In-game reset

Hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 + Select + Start during game play.

Character preview

Enter the main menu and go into the status screen. Pick a character and you should see that person. Press Triangle and a list of commands to change the camera view will appear. Press Square to change poses.

Load preview

When loading your game from a saved file, it will show you where you are supposed to be. You can also do side quests, for example getting another character, but go to where you are supposed too be immediately afterwards.

Always win at roulette

The following trick allows you to win the roulette game every time in the casino on the Zelbess. When the pointer begins to spin, pause game play when the red tip is in between the west and the south points of the roulette wheel. Then, repeatedly press X and resume the game. It will land on north every time, giving you double the money you wagered. Note: In the Japanese version of the game, press Circle.

Always get treasure from the Boxer Bros

Enter the battle with the Boxer Bros. Hit one of your choice - if it is wrong, run. Reenter the combat and hit the same one. Repeat until you get the treasure.

Bend Of Time

You can find the Bend Of Time in the island with a black spot in it. The location is almost the same as the one in Chrono Triger minus the old man and the fact that you cannot use it to travel in time .

Duplicate items and elements

Step 1: Successfully complete the game, but keep a file that you can complete the game from (this must not be a "Continue+" game).
Step 2: Save your progress from completing the game to a separate file and "Continue+" the file near the end.
Step 3: Complete the game with the "Continue+" file, but make absolutely certain you still have the file near the end.
Step 4: Save the "Continue+" data over the old data that let you restart your game and repeat steps 2 to 4 as needed. If done correctly, you will have twice the amount of everything in your inventory, including your elements, weapons, (basically everything except your key items).
This is a very good trick for making rainbow weapons and armor near the end. Since you can keep repeating this you can, if you have the time, end up with 99 of every item/element in the game.

Unlimited money, Dragoon's Glory's, Viper's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

After Serge is reborn, visit Termina (Home World) with Viper in your party. Talk to the barmaid, go into the back room, and examine the flag on the back wall. Viper will talk briefly about the flag and then take his LvL 7 Tech Skill, "FlagBearer". He will also take a Dragoon's Glory. Exit the room and re-enter. Examine the back wall with Viper still in your party. Even though there is no flag, Viper will say the same thing that he said before and will take another "FlagBearer" and Dragoon's Glory. Repeat this as many times as needed. Each Dragoon's Glory can be sold for 4,000 gold. The stats for Dragoons's Glory is Atk. +3, Hit% +3%, Mgc. +2. You can also disassemble them for 1 Denadorite, 2 Scale, 2 Fur, and 2 Fang.

Quick money

When Serge first wakes up in his bed, check it to find "Serge's private stash" of 200 gold. Information in this section was contributed by Habeb31.

Get Mythril Stones for 300 gold each

Once you are able to forge the Mythril Weapons and Armor (when you are Linx), go to Zapa's Weapons shop in Termina (Home World). It turns out that he is closing up his shop for good and is going on a hunt for Rainbow stones. If you have Radidud in your party, he will ask to join you. Answer "Yes" and you will also get the Smith Spirit, which allows you to forge items without visiting a shop. This is especially useful towards the end chapters of the game. After he joins, go into the room next door where his son is located. His son is going to be a trader from now on and will offer to trade elements for materials. Answer "No" and go to Lisa's shop. Buy 99 Tablets for 10 gold each, then return to where Zapa's son is located. Talk to him again to trade. You will get a menu, and at the bottom you will see Mythril for 30 Levels. This means 30 Levels of anything. Just trade him 30 Tablets for a Mythril -- you just received a Mythril Stone. Repeat the 30 Tablets for 1 Mythril trade as needed. There are also a few more materials that this works with as well. Just buy the cheapest consumable element and trade it in for the item you want. You can get anything cheaply without giving up valuable elements.

Better ending

When you get to the final Boss, boost all of your characters up to Element power 8. Then, defend until "it" casts a yellow element. Use LV. 1 and 2 Elements so the six tones will be set up in at the same time. Make sure Serge has the Chrono Cross Element. There is a specific order the elements go in: yellow, red, green, blue, black, and white. Then, use the Chrono Cross Element. Do not worry about hurting it -- the battle will be over when you do this.

Alternate endings
Note: You must defeat the final Boss.

