Monster Arena Checklist

Besaid  Kilika  Mi'ihen Highroad  Mushroom Rock Road  Djose  Thunder Plains  Macalania  Bikanel  Calm Lands  Sunken Cave  Mt. Gagazet  Inside Sin  Omega Ruins

Besaid

1 of each unlocks Stratoavis
(Reward: Stamina Tonic x99)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Dingo Lupine Anywhere fiends appear Need 3 for Fenrir
Condor Small Bird Anywhere fiends appear Need 5 for Pteryx
Water Flan Flan Anywhere fiends appear Need 3 for Jumbo Flan

Kilika

1 of each unlocks Malboro Menace
(Reward: Poison Fang x99)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Dinonix Fast Lizard Anywhere fiends appear Need 3 for Omitholestes
Killer Bee Wasp Anywhere fiends appear Need 5 for Hornet
Yellow Element Elemental Anywhere fiends appear Need 3 for Nega Elemental
Ragora Plant Anywhere fiends appear N/A

Mi'ihen Highroad

1 of each unlocks Kottos
(Reward: Soul Spring x99)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Mi'ihen Fang Lupine All but Old Road Need 3 for Fenrir
Ipiria Fast Lizard Old Road & beginning of Mushroom Rock Road Need 3 for Ornitholestes
Floating Eye Flying Eye Anywhere fiends appear & beginning of Mushroom Rock Road Need 5 for One Eye
White Element Elemental Anywhere fiends appear Need 3 for Nega Elemental
Raldo Armored All but Old Road Need 3 for Tanket
Voivre Armored Reptile Old Road & beginning of Mushroom Rock Road Need 5 for Fafnir
Bomb Floating Bomb Anywhere fiends appear & beginning of Mushroom Rock Road Need 5 for Bomb King
Dual Horn Horn Beast Anywhere fiends appear & beginning of Mushroom Rock Road Need 5 for Juggernaut

Mushroom Rock Road

1 of each unlocks Couerlregina
(Reward: Candle of Life x99)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Raptor Fast Lizard Road to Staging Area & Battle Area Need 3 for Ornitholestes
Gandarewa Floating Imp Road to Staging Area & Battle Area Need 5 for Vidatu
Thunder Flan Flan Road to Staging Area & Battle Area, Mi'ihen Old Road Need 3 for Jumbo Flan
Red Element Elemental Road to Staging Area & Battle Area Need 3 for Nega Elemental
Lamashtu Armored Reptile Road to Staging Area & Battle Arena Need 5 for Fafnir
Funguar Fungus Road to Staging Area & Battle Arena Need 5 for Sleep Sprout
Garuda Huge Bird Road to Staging Area & Battle Area N/A

Djose

1 of each unlocks Jormungand
(Reward: Petrify Grenade x99)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Garm Lupine All but Battle Area Need 3 for Fenrir
Simurgh Small Bird Near the crossroads of the temple and forest at the end of the first road; hard to find Need 5 for Pteryx
Bite Bug Wasp All but Battle Area, easier to find in forested area Need 5 for Hornet
Snow Flan Flan All but Battle Area Need 3 for Jumbo Flan
Bunyip Armored All but Battle Area Need 3 for Tanket
Basilisk Petrify Snake Road between Staging Area and temple N/A
Ochu Huge Plant Forested Area N/A

Thunder Plains

1 of each unlocks Cactuar King
(Reward: Chocobo Wing x99)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Melusine Fast Lizard Anywhere fiends appear Need 3 for Ornitholestes
Aerouge Imp Anywhere fiends appear Need 5 for Vidatu
Buer Floating Eye Anywhere fiends appear Need 5 for One Eye
Gold Element Elemental Anywhere fiends appear Need 3 for Nega Elemental
Kusiraqqu Armored Reptile Anywhere fiends appear Need 5 for Fafnir
Larva Larva Anywhere fiends appear N/A
Iron Giant Iron Giant Area after Rin's Agency Need 10 for Iron Clad
Quactuar Cactuar Activate the glowing Quactuar stones to make them appear as a random encounter across the plains N/A

Macalania

1 of each unlocks Espada
(Reward: Shining Gem x60)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Snow Wolf Lupine Lake Macalania Snowy Areas Need 3 for Fenrir
Iguion Fast Lizard Macalania Wooded Areas Need 3 for Ornitholestes
Wasp Wasp Macalania Wooded Areas Need 5 for Hornet
Evil Eye Flying Eye Lake Macalania Snowy Areas Need 5 for One Eye
Ice Flan Flan Lake Macalania Snowy Areas Need 3 for Jumbo Flan
Blue Element Elemental Macalania Wooded Areas Need 3 for Nega Elemental
Murussu Armored Macalania Wooded Areas Need 3 for Tanket
Mafdet Armored Lake Macalania Snowy Areas Need 3 for Tanket
Xiphos Large Lizard Macalania Wooded Areas N/A
Chimera Chimera Macalania Wooded Areas N/A

