Powder Powder is a recurring enemy ability in the series . It is also a recurring item theme , as it appears in the form of several items , including Dream Powder , Poison Powder , Sleep Powder , Silence Powder , and Zombie Powder . Variants of attacks are usually of the same name as the items , though some , such as Silver Powder and Darkness Powder , never appear as items and are exclusive enemy abilities . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . Poison Powder , originally translated as Powder , is an enemy ability used by Hellflapper , Gloomwing , and Eyewing Moth . It inflicts non - elemental damage and , oddly enough , Blind to the entire party . " Final Fantasy V " . Several variations of Powder exist , each inflicting a specific status effect . Variants include Confuse Powder , Darkness Powder , Paralyze Powder , Poison Powder , Silver Powder , and Zombie Powder , all used by the Dragon Flower enemies . " Final Fantasy VI " . Bone Powder , used by Black Dragon , inflicts Zombie on a party member . " Final Fantasy VII " . Toxic Powder is an enemy ability used by Bizarre Bug . It inflicts Poison to the entire party . There is also an item called Dream Powder that inflicts Sleep on all targets with 80 % precision . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Zombie Powder is an item sometimes dropped by undead enemies that can be Refine d into Holy Water and Zombie spells . Sleep Powder and Silence Powder can refined into Sleep and Silence spells . " Final Fantasy IX " . Venom Powder , used by both versions of Lich as well as Meltigemini , inflicts Venom on a party member . Virus Powder , used by Ring Leader and Yan , inflicts Virus and moderate non - elemental damage to a party member . Zombie Powder is used exclusively by Whale Zombie , and inflicts Zombie to one party member . " Final Fantasy X " . Sleeping Powder and Dream Powder are both Use items that inflict Sleep . They can be used to customize different Sleep derived auto abilities to weapons and armor , and the Sleeping Powder can be used to teach aeons Sleep Attack and Sleep Buster . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Ebon Powder , an enemy ability used by Bully Cap , inflicts Darkness to the party , while Nausea Powder , used by Big Bully Cap and Mycotoxin , inflicts minor non - elemental damage and Poison to the party . The most dangerous powder , Pernicious Powder which is used by only Mushroom Cloud , inflicts a variety of statuses as well as reducing Strength and Magic to the entire party . Rather than an enemy ability , Zombie Powder is an item mentioned in several quest lines . It is a powerful drug , whose ingredients are obtained by slaying zombies , that turns the one taking it into one of the living dead . The body begins to rot and decay , but the subjects memories are preserved , if somewhat clouded . It is first introduced in the mission " I Want To Forget " , in which the client , who is tormented by unrequited love , wants Clan Gully to get some for him , so that he can use it to commit suicide . The player then has the choice to either slay Zombies , fulfilling his request , or Dreamhares , to create Lethean Draught to make him forget his pain instead . It is later revealed that Zombie Powder was used to " assassinate " Frimelda Lotice , turning her into a pink zombie that the party encounters several times . Around the end of the Duelhorn quest line , it is revealed that Duke Snakehart drugged the viera girl that nursed Maquis the Phantasm back to health with Zombie Powder . There is a cure for Zombie Powder , but the Witch of the Fens requires those who seek it to sell their life or their memories in exchange . Ghi Yelgi paid the Witch with his life in order to get the cure for Frimelda , though he still had time enough to seek her out for a duel later on . Maquis the Phantasm paid the Witch with his memories , taking Lethean Draught many times . " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . Doom Powder is capable of inflicting Instant Death , and is used by Skuldier . Sleep Powder inflicts Sleep , and is used by Mummy , Skuldier , and Skullrus Rex . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . XPowder can inflict Fatal to one enemy . D . Bone , D . Fossil , and Removed can use this attack .