Development room: Before you talk to Leena on the pier in Arni Village (Poshul not in party).
Birth or the Great Acacian Empire: Before infiltrating Viper Manor.
Nikki Concert: Before Lynx becomes a playable character (Nikki and Razzly must be in your party).
Job/Part-time job and the foolish trio: Before Lynx becomes a playable character. A new Marbule: Before you rescue Riddle from Viper Manor.
Subjugation of Lynx: Before Harle leaves your party.
Viper Kindergarten: Before you defeat Fate at Chronopolis (must have Mastermune) The records of fate turned black: before you defeat Fate at Chronopolis.
The Dragon Gods vengeance: Before Rebirth takes place at Terra Tower.

Grave DiggerTech

Go to Greco's house in Termina (Home World) with Greco in your party, You will meet an old man that is complaining about a ghost named Ghez that keeps bothering him. Then the ghost will posses him. The ghost will give Greco the Grave Digger Tech.

Glenn: Second Einlanzer

When Serge gets the Mastermune, go to the place in Termina (Another World) where you saw Glenn and Riddel praying. Go to the Mastermune.

Kid: Under her skirt

Go to the status screen in the menu, then move the camera as close as possible. Tilt the camera down until you are under her, then press Square until she is in her fighting stance. Note: You must have Kid in your party to do this.

Norris: Top Shot

After Serge is reborn and Kid rejoins, go to Viper Manor in Another World. You will meet the other Norris and he will give you the secret tech, Top Shot.

Pip: Evolution

Pip can evolve into an Angel or a Devil -- it depends on the elemental color he uses and what colors are used on him. Use green, red, and black to turn into a Devil. Use white, yellow, and blue to turn into an Angle (he evolves two times).

Serge: More damage

When you receive the Mastermune. equip three Power Seals on Serge. When you battle, always use 3, 3, Dash and Slash. If it is a critical hit, altogether it should approximately 4,000 damage.

Starky: Plasma Pistol

After Serge is reborn, go to Arni Village in Home World. Then, go over to the sawfish.

Feed all 100 dragons

Note: A controller with a turbo feature is required for this trick. When you meet the man who feeds dragons in a barn, you can earn prizes depending on how many dragons you feed for him. To feed all 100 set the turbo feature on X and use the D-pad to move back and forth.

This is a simple task to do, but only recommended after first completing the game. After completing the game use the "slow speed" button to make the 100 dragons feedable.

Feel elements

Use a Feel element and then use a element that is opposite of the color of the Feel element to inflict more damage to an opponent. Example: Use Feel Yellow and then use a Green Element.

Trapping the Holy Light element

To trap the Holy Light element early in the game, when you fight Mega Starky, set the trap at the beginning of the battle. Then, all you have to do is wait for him to cast it. This is also an opportunity to trap Ultra Nova.

Monsters to trap Holy Light and Ultra Nova from

Mega Starky, Luxator, Garai, Miguel, and the Sky Dragon.

Monsters to trap the Summoning elements from
Note: It can take awhile for the enemy to cast it, so defend frequently and do not kill them.

Golem: Trapped from parties of four Centaurpedes in Hydra Marsh (Another World).
MotherShip: Trapped from ShadowCats in Fossil Valley (Another World).
RedWolf: Trapped from parties of HotDoggitys (only) in Mt Pyre (Home World).
Sonja: Trapped from a lone Bulb in Shadow Forest (Home World).
Unicorn: Trapped from the Dodo in Fossil Valley (Home World).

Summon

The field effect in the upper right corner has to be all one color to use a summon. Example: To cast a Blue Summon like Frog, the field effect has to be solid blue.

Anti-Gravity device

Defeat the person in front of Starky's Spaceship in the El Nido Triangle by using only red elements. All other elements and attacks will not hit him. Afterwards, enter the ship to find the anti-gravity device which will allow you to get into Terra Tower.

Book Of Poems

In the beginning of the game, go to Arni (Home World) and talk to the girl who wants to be a poet. When you have access to both worlds freely, go to Arni (Another World) and talk to the same girl in the Cafe. Then, go to the Home World Arni and talk to same girl. She will give you the Book of Poems. Go back to Another World and talk to the same girl. She cannot take the book but she will give you a Rainbow Shell.

Purse

In Van's house (Another World), press X behind the stairway to get a purse that increases the amount of cash flow when you defeat a monster and/or Boss.

Cure Tablet

Go to Arni Villiage in the beginning of the game and enter Radius' house. Look behind the small framed picture to receive a Cure Tablet.

