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                             EarthBound PSI FAQ
                        Version 1.0 (Created 6/28/00)
                  By Devin Morgan (devin_morgan@netzero.net)

        This file is Copyright (c)2000 Devin Morgan. All rights reserved.

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Table of Contents

1. What's New
2. Introduction
3. Offense PSI
4. Recover PSI
5. Assist PSI
6. Credits
7. Copyright Notice
8. Contact Information

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-=  1. What's New -=
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Version 1.0 (6/28/00): Here's the first update of this FAQ with the new format.

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If you played the game EarthBound for the Super NES, you'll know about PSI. PSI
refers to the psychic powers that Ness, Paula, and Poo can learn and use
throughout the game. Jeff cannot use PSI powers, though. However, you need to
have sufficient Psychic Points, or PP, to use these powers. In this FAQ, I
divided the PSI list into 3 parts: Offense, Recover, and Assist. The Offense
PSI is used to attack enemies in battle to a degree (some enemies can use PSI
as well). The Recover PSI allows you to recover your HP, PP, and cure abnormal
status ailments. Finally, the Assist PSI boosts your stats or causes abnormal
stats on the enemies (or your group if the enemies use these powers on you!).
There are different strengths of the powers, symbolized by Greek letters in the
game. Read further in this FAQ for info on each of the PSI powers, such as what
levels the spells are learned, who learns them, PP they use, etc. Also, when I
put "N/A" and nothing else next to the Level Learned line of a spell, which
means that character enters the party with that spell. One more thing, I know
there's a small bit of info missing in the Assist PSI section, so if you can
get that info for me, I'll really appreciate it!

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PSI Rockin Alpha
    PP Used: 10
    Level Learned: (Ness) 8
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Damage: 40-120 HP
    Info: Only Ness can use this PSI spell, and it's named after his favorite
thing, which you picked when you started a new game. It decreases the strength
of an enemy's PSI Shield by 1.

PSI Rockin Beta
    PP Used: 14
    Level Learned: (Ness) 22
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Damage: 90-270 HP
    Info: Only Ness can use this PSI spell, and it's named after his favorite
thing, which you picked when you started a new game. It decreases the strength
of an enemy's PSI Shield by 1.

PSI Rockin Gamma
    PP Used: 40
    Level Learned: (Ness) 49
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Damage: 160-480 HP
    Info: Only Ness can use this PSI spell, and it's named after his favorite
thing, which you picked when you started a new game. It decreases the strength
of an enemy's PSI Shield by 1.

PSI Rockin Omega
    PP Used: 98
    Level Learned: (Ness) 75
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Damage: 320-960 HP
    Info: Only Ness can use this PSI spell, and it's named after his favorite
thing, which you picked when you started a new game. It decreases the strength
of an enemy's PSI Shield by 1.

PSI Fire Alpha
    PP Used: 6
    Level Learned: (Paula) 3
    Targets: Single row of enemies
    Range of Damage: 60-100 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Fire Beta
    PP Used: 12
    Level Learned: (Paula) 19
    Targets: Single row of enemies
    Range of Damage: 120-200 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Fire Gamma
    PP Used: 20
    Level Learned: (Paula) 37
    Targets: Single row of enemies
    Range of Damage: 180-300 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Fire Omega
    PP Used: 42
    Level Learned: (Paula) 64
    Targets: Single row of enemies
    Range of Damage: 240-400 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Freeze Alpha
    PP Used: 4
    Level Learned: (Paula) N/A
                   (Poo) N/A
    Targets: Single enemy
    Range of Damage: 135-225 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Freeze Beta
    PP Used: 9
    Level Learned: (Paula) 11
                   (Poo) N/A
    Targets: Single enemy
    Range of Damage: 270-450 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Freeze Gamma
    PP Used: 18
    Level Learned: (Paula) 31
                   (Poo) 33
    Targets: Single enemy
    Range of Damage: 405-675 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Freeze Omega
    PP Used: 28
    Level Learned: (Paula) 46
    Targets: Single enemy
    Range of Damage: 540-900 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Thunder Alpha
    PP Used: 3
    Level Learned: (Paula) 8
                   (Poo) N/A
    Targets: Single enemy
    Range of Damage: 60-180 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Thunder Beta
    PP Used: 7
    Level Learned: (Paula) 25
                   (Poo) N/A
    Targets: Single enemy 2x
    Range of Damage: 60-180 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Thunder Gamma
    PP Used: 16
    Level Learned: (Paula) 57
    (Poo) 41
    Targets: Single enemy 3x
    Range of Damage: 100-300 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Thunder Omega
    PP Used: 20
    Level Learned: (Poo) 55
    Targets: Single enemy 4x
    Range of Damage: 100-300 HP
    Info: An enemy's PSI Shield strength is reduced by 1.

