Full List of Abilities and How to Get Them 2008
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Table Headings
- Ability: Name of the ability as it appears on the screen during the game.
- Buyable: Can the ability be obtained from the boost ability screen through regular purchase or gambling?
- Books: Can the ability be obtained from one of the item books? >> SoP - Secrets of Pitching, SoD - Secrets of Defense, LoB - Legends of Baseball, No - Not possible. If an ability cannot be retrieved or retrieved by a position, then it will be listed in parentheses (i.e ~C means not Catcher, and C would mean Catcher).
- Event: Can the ability be obtained from a random event, key event, free event, or dating event? If so, what is the event?
- Likeliness: How likely (ratio, percentage, or descriptive word) are you to receive the ability during the event mentioned. If more than one event is listed, please note the event. This is not how likely the event will occur.
Table of Abilities
| Ability | Buy | Book | Event | Likeliness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggressive FLD | Yes | No | ||
| Aggressive RUN | Yes | No | ||
| Aggressive STL | No | No | 1) This ability can be randomly recieved by working out with frank during his first training by choosing upper body stretching.
2) Chance to recieve from Frank when he treats for coffee | 1) ?? |
| Barehand CTH | Yes | SoD | 1) This ability can be randomly received when you go to the MLB game with Marvin and catch the ball. Choose the option to catch the ball. 2) When dating Patty at the Mountain, if you catch a LOT of fish you can get this. | 1) ?? |
| Base Running | Yes | No | 1) Get this ability increased when Frank "collapsed" in Yr 2 2) (Decrease) dating patty; go to the park, choose take a walk | |
| Bases Clearer | No | SoH | 1) Chance on the last part of the Fountain Ghost Event when you find out her boyfriend is really a dog. | |
| Battler | No | SoP | 1) You may receive this from Frank during the second year after completing his arc during a random event when tells you about his sister doing better. This occurs after Frank collapses. 2) You may also receive this by dating Emily Young and completing her Arc. 3) May be received by catching The Doctor's Thief. | 1) ?? 2) ?? |
| Be Safe | Yes | No | ||
| Believe | Yes | No | ||
| Break Up DP | No | No | ||
| Breaking Ball Pitcher | No | No | ||
| Bunt Master | Yes | SoH? | ||
| Cannon Arm | Yes | SoD | 1) There is a chance of getting Cannon Arm from the TV thief event when you catch the thief. | 1) ?? |
| Cautious STL | No | No | 1) There is a chance of getting Cautious Steal when you wait more than 5 times during the Patty Arc before going and checking on Ben. | 1) ?? |
| Choke Artist | No | No | 1) You can get it by tasting the New Habanero pepper steak; or Frank at the lookout when he tells you about her sick sister | 1) ?? |
| Clutch Hit | Yes | No | 1) Get Increase by agreeing to catch the Doctor's thief 2) (Random) Legendary Cave 3: Euclidean Geometry / All right... 3) (Decrease) When Marvin says he found this mysterious stone online, and you get the option to buy or not buy. Choose to not buy it 4) (Decrease) with the Sittch glove event, it seems picking golden glove gets you a clutch decrease | 1) ?? 2) ?? |
| Consistency | Yes | No | 1) May get Increase by choosing the same training with frank twice. 2) Can also receive this by going to the street and choosing to buy a book. 3) (Decrease) Agree to Catch the Doctor's thief | 1) ?? 2) ?? |
| Contact Hitter | Yes | LoB | 1) As a hitter, will receive when you hit Sittch with the shuriken at the lake to finish his ninja training. | 1) ?? |
| Dr.K | No | SoP | 1) Recieve from Lucy at the end of her arc. 2) May also get during game by striking out many batters. | 1) ?? 2) ?? |
| Durability | Yes | No | 1) (Increase): May get from successful Dr. Goodjob 2) (Decrease): Unsuccessful Dr. Goodjob; 3) (Increase): when dating Emily at the mountain and she punches you. | 1) ?? 2) ?? 3) ?? |
| Error Prone | No | No | 1) You can get it from the 8roast 8all event with frank 2) dating patty at the movie theater 2nd time, "wait shorter line" 3) with the Sittch glove event, picking the copper glove | 1) ?? 2) ?? |
| Fastball Life | Yes | LoB | 1) (Decrease) Ignoring Patty for a few weeks after Ben collapsed and you said you would help her out. Then visit the Hot Dog Shop with a yellow haired girl's icon on it.