Rainbow

For each enemy you kill with your summon, you get one "shiney". Find a place with several higher level (so you do not kill them when you power-up your techs) enemies. Equip all three of your characters with level 1 spells so you can power two of them up to two and the third up to eight. Then, use your two secondary characters to cast three spells (one will cast twice, which is why you want them low level) and then summon an elemental to finish off all the enemies. Note: If you are fighting lower level enemies switch the one you are targeting or use cures (watch the color). Also, find places where the enemies are the same color as your summons. This makes it easy to cast them. For example, the volcano for red, the sea for blue and yellow (but not as many enemies), etc.

Rainbow Shell

When you begin the game, walk outside your house and go in the middle of the town where a woman is selling elements next to a big basket full "fruit" elements. Do not talk to the woman. Press X around the left of the basket. You should find a "Frame: Seashell Frame". When you are able to go to "Another World", search the same spot. You will find a Rainbow Shell. The woman will not let you have it. You will have to wait until Serge is reborn. Arni is now deserted so you can go get the Rainbow Shell.

Information in this section was contributed by MetalicInferno. Defeating Chriosphinx

An easy way to defeat the Chriosphinx without unlocking New Game+ is to equip the Green Plate that was stolen from the Green Dragon on your most powerful character. Attack Chriosphinx with every element possible. After that, use physical attacks. This can take a very long time but is well worth it. You will get the Moonglasses for defeating it.

Defeating Dark Serge

The battle with Dark Serge can be tough, because of him using powerful elements. Buy all the trap elements from the man in Marbule. Go through one battle with Dark Serge and either die or run away. Try to remember all the elements he used and trap them. The element you need to watch for is the BlackHole. It does major damage. After the battle, de-allocate the trap elements and replace them with the ones you trapped. Do not worry about Dark Serge's techs, such as FeralCats and ForeverZero. Lynx has the same elements and can inflict more damage than Dark Serge can.

Make sure you have done the following: Have Lynx,Steena,and Fargo; allocate White Elements and things to cure you; teach Hydra Shadow to Steena; allocate MagNegate to Steena; allocate Turn White to Lynx; allocate the White Dragons element on Steena if possible; have everyone in your party have their best weapons; and equip accessories that raise your MagicDef and health to everyone in your party. In the battle, first use Hydra Shadow and Direa Shadow on Dark Serge. Then. cast MagNegate on Lynx. While you are doing this, use all of your White Elements on Dark Serge. Also use Cannon Balls and Invincible on Dark Serge. Remember to cure people when you need to. When Steena has used Hydra and Direa Shadow, cast Turn White on Dark Serge and unleash Forever Zero, Feral Cats, and Glide Hook. Note: If allocated the White Dragons element on Steena, then use it before you cast Turn White on Dark Serge. Remember to keep healing.

Defeating Dario

Every time Dario is attacked with an element, he counters with an element of the opposite color. Equip all your characters with nothing but green elements. Everytime Dario is attacked with an element, he will counter only with a harmless lores spell. Here is the list of what he counters with.

Red: Unknown
Blue: Unknown
White: His techs
Black: Recover all
Yellow: Bateyes
Green: Lores

Give the black plate stolen from the Black Dragon to Riddle. Then, get rid of all the elements in your grid and use physical attacks -- if you do not Dario will go crazy on that person. However, do not do anything with Riddle just in case. Since Dario will only targets Riddle first, the first attack Dash & Gash will hurt her. However, all the other attacks (since they are black) will heal her. You will get the Matermune and Snake Fang for Riddle after the battle.

Defeating and getting Janice

Have Sprigg in your party and equip her with the Forget-Me-Not-Pot. Go all over the world and find strong monsters to Dopplegang. All monsters that were defeated by Sprigg can be used in the Grand Slam on the S.S. Zelbess. Monsters from Chronopolis and Dinopolis (Terra Tower) are recommended. The monsters there have high HP and great skills. Also, check the monsters in the Bend of Time.

Defeating Polispolice

Allocate the Saints summoning element to Serge. Have Serge power up spell level to 8, wait until the enemy uses one of his spells, and cast Recover All or other white elements until the field effect is all white. Then have Serge cast Saints and it should do about 900 to 1000 HP of damage.

Opening the locker on the second floor of Chronopolis

Just close the hatch that is open, and enter "00" as the code.

