Sora can gain access to a slew of magical spells inKingdom Hearts 1: Final Mix. These offensive and defensive abilities will become useful throughout Sora’s adventure for not only dealing damage to enemies and bosses but also interacting with certain items insome of the Disney Worlds. All the base spells will be unlocked as you progress through the main story, but to upgrade some of them to their final forms (like Blizzard to Blizzaga), you’ll need to complete some extracurricular activities.

How to Get Fire in Kingdom Hearts 1

Sora will learn the Fire spellaftermeeting with Donald and Goofy in Traverse Townand defeating the Guard Armor boss. This is also how Soralearns the Dodge Roll ability, which definitely comes in handy for avoiding enemy attacks.

The Fira and Firaga upgrades are part of the story, so you won’t miss them if you play through the game normally.

Kingdom Hearts Guard Armor Boss Fight

How to Get Blizzard in Kingdom Hearts 1

When Sora and the gang head to theWonderlandworld, they’ll need to collect pieces of evidence to prove Alice’s innocence. You can find theClaw Marksevidence (use the guide below), and theCheshire Cat will give you the Blizzard spell. Even if you don’t collect the Claw Marks evidence, you’ll still get the spell after beating the final boss of Wonderland, the Trickmaster.

To unlock the Hades Cup, you also need to clear the previous tournaments.

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How to Get Thunder in Kingdom Hearts 1

You’ll learn the Thunder spell inKingdom Hearts 1by going into Olympus Coliseum andcompleting Phil’s barrel challenges.

For the Thunder upgrades….

How to Get Cure in Kingdom Hearts 1

Sora will finally be able to cure himself and his teammates after clearingTarzan’s Deep Jungle world. Clayton and his invisible lizard monster Heartless buddy will need to be defeated at the end.

How to Get Gravity in Kingdom Hearts 1

Sora will learn Gravity by completing the Phil Cup at the Olympus Coliseum. It’ll be unlocked once you complete the second visit to Traverse Town after Deep Jungle.

How to Get Aero in Kingdom Hearts 1

When you return toTraverse Town, you’ll eventually face off againstOpposite Armor. Defeat it to earn theAeromagic spell for Sora.

If you don’t have the Yellow Trinity unlocked yet, you’ll need toclear the Hercules Cup at Olympus Coliseum. However, you will need toseal the Keyholes at Neverland and Halloween Town first.

Olympus Coliseum Exterior with Daffy, sora and Goofy

How to Get Stop in Kingdom Hearts 1

Once you eventually get to the Monstro world inKingdom Hearts 1, Sora will meet the wooden boy Pinocchio. You’ll face a boss called Parasite Cage, and then soon after you beat it, you’ll need to fight it again, but this time it’s stronger. After the second battle, you’ll get theStopspell.

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