PSI Flash Alpha
    PP Used: 8
    Level Learned: (Ness) 18
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Damage: none
    Info: Here's another spell that an only be learned by Ness. When used,
enemies can sometimes get some ailments, such as crying, numbness, feeling
strange, or being unconscious. Enemies do not catch those ailments each time
the spell is used on them, though.

PSI Flash Beta
    PP Used: 16
    Level Learned: (Ness) 38
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Damage: none
    Info: Here's another spell that an only be learned by Ness. When used,
enemies can sometimes get some ailments, such as crying, numbness, feeling
strange, or being unconscious. Enemies do not catch those ailments each time
the spell is used on them, though.

PSI Flash Gamma
    PP Used: 24
    Level Learned: (Ness) 61
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Damage: none
    Info: Here's another spell that an only be learned by Ness. When used,
enemies can sometimes get some ailments, such as crying, numbness, feeling
strange, or being unconscious. Enemies do not catch those ailments each time
the spell is used on them, though.

PSI Flash Omega
    PP Used: 32
    Level Learned: (Ness) 67
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Damage: none
    Info: Here's another spell that an only be learned by Ness. When used,
enemies can sometimes get some ailments, such as crying, numbness, feeling
strange, or being unconscious. Enemies do not catch those ailments each time
the spell is used on them, though.

PSI Starstorm
    PP Used: 24
    Level Learned: (Poo) He can use this spell after he rejoins your party in
Deep Darkness
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Damage: 270-450 HP
    Info: This is one of the best PSI powers in the game, but only Poo learns
it. No enemy can evade this attack, and it lowers their PSI Shield's strength
by 1.

PSI Starstorm Omega
    PP Used: 42
    Level Learned: (Poo) He learns it from the monk that appears in the area
you end up in after warping with the Phase Distorter II from Saturn Valley
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Damage: 540-900 HP
    Info: This is one of the best PSI powers in the game, but only Poo learns
it. No enemy can evade this attack, and it lowers their PSI Shield's strength
by 1.

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PSI Life-Up Alpha
    PP Used: 5
    Level Learned: (Ness) 2
                   (Poo) N/A
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: 75-125 HP
    Info: You recover lost Hit Points when you cast this spell. You recover
more HP depending on the strength of the spell.

PSI Life-Up Beta
    PP Used: 8
    Level Learned: (Ness) 20
                   (Poo) N/A
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: 225-375 HP
    Info: You recover lost Hit Points when you cast this spell. You recover
more HP depending on the strength of the spell.

PSI Life-Up Gamma
    PP Used: 13
    Level Learned: (Ness) 39
                   (Poo) 46
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: all HP
    Info: You recover lost Hit Points when you cast this spell. You recover
more HP depending on the strength of the spell.

PSI Life-Up Omega
    PP Used: 24
    Level Learned: (Ness) 70
    Targets: All allies
    Range of Recovery: 300-500 HP
    Info: You recover lost Hit Points when you cast this spell. You recover
more HP depending on the strength of the spell.

PSI Heal Alpha
    PP Used: 5
    Level Learned: (Ness) 10
                   (Poo) N/A
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: You can use this spell to recover some abnormal ailments. For this
level Heal spell, you can cure a cold, sunstroke, or sleepiness.

PSI Heal Beta
    PP Used: 8
    Level Learned: (Ness) 24
                   (Poo) N/A
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: You can use this spell to recover some ailments. For this level Heal
spell, you can cure a cold, sunstroke, sleepiness, poison, nausea, crying, and
feeling strange.

PSI Heal Gamma
    PP Used: 20
    Level Learned: (Ness) 53
                   (Poo) 36
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: You can use this spell to recover some ailments. For this level Heal
spell, you can cure a cold, sunstroke, sleepiness, poison, nausea, crying,
feeling strange, numbness, and becoming a diamondize.

PSI Heal Omega
    PP Used: 38
    Level Learned: (Poo) 52
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: You can use this spell to recover some ailments. For this level Heal
spell, you can cure a cold, sunstroke, sleepiness, poison, nausea, crying,
feeling strange, numbness, diamondize, and unconsciousness.

PSI Magnet Alpha
    PP Used: 0
    Level Learned: (Paula) 15
                   (Poo) 21
    Targets: Single enemy
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: With this spell, you can sap some PP out of an enemy to replenish
your PP meter. It sometimes works if you use it against the bosses.

PSI Magnet Omega
    PP Used: 0
    Level Learned: (Paula) 24
                   (Poo) 27
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: With this spell, you can sap some PP out of all enemies onscreen to
replenish your PP meter. It sometimes works if you use it against the bosses.

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Shield Alpha
    PP Used: 6
    Level Learned: (Ness) 16
                   (Poo) N/A
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This shield reduces the amount of damage a character takes by half.

