FFIX Helpline (possible spoilers ahead)

[loaf]

Good luck they cast Thundaga.

Edit: Might have to look it up but can you get a Coral Ring before the Groto?

Edit Edit: Or any Thunder Absorb? I don't remember.

[Rowan]

Good luck they cast Thundaga.

Edit: Might have to look it up but can you get a Coral Ring before the Groto?

Edit Edit: Or any Thunder Absorb? I don't remember.

I remember vividly that thundaga could be absorbed, but the problem was the slash attack and dishing out the damage.

[Michael Swayne]

Edit: Might have to look it up but can you get a Coral Ring before the Groto?

Yes, if you let Freya win the Festival of the Hunt, you receive the Coral Ring add-on, thus guaranteeing that at least one of your party can withstand Thundaga spells.

[loaf]

Yes, if you let Freya win the Festival of the Hunt, you receive the Coral Ring add-on, thus guaranteeing that at least one of your party can withstand Thundaga spells.

That's right thank you!

Freya is the best choice to let win the Festival of the Hunt mainly because if you did the Fight Scene during the intro of the game flawlessly you should have 10k gil already.

[loaf]

True but I believe the script for Grand Dragon is casting Thundaga more often than those attacks. Still not an encounter at that level you can hold X for lol.