Defeating Undead monsters

There is one powerful element you can get that can kill an undead monster instantly. The element's name is HolyLight. To get this on the first time through the game, buy a couple of HolyLight trap elements from the man in Marbule during the event of the Six Dragons and the Six Relics to the Sea of Eden. Although you can see Miguel (Leena's Father and very tough Boss) use the HolyLight, you will have an opportunity to get it because it is too early. You need to get to Terra Tower and fight the TimeDevourer: Six Dragon Gods. Make sure to have at least one HolyLight trap element in your grid. On the black elemental form, try to trap the HolyLight element at the beginning. Then, use HolyLight on undead enemies to instantly kill them. Here are stats on this element:

Against White: Heal, no damage, half damage
Against Black: Major Damage
Against any other elemental color: Regular Damage
Against Undead: Instant kill

Defeating the Hi-Ho Tank

Use Kid's Pilfer on one of the guards and get some Iron. Run away and you will get a Heal element. Use it to heal your party and keep doing so until you are ready to fight the Hi-Ho Tank.

Finding Tyrano

In Gaea's Navel, the Green Dragon will not wake up until you defeat Tyrano (Dinosaur Boss). Defeat every enemy in the forest and return to the entrance. Head north and Tyrano will appear. He is very easy to defeat. Also, if you bought a Sonja trap element from the man in Marbule, you can use it on PreyingMantis to capture it.

Getting Doc (doctor in Guldove) and Ice Breath

Refuse to save Kid when she is poisoned. After defeating all the monsters in S.S. Invincible, Fargo will tell you to get some protection before entering Mount Pyre. He will also tell you that such a thing only exists in Water Dragon Island. Return to Guldove and Kid will already be cured cure from the poison -- you do not have to get Hydra Humour for her, and Doc will join you. Go to Opasa Beach and return to Home World. Go to the pier and ask the old fisherman (near Leena) to take you to Water Dragon Island. You will find that the island has been taken over by the dwarfs. Defeat all of them and the Water Dragon will gave you Ice Breath. Use it near the lava and it will freeze it.

Getting Draggy the little dragon

Get the big egg which is found in the Fossil Valley in Another World. It is guarded by a large bird. Then, anytime you enter Fort Dragonia when you turned all the elements, take the elevator down and you will find five machines. Put the egg in the working one (the one in the middle).

Getting Funguy

Find the man in a cave under the waterfall in Shadow Forest (Home World). Go through the underground passage toward Viper Manor, to the part where you should have rolled a boulder to stop the bugs from appearing in Another World. Look for a bug underwater on the right side of the screen and chase it into a smaller hole, further down. If you did not cover the hole, then kill the Wraith near the hole where the boy is standing. No matter what you do, you will get a Mushroom. Go back to the waterfall and give it to the man. He turns into Funguy and can join your party.

Getting Glenn and Macha

Say "No" to save Kid when she is poisoned and get Glenn and Macha (Korcha mother). Glenn and Serge have an attack together called "X strike".

Getting Greco

Decide to help Kid from the poisoned wound. By doing this you will have Korcha and the character that you chose earlier for the Viper Mansion section of the game in your party. Once you have gone with Korcha to Termina to help Kid, go to the area where you found the grave of Dario and his father. Once there, you will watch a small funeral where a green man will be citing prayers. This green man, Greco, will then see you and say another prayer to you, concerning the lost child. Follow him into his house and intrude on his discussion. He will see that you are a ghost and will say that he is a helper of people who are dead. He will then offer to join your party.

Getting Guile

In Termina, talk to the statue polishing man, then go to Korcha (boat man), Talk to him and he will tell you get a person to help you to get to Viper Manor. Go to the bar and Guile will be the man next to the locked door. Ask him, or you can get Pierre or Nikki.

Getting Harlequin

Restart a game in New Game +, and play up to the point where you become Lynx. You should have Harlequin in your group by then. From there, go to Opassa Beach and use the Time Egg to fight Lavos. Defeat him and save your data. Then, either do a New Game + or Continue + and play up to the point where you get the Chrono Cross. Go to the Hydra Marshes in "Another World" and use the Astral Amulet where the little green warp appears (north of the entrance). You should be in Sprigg's house. The game will tell you that it is reacting to the Chrono Cross. Use the Chrono Cross and you will get all of your old characters, including Harlequin.

Getting Janice

Defeat Janice's monsters for three rounds on S.S. Zelbess in the Grand Slam Arena. The only monsters you can use are the ones Sprigg has defeated, so get the Forget-Me-Not-Pot and have him give the final blow on the monsters. The best place to fight monsters is at the Bend Of Time. Go to the white lights and press X to get in a battle. You get items after every time you defeat her. In the first round you will get a Stamina Belt, the second round will result in a Resistance Belt, and the third and final round will result in a Dreamer's Scarf.

