How to Beat Jumbo Cactuar

This is a walkthrough for the boss Jumbo Cactuar from the game Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVIII). Read on for tips and strategy about how to beat Jumbo Cactuar, including Jumbo Cactuar's stats and other useful information.

How to Beat Jumbo Cactuar

Preparation

GF Cerberus/ Triple, Scan, Phoenix Downs, Water magic.

Moveset

Jumbo Cactuar has Ker Plunk which damages the whole team. Jumbo Cactuar also has the move 10,000 needles. It's a counter attack move that, as the name suggests, deals 10,000 damage to the target.

Strategy

Assign 2 characters on offense. These characters should have high strength. Let them attack and die to 10,000 needles and revive them with Phoenix Downs to use their limit breaks. Keep one party member's HP high as leaving all three on critical HP may spell a game over from Ker Plunk. When Cactuar is hesitating, it is preparing to run away. Use scan to see how much damage you need to deal and adjust your move accordingly. A character with high magic stat may cast Cerberus/Triple on themself and use Water x3 on Jumbo Cactuar, or just unleash a high damaging Limit Break.

Jumbo Cactuar - Stats and Basic Information

Jumbo Cactuar		Lv			HP
		1 ~ 100			6000 ~ 600000
		Exp (Bonus)			AP
		-			20
Fire	Ice	Thunder	Earth	Poison	Wind	Water	Holy
1	1	1	1	1	1	2.9	1
Effective Status Attacks
Haste, Slow,

【Numeric Value】= Weakness Ratio,【x】Ineffective,【-】Absorbs

Related Links

List of FFVIII Bosses