Ailments

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Ailments (状態異常, Joutai ijou)^?, also known as status effects, are conditions that affects a character or demon during battle. These effects are mostly negative, and while many are volatile and wear off at the end of battle, some will persist while exploring field areas. Some demons are naturally resistant to status effects, either to the associated skill type or to ailments in general (Anti-Ailment).

Some skills, such as Eternal Rest, will cause instant death to targets under a specific ailment. The exact effect of a status condition can vary between games.

Recurring[]

A list of status effects that appeared in almost all titles in the series:

Name	Effect
Freeze	In earlier games, Freeze prevents any action in battle and wears off after one turn. In later games, attacking a frozen enemy is guaranteed to cause a critical hit. Usually caused by Ice skills.
Shock	In earlier games, Shock prevents any action in battle and wears off after one turn. In later games, attacking a shocked enemy is guaranteed to cause a critical hit. Usually caused by Electricity skills.
Poison	Depletes health at the end of each turn, often persisting on the field. Typically removed by Posumudi or Dis-Poison.
Paralyze	Paralyzed characters are unable to move. Unlike Shock, this often persists for more than one turn. Typically removed by Paraladi or Dis-Paralyze.
Stun	Stunned characters have lowered agility and defense. Typically removed by Paraladi or Dis-Stun.
Mute	Prevents use of Magic. Typically removed by Mutudi or Dis-Mute.
Confused	Confused characters become indecisive and may either attack a random enemy, do nothing or flee in a panic.
Charm	Character begins attacking their own allies or cast healing spells on the enemies. Typically removed with Charmdi or Dis-Charm.
Stone	Prevents the target from moving. This persists even on the field and is treated as similar to being dead. In most games, if the protagonist is petrified, it triggers a game over. In some games, Force spells will shatter a petrified opponent.
Sleep	Prevents any action in battle. Character loses a turn. In some games, sleeping characters restore some of their HP and MP.
Death	Can no longer participate in battle. In most games, if the protagonist dies, it is game over. Can only be recovered with Recarm spells.

Uncommon[]

A list of status effects that appeared in some titles in the series:

Name	Effect	Appearance(s)
Bind	Prevents any action from a unit. In Persona Q and Persona Q2, Binds are spilt into three different subsets that stop specific actions.	Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis Megami Ibunroku Persona Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Persona Q Persona Q2
Bomb	Bomb is implanted in party member. When those inflicted with this status are hit, they explode, dealing damage to the entire party. Defending will prevent damage. In the Devil Children series, only the character inflicted with Bomb is hurt when hit by Fire attacks.	Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Devil Children series
Burn	Similarly to Poison, Burn inflicts damage to the afflicted after they take their turn (or at intervals in Persona 5 Strikers). This includes actions from One Mores or additional actions.	Persona 5/Royal Persona 5 Striker Metaphor:ReFantazio
Happy	Overjoyed and may not attack.	Shin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku Megami Ibunroku Persona Devil Children series
Rage	Attack is increased, but the afflicted will attack anyone other than themselves as if they were Charmed. In the Persona series and Metaphor:ReFantazio, Rage lowers the afflicted's defense and agility. In Metaphor, the opponent will not attack their allies and will only use physical attacks.	Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Persona 3 Persona 4 Persona 5 Metaphor:ReFantazio
Down	Character may get their turn skipped and they take more damage. Overlaps with other ailments.	Persona 3 Persona 4 Persona 5
Hungry	Hungry characters will become indecisive. On their turn, they will either not take action and receive a small amount of Almighty damage or attack an ally. In Avatar Tuner, only curable by the Song of Grace.	DDS: Avatar Tuner Persona 5
Frightened/Anxiety	In DDS, Frightened makes the afflicted more susceptible to Hunt Skills. In Metaphor:ReFantazio, characters will use Archetype skills at random if the command is selected, and enemies that attack them will not consume any turn icons.	Digital Devil Saga series Metaphor:ReFantazio

Game Specific[]

Shin Megami Tensei & Shin Megami Tensei II[]

Name	Effect
Curse	Afflicted character takes damage every time you take a step (1 damage every 2 steps) and cannot use magic out of combat. Seems to have no effect in combat. Can only be cured by Healers.

Shin Megami Tensei NINE[]

Name	Effect
Sick	Capacity is doubled

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne[]

Name	Effect
Fly	Renders the target 200% vulnerable to all affinities and reduces all their stats except Ag to 1. Only inflicted by Baal Avatar's Bael's Bane ability. Wears off after battle. Curse-type and can be immuned.
Cursed	Target may waste a turn doing nothing or attacking allies. Also changes the fusion chart while inflicted. Inflicted by a restless Magatama and exclusive to the Demi-fiend.

