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Don Tonberry
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster

Don Tonberry

Learn how to unlock and defeat the Don Tonberry in Final Fantasy X HD Remaster's Monster Arena. Includes stats, drops, and the best AP grinding strategy.

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Learn how to unlock and defeat the Don Tonberry in Final Fantasy X HD Remaster's Monster Arena. Includes stats, drops, and the best AP grinding strategy.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Unlock Conditions: Capture at least one of every fiend in the Cavern of the Stolen Fayth: Dark Element, Epaaj, Ghost, Imp, Nidhogg, Thorn, Tonberry, Valaha, and Yowie.
  2. 2
    Battle Strategy: Don Tonberry moves towards your party for its first four turns. After moving four times, it will target a random character. If you target Don Tonberry while it's far away, it will counter with 'Karma'. The damage from Karma is equal to the number of enemies that character has defeated, multiplied by 100 (max 99,999 damage). Auto-Phoenix on two party members is recommended.
Tips
  • AP Grinding: Equip weapons with 'Overdrive -> AP' and set Overdrive Mode to Stoic or Comrade. Have one character on Stoic (who has defeated the most enemies) and the other two on Comrade. The Stoic character attacks Don Tonberry, triggering Karma and filling all characters' Overdrives, which convert to AP.
  • Weapon Customization: For AP grinding weapons, aim for 'Overdrive -> AP', 'Double AP', and 'Triple AP'. 'Triple AP' weapons can be obtained from One-Eye. 'Double Overdrive' items are obtained by finding all Al Bhed Primers and speaking to Rin. 'Triple Overdrive' items can be bribed from Sand Worm (900,000 gil for ~15).
  • Damage Boost: The 'Karma' attack's damage is based on the number of enemies a character has defeated. A character who has defeated 1,000 enemies will inflict the maximum 99,999 damage with Karma.
  • HP: 480,000
  • Overkill: 10,000 AP
  • Common Drop: Farplane Wind (x3)
  • Rare Drop: Dark Matter
  • Common Steal: Candle of Life (x2)
  • Rare Steal: Designer Wallet

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