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This is a list of minor Ailments in the Megami Tensei franchise. Many of these status effects only appear in one or two games with very few members.

Card

"Card" redirects here. For the Devil Children game mechanic, see Card (Devil Children).

  Card is an ailment found exclusively in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner.

Cause
Item
Skill Shuff, Shuffle, Shuffler, Photon Shot
Weapon
Cure
Item Soma
Skill Metamodi

Darkness

  Darkness (Japanese: 暗闇The dark, absence of light, Hepburn Kurayami) is an ailment in Last Bible Special. Units in darkness will have their accuracy greatly decreased.

Cause
Item
Skill Noelem
Weapon
Cure
Item
Skill Deiru, Dimar, Recarmdra

Distress

Distress (Japanese: 動揺Trembling, Hepburn Dōyō) is an ailment in Persona 3. A Distressed target can't evade and is easier to land critical hits on. When attacking a weaker Shadow in the Tartarus, it might start off the battle with Distress.

Cause
Item
Skill Bewilder, Eerie Sound, Sonic Punch Persona 3 Reload
, Shock Noise Persona 3 Reload
, Distress Boost
Weapon Main Gauche Persona 3
Persona 3 FES
, Bold Bow Persona 3 Reload
, Espada Ropera Persona 3 Reload
, Amulet of Dismay Persona 3 Reload
, Flash Grenade Persona 3 Reload
, Bus Stop Sign Persona 3 Reload
Cure
Item Patra Gem, Me Patra Gem, Dis-Distress Persona 3 Reload
Skill Patra, Me Patra, Amrita Persona 3
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 3 FES
, Amrita Drop Persona 3 Reload
, Amrita Shower Persona 3 Reload
, Salvation
Prevention
Skill Null Distress
Equipment Staunch Anklets Persona 3 Reload

Enervate

  Enervate (Japanese: 老化Aging, Hepburn Rōka), is an ailment exclusively in Persona 4 and Persona 4 Golden. It causes the inflicted character to behave as if they were elderly.

In Persona 4, all five of the character's stats (Str/Ma/En/Agi/Luk) are reduced. This lasts for up to 6 turns.

In Golden, their accuracy is reduced and they might fail to use skills on their turn. It lasts for an unknown number of turns.

Cause
Item
Skill Cell Breaker, Mustard Bomb, Enervation, Old One, Enervate Boost
Weapon Soul Crusher, Furinkazan, Kacho Fugetsu, Half-Sized Tatami Persona 4 Golden only
Cure
Item Royal Jelly, Amrita Soda, Hiranya, Hiranya Cabbage Persona 4 Golden only
Skill Nervundi, Energy Shower, Amrita, Salvation
Prevention
Skill Resist Enervate, Null Enervate, Unshaken Will
Equipment Kid's Hachimaki, Pitch Pipes, Book of the Void, Mikagura Vest

Exhaustion

  Exhaustion (Japanese: 衰弱Weakness, Hepburn Suijaku), is an ailment exclusively in Persona 4 and Persona 4 Golden. A target that has been affected by Exhaustion loses SP each time they act and takes increased damage. In Persona 4, it lasts for up to 3 turns.

Cause
Item
Skill Brain Shake, Navas Nebula, Soul Break, Anima Freeze, Exhaust Boost
Weapon Drunken Fist, Boundless Sea, Beach Ball Persona 4 Golden only
Cure
Item Royal Jelly, Amrita Soda, Hiranya, Hiranya Cabbage Persona 4 Golden only
Skill Nervundi, Energy Shower, Amrita, Salvation
Prevention
Skill Resist Exhaust, Null Exhaust
Equipment Healthy Recipe, Healthy Homa, Bodyboard, Uhi Fan

Frog

  Frog (Japanese: , Hepburn Kaeru) is an ailment found exclusively inside of T.D.L. in Shin Megami Tensei.

Invisible

  Invisible (Japanese: 透明Transparency, invisible, Hepburn Tōmei) is a status condition in Last Bible Special. It increases the evasion of the afflicted unit significantly. Due to a bug, however, the skill that applies Invisible fails to do so, making the condition inaccessible despite being programmed in the game and present in the manual.

Cause
Item
Skill Ilc
Weapon
Cure
Item
Skill Dimar, Recarmdra

Mirror

  Mirror is an ailment found exclusively in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner.

Cause
Item
Skill Kyou, Hakyou, Sikyou, Mirror Prison
Weapon
Cure
Item Soma
Skill Metamodi

Mud

  Mud (Japanese: 汚泥Sludge, Hepburn Odei) is an ailment used exclusively by Lahmu in Shin Megami Tensei V. It reduces the inflicted team's Press Turn count by one before their turn begins and cannot be healed or overwritten by another ailment. It will disappear on its own after a couple of turns.

Possessed

  Possessed (Japanese: 憑依Spirit possession, Hepburn Hyōi) is an status condition in Last Bible Special. It increases all stats to 40.

Cause
Item
Skill Sabbatma
Weapon
Cure
Item
Skill Dimar, Recarmdra

Rage

  Rage (Japanese: 狂気Insanity, Hepburn Kyōki) is an ailment used exclusively by Asura in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux.

Shroud

  Shroud (Japanese: 暗黒Darkness, Hepburn Ankoku) is an ailment used exclusively by Khonsu Ra in Shin Megami Tensei V.

Spawn

  Spawn (Japanese: 寄生Parasitism, Hepburn Kisei) is an ailment exclusive to Devil Survivor and Devil Survivor: Overclocked. Inflicted only by the Spawn skill, it deals 60% of the afflicted target's max HP after a turn has passed. If this damage kills the target, a team of 3 Flies is spawned in an adjacent square. If the target survives, only 1 fly will spawn.

Vamp

  Vamp is an ailment found exclusively in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner.

Cause
Item
Skill Life Drain, Vampire Kiss
Weapon
Cure
Item Soma
Skill

Ache

Ache (Japanese: 腹痛Stomach ache, Hepburn Fukutsū) is a persistent ailment found exclusively in Digital Devil Saga. When an enemy is devoured by a Hunt skill, the devourer may become afflicted by Ache, which prevents them from gaining AP at the end of battles until it is cured and may force them to skip their turn.

Cure
Item Dis-Ache
Skill Achedi
Prevention
Skill Iron Stomach
Equipment

References

General
  • "Chaoter 5: Dungeon", Persona 4 Official Perfect Guide, Famitsu Editorial Staff. Published by Enterbrain (2008). Japanese. p. 163. ISBN-13: 978-4757744561.
  • "Chapter 1: System: About Battle", Persona 4 The Golden: The Complete Guide, Compiled by the Dengeki Playstation Editorial Department. Published by ASCII Media Works (2012). Japanese. p. 64. ISBN-13: 978-4048866637.
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