Shin Megami Tensei IV[]

Name	Effect
Sick	Reduces affected character's outgoing damage by 25%, its evasion to 0 and increases damage taken by 25%. At the end of a turn with a party holding this character, there's a 5% chance that another character will be infected. Can be cured with Dis-Poison or Posumudi skill.
Lost	Flynn cannot summon or fuse the affected demon and is forced to reunite with said demon through an encounter.
Brand	DLC only. Reduces HP and MP recovery to 1 point. Can't be cured, but wears off randomly or automatically after battle.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse[]

Name	Effect
Sick	Reduces affected character's outgoing damage by 25%, its evasion to 0 and increases damage taken by 25%. At the end of the party's turn or an individual party member's turn, if a party member is afflicted, there is a 5% chance that another party member will be infected. Can be cured with a Dis-Poison, an Amrita Soda/Amrita Shower, the Posumudi skill, or the Amrita skill. Can also be cured via level-up after obtaining the Level Heal app.
Lost	Nanashi cannot summon or fuse the affected demon and is forced to reunite with said demon through an encounter. Alternatively, Hallelujah's passive ability Lost Catcher will prevent Lost 100% of the time if he is Nanashi's active partner.
Brand	Reduces HP and MP recovery to 1 point. Can't be cured, but wears off randomly or automatically after battle.

Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis[]

Name	Effect
Close	Prevents a unit from using their magic. Represented by kissing and hearts when inflicted by skills.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner[]

Name	Effect
Mirror	Affected character cannot move, takes increased damage from physical attacks but reflects all magic.
Card	Affected character cannot move, takes increased damage from Fire attacks, and decreased damage from physical attacks.
Vamp	Affected character steals HP from allies outside of battle. Can spread to allies.

Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku[]

Name	Effect
Plague	Stronger version of Poison that deals more damage.
Dance	Affected character cannot move. Evasion is increased.
Tipsy	Affected character may take a random action
Drunk	Affected character performs random actions
High	Provides bonuses to all actions, but they also become random.

Megami Ibunroku Persona[]

Name	Effect
Guilt	Randomly-selected actions cannot be performed.
Blind	Hit rate and evasion dropped.
Sick	Loses HP at the end of the turn and when walking around. Works like Poison, but Sick is considered a different ailment in-game.
Cloak	Cannot be directly targeted by single-target attacks. Defense lowered and cannot summon Persona.
Puppet	Allows controlling a K.O-ed ally. Puppet can attack and use items, but cannot summon Persona.
Beast	Buffs all stats. Amount varies depending on the current moon phase.

Persona 2[]

Name	Effect
Illusion	Hit and Evasion rates sharply drop.
Possession	Some demons can inflict Possession, K.O-ing themselves in the process. An ally inflicted with possession has a chance of using the demon's spells or basic physical attack instead of following commands. This can prevent them from partaking in Fusion Spells.
Holy Lance	Prevents summoning, changing and using Personas. The Order of the Holy Lance can inflict it for up to two turns, while the Fuhrer can inflict it indefinitely. The Spirit Rib item has a 50% chance of curing it and has infinite uses.

Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload[]

Name	Effect
Overheat	Cannot move. Goes away after one turn has passed. Can only happen to Aigis, after Orgia Mode ends.

Persona 5 / Royal[]

Name	Effect
Despair	Drains SP every turn, cannot move. Faints after 3 turns have passed.
Mouse	Cannot move, damage taken increased.
Paint/Distorted Vanity	Inflict weaknesses to all affinities.
Distorted Lust	Affected targets may lose a turn.
Distorted Wrath	Affected targets have their attack raised sharply, but their defense decreased sharply for a turn. Allows free action.
Distorted Envy	Affected Targets may attack random party members with weapons when a support skill is used on anyone but the envied target for a turn.

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner[]

Name

Effect

Ache

After a successful hunt, the character that just ate might get affected by a stomach ache. Occasionally inflicted as a side effect from eating a Moldy Roll. This prevents the character from gaining any AP after the battle. Allies also won't get any AP from the consumed monster, if AP sharing skills are set. Cured by Dis-Ache and Achedi and prevented from infliction via successful hunt by Iron Stomach.

Bat

Reduces all stats and makes the affected character weak to Force. Wears off over time or when battle ends. Does not override passive skills that affect Force resistance.

Devil Survivor[]

Name	Effect
Egg	When the team holding the affected character has their next turn, the affected character takes a large amount of Almighty damage and a Maggot is summoned next to them. Only inflicted by Belzeboul and his minions' Spawn attack.

Metaphor:ReFantazio[]

Name	Effect
Daze	Greatly reduces hit rate of all attacks.
Frostbite	The affected character's attack is greatly reduced.
Hex	The affected character takes half of all damage they inflict, they also become more vulnerable to status ailments and less resistant to Dark-elemental attacks.
Malady	Reduces all stats and nullifies the effects of recovery spells on the target.

