How to Beat Brain Pod | Boss Guide

This is a guide to beating the Boss Brain Pod in the game Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7R). This article explains Brain Pod's attack patterns, weaknesses, and tips and strategies for defeating them.

Brain Pod Basic Information

Stats and Weaknesses

Brain Pod
Species	Movement	Type
Artificial Life	Grounded	Normal

Description

A species created by Shinra's R&D Division by installing a copy of a human brain into a tank. Its primary method of attack is to expel the waste matter that builds up in that tank.

Assess (Tips)

Tactical data not available.

Brain Pod Stats

Brain Pod Weaknesses & Resistances

Stagger Rates

Melee	Ranged	Magic	Fire
×1	×1	×1	×1
Ice	Lightning	Wind	-
×1	×1	×1	-

Stagger Length

Rewards

Learnable Enemy Skills

No Enemy Skills can be learned from Brain Pod.

List of Enemy Skills

Brain Pod Boss Battle Guide

Brain Pod Abilities and Attack Patterns

Name	Element	Blockable?	Knockdown?	Status
Bash	-	Yes	No	-
	Charges into a target.
Lid Spin	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Spins around while swinging its lid.
Super Psychic Wave	-	No	No	-
	Sends out 3-5 white copies of itself that chase after party members.
Life Syphon	-	No	No	-
	Creates a pink light that drains HP.
Toxic Waste	-	Yes	No	(180 sec)
	Opens its lid and spits out 3 globs of poison.
Noxious Whirl	-	No	No	(180 sec)
	Spins in a circle and creates a pool of poison beneath itself that lasts 10 seconds.
Stop	-	No	No	(5 sec)
	Inflicts Stop on all allies.
Flashbang	-	No	No	Stun (27 sec)
	Creates a large flash of white light that stuns allies.

*Status Effects and Ailments Guide

Best Characters for This Boss

Available Characters

Cloud

Barret

Best Characters and Equipment

Cloud will be your attacker for this battle while Barret will act as a support. Cloud should be equipped with gear and materia that will maximize the damage output while Barret is equipped with the healing and support that you will need.

Brain Pod Attack Phases

Phase 1

Phase 2

Tips & Strategies for Beating Brain Pod

★ Strategy Checklist ★ (Click to jump)
Avoid the Poisonous Puddles Conserve MP for the 2nd Phase Prepare for Poison and Stop Group the Pods Before Using Area Attacks

Avoid the Poisonous Puddles

When Brain Pod uses Noxius Whirl, it will create a large puddle around it that will inflict Poison on contact. Avoid being poisoned by using ranged attacks like Cloud's Blade Burst or switching to Barret.

Conserve MP for the 2nd Phase

You will only fight a single Brain Pod during the first phase of this battle and it will not be that much of a struggle. You can use abilities that do not consume MP to save MP for the second phase where you will fight twelve Brain Pods.

Prepare for Poison and Stop

The Brain Pods will continue to use Noxious Whirl, Toxic Waste, and Stop to inflict Poison and Stop. Counter these effects by equipping Warding + Time materias against Stop and Cleansing materia against Poison.

Group the Pods Before Using Area Attacks

During the second phase, there will be a lot of instances that the pods will group together since the room is too small. Use this opportunity to strike them with strong area attacks like Magnify + Lightning materias. You can also restore your HP during these instances with HP Absorption + Deadly Dodge materias.

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