                        Chrono Trigger Technique Guide
                                 Version 2.1

                       By PFritz21  (Paul J. Fritz Jr.)
                             pjfritz21@yahoo.com

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(  Contents  )
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Version History
About This Guide
Terminology
Single Techniques
Double Techniques
Triple Techniques
Technique Master List
Rock Locations
Items
Miscellaneous Tips
Contact Information

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(  Version History  )
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2.1 - Small correction to Robo's Single Techniques
2.0 - Major format change, now focusing on the techniques and less on the
      checklist; added explanations for finding the White and Blue Rocks,
      created the Terminology, Rock Locations, and Miscellaneous Tips
      sections; new section headers
1.3 - Clarified my explanation on how to get the Gold Rock; added copyright
      notice to the Contact Information section.
1.2 - Removed Gamester Online and added The Chrono Zone as a location for
      this FAQ; reformatted FAQ from 72 characters per line to 78.
1.1 - Updated Contact Information.
1.0 - Initial release.

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(  About This Guide  )
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I assume you are already quite familiar with the game.  If you are not,
please consult the game manual or one of the other CT guides on GameFAQs (I
suggest The Mynock’s).

This guide goes in-depth on the Techniques in Chrono Trigger.  There is
detailed information on each technique, plus some tips to help you get the
most out of them.

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(  Terminology  )
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Characters:       C     Crono       M     Marle       L     Lucca
                  F     Frog        R     Robo        A     Ayla
                  Mg    Magus

Technique types:  White       Heals or protects your party
                  Light       Lightning magic
                  Water       Water and/or Ice magic
                  Fire        Fire magic
                  Phys.       Physical damage
                  Shadow      Shadow magic (and any technique that uses 2 or
                              more different types of magic)
                  CSE         Changes the Status of an Enemy
                  Steal       Steals items from enemies

Affects:          1A          One ally
                  AA          All allies
                  1E          One enemy
                  AE          All enemies
                  LE          A line of enemies between the character and the
                              target enemy
                  HL          All enemies on a horizontal line of the target
                  ER          All enemies in a radius of the target
                  xR          All enemies in the radius of x, where x is a
                              member of your party (Ex. CR would be the
                              enemies around Crono)

Hold - to have equipped as an item
Invoke - to allow the use of
Locked - prevented from using techniques
Perform - to execute or use
White Magician - One who primarily casts spells to heal your party (Marle)

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(  Single Techniques  )
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Char.  Tech.        MP  Type   Affects Char.  Tech.        MP  Type   Affects
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Crono  Cyclone       2  Phys.     ER   Marle  Aura#         1  White     1A
       Slash         2  Phys.     LE          Provoke       1  CES       1E
       Lightning*    2  Light     1E          Ice*          2  Water     1E
       Spincut       4  Phys.     1E          Cure*#        2  White     1A
       Lightning 2*  8  Light     AE          Haste*        6            1A
       Life*        10  White     1A          Ice 2*        8  Water     AE
       Confuse      12  Phys.     1E          Cure 2*#      5  White     1A
       Luminaire*   20  Light     AE          Life 2*      15  White     1A

Char.  Tech.        MP  Type   Affects Char.  Tech.        MP  Type   Affects
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Lucca  Flame Toss    1  Fire      LE   Frog   Slurp#        1  White     1A
       Hypno Wave    1  CES       AE          Slurp Cut     2  Phys.     1E
       Fire*         2  Fire      1E          Water*        2  Water     1E
       Napalm        3            ER          Heal*#        2  White     AA
       Protect*      6  White     1A          Leap Slash    4  Phys.     1E
       Fire 2*       8  Fire      AE          Water 2*      8  Water     AE
       Mega Bomb    15            ER          Cure 2*#      5  White     1A
       Flare*       20  Fire      AE          Frog Squash  15  Phys.     AE