Getting Kid

After you talk to Lenna, go to Cape Howl. When you are leaving, Karsh will walk up to you and Kid will appear.

Getting Lenna

Say "No" after Cape Howl when Kid asks to join you. Go back and ask.

Getting Luccia and Neo Fio

Luccia is a woman that works in the Viper Manor lab. To get her, after Kid gets poisoned and needs Hydra, do not go to Hydra Marshes in the Home World. Go to Hydra Marshes in Another World and follow the path to the end. You will eventually find two monsters guarding Life Sparkle (a flower that only grows on poison). Defeat them and take the Life Sparkle. Go to Viper Manor in Another World. You will find that no one is threre. Go to the lab and release the spy in the cage. Go to the terrace (the location where you escape) to meet Luccia. She will tell you that she is experimenting with the flower in the small pool in front of her, but she does not have Life Sparkle to finish the experiment. After she leaves give the Life Sparkle to the flower in the pool. The flower will come alive and become Neo Fio. She will join you. Return to the lab and talk to Luccia again, and she will also join you. Just in case, when you enter the lab for the first time, release the animal in the corner cage.

Getting Miky (Niki's dancer)

After the concert, defeat all the monster in Marbule. Return to Fargo Ship, go to the restaurant, and talk to Miki. She will now join you.

Getting Mojo

In the Home World, get the shark tooth from the fisherman. Then, in "Present World", show the shark tooth to the scarecrow (Mojo) and he will join you.

Getting Orlha

With Lynx in your party, defeat Orlha in Guldove (Another World). She will give you the Sapphire Brooch. After Serge is reborn, return to Orlha's bar and show her the Brooch.

Getting Pierre

The first time you get to Termania, go through the smithy's shop and talk to the strange looking man in the other room. He will tell you his name and say that he has lost his medal and cannot get into Viper Manor. After that, go out the door into the fenced-in area and talk to the boy running around. He will give you the medal. Take it to Pierre and talk to him twice.

Getting Skelly

Skelly is the skeleton you pick up in the Fossil Valley in Another World. He will join you after you find his bones. After finding all the bones and Skelly connects them, go to Termina. Go to his Grandmother's house, which is on the uppermost level to the right of the statue. All the bones and the grandmother is in Another World. The locations of the bones are:

Skull: Fossil Valley
You must tell the guard that you are the exorcists. He will allow you to climb the ladder. After you are up the ladder, the other guards will tell you where to look for the skull.

Scapula: Shadow Forest
As you are going through the forest, there is a cave behind a waterfall. The first time you read the notebook you will notice a bone. Find that part.

Spine: Hydra Marshes
It is impossible to get anywhere in the marshes in this world. However, now there is a hole where you fought the bug in the other world. You will then fight a De-Hydrate. Afterwards, search through the marshes for the bone. You will find it hidden underneath a rise over the acid.

Ribs: Water Dragon Isle and Guldove
The ribs consist of two different parts. One part is found on Water Dragon Isle. Talk to the man by the dry waterfall and he will give it to you. The other rib can be found in Guldove before leaving there for the first time. Talk to the man (trader) near the boat dock. You may have to buy something to get the rib.

Other bones: Isle of the Damned
The rest of the bones can be found in the northern-most cave. It is now open, since you defeated the person located here earlier.

Getting Starky the spaceman

In Another World, go to El Nido Triangle. Go to the bottom and get the Star Element. Then, go to Sky Dragon Island. The people in there will tell you that there is a monster that attacks anyone who has the Star Element. Go upstairs, open the empty chest, and Starky will attack you. Defeat him, and he will join you.

Getting Pochu

This trick might only in the earlier parts of the game. After you wake up in your roomn go to the restaurant. Find the Heckran bones in the cook's (Orcha) room. Give it to Pochu (the pink dog found in front of Radius House), and he will join you.

Getting Poshul early

Find the Heckran Bone under the bed in the room above the restaurant in Arni Village (Home World) and show it to Poshul. Otherwise nshe will join you automatically after you beat Karsh, Solt, and Peppor and choose not to have Kid join your party. (Another World).

Getting Turnip

After obtaining either the Ice Breath or the Ice Gun items, use one to cool the patch of scorched earth at Hermits Hideout (Another World). The patch in question is in front of the large tree trunk. Then go to, Hermits Hideout (Home World) with Poshul in your party and examine the plant that has grown in the same location. Poshul will dig up Turnip, and he will joins your party.

