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Status ailments, as with most RPGs, affect the way party members participate in battle. Many different status ailments appear throughout the Mother series. Status ailments can be cured through the use of certain restorative items, PSI moves in the Healing series, and the services of hospitals and healers.

Statuses in Mother

(Note: due to the way status is displayed, some names have to be abbreviated. The abbreviations are used in section titles.)

Asleep

When a character is put to sleep (すいみん Sleep) during a battle, they are unable to do anything. A character can fall asleep when an opponent uses Hypnosis. A character's resistance to being put to sleep is determined by their Force stat.

Being asleep can be healed by:

Letting turns pass in battle
Finishing the battle
Healing π

Asthma attack

An asthma attack (ぜんそく Asthma) is a status that only appears in Mother. Only Ninten can get asthma attacks. He gets them when he breathes in exhaust from vehicular enemies. Ninten is unable to attack when he has an asthma attack.

Asthma attacks can be healed by:

Finishing the battle
Asthma Spray

Blinded

Blindness (もうもく Blindness) only appears in Mother. It is caused when the PSI technique Darkness is used, or the Flashdark item is used. A blinded combatant's physical attacks will be significantly less accurate than normal. A character's resistance to being blinded is determined by their Strength stat.

Blindness can be healed by:

Finishing the battle

Bound

Getting bound (ロープ Rope) can only happen in Mother, after being exposed to a Rope or being spit on by a sticky substance. Being bound is very similar to being paralyzed, as characters cannot attack when under one of these status conditions. It also counts as an unconscious condition. A Bound combatant has a 25% chance of breaking free each turn.

Being bound can be healed by:

Letting turns pass in battle
Finishing the battle

Cold

When catching a cold (かぜ Cold), it causes 1 HP to be reduced from characters after every eight steps. Colds are received from certain NPCs on the overworld, located primarily in Snowman and Reindeer.

Colds can be healed by:

Confsd

Confusion (こんらん Confusion) is caused when any form of Brainshock is used, Wicked seeds, or a Rockoyle attack on occasion. This status ailment may cause one to attack anyone in battle. A character's resistance to becoming confused is determined by their Force stat.

Confusion can be healed by:

Noble Seed
Finishing the battle

Faintd

Fainting (いしきふめい Unconscious) happens when a character's HP hits zero. Some status ailments have the affect of being unconscious. PK Beam γ and PK Fire Ω can instantly knock out a character. If all party members become unconscious, then the player receives a game over.

An unconscious character can be revived by:

Doctors
Super Healing
The blue-haired Healer on Mt. Itoi

Parlzd

Paralysis (まひ Paralysis) can be caused by the PSI technique Paralysis. When a party member is paralyzed, they cannot do anything. If all party members are paralyzed, then the player receives a game over. A character's resistance to being paralyzed is determined by their Strength stat.

Paralysis can be healed by:

Finishing the battle
Healing β

Poison

Characters can be poisoned (どく Poison) when enemies use the PoisnNeedle item. Like a cold, poisoned party members lose 1 HP for every eight steps. A character's resistance to being poisoned is determined by their Strength stat.

Poison can be healed by:

Antidote
Doctors
Healing α

PSI Blocked

PSI Blocked (ＰＳＩふうじ PSI Block) is a status that only appears in Mother. A combatant hit with PSI Block cannot use PSI for the remainder of the battle.

PSI Block can be healed by:

Finishing the battle

Puzzld

Puzzled (こんわく Puzzlement) is a status ailment that only appears in Mother. When party members are puzzled, instead of attacking, they daydream. When Titanians, Woodohs, or Kellies use a certain attack, a character may become puzzled. A character's resistance to becoming puzzled is determined by their Force stat.

Puzzled can be healed by:

Finishing the battle
Taking damage

Stone

Getting turned into stone (いし Stone) is only possible in Mother. Being turned to stone is akin to being unconscious. Enemies can turn party members to stone by using the Stone of Origin item. If all characters are turned to stone, the player gets a game over.

Being turned to stone can be healed by:

Healers
Healing γ

Statuses in EarthBound

All status aliments can be cured by the Phase Distorter 3's "Repair" command, going to a Your Sanctuary, or talking to Dr. Saturn.

Can't concentrate

Lack of concentration (コンセントレーションできない Can't Concentrate) prevents one from using PSI, similar to PSI blocking in EarthBound Beginnings. This was intended to be prevented by having the Brain stone in one's inventory. However, likely due to a coding mistake, the Brain stone actually does nothing.

Lack of concentration can be healed by:

Letting turns pass in battle
Finishing the battle

Cold

Colds (カゼ Cold) are often caused by various robots with night-time stuffiness beams. It causes the afflicted character to sneeze at the beginning of every turn, losing 3-5 HP. It also lingers on the overworld, taking away about 2 HP every four seconds.

Colds can be cured by:

Cold remedy
Cup of Lifenoodles
Horn of life
Refreshing herb
Secret herb
Healing α / β / γ / Ω

Crying

Crying (なみだ Tears) makes regular attacks much less accurate, although it does not lower the accuracy of PSI.

Crying can be cured by:

Finishing the battle
Cup of Lifenoodles
Horn of life
Refreshing herb
Secret herb
Healing β / γ / Ω

Diamondized

Diamondization (ダイヤ Diamond) is similar to being unconscious, although it does not lower one's HP, functioning much like the Stone status in Mother. A different overworld sprite is also used for diamondized party members. If Ness's entire party gets diamondized, it results in a game over. If an enemy is defeated by diamondization, its battle sprite remains on the screen during the victory text.

