DRAGON BALL Z: BUDOKAI Mr. Popo's Skill Shop FAQ Playstation 2 Copyright 2003 Dark Otaku Version 1.4 (Final) dark_otaku@hotmail.com ----------- Disclaimer: ----------- This Faq cannot be used to make money, or to be distributed in the purpose of making money. You can, however, print it out for personal use, as long as it remains unchanged in any way. If you wish to use my Faq on your site, you can always contact me by mailing me. Any violations of these basic statements will result in legal actions. Sites with my authorisation to post this FAQ: - www.gamefaqs.com GameFAQs - www.neoseeker.com Neoseeker - jaimejd007.proboards13.com The Anime Realm ------------------ Table of contents: ------------------ 0) Introduction 1) Version History 2) Capsule Table a) Special capsules b) Physical capsules c) Support capsules d) Gamble and Recommended capsules e) Dragon Balls and Breakthrough capsules 3) Capsules listed by Character 4) Acquiring enough Zennies easily 5) Buying strategies 6) Hints 7) Frequently Asked Questions 8) Credits --------------- 0) Introduction --------------- Hey you, yes you, the reader. This is my first FAQ. It seems a lot of people make their first FAQ for Budokai... Anyway, I've decided to make this Popo FAQ so that people who have some problems with getting skills can find some answers here, and to tell you a few things I've found out about the shop. Hope it helps you out. You can always mail me for further questions or comments, but don't you dare be rude or demand that I reply asap! I'm only human, and I have tons of other things to do in my life. I will try to reply as fast as I can, or when I feel like it. Just be patient, and formulate your questions clearly! (This can be done in English, Dutch or French) ------------------ 1) Version History ------------------ Version 1.0 - This is the first version of the FAQ, started the 4th of January 2003. Version 1.1 - Added another hint of getting easy money Added a "to do" list at the bottom Version 1.2 - Added a FAQ part. Put an extra part under the list on how to get Breakthrough Capsules and Dragon Balls. Set how much place a capsule takes in the tray. Version 1.3 - Added a Hint. Made a list for each character. Worked a little on the layout. Version 1.4 - Final Revision Added a few capsules I missed Finished all lists ---------------- 2) Capsule Table ---------------- I won't tell you what a capsule does, because there are a lot of FAQS which already do that. I'll just make you a table with the prices and the rarety of the capsules. You should know that there are 4 types of rarety: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Super Rare (yeah, I know, I've chosen the same classes used in Magic the Gathering, hehe). As a rule, the rarer a capsule, the more expensive it gets, costing a maximum of 12,000 Zennies (Frieza's Space ship). The # column shows how much place a capsule takes in the tray. a) Special Capsules (Red): -------------------------- Common: Name |#| Cost -------------------------------------------- Bomber DX |1| 1000 Break Cannon |1| 1000 Dodoria Beam |1| 1000 Double Sunday |1| 1000 Kamehameha (Yamcha) |1| 1000 Ki Blast Cannon |1| 1000 King Kai Fist x2 |1| 1000 King Kai Fist x5 |1| 1000 Monster Form |1| 1000 Saturday Crush |1| 1000 Second Form |1| 1000 Uncommon: Name |#| Cost -------------------------------------------- 100% Final Form |1| 2000 Buster Cannon |1| 2000 Death Beam |1| 2000 Destructo Disk |1| 2000 Destructive Wave |1| 2000 Dodompa |1| 2000 Dynamite Kick |1| 2000 Energy Field (#17) |1| 2000 Energy Field (#18) |1| 2000 Final Form |1| 2000 Finish Buster |1| 2000 Galick Cannon |1| 2000 High Tension |1| 2000 Kamehameha (Cell) |1| 2000 Kamehameha (Goku) |1| 2000 Kamehameha (Kid Gohan) |1| 2000 Kamehameha (Krillin) |1| 2000 Kamehameha (Teen Gohan) |1| 2000 King Kai Fist x10 |1| 2000 Light Grenade |1| 2000 Masenko |1| 2000 Milky Cannon |1| 2000 Perfect Form |1| 2000 Photon Shot |1| 2000 Possibility Cannon |1| 2000 Power Blitz (#17) |1| 2000 Power Blitz (#18) |1| 2000 Recoome Eraser Gun |1| 2000 Rocket Punch |1| 2000 Special Fighting Pose 1 |1| 2000 Special Fighting Pose 2 |1| 2000 Special Fighting Pose 3 |1| 2000 Special Fighting Pose 4 |1| 2000 Sync with Nail |1| 2000 Super Saiyan (Teen Gohan) |1| 2000 Super Saiyan (Trunks) |1| 2000 Unlock Potential (Kid Gohan) |1| 2000 Unlock Potential (Krillin) |1| 2000 Wolf Fang Fist |1| 2000 Rare: Name |#| Cost -------------------------------------------- Big Bang Attack |1| 4000 Body Change |1| 4000 Burning