In Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, a monster’s carcass can yield one of two items when a character with the Thief-learned Poach Support ability lands the finishing blow. The reference below lists each monster, its common and rare reward, and the encounter location recorded by RPG Site’s October 2, 2025 guide. It is specific to The Ivalice Chronicles; some item names differ from War of the Lions PSP tables.
How to poach monsters
- Learn Poach. A character needs the Poach Support ability learned through the Thief job. The guide says poaching is available starting in Chapter 3.
- Land the final blow. The character with Poach must deal the monster’s killing hit. Its carcass is then added to inventory.
- Check the battle text. The guide describes an icon in battle text that indicates when a carcass will produce the rare result. Each monster has a common and a rare listed reward.
Complete poach list
Items are shown as common / rare. Locations and chapter notes follow RPG Site’s guide; “Breeding only” is the guide’s stated condition.
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| Monster | Common item | Rare item | Location or note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chocobo | Phoenix Down | Hi-Potion | Mandalia Plains |
| Black Chocobo | Eye Drop | X-Potion | Balias Tor |
| Red Chocobo | Remedy | Barette | Balias Tor |
| Goblin | Potion | Hi-Potion | Mandalia Plains |
| Black Goblin | Hi-Potion | Antidote | The Siedge Weald |
| Gobbledygook | Mage Masher | Ancient Sword | Balias Swale |
| Red Panther | Antidote | Battle Boots | Mandalia Plains |
| Coeurl | Gold Needle | Germinas Boots | Balias Swale |
| Vampire Cat | Holy Water | Croakadile Bag | Balias Swale |
| Bomb | Flameburst Bomb | Flame Rod | The Siedge Weald |
| Grenade | Snowmelt Bomb | Flame Mace | Zeklaus Desert |
| Exploder | Spark Bomb | Flame Shield | Lake Poescas |
| Skeleton | Holy Water | Ether | The Siedge Weald |
| Bonesnatch | Hi-Potion | Partisan | Tchigolith Fenlands |
| Skeletal Fiend | Mage’s Cloak | Elven Cloak | Mount Bervenia |
| Piscodaemon | Echo Grass | Hi-Potion | Fovoham Windflats |
| Squidraken | Shoulder Cape | Sleep Blade | Balias Swale |
| Mindflayer | Hi-Ether | Vampire Cape | Balias Swale |
| Ghoul | Ether | Kunai | Araguay Woods; Tchigolith Fenlands |
| Ghast | Hi-Potion | Main Gauche | Araguay Woods; Tchigolith Fenlands |
| Revenant | Hi-Ether | Mythril Gun | The Yuguewood |
| Floating Eye | Shuriken | Platinum Dagger | Fovoham Windflats |
| Ahriman | Fuma Shuriken | Air Knife | Tchigolith Fenlands |
| Plague Horror | Yagyu Darkrood | Zwill Straightblade | Mount Bervenia |
| Jura Aevis | Potion | Rubber Boots | Zeklaus Desert; Fovoham Windflats |
| Steelhawk | Phoenix Down | Hunting Bow | Zeklaus Desert |
| Cockatrice | Gold Needle | Featherweave Cloak | Zeklaus Desert (Chapter 4) |
| Wisenkin | Battle Axe | Giant’s Axe | Zeklaus Desert; Balias Tor |
| Minotaur | Coral Sword | Slasher | Balias Tor |
| Sehkret | Holy Lance | Ivory Pole | Fovoham Windflats (Chapter 4) |
| Malboro | Platinum Dagger | Ice Shield | Araguay Woods |
| Ochu | Nu Khai Armband | Chameleon Robe | Finnath Creek |
| Greater Malboro | Elixir | Omnilex | The Catacombs |
| Dryad | Eye Drops | Healing Staff | Araguay Woods; Finnath Creek |
| Treant | Gold Staff | Faerie Harp | Araguay Woods; Finnath Creek |
| Elder Treant | Protect Ring | Defender | Finnath Creek |
| Dragon | Jade Armlet | Hydrascale Bag | Lenalian Plateau; Finnath Creek |
| Blue Dragon | Cashmere | Dragon Rod | Dorvauldar Marsh; The Interstice |
| Red Dragon | Sortilége | Dragon Whisker | Mount Germinas |
| Behemoth | Guardian Bracelet | Pantherskin Bag | Dugeura Pass; Mount Germinas |
| Behemoth King | Envoûtement | Artemis Bow | Lake Poescas |
| Dark Behemoth | Wizard’s Rod | Stoneshooter | Lake Poescas; The Palings |
| Hydra | Blood Sword | Scorpion Tail | The Switchback |
| Greater Hydra | Septième | Rubber Suit | Terminus |
| Tiamat | Wyrmweave Silk | Whale Whisker | Terminus |
| Pig | Maiden’s Kiss | Hairband | Dorvauldar Marsh |
| Swine | Chantage | Nagnarock | Terminus |
| Wild Boar | Ribbon | Fallingstar Bag | Breeding only |
How to target particular monsters
Recruit monsters and breed variants
RPG Site recommends recruiting monsters with Orator’s Entice Active ability or Tame Support ability. Recruited monsters lay eggs as the party walks on the world map, and a monster family can breed across palette variants; the guide gives Chocobo, Black Chocobo, and Red Chocobo as an example. Wild Boar is listed as breeding-only in its table.
Retry a battle when the desired carcass does not appear
For a random battle containing the monster you want, the guide recommends saving beforehand with a Poach user in the party. If the desired carcass does not drop, flee and try again.
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What counts for the Rare Wares achievement?
RPG Site describes Rare Wares as an achievement on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox for producing ten different qualifying items at the Poacher’s Den—items that cannot be purchased from outfitters. The achievement is not limited to items from rare carcass results: the guide notes that some qualifying items come from common carcasses. Check the qualifying item set rather than treating the “rare” column as the achievement checklist.
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This table follows RPG Site’s The Ivalice Chronicles guide, published October 2, 2025. The guide says it used existing War of the Lions PSP tables as assistance and notes that some item names changed. Treat the listed names as edition-specific, and check your in-game terminology if a patch or localization differs. Square Enix describes The Ivalice Chronicles as including an enhanced version and a classic version; the classic version brings together the original 1997 graphics and gameplay with the War of the Lions translation. Square Enix’s official game page also describes the enhanced version’s improved graphics, voiced dialogue, refined gameplay, and Squire difficulty setting.
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