Guide to Consumable Items & Their Types in Chrono Trigger

Last Updated on 9 October, 2023

Guide to Consumable Items & Their Types in Chrono Trigger. Reference to consumable items, MP/HP restoratives, and stat-boosting tabs in-game.

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Guide to Consumable Items & Their Types in Chrono Trigger

While most consumable items are easily purchasable, exceptions include Elixirs, MegaElixirs, Power Meals, Lapises, Barriers, shields, and tabs.

Health Restoration

1. Tonic/Potion: Restores 50 HP.
2. Mid Tonic/Mid-Potion: Restores 200 HP.
3. Full Tonic/Hi-Potion: Restores 500 HP.
4. Lapis: Restores 200 HP to entire party.

Magic Power (MP) Restoration

1. Ether: Restores 10 MP.
2. Mid Ether/Mid-Ether: Restores 30 MP.
3. Full Ether/Hi-Ether: Restores 60 MP.
4. Hyper Ether/Turbo Ether: Restores all (99) MP.

Full Restoration

1. Elixir: Restores all HP and MP to one character.
2. MegaElixir/Megalixir: Fully restores HP and MP of entire party.
3. Power Meal/Ambrosia: Random restoration item, varying HP and/or MP restoration.

Utility & Protection

1. Shelter: Restores HP/MP for entire party at save points.
2. Shield/Shield Sphere: Reduces physical damage by 1/3.
3. Barrier/Barrier Sphere: Reduces magic damage by 1/3.
4. Revive/Athenian Water: Revives a character with 50 HP.
5. Heal/Panacea: Cures all status ailments.

Stat Boosting Tabs

1. Magic Tab/Magic Capsule: +1 to magic stat.
2. Power Tab/Strength Capsule: +1 to power stat.
3. Speed Tab/Speed Capsule: +1 to speed stat.

Consumable Items in Chrono Trigger

Potion (Tonic)

• Price: 10g
• Sell Value: 5g
• Usage: Restores 50 HP to one character.
• Info: Useful early on in the game. Great for health restoration between fights.

Mid-Potion (Mid Tonic)

• Price: 100g
• Sell Value: 50g
• Usage: Restores 200 HP to one character.
• Info: Ideal for quick health restoration without needing a healer.

Hi-Potion (Full Tonic)

• Price: 700g
• Sell Value: 350g
• Usage: Restores 500 HP to one character.
• Info: Introduced late in the game.

Ether

• Price: 800g
• Sell Value: 400g
• Usage: Restores 10 MP to one character.
• Info: Perfect for in-between battles and boss fights.

Mid-Ether

• Price: 2000g
• Sell Value: 1000g
• Usage: Restores 30 MP to one character.
• Info: Common mid-game consumable item.

Hi-Ether (Full Ether)

• Price: 6000g
• Sell Value: 3000g
• Usage: Restores 60 MP to one character.
• Info: Rare. Available at Black Omen.

Turbo Ether (Hyper Ether)

• Price: 10,000g
• Sell Value: 5000g
• Usage: Restores all (99) MP to one character.
• Info: Best for the end game. Available only at Black Omen.

Elixir

• Obtain: Found
• Sell Value: 10,000g
• Usage: Restores all HP and MP to one character.

Megalixir (MegaElixir)

• Obtain: Found
• Sell Value: 25,000g
• Usage: Fully restores HP and MP of the entire party.

Ambrosia (Power Meal)

• Obtain: Found/Charm
• Sell Value: 1g
• Usage: Random restoration to character or party.

Lapis

• Obtain: Found/Charm
• Sell Value: 250g
• Usage: Restores 200 HP to the entire party.

Shelter

• Price: 150g
• Sell Value: 75g
• Usage: Restores HP/MP to the entire party.

Shield Sphere (Shield)

• Obtain: Found/Charm
• Sell Value: 2500g
• Usage: Reduces physical damage by 1/3.

Barrier Sphere (Barrier)

• Obtain: Found/Charm
• Sell Value: 2500g
• Usage: Reduces magic damage by 1/3.

Athenian Water (Revive)

• Price: 200g
• Sell Value: 100g
• Usage: Revives a character with 50 HP.

Panacea (Heal)

• Price: 10g
• Sell Value: 5g
• Usage: Cures all status ailments for one character.

Magic Tab / Magic Capsule

• Price (g): Found/Charm
• Sell Value: 5
• Usage: Permanently increases a character’s magic stat by 1.
• Additional Info: See the Tabs section for their exact locations.

Power Tab / Strength Capsule

• Price (g): Found/Charm
• Sell Value: 5
• Usage: Permanently enhances a character’s power stat by 1.
• Additional Info: Visit the Tabs section to uncover their specific locations.

Speed Tab / Speed Capsule

• Price (g): Found/Charm
• Sell Value: 5
• Usage: Permanently boosts a character’s speed stat by 1.
• Additional Info: Check out the Tabs section for detailed locations.