Attack |1| 4000 Death Ball |1| 4000 Final Flash |1| 4000 Fuse With Kami |1| 4000 Hell Flash |1| 4000 Hellzone Grenade |1| 4000 Justice Punch |1| 4000 Justice Kick |1| 4000 Life Drain |1| 4000 Perfect Form (Power-Weighted) |1| 4000 Present For You |1| 4000 Recoome Bomber |1| 4000 Satan Special |1| 4000 Special Beam Cannon |1| 4000 Spirit Bomb (Cell) |1| 4000 Spirit Bomb (Goku) |1| 4000 Super Kamehameha |1| 4000 Super Saiyan 2 |1| 4000 Super Saiyan (Goku) |1| 4000 Super Saiyan (Vegeta) |1| 4000 Super Trunks |1| 4000 Super Trunks 2 |1| 4000 Super Vegeta |1| 4000 Volleyball Fist |1| 4000 Warp Kamehameha |1| 4000 Super Rare: None b) Physical Capsules (Blue): ---------------------------- Common: Name |#| Cost -------------------------------------------- Berserk Fist |1| 1000 Blast Attack |1| 1000 Breakstorm |1| 1000 Buster Swing (#17) |1| 1000 Buster Swing (#18) |1| 1000 Continuous Kamehameha |1| 1000 Continuous Ki Blast Wave |1| 1000 Cybernetic Pain |1| 1000 Cybernetic Radar (Cell) |1| 1000 Day Crush |1| 1000 Demon Roundhouse |1| 1000 Devil Crush |1| 1000 Dodoria Big Blaster |1| 1000 Dodoria Typhoon |1| 1000 Dodoria Ultra Spike |1| 1000 Domination Blast |1| 1000 Dragonthrow |1| 1000 Dynamite Monday |1| 1000 Energy Burst |1| 1000 Evil Dance |1| 1000 Exciting Year |1| 1000 Extra Graceful Cannon |1| 1000 Fierce Ranma (Piccolo) |1| 1000 Fierce Ranma (Teen Gohan) |1| 1000 Finishing Splash |1| 1000 Final Bash |1| 1000 Frieza Nightmare |1| 1000 Giant Attack |1| 1000 Ginyu Special |1| 1000 Ginyu Strike |1| 1000 High Speed Hammer |1| 1000 Hurricane Kick |1| 1000 Hyper Elegant Magnum |1| 1000 Instant Killquick (Piccolo) |1| 1000 Instant Killquick (Teen Gohan) |1| 1000 Jackhammer (Krillin) |1| 1000 Jackhammer (Teen Gohan) |1| 1000 Jackhammer Fist |1| 1000 Jackhammer Fist Slash |1| 1000 Justice Carnival |1| 1000 Justice Dynamite |1| 1000 Justice Finisher |1| 1000 Justice Flash |1| 1000 Killer Ball |1| 1000 Killing Neck Throw |1| 1000 Killquick |1| 1000 Lasso |1| 1000 Machinegun Fist |1| 1000 Megaton Throw |1| 1000 Meteor Break (Trunks) |1| 1000 Meteor Break (Vegeta) |1| 1000 Meteor Crush |1| 1000 Meteor Flash |1| 1000 Missing Screw |1| 1000 Negative Power Rain |1| 1000 Nose Dive Crash |1| 1000 Parmesan Shower |1| 1000 Power Break |1| 1000 Power Falling Star (#17) |1| 1000 Power Falling Star (#18) |1| 1000 Power Strike (#17) |1| 1000 Power Strike (#18) |1| 1000 Processed Power Crush |1| 1000 Rapid Fall Slash |1| 1000 Recoome Buster Magnum |1| 1000 Recoome Hyper Swing |1| 1000 Recoome Max Vulcan |1| 1000 Rolling Crush |1| 1000 Satan Critical Attack |1| 1000 Satan Miracle Bomber |1| 1000 Satan Ultra Dynamite |1| 1000 Super Beautiful Arrow |1| 1000 Super Dragon Fist |1| 1000 Tiger Jackhammer |1| 1000 Ultimate Attack (Cell) |1| 1000 Weekly Special |1| 1000 Wolf Fang Blast |1| 1000 Wolf Slice Fist |1| 1000 Zanku Fist (Goku) |1| 1000 Zanku Fist (Krillin) |1| 1000 Uncommon: None Rare: None Super-Rare: None c) Support Skill (Green): ------------------------- Common: Name |#| Cost -------------------------------------------- General Vest |1| 1000 Life Extract for 10 |1| 1000 Normal Evil Tribe Uniform |1| 1000 Normal Fiber Jacket |1| 1000 Old Style Armour |1| 1000 Old Training Vest |1| 1000 Special Coating |1| 1000 Uncommon: Name |#| Cost -------------------------------------------- 1/3 Senzu Bean |1| 6000 Champion Belt |1| 2000 Cheering |1| 2000 Evil Tribe Training Uniform |2| 2000 Gero's Energy R&D |1| 2000 Improved Special Coating |2| 2000 Life Extract for 100 |2| 2000 Mixed Blood Power |1| 2000 Moon Light |1| 2000 Quality Fiber Jacket |2| 2000 Rage! |1| 2000 Rit Armour |2| 2000 Serious! |1| 2000 Scouter |2| 2000 Super Kami Water |1| 2000 Training Vest |2| 2000 Viral Heart Disease |2| 2000 Wedding Vest |2| 2000 Rare: Name |#| Cost -------------------------------------------- Android's Barrier |1| 4000 Cell's Barrier |1| 4000 Cell's Regeneration |1| 4000 Evil Tribe Sturdy Uniform |3| 4000 Gero's Deflection R&D |1| 4000 Ki Flash |1| 4000 Life Extract for 1000 |3| 4000 Nanomachine |3| 4000 New Style Armour |3| 4000 Potential |2| 4000 Rage!! |2| 4000 Saiyan Blood |1| 4000 Saiyan Spirit |1| 4000 Senzu Bean |3| 10000 Serious!! |2| 4000 Sturdy Fiber Jacket |3| 4000 Sturdy Vest |3| 4000 Super Holy Water |1| 4000 Vaccine |1| 4000 World Champion Vest |3| 4000 Super-Rare: Name |#| Cost -------------------------------------------- Bulma Armour |4| 8000 Evil Tribe Mystery Uniform |4| 8000 Frieza's Space Ship |4| 12000 Gero's Deflect-Back R&D |1| 10000 Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D |3| 8000 High Tech Vest |4| 8000 Improved Nanomachine |4| 8000 Life Extract for 10000 |4| 8000 Mysterious Vest |4| 8000 Mystery Fiber Jacket |4| 8000 Piccolo's Regeneration |1| 8000 Rage!!! |3| 8000 Serious!!! |3| 8000 d) Gamble and Recommended Capsules: ----------------------------------- These are all the above capsules. You can also get Dragon Balls in these two categories. I usually only buy the capsules which are recommended, though. e) Dragon Balls and Breakthrough Capsules: ------------------------------------------ There are two types of capsules which aren't in the list: Dragon Balls and Breakthrough. You can't have get Breakthrough Capsules without getting Dragon Balls. These Dragon Balls are random caps which sometimes appear in Mr. Popo's recommended slot, and cost 8000 Z each (and they are Super-Rare caps). Once you have all 7 dragon balls, you'll be able to summon Shenron. Enter your capsule list, and press X once you're on the screen showing the Dragon Balls. You'll be asked if you wish to make Shenron Appear. Choose Yes, and a cool cinematic will show Shenron being summoned. He'll grant you one breakthrough capsule out of three. These three are chosen randomly by the A.I. If the capsule for your favorite character doesn't appear, you can reset your game, and re-summon Shenron. Your character's capsule might appear in the list. To get all Breakthrough capsules, you'll need to summon Shenron 23 times and thus you have to collect all 7 Dragon Balls 23 times. Happy Hunting ^_^ Breakthrough capsules are a type of Support Capsules, and are always the last on a character's list. It's a special type of support, because it has the same effect as equiping ALL Special and Physical caps a character has, plus the effects are maxed out, just like when you equip 2 of the same type (e.g. 2 Kameha -mehas for max effect). The only downside is that you won't be able to equip any other capsules, since it takes up all place in your tray. ------------------------------- 3) Capsules listed by Character ------------------------------- Goku: Ability Caps King Kai Fist X2, King Kai Fist X5, King Kai Fist X10, Super Saiyan (Goku), Kamehameha (Goku), Warp Kamehameha, Spirit Bomb (Goku) Physical Caps Zanku Fist (Goku), Continuous Kamehameha, Dragonthrow, Super Dragon Fist Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, General Vest, Training Vest, Sturdy Vest, Mysterious Vest, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Saiyan Blood, Ki Flash, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Saiyan Spirit, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Goku) Kid Gohan: Ability Caps Unlock Potential (Kid Gohan), Masenko, Kamehameha (Kid Gohan) Physical Caps Killquick (Kid Gohan), Continuous KiBlast Wave, Hurricane Kick Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Normal Evil Tribe Uniform, Evil Tribe Training Uniform, Evil Tribe Sturdy Uniform, Evil Tribe Mystery Uniform, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Mixed Blood Power, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Saiyan Blood, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Kid Gohan) Teen Gohan: Ability Caps Super Saiyan (Teen Gohan), Super Saiyan 2, Kamehameha (Teen Gohan), Super Kamehameha Physical Caps Instant Killquick (Teen Gohan), High Speed Hammer, Jackhammer (Teen Gohan), Fierce Ranma (Teen Gohan) Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Normal Evil Tribe Uniform, Evil Tribe Training Uniform, Evil Tribe Sturdy Uniform, Evil Tribe Mystery Uniform, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Mixed Blood Power, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Saiyan Blood, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Teen Gohan) Great Saiyaman: Ability Caps Justice Punch, Justice Kick Physical Caps Justice Finisher, Justice Flash, Justice Dynamite, Justice Carnival Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Great Saiyaman) Raditz: Ability Caps Double Sunday, Saturday Crush Physical Caps Exciting Year, Weekly Special, Day Crush, Dynamite Monday Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Old Style Uniform, Rit Armour, New Style Uniform, Bulma Armour, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Kami Water, Saiyan Blood, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Moon Light, Potential, Saiyan Spirit, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Raditz) Nappa: Ability Caps Break Cannon, Bomber DX Physical Caps Giant Attack, Megaton