Gameplay:Ghoul

This page covers gameplay information of Ghoul across the Megami Tensei franchise.

Shin Megami Tensei series

Shin Megami Tensei

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Ghoul 17 52 15	Strength 13 Intelligence 6 Magic 6 Vitality 11 Agility 8 Luck 4
Species Race Alignment Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter AppearancesHow many of this demon may be encountered in a single battle; this value is ignored for fixed encounters Evil Spirit Ghost Dark-Chaos (212) ✘ — ✔ 1-6
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect 42Most versions/41Mega-CD 11Most versions/10Mega-CD 25Most versions/36Mega-CD 9 7Most versions/6Super CD-ROM² 7Most versions/6Super CD-ROM²
EXP Yen / Macca Magnetite Moon PhaseDemon Aggression Drop 102 40 34 4 Onyx (9⁄256) Resistances Dead Person (2): "Weak to Fire & Expel, resists Guns & Nerve." Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Almighty ×¾×0.75 ×¼×0.25 ×1½×1.50 NulNull DrnDrain ×¾×0.75 ×⅛×0.125 ×1 Expel Death Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Non-Elem. ×2 NulNull ×½×0.50 ×¾×0.75 ×½×0.50 ×¾×0.75 NulNull ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 1 Single enemy
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Guard Support — Reduces damage by ½ for 1 turn. Enemy-Exclusive. Stun Bite Charge — Bites one enemy and Paralyzes it. Call Ally Support — Summons reinforcements. Enemy-Exclusive.

	Name Level HP MP Ghoul 17 52 15	Strength 13 Intelligence 6 Magic 6 Vitality 11 Agility 8 Luck 4
Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party Evil Spirit Ghost Dark-Chaos (212) ♄Macca544 7
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect Moon PhaseDemon Aggression 42Most versions/41Mega-CD 11Most versions/10Mega-CD 25Most versions/36Mega-CD 9 7Most versions/6Super CD-ROM² 7Most versions/6Super CD-ROM² 4 Resistances Dead Person (2): "Weak to Fire & Expel, resists Guns & Nerve." Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Almighty ×¾×0.75 ×¼×0.25 ×1½×1.50 NulNull DrnDrain ×¾×0.75 ×⅛×0.125 ×1 Expel Death Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Non-Elem. ×2 NulNull ×½×0.50 ×¾×0.75 ×½×0.50 ×¾×0.75 NulNull ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 1 Single enemy
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Stun Bite Charge — Bites one enemy and Paralyzes it.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Ghoul 49 558 111	Strength 68 Dexterity 61 Magic 48 Agility 55 Luck 45
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Ghost — —
Resistances — — WkWeak — — — WkWeak NulNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Energy Drain 10 MP Weak Almighty HP and MP drain to one enemy. Innate Tetanus Cut 11 MP Medium Phys damage with 70% chance of Sick to one enemy. Innate Damascus Claw 7 MP 1-3 hits of Medium Phys damage to one enemy. 50

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Ghoul 49 419 204	Strength 63 Dexterity 39 Magic 54 Agility 59 Luck 60
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Ghost Chaos — — — Dead ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances — — WkWeak — — — WkWeak NuNull ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×2 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×3 ×1 ×3 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity +1 — −3 — — — −3 +3 — +2 −2 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1-2 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Frenzied Chomp 7 MP Weak physical damage to one foe. Inflicts Poison/Bind/Charm. Tetanus Cut 11 MP Medium physical damage and 70% sick to one foe.

