Creature Creator Creature Creator , also known as Monster Create , is a special feature from " " and the HD Remaster . It allows recruiting fiends and characters for the player party . Creature Creator . Trap Creature . The player can set a pod in many locations on Spira to capture fiends from each area . The pods come in 4 varieties : Small ( S ) , Medium ( M ) , Large ( L ) , and Special ( SP ) . Each pod allows the player to catch a random fiend in the deployed area of the specified size , save for SP Pods , which catch fiends of a designated species , including rare Humanoid and Machine species . It should be noted that two of the same kind of fiend cannot be captured ( ex . two Rukh from Mt . Gagazet ) . When capturing a fiend , its level is determined by Yuna , Rikku and Paine ' s current level . Develop Creature . The player can feed fiends in the party items and accessories to teach them abilities and raise their stats , much like customizing weapons in " Final Fantasy X " . Aside from abilities / auto - abilities granted by accessories or Garment Grid s , each fiend can only know four abilities and four auto - abilities each , and if the player wants the fiend to learn another ability , the fiend must unlearn an ability / auto - ability to make room for a different ability . Creature History . Players are able to view the list of currently captured fiends , read their Fiend Tale , and release fiends . A Fiend Tale is split into five levels ( less for a few specific fiends ) and can be raised by gaining a level through battles with the fiend . Four level increases are required to complete a Fiend Tale . A " Fiend Tale Bonus " can be earned by finishing a Chapter or winning any of the Tournament Cups . Finishing a Chapter will award the bonus to all currently captured fiends . The Tournament Cups will only award the bonus to the fiends that participated . For a fiend to receive a " Fiend Tale Bonus " from a Tournament Cup , it must be on or below the level listed here : After a fiend ' s " Fiend Tale Level " reaches Level 5 , the fiend can be released , after which a cutscene of the fiend ' s " Fiend Tale Ending " will be shown . Some fiends and most Humanoids do not have a Fiend Tale . It is advised to avoid leveling Yuna , Rikku and Paine above level 85 if the player wishes to complete a lot of Fiend Tales in Chapter 5 . If a fiend is on level 99 , the only way the player can raise its Fiend Tale is to beat the Farplane Cup with the fiend . Starting a New Game + is advisable . Note : Equipping Minerva ' s Plate on a fiend will halt its Fiend Tale progress via leveling ( Auto - Pointless ) . " Fiend Tale Bonus " will still be applied . Bestiary . When a fiend is captured , it is recorded into the bestiary along with its level 1 Fiend Tale . The Fiend Tale is updated in the bestiary whenever the fiend gains a level or a Fiend Tale Bonus . Once the fiend has been released and the player views the Fiend Tale Ending , it will be recorded in the bestiary . The player can view all unlocked Fiend Tales and Fiend Tale Endings at any time . Once all fiends have been completed and released , Shinra will automatically occupy the last slot in the bestiary on page 21 . Shinra has a " Creature Creator Ending " , which gives the player the option to end their current game and begin a New Game + without playing through the whole story . Name Creature . Allows for changing the name of a fiend or releasing said fiend ( this however only gets rid of the fiend and does not show the " Fiend Tale Ending " ) . Fiend Arena . The player can participate in battles against preset groups of other fiends , either through bracket tournaments or one - on - one battles against simulations . Trap Pods are primarily gained by winning tournament bouts . Additionally , special fiends and Humanoid characters can be recruited by defeating them in the Fiend Arena . Recruitable creatures . Unavailable after discovering the Ruin Depths . Unavailable in Mi ' ihen Highroad and the Calm Lands once the player has unlocked the dungeons . They may still be found in Luca , however , the odds of capturing them are extremely low . Thunder Plains Episode mission must be completed . Omega Weapon must be released and defeated . Killer Hound Fiend Tale must be completed . YSLS - Zero Fiend Tale must be completed . Once the Humbaba is defeated in the Thunder Plains , Zalamander becomes unavailable .