Char.  Tech.        MP  Type   Affects Char.  Tech.        MP  Type   Affects
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Robo   RocketPunch   1  Phys.     1E   Ayla   Kiss#         1  White     1A
       Cure Beam#    2  White     1A          Rollo Kick    2  Phys.     1E
       Laser Spin    3            AA          Cat Attack    3  Phys.     1E
       Robo Tackle   4  Phys.     1A          Rock Throw    4  Phys.     1E
       Heal Beam#    3  White     AA          Charm         4  Steal     1E
       Uzzi Punch   12  Phys.     1E          Tail Spin    10  Phys.     AR
       Area Bomb    15            RR          Dino Tail    15  Phys.     AA
       Shock        17            AE          Triple Kick  20  Phys.     1E

Char.  Tech.        MP  Type   Affects    Single Techniques are listed in the
--------------------------------------    order in which they are learned.
Magus  Lightning 2*  8  Light     AE
       Ice 2*        8  Water     AE      * - denotes a magic spell
       Fire 2*       8  Fire      AE      # - can be used out of battle
       Dark Bomb*    8  Shadow    ER
       Magic Wall*   8  White     1A      *** Thanks to Bongo dude for
       Dark Mist*   10  Shadow    AE          pointing out that Robo's Cure
       Black Hole*  15  Shadow   MgR          Beam and Heal Beam can be used
       Dark Matter* 20  Shadow    AE          out of battle.

Most Single Techniques are learned by winning tech. points after a battle.
Talk to Spekkio at the End of Time to learn Crono's Lightning, Marle's Ice,
Lucca's Fire, and Frog's Water.  When (and if) Magus joins your party, he
will already have Lightning 2, Ice 2, and Fire 2.

In the game, a technique with a star indicates a magic spell, a yellow one
can be used out of battle, and the gray one is the next one that character
will learn.

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(  Double Techniques  )
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Double Tech.  Char1 Spell 1     MP  Char2 Spell 1     MP  Type    Affects
------------  ----- --------------  ----- --------------  ------  -------
Aura Whirl    Crono Cyclone      2  Marle Aura         1  White      AA
Ice Sword     Crono Spincut      4  Marle Ice          2  Water      1E
Ice Sword 2   Crono Confuse     12  Marle Ice 2        8  Water      ER
Fire Whirl    Crono Cyclone      2  Lucca Flame Toss   1  Fire       ER
Fire Sword    Crono Spincut      4  Lucca Fire         2  Fire       1E
FireSword 2   Crono Confuse     12  Lucca Fire 2       8  Fire       ER
X Strike      Crono Slash        2  Frog  Slurp Cut    2  Phys.      1E
SwordStream   Crono Spincut      4  Frog  Water        2  Water      1E
Spire         Crono Lightning 2  8  Frog  Leap Slash   4  Light      1E
Rocket Roll   Crono Cyclone      2  Robo  Laser Spin   3  Phys.      AE
Max Cyclone   Crono Spincut      4  Robo  Laser Spin   3  Phys.      RR
Super Volt    Crono Lightning 2  8  Robo  Shock       17  Light      AE
Drill Kick    Crono Cyclone      2  Ayla  Rollo Kick   2  Phys.      1E
Volt Bite     Crono Lightning    2  Ayla  Cat Attack   3  Light      1E
Falcon Hit    Crono Spincut      4  Ayla  Rock Throw   4  Phys.      HL
Antipode      Marle Ice          2  Lucca Fire         2  Shadow     ER
Antipode 2    Marle Ice 2        8  Lucca Fire 2       8  Shadow     ER
Antipode 3    Marle Ice 2        8  Lucca Flare       20  Shadow     AE
Ice Water     Marle Ice          2  Frog  Water        2  Water      AE
Glacier       Marle Ice 2        8  Frog  Water 2      8  Water      1E
Double Cure   Marle Cure 2       5  Frog  Cure 2       5  White      AA
Aura Beam     Marle Aura         1  Robo  Cure Beam    2  White      AA
Ice Tackle    Marle Ice          2  Robo  Robo Tackle  4  Water      1E
Cure Touch    Marle Cure 2       5  Robo  Heal Beam    3  White      AA
Twin Charm    Marle Provoke      1  Ayla  Charm        4  Steal      1E
Ice Toss      Marle Ice          2  Ayla  Rock Throw   4  Water      ER
Cube Toss     Marle Ice 2        8  Ayla  Rock Throw   4  Water      ER
Red Pin       Lucca Fire         2  Frog  Leap Slash   4  Fire       1E
Line Bomb     Lucca Mega Bomb   15  Frog  Leap Slash   4  Fire       HL
Frog Flare    Lucca Flare       20  Frog  Frog Squash 15  Fire       AE
Fire Punch    Lucca Fire         2  Robo  RocketPunch  1  Fire       ER
Fire Tackle   Lucca Fire 2       8  Robo  Robo Tackle  4  Fire       1E
Double Bomb   Lucca Mega Bomb   15  Robo  Area Bomb   15  Fire       RR
Flame Kick    Lucca Fire         2  Ayla  Rollo Kick   2  Fire       1E
Fire Whirl    Lucca Fire 2       8  Ayla  Tail Spin   10  Fire       AA
Blaze Kick    Lucca Fire 2       8  Ayla  Triple Kick 20  Fire       1E
Blade Toss    Frog  Slurp Cut    2  Robo  Laser Spin   3  Phys.      ER
Bubble Snap   Frog  Water        2  Robo  Robo Tackle  4  Water      1E
Cure Wave     Frog  Cure 2       5  Robo  Heal Beam    3  White      AA
Slurp Kiss    Frog  Slurp        1  Ayla  Kiss         1  White      AA
Bubble Hit    Frog  Water        2  Ayla  Rollo Kick   2  Water      1E
Drop Kick     Frog  Leap Slash   4  Ayla  Triple Kick 20  Phys.      1E
Boogie        Robo  Robo Tackle  4  Ayla  Charm        4  CES        AE
Spin Kick     Robo  Robo Tackle  4  Ayla  Rollo Kick   2  Phys.      1E
Beast Toss    Robo  Uzzi Punch  12  Ayla  Rock Throw   4  Phys.      1E

