Monster capturing

[the_savior21]

Monster capturing in the cavern of stolen fayth and omega ruins take foreverrrrrrr.

tonberries and ghosts dont like to show up neither do varuna, wraiths, and master tonberries.

anyone else have this problem

[GypsyElder]

If I remember right, Tonberries appear more outside the omega runis, and by outside I mean the area with the multiple connected platforms that lead to omega's chamber...I think. (I might have my fiends mixed up)

I also remember finding a lot of ghosts near the entrance of CoSF, but it may have been luck. Just be patient.

[Rowan]

capturing a tonberry in omega ruins doesnt count for the ones in cavern of the stolen faith. I remember trying to do that because I knew that tonberrys appeared often near Omega. Your best bet is to keep going through the COtSF back and fourth. Its tedius, but just remember its not as bad as dodging 200 consecutive bolts of lightning.

[the_savior21]

capturing a tonberry in omega ruins doesnt count for the ones in cavern of the stolen faith. I remember trying to do that because I knew that tonberrys appeared often near Omega. Your best bet is to keep going through the COtSF back and fourth. Its tedius, but just remember its not as bad as dodging 200 consecutive bolts of lightning.

you are right about the lightning bolts but when i say the ones in omega ruins i mean that you need to capture the master tonberries there they are their own sepereate deal at the monster arena

there is one good thing though...im bout at 1.4mil gil to get 99 pendulums thats about the only good coming of all these battles with things i already have 10 of

[Polk]

I know I've linked this before, but here's a fantastic guide on the monster arena. What you want is section VIII. I'll quote the important stuff here, though.

In plain English, encounter rates are randomly decided every time you load up a new game. If you haven't encountered the fiends you're looking to capture within 10-15 battles, simply save your game, reset, and the encounter rates should be different. Not nescessarily more favorable, just different. Changing party members and member positions also seems to affect encounter rates in practice, although I haven't hacked the game files, and therefore don't know why it would help in theory.

Tonberries are a bitch, but I don't think I've ever had any problems with capturing monsters in the Omega Ruins.

capturing a tonberry in omega ruins doesnt count for the ones in cavern of the stolen faith.

Tonberry does not equal Master Tonberry.

[the_savior21]

i never knew that about the encounter rate thats kinda neat actually.

omega ruins just get me with wraiths, varunas and master tonberries

[Lily]

theres a room in the cavern of the stolen fayth thats like greenish, tonberries seem to appear there more frequently than anywhere else in the cavern... thats if its them tons youre on about, if not, il move along.....

[the_savior21]

it was and thanks i just finished another hundred percent playthrough

[dustinpro]

i believe different chambers within the cavern have differnt encounter rates, I remember a cavern pointin' in the eastern direction midway through the area as prime Tonberry hunting real estate.It still takes a while so grab a 'sammich and get comfy.