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.

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:
 * Antidotes
 * Doctors
 * Healing α

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:
 * Healers
 * Healing γ

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:
 * Doctors
 * Super Healing