Magus cannot perform Double Techniques.

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(  Triple Techniques  )
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Triple Tech. Char Spell 1     MP Spell 2     MP Spell 1     MP Type   Affects
------------ ---- -------------- -------------- -------------- ----   -------
Delta Force  CML  Lightning 2  8 Ice 2        8 Fire 2       8 Shadow    AE
Arc Impulse  CMF  Spincut      4 Ice 2        8 Leap Slash   4 Ice       1E
Life Line    CMR  Cyclone      2 Life 2      15 Laser Spin   3 White     AA
Final Kick   CMA  Lightning 2  8 Ice 2        8 Triple Kick 20 Shadow    1E
Delta Storm  CLF  Lightning 2  8 Fire 2       8 Water 2      8 Shadow    AE
Fire Zone    CLR  Spincut      4 Fire 2       8 Laser Spin   3 Fire      RR
GatlingKick  CLA  Lightning 2  8 Fire 2       8 Triple Kick 20 Shadow    1E
Triple Raid  CFR  Cyclone      2 Slurp Cut    2 Robo Tackle  4 Phys.     1E
3D Attack    CFA  Cyclone      2 Slurp Cut    2 Triple Kick 20 Phys.     1E
Twister      CRA  Cyclone      2 Laser Spin   3 Tail Spin   10 Shadow    AE
PoyozoDance  MLA  Provoke      1 Hypno Wave   1 Tail Spin   10 CES       AE
DarkEternal  MLMg Ice 2        8 Fire 2       8 Dark Matter 20 Shadow    AE
Grand Dream  MFR  Life 2      15 Frog Squash 15 Cure Beam    2 Phys.     AE
Omega Flare  LRMg Flare       20 Laser Spin   3 Dark Bomb    8 Shadow    AE
Spin Strike  FRA  Leap Slash   4 Robo Tackle  4 Tail Spin   10 Phys.     1E

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(  Technique Master List  )
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This is a list of everyone's Single, Double, and Triple Techniques.  You must
first learn the necessary Single Techniques before you can learn the
appropriate Double or Triple Technique.

