Trigger Commands (トリガーコマンド, Torigā Komando?) are special commands in Final Fantasy X used in battles against certain bosses to produce various effects unique to that boss. Usually, only certain characters may use Trigger Commands.
List of commands
| Command | Battle | Effect | Used By | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand by | Tros | The character recovers 50 HP. | Tidus, Rikku | |
| Pincer Attack | Tros | Rikku and Tidus corner Tros to prevent it from swimming away and utilizing its Nautilus Charge. | Tidus |  |
| Use crane | Oblitzerator | No effect until Lulu has cast Thunder three times on the crane. The crane picks up and drops the boss, doing damage equal to 15/16ths of its current HP and disabling its Blitzball Rush attack. | Tidus |  |
| Talk | Seymour, Seymour Natus, Seymour Flux and Braska's Final Aeon | Against Seymour, Talk will raise a specific stat for the character. In the battle against Braska's Final Aeon, Talk will drain its Overdrive meter, but only works twice. | Tidus, Yuna, and Wakka (Seymour) Tidus, Yuna, and Auron (Seymour Natus) Yuna and Kimahri (Seymour Flux) Tidus (Braska's Final Aeon) |
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| Pull back | Evrae, Left Fin, Right Fin | Gives Cid the order to move further away from the enemy on his next round. At greater distances both the party and the enemy are limited to long-range attacks and magic to fight. If Cid gets another turn before Evrae, he will attack with Guided Missiles. | Tidus, Rikku |  |
| Move in | Evrae, Left Fin, Right Fin | Gives Cid the order to move closer to the enemy on his next round. At closer distances both the party and the enemy can use any attacks. | Tidus, Rikku |  |
| Cancel | Evrae, Left Fin, Right Fin | To cancel an order, use the Cancel command before Cid takes his turn. | Tidus, Rikku | — |
| Open lock | Evrae Altana | Opening two locks allows the party to flee, healing any shattered party members and essentially continuing the fight. | Tidus, Rikku or Wakka |  |
| Move | Spectral Keeper | Moves a party member to one of the unoccupied platforms surrounding the boss. | All party members |  |
| Struggle | Geosgaeno (2nd encounter) | The swallowed character attacks the boss for heavy damage, but Geosgaeno retaliates by regurgitating the character, doing heavy damage to them. | Tidus, Rikku, or Wakka |  |