STATUS AILMENTS

There are many different kinds of status afflictions your characters can get in EarthBound. Many of them have unique effects and can only be healed in certain ways. Below is a list of these status ailments and how to deal with them.



ASLEEP

When asleep, you can do nothing. It will take a few turns to wake up again.

Healed By: Healed at end of battle; Healed after a few rounds in battle; Healing α / β / γ / Ω; Cup of Lifenoodles, Horn of Life, Refreshing Herb, Secret Herb
CAN'T CONCENTRATE

This is a status ailment that prevents you for using PSI, you can prevent this with the Brain Stone. It's obviously harmless if Jeff loses his concentration, as he already can't use PSI.

Healed By: Healed at end of battle; Healed after a few rounds in battle
COLD

Some enemies can fire beams that cause you to catch a cold, at the beginning of every turn, you will sneeze for 4 HP of damage and you will take that damage while walking on the map as long as you don't cure it.

Healed By: Healing α / β / γ / Ω; Cold Remedy, Cup of Lifenoodles, Horn of Life, Refreshing Herb, Secret Herb
CRYING

This ailment gives you a really big chance to miss while using normal attacks, however you will be able to use PSI as usual, so you can finish the battle using your PSI powers if you don't want to risk missing alot.

Healed By: Healed at end of battle; Healing β / γ / Ω; Cup of Lifenoodles, Horn of Life, Refreshing Herb, Secret Herb
DIAMONDIZED

This ailment will make it so your character is as useless as dead. A diamonized character can't do anything and if your whole party is diamonized, it's game over. Cure it. Cure it.

Healed By: Blue-haired healers; Healing γ / Ω; Cup of Lifenoodles, Horn of Life, Secret Herb
FEELING STRANGE

If you're afflicted by this ailment, you'll attack and use your PSI powers on your party at random intervals. It's better to just defend with your characters who feel strange except if you feel lucky.

Healed By: Healed at end of battle; Healing β / γ / Ω; Cup of Lifenoodles, Horn of Life, Refreshing Herb, Secret Herb
HOMESICK

This is what happens to Ness if you forget to call his mother from times to times, Ness will get homesick and waste some turns thinking about steak and being an sad kid.

Healed By: Talking to your mom; Calling your mom on the phone; Using a Chick
MUSHROOMIZED / MASHROOMIZED

This status ailment is induced by mushrooms who scatter their spores and make you grow a mushroom on your head. While affected, you will be somewhat confused and will sometimes attack your allies. Also, while on the map, you will walk in funky directions, as the controller gets messed up.

Healed By: Blue-haired healers, mushroom-picking girl
NAUSEA / FEELING SICK

Nausea is almost the same thing as poison. You'll take about 20 HP of damage every turn. Cure it.

Healed By: Healing β / γ / Ω; Cup of Lifenoodles, Horn of Life, Refreshing Herb, Secret Herb
NUMB / PARALYZED

Some enemies can make your body numb, if this happens, you can't use your normal attack command. Only PSI, items and a special command like Pray or Spy.

Healed By: Blue-haired healers; Healing γ / Ω; Cup of Lifenoodles, Horn of Life, Secret Herb
POISONED

If you're poisoned, you'll take about 20 HP of damage every turn and every time the map flashes red. You'll die very quickly if you don't heal it, so be careful.

Healed By: Healing β / γ / Ω; Vial of Serum, Cup of Lifenoodles, Horn of Life, Refreshing Herb, Secret Herb
POSSESSED

This happens when an enemy possesses you with a Tiny Lil Ghost. The ghost will follow your possessed character and either solidify someone or attack for low damage during battle. This is not a very dangerous ailment, but it can get annoying really fast.

Healed By: Blue-haired healers; Receiving an attack that damages the entire party
SOLIDIFIED

Solidify is a status ailment that is not very dangerous if you are against one enemy, all it does is prevent you from attacking this turn. Seeing how your enemy needs to use a special attack to Solidify you, you will not receive damage or anything. If there is more than one enemy, it could get troublesome.

Healed By: Healed after one turn
SUNSTROKE

A sunstroke is almost the same thing as a cold but you get it while walking on the hot desert ground, your character will sweat bullets while in a area where you are at risk to get a sunstroke. The sunstroke deals 4 HP of damage every turn and you'll take damage as you walk on the map.

Healed By: Healing α / β / γ / Ω; Wet Towel, Cup of Lifenoodles, Horn of Life, Refreshing Herb, Secret Herb
UNCONSCIOUS

The worst possible status ailment. When you are unconscious, you're like dead. You can't do anything, you appear as an angel on the map, if your whole party is Unconscious, it's game over. Cure it.

Healed By: Nurse at hospital; Healing γ / Ω; Cup of Lifenoodles, Horn of Life, Secret Herb



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