Microchu (Final Fantasy XIII-2)

The Microchu is an enemy in Final Fantasy XIII-2. They appear in groups of four or more, occasionally with a Mewmao alongside them. They appear in all but stormy weather conditions on the Archylte Steppe, although they are more likely to appear when it is sunny.
Since they appear in large numbers, using area attacks is the best strategy against them, preferably those making use of their vulnerability to fire damage. Microchus are one of the easiest and most common creatures to find that drop Potent Crystals, an item for grade 5 creature upgrades, so the player may wish to fight them often to obtain as many as possible.
==Stats==
==Paradigm Pack==
Microchu has Bravery and Faith, which Noel and Serah cannot use. Microchu and Calautidon are the only creatures with Item Scavenger II available for infusion; Cactrot, Silver Chocobo, and Breshan Bass have it as red-locked. Microchu has it at level 18, and is a much more common enemy than Calautidon, but the latter gets it much earlier, at level 1. Item Scavenger II multiplies common drops by x4.5 and does not stack with other Item Scavenger sources. Item Scavenger MAX, only available with the Durable Collector Catalog equipped, gives x6 normal drops.
Microchu has Auto-Vigilance and Rapid Recovery, which have the penultimate ranking of 8; the former and to a lesser extent the latter arguably have less utility than their rank would suggest. To remove either, infusion sources of lower-ranked abilities (that are all unusually difficult to obtain) must be obtained again to yellow-lock those lower-ranked abilities. This makes Microchu a poor source of Bravega, which is not obtained until level 40.
===Monster stats===
===Abilities===
Ability 	Level 	Type 	Infuse
Protect 	Initial	Command	
Vigilance 	Initial	Command	
Critical: Vigilance 	5 	Passive	
Veil 	9 	Command	
Resist Deprotect: +10%	15 	Passive	
Item Scavenger II 	18 	Passive	
Protectga 	19 	Command	
Rapid Recovery 	24 	Passive	
Vigilaga 	29 	Command	
Faith 	30 	Command	
Bravery 	34 	Command	
Auto-Vigilance 	35 	Passive	
Bravega 	40 	Command	
Endless Blessings 	45 	Command	
==Etymology==
Microchu is an amalgam of "micro", meaning small, and "ochu".
==Related enemies==
*Ochu
*Chichu
*Nanochu
===Final Fantasy XIII===
*Ochu
*Microchu
*Neochu
*Picochu
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy XIII-2
Category:Final Fantasy XIII-2 Synergist Monsters