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Final Fantasy X (2001)

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Alright, it's time for Yunalesca! Fortunately, in this challenge, she's actually not that hard because of Ribbon. ;)

In her first form, she alternates between a slap that dispels Protect, Shell and Haste and Absorb which targets the character with the highest current HP and deals 50% of the target's max HP. Her slap, while boosting a bit of crit rate, is nothing to worry about and the Absorb gets healed right away due to Hi-Potion (even though it's not to full HP).
She counters any physical attack with Blind, any magical attack with Silence and any special attack with Sleep, but since we have Ribbon, this is not a problem. You could easily do this fight without Ribbon, but you would probably want something like SOS-Haste with Dark Ward for example. And without Auto-Potion (or with Auto Potion but without Haste), it's just gonna take a lot longer.
In her second form, she will use Hellbiter and Cura/Regen. Again, with Ribbon, this part is very easy, she will basically outheal her own Hellbiter damage with the curative spells.
It's not until the third form where things become dangerous. She starts with Mega Death which WILL kill you because Ribbon doesn't protect against Death. So you'll want to get yourself Zombified, enter phase 3, and heal your Zombie and swap back to Ribbon. If you're not using Ribbon for this part, make sure to have Confuse Ward at least against Mind Blast. In this phase, she will decide between Hellbiter, Regen or Curaga twice in a row, then use Mind Blast, then one final time before starting the round again with Mega Death. In a single character challenge, she will use Hellbiter 90% of the time and Regen or Curaga the other 5%.
During phase 2 and phase 3, she will also counter all physical attacks with the dispelling slap, so Mighty Guard is completely pointless in this fight!

Yunalesca does actually have a bit of defense so I used the Spirit Lance, even though it doesn't deal a lot of damage when not at full health. I think it still out damages a regular weapon, although I'm not exactly sure. Counterattack could be useful I guess. Regardless, I sometimes made sure to attack anyway so that Auto Potion gets triggered so I'm at higher HP the next turn. :)
The route I decide to go with, is to have Ribbon on at all points, only swapping to something else to get Zombified before phase 3 and at the end of the round during phase 3.
There's obviously one caveat with using this method, what if she uses Regen or Curaga on the turn before Mega Death? I opted to use Zombietouch to try and get myself Zombie'd.
It didn't happen in this recording though. The scariest part about it if it does happen, is critting yourself and dieing. It did happen once in one of my other recordings haha! If you are at slightly less than 50% (which you happens sooner with HP+20% armor!), SOS Protect activates though, which lessens the chance of you dieing. Regen is also a pain since it will hurt you during the few turns you are in Zombie, so I tried to get rid of it asap by switching armor a lot.

All in all, it can be a tricky fight, but if you pay attention, it's really not!

In this challenge I am only allowed to use Kimahri during the game. The other party members will either have to KO themselves or try to run away as soon as possible. When Kimahri is not available in the party, the party must follow NSGNSNENNE rules (No Sphere Grid + No Summons + No Escape + No [No Encounters]). While I am allowing Customizing (the challenge would not be possible otherwise), I am placing certain 'limits' on myself. For example, I won't Customize First Strike or Evade & Counter unless it's absolutely mandatory to get through the fight(s). Combined with the No Escape rules, that should make for an interesting run!

Abbreviations:
OSG = Own Sphere Grid
KO = Kimahri Only
NE = No Escape
NNE = No [No Encounters]

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