Shiren 6:Ability

Abilities (Japanese: ???) are special attacks in / Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.

Monsters

Monsters may have an Ability in addition to their normal attack.

Monsters generally fall into the following attack categories:

• Normal
• Special
• Normal + Special
• Projectile
• Normal + Projectile

Examples

Normal

A Mamel has a Normal attack.

Special

• A Ghost Samurai has a special attack, as it doesn't attack directly; instead opting to level up another monster.
• A Froggo has a Special Attack. It steals Gitan and runs.

Normal + Special

An Metalhead has a special attack, which also works as a Normal attack. It can throw its head from up to 2 Tiles away. But when it's in front of the plate or their Travel Companions, it's indistinguishable from a Normal attack.

Projectile

A Pop Tank only has a projectile attack, as it fires Cannonballs^Lore from a distance.

Normal + Projectile

Player

As a Monster

When morphed into a monster, or while playing as a monster from the Sacred Tree, the player can use the monster's ability either from the menu opened with the X button or by using a button combination.

As Kokatsu Shiren, Tatsumi Shiren, and Koppa

When playing as Kokatsu Shiren, Tatsumi Shiren, or Koppa, the player has access to 4 Abilities that can be used by selecting them from the menu opened with the X button or by using a button combination. Each of the 4 Abilities is tied to the buttons A, B, X, and Y, one for each button.

Ability		Character
English	Japanese
Sand-handling	砂あやつり	Kokatsu Shiren
Deception	惑わし
Blazing Heat	灼熱
Sun's Blessing	太陽の恵み
Vault	飛びつき	Tatsumi Shiren
Raging Tornado	竜巻
Summon Kappa Squad	カッパ隊召喚
Rain's Blessing	雨の恵み
Burrow	穴掘り移動	Koppa
Frantic Fart	さいごっぺ
Dig & Escape	穴掘り飛び
Flee	一目散

In Other Languages

Language		Name
English		Ability