Shield Beta
    PP Used: 10
    Level Learned: (Ness) 34
                   (Poo) 16
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This shield reduces the amount of damage a character takes by half,
plus it reflects attacks back at the enemy!

Shield Sigma
    PP Used: 18
    Level Learned: (Poo) N/A
    Targets: All allies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This shield reduces the amount of damage the party takes by half.

Shield Omega
    PP Used: 40
    Level Learned: (Poo) 51
    Targets: All allies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This shield reduces the amount of damage the party takes by half,
plus it reflects attacks back at the enemy!

PSI Shield Alpha
    PP Used: 8
    Level Learned: (Paula) 6
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This protective spell reduces the amount of damage a character takes
from a PSI attack by half. Only Paula can use the PSI Shield spells.

PSI Shield Beta
    PP Used: 14
    Level Learned: (Paula) 51
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This protective spell reduces the amount of damage a character takes
from a PSI attack by half, and it reflects PSI attacks back at the enemy. Only
Paula can use the PSI Shield spells, though.

PSI Shield Sigma
    PP Used: 24
    Level Learned: (Paula) 27
    Targets: All allies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This protective spell reduces the amount of damage the party takes
from a PSI attack by half. Only Paula can use the PSI Shield spells.

PSI Shield Omega
    PP Used: 42
    Level Learned: (Paula) 60
    Targets: All allies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This protective spell reduces the amount of damage the party takes
from a PSI attack by half, and it reflects PSI attacks back at the enemy. Only
Paula can use the PSI Shield spells, though.

PSI Offense Up Alpha
    PP Used: 10
    Level Learned: (Paula) 21
    Targets: Single ally
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This spell increases a character's offensive power for the duration
of the battle. This is another spell that only Paula can possess.

PSI Offense Up Omega
    PP Used: 30
    Level Learned: (Paula) 40
    Targets: All allies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This spell increases the entire party's offensive power by 100% for
the duration of the current battle. It's a spell only Paula can use.

PSI Defense Down Alpha
    PP Used: 6
    Level Learned: (Paula) 29
    Targets: Single enemy
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This spell decreases an enemy's defensive power. Only Paula can learn
this spell as well.

PSI Defense Down Omega
    PP Used: 18
    Level Learned: (Paula) 54
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This spell decreases all onscreen enemies' defensive power. Only
Paula can learn this spell as well.

PSI Hypnosis Alpha
    PP Used: 6
    Level Learned: (Ness) 4
    Targets: Single enemy
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: You can put some enemies to sleep with this spell. Only Ness can use
this spell.

PSI Hypnosis Omega
    PP Used: 18
    Level Learned: (Ness) 27
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: You can put some enemies to sleep with this spell. Only Ness can use
this spell.

PSI Paralysis Alpha
    PP Used: 8
    Level Learned: (Ness) 14
    Targets: Single enemy
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: You can stop an enemy from moving. It doesn't work on all enemies,
though. Ness is the only one who can learn this spell, too.

PSI Paralysis Omega
    PP Used: 24
    Level Learned: (Ness) 29
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: You can stop all enemies onscreen from moving. It doesn't work on all
enemies, though. Ness is the only one who can learn this spell, just like the
weaker version of this spell.

PSI Brain Shock Alpha
    PP Used: 10
    Level Learned: (Poo) 24
    Targets: Single enemy
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This spell causes an enemy to feel strange. It doesn't always affect
the targeted enemy, so you may have to try a few times. Only Poo can use this
power.

PSI Brain Shock Omega
    PP Used: 30
    Level Learned: (Poo) 44
    Targets: All enemies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This spell causes all enemies currently on the screen to feel
strange. It doesn't always affect the targeted enemies, so you may have to try
a few times. Only Poo can use this power.

PSI Teleport Alpha
    PP Used: 2
    Level Learned: (Ness) Ness learns this spell from the monkey in the desert
after you get through the caves via the hole behind the shop.
                   (Poo) 17
    Targets: All allies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This is the most useful spell in the game, as it allows you to warp
to any town you've already visited in the game. For this version of Teleport
(Alpha), you must have a long, straight path to use or else the party will
crash and not teleport!

PSI Teleport Omega
    PP Used: 8
    Level Learned: (Ness) Ness learns this spell after he defeats Ness's
Nightmare in Magicant.
                   (Poo) 18
    Targets: All allies
    Range of Recovery: none
    Info: This is the most useful spell in the game, as it allows you to warp
to any town you've already visited in the game. For this version of Teleport
(Omega), you'll require less space to take off. The group will run around in
circles that become wider and wider until they teleport away. Make sure you
have enough room or you'll crash into something!

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Kevin Jacobsen (kevinbear@usa.net): he corrected me on where Ness learns the
PSI Teleport Alpha.

Donald Theriault (cmsnrub25@yahoo.com): for letting me know that Ness doesn't
learn Shield Alpha and that Poo joins your party with it.

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