Final Fantasy VIII - Abilities / Skills List / Learned By GF

Category: Final Fantasy 8

This is basically a back-listing of all the abilities and what GF it can be learnt by. It contains a description so you know what each ability does and a key which contains information about how the GF will learn that certain ability.

Key:
(A) Has already been learned by GF when obtained
(B) Can be learned when you obtain GF
(C) Can be learned later (once other abilities have been learned or forgotten)

Command Abilities:

Ability:	Description:	Learned By GF:
Magic	Allows Character to Cast Magic Spells	All GFs (A)
Draw	Allows Character to Draw Magic Spells from Enemies	All GFs (A)
GF	Allows Character to summon GFs	All GFs (A)
Item	Allows Character to use Items	All GFs (A)
Card	Transforms Enemy into a Card	Quezacotl (B)
Doom	Casts Slow Death on an Enemy	Shiva (C)
Mad Rush	Casts Berserk, Protect, and Haste on the party	Ifrit (B) Eden (B)
Darkside	Triple damage by Attack Command, but loses 1/10 of HP	Diablos (B) Doomtrain (B) Eden (B)
Absorb	Drains HP from an Enemy and restores Characters	Doomtrain (B)
Defend	No Damage from Physical Attacks, cuts Magic Attacks in Half	Brothers (B) Cactuar (B)
Treatment	Cures all status effects of a party member	Siren (C)
Recover	Restores all HP of a party member	Leviathan (B)
Revive	Revives a dead character and recovers all there HP	Pandemona (B) Alexander (B)
Kamikaze	Causes damage to an enemy but kills character	Cactuar (B)
LV Up	Doubles an enemies level	Tonberry (A)
LV Down	Cuts an enemies level in half	Tonberry (A)
Devour	Character eats an enemy causing the characters stats to increase	Eden (A)

Character Abilities:

Ability:	Description:	Learned By GF:
HP+20%	Raises Characters Hit Points+20%	Brothers (A) Diablos (C) Carbuncle (C)
HP+40%	Raises Characters Hit Points+40%	Brothers (A) Diablos (C) Carbuncle (C)
HP+80%	Raises Characters Hit Points+80%	Brothers (A) Diablos (C)
Str+20%	Raises Characters Strength+20%	Ifrit (B) Pandemona (B)
Str+40%	Raises Characters Strength+40%	Ifrit (C) Pandemona (C)
Str+60%	Raises Characters Strength+60%	Bahamut (A)
Mag+20%	Raises Characters Magic+20%	Quezacotl (B) Siren (B) Diablos (B)
Mag+40%	Raises Characters Magic+40%	Quezacotl (C) Siren (C) Diablos (C)
Mag+60%	Raises Characters Magic+60%	Bahamut (A)
Vit+20%	Raises Characters Vitality+20%	Shiva (C) Carbuncle (B)
Vit+40%	Raises Characters Vitality+40%	Shiva (C) Carbuncle (C)
Vit+60%	Raises Characters Vitality+60%	Learned by Item: Royal Crown
Spr+20%	Raises Characters Spirit+20%	Quezacotl (C) Leviathan (B) Alexander (C)
Spr+40%	Raises Characters Spirit+40%	Shiva (C) Leviathan (C) Alexander (C)
Spr+60%	Raises Characters Spirit+60%	Learned By Item: Magic Armlet
Spd+20%	Raises Characters Speed+20%	Pandemona (C) Cerberus (C)
Spd+40%	Raises Characters Speed+40%	Pandemona (C) Cerberus (C)
Eva+30%	Raises Characters Evasion+30%	Cactuar (C) Tonberry (A)
Luck+50%	Raises Characters Luck+50%	Cactuar (C) Tonberry (A) Eden (B)
HP Bonus	Raises Characters Hit Points+30 at Level Up	Brothers (C) Cactuar (A)
Str Bonus	Raises Characters Strength+1 at Level Up	Ifrit (C) Cactuar (A)
Mag Bonus	Raises Characters Magic+1 at Level Up	Siren (C) Cactuar (A)
Vit Bonus	Raises Characters Vitality+1 at Level Up	Carbuncle (C) Cactuar (A)
Spr Bonus	Raises Characters Spirit+1 at Level Up	Leviathan (C) Cactuar (A)
Expend 2-1	Reduces the number of magic used in Double from 2 to 1	Bahamut (B) Cactuar (C)
Expend 3-1	Reduces the number of magic used in Triple from 3 to 1	Eden (C)
Med Data	Recovery from Items is Doubled	Alexander (B)
Initiative	ATB Gauge is full at the beginning of battle	Pandemona (B) Cactuar (B) Tonberry (B)
Return Damage	Returns 1/4 of Physical Damage received back to the attacker	Learned By Item: Hundred Needles
Move-HP Up	Recovers HP while walking around	Bahamut (B) Cactuar (B) Tonberry (B)
Counter	Character Counterattacks when hit with a physical attack	Carbuncle (B)
Mug	Changes Characters attack command to Mug, Steals Items	Diablos (B) Bahamut (B)
Cover	Take damage for injured ally, damage reduced by half	Brothers (B)
Auto-Potion	When damaged character automatically uses a potion	Leviathan (B) Cactuar (B) Tonberry (B)
Auto-Protect	Character always has protect cast during battle	Bahamut (B)
Auto-Shell	Character always has shell cast during battle	Doomtrain (B)
Auto-Haste	Character always has haste cast during battle	Cerberus (C)
Auto-Reflect	Character always has reflect cast during battle	Carbuncle (C)