Getting Zappa

Visit Zappa's Smithy in Termina (Home World) With Radiud in your party.

Give Bellflower to Glenn

Go to the moutntain after Cape Howl and walk around where there is a brown monster. Avoid it and walk to the purple flowers. Get them, and when you get to Termina, go to where Glenn's brother and father are buried. He will be there with General Viper's daughter. He will walk up and ask you give them for free.

Hydra Humour for Kid

Press Start on the world map and change to "Home World" from Opassa Beach. Go to Hydra Swamp (dwarves place) to find a Hydra Humour.

Ozzie appearance

When you have Flying Arrow for Serge, go to the Bend of Time and cast it. Instead of a large Serge, a large Ozzie from Chrono Trigger will appear.

You can see Ozzie when you use Serge's flying arrow tech at Chronopolis, against the final Boss, in terra-tower, and perhaps in the Dead Sea.

This is not Ozzie. It is Masa and Mune, from Chrono Trigger and is the form they take once when they join together when you get the Masamune for Frog. The large image appears only after obtaining the Mastermune for serge, when you cast Flying Arrow.

Getting the Mastermune

After you get the six Dragon Relics put Karsh in your party and go to Island Of The Damned (another world) and go to where you fought Garai and Solt. Peppor will be there. Defeat them and they will give you the Momento Pendant and Karsh's LV7 tech skill Axomatic. Next go back to the Homeworld with Riddle in your party. Get in your boat and go to the island that has smoke coming from it. The island is near Vipor Manor. It is called the Forbidden Island. Enter it and you will come across a house. Enter it and Dario will be in there. Talk to him and Riddle will give him the Momento Pendant. He will begin to remember things. Then the Mastermune will appear. Dario will pick it up and a battle will begin. Defeat him and your Sea Swallow will transform into the Mastermune. Dario goes to Viper Manor and starts to rebuild it. The Mastermune is the second strongest weapon Serge can have -- you will have a critical hit almost every time.

Getting Moonglasses from Harlequin

Although you can get the Sunglasses from Harlequin at the end of her Boss battle, you can get the Moonglasses instead. To get the Moonglasses, build your element force to Level 3 and use strong elements. You cannot harm her with physical attacks (except for the part when you are building your element force). If you have several strong elements, you could probably get the Moonglasses. The Moonglasses halves enemies' physical damage.

Shiny Material

Simply use your Summon Elements. Remember the Shiny Elements are a byproduct of the Summon Elements. With Salamander, you will obtain Shiny Dew, with Saints you will obtain Shiny Salt, etc. The Shiny Materials are needed to forge the strongest weapons of the game: the Spectral Weapons. Note: The amount of monsters that you kill with the Summon will determine the amount of Shiny Materials that you receive after the battle.

Here are what you get for using them. It can be any summon -- color only matters, and you have to kill the enemy to get them.

Yellow: Shiny Sand
Green: Shiny Leaf
Red-Shiny Ember
Blue: Shiny Dew
Black: Shiny Soot
White: Shiny Salt

Easy Magnify Element early

When you go to Viper manor for the first time, make sure you have Kid in your party when you encounter an enemy called Poltergeist (a giant closet). Use Pilfer against him and you should be able to steal Magnify. If not run, and try again. Note: Magnify is a level 5 White Magic which reduces magic power by 1.5%.

Hidden Boss: Criosphinx

After defeating Fate, go to the Earth Dragon Isle in Another World. Go to the same location where you battle the Earth Dragon and Criosphinx will appear. You will have to answer his six questions. On the first question, do not attack him -- just defend. Then, use the elements in this order to answer his questions: Yellow, Red, Green, Blue, Black and White. After that he will allow you to leave. You do not gain any growth points or spoils, but now you know which order you must use your elements so your Chrono Cross element will function. Note: Use the elements on that order and then the Chrono Cross element.

Getting Sunglasses from Criosphinx

Although the way to defeat the Criosphinx is to answer his questions, there is a special item, the Sunglasses, you can get from defeating it. Just defeat the Criosphinx normally and do not answer his questions. The Sunglasses enable you to attack your enemy in the opposite color. For example, if you are Serge (White Element) fighting Time Devourer, not the 6 Dragons -- but the form that is Lavos and Schala (White Element). Every physical attack that is given to the Time Devourer from Serge (if he is equipped with the Sunglasses) will be a black elemental. Here is a list of the elementals:

Black is the opposite of White
Yellow is the opposite of Green
Blue is the opposite of Red

Defeating Criosphinx

Equip the Yellow Plate that you pillaged from the Earth Dragon on your strongest character. Make sure you allocate them with the strongest Gren elements available. Attack him with all your Green elements. Then, just keep using physical attacks.

