Popoi's Notebook

Popoi's Notebook is an important item in Sword of Mana. It automatically records locations, enemy intel, and game mechanics.

• Topple Armory
• Topple Village
• Cascade Cottage
• Batmo Cave
• Vinquette Hall
• Marsh Cave
• Town of Wendel
• Wendel Armory
• Dwarf Cave
• Abandoned Mine
• Gaia's Facade
• Menos Village
• Menos Armory
• Town of Jadd
• Altar of Time
• Cascade Cave
• Illusia Cave
• Granz Castle
• Town of Ishe
• Ishe Armory
• Lorimar Castle
• Kahla Peaks
• Lorimar Armory
• Subland River
• Rocky Wilds Armory
• Subsea Volcano
• Sealed Cave
• Sealed Cave Armory
• Ruined Path

#	Name	Image
001	Rabite
002	Molebear
003	Howler
004	Sabre Kitty
005	Gray Ox
006	Mushboom
007	Death Flora
008	Bumpkin
009	Malboro
010	Wooding
011	Bebe
012	Locud
013	Gloomoth
014	Sand Scorpio
015	Silkspitter
016	Tonpole
017	Basilisk
018	Lizardon
019	Cobra
020	Tyrranos
021	Needlebeak
022	Batmo
023	Cockatrice
024	Blood Owl
025	Garuda
026	Stained Sword
027	Shadow Zero
028	Lime Slime
029	Denden Tezla
030	Cumulus
031	Moldy Goo
032	Land Leech
033	Pincher Crab
034	Iffish
035	Seadragon
036	Big Baby
037	Cursed Doll
038	Polter Box
039	Dainslaif
040	Chess Knight
041	Machine Golem
042	Tin Knight
043	Tomato Man
044	Werewolf
045	Duck GI
046	Instectaur
047	Chobin Hood
048	Sahagin
049	Goblin
050	Tin Tortoise
051	Skull Beast
052	Zonbine
053	Specter
054	Skeleton
055	Ape Mummy
056	Imp
057	Fierce Face
058	Punkster
059	Dullahan
060	Wormwood
061	Kid Dragon
062	Sky Dragon
063	Land Dragon
064	Eye Spy
065	Spiny Cone
066	Poto
067	Griffon Claw	File:Griffon Claw Sword of Mana sprite.png
068	Beholder
069	Springball
070	Light Cyclops
071	Dark Cyclops
072	Moon Cyclops
073	Fire Cyclops
074	Water Cyclops
075	Wood Cyclops
076	Wind Cyclops
077	Earth Cyclops
078	Ghostum
079	Bonny Matango
080	Ache Cone
081	Earth Basilisk
082	Rabillion
083	Assassinant
084	Killer Pansy
085	Duck General
086	Turtle Shelly
087	Mean Mask
088	Voo Doll
089	Shamanion
090	Killafish
091	Copper Knight
092	Cherry Slime
093	Anthrosect
094	Chobin Hoodlum
095	Petit Poseidon
096	Goblin Guard
097	Skull Drake
098	Kaiser Mimic
099	Snowy Rabite
100	Ice Leech
101	Dark Batmo
102	Tanpole
103	Dragodon
104	Pricklebeak
105	Night Sniper
106	Gremlin
107	Clincher Crab
108	Taxibird
109	Knollbear
110	Grumpkin
111	Flame Moth
112	Ghoul
113	Bloody Bjorn
114	Shadow Zed
115	Hoppin' Tick
116	Wizard Eye
117	Viper
118	Hell Hound
119	Wolfiend

