Success Mode 2008 Quick Reference: Pitcher Abilities
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Positive Abilities
W/RISP 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Game) [Unknown condition]
- (Freetime) Steakhouse / Foodtasting / Double Mega Steak
VS LH Batter 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Game) Strike out a lot of LHBs in game
Poise 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Freetime) Sittch / Ninja 3 / Copper glove
- (Date) Emily / Mountain / Get punched
Fastball Life 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Game) Get a lot of strikeouts with 4SFB
- (Use) Legends of Baseball
Spin 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Game) Get a lot of strikeouts with breaking balls
- (Use) Legends of Baseball
- (Date) Patty / Restarant 1/ Go somewhere else
- (Random) Tom / Pitching Machine 4
Release 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Freetime) Frank / About that dream of yours...
Recovery 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Freetime) Steakhouse / Legendary Cow / Final event
- (Freetime) Sittch / Go to lake with low vitality after completing all training events
Consistency 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Game) Pitch consecutive shutouts (?)
- (Freetime) Street / Buy book
- (Freetime) Frank / Pick same training twice
Gd Low Pitch
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Game) [Unknown condition]
- (Use) Secrets of Pitching
Groundball P
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Pitching
Safe Pitch
- (Freetime) Steakhouse / Foodtasting / I'm outta here
- (Date) Patty / Lake / Don't ride boat
- (Use) Secrets of Pitching
- (Random) Marvin's Paranoia / Tipping The Game Balance
- (Random) Run from kidnapper rather than chasing him
STR Finisher
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Pitching
- (Freetime) Steakhouse / Foodtasting / New Habanero Pepper Steak
- (Random) See sunrise with Marvin
Dr. K
- (Game) Get a lot of strikeouts
- (Use) Secrets of Pitching
- (Arc) Complete Lucy's arc
Gd Pickoff
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Game) Pick off 2 or more base runners (?)
- (Use) Secrets of Pitching
- (Freetime) Sittch / Ninja 1: Alter Ego / Condition unknown
- (Random) Joey / Joey's Girlfriend: N/ Get introduced to Pelene
Gd Delivery
- (Random) Ben gives you an item to give Patty as a Christmas present on December Week 3
- (Use) Secrets of Pitching
Gd Reflexes
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Pitching
- (Freetime) Frank / About that dream of yours...
Lucky
- (Use) Secrets of Pitching
- (Date) Patty / Mountains 1 / Catch fish
- (Random) Mysterious stone event
Battler
- (Use) Secrets of Pitching
- (Arc) Complete Frank's arc
- (Arc) Complete Emily's arc
Pokerface
- (Use) Secrets of Pitching
- (Freetime) Steakhouse / Legendary Cow X / Play dead at mountain
Intimidator
- (Arc) Complete Lucy's arc
Gyroball
- (Arc) Complete Patty's arc
Negative Abilities
Flyball P
Fastball Life (decrease)
- (Freetime) Patty arc / Duck's overtaken by Black Dogs
Fat Pitch
- (Random) Marvin's Paranoia 2 / The world is a video game
Choke Artist
- (Freetime) Steakhouse / Foodtasting / New Habanero Pepper Steak
- (Freetime) Frank / Sick Sister Story
- (Random) Flank the TV thief, but fail to catch him
Slow Starter
- (Date) Patty / Ben Collapses / Wait a little longer
Durability (Decrease)
- (Practice) Get injured practicing
- (Random) Fail Dr Goodjob's operation
Walk
- (Game) Unknown condition
Unlucky
Hothead
- (Freetime) Sittch / Ninja 6: Shuriken Dodge / (Outcome does not matter)
Sandbag
Consistency 2
- (Date) Patty / Lake / Rowboat
Shuuto Spin
- (Random) Don't get out of the way when the ball is about to hit you at the baseball game.
Other
Star
- (Date) Emily / Lookout 3 / Put kids on shoulder
Gd Pace
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Freetime) Street / Buy CD