Diamondization can be cured by:

Healers
Cup of Lifenoodles
Horn of life
Secret herb
Healing γ / Ω

Feeling strange

When a character feels strange (へん Strange), they may accidentally target someone else rather than the intended target, such as accidentally attacking themselves or their teammates, or healing an enemy.

Feeling strange can be cured by:

Finishing the battle
Taking damage
Cup of Lifenoodles
Horn of life
Refreshing herb
Secret herb
Healing β / γ / Ω

Homesickness

Ness may occasionally get homesick (ホームシック Homesick), depending on his level, and has a 1/8th (12.5%) chance to spend turns thinking about his favorite food, losing motivation in battle and missing his family. The chance for Ness to become homesick is:

Level 1-15: 0/256
Level 16-30: 3/256
Level 31-75: 2/256
Level 76-99: 0/256

Homesickness can be cured by:

Talking to his mother, either over the phone or in person
An event which automatically fully heals all status ailments to the party; this can include using the Instant Revitalizing Device, using Dr. Saturn's service in Saturn Valley, entering a Hot spring, or reaching a Sanctuary location

Mushroomized

Mushroomization (キノコ Mushroom) (occasionally erroneously referred to as Mashroomization) causes the same in-battle effect as feeling strange, although it is harder to heal and causes additional effects in the overworld. When a party member is mushroomized, the directions the d-pad controls will rotate 90 degrees every few seconds, making walking difficult. A mushroomized party member also gains a small mushroom sprite on their head.

Mushroomization can be cured by:

Healers
The mushroom-picking girl in Peaceful Rest Valley
Bathing in the hot springs in Saturn Valley

Nauseous

Nausea (きもちがわるい Unwell) causes one to feel sick and lose 15-25 HP at the start of every turn. Similarly to colds, it also lingers around on the overworld and takes away 10 HP every two seconds. Nausea also increases a character's innate chance to miss to 50%.

Nausea can be cured by:

Cup of Lifenoodles
Horn of life
Refreshing herb
Secret herb
Healing β / γ / Ω

Poisoned

Poison (どく Poison) is nearly identical to nausea, inflicting 15-25 HP of damage every turn in battle and 10 HP every two seconds on the overworld. However, it does not increase the miss chance like nausea does.

Poison can be cured by:

Vial of serum
Cup of Lifenoodles
Horn of life
Refreshing herb
Secret herb
Healing β / γ / Ω

Paralysis

When a character is paralyzed (しびれ Numb), their Bash or Shoot command in battle is replaced with "Do Nothing", causing them to be unable to attack physically (though PSI remains unaffected). They are also unable to use items inside or outside of battle. On the overworld, the walking animation is slowed to half the speed.

Paralysis can be cured by:

Healers
Healing γ / Ω

Possessed

Main article: Tiny Li'l Ghost

Ghost enemies may possess (とりつき Possession) characters with Tiny Li'l Ghosts, which follow them around. Tiny Lil' Ghosts can solidify or attack party members during battle.

Tiny Li'l Ghosts can be cured by:

Healers
Tiny Li'l Ghost being defeated in battle

Sleeping

When a character falls asleep (ねむり Sleep), they cannot do anything until they wake up. Characters have a 50% chance to awaken on a turn when they are attacked and a 25% chance to awaken each turn otherwise.

Sleep can be cured by:

Letting turns pass in battle
Finishing the battle
Cup of Lifenoodles
Horn of life
Refreshing herb
Secret herb
Healing α / β / γ / Ω

Solidified

Solidification (かたまる Solidified) lasts for one turn and prevents a character from doing anything.

Sunstroke

The effects of sunstroke (にっしゃびょう Sunstroke) are identical to those of a cold, causing 3-5 HP of damage at the beginning of every turn in battle and 2 HP every four seconds outside of battle. It can only inflict party members as they are walking around in the Dusty Dunes Desert or around Scaraba. Each character's Guts stat affects their likelihood of getting sunstroke, with the exact chance being 30-Guts% every twenty seconds.

Sunstroke can be cured by:

Wet towel
Cup of Lifenoodles
Horn of life
Refreshing herb
Secret herb
Healing α / β / γ / Ω
Cold remedy (unintended)

Unconscious

When a character's HP drops down to 0, they fall unconscious (きぜつ Faint) and cannot do anything. They appear as a ghost on the overworld. If everyone in the party is unconscious, it results in a game over.

An unconscious character can be revived by:

Nurses at hospitals
Cup of Lifenoodles
Horn of life
Secret herb
Healing γ / Ω

Statuses in Mother 3

Healing

All status effects other than unconsciousness can be healed by all forms of Healing. However, the amount of status effects healed depends on the level of healing that is used.

Rank	Effect	PP	Characters	Level learned
α	Heals one status ailment for one party member	4	Lucas Kumatora	Special event 14
β	Heals all status ailments for one party member	8	Lucas	25
γ	Heals all status ailments, including unconsciousness, for one party member	18	Lucas	39
Ω	Heals all status ailments, including unconsciousness, for all party members	30	Lucas	56

Crying

When a character is crying (なみだ Tears), their accuracy is lowered temporarily. The effect wears off after battle. It can also be cured with Eye Drops. PK Flash is a common cause.