Tonberry (Final Fantasy VI)

The Tonberry, also called Pug, is an enemy in Final Fantasy VI. It is a rare enemy, only having 1/16 encounter rate inside the Yeti's Cave and the only random encounter in the dungeon that does not inflict . However, it is powerful and should not be underestimated.
== Stats ==
== Battle ==
Tonberry uses Traveler every turn, doing Defense-ignoring damage to a party member. It counters every attack with Knife, doing heavy physical damage, followed by Traveler. This combo will likely kill any party member it hits unless they are at a very high level.
Tonberry is vulnerable to the Imp spell, which will prevent it from using Traveler, but it will always get a critical hit with its normal attacks while imp. It is also susceptible to . The Break spell will fail because Tonberries are immune to death, but Gau's Deepeye Rage works, as its Dread Gaze attack (which inflicts petrify) does not check for Death protection like Break does.
== Coliseum setup ==
Bet Healing Rod for Magus Rod
Bet Minerva Bustier for Regal Gown
Bet Safety Bit for Dragon Horn
Bet Zwill Crossblade for Oborozuki
A way to win against Tonberry with low-level characters is to take one with 255 Defense and put him/her in the back row with a Ribbon or Jeweled Ring. The main problem with Tonberry is that it will use Traveler when hit or killed, and the player might not be able to withstand the attack unless they have high HP from the Muscle Belt and/or Red Cap.
If the player cannot get their HP higher than Traveler's damage, they will have to ensure it cannot be used, as Tonberry will always counter the player's physical or magical attack with it, and there is no reliable method of healing. Equipping a Black Belt allows one to counter Tonberry's attack if damaged, but the Tonberry will still use Traveler upon its death.
Damage from status is not regarded as attack from the player, and thus a Tonberry killed by poison will not cast Traveler. The player can use a weapon that inflicts poison: Poison Rod, Venom Claws, and Scorpion Tail. When the battle begins, the player should use the escape command to prevent the character from doing normal attacks, and instead rely on counterattacks from the equipped Black Belt. After the character counterattacks and poisons the Tonberry, the player can wait and hope for the Tonberry to die from poison and not from the character's counterattack. Because the counterattack does not activate if the player suffers no damage, players pursuing this strategy should aim for a high but not perfect defense.
To max out a character's defense, one can take advantage of the imp equipment. For example, Sabin can use Venom Claws. After turning him into an imp, the player can equip him with Tortoise Shield, Saucer, and Reed Cloak, which will raise his defense to 261.
Another way to stop Tonberry from using Traveler is to drain its massive pool of MP, which will take hundreds of turns. The player can wait until it uses all of its MP via Break spells (which the player should be protected against with Ribbon or Jeweled Ring), while holding and to have the character try to run away so they will not attack.
If the character is strong enough to survive a single Traveler strike, an effective strategy is equipping the Master's Scroll and Black Belt. Since the Tonberry has a 66% chance of opening with either Attack or Knife, this gives the character a good probability of killing the Tonberry immediately by counterattacking and following with a normal attack.
== Formations ==
Number	Enemies 	Encounter flags	Encounter flags	Encounter flags	Encounter flags	Introduction flag	Musical theme	Magic AP
Number	Enemies 	Normal 	Back 	Surrounded 	Side 	Introduction flag	Musical theme	Magic AP
 	Tonberry	 	 	 	 	Sides, individual	Battle 	7
== AI script ==
=== Normal script ===
Attack Turns:
1st Turn: Traveler (100%)
If attacked by anything: Knife (100%)
:Traveler (100%)
=== Coliseum script ===
Attack Turns:
1st Turn: Attack (33%) or Knife (33%) or Break (33%)
If attacked by anything: Knife (100%)
:Traveler (100%)
If killed by any attack: Traveler (100%)
== Other appearances ==
===Final Fantasy Portal App===
Tonberry appears as a Triple Triad card.
== Etymology ==
== Related enemies ==
* Tonberries
* Master Tonberry
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