	Name Level HP MP Ghoul 49 356 204	Strength 66 Dexterity 42 Magic 57 Agility 62 Luck 63
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Ghost Chaos Dead 10052
Resistances — — WkWeak — — — WkWeak NuNull ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×2 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×3 ×1 ×3 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity +1 — −3 — — — −3 +3 — +2 −2 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1-2 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Frenzied Chomp 7 MP Weak physical damage to one foe. Inflicts Poison/Bind/Charm. Innate Tetanus Cut 11 MP Medium physical damage and 70% sick to one foe. Innate Damascus Claw 7 MP 1 to 3 hits of medium physical damage to one foe. 50 Acid Breath 65 MP Debuffs all foes' defense and agility by 1 level. 51

Devil Summoner series

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Ghoul 19 85 53Sega Saturn/73PlayStation Portable	Strength 7 Intelligence 5 Magic 7 Endurance 6 Agility 7 Luck 4
Location Hikawa Shrine; Avici Hell; Sewers (Kasagiyama) B3F-B5F
Species Race Alignment Size Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter Evil Spirit Haunt Dark-Chaos (156) S ✘ Lunatic ✔
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def Drop 52 37 50 37 16 18Sega Saturn/19PlayStation Portable Dis-Poison
Resistances "Nullifies Death, Nerve. Weak to Fire, Expel." Sword Spear Thrown Gun Almi Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×1 ×1 Mind Expel Death Ruin Bind Nerve D Atk Charge Skill Swd Skl ×½×0.50 ×1½×1.50 NulNull ×7⁄10×0.70 ×½×0.50 NulNull ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Range Demon Attack 1 Single enemy Front row
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Venom Claw Skill 3% HP Special physical action. Power 10. 2 hit attack. Poison effect. Venom Bite Charge 4% HP Special physical action. Power 15. Poison effect.

	Name Level HP MP Ghoul 19 85 53Sega Saturn/73PlayStation Portable	Strength 7 Intelligence 5 Magic 7 Endurance 6 Agility 7 Luck 4
Location Fusion only
Species Race Alignment S. CostCOMP Summoning Cost C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost; PSP only CPMagnetite used Evil Spirit Haunt Dark-Chaos (156) 190 MMagnetite 2880 MMagnetite 29
Personality Loyalty Speech Inheritance Wild Level Difference Lunatic Physical
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def 52 37 50 37 16 18Sega Saturn/19PlayStation Portable
Resistances "Nullifies Death, Nerve. Weak to Fire, Expel." Sword Spear Thrown Gun Almi Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×1 ×1 Mind Expel Death Ruin Bind Nerve D Atk Charge Skill Swd Skl ×½×0.50 ×1½×1.50 NulNull ×7⁄10×0.70 ×½×0.50 NulNull ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Range Demon Attack 1 Single enemy Front row
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Venom Claw Skill 3% HP Special physical action. Power 10. 2 hit attack. Poison effect. Venom Bite Charge 4% HP Special physical action. Power 15. Poison effect.

Persona series

Persona 3 FES

	Name Level Ghoul 18	Strength 13 Magic 15 Endurance 15 Agility 11 Luck 11
Location Fusion
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Death ✘ Dark
Resistances — StrStrong WkWeak — — — NulNull WkWeak NulNull — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mudo 6 SP Darkness chance of instant kill, 1 foe. Assault Dive 9% HP Deals light Strike damage to 1 foe. Mamudo 12 SP Darkness chance of instant kill, all foes. 20 Dekaja 15 SP Nullifies stat bonuses on all foes. 21 Provoke 5 SP Enrages 1 foe. 22 Gale Slash 14% HP Deals medium Slash damage to all foes. 23

Persona 3 Portable

	Name Level Ghoul 18	Strength 13 Magic 15 Endurance 15 Agility 11 Luck 11
Location Fusion
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Skill Card Death ✘ Dark Mamudo
Resistances — StrStrong WkWeak — — — NulNull WkWeak NulNull — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mudo 6 SP Darkness chance of instant kill, 1 foe. Assault Dive 9% HP Deals light Strike damage to 1 foe. Mamudo 12 SP Darkness chance of instant kill, all foes. 20 Dekaja 15 SP Nullifies stat bonuses on all foes. 21 Provoke 5 SP Enrages 1 foe. 22 Gale Slash 14% HP Deals medium Slash damage to all foes. 23