Getting Sunglasses from Harlequin

To get the Sunglasses from Harlequin during her Boss battle, defeat her before she uses MoonBeams.

Three Bosses at The Bend Of Time

Go to the Bend of Time in a New Game+. Go into the back room that you could not enter in the previous game. You will see a very large orange man in the middle of the room. Do exactly what he says, and you will enter a Boss fight with Ozzie, Slash, and Reah from Chrono Trigger. Note: It is a good idea to have the Forget-Me-Not-Pot so you can Dopplegang into Slash. At the end of the battle you will receive a Slasher sword, Dreamers Sash, and Ozzie Shorts. When you get out of the battle you will also have a chance to receive the Dreamers Sarong from the large orange man.

Chaos Field Dimension portal

The dimension portal to Chaos Field (Sprigg's Home Dimension) is on the second screen. The Astral Amulet will bring you bring you to Chaos Field if you are playing New Game+, are trying to recruit all your previous characters back, have the Chrono Cross, and use it in Sprigg's house.

Change characters' names

Go the area under the library section of Viper Manor where the Epoch is located and speak with the Beach Boy.

Z-Slash attack

To perform this attack, you must have Serge, Kid, and Sprigg in your party. Serge must be able to perform Flying Arrow, Kid must be able to perform Red Pin, while Sprigg needs to Dopplegang into Slash (which is only available in New Game+). Play to the part where you get the boat. Go to the Bend of Time and go through the door that you could not access in the first game. You will fight Ozzie, Reah, and Slash from Chrono Trigger. Make sure Sprigg gives the last blow to Slash and has the Forget-Me-Not-Pot equipped.

Irene's third Tech Skill

After Marbule is released, go to the Witch Doctor house and talk to her. She will give you something for Irene. After that, go to the Chief of Marbule house and talk to Irene. She will receive her third Tech Skill.

Pierre's Hero's Blade and third Tech Skill "Slap of Cyrus"

With the Key Item "Prop Sword", go to Termina (Another World) and talk to Pierre. He will receive the "Hero's Blade" and his third Tech Skill, "Slap of Cyrus".

Doc's Lv. 7 tech skill

Return the medical book to Doc in Guldove (Another World). She is in the place where Harle came out of when you decided to save Kid.

Draggy's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

With Draggy in your party, go to the large dragon skull in Fossil Valley, where you found Skelly's head (Another World).

Fargo's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

Take Fargo to Another World on board the S.S. Zelbess and talk to the other Fargo.

Funguy's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

With Funguy in your party, take him back to the Shadow Forest (Home World) where he joined you and examine the mushrooms.

Grobyc's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

With Grobyc in your party, inspect the coffin on the 2nd floor of Chronopolis.

Kid's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

Go to the main room of the burning orphanage in Kid's dream (Another World). Go to the machinery next to the clock and press L1, Triangle, R1, Triangle, X.

Korcha's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

After Terra Tower, check the mermaid tank in Termina (Another World), then speak to the mermaid by Greco's house in the shrine area.

Leena's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

On Opassa Beach, answer "I remember" and "We will always remember this day" at the start of the game. Then, place Leena in front of the party and speak to her Mom after Serge is Reborn (Home World).

For Leena's MaidenFaith technique, at the beginning of the game when Leena tells Serge three important events, respond with these three answers: at Opassa Beach, "I remember"; at Opassa Beach again, "We will always remember this day"; and at Arni Village in Another World talk to Leena at the pier and answer, "I'm Serge". After the event at Terra Tower, have Leena in your party and go to Home World. Place Leena in front of your party and speak to Marge (Serge's mother).

Luccia's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

Luccia's Level 7 tech skill is in either the under area of Viper Manor or in Shadow Forest. There should be an Amoeba there. Make sure you have Luccia in your party, and inspect the Amoeba. You will then obtain Luccia's Test Amoeba skill.

Hint: Mojos Lv. 7 tech skill

After Serge is reborn, go to the hut where you got Mojo. Talk to right cat on the left side of the basement.

Nikki's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

With Nikki in your party, visit the other Nikki onboard the Magical Dreamer's ship, which is connected with the S.S. Zelbess (Home World).