Throw, Breakstorm Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Old Style Uniform, Rit Armour, New Style Uniform, Bulma Armour, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Kami Water, Saiyan Blood, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Moon Light, Potential, Saiyan Spirit, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Nappa) Vegeta: Ability Caps Super Saiyan (Vegeta), Super Vegeta, Galick Cannon, Final Flash, Big Bang Attack Physical Caps Final Bash, Meteor Flash, Nose Dive Crash, Meteor Break (Vegeta) Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Old Style Uniform, Rit Armour, New Style Uniform, Bulma Armour, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Kami Water, Saiyan Blood, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Saiyan Spirit, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Vegeta) Trunks: Ability Caps Super Saiyan (Trunks), Super Trunks, Super Trunks 2, Buster Cannon Finish Buster, Burning Attack Physical Caps Blast Attack, Energy Burst, Rapid Fall Slash, Meteor Break (Trunks) Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Seznu Bean, Normal Fiber Jacket, Quality Fiber Jacket, Sturdy Fiber Jacket, Mystery Fiber Jacket, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Mixed Blood Power, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Saiyan Blood, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Trunks) Krillin: Ability Caps Unlock Potential (Krillin), Kamehameha (Krillin), Destructo Disk Physical Caps Zanku Fist (Krillin), Jackhammer (Krillin), Berserk Fist Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, General Vest, Training Vest, Sturdy Vest, Mysterious Vest, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Krillin) Tien (Tenshinhan): Ability Caps Ki Blast Cannon, Dodompa, Volleyball Fist Physical Caps: Jackhammer Fist Flash, Domination Blast, Jackhammer Fist Machinegun Fist Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, General Vest, Training Vest, Sturdy Vest, Mysterious Vest, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Tien) Yamcha: Ability Caps Kamehameha (Yamcha), Wolf Fang Fist Physical Caps Wolf Slice Fist, Wolf Fang Blast, Tiger Jackhammer Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, General Vest, Training Vest, Sturdy Vest, Mysterious Vest, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Yamcha) Mr. Satan: Ability Caps High Tension, Dynamite Kick, Satan Special, Present For You Physical Caps Satan Critical Attack, Satan Miracle Bomber, Satan Ultra Dynamite Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Old Training Vest, Wedding Vest, World Champion Vest, High Tech Vest, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Champion Belt, Cheering, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Mr. Satan) Piccolo: Ability Caps Sync With Nail, Fuse With Kami, Light Grenade, Destruction Wave, Special Beam Cannon, Hellzone Grenade Physical Caps Instant Killquick (Piccolo), Demon Roundhouse, Fierce Ranma (Piccolo) Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Normal Evil Tribe Uniform, Evil Tribe Training Uniform, Evil Tribe Sturdy Uniform, Evil Tribe Mystery Uniform, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Piccolo's Regeneration, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Piccolo) Zarbon: Ability Caps Monster Form, Possibility Cannon Physical Caps Hyper Elegant Magnum, Super Beautiful Arrow, Missing Screw, Extra Graceful Cannon Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Old Style Uniform, Rit Armour, New Style Uniform, Bulma Armour, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Kami Water, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Scouter, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Zarbon) Dodoria: Ability Caps Dodoria Beam Physical Caps Dodoria Ultra Spike, Dodoria Big Blaster, Dodoria Typhoon Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Old Style Uniform, Rit Armour, New Style Uniform, Bulma Armour, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Kami Water, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Scouter, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Dodoria) Ginyu: Ability Caps Milky Cannon, Body Change, Special Fighting Pose 1, Special Fighting Pose 2 Physical Caps Processed Power Crush, Parmesan Shower, Ginyu Strike, Ginyu Special Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Old Style Uniform, Rit Armour, New Style Uniform, Bulma Armour, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Kami