To get Ivan's ultimate weapon, the Kikuichimonji, go to Venus Lighthouse and start killing Fenrirs. The Kikuichimonji drops rarely off of them. Just keep fighting and killing them until that happens.
Use a Fire Djinn to kill a Fenrir, and you will have a better chance of getting the Kikuichimonji. This does not automatically give you the sword, but increases the chance of the monster dropping it.
The Kikuichimonji sword is the rarest item drop in the game. It is is dropped by Fenrirs in Venus lighthouse. Use the following trick to collect it multiple times without fail. First, go to the starting room of the second level in Venus lighthouse (the one with the Psynergy stone in the middle) and save the game. Turn it back on, return to your file, and prepare by doing the following. Make sure that your party's agilities are so they can attack thusly: Ivan, Isaac, Mia, then Garet. Also make sure that none of your Djinn are on standby. You are now ready. Walk around and you will defiantly run into a Fenrir on the left and an Ice Gargoyle on the right. You must use these exact attacks or the trick will not work. If the enemy attacks first, try again, If not, do these attacks exactly (make sure the large arrow is always on Fenrir): Ivan casts Tornado, Isaac casts Clay Spire, Mia casts Ice Horn, and Garet casts Flare Wall. If you are lucky and the enemies do not attack, allowing you have your turn immediately, then do so. If they attack, turn off your game and start again. On this next turn: Ivan defends, Isaac defends, Mia casts Wish, Garet uses Torch on Fenrir. The Fenrir should die. Make sure after this turn -- if the Ice Gargoyle attacks you, do not worry and keep going. On the next turn, finish off the Ice Gargoyle. If you did this correctly, you will receive Kikuichimonji every time.
Lucky Medals:
Throughout the game, search gravestones. Usually you will find Lucky Medals.
To get Lucky Medals, search gravestones, boxes and barrels.
Spiked Armor:
Defeat a lot of monsters in Venus Light House to get this item. It will increase your attack power.
Unicorn Ring:
Defeat a great number of monsters in Venus Light House . This item is used to remove poison from a party member.
An easy way to get the Unicorn Ring is to check the jar to the left of the master in Fuchin Temple.
Zodiak Wand:
The Zodiak Wand is sometimes dropped by monsters in the Venus Lighthouse. The Zodiak Wand unleashes Shining Star.
Selling rare items:
If you have rare Items, you can sell them to shops and they will be put under rarities. If you want them back, you have to buy them. This is useful for good, but unusable weapons (such as cursed objects).
If you have items that are rare are not used, sell them to a shop. Usually if they say "This is rare stuff" in their offer to buy, when you sell it to them it will be put in the artifacts section.
Buying rare items in last town:
You can buy rare equipment that you did not sell. There are a lot of good weapons and armor that you should buy, but they are expensive. Most of the items cost over 10,000.
Free items:
Immediately before entering the portal to the elemental stars in Sol Sanctrum, take all of Jenna's items and give them to Isaac or Garet. Note: You will never have another chance to do this.
Getting various items with Lucky Medals or Game Tickets:
When you receive a Lucky Medal or Game Ticket in the game, sell it to get it out of your item pack until you reach the town of Tolbi. When you get there, you can buy back all of your Lucky Medals and Game Tickets and use them only here in this town. When you are at the fountain, you can throw coins or Lucky Medals. Try not to hit the two turtles or two crabs. Try not to touch anything, and it should roll into the center of the circle. If you tossed a coin, you will get 20 coins. If you threw a Lucky Medal, you will get a great weapon that should be worth much more than the ones that you currently own. You could get an Assassins Blade, Burning Axe, Earth Shield, Adept's Helm, Grievous Mace, or Spirit Armor.
If you play the Slot Machine that takes Game Tickets, you can win armor. The Moon is a free symbol -- this means that if you line up at least one Shoe, Shirt, Ring, Star or Heart and the rest are Moons, you will get the armor that matches up with the symbol; or you can line up all of the armor. If you get a Shoe, you can get Hyper Boots, Quick Boots, or Fur Boots. If you get a Shirt, you can get the Cotton Shirt or the Running Shirt. If you get a Ring, you can get the War Ring or Sleep Ring. If you get a Star, you will get a Psynergy Crystal. If you get a Heart, you will get a Potion, Vial, Nut, or Herb.
On the slot machine you can win Hyper Boots. They boost critical hits, which is very useful during the rest of the game.
If you buy items get Game Tickets, you can sell them back and still have the Game Tickets. Repeatedly buy items and sell them back to get lots of Game Tickets. The farther in the game you get, the more money you have to spend to get the tickets.
By throwing Lucky Medals in the fountain, you can also get Kimano, which boosts agility and resists fire.
Venus Lighthouse items:
Keep killing the monsters at the Venus Lighthouse. They may eventually drop Celestial Wand that unleashes Shining Star. You may also get a Blessed Mace which heals 200 HP when used. Neither of these are extremely strong, but are useful. Shining Star usually gives the enemy Delusion.
Venus Lighthouse entrance:
Use "Reveal" on the painted wall in the beginning. It will lay a "scholar" near the wall. The "Carry Stone" will be in there.
Cheap weapons:
If you enter a new town, always buy the cheap weapons first. Even though they may not seem strong, they are good enough to help you get to the next town, village, cave, etc. This is a good way to not spend as much money.
Note: You may want to buy the more expensive items first so you get game tickets. Also, by the time you get to the next weapon shop, you will be fighting stronger monsters for more money.
Warp back to Sahulla:
Use the following trick to warp back to Sahulla when one of the Tornado Lizard's storms catch you. Use any Psyenergy move besides the ones that heal you or douse. The storm will fly up in the air and land near by Sahulla.
Get to Lunpa:
After you defeat the Collosus event in Tolbi and have the discussion with Lord Babi, go into the room that Babi entered. You will find a bedded Babi, and the Cloak Ball. Tell Babi that is what you want to "Borrow" (he will not ask for it back). He will "lend" it to you. Go back to Lunpa through the cave on its left by using Frost on the puddle below the door. Go to the frame with the two guards in it. Go to the far left side and use Cloak. Stay in the shadows or the guards will see you. Save your game frequently. When you reach locked doors with bushes beside them, use Whirlwind and then Reveal. When you reach a barred entrance with a key in front of you, use Catch. After you have defeated TOADonpa, go to the room with the women guarding a small cave entrance. Donpa will command her to step aside. In the room you will get Tonic, a water Djinni. Once back outside the cave, you can use Reveal on the rock in front of the entrance to the two guard frame. Use Frost on the puddle that appears and go across it. When you reach the end of the path/cliff, use Reveal again and press A on the sparkle. You will get some treasure. Make sure to stock up on the items that you can get in the weapons shop.
Tempest Lizard:
After you return from fighting Dead Beard on Cross Bone Isle. Use the Red Tornado to warp to Suhulla. Then, go back to the desert and the Red Tornado should be back. This time use Douse and instead of a Tornado Lizard, the Tempest Lizard will appear.
Snow:
Cast the water Psynergy "Douse" in the snowy northern town of Imil. The game does not show the usual dousing water spell. Instead, it shows frozen snowflakes falling from the sky.