Party Abilities:

Ability:	Description:	Learned By GF:
Alert	Prevents Back Attacks	Cerberus (B)
Move-Find	Party finds hidden Save and Draw Points	Siren (B)
Enc-Half	Reduces number of encounters by half	Diablos (B)
Enc-None	Prevents encounters	Diablos (C)
Rare Item	Raises likelihood of finding rare items	Bahamut (B)

GF Abilities:

Ability:	Description:	Learned By GF:
SumMag+10%	Raises GF's attack damage by 10% and learns multiple abilities for a cumulative effect	Quezacotl (B), Shiva (B), Ifrit (B), Siren (B), Brothers (B), Leviathan (B), Pandemona (B), Alexander (B), Doomtrain (B), Bahamut (B), Tonberry (B), Eden (B)
SumMag+20%	Raises GF's attack damage by 20%	Quezacotl (C), Shiva (C), Ifrit (C), Siren (C), Brothers (C), Leviathan (C), Pandemona (C), Alexander (C), Doomtrain (C), Bahamut (C), Tonberry (C), Eden (C)
SumMag+30%	Raises GF's attack damage by 30%	Quezacotl (C), Shiva (C), Ifrit (C), Siren (C), Brothers (C), Leviathan (C), Pandemona (C), Alexander (C), Doomtrain (C), Tonberry (C), Eden (C)
SumMag+40%	Raises GF's attack damage by 40%	Doomtrain (C), Bahamut (C), Eden (C)
GFHP+10%	Raises GF's Hit Points by 10%	All GFs (B)
GFHP+20%	Raises GF's Hit Points by 20%	All GFs (C)
GFHP+30%	Raises GF's Hit Points by 30%	Ifrit (C), Brothers (C), Diablos (C), Carbuncle (C), Leviathan (C), Pandemona (C), Cerberus (C), Alexander (C), Doomtrain (C), Bahamut (C), Cactuar (C), Tonberry (C), Eden (C)
GFHP+40%	Raises GF's Hit Points by 40%	Doomtrain (C), Bahamut (C), Eden (C)
Boost	Enables player to manually increase GF's attack power during summoning	Quezacotl (B), Shiva (B), Ifrit (B), Siren (B), Brothers (B), Leviathan (B), Pandemona (B), Alexander (B), Doomtrain (B), Bahamut (B), Tonberry (B), Eden (B)

Junction Abilities:

