Final Fantasy Resonance Trophy Guide and Roadmap

Plan one playthrough and a cleanup pass

The PlayStation list has 40 trophies: 1 Platinum, 4 Gold, 7 Silver and 28 Bronze. A launch guide estimates about 50–60 hours. Casual difficulty is allowed, there are no online trophies, and the trophy route does not require a second playthrough.

No trophies are reported as permanently missable in the launch route. That does not mean every shop item or limited-time conversation remains available. Keep manual saves and collect shards as you travel to reduce backtracking.

1. Complete the eight story chapters, collecting useful Visions and shards along the way.
2. Finish the eight character substories.
3. Collect 26 Visions, nine Espers and 12 Legendary Arms; defeat 15 Cave Masters.
4. Gather eight Adamantite and have Aileen craft one weapon for each party member.
5. Clear the first three Colosseum leagues.
6. Load the Clear Save, defeat Ultima Weapon, then finish any remaining cumulative counters.

All 40 trophy requirements

The Platinum trophy itself is PlayStation-specific. Do not treat the same total as a promise of identical achievement presentation on every platform.

Collection milestones

You need 89 of 99 Tablet Shards for the relevant trophy materials: 60 for Memento, 76 for Ancient Firearm, and 80/89 for two Adamantite. All 99 are optional for Platinum.

Use the 99-location checklist, 26 Visions, nine Espers and character substory list. All eight party members join through the main story by Chapter 5.

The Colosseum opens in Chapter 4. Fledgling, Brawler and Gladiator each have five fights; Champion League is not required. Prepare Reraise for Gladiator’s final battle rather than assuming victory is safe once the enemy is nearly dead.

Aileen and eight Adamantite

Complete Forger of Wills to recruit Aileen, then continue until she offers weapon crafting on the airship deck. Getting her Vision and unlocking the full crafting service are separate milestones. Each character’s weapon costs one Adamantite.

The reported merchant encounter follows a midgame noticeboard event. Do not assume a fixed ship position or guaranteed earlier appearance.

All 12 Ancient items and their trials

With the airship, enter Chamber of Arms, on the mountainous island between Dirnado and Gronoa. Find each Ancient item, then interact with its glowing pedestal to begin a two-stage trial. The initial trials are around level 50; winning transforms the item into its Legendary Arm.

For Ancient Rod, visiting the locked cabin first matters. For radar treasures, use the upgrades required by the item; if the Gronoa search does not respond, one player reported success after finding the Olderion Adamantite first, but a mandatory order has not been established.

The stronger level-75 trials and “+” upgrades are not required for the trophy. Holding an Ancient item alone does not count as completing its transformation.

The 15 Cave Masters

Enter the named cave and interact with the visible enemy to start the fight. The listed levels are preparation references, not entry locks. Use the map guide to locate each English cave name; Gronoa still requires the Holy story gate.

Mechabo’s upgrade chain

After the Mobliz events in Chapter 2, speak to Verun in Dwarven Forge. Defeat two Ipoohs for Dynamo Stones, then follow Mechabo Evolved:

1. Three Dhorme Chimerae northeast of Grandport.
2. Three Medusae southwest of Dwarven Forge.
3. Three Destroyers in western Olderion.
4. Three Sandworms in southern Zoldaad.

Later, Mechabo Unleashed asks for three Mahadevas on Mysidia’s western island and three Malbodooms in western Gronoa. Return the materials and finish Verun’s airship conversations.

Rare-enemy trophies

Travel through Dragon’s Maw at Pharm’s southern tip to the small forest island beyond it. Random encounters there include Metal Gigantuar, King Gil Snapper and ordinary Gigantuar.

Metal Gigantuar has very high evasion and can flee. More actions and reliable high-level attacks help you secure the single kill. King Gil Snapper is vulnerable to Ice magic and absorbs other elements; do not blindly repeat your usual elemental attacks.

Ultima Weapon and final counters

Load the Clear Save for the airship event pointing to Ardra Crater in the southeast. Finish major equipment and Vision upgrades before tackling Ultima Weapon. A suggested level of 60–65 is a preparation estimate, not its unlock requirement.

A reported clear uses Rain—Sephiroth, Fina—Ayaka, Archwitch Fina—Shantotto and Sakura—Terra, with advanced mastery, AP and status protection. The useful defensive sequence is:

1. Use Fina to maintain Reraise, healing and Shellga.
2. Remove the enemy’s Bravery with Dispel.
3. Use Entrust to send Fina’s accumulated LB to Sakura.
4. When Ultima Beam is signaled in the turn bar and by red flames, use Sakura’s Eternal Veil before it resolves.
5. Keep MP supplies available and restore Reraise after a knockout.

This setup assumes the listed tools; it is not a guaranteed low-cost clear for an unprepared party.

The 400 Resonance counter may be left after other goals. Continue using Resonances during collection cleanup, or choose an enemy you can safely Stagger repeatedly and use a restorative Resonance. Protect your save rather than experimenting over your only file.