Complete Bestiary - All 246 Enemies

This bestiary covers all 246 enemies and bosses in Chrono Trigger. You'll find HP, experience, gold, elemental weaknesses, and what you can steal with Ayla's Charm tech. Bosses are marked in gold; for detailed strategies, see the Bosses guide.

Present (1000 A.D.)

Early-game enemies are straightforward. And most don't have charm items worth grabbing—the notable exception is Gato at Leene Square, who drops Ambrosia if you bother to Charm him.

Guardia Forest & Leene Square

Prison Towers & Heckran Cave

Prison Towers has the Sentry—two forms with different defenses. Hit the shielded form and you'll deal chip damage; wait for it to expose itself. Heckran Cave introduces enemies with actual HP pools, so bring healing.

Middle Ages (600 A.D.)

The Middle Ages has the widest variety of enemies. You'll fight imps in Truce Canyon, fiends in Manolia Cathedral, and eventually work through Magus's Keep with its undead hordes. Fire and Lightning magic tear through most of them.

Truce Canyon & Zenan Bridge

Manolia Cathedral

Denadoro Mountains

Ogans are weak to Fire—burn their hammers and they lose their main threat. The Freelancers here can be charmed for Barrier Spheres, which aren't essential but nice to have. Goblin enemies hit surprisingly hard for this point in the game.

Fiendlord's Keep

Magus's fortress is packed with undead. Decedents and Vamps go down fast to Fire and Lightning; Sorcerers spam magic but have low HP. The deeper you go, the tougher the encounters get—Juggler enemies near the end can juggle your party if you're not careful.

Ozzie's Fort

Ozzie's Fort is a side quest dungeon where you fight upgraded versions of Ozzie, Flea, and Slash. They hit hard and use combo attacks—bring your best gear.

Giant's Claw & Sunken Desert

Side quest dungeons in the Middle Ages. Giant's Claw has the Rust Tyranno—bring Fire resistance. The Sunken Desert hides Melphyx; use Water on the top half, Fire on the bottom to expose its core.

Future (2300 A.D.)

Robots and mutants populate the ruined future. Lightning magic works well against mechanical enemies; most organic enemies have no particular weakness. Site 16 and the Derelict Factory are where you'll grind early if you need levels.

Site 16 & Derelict Factory

Abandoned Sewers & Death Peak

Geno Dome

Geno Dome is endgame content with enemies that hit hard and take punishment. All the robots here are weak to Lightning—bring Crono. The Version 4.0 and Deverminator EX enemies have useful drops if you're patient.

Sun Temple

The Sun Stone side quest brings you here. Son of the Sun is immune to damage—attack the correct Prominence flame to hurt it. The flames absorb magic, so stick to physical attacks.

Prehistory (65,000,000 B.C.)

Dinosaurs and Reptites rule 65 million B.C. This is Ayla's home turf, and she'll be doing most of the heavy lifting since magic doesn't exist yet. The Hunting Range has the infamous Nu—1,234 HP but drops valuable trade materials. And if you can Charm it? You get the Mop.

Mystic Mountains & Hunting Range

Reptite Lair & Tyranno Lair

The Reptite Lair has charm-exclusive weapons: Magma Hand, Primeval Blade, and Dreamstone Bow. Don't skip these. Tyranno Lair's Terrasaurs have over 1,000 HP—use dual techs or you'll be here all day.

Antiquity (12,000 B.C.)

The Kingdom of Zeal and its surrounding areas have some of the toughest regular enemies. Mountain of Woe enemies can be charmed for the Heavy Hand accessory. Ocean Palace ramps up the difficulty further—bring status protection.

Mountain of Woe

Ocean Palace

Blackbird

The Blackbird is Dalton's flying fortress. You lose all your equipment at the start—steal it back from chests and enemies. The Golem Boss here counters with whatever element you hit it with, so stick to physical attacks.

Black Omen

The Black Omen is the ultimate grinding spot. Enemies here give massive XP and TP, and several have charm-exclusive accessories: Strength Capsule from Blubber Hulk, Golden Earring from Synchrite, and Golden Stud from Flyclops. But here's the trick—you can clear the Black Omen in three eras (12,000 B.C., 600 A.D., then 1000 A.D.) for triple the rewards.

Lost Sanctum

Lost Sanctum enemies are tough—even tougher than Black Omen in some cases. The Mudbeast variants can be charmed for Rainbow Helm and Mermaid Helm, both excellent endgame pieces. Expect long fights here.

Dimensional Vortex

Dimensional Vortex mixes enemies from different eras and adds new ones. The Snowbeast has 4,000 HP and is weak to Fire; Red Ghaj is the opposite, weak to Ice. Iron Maiden has a ridiculous 10,000 HP for a regular enemy—avoid it unless you want the fight.

The Final Battle

Lavos has multiple phases. The outer shell mimics bosses you've already defeated. Inside, you fight the humanoid core—destroy the arms to prevent revival. The true target is the right bit of the final core; the center is a decoy.