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Hint: Rare card locations:
PuPu
Look for UFOs to pass by during a battle in the following places (you must have Diablos' "Enc-None"):
1. Outside Winhill Town
2. Mandy Beach, northeast of Timber
3. Heath Peninsula, east of Trabia Garden
4. Kashkabald Desert.
After sighting all four, fly the Ragnarok to the rocky cliffs above the Chocobo Shrine. Encounter a UFO and defeat it. Then, head to the crater where Balamb Garden used to be. You will encounter a PuPu. Feed him five elixirs and you will be rewarded. Its only a level 5 card, but is definitely the hardest card to find.
Fat Chocobo
Man in front of Balamb Library (Queen of Cards Quest).
Angelo
Watts, on Forest Owl's train.
Gilgamesh
CC King.
MiniMog
Boy running laps around Balamb Garden.
Chicobo
Summon four Large Chocobo at all six Forests, then proceed to the Chocobo Shrine.
Quezacotl
F.H. Mayor Dobe.
Shiva
Trade "Girl Next Door" to Zone.
Ifrit
Defeat Ifrit.
Siren
Card Master on second floor of the Dollet Pub.
Secret and Minotaur
Defeat Brothers.
Carbuncle
CC Heart.
Diablos
Defeat Diablos (Use the Magical Lamp obtained from Cid to find it).
Leviathan
CC Joker.
Odin
Defeat Odin.
Pandemona
Zell's neighbors.
Cerebrus
Defeat Cerebrus.
Alexander
Piet in Lunarside Base.
Phoenix
Esthar presidental assistant (Queen of Cards quest).
Bahamut
Defeat Bahamut.
Doomtrain
Timber Pub bartender (Queen of Cards quest).
Eden
Defeat Ultima Weapon.
Ward
Dr. Odine in Esthar.
Kiros
Man in black suit in Deling shopping area (Queen of Cards quest).
Laguna
Ellone in Lunarside Base.
Selphie
Selphie's best friend in Trabia Garden.
Quistis
"Trepe Fan Club" in Balamb Garden.
Irvine
Flo (QoC quest).
Zell
Zell's mom in Balamb town.
Rinoa
Lose the Ifrit card to Gen. Caraway in Deling City. Win it back from Marlene in F.H.
Edea
Edea at her house.
Seifer
Cid at Edea's house; or from Cid on disc 1 immediately before going to Timber on the mission.
Squall
Laguna at Esthar.

Hint: SeeD written test answers:

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Hint: No random battles:
Use the following methods to never have any random battle outside of towns: rent a car for 3,500 gil, walk on train tracks, walk on paved roads, or get Diablos' No Encounter ability.

Hint: Free Potions:
You can get free Potions in Timber Town in Disc 2. Get Rinoa in the party, then go to the bridge (over the railroad tracks) where you saw the guards. Keep returning until a man appears. Talk to him, then talk to him a second time to receive a Potion. Leave the screen and return until he appears again and repeat.

Hint: Easy Ability Points:
Go to Cactaur Island earn 20 AP for each Cactaur that is defeated in battle. Cactaur Island is the small island covered by a desert.

Hint: Easy Experience Points:
Display the world map and travel to the left-most island. It contains powerful monsters that can easily level up your characters after battles.

Hint: Stock up on items:
Spend as little Gil as possible up to Disc 2 (preferably until Fisherman's Horizon). Make your characters battle as much as possible to reach levels 30-40. You should have now enough Gil to stock 100 of all items.

Hint: Drawing GFs:
One of the most commonly overlooked things to do in a heated battle is drawing from Bosses. By using the Draw command, you may find a hidden GF in a Boss. Try drawing from the Evorlet in disc 1 to find Siren. Draw Leviathan from Norg in disc 2. Draw Pandemonia during the battle with Fujin and Rajin in disc 2. Draw Alexander from Edea during the second battle with her. Draw Eden from Ultima Weapon on the artificial island where Bahumut was defeated.