Gallery[]

Status Icons[]

Shin Megami Tensei

Frozen

Shock

Poison

Stunned

Charmed

Stone

Sleep

Bind

Curse

Fly

Frog

Low

Mute

Normal

Panic

Happy

KO

Shin Megami Tensei IV / Apocalypse

Poison

Charm

Sleep

Sick

Bind

Lost

Panic

Seal

Daze

KO

Brand

Megami Ibunroku Persona

Happy

Freeze

Shock

Panic

Charm

Bind

Sleep

Unlucky

Mute

Guilt

Blind

Fear

Poison

Paralyze

Stone

Sick

Cloak

Fury

Puppet

Berserk

Counter

Beast

Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Charm

Mute

Panic

Possession

Freeze

Fury

Illusion

Poison

Shock

Sleep

Dying

KO

Persona Q

Sleep

Panic

Paralyze

Poison

Curse

Petrification

Strength Bind

Magic Bind

Agility Bind

Down

KO

See Also[]

Mechanics
General
Dungeon - Combat - Turn - Action - Level - Experience - Party - Stats - Skills - Items - Equipment - Melee Attack - Ranged Attack - Damage (Fixed) - Guard - Escape - Accuracy - Critical - Multi-hit - Insta-Kill - Ailments - Drops - Encounter - Random Encounters - Symbol Encounters - Ambush - Difficulty
Franchise-wide
Demon - Magic (Fusion Spell) - Affinities - Unique skills - Extra Skills - Macca - Yen - Magnetite - Incense - Alignment - Moon Phase System - Demon Summoning Program (COMP) - Cathedral of Shadows (Fusion - Skill Inheritance - Accidents / Special / Three-demon / Sacrificial / Sword) - Demonic Compendium - Evolution - Negotiation (Special conversation) - Rag's Jewelry - Code Breaker - Press Turn - New Game Plus - Ultimate boss - Streetpass - Password - Skill Mutation - Energy Drain - Party Talks
Shin Megami Tensei series
Terminal - Guardian (if...) - Tactical Battle (NINE) - Capacity (NINE) - RTS (NINE) - Reinforcements (NINE) - Race Shift (NINE) - Modules (NINE) - Magatama (3) - Reason (3) - Demon Co-Op (SJ) - EX Missions (SJ) - Challenge Quest (4) - Skill Potential (4/A-5) - Smirk (4) - Barrier (4) - Partners (4A) - Jade Dagger (4A) - Magatsuhi Skills (5) - Essence (5) - Glory (5) - Miracles (5) - Demon Statues (5) - Abscess (5)
Devil Summoner series
Loyalty - Personality - Mystic Change - Nemechi (SH) - Case Files (RKKA)
Majin Tensei series
Rank - Affinity (2) - Arcana (Ronde)
Persona series
Shadows / Personas (Initial / Prime / Ultimate / Ancestor / Reverse / Sub) - Skill Card - Totem (1) - Type/Subtype (1+2) - Affinity (1+2) - Rank (1+2) - Mystic Change (1+2+5) - One More (3-5) - Growth Rate (1+2) - Unknown Power (1+EP) - Personality (1+2, 5) - Material Card (2) - Mutation (2) - Follow Up - All-out Attack (Cut-in) - Heart Item (3) - Shuffle Time (3+4) - Daily Life (3-5) - Activities (3-5) - Calendar (3-5) - Social Stats (3-5) - Social Link (3+4) - Tactics (3-5) - Requests (3-5; Q+Q2) - Clock (3P+3RE) - Linked Episode (3RE) - Great Clock (3RE) - Theurgy (3RE) - Arcana Chance (4) - Forecasts (Fusion / Weather) (4+5) - Boost (Q+Q2) - Power Spot (Q+Q2) - F.O.E (Q+Q2) - Confidant (5) - Technical (5+5S) - Treasure Demon (5+5S) - Party Switch (5+5S) - Baton Pass (5+5S; Q2) - Disaster Shadow (5R) - Fusion alarm (5R) - Persona Traits (5R) - Third Eye (5+5S) - Master Arts (5S) - BOND (5S) - Persona Points (5S)
Devil Children series
Trainer - Bank - BattleNet - Relic Fusion - Power Fusion - Powers
Digital Devil Saga series
Berserk Mode (2)
Devil Survivor series
Devil Auction - Extra Turn Battle - Skill Crack - Titles (DSO / DS2 / RB) - Fate System (2) - Add-On (2)
Other
Equip Type (GMT:TM) - Skill Systems (GMT:TM) - Sword Exchange (GMT:TM) - Class (TMS♯FE) - Class Change (TMS♯FE) - Topic System (TMS♯FE) - Side Quests (TMS♯FE) - Ad-lib Performance (TMS♯FE) - Session (TMS♯FE) - Dual Arts (TMS♯FE)
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