Concherer

The Concherer is a boss from Final Fantasy X-2, found in Via Infinito on the 60th floor. It was once Grand Maester Yo Mika and uses a recolored model of the Neslug from Final Fantasy X.
== Stats ==
== Battle ==
Concherer has high HP, Strength, Defense, Auto-Protect, and Auto-Shell. Its strongest attack is Megaton Press, which inflicts 54,857~61,943 points of physical damage and bypasses Defense, but it only hits one character and only has a 25% chance of being used each time the Concherer has a turn. Megaton Press can also force a surviving character into a KO animation. Its damage can be reduced with Protect and lowering the Cheer Meter below 3 stars. Concherer's regular attacks do 2000–3300 damage and it often drains the party's MP by using Gunk, which also inflicts Poison. Gunk also has only a 25% chance of being used on each turn.
When Concherer Oversouls, it loses Megaton Press and Gunk, but gains Demi, Slurp, Radular Grudge, Thundaga, and Flare. Slurp inflicts major non-elemental damage and Itchy, while Radular Grudge does minor non-elemental damage and inflicts Poison, Silence, Darkness, and Confusion. When used by Concherer, Demi has a unique behavior where it can also not hit a character. This also applies to the Shell Shocker.
=== Strategy ===
It is a good idea to bring a stack of Phoenix Downs and Mega Phoenixes due to Concherer's one-hit kills. Using Light Curtains at the start of the battle helps greatly, as does using Remedies to heal the status effects Concherer can inflict.
One strategy in the original PS2 version is to have a Gunner in HP Critical health with the Cat Nip accessory (which can be won from the previous boss). With the Trigger Happy command, Concherer will be defeated in a few turns. Another girl should revive the Gunner with a Phoenix Down if she falls. A Dark Knight's Black Sky spell is a good alternative, as it hits ten times.
This strategy is no longer viable in the International and HD Remaster versions, due to Cat Nip inducing Berserk. As an alternative method, the player can equip Cat Nip to a Thief, who will deal two hits of 9,999 damage every turn. The other two party members should be Berserkers, or a similarly fast class, and equip accessories with either the Auto-Haste or SOS Haste abilities. All three girls should have protection from Poison to nullify Gunk. Since Concherer's moves will only kill one character at a time, another girl can revive her with a Phoenix Down before he strikes again. It will take the Thief 18 attacks (at 9,999*2 damage each) to kill Concherer, which can be accomplished in under ten minutes.
Another strategy is to have one Thief with Cat Nip and two Warriors. The Thief should equip Haste Bangle, and it is recommended, but not necessary, to have both Warriors wearing a Shining Bracer (Auto-Protect) and Speed Bracer (Auto-Haste). The party can enter the battle with the Thief in HP critical to trigger the Cat Nip, and the goal is to get the Thief to attack 18 times; if equipped with the Haste Bangle, the Thief should be attacking almost back to back. The Warriors should use Sentinel so all attacks on her deal only 1 point of damage, or use a Phoenix Down on the Thief if she dies.
Another strategy is to use three Berserkers with Luck-enhancing Garment Grids and accessories, plus Star Bracers for Auto-Reflect to block Flare (and to use it to damage Concherer himself). If Star Bracers are unavailable, a Star Curtain or Reflect can be used instead.
An easy but time consuming way to defeat Concherer is to use three Berserkers with Evade and Counter learned to always dodge the Concherer's physical attack, and immediately counter. This leaves Megaton Press as the sole threat. The player needs to have plenty of Phoenix Downs in case anyone falls. There is no need to heal since Megaton Press will easily down them anyway.
If the Mushroom Cloud is in the party, its Pernicious Powder can reduce Concherer's Strength and Magic stats by 10 levels, thus making Megaton Press significantly less dangerous overall (only inflicting 9,142~10,323 damage before Protect and Cheer Gauge are taken into account). This works on both normal and Oversoul forms, the latter being able to deal significantly less magic damage to the party.
===Oversoul===
As the player may be filling out Shinra's Bestiary, it may benefit to come into the battle against the Concherer Oversouled. An Oversoul Concherer loses its best attacks, and its spells can be deflected back to it for damage. Shell and reducing the Cheer Gauge below 3 stars are recommended to reduce damage if Reflect is not used.
If the player has completed Shell Shocker's fiend tale, it will be available to fight in the Fiend Arena. It is possible to repeatedly fight it there until it Oversouls, then come back and fight Concherer.
To end the battle in approximately 30 seconds, one should ensure Concherer will be Oversouled by repeatedly battling and then finally fleeing from the Sleepy Sneaky team once it Oversouls in the Fiend Arena. Then, the player can equip both a Wring and a Bloodlust to a high-level Machina Striker (the Pop Fry will also work but will need to be at a slightly higher level) that has Total Limit Break, then replace those two accessories with an Adamantite and a Cat Nip (equipping the accessories in this order prior to battle brings the Machina Striker to critical HP to activate Cat Nip at the start of the fight). Machina Striker should be taught First Strike using two Sprint Shoes, then initiate the battle. Attacks like Gunk and Demi will pose no threat to the Striker, and it should be able to endure one Flare thanks to the Adamantite if the player carefully manages the Cheer Gauge. If Machina Striker gets to attack three times (it uses Triple Play! for over 100,000 damage each turn), the player will win.
If Concherer is defeated in its normal form, it will fade into pyreflies and disappear. If it is defeated in its Oversoul form, its shell will break and fall to the ground before fading like most fiends. This can also result in a bug where it can then be fought outside of its shell should it be encountered again.
== Creature Creator ==
When the Concherer is captured at Chapter 5 in Bevelle with a Trap Pod L, after clearing 60 Cloisters in Via Infinito, it comes equipped knowing Attack, Cure, and Gunk. It has Ailment Def., which acts as Super Ribbon minus the Auto-Slow effect, and Total Limit Break, which allows it to break HP and Damage limits. Gunk is especially useful in blocking several enemies from using some of their most devastating attacks, most notably Chac's Heaven's Cataract.
Concherer cannot learn its hard-hitting Megaton Press or Slurp.
Concherer has absurdly high Defense and Magic Defense, mediocre Accuracy, Strength, Agility, and high Magic. It has low Evasion and Luck. Equipping Adamantite will allow it to have both Auto-Protect and Auto-Shell at the expense of a slightly lower Agility stat, which can be increased by donning the fiend with the Thief dressphere or consuming Iron Dukes to increase its stats.
=== Fiend Arena ===
Concherer appears in the Fiend Arena as part of the Slimy Boss team. Identical to its Via Infinito appearance, it is a highly dangerous foe which can sometimes beat Paragon, Trema, and even Major Numerus.
=== Fiend Tale ===
Another Concherer trapped a PuPu when it entered the fiend's vacant shell before it returned. Shinra, unaware of the PuPu and thinking it was what the Concherer was in life, tries helping it out. After tugging and smashing the shell to free it fails, the PuPu gets an idea. Having Shinra release the Concherer on the beach of Besaid, the PuPu guides the fiend to dive into the water to have it dissolved by the briny water, as salt dehydrates a snail. Once the Concherer is no more, the PuPu emerges and thanks Shinra in Spiran language as it leaves in a flying saucer.
== Gallery ==
FFX-2 Gunk.png|Gunk.
FFX-2 Megaton Press.png|Megaton Press.
Slurp.jpg|Slurp.
== Related enemies ==
*Shell Shocker
=== Final Fantasy X ===
*Neslug
Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy X-2
Category:Superbosses