Bikanel

1 of each unlocks Abyss Worm
(Reward: Shadow Gem x99)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Sand Wolf Lupine Anywhere fiends appear Need 3 for Fenrir
Alcyone Small Bird Anywhere fiends appear Need 5 for Pteryx
Mushusuu Armored Reptile Anywhere fiends appear Need 5 for Fafnir
Zu Giant Bird Anywhere fiends appear; more common in the ruins to the West in Sanubia Desert - Central Area N/A
Sand Worm Big Worm Anywhere fiends appear; more common in the ruins to the West in Sanubia Desert - Central Area N/A
Cactuar Cactuar Anywhere fiends appear; guaranteed to fight 9 while completing Rikku's quest for the Mercury Sigil N/A

Calm Lands

1 of each unlocks Chimerageist
(Reward: Farplane Wind x60)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Skoll Lupine Most areas except North West Need 3 for Fenrir
Neribos Wasp Most areas except North West Need 5 for Hornet
Flame Flan Flan Most areas except North West Need 3 for Jumbo Flan
Shred Armored Most areas except North West Need 3 for Tanket
Anacondaur Petrify Snake Most areas, more common to the North West N/A
Ogre Ogre Most areas, more common to the North West and behind Rin's Travel Agency N/A
Coeurl Leopard Most areas; also found in Cavern of the Stolen Fayth (Sunken Cave) N/A
Chimera Brain Chimera Most areas, more common to the North West N/A
Malboro Malboro Most areas, more common to the North West; also found in the Cavern of the Stolen Fayth (Sunken Cave) N/A

Sunken Cave

1 of each unlocks Don Tonberry
(Reward: Silver Hourglass x40)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Yowie Fast Lizard Anywhere fiends appear (inside cave) Need 3 for Ornitholestes
Imp Imp Anywhere fiends appear (inside cave); also appears on Mt. Gagazet Need 5 for Vidatu
Dark Element Elemental Anywhere fiends appear (inside cave) Need 3 for Nega Elemental
Nidhogg Armored Reptile Anywhere fiends appear (inside cave); also appears on Mt. Gagazet Need 5 for Fafnir
Thorn Fungus Anywhere fiends appear (inside cave) Need 5 for Sleep Sprout
Valaha Horn Beast Anywhere fiends appear (inside cave) Need 5 for Juggernaut
Epaaj Large Lizard Anywhere fiends appear (outside & inside cave) N/A
Ghost Ghost Anywhere fiends appear (inside cave) N/A
Tonberry Tonberry Anywhere fiends appear (inside cave); very rare N/A

Mt. Gagazet

1 of each unlocks Catoblepas
(Reward: Blossom Crown)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Bandersnatch Lupine On the Mountain Path & in the Caves Need 3 for Fenrir
Grat Plant On the Mountain Path N/A
Bashura Ogre On the Mountain Path & in the Caves; also in Zanarkand ruins (before dome) N/A
Grenade Floating Bomb On the Mountain Path Need 5 for the Bomb King
Splasher Piranha Cave (Water Areas) N/A
Achelous Water Creature Cave (Water Areas) N/A
Maelspike Armored Fish Cave (Water Areas) N/A
Ahriman Floating Eye Caves & in Zanarkand Ruins (before dome) Need 5 for One Eye
Grendel Horn Beast Caves & in Zanarkand Ruins (before dome) Need 5 for Juggernaut
Mandragora Huge Plant Caves & in Zanarkand Ruins (before dome) N/A
Behemoth Behemoth Caves & in Zanarkand Ruins (before dome) N/A
Dark Flan Flan Caves & in Zanarkand Ruins (before dome) N/A

Inside Sin

1 of each unlocks Abbadon
(Reward: Lunar Curtain x99)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Exoray Fungus Both areas Need 5 for Sleep Sprout
Wraith Ghost Second area (after steps) & Omega Ruins N/A
Gemini A Iron Giant Both areas & Omega Ruins (before Omega) Need 10 for Iron Clad
Gemini B Iron Giant Both areas & Omega Ruins (before Omega) Need 10 for Iron Clad
Demonolith Monolith Second area (after steps) & Omega Ruins N/A
Great Malboro Malboro Second area (after steps) & Omega Ruins N/A
Barbatos Armored Creature Second Area (after steps) N/A
Adamantoise Armored Tortoise First area & Omega Ruins N/A
Behemoth King Behemoth Both areas N/A

Omega Ruins

1 of each unlocks Vorban
(Reward: Designer Wallet x60)

Monster Type Location Creations Tally
Zaurus Fast Lizard Anywhere fiends appear Need 3 for Ornitholestes
Floating Death Floating Eye Anywhere fiends appear Need 5 for One Eye
Black Element Elemental Anywhere fiends appear Need 3 for Nega Elemental
Halma Armored Anywhere fiends appear Need 3 for Tanket
Puroburos Bomb Anywhere fiends appear Need 5 for Bomb King
Spirit Larva Anywhere fiends appear N/A
Machea Large Lizard Anywhere fiends appear N/A
Master Coeurl Leopard Anywhere fiends appear N/A
Master Tonberry Tonberry Anywhere fiends appear N/A
Varuna Demon Anywhere fiends appear N/A