2)Throw a number of fastball consecutively in a game. | 1) ?? |
| Fat Pitch | No | No | 1) random event: Marvin was talking about how the world is a game, choose "well come to think of it" 2) On Sittch's first ninja training for pitchers choose the wrong sittch. | 1) ?? |
| Firstball HTR | Yes | SoH | 1) You can get it by finding Sittch 2) Broast ball event with frank. | 1) ?? 2) ?? |
| Flyball Pitcher | No | No | ||
| Free Swinger | No | No | 1) Strike out with power swing on 9 times over the course of Success Mode. 2) Taking Patty on a date to the mountain, and catching no fish. | |
| Gold Glover | Yes | SoD | 1) Tom's Pitching Machine arc, 4th event (random) 2 )(Freetime) Help Patty run Ducks 2 / See you later! | |
| Gd B2B HTR | No | SoH | 1) From sittch practice 1, 8 or more correct guesses | 1) ?? |
| Gd Block | Yes | SoD | 1) Chance when dating Patty at the lake and choose, "Nah, lets walk instead." | |
| Gd Bunt | Yes | SoH | 1) From Tom's arc | 1) ?? |
| Gd Catcher | Yes | SoD | ||
| Gd Delivery | No | SoP | 1) from Ben on Dec Yr Week 3 when he came to give me a Heart Pendant to give to Patty | 1) ?? |
| Gd IF HTR | Yes | SoH | 1) Dating Emily. At the look out when she talks about town getting split open. | 1) ?? |
| Gd Low Pitch | Yes | SoP | ||
| Gd Pace | Yes | No | 1) Go to the street and get a CD, the player must say, "This song has a good rhythm!" | 1) ?? |
| Gd Pickoff | Yes | SoP | 1) Recieve from Frank when he treats for coffee.
2) Chance of getting it doing the quick change or Cicada shell training with Siitch. | 1) ?? |
| Gd Pinch HTR | Yes | SoH | ||
| Gd Reflexes | Yes | SoP | 1) from Frank when you ask him about that dream of his at the lookout | 1) ?? |
| Grt Catcher | Yes | SoD | ||
| Grt IF HTR | Yes | SoH | ||
| Groundball P | Yes | SoP | ||
| Gyroball | No | No | 1) Completing the dating Patty arc. | 1) ?? |
| Hd 1st Slide | Yes | SoD | ||
| Hot Hitter | No | SoH | 1) Chance of getting at first Sittch Practice. | 1) ?? |
| Hot Head | No | No | 1) Sittch pratice; get hit by a shrukin! Especially on first throw | 1) ?? |
| Intimidator | No | No | 1) Dating Lucy when you marry her as a pitcher 2) Dating Patty for hitters | 1) ?? 2) ?? |
| Lucky | No | SoP | 1) May get by catching fish from dating Patty at the mountain (2nd date at the mountain) 2) from Marvin mysterious stone event | 1) ?? 2) ?? |
| Mellow | Yes | No | ||
| Patient Hitter | No | No | 1) Get patient hitter if you "wait a little longer" a few times before going to check on Patty on the date after Ben collasped. This is done during the dating Patty arc. | 1) ?? |
| Pivot Man | Yes | SoD (~C) | Random Chance when 1st meeting the fountain ghost say yes to hear her story | |
| Poise | Yes | No | when dating Emily at the mountain and she punches you. (increase) | |
| Poker Face | No | SoP | 1) May get from Legendary Cow Arc (at the mountain and choose "keep playing dead") 2) Joey's 3rd Event (Pelene shows up) | 1) ?? 2) Rare |
| Poor Morale | No | No | 1) When dating patty; go to the movies, she asks how often you go; you say all the time; and for the type of movie choose horror movie 2) When Marvin offers tickets to the game ask how did you get those, then on the second option click yes I'm doubting you | |
| Pr Small Ball | No | No | 1) May get from telling Frank take a walk and go home 2) When meeting the Doctor in the park, by refusing to hear her alien-husband-kidnap story 3) When Marvin comes by with tickets to baseball game, turn him down | |
| Power Hitter | Yes | LoB | 1) Weight training at level 9
2) End of steak lady arc when she offers you the super steak | 1) ?? 2) ?? |
| Prepare | Yes | No | ||
