Original-release combat differences

Evade and magic block

In the original North American SNES release, a bug uses magic block in place of physical evade for ordinary evasion checks. Equipment comparisons based on the displayed Evade value can therefore mislead; magic block matters to both kinds of avoidance. Some attacks bypass normal checks.

Vanish and instant death

In the original release, the Clear status from Vanish causes certain magic to bypass normal status immunity. Doom or X-Zone can therefore defeat some enemies that normally resist instant death. The interaction is a bug and should not be assumed to work in Advance or Pixel Remaster.

Avoid relying on an instant-removal shortcut for a unique reward: the way an enemy leaves battle can affect its drop. Save before testing an irreversible encounter.