Water, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Scouter, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Ginyu) Recoome: Ability Caps Recoome Eraser Gun, Recoome Bomber, Special Fichting Pose 3, Special Fighting Pose 4 Physical Caps Recoome Buster Magnum, Recoome Max Vulcan, Recoome Hyper Swing Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Old Style Uniform, Rit Armour, New Style Uniform, Bulma Armour, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Kami Water, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Scouter, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Recoome) Frieza: Ability Caps Final Form, 100% Final Form, Death Beam, Death Ball Physical Caps Frieza Nightmare, Killer Ball, Meteor Crush, Evil Dance Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Frieza's Space Ship, Old Style Uniform, Rit Armour, New Style Uniform, Bulma Armour, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Kami Water, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Scouter, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Frieza) #16: Ability Caps Rocket Punch, Hell Flash Physical Caps Devil Crush, Killing Neck Throw, Finishing Splash Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Special Coating, Improved Special Coating, Nanomachine, Improved Nanomachine, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Android's Barrier, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (#16) #17: Ability Caps Power Blitz (#17), Energy Field (#17) Physical Caps Power Strike (#17), Power Falling Star (#17), Buster Swing (#17) Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Special Coating, Improved Special Coating, Nanomachine, Improved Nanomachine, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Android's Barrier, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (#17) #18: Ability Caps Power Blitz (#18), Energy Field (#18) Physical Caps Power Strike (#18), Power Falling Star (#18), Buster Swing (#18) Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Special Coating, Improved Special Coating, Nanomachine, Improved Nanomachine, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Android's Barrier, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (#18) #19: Ability Caps Photon Shot, Life Drain Physical Caps Power Break, Rolling Crush, Cybernetic Pain Super Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Special Coating, Improved Special Coating, Nanomachine, Improved Nanomachine, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Android's Barrier, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (#19) Cell: Ability Caps Second Form, Perfect Form, Perfect Form (Power-Weighted) Kamehameha (Cell), Spirit Bomb (Cell) Physical Caps Ultimate Attack (Cell), Negative Power Rain, Lasso, Cybernetic Radar (Cell) Support Caps 1/3 Senzu Bean, Senzu Bean, Life Extract for 10, Life Extract for 100, Life Extract for 1000, Life Extract for 10000, Gero's Energy R&D, Gero's Deflection R&D, Gero's Deflect Back R&D, Viral Heart Disease, Vaccine, Super Holy Water, Cell's Regeneration, Saiyan Blood, Cell's Barrier, Serious!, Serious!!, Serious!!!, Rage!, Rage!!, Rage!!!, Potential, Super Kami Water, Gero's Perpetual Energy R&D, Breakthrough (Cell) -------------------------- 4) Acquiring Money Easily: -------------------------- Keep in mind that this is a very cheap way of winning tournaments, so don't complain if you think it's lame. Customize either Krillin or Kid Gohan. Give them the Vaccine + Viral Heart Disease Combo. Your opponent will lose his health without being hit. Put the Round Time on 30 seconds, and enter the Advanced Tournament. Since Gohan and Krillin are both so small, bigger characters, like Recoome, just kick right over them! Now, all you have to do is Guard all the time, and you'll win in 95% of the cases. Presto! EZ 50000 zennies! Here's an additional way to get easy cash, submitted by Michael Hahn: "Just as an additional way to make your way of making money even easier, add the highest guard power up item the character has. With this, unless they get a ring out, it will be virtually impossible for them to do enough damage to win." So, either equip Bulma Armour, Evil Tribe Mystery Uniform, High Tech Vest, Improved Nanomachine, Mysterious Vest or Mystery Fiber Jacket, depending on your character. -------------------- 5) Buying Strategies -------------------- There are two ways of buying capsules: a) nine-capsule method b) leave-and-enter-again method First I'll explain the Nine-Capsule