Ability:	Description:	Learned By GF:
HP-J	Junctions magic to Hit Points	Quezacotl (B), Ifrit (B), Brothers (A), Diablos (B), Carbuncle (B)
Str-J	Junctions magic to Strength	Shiva (B), Ifrit (A), Brothers (B), Pandemona (A), Cerberus (A)
Vit-J	Junctions magic to Vitality	Quezacotl (B), Shiva (B), Carbuncle (A)
Mag-J	Junctions magic to Magic	Quezacotl (A), Siren (A), Diablos (A), Carbuncle (B), Leviathan (B), Cerberus (B)
Spr-J	Junctions magic to Spirit	Shiva (A), Brothers (B), Leviathan (A), Cerberus (B), Alexander (A), Eden (A)
Spd-J	Junctions magic to Speed	Pandemona (B), Cerberus (B), Cactuar (B), Eden (A)
Eva-J	Junctions magic to Eva	Cactuar (B), Eden (A)
Hit-J	Junctions magic to Hit	Diablos (B), Cerberus (A), Cactuar (B), Eden (A)
Luck-J	Junctions magic to Luck	Cactuar (B)
Elem-Atk-J	Junctions magic to Elemental Attack	Quezacotl (C), Shiva (C), Ifrit (C), Brothers (C), Leviathan (C), Pandemona (A), Cerberus (C), Alexander (B), Doomtrain (A)
ST-Atk-J	Junctions magic to Status Attack	Siren (C), Carbuncle C), Cerberus (C), Doomtrain (A)
Elem-Def-J	Junctions magic to Elemental Defense	Quezacotl (C), Shiva (C), Ifrit (B), Brothers (C), Pandemona (A)
Elem-Defx2	Junctions 2x magic to Elemental Defense	Quezacotl (C), Shiva (C), Ifrit (C), Leviathan (B), Pandemona (B), Alexander (A)
Elem-Defx4	Junctions 4x magic to Elemental Defense	Alexander (B), Doomtrain (B)
ST-Def-J	Junctions magic to Status Defense	Siren (A), Carbuncle (B), Cerberus (C)
ST-Def-Jx2	Junctions 2x magic to Status Defense	Siren (B), Carbuncle (C), Cerberus (C)
ST-Def-Jx4	Junctions 4x magic to Status Defense	Cerberus (C), Doomtrain (B)
Abilityx3	Enables character to choose 3 character and/or party abilities	Diablos (A), Carbuncle (A), Alexander (A), Cerberus (A)
Abilityx4	Enables character to choose 4 character and/or party abilities	Bahamut (A)

Menu Abilities:

Ability:	Description:	Learned By GF:
Haggle	Receive discounts at shops	Tonberry (B)
Sell-High	Sell high at shops	Tonberry (C)
Familiar	Have a greater likelihood of finding rare items at shops	Tonberry (B)
Call Shop	Call shops from the menu screen	Tonberry (C)
Junk Shop	Call a junk shop from the menu screen	Doomtrain (A)
T Mag-RF	Refine Lightning/Wind magic from an item	Quezacotl (B)
I Mag-RF	Refine Water/Ice magic from an item	Shiva (C)
F Mag-RF	Refine Fire magic from an item	Ifrit (B)
L Mag-RF	Refine Life/Recovery magic from an item	Siren (B)
Time Mag-RF	Refine Time/Space magic from an item	Diablos (B)
ST Mag-RF	Refine Status magic from an item	Diablos (B)
Supt Mag-RF	Refine Support magic from an item	Leviathan (B)
Forbid Mag-RF	Refine Forbidden magic from an item	Doomtrain (B), Bahamut (A)
Recov Med-RF	Refine Recovery magic from an item	Carbuncle (C)
ST Med-RF	Refine Status/Recovery magic from an item	Siren (B)
Ammo-RF	Refine Ammunition from an item	Ifrit (B)
Tool-RF	Refine Tools from an item	Siren (B)
Forbid Med-RF	Refine Forbidden Medicine from an item	Doomtrain (B)
GFRecov Med-RF	Refine Recovery Medicine for GFs from an item	Leviathan (B)
GFAbl Med-RF	Refine Ability Learning Medicine for GFs from an item	Eden (B)
Mid Mag-RF	Refine Mid Level magic from other magic	Quezacotl (C)
High Mag-RF	Refine High Level magic from other magic	Alexander (B)
Med LV Up	Level up medicine	Alexander (C)
Card Mod	Refine items from cards	Quezacotl (C)