#	Name	Condition	Description
01	Mana Statues	Received automatically.	Touch Mana statues to save. There are two statue types: gold and (broken) silver. Gold Mana statues save the game and restore HP and MP. Silver Mana statues can only save the game.
02	Leveling Up	Topple Village. A man in the Topple Inn Lobby will give you this note.	When "LVUP!" appears over the main character, select a growth type from the LVUP ring command to enhance your abilities.
03	Skill Levels	Town of Wendel. A man in the southern part of Wendel will give you this advice.	The more you use a weapon or magic in battle, the higher your skill level becomes. The higher your level, the more effective you become. You can check your current skill level on the character status screen.
04	Deathblow	Town of Wendel. A boy in the southern part of Wendel will give you this advice.	If the Deathblow gauge reaches MAX, your character will start to blink. By pressing the A Button for one second you can release a Deathblow from the weapon currentlly equipped.
05	Magic Rope	After receiving the Magic Rope.	Use this to go back to a safe place by the Goddess's power. Some places with strange powers may prevent you from using it.
06	Attack Traits	Menos Village. Talk to the old man who appears in the Menos Inn Lobby.	Physical attacks have 3 basic traits: slash, bash, and jab. A weapon's trait is shown when it is selected from the ring command.
07	Monster Stamina	Menos Village. Talk to the old man who appears in the Menos Inn Lobby.	A monster's stamina varies depending on the attack trait. Some attacks may have no effect at all. See Monster Album for more.
08	Monster Senses	Menos Village. Talk to a little boy who appears outside.	Monsters can sense enemies. Some may have main and sub sensory abilities. DayViz: detects foes during the day. DarkViz: detects foes at night. Smell: detects foes ahead. Hearing: detects foes nearby. Magic: dtects foes that used magic. Life: detects foes low on HP.
09	Spirits	After meeting at Cascade Cottage. (Learned automatically by Heroine)	There are 8 types of Spirits, each with a corresponding trait: Light Dark Moon Fire Water Wood Wind Earth
10	Support Magic	After meeting at Cascade Cottage. (Learned automatically by Heroine)	When a spirit has been selected from the ring command, you can enable Support Magic by pushing the R Button and releasing it before the spirit appears.
11	Attack Magic	After meeting at Cascade Cottage. (Learned automatically by Heroine)	When a spirit has been selected from the ring command, you can enable Attack Magic by pushing the R Button and releasing it after the spirit appears. When more than one spirit with the same attribute is available, you can use several at once. These attacks are powerful but they use more MP.
12	Magic Trajectories	Menos Village. Talk to a little girl who appears outside.	The trajectory of Attack Magic varies depending on the weapon equipped.
13	Cutting Grass	Topple Village. Talk to a little girl who appears outside. (Learned automatically by Hero)	Slash trait weapons can cut grass.
14	Moving with the Flail	Topple Village. Speak with one of the men in the Topple General Store (he doesn't appear in the Night).	The flail can hook onto certain distant objects and pull you towards them.
15	Jumping	After learning the Jump Ability.	Jumping allows you to leap up and down ledges, etc. Press the L Button to jump.
16	Sitting	After learning the Sit Ability. (Learned automatically by Heroine)	Press both the L Button and the A Button to sit down and take a rest. Sitting restores MP.
17	Metaballs	Speak with Niccolo before you enter Batmo Cave for the first time.	There are 3 types of metaballs: slash, bash, and jab. Each metaball inflicts damage based on its type. A metaball's type can be determined by its attack method.
18	Stone Seals	Speak to Count Lee after defeating the Vampire.	There are 8 types of stone seals: Light, Dark, Moon, Fire, WAter, Wood, Wind and Earth. Each stone seal inflicts damage based on its type. A seal's type can be determined by the color of its hexball.
19	Tempering Equipment	Town of Wendel. During the day, you'll find a man sleeping outside in the top half of Wendel. He's just south of the entrance to the Blacksmith. Talk to him for the note.	Temper equipment using similar materials. Items are strengthened according to the characteristing of the fruits or veggies used to temper them. The number of times a weapon or piece of armor may be strengthened varies by item.
20	Forging Equipment	Town of Wendel. During the day, you'll find a man sleeping outside in the top half of Wendel. He's just south of the entrance to the Blacksmith. Talk to him for the note.	To rework an existing weapon or piece of armor, use materials different from that item. Resulting abilities will vary.
21	Orchard	Topple Village. At Night, a Topple Grandfather on the east side of town will give you the advice.	Give Trent 2 seed items and the orchard will produce either a fruit or veggie.
22	Light Magic	After you acquire Wisp. (Learned automatically by Heroine)	Support: HealingLight -- Recovers HP by 30 plus your total Light Skill level. Attack: Wisp -- Inflicts Light damage and sometimes causes Charm status.
23	Dark Magic	After you acquire Shade.	Support: Silhouette -- Become a shadow. Only mosnters who hear you can attack. Attack: Shade -- Inflicts Dark damage and sometimes causes Darkness status.
24	Moon Magic	After you acquire Luna.	Support: Mooglemorphosis -- Turn into a moogle. Only monsters who smell you can attack. Attack: Luna -- Inflicts Moon damage and sometimes causes Wimp status.
25	Fire Magic	After you acquire Salamander.	Support: PowerUp -- Doubles damage of physical attacks. Attack: Salamander -- Inflicts Fire damage and sometimes causes FireMan status.
26	Water Magic	After you acquire Undine.	Support: BubbleBoat -- Floats you inside a bubble. Only monsters with sight can attack. Attack: Undine -- Inflicts Water damage and sometimes causes SnowMan status.
27	Wood Magic	After you acquire Dryad.	Support: PsychicShield -- Cuts damage from magic by half. Attack: Dryad -- Inflicts Wood damage and sometimes causes Sleep status.
28	Wind Magic	After you acquire Jinn.	Support: SpeedUp -- Increases speed and agility. Attack: Jinn -- Inflicts Wind damage and sometimes causes Numb status.
29	Earth Magic	After you acquire Gnome.	Support: D Fence -- Cuts damage from physical attacks by half. Attack: Gnome -- Inflicts Earth damage and sometimes causes Petrify status.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Spanish	Libreta de Popoi	Popoi's Notebook
Italian	Taccuino di Popoi	Popoi's Notebook