Method. There is a set maximum number of copies you can have of one type of capsule. Once you have nine copies of a certain capsule (I'll take Senzu Bean as example), Popo won't sell it anymore, and so you'll have better chances of getting rarer capsules. (So, once you have 9 Senzu Beans, you won't be able to buy more). Although this method costs a lot of cash (6013000 Zennies to get it all), it is worth it in the end. After a while, you'll be able to get rare capsules faster, especially those hard to get Dragon Balls. You'll also spend more time fighting than trying to buy capsules, and since Dragon Ball Z Budokai is a fighting game I strongly advice you to use this method. Alternatively, you can just buy those capsules which are worth 1000 or 2000 Z when recommended, and once you have every type of capsule 9 times, you can buy the rare and more expensive capsules in their respective categories. This saves even more time and money. Now, the Leave-and-enter-again method. Popo's recommended capsule is always random, and as such it changes every time you enter the shop. This is a relatively easy and cheap way of getting rare capsules, although it takes a LOT of time to get those really rare capsules and dragon balls. If the recommended capsule isn't one you want to have, just leave the shop and enter again. With a bit of luck, you'll get the one you want. This method is cheaper (it costs 1813000 zennies to get one copy of every capsule, including all Breakthroughs), but it's a hell of a lot more boring in my opinion. Now that you know the two methods, you can choose which method you'd like to use, depending on your style. --------- 6) Hints: --------- - NEVER buy "physical" caps, because no blue cap is worth 2000 Z. They all cost 1000 Z if they're recommended! Just be patient, and they'll all show up eventually in the "recommended" slot. - I personnally always buy all skills using those presented in the recommended slot, even if they aren't always as cheap (e.g. Frieza's Space Ship: 12000 Z) until I have most common and uncommon capsules, then I use the other categories, except gamble. However, some like using Gamble to get the Dragon balls cheaper. It's up to you which way you want it :-p - If you're bored from the world match, you can just go to story mode to chill out, and you'll still get caps after every battle (thx to llamaman 58, who reminded me of this!) ------------------------------ 7) Frequently asked questions: ------------------------------ a) Q: Are there any cheats to get capsules? A: None that I know of, sorry. Patience is a virtue! b) Q: There is one capsule I never have for each character, which is it? It's at the end of the character's list. A: That's a breakthrough capsule. Check above to know how to get them. c) Q: How do I power up? A: Hold X to guard and press backwards twice, and keep holding backwards, so you keep powering up. d) Q: Can I get Super Saiyan 3 or 4 for Gokuh, or Buu, or even Fusion? A: Nope, not in Budokai, anyone who says they have it, is lying. e) Q: How do I unlock Advanced and Adept tournament modes? A: Once you beat Novice mode, Popo will present Adept in his recommended slot. Beat Adept Mode and you'll be able to buy Advance in the same way. f) Q: When I go to Edit Skills-Change Caps I customize my character,but the skills I put in the Capsule frame don't work in Duel, Practice, etc. A: Choose Custom once you've chosen your character, and make sure you've saved your customization on your memory card. g) Q: Do you have any Gameshark codes for this game? A: Nope, and I never will, because I refuse to use that machine. If you really want them, chacke www.gameshark.com or something like that. ----------- 8) Credits: ----------- - Everyone at Gamefaqs, for helping me out if I have a gaming problem. - CJayC, for creating Gamefaqs, my favorite site! - Michael Hahn, for telling me another way of getting easy cash. - Llamaman 58 , for reminding me that you also get caps in story mode. - Maximus, for being a fan. Thx buddy! - Dan Machin, for pointing out that I forgot two capsules in my list. - Any problems, comments, or other stuff regarding this faq can be mailed to dark_otaku@hotmail.com (please change your mail subject to Dragon Ball Z Faq or something, so that I don't delete it by accident) And don't get pissed if it takes me a while to answer your mail OK? If you're rude or start dissing my faq without having good arguments, I will no longer answer your mail! I'm only human, mistakes can be made....