Yan The Yan is the name of two enemies in " Final Fantasy IX " . The normal Yan is a strong and hard to defeat enemy that often appears in groups . There is also the friendly Yan that will run away unless the party has given an offering to all the other friendly monsters . They can both be found on Vile Island , southwest of Iifa Tree . Normal Yan . Yans are sheep that appear all around Vile Island . They have small bodies and large heads and can appear alone or in groups of up to three at a time . Yans are strong and hard to defeat , especially in groups , and are considered the hardest normal enemies aside from the friendly Yan . Battle . Yans have five attacks : Comet , Virus Powder , Float , Aera , and Snort . Their ATB bar fills fast due their high Speed stat , meaning they will often attack before the party . Comet is often lethal , dealing random damage to one target , between 99 and 9603 . Vivi and Amarant can counter this spell with Return Magic since it can ' t be reflected . Virus Powder is a nuisance , because Virus prevents the party member from earning EXP from the battle . If a party member cannot receive EXP due to Virus , their EXP share is given to the surviving Virus - free party members . Eiko becomes immune to the effects of Virus if she equips Guardian Mog . Float is often used as a counterattack . It is used to render characters weak against their wind spell , Aera . Aera is used instead of Float if the character is already floating . Yan ' s Snort attack eject s a party member from battle and will cause a Game Over if all party members are expelled . Yans only use Snort as a counterattack with a probability of 1 / 4 . Yans are weak against Sleep . Strategy . Quina ' s Blue Magic spell Night will work most times , and will send the Yans sleeping , but the party must equip Insomniac to prevent from falling asleep as well . The Sleep only lasts one turn , but the Yans won ' t wake up to magical attacks , and Quina can keep reusing Night during his / her turn . This strategy can be combined with the Instant Death strategy , as sleeping Yans won ' t counterattack if the Instant Death misses . Because Yans are so tough and counterattack a lot , strategies that manage to one - shot them tend to work out the best . Freya won ' t have one - shot abilities , but she can heal the party and Eiko has Phoenix in case of total annihilation . If the results from Instant Death strategies prove too random ( Yans will counterattack if those attacks miss ) , one can also try the traditional damage dealing tactics . Yans — with their 19 , 465 HP — die with two 9999 hits . Steiner ' s Shock or Darkside abilities are good for that , and Climhazzard hits all targets for around 8000 HP damage , but is best used only against low health Yans . It is best to concentrate on one Yan at a time , because if multiple Yans are hit by the same attack they will all counterattack . Another good strategy is to use Annoy on one Yan when fighting Yans in groups , and then attack that Yan with physical attacks boosted by MP Attack . The Yan will die in 2 - 3 hits , and the other Yans will lose half of their health without countering , allowing them to be killed in one shot with a strong attack without fear of counterattack . Zidane ' s powered up Thievery ( deals fixed damage depending on the number of successful steals and his speed stat ) , Freya ' s powered up Dragon ' s Crest ( party must kill 100 dragons to power up Dragon ' s Crest to 9999 damage ) and Quina ' s Frog Drop ( deals fixed damage depending on the number of frogs caught and his / her level ) can be of great help . Dagger can also deal the full 9999 damage against all targets with Atomos if she ' s on a decent level and has enough ( 70 - 80 ) Amethysts in the party ' s inventory . Summoning Atomos as first move will leave the Yans open for the next 9999 hit , but Dagger will probably be killed or snorted in the counterattacks . Vivi can also use a similar strategy as mentioned above , with Doomsday , to inflict full 9999 damage against all targets ( since they ' re weak against Shadow ) , but will also hit the allies . The player should equip any nullify / absorb equipment ( such as Pumice Pieces , Ninja Gear or Demon Mail ) . Friendly Yan . The friendly version of the Yan can also be found on Vile Island . Unless the player has already given an offering to the other friendly monsters , the Friendly Yan will flee . Giving the Yan a Diamond rewards them with 50 AP , completes the " friendly enemies " sidequest , and renders Ozma vulnerable to physical attacks and weak to Shadow - elemental attacks . If Ozma is beaten before meeting with the friendly Yan , it will comment the feat . Battle . The Yan asks for a Diamond and giving it will complete the friendly enemies quest . Alternatively , the player can choose to defeat the Yan , as it is the only friendly enemy that does not run away when attacked . If the player chooses to defeat the Yan they can claim its spoils of 50 AP and a Rosetta Ring . This can be done repeatedly , for the Yan will reappear until it is given the Diamond it asks for . This leaves the possibility of farming friendly Yans for the AP drop to learn abilities at incredible speed . The friendly Yan will attack if the Diamond is not given in a specific time frame . After asking for the Diamond multiple times , it will say " You ' re not giving me any ? " followed by its special BAAAHHH ! ! ! move . If attacked first , the friendly Yan will counter any attack that hits it with its signature BAAAHHH ! ! ! move , the strongest physical attack in " Final Fantasy IX " in terms of base Attack power — 158 — that also inflicts the Silence status on the party . Friendly Yan is immune to most status ailments , but it can be slowed . It can also be blinded , but since " BAAAHHH ! ! ! " is a special attack , it will be unaffected by the ailment . Strategy . The player should keep the party alive with full HP because the friendly Yan will retaliate and fight . Due to their extremely high HP and defensive stats , one should use attacks that ignore the enemy ' s defense , such as Zidane ' s Thievery , Freya ' s Dragon ' s Crest , and Quina ' s Frog Drop or Limit Glove . Because of the Yan ' s high evasion most normal attacks miss , and even when they hit they deal little damage . The silencing effect of the friendly Yan ' s attack can be protected against with Loudmouth . Equipping Auto - Regen , Auto - Haste and HP + abilities makes the battle easier . Auto - Regen can safeguard the party if they accumulate HP faster than the Yan can dish out damage . Even if friendly Yan ' s attack is physical , Vanish will not help , because " BAAAHHH ! ! ! " is a special attack . Friendly Yan will counter every time it receives damage , meaning the player should pace their attacks and never attack when they are on low health , using their turn to heal instead ( or wait for Auto - Regen to heal the party ) . It is considered impossible to defeat the friendly Yan on a Lv1 challenge playthrough . Etymology . " Yan " along with " ane " and " yen " , a Northumbrian form of one , from the Old English " ān " . An example is " yan , twee , tree " for " one , two , three " . is a sheep - counting rhyme / system traditionally used by shepherds in Northern England and earlier in some other parts of England and the British Isles . " Yan " is similar to " Yang " , the Chinese pronunciation of " 羊 " , which can mean sheep , goats , or any member of the caprinae subfamily in both Chinese and Japanese .