Char.    Single Tech.   Double Tech.                  Triple Tech.
-----    ------------   ------------                  ------------
Crono    Cyclone        Aura Whirl, Fire Whirl,       Life Line, Triple Raid,
                        Rocket Roll, Drill Kick       3D Attack, Twister
         Slash          X Strike
         Lightning      Volt Bite
         Spincut        Ice Sword, Fire Sword,        Arc Impulse, Fire Zone
                        SwordStream, Max
                        Cyclone, Falcon Hit
         Lightning 2    Spire, Super Volt             Delta Force, Final
                                                      Kick, Delta Storm,
                                                      GatlingKick
         Life                *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Confuse        Ice Sword 2, FireSword 2
         Luminaire           *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***

Marle    Aura           Aura Whirl, Aura Beam
         Provoke        Twin Charm                    PoyozoDance
         Ice            Ice Sword, Antipode,
                        Ice Water, Ice Tackle
                        Ice Toss
         Cure                *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Haste               *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Ice 2          Ice Sword 2, Antipode 2       Delta Force, Arc
                        Antipode 3, Glacier,          Impulse, Final Kick,
                        Cube Toss                     DarkEternal
         Cure 2         Double Cure, Cure Touch
         Life 2                                       Life Line, Grand Dream

Lucca    Flame Toss     Fire Whirl
         Hypno Wave                                   PoyozoDance
         Fire           Antipode, Fire Sword,
                        Red Pin, Fire Punch,
                        Flame Kick
         Napalm              *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Protect             *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Fire 2         Antipode 2, FireSword 2,      Delta Force, Delta
                        Fire Tackle, Fire Whirl,      Storm, Fire Zone,
                        Blaze Kick                    GatlingKick,
                                                      DarkEternal
         Mega Bomb      Line Bomb, Double Bomb
         Flare          Antipode 3, Frog Flare        Omega Flare

Frog     Slurp          Slurp Kiss
         Slurp Cut      X Strike, Blade Toss          Triple Raid, 3D Attack
         Water          SwordStream, Ice Water,
                        Bubble Snap, Bubble Hit
         Heal                *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Leap Slash     Spire, Red Pin, Line          Arc Impulse, Spin
                        Bomb, Drop Kick               Strike
         Water 2        Glacier                       Delta Storm
         Cure 2         Double Cure, Cure Wave
         Frog Squash    Frog Flare                    Grand Dream

Robo     RocketPunch    Fire Punch
         Cure Beam      Aura Beam                     Grand Dream
         Laser Spin     Rocket Roll, Max              Life Line, Fire Zone,
                        Cyclone, Blade Toss           Twister, Omega Flare
         Robo Tackle    Ice Tackle, Fire Tackle,      Triple Raid, Spin
                        Bubble Snap, Spin Kick,       Strike
                        Boogie
         Heal Beam      Cure Touch, Cure Wave
         Uzzi Punch     Beast Toss
         Area Bomb      Double Bomb
         Shock          Super Volt

Ayla     Kiss           Slurp Kiss
         Rollo Kick     Drill Kick, Flame Kick,
                        Spin Kick
         Cat Attack     Volt Bite
         Rock Throw     Falcon Hit, Ice Toss,
                        Cube Toss, Beast Toss
         Charm          Twin Charm, Boogie
         Tail Spin      Fire Whirl                    Twister, PoyozoDance,
                                                      Spin Strike
         Dino Tail           *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Triple Kick    Blaze Kick, Drop Kick         Final Kick,
                                                      GatlingKick, 3D Attack

Magus    Lightning 2         *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Ice 2               *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Fire 2              *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Dark Bomb                                    Omega Flare
         Magic Wall          *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Dark Mist           *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Black Hole          *** Not used in Double/Triple Techniques ***
         Dark Matter                                  Dark Eternal

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(  Rock Location  )
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For each rock, I’ll list where it can be found, who must be holding it, the
Triple Tech. it invokes, and how exactly to get it.

White Rock        Location:         Black Omen (12000 BC, 600 AD, or 1000 AD)
                  Who:              Marle, Lucca, or Ayla
                  Triple Tech.:     PoyozoDance
After defeating TerraMutant, look in the chest on the left.

