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Chrono Cross Remaster: Radical Dreamers

Trappable Elements and How to Use Trap Elements

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This is a guide to Trappable Elements and how to use Trap Elements to get them in Chrono Cross Remaster: Radical Dreamers Edition. Read on to learn about each Trappable Element, which enemy to use Trap Elements on to get them, and where to get Trap Elements!

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List of Trappable Elements

Trap Element Enemies to Use On Trappable Element
↓ Inferno ・Bunyip
・Taurminator		 Inferno
↓ Volcano ・Tragedienne (Home World) Volcano
↓ Red Wolf ・Hot Doggity (Home World) ★ Red Wolf
↓ Deluge ・Sidesteppa (Home World) Deluge
↓ Iceberg ・Giant Gloop Iceberg
↓ Frog Prince - ★ Frog Prince
↓ Earthquake ・Solt and Peppor (Isle of the Damned) Earthquake
↓ Thunda Storm ・Solt and Peppor (Isle of the Damned) Thunda Storm
↓ Golem ・Centaurpede (Another World) ★ Golem
↓ Carnivore ・Fargo Carnivore
↓ Tornado ・Tragedienne (Home World) Tornado
↓ Sonja ・Prey Mantis (Another World) ★ Sonja
↓ Free Fall ・Airframe (Home World) Free Fall
↓ Black Hole ・De-Hydrate
・Tragedienne (Home World)		 Black Hole
↓ Mother Ship ・Shadow Cat (Another World) ★ Mother Ship
↓ Holy Light ・Miguel Holy Light
↓ Ultra Nova ・Megastarky
・Sky Dragon		 Ultra Nova
↓ Unicorn ・Dodo (Home World) ★ Unicorn

How to Use Trap Elements

Play Trap Elements to Capture Other Powerful Elements

The sole purpose of a Trap Element is to capture the other Element that shares its name. These other elements are often powerful spells or Summons. For example, if you want to get the ★ Sonja Summon Element, you need to use the ↓ Sonja Trap element on an enemy like Prey Mantis (Another World). Simply play the Trap element at the beginning of battle and wait for the enemy to use that Element or Summon. Your Trap element will prevent the enemy from being able to perform the attack and you will get it in your spoils after the battle is finished!

    Example
  1. Enter battle with Prey Mantis (Another World)
  2. Use ↓ Sonja Trap Element at the start of battle
  3. Defend until Prey Mantis tries to use ★ Sonja Summon Element
  4. Your Trap Element will automatically capture the ★ Sonja Summon Element
  5. Finish the battle

Trap Elements are Indicated by a [↓] Down Arrow

Carnivore Trap Element
Look in your list of elements for any elements that have a ↓ to the left of their name. These are Trap elements.

Trap Elements are Consumable

Like Tablets and other consumable elements, once you use a Trap element, it's gone for good, even if you fail to capture an element.

How to Get Trap Elements

Buy Traps from Merchant in Marbule Home World and Another World

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The easiest place to get Trap Elements is by vising the shop in Marbule (either Home World or Another World). Note that these shops will only stock Trap elements after completing certain sections of the story walkthrough.

Shop Availability
Marbule (Another World) After completing the S.S. Invincible chapter of the main story.
Marbule (Home World) After completing the optional Marbule (Home World) sidequest

List of Trap Elements (Marbule Home World and Another World)

Trap Element Price
↓ Inferno 300 G
↓ Volcano 400 G
↓ Red Wolf 500 G
↓ Deluge 300 G
↓ Iceberg 400 G
↓ Frog Prince 500 G
↓ Earthquake 300 G
↓ Thunda Storm 400 G
↓ Golem 500 G
↓ Carnivore 300 G
↓ Tornado 400 G
↓ Sonja 500 G
↓ Free Fall 300 G
↓ Black Hole 400 G
↓ Mother Ship 500 G
↓ Holy Light 300 G
↓ Ultra Nova 400 G
↓ Unicorn 500 G

Enemy Drop and Steal List

Some enemies will drop Trap Elements after being defeated. Use these traps to catch Elements!

Trap Element Dropped by Stolen from
↓ Unicorn N/A ・Dead Beat (Another World - Second Encounter)
↓ Sonja ・Prey Mantis
・Bulb (Home World)		 ・Rockroach
・Taurusoid
↓ Tornado N/A ・Rockroach
・Taurusoid
↓ Frog Prince ・Mantarrey (Another World) ・Mantarrey (Another World)
↓ Red Wolf ・Hot Doggity (Home World) ・Hot Doggity (Home World)
↓ Mother Ship ・Shadow Cat N/A

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