Persona 4

	Name Level Ghoul 9	Strength 8 Magic 7 Endurance 9 Agility 5 Luck 5
Location Yukiko's Castle; Steamy Bathhouse
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Death ✔ Ailment
Resistances — WkWeak NulNull — — WkWeak — ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×½×0.50
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Bash 6% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe. Innate Poisma 5 SP Poisons 1 foe. Innate Sukukaja 12 SP Increases 1 ally's Hit/Evasion rate for 3 turns. 10 Enervation 5 SP Enervates 1 foe. 11 Poison Skewer 6% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe with a chance of Poison. 12 Rakunda 12 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense for 3 turns. 13 Poison Boost — Increases odds of inflicting Poison. 14

Persona 4 Golden

	Name Level Ghoul 9	Strength 8 Magic 7 Endurance 9 Agility 5 Luck 5
Location Yukiko's Castle; Steamy Bathhouse
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Skill Card Death ✔ Darkness Sukukaja
Resistances — WkWeak NulNull — — WkWeak — ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×½×0.50
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Bash 6% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe. Innate Poisma 5 SP Poisons 1 foe. Innate Sukukaja 12 SP Increases 1 ally's Hit/Evasion rate for 3 turns. 10 Enervation 5 SP Enervates 1 foe. 11 Poison Skewer 9% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe with a chance of Poison. 12 Rakunda 12 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense for 3 turns. 13 Poison Boost — Increases odds of inflicting Poison. 14

Digital Devil Saga series

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

Normal encounterForced encounter

Name Level HP MP Ghoul 10 74 72	Strength 10 Vitality 14 Magic 8 Agility 8 Luck 1
Location Manipura1st visit
Race Turn(s) Karma Macca Atma Points Drop(s) Demon 1 30 100 Base: 66 Hunt: 132 Dis-Poison (30%)
Resistances Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Earth Expel Death Almighty Hunt — — WkWeak — — — WkWeak — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances Charm Poison Mute Panic Nerve — — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Attribute Target Physical Single enemy
Skills Skill Element Cost Description Body RushEnemy-exclusive Physical — — Venom Claw Physical 12% HP Light dmg ～Phys/poison ～1 enemy

Name Level HP MP Ghoul 2 31 44	Strength 4 Vitality 1 Magic 2 Agility 2 Luck 4
Location Svadhisthana
Race Turn(s) Karma Macca Atma Points Drop(s) Demon 1 10 50 Base: 90 Hunt: 180 Ration (100%)
Resistances Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Earth Expel Death Almighty Hunt — — WkWeak — — — WkWeak — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances Charm Poison Mute Panic Nerve — — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Attribute Target Physical Single enemy
Skills Skill Element Cost Description Body RushEnemy-exclusive Physical — —

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2

Normal encounterForced encounter

Ghoul's Reinforcements summons Ghoul.

Name Level HP MP Ghoul 6 64 52	Strength 9 Vitality 10 Magic 7 Agility 5 Luck 8
Location Underwater Cable
Race Turn(s) Karma Money Atma Points Drop(s) Brute 1 12 100 Base: 60 Hunt: 120 Dis-Ache (15%)
Resistances Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Earth Expel Death Almighty Hunt — — — WkWeak — — — — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1⁤3⁄10×1.30 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances Charm Poison Mute Panic Nerve — StStrong — — — ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Attribute Target Physical Single enemy
Skills Skill Element Cost Description HP Thief Almighty 5 MP Drain HP ～Almighty ～1 enemy ReinforcementsEnemy-exclusive Special — —

Name Level HP MP Ghoul 7 80 52	Strength 20 Vitality 8 Magic 7 Agility 8 Luck 8
Location Underwater Cable
Race Turn(s) Karma Money Atma Points Drop(s) Brute 1 12 100 Base: 90 Hunt: 180 Dis-Ache (15%)
Resistances Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Earth Expel Death Almighty Hunt — — — WkWeak — — — — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1⁤3⁄10×1.30 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances Charm Poison Mute Panic Nerve — NuNull — — — ×1 ×0 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Attribute Target Physical Single enemy
Skills Skill Element Cost Description HP Thief Almighty 5 MP Drain HP ～Almighty ～1 enemy