Black Rock        Location:         Kajar (12000 BC)
                  Who:              Marle, Lucca, or Magus
                  Triple Tech.:     DarkEternal
Open the water, wind, and fire books (in that order).  The Black Rock is in
the secret room that will open.

Gold Rock         Location:         Denadoro Mts. (600 AD)
                  Who:              Frog
                  Triple Tech.:     Grand Dream
After you restore the Northern Ruins, start walking through the Denadoro Mts.
You’ll come to a Free Lancer that is throwing rocks.  With Frog in the lead,
get hit by a rock.  He’ll catch it, and it will transform into the Gold Rock.

Blue Rock         Location:         Giant's Claw (600 AD)
                  Who:              Lucca, Robo, or Magus
                  Triple Tech.:     Omega Flare
In the large C-shaped cave, there is a partially hidden treasure chest just
north of the door in the bottom right corner.  The Blue Rock is inside the
chest.

SilverRock        Location:         Laruba Ruins (65000000 BC)
                  Who:              Frog, Robo, or Ayla
                  Triple Tech.:     Spin Strike
After saving Crono, talk to the Nu that offers to change the lead character's
name.  Then the Nu will just give it to you.

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(  Items  )
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There are many items in Chrono Trigger that you can equip or use to help you
inflict the more damage with your techniques.

Weapons:       Who:     Att:  What it does:
--------       -----    ----  -------------
Red Katana     Crono     30   +2 to Crono’s Magic rating when equipped
Rune Blade     Frog     120   +4 to Frog’s Magic rating when equipped

Armor:         Who:     Def:  What it does:
------         ----     ----  -------------
Memory Cap     all       30   Prevents the wearer from being locked

Accessories:   Who:     What it does:
------------   ----     -------------
SilverStud     all      Reduces the cost techniques by 50%
GoldStud       all      Reduces the cost techniques by 75%
Black Rock     M, L, Mg Invokes the DarkEternal Triple Tech.
Blue Rock      L, R, Mg Invokes the Omega Flare Triple Tech.
White Rock     M, L, A  Invokes the PoyozoDance Triple Tech.
Gold Rock      Frog     Invokes the Grand Dream Triple Tech.
SilverRock     F, R, A  Invokes the Spin Strike Triple Tech.
Charm Top      Ayla     Increase the chance of charming an item from an enemy
Magic Ring     all      +6 to the wearer’s Magic rating
Magic Scarf    all      +2 to the wearer’s Magic rating
Magic Seal     all      +5 to the wearer’s Magic and Magic Defense ratings
Power Glove    all      +2 to the wearer’s Power rating
Power Ring     all      +6 to the wearer’s Power rating
Power Scarf    all      +4 to the wearer’s Power rating
Power Seal     all      +10 the wearer’s Power and Stamina ratings

Items:        Cost   What it does:
------        ----   -------------
Ether          800   Restores 10 MP to one character
Mid Ether     2000   Restores 30 MP to one character
Full Ether    6000   Restores 60 MP to one character
Hyper Ether  10000   Restores all MP to one character
Elixir         N/A   Restores all HP and MP to one character
Mega Elixir    N/A   Restores all HP and MP to all characters
Magic Tabs     N/A   Permanently increases a character’s Magic rating by 1
Power Tabs     N/A   Permanently increases a character’s Power rating by 1

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(  Miscellaneous Tips  )
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- As with any RPG, you should protect your White Magician as best as
  possible, especially in those long and difficult boss fights.  Chrono
  Trigger is no exception.  Equip Marle with a PrismDress (reduces magic
  damage by 1/3), a SafeHelm (reduces physical damage by 1/3), and a GoldErng
  (increase max HP by 50%).  Keeping your White Magician alive is the key to
  winning any battle.  With Cure, Cure 2, and Life 2, Marle should focus on
  healing her comrades.  And in case she falls in battle, use the other two
  party members to revive her to full HP as soon as possible.
- For additional Magic Tabs and other items, defeat Spekkio at the End of
  Time in each of his five forms.

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(  Contact Information  )
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