Orcha's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

Place Orcha at the front of the party and speak to his brother Belcha in Arni Village. Go behind the counter (Home World).

Poshul's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

After Serge is reborn, return to Arni Village (Home World) with Poshul in your party and speak to Leena on the pier.

Riddel's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

Defeat Dario on Forbidden Isle With Riddel in your party.

Skelly's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

After Serge is Reborn, take Skelly to Termina (Home World) and speak with the Barmaid.

Steena's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

Take Steena to the grave of Garai on the Isle of the Dammed (Home World).

Turnip's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

With NeoFio and Turnip in your party, return to the pool where you found NeoFio in Viper Manor (Another World).

Zoah's Lv. 7 Tech Skill

Return to Viper Manor and place Zoah in the front of the party. Find the chest in his room and get the Toss&Spike Tech Skill.

Van's Piggybank gets bigger

With Van in your party, go to his house on Termina (Another World) and talk to his father. He will notice that Van has a PIGGYBANK and will give him a bigger one. After this, when you use Van's PiggyBank Boink Tech Skill, the Piggybank will be bigger and do more damage.

Double and Triple Tech Skills

1. Serge Lv. 5 + Leena Lv. 7 + Razzly Lv. 7 = Delta Attack (White)
2. Guile Lv. 5 + Sneff Lv. 7 = Sword Storm (Black)
3. Serge Lv. 3 + Glenn Lv. 3 = X-Strike (Red)
4. Kid Lv. 3 + Mel Lv. 3 + Double Take (Red)
5. Norris Lv. 7 + Grobyc Lv. 7 + Pitch Black (Black)
6. Radius Lv. 7 + Viper Lv. 5 = Vital Force (White)
7. Karsh Lv. 3 = Zoah Lv. 7 = Dragon Spike (Green)
8. Nikki Lv. 7 + Miki Lv. 7 = Flamenco (Red)
9. NeoFio Lv. 7 = Turnip Lv. 7 = Tossed Salad (Green)
10. Serge Lv. 7 Kid Lv. 5 Sprigg Doppelgang into Slash Lv. 4= Z-Slash (Blue).

Plate locations

If you do not obtain them by stealing, you can forge them with Zappa and his hammer

Blue: Steal from Blue dragon, when you do about a 1000, but before he sags.
Yellow: Steal from Yellow Dragon at beginning of battle.
Green: Steal from Green Dragon early in battle.
Red: Steal from Red Dragon once he transforms.
Black: Steal from Black Dragon early in battle.
White: Steal from Sky Dragon after a couple of rounds.

Frame locations

Shellfish: Check the lady's cart (the one who sells elements, weapons, accessories, armor, etc.) in Home World.
Our Favorite Martian: Once Terra Tower rises, go back to where you got Starky and talk to the man at the top of the mountain. He will give it to you.
Tropical Paradise: In Another world, at Guldove, when Kid becomes sick, choose not to help and speak with Macha.
Quill And Papyrus: After Serge is reborn, head to Marbule in Home World, and talk to Toma twice.
Monster's Mouth: On SS. Zebless while you are a cat, find the door next to the restaurant. Enter the hole to the right of it. Talk to the cat and he will give you the frame.
Tea For Three: Speak to the man behind the building in Termina near the statue in Another World.
Infrared Vision: Search behind the large monster skull at Fossil Valley in Another World.
Skulldruggery: In Shadow Forest, lure the Red blob monster to the Quadffid in Another World.
Porre's Furnace: In Viper Manor, Another World, in the library, search the bookcase behind the desk and speak to the "secret: monster" you find there.
Guldovian Stitch: In Guldove, Another World, with Kid in your party, speak to Mel and she will join your party and give this frame to you.
Valencian Cloth: In Another World, bring along a group of demi-humans (this only occurs once you are Lynx) to Marbule and speak to the short demi-human there.
Our Favorite Martian: In Home World, immediately after defeating and recruiting Starky, speak to the person on the top (where you fought Starky).
Monster Mouth: In Home World, when Sneff transforms you into cats, head to the kitchen and speak with the cat there.
Snakes And Orbs: When you arrive at Gaea's Navel, in Another World, climb up the tree and defeat the Prehisteric.

Walk into Glenn

When in the Manor near the beginning of the game, go to the room where everyone is eating and talk to Glenn. He will leave and go next door. Follow him and wait until he goes between the empty bed and the one with the man in it. Talk to him and hold Forward to walk into him.