Enemies (Suikoden IV)

In Suikoden IV, players encounter a diverse range of enemies, each with unique abilities, attack patterns, and weaknesses. This list details all hostile creatures, bosses, and event enemies found throughout the game, detailing their level, HP, potch, and item drops. Each enemy also has a more detailed page with full stats, attacks, and weaknesses.

Enemy list

Normal

Normal enemies are those battled through random encounters and regular in-game exploration. They may be phased out or replaced as the game progresses for more powerful enemies in the same area.

Name	LV	HP	Potch	Items
Furball	2	20	40	Medicine
Thug	2	14	30	Pot of Failure Pot of Razril
Snobby Shrew	3	21	30	Graffiti Maestro Graffiti
Muddy Fish	5	16	80	Medicine Scale
Wild Seaweed	6	30	80
Pearl Crab	15	77	340	Pearl Shell
Giant Bat	16	96	400	Leather Wind Rune Piece
Wild Crab	17	90	380	Shell Seashell
Blue Rodent	23	160	380	Stone of Defense Water Rune Piece
Killer Rodent	23	165	380	Stone of Technique Lightning Rune Piece
Poison Lizard	23	230	350	Scale
Red Rodent	23	160	400	Stone of Strength Fire Rune Piece
Speckled Ray	23	214	340	Earth Rune Piece Pot of Failure
Unicorn	23	153	420	Unicorn's Horn Stone of Speed
Yellow Rodent	23	160	330	Stone of Technique Lightning Rune Piece
Jellyman	24	155	450	Antitoxin
Fly Lizard	26	350	380	Scale Stone of Evasion
Paradise Bee	26	190	300	Feather
Rodent Leader	27	183	350	Stone of Speed Wind Rune Piece
Damp Hairball	28	250	500	Pot of Razril Stone of Magic Defense
Killer Fly	28	230	350	Wind Rune Piece Feather
Jellyfish Man	29	197	400	Lightning Rune Piece Stone of Technique
Golden Wolf	30	250	500	Bone Leather
Demon Frog	31	1600	3000	Frog's Skin Skin
Savage Sprout	32	500	2500	Mixed Herbs Silk
Demon Wolf	34	216	550	Bone Leather
Maxine	34	2000	1000
Rock Crab	34	203	700	Shell Seashell
Demon Hairball	35	250	750	Stone of Strength Unicorn's Horn
Fossil Beast	35	180	600	Unicorn's Horn Earth Rune Piece
Kooluk Archer	35	255	900	Mega Medicine
Kooluk Soldier	35	225	800	Mega Medicine
Killer Fish	36	280	800	Medicine Scale
Wild Leaves	36	160	500	Mega Medicine
Red Ray	37	330	880	Fire Rune Piece Pot of Nay
Spiny Gecko	37	350	1000	Scale Skin
Ice Bird	38	318	900	Giant Bird's Feather Water Rune Piece
Kooluk Soldier	38	405	1000	Graffiti "Flower"
Metal Crab	38	1200	3500	Platinum Giant Crab's Shell
Stun Lizard	38	300	850	Scale Lightning Rune Piece
Maxine	39	3000	2000
Mosquito	39	289	680	Wind Rune Piece Feather
Bloody Behemoth	40	441	900	Horn
Evil Bat	40	289	780	Skin Wind Rune Piece
Fishman	40	289	900	Scale Water Rune Piece
Kooluk Archer	40	418	1300	Pot of Failure Pot of Na-Nal
Kooluk Soldier	40	289	1000	Medicine "Flower"
Kooluk Soldier	40	418	1200	Voodoo Doll Good Luck Cat
Fish Fiend	41	289	800	Scale Water Rune Piece
Kooluk Archer	41	290	1100	Voodoo Doll Angel Statue
Dry Fly	42	500	1200	Wind Rune Piece Feather
Golden Wing	42	650	1300	Leather Lightning Rune Piece
Kooluk Archer	42	433	1100	Graffiti "Abstract"
Kooluk Captain	43	350	1200	Maestro Graffiti Celadon Pot
Rock Crab	43	289	950	Shell Stone of Defense
Dead Blade	44	293	1500	Bone
Savage Frog	44	2300	2800	Frog's Skin Water Rune Piece
Spectral Leaves	44	316	900	Mega Medicine
Hairball	45	400	1000	Maestro Graffiti
Kooluk Captain	45	530	1500	Platinum Gold Urn
Poison Bird	45	318	950	Giant Bird's Feather Feather
Tentacles	45	1000	500	Shellfish Graffiti
Ogre Frog	46	1200	2500	Frog's Skin Skin
Prophet	46	700	2000	Silk Stone of Protection
Queen Sprout	46	3000	8000	Silk Fire Rune Piece
Savage Root	46	1000	5000	Silk Stone of Luck
Elite Soldier	48	385	2400	Maestro Graffiti "Noble Portrait"
Kooluk Archer	48	433	2200	Pot of Failure Pot of Na-Nal
Armored Wolf	49	600	1600	Bone Leather
Golem	50	5000	10000	Platinum Diamond
Grain of Light	50	427	2500
Land Shell	50	6000	15000	Seashell Pearl Shell
Leviathan	50	5000	8000	Dragon Scale Dragon's Bone
Skeleton	50	450	1800	Bone Pot of Obel
Unicorn Zombie	51	600	1700	Unicorn's Horn Stone of Magic
Kooluk Archer	52	500	2400	Graffiti "Abstract"
Kooluk Captain	52	521	3000	Pot of Obel Gold Urn

