Chrono Trigger Walkthrough

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16. Unnatural Selection?

Enemies:	Reptite, Cave Ape, Avian Rex, Terrasaur, Volcano
Treasures:	Mid Ether x2, FullTonic, Meso Mail, Tonic, CeraTopper x2, FullEther, Revive

When you enter the Tyrano Lair, you'll be assaulted by some monkeys and possibly a purple reptite. After defeating them, go into the dinosaur skull on the right and down the stairs. Free the cavemen and continue on, fighting Reptites until you get to Kino. Kino will talk to Ayla for awhile, then Ayla will break down the jail door and free him. Kino will ask you to follow him so he can show you something, but first open the ivory chest in the back of the jail cell for a Mid Ether.

Kino will take you out to the main entrance and open the left dinosaur skull, allowing you to continue on. In the next room, you can opt out of the two fights by stepping on the switches. Head out the right, and after the battles, make sure that you open the left chest only (the second opens up a hole), then head back to the room with the enemies on the trap doors and go left.

The next room you'll come to has a lot of invisible teleporters helping you evade your way to the four chests in here. The Armor

Meso Mail and Helmet

CeraTopper are both good equipment, so spend a little time in here teleporting around in an attempt to get them both. Afterwards, head up the stairs.

In the next room you'll come to, past the gate, there will be two switches. They both open the skull, but using the switch on the left activates a fight. Inside the skull, hit the switch on the wall and you'll be able to go into the previously-gated door.

Hi Nizbel! What? Azala's in the back? Okay. What? You want to fight after all? Okay.

Nizbel II	Level	HP	Attack	Speed	Magic Power
	27	6500	85	16	35
	Defense	Evade	Lightning Def.	Shadow Def.	Water Def.	Fire Def.
	127	128	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
	Exp	G	Tech Points	Era/Location
	880	0	15	Prehistoric / Tyrano Lair
	Charm			Drop
	Third Eye			None
	Enemy Techs			Enemy Counters
	Nizbel Charge Releases Absorbed Electric Energy Nasal Gas [Poison]			None
	Strategy
	Nizbel II doesn't change much from Nizbel, original flavor. He still weakens when hit by lightning, but now he strengthens when attacked. This makes Nizbel II sound difficult, but his strength and speed are horrible, leaving you with plenty of time to attack. If you need to heal, use Frog and Ayla's Slurp Kiss tech because it heals HP and status, and he can sometimes inflict poison. Frog and Crono's dual tech Spire is deadly because not only is it powerful, it deals lightning damage and weakens Nizbel II simultaneously.

Afterward, continue on and go all the way to the right because the middle door is once again gated. The room here can be fun if you do the right switches. First, push the top switch, and a save point will appear. Then, push the left switch, and the floor will give way. Then, push the right switch, and some dinosaurs will fall down, but won't have a floor to land on. After all that, the skull is opened by simply checking it. Afterwards, go back to the middle door and enter it after two consecutive fights. Azala will be there, and an ominous roar will point towards your next boss fight. Grab the Mid Ether and the Helmet

CeraTopper from the chests to the left and right of Azala's throne, and then go out the back.

Azala	Level	HP	Attack	Speed	Magic Power
	20	2700	35	11	5
	Defense	Evade	Lightning Def.	Shadow Def.	Water Def.	Fire Def.
	230	128	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
	Exp	G	Tech Points	Era/Location
	800	0	10	Prehistoric / Tyrano Lair
	Charm			Drop
	Magic Tab			None
	Enemy Techs			Enemy Counters
	Psychokinesis Teleportation / Teleports a rock! Telepathy [Sleep]			Azala Break [HP Down]
	Strategy
	Start off by focusing all of your attacks on Azala, and make sure to use Spire over and over, because Azala's weakness is lightning. She'll take a lot of hits, but will go down eventually. Don't worry about attacking the BlackTyrano until it begins storing its power, and in order to store its power, it has to lower its defense. That's when you blast it. Attack in full force, using Bubble Hit, Spire, Volt Bite, Falcon Hit, Spincut, Leap Slash, and Cat Attack to get your point across. It will probably take more than one lowering of the defense to defeat it, so be patient. Don't forget to heal before it uses its big attack with Slurp Kiss.

BlackTyrano	Level	HP	Attack	Speed	Magic Power
	20	10500	1	11	8
	Defense	Evade	Lightning Def.	Shadow Def.	Water Def.	Fire Def.
	253	224	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
	Exp	G	Tech Points	Era/Location
	1000	0	15	Prehistoric / Tyrano Lair
	Charm			Drop
	Power Tab			None
	Enemy Techs			Enemy Counters
	Fire Breath [Fire] Chomp Roar! Tyrano Flame			None
	Strategy
	Start off by focusing all of your attacks on Azala, and make sure to use Spire over and over, because Azala's weakness is lightning. She'll take a lot of hits, but will go down eventually. Don't worry about attacking the BlackTyrano until it begins storing its power, and in order to store its power, it has to lower its defense. That's when you blast it. Attack in full force, using Bubble Hit, Spire, Volt Bite, Falcon Hit, Spincut, Leap Slash, and Cat Attack to get your point across. It will probably take more than one lowering of the defense to defeat it, so be patient. Don't forget to heal before it uses its big attack with Slurp Kiss.

Afterwards, Kino will come and rescue you because Lavos is about to fall from space. Ayla tries to have pity on Azala and save her, but Azala refuses. Lavos falls, and the Tyrano Lair is destroyed. You'll have a couple scenes, and then be back on the world map. Enter the ruins of the crash site and a gate will have appeared. After going through it, you'll end up in the Dark Ages.

Chapters
1. The Millennial Fair	2. The Queen Returns	3. The Queen is Gone	4. We're Back!
5. Beyond the Ruins	6. The Factory Ruins	7. The End of Time	8. The Village of Magic
9. The Hero Appears	10. Tata and the Frog	11. The Rare Red Rock	12. Footsteps! Follow!
13. The Masamune!	14. Magus' Castle	15. Forward to the Past	16. Unnatural Selection?
17. The Magic Kingdom	18. Break the Seal!	19. The Guru on Mt. Woe	20. What Lies Beyond?
21. Lavos Beckons	22. The New King	23. The Time Egg	24. The Fated Hour
25. The Moon Stone	26. Ozzie's Fort	27. Cyrus and the Masamune	28. The Rainbow Shell
29. King Guardia's Trial	30. Fiona and the Sunken Desert	31. The Genocide Dome	32. Preparing for Lavos
33. The Black Omen	34. The Final Battle (Part 1)	35. The Final Battle (Part 2)

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