Sphere changing

Sphere changing is what’s known when an active party member changes Dressphere during battle. Only four (4) playable characters have the option to Sphere change; Yuna, Tidus, Rikku and Paine (each of which is mostly unique to the character). For Paine Sphere changing to Dark Knight Dressphere only occurs during her overdrive (Sphere changing does not take up Paine’s turn).

For Yuna the freedom to switch from Gunner Dressphere to Songstress Dressphere or Moogle Mascot (see Secrets section) Dressphere (or in any form) is there when it’s her turn. To access the Garment Grid the player must press R1 (a hint is given in the command window). From here the player can choose which Dressphere Yuna activates and changes into. When R1 is pressed upon the Garment Grid appears on screen (it’s important to note that the battle doesn’t stop while the player is in this menu). To exit this window the player can press R1 again to resume normal command. If a different Dressphere is selected (using X to confirm the Dressphere of choice when the cursor is highlighted upon the particular Dressphere) Yuna will enter Sphere change which will stop anything else going on during battle until the Sphere change is complete. However performing a Sphere change will take up Yuna’s turn and will have to wait until the next opportunity.