As for the level you’re at, I think you’re at the same level as I usually am. Maybe try leveling up abit more, though, so you’re prepared for whatever happens if it’s your first time through.
Also, at the end of the game, you are not required to have to have Zidane in your party, so you can spend your time levelling everyone up in the final dungeon anyway if the former method is too unsuitable, and you don’t mind waiting to do so.
Also, I’m not too sure about what level you should be at that point in the game, but really, as long as you’re around level 45 by the final dungeon, then you shouldn’t hae too many problems.
I did not use zidane
I used garnet, Quina, adamant and freya
I cant acctually remember where i leveled up it has been so long since i played the game.
You can also encounter them on the grass outside the entrance to Daguerreo (the hidden town south of the Forgotten Continent), but you can only access that town and area by airship or flying chocobo. Plus, the encounter rate for them is much less than above Gizamaluke’s Grotto (most of the time you’ll just encounter Gimme Cats instead).
Another good location to level up is on disc 4, is on Vile Island, the small isalnd between the Forgotten and Outer Continents. You can only land the airship here on disc 4, as the Hilda Garde 3 airship on disc 3 can only land on grassy areas, which this island lacks. The only monsters you encounter here are small lamb like creatures called Yans. But don’t let their cute looks fool you. THEY… WILL… HURT….YOU!!!! No bull.
They will proceed to nuke your party with Meteor, often two or three times in a row. Plus, their tendency to use Virus, plus their Sneeze attack which knocks a character completely out of battle, means they can be somewhat unreliable for levelling at times. However, when everything works out, they give insane EXP and AP, so it is another option for those bored levelling in the final dungeon or on Grand Dragons.
You can also encounter them on the grass outside the entrance to Daguerreo (the hidden town south of the Forgotten Continent), but you can only access that town and area by airship or flying chocobo. Plus, the encounter rate for them is much less than above Gizamaluke’s Grotto (most of the time you’ll just encounter Gimme Cats instead).
Another good location to level up is on disc 4, is on Vile Island, the small isalnd between the Forgotten and Outer Continents. You can only land the airship here on disc 4, as the Hilda Garde 3 airship on disc 3 can only land on grassy areas, which this island lacks. The only monsters you encounter here are small lamb like creatures called Yans. But don’t let their cute looks fool you. THEY… WILL… HURT….YOU!!!! No bull.
They will proceed to nuke your party with Meteor, often two or three times in a row. Plus, their tendency to use Virus, plus their Sneeze attack which knocks a character completely out of battle, means they can be somewhat unreliable for levelling at times. However, when everything works out, they give insane EXP and AP, so it is another option for those bored levelling in the final dungeon or on Grand Dragons.
Oh those stupid dragons that kicked my ass in disk 1. Oh yeah I remember them but I did try and find them again but I couldnt. Now I can thanks to you.
a good tip is to learn lv 5 death by getting Quina to eat a zombie whale (on the beach near esto gaza) then grand dragons are easy as pie. Of course you will need quina for all this.
about Vile island..another thing..not involving lvling up per say..is the subject of those characters that appear in forests and the transition from field to battle includes a peaceful melody versus the regular random encounter one..anyone know the order in which to encounter these characters..like the ghoul/ghost forget it’s name..around treno..give it an ore and it gives back considerable ap..a ladybug by Conde Petie..or by the conde petie mountain pass entrance by Ifa tree..because when i went to Vile island my first encounter was with one of those ap boosting characters but asked if met the ‘others’ first and then escaped..oh and mandragora’s up by treno are a good comparison to those bastardly sheep….which might be a good place to lvl too..from 30-40..
MAYBE SPOILERS AHEAD
Give the monsters their items that each one asks for (the friendly Yan is actually the last one you have to speak to), and completing the quest will actually make the optional boss battle against Ozma (in Chocobo Air Garden) a hell of a lot easier (it makes it so you can attack Ozma with physical attacks, which otherwise can’t reach it).
But, as you don’t have to fight Ozma makes the quest pointless apart from the AP gain.