game manual pic chart Lightning (sword) Hauteclaire (no breaks) and Ogrenix (ATB recovery speed=slow) look the best.
game manual pic chart Fang (lance... heh) Taming pole (no breaks) or Dragon Lance (no magic) look the best. Upgrade to a weapon that has a high ATTACK (she uses attack more than magic).
game manual pic chart Vanille (rod) Tiger Claw (no breaks) or Pearlwing (low strength) look the best. Upgrade to a weapon that has a high MAGIC (she uses magic more than attack).
Creature Comforts store: buy Vibrant Ooze ($80). Apply 36 of those ($2880) to your weapon and you will have a 3x multiplier. Then you can apply Perfect Conductor ($1500) for 2577 EXP.
Organic Materials store: buy Colored Jelly ($80). Apply 36 of those ($2880) to your weapon and you will have a 3x multiplier. Then you can apply Perfect Conductor ($1500) for 2577 EXP.
Creature Comforts store: buy Sturdy Bone ($80). Apply 36 of those ($2880) to your weapon and you will have a 3x multiplier. Then you can apply Perfect Conductor ($1500) for 2577 EXP.
Weapon Guide (I stripped all the non-text CRAP from one I found at GameSpot)
It looks like it's best to get to Chapter 11 before upgrading weapons.
If weapon quantities are limitless in the shops, what stops me from doing the following over & over: buy Deneb Duellers ($3900) & 36 Sturdy Bones ($2880) & Perfect Conductor ($1500) to make Total Eclipses which I can then sell for $24960 ($16880 profit)
"No breaks" means the weapon can't cause the enemy to Stagger. It can get it up to the needed percentage, but will require a hit from someone without "no breaks" to put the enemy into stagger mode.
Chapter 11: Grand Pulse is HUGE. Best place to early grind CP is up north where 2 huge monsters are fighting. Take out King Behemoth first then the dog. 6600 CP/battle. My minimum time was 13sec.
Chapter 11: Make Dash Shoes (Auto-haste). Save before-hand, in case you mess up. Buy 4 +50HP acc. from shop. Spam Mission 7 until the boss drops a Tetra Tiara. Demolish 4 acc. Upgrade Tiara to *, demolish. You should get some junk and a pair of Dash Shoes.
