What does the red up arrow mean next to some stats?

[FroBodine]

When I go to start a fight, in the monster selection screen, I just noticed there are red up arrows on some of my monsters stats, and also the enemy stats. For example, the enemy has a red up arrow next to their green leaf stat (what is that?)

My guys have the red up arrow next to their fire stat, and another stat that looks like fire, but is a bit more yellow.

So, what are these up arrows denoting? And, what are the different icons, green leaf, fire, yellow icon that looks like fire, etc?

Thanks!

[Conan The Librarian]

Red arrow indicated “this is super effective against something”. It is a universal symbol in this game which also shows up during battle. When selected over an attack, it will preview the health loss of the enemy with a red bar over their health bar, and ALSO a red up arrow indicating “super effective”. Its counterpart is the grey shield icon which mean “not very effective”.

So during battle preview, the game is telling you “this monster is strong against one of your 3 active monsters” and vice versa “this monster of yours is strong against one of theirs”. Just make sure to read the elemental symbols to gage how effective yours / the opponent’s monsters will be.

Of course feel free to ask if you need further clarification my dude ^_^

[FroBodine]

Ok, this is still somewhat vague to me. So in this screenshot, what are the red up arrows and grey shields telling me, please?

Enemy dudes:

Magmapillar - his water attack is strong against what? And his fire attack is not very strong against what? What does the third icon on Magmapillar mean, the fire with the staff looking icon to the left of it?

Rocky - his fire attack is strong against what? His green leaf attack is not strong against what? And what is the third icon, the leaf icon with the sword to the left of it?

My dudes:

Blobberino - his yellow attack (what is this) is strong against what? His water attack is not strong against what? And again the unknown staff looking icon.

Caesar - his third icon has two attacks, green leaf and fire, with two icons, sword and staff. What is all this about, please?

Thank you very much in advance!

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[Conan The Librarian]

Jeff-

I think you are still a bit confused indeed.

Magmapillar doesn’t have water attacks, it only has Fire and Neutral elements. The game is indicating that it is WEAK to water. Magmapillar is also RESISTANT to fire attacks.

Same for Rocky, he is WEAK to fire attacks and resistant to earth.

Blob is WEAK to Wind and RESISTANT to water.

Caesar is WEAK to wind, resistant to earth. Those other icons under him indicate he possesses offensive abilities of the earth and fire elements with sword being physical and staff indicating magical attacks.

[MrDarkExorcist]

Magmapillar - water attacks are super effective on it and fire attacks are weak. He has only magical types of skills, some of them are fire type

Rocky - fire attacks are super effective on it and earth attacks are weak. He has only physical types of skills, some of them are earth type

Your dudes:

Blobberino - is weak to air and strong against water. He has only magical skills of earth type. After level up you can add him magical-water attaks.

Caesar - Strong against ground and vulnerable to air attacks. Your spiritual lion has both magical and physhical types of skils. Some of them or maybe all has ground or fire type.

i hope, i've answered all your questions.

Later in game you'll see monsters who are weak or strong to magical, physical attacks, where elemental damage doesn't mean much.

[FroBodine]

Got it now. Thank you both! That REALLY explained it perfectly. The game does not explain it at all.