| Pressure's On | Yes | No | ||
| Pull Hitter | Yes | SoH | ||
| Push Hitter | Yes | SoH | 1) Dating Emily - first date at Lake. | 1) ?? |
| Rally Hitter | No | SoH | 1) In Sittch's first training, find him at least 2) get from Frank's last random event 3) There is a chance of getting Rally Hitter when you wait more than 5 times during the Patty Arc before going and checking on Ben. | 1) ?? 2) ?? 3) ?? |
| Recovery | Yes | No | 1) Go to lake with Sittch with low vitality, after completing all training events
2) End of steak lady arc when she offers you the super steak. | 1) ?? |
| Refined | No | SoH | ||
| Relax | Yes | No | ||
| Release | Yes | No | 1) (Decrease) dating patty; go to the park, choose take a walk | |
| Restrain | Yes | No | ||
| Safe Pitch | No | SoP | 1) May get from choosing I'm outta here when Isabella asks you which steak you want to try. | |
| Sandbag | No | No | 1) from Joey's second event, the one where he tells you to run 10 laps. (undefined) | |
| Shuuto Spin | No | No | 1) At the MLB game with Marvin, choose "stay still" | 1) ?? |
| Slap Hitter | No | No | ||
| Slow Starter | No | No | 1) get Slow Starter if you "wait a little longer" a few times before going to check on Patty on the date after Ben collasped. I waited 10 times before going. | 1) ?? |
| Slugger | No | No | ||
| Sparkplug | No | No | 1) (increase) Explore cave with Marvin (final event) | |
| Spider Catch | No | SoD (~C) | 1) This is the reward as a fielder (catcher?) for finishing Emily Young's arc. | 1) ?? |
| Spin | Yes | LoB | 1) (increase) from Tom's 4th RE (mailbox)
2) (Decrease) When dating patty take her to the movies choose second option when it asks how often you go then choose action for the type of movie. | 1) ?? |
| Spray Hitter | Yes | SoH | ||
| Star | No | No | 1) Dating Emily at the Lookout (3rd date there) When the 4 kids ask you to put them on your shoulders, you have a chance to get "Star"
2) Chance during Fountain Ghost story line when randomly asked to finish business with ghost chose, "Go to the park at night." | |
| Starter | No | No | 1) When picking your character initially if you choose starting pitcher | 1) 100% |
| Stealing | Yes | No | 1) (Decrease) Doctor's thief, guess the right direction but miss. Better chance with low speed. | |
| STR Finisher | Yes | SoP | ||
| Table Setter | Yes | SoH | 1) Chance when Patty and Ben reward you with the finished Organic Dog. 2) May be received during the Frank event in which he first tells you about his kid sister. (And then says he was joking.) | |
| Throwing | Yes | No | 1) (Increase) Throwing from catching TV thief | 1) (Decrease) Missing Thief |
| Tough Out | Yes | SoH | 1) from Frank when you ask him about that dream of his at the lookout.
2) May be received when you choose I'll think about it when Ben asks you if you will work at the Ducks. | |
| Tough Runner | Yes | SoH | 1) By catching the Doctor's thief | |
| Trash Talk | No | SoD (C) | ||
| Unlucky | No | No | 1) May get by NOT catching fish from dating Patty at the mountain (2nd date at the mountain) | 1) ?? |
| VS Lefty | Yes | No | ||
| VS LH Batter | Yes | No | 1) If you retire a certain number (15? 20?) of left-handed hitters while pitching games. | 1) ?? |
| w/RISP | Yes | No | 1) get increase in W/RISP when tasting the double mega steak at the steakhouse 2)From the Organic Dog event where you get the Organic Dog 3)(decrease) Sittch's 3rd event. Choose Golden Glove. | 1) ?? 2) 100% |
| Walk | No | No | 1) You may receive walk during an Emily Young date. It is the second time you visit the lake with her. 2) Walk or bean 3 batters during games. | 1) ?? |
| Walk-off HTR | No | SoH |
