Tsunami Tsunami , also known as Tidal Wave , is a recurring ability in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is always associated with the Water element , and has been used by player characters , enemies , and summons alike . Most of its appearances are the attack of the summon , Leviathan . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Tsunami , known as SWIRL in the original NES translation , is one of the four elemental attacks used by Chaos . It deals heavy non - elemental damage to the entire party . In Dawn of Souls and further remakes , Tsunami is also used by Cagnazzo and can be seen as his signature ability . " Final Fantasy II " . Tsunami VIII is a Matter - elemental attack used by the Sea Dragon and Sea Serpent that inflicts 40 - 180 damage to each party member . " Final Fantasy III " . Tidal Wave is Leviathan ' s best attack and can only be cast when a Summoner calls it . " Final Fantasy IV " . Tsunami is special magic ability used by Cagnazzo in both boss battles against him . The ability causes Water damage and may cause instant death . This ability is available to the party as an augment ability in the Nintendo DS version . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Tsunami is Leviathan ' s attack when summoned and functions identically to its " Final Fantasy IV " appearance as being a non - elemental attack . " Final Fantasy V " . The Geomancer ' s Gaia can use Tsunami and Big Tsunami on Beaches , Walse Tower , Ocean , and Ship Graveyard to deal water damage to all enemies . The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing a Stingray or Gorgimera . " Final Fantasy VI " . Tsunami , known as CleanSweep in earlier translations , is an enemy ability that deals Water - elemental damage to the whole party . Tsunami is used by the more formidable enemies such as Ultima Buster and Master Tonberry , and stronger Water based enemies such as the Blue Dragon . Many of the bosses exclusive to the " Advance " and smartphone releases have this ability in their arsenal , including Leviathan , Omega Weapon , and Kaiser Dragon . Tsunami can also be learned as a Lore ability for Strago Magus . The ability costs 30 MP to cast , has a spell power of 50 , and a hit rate of 150 . Its use as a Lore can be compared to Aqua Breath , dealing Water - elemental damage to all enemies . Tsunami differs from Aqua Breath in that Aqua Breath also inflicts Wind - elemental damage . In addition , Tsunami ignores split spell damage across enemy groups ( while Aqua Breath does not ) , making Tsunami a better choice for monster groups of four or more . " Final Fantasy VII " . The boss Aps uses Sewer Tsunami in the fight underneath Midgar ' s slums . It deals damage to both the boss and the characters , but it deals more damage to whichever side it hits first . So , it can actually hurt Aps more than its target . The summon Leviathan uses Tidal Wave as its attack . In the PlayStation " Aeris " demo release of the game , Leviathan is the only summon available , and its attack was originally called Tsunami . Huge Tidal Wave is used by both Acrophies and Serpent , and deals Water - elemental damage to all targets , including the enemy , which results in healing said enemy . " Final Fantasy VIII " . The Guardian Force Leviathan ' s attack is called Tsunami . It inflicts Water - elemental damage and sweeps common enemies killed by the attack off the field . Leviathan ' s summon time is 21 . 4s , which , according to the " Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania " , allows the player to boost its damage to around 230 % of normal damage using a regular PlayStation controller . Its damage is calculated as follows : Elemental Defense starts at 800 ( 0 % ) , 900 nullifies damage and 1000 absorbs it . If an enemy is shown to be weak against an element , its Elemental Defense is below 800 . If damage becomes negative ( due to high Elemental Defense ) , the target is healed by that amount . Leviathan ' s summon attack was the first summon attack made for " Final Fantasy VIII " , to appear in a demo , where it is cast by Rinoa . " Final Fantasy IX " . During Zidane ' s solo battle with Black Waltz 1 , the enemy Sealion ' s jewel may change colors from green to yellow to red . When the jewel is red , Sealion uses its most dangerous attack , Tsunami . Tsunami is also the summon ability of the eidolon Leviathan that deals water damage to all opponents . It has two versions , long and short , with the long version being stronger and augmented by the number of Aquamarines in the player ' s inventory ( see Summon ( Final Fantasy IX ) # Mechanics for damage formulae ) . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Esper of Water , Famfrit , uses Tsunami as its ultimate attack . It will only cast Tsunami if its HP is below 30 % of its maximum HP or if there are 10 seconds left in its summoning time . In the " Zodiac Job System " version of " Final Fantasy XII " , the player can unleash Tsunami at will . " Final Fantasy XV " . By summoning the Scion Famfrit through the Ewer of Darkness , a player can attack all enemies with Tsunami . The seeq Viking learns the ability Tsunami from the for 350 AP . It only works when the seeq is on a water tile , and deals HP and MP damage to units in a large targetable area . It costs 8 MP to cast . Tsunami is is used by the second and third forms of Chaos . When the ability is used it causes a giant wave of crimson water to attack all members of the opposing party , inflicting moderate water - elemental damage and causing poison . " Bravely Default " . This version , named Torrent , is a high - level ability used by the Pirate job in Bravely Default . It is a water - based physical attack that costs 2 BP and hits multiple times , dealing up to 4 . 8 times the damage of a normal attack if every hit connects . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . One of Garland ' s HP attacks is named Tsunami , and involves him jumps up and throw his sword with a chain onto the floor . The sword then curls around the floor like a snake to hit the opponent with an explosion of water . The summon Leviathan also uses Tsunami , which decreases the opponent ' s Bravery continuously by a set value over a period of time . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Tsunami returns as one of Garlands HP attacks , costing 40 CP to equip ( 20 when mastered ) and as a summon , the auto version being found in Chapter Five : Entrusted Power of Scenario 013 , and the manual being purchased from certain Moogle Shops for 50 KP .