Dark Cloud 2

The Finny Frenzy is a race for the fish that you've caught and raised. The Finny Frenzy will be available partway through Chapter 4. It will be available every 20 in-game days.

The first thing you will need to do is catch some fish. See Birds and the Bees for information on how to fish.

Once you have a fish, it's time to move on. Press and go to the "Item" menu. Select your fish and select "Put in Aquarium." Next, select the aquarium and select "Examine." If you press , you will see a list of options. Select "View Fish Parameters" to look at the stats of your fish. Here are the stats and what they mean:

• Name - Breed of the fish, but you can name them if you want
• Gender - Male/Female? You need one of each to breed
• Mood - How the fish acts
• Strength - How hard the fish will bump into other fish in either the Battle Tank or Finny Frenzy
• Stamina - How well the fish will take a bump from another fish in either the Battle Tank or Finny Frenzy
• Boost - How fast the fish can swim
• Endur. - Short for endurance. How long can the fish swim before getting tired?
• Tenacity - How fiercely the fish will bump into other fish in either the Battle Tank or Finny Frenzy
• Size - How long the fish is
• Weight - How much the fish weighs

Freshly caught fish tend to have poor stats, so you should stick to fish you've been feeding and breeding. You can feed your fish any type of bait. Each bait, however, has a different impact on the fish's stats. Below is a list of all of the baits and what stat they increase:

• Prickly - Tenacity
• Mimi - Endurance
• Evy - Stamina
• Carrot - Boost + changes gender (male to female and vice-versa)
• Potato Cake - Stamina
• Minon - Boost
• Battan - Tenacity
• Petite Fish - Endurance

Keep in mind that you can only feed fish once every minute and a half to 2 minutes. None of the baits increase strength, unfortunately. There are 2 ways to increase strength. One is through breeding, and the other is in the Battle Tank. The Battle Tank is a little risky, however, as fish CAN die. I would recommend increasing strength through breeding, or simply focus on other stats. The stats I recommend focusing on are Stamina, Boost, and Endurance. Boost and Endurance will help you stay ahead of the other fish, and stamina will help you in case some other fish is being