Status ailment
Status ailments, as with most RPGs, affect the way party members participate in battle. Many different status ailments appear throughout the Mother series. Statuses can be healed by healers and by the PSI tactic Healing.
Statuses in Mother
Asthma attack
An asthma attack is a status the only appears in Mother. Only Ninten can get asthma attacks. He gets them when he breathes in exhaust from vehicular enemies. Ninten is unable to attack when he has an asthma attack.
Asthma attacks are healed by:
- Finishing the battle
- Asthma spray
Blinded
Blindness only appears in Mother. It is caused when the PSI technique Darkness is used, or the Flashdark item is used. It causes the accuracy of physical attacks to lower.
Blindness is healed by:
- Finishing the battle
Cold
Colds are spread around the overworld, commonly in Snowman. It cause 1 HP to be reduced from characters with a cold every eight steps.
Colds can be healed by:
- Doctors
- Mouthwash
Confused
Confusion is caused when any form of Brainshock is used, Wicked seeds, or a Rockoyle attack on occasion. This status ailment may cause one to attack anyone in battle.
Confusion is healed by:
- Noble seeds
- Finishing the battle
Paralysis
Paralysis can be caused by electric attacks such as PK Thunder. When a party member is paralyzed, they cannot do anything. If all party members are paralyzed, then the player receives a game over.
Paralysis can be healed by:
- Healing β
- Finishing the battle
Poison
Characters can be poisoned when enemies use the PoisnNeedle item. Like a cold, poisoned party members lose 1 HP for every eight steps.
Poison can be healed by:
PSI Blocked
PSI Blocked is a status that only appears in Mother. When PSI Block is used, the person hit cannot use PSI for the remainder of the battle.
PSI Block can be healed by:
- Finishing the battle
Puzzled
Puzzled is a status ailment that only appears in Mother. When party members are puzzled, instead of attacking, they daydream. When Titanians, Woodohs, or a Kelly uses a certain attack, a character may become puzzled.
Puzzled can be healed by:
- Finishing the battle
Turned to Stone
Getting turned into stone is only possible in Mother. Being turned to stone is akin to being unconscious. Enemies can turn party members to stone by using the StoneOrigin item. If all characters are turned to stone, the player gets a game over.
Being turned to stone can be healed by:
Tied up/Stuck
Getting tied up or stuck only can happen in Mother. Being tied up or stuck is very similar to being paralyzed. Characters cannot attack when under one of these status conditions. It also counts as an unconscious condition. The only difference is that after a certain amount of turns, the status heals itself.
Getting tied up or stuck can be healed by:
- Finishing the battle
- Continuing the battle
Unconscious
Unconscious or fainted, happens when a character's HP hits zero. Some status ailments have the affect of being unconscious. PK Beam γ and PK Fire Ω can instantly knock out a character. If all party members become unconscious, then the player receives a game over.
Unconscious can be healed by:
Statuses in EarthBound
Can't concentrate
Lack of concentration prevents one from using PSI, similar to PSI blocking in Mother. This can be prevented by having the brain stone in one's inventory.
Lack of concentration can be healed by:
- Continuing battle
- Finishing the battle
Cold 
Colds are often caused by various robots with nighttime-stuffiness beams. It causes the afflicted character to sneeze at the beginning of every turn, losing about 4 HP. It also lingers on the overworld, and takes away about 4 HP as they walk around.
Colds can be cured by:
- Cold remedies
- Cup of lifenoodles
- Horn of life
- Refreshing herbs
- Secret herbs
- Healing α / β / γ / Ω
Crying 
Crying makes regular attacks much less accurate, although it does not lower the accuracy of PSI.
Crying can be cured by:
- Finishing the battle
- Cup of lifenoodles
- Horn of life
- Refreshing herbs
- Secret herbs
- Healing β / γ / Ω
Diamondized 
Diamondization is similar to being unconscious, although it does not lower one's HP. A different overworld sprite is also used. If Ness's entire party gets diamondized, it results in a game over.
Diamondization can be cured by:
- Healers
- Cup of lifenoodles
- Horn of life
- Secret herbs
- Healing γ / Ω
Feeling strange 
When a character feels strange, they may accidentally target someone else rather than the intended target, such as accidentally attacking themselves or their teammates, or healing an enemy.
Feeling strange can be cured by:
- Finishing the battle
- Cup of lifenoodles
- Horn of life
- Refreshing herbs
- Secret herbs
- Healing β / γ / Ω
Homesickness
Ness may occasionally get homesick, and will spend turns thinking about his favorite food, or missing his home.
Homesickness can be cured by:
- Talking to his mother, either over the phone or in person
- Using a chick
Mushroomized 
Mushroomization is similar to feeling strange, although there are less ways to cure it. It also causes one to walk in different directions on the overworld, and a mushroom appears on their sprite.
Mushroomization can be cured by:
- Healers and the mushroom-picking girl in Peaceful Rest Valley
Nauseous 
Nausea causes one to feel sick at the start of every turn, and lose 20 HP. Similar to colds, it also lingers around on the overworld and takes away 20 HP as they walk.
Nausea can be cured by:
- Cup of lifenoodles
- Horn of life
- Refreshing herbs
- Secret herbs
- Healing β / γ / Ω
Poisoned 
Poison is very similar to nausea, losing 20 HP every turn and as they walk on the overworld.
Poison can be cured by:
- Vial of serum
- Cup of lifenoodles
- Horn of life
- Refreshing herbs
- Secret herbs
- Healing β / γ / Ω
Possessed 
Ghost enemies may haunt characters with Tiny Lil' Ghosts, which follow them around. Tiny Lil' Ghosts can solidify or attack characters.
Tiny Lil' Ghosts can be cured by:
- Healers
Sleeping 
When a character falls asleep, they cannot do anything until they wake up.
Sleep can be cured by:
- Continuing battle
- Finishing the battle
- Cup of lifenoodles
- Horn of life
- Refreshing herbs
- Secret herbs
- Healing α / β / γ / Ω
Solidified
Solidification lasts for one turn, and prevents a character from doing anything.
Sunstroke 
Having a sunstroke has similar effects to having a cold, losing about 4 HP at the beginning of every turn. It also lingers on the overworld, taking away 4 HP as one walks around. It only occurs when a character is walking around in the Dusty Dunes Desert, or around Scaraba.
Sunstrokes can be cured by:
- Wet towels
- Cup of lifenoodles
- Horn of life
- Refreshing herbs
- Secret herbs
- Healing α / β / γ / Ω
Unconscious
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When a character's HP drops down to 0, they fall unconscious, and cannot do anything. They appear as a ghost on the overworld. If everyone in the party is unconscious, it results in a game over.
