Cost: 6
Target: To one party member.
Effect: N/A
In addition to the effects of Healing α, this cures poisonings, nausea, feeling strange and uncontrollable crying.

Ness, Poo
Type: γ
Level: 53, 36
PP Cost: 20
Target: To one party member.
Effect: N/A
In addition to the effects of Healing β, this cures being diamondized and paralysis. It also has a 75% chance to revive an unconscious friend, but their HP is not maxed out.

Poo
Type: Ω
Level: 52
PP Cost: 38
Target: To one party member.
Effect: N/A
In addition to the effects of Healing γ, this revives a friend who has become unconscious, and it completely maxes out that person's HP when revived.

 

Lifeup

Ness, Poo
Type: α
Level: 2, 15
PP Cost: 5
Target: To one party member.
Effect: Heals 75 - 125 hit points.
Restores 100 HP to one person.

Ness, Poo
Type: β
Level: 20, 15
PP Cost: 8
Target: To one party member.
Effect: Heals 225 - 375 hit points.
Restores 300 HP to one person.

Ness, Poo
Type: γ
Level: 39, 46
PP Cost: 13
Target: To one party member.
Effect: Fully heals hit points.
Completely restores the HP of one person.

Ness
Type: Ω
Level: 70
PP Cost: 24
Target: To all party members
Effect: Heals 300 - 500 hit points.
Restores 400 HP to everyone.

 

PSI Magnet

Paula, Poo
Type: α
Level:15
PP Cost: 0
Target: To one enemy
Effect: N/A
Grabs 2-8 points of PP from one enemy and adds it to your own.

Paula, Poo
Type: Ω
Level: 24
PP Cost: 0
Target: To all enemies
Effect: N/A
Grabs 2-8 points of PP from each enemy and adds it to your own.

 

Assist

Poo
Type: α
Level: 24
PP Cost: 10
Target: To one enemy
Effect: N/A
Makes one enemy feels strange.

Poo
Type: Ω
Level: 44
PP Cost: 30
Target: To all enemies
Effect: N/A
Makes all the enemies feel strange.

 

Defense Down

Paula
Type: α
Level: 29
PP Cost: 6
Target: To one enemy
Effect: N/A
Decrease the Defense of one enemy for the duration of the current battle. It is most effective if you use this power multiple times to "layer" the effect.

Paula
Type: Ω
Level: 54
PP Cost: 18
Target: To all enemies
Effect: N/A
Decrease the Defense of all enemies for the duration of the current battle. It is most effective if you use this power multiple times to "layer" the effect.

 

Hypnosis

Ness
Type: α
Level: 4
PP Cost: 6
Target: To one enemy
Effect: N/A
Puts one enemy to sleep.

Ness
Type: Ω
Level: 27
PP Cost: 18
Target: To all enemies
Effect: N/A
Puts all of the enemies to sleep.

 

Offense Up

Paula
Type: α
Level: 21
PP Cost: 10
Target: To one of us.
Effect: N/A
Increase one person's Offense for the duration of the current battle. It is most effective if you use this power multiple times to "layer" the effect.

Paula
Type: Ω
Level: 30
PP Cost: 30
Target: To all of us.
Effect: N/A
Increase everyone's Offense for the duration of the current battle. It is most effective if you use this power multiple times to "layer" the effect.

 

Paralysis

Ness
Type: α
Level: 14
PP Cost: 8
Target: To one enemy
Effect: N/A
Forces one enemy into "numbed" condition.

Ness
Type: Ω
Level: 29
PP Cost: 24
Target: To all enemies.
Effect: N/A
Forces all enemies into "numbed" condition.

 

PSI Shield

Paula
Type: α
Level: 6
PP Cost: 8
Target: To one of us.
Effect: N/A
Protects one person with a psychic shield. It blocks an enemy's PSI attack. Using a different shield will cancel these effects.

Buzz Buzz
Type: Σ
Level: 26
PP Cost: 24
Target: To all of us
Effect: N/A
Protects everyone with a psychic shield. It blocks an enemy's PSI attack. Using a different shield will cancel these effects.

Paula
Type: β
Level: 51
PP Cost: 14
Target: To one of us
Effect: N/A
Protects one person with a psychic power shield. It reflects an enemy's PSI attack back at the attacker. Using a different shield will cancel these effects.

Paula
Type: Ω
Level: 60
PP Cost: 30
Target: To all of us.
Effect: N/A
Protects everyone with a psychic power shield. It reflects an enemy's PSI attack back at the attacker. Using a different shield will cancel these effects.

 

Shield

Ness, Poo
Type: α
Level: 12, 15
PP Cost: 6
Target: To one of us
Effect: N/A
Protect one person with the shield of light. It reduces the damage caused by an enemy's attack by 50%. Using a different shield will cancel these effects.

Poo
Type: Σ
Level: 15
PP Cost: 18
Target: To all of us.
Effect: N/A
Protect everyone with the shield of light. It reduces the damage caused by an enemy's attack by 50%. Using a different shield will cancel these effects.

Ness, Poo
Type: β
Level: 34, 16
PP Cost: 10
Target: To one of us.
Effect: N/A
Protect one person with a power shield. Cuts damage in half and some of the blocked damage is dealt back to the enemy. Using a different shield will cancel these effects.

Poo
Type: Ω
Level: 51
PP Cost: 30
Target: To all of us
Effect: N/A
Protect one person with a power shield. Cuts damage in half and some of the blocked damage is dealt back to the enemy. Usi

 

Others

Teleport

Ness, Poo
Type: α
Level: Event, 17
PP Cost: 2
Target: To all of us
Effect: N/A
Allows you to immediately return to a place where you have already been. You need a good running approach for this to work.

Ness, Poo
Type: β
Level: N/A, 18
PP Cost: 8
Target: To all of us
Effect: N/A
Allows you to immediately return to a place where you have already been. You don't need a running approach to use this. It is also called the "Tornado Teleport."

 

 

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