Fixed

Fixed enemies are those that can be found consistently in an area, usually for a certain period of time.

Name	LV	HP	Potch	Items
Trainee	2	5	10	Medicine
Trainee	2	5	10	Medicine
Trainee	2	8	10	Medicine
Gaien Soldier	8	46	100
Golden Hairball	32	400	1000	Stone of Evasion Unicorn's Horn
Angel Hairball	40	3000	10000

Naval

Naval enemies are those battled through the boarding action in the game's naval battle system.

Name	LV	HP	Potch	Items
Pirate Seaman	8	80	20
Pirate Seaman	12	120	500	Medicine
Pirate Seaman	28	318	700	Medicine
Kooluk Soldier	31	223	200	Medicine
Kooluk Soldier	35	255	200	Medicine
Kooluk Soldier	38	255	200	Medicine
Gaien Soldier	44	480	670

Event

Event enemies that are required to be battled (and usually defeated) in order to advance the current event, whether it is the main story, a side-story, or optional event. They are not usually as powerful as a boss and can even be the underling in a boss encounter.

Name	LV	HP	Potch	Items
Brandeau's Shadow	1	1	0
Glen's Shadow	1	1	0
Mysterious Shadow	1	1	0
Mysterious Shadow	1	1	0
Kidnapper Underling	2	25	40	Medicine Graffiti
Kidnapper	4	41	200	Mackerel Miso Stew Pot of Razril
Senior Knight	4	35	0
Senior Knight	4	35	0
???	6	50000	0
????	6	50000	0
Assassin	10	168	200
Pirate	10	100	150	Antitoxin Maestro Graffiti
Fly Lizard	11	30	120	Scale Medicine
Damp Hairball	12	200	500	Pot of Razril
Pirate	12	140	150	Medicine "Flower"
Kooluk Soldier	15	180	200	Medicine Pot of Razril
Captain's Staff	24	185	200	Medicine
Colton	25	5350	100	Medicine
???	32	50000	100	Medicine
Akaghi	34	600	470
Mizuki	34	600	470
Gaien Soldier	40	380	670
Gaien Soldier	40	380	670
Kooluk Soldier	40	272	1200	Graffiti "Flower"
Scoundrel	40	318	500	Medicine Maestro Graffiti
Scoundrel	40	318	700	Medicine "Flower"
Tentacles	40	500	800
Lo Fong	41	1000	5000
Lo Hak	41	1100	5000
Lo Seng	42	1300	5000
Elite Soldier	44	296	1500	Pot of Failure Pot of Nay
Gau	50	2100	500
Seed of Light	50	3000	1000

Bosses

Full bosses are enemies that are required to be battled (and usually defeated) in order to advance the current event, whether it is the main story, a side-story, or optional event.

Name	LV	HP	Potch	Items
Pirate Brandeau	10	180	250
Water Dragon	21	1300	1000	Dragon Scale Dragon's Bone
Killer Ray	24	850	800	Water Rune Piece Jizo Clock
Killer Ray	24	900	800	Mega Medicine Water Rune Piece
Guard	32	1500	1000	Platinum Good Luck Cat
Guard	32	2000	1500	Iron Hammer Diamond
Boss Crab	36	1300	1000	Crab Bun Giant Crab's Shell
Horned Behemoth	38	700	3000	Horn Earth Rune Piece
Moving Isle	43	3500	8000	Ocean Rune Piece Silk
Ancient Crab	50	12000	25000	Giant Crab's Shell Fire Rune Piece
Fog Ship Guide	50	7000	8000	Silk Diamond
Graham Cray	50	4000	1000
Land Dragon	50	5000	8000	Dragon Scale Dragon's Bone
Killer Golem	55	12000	30000	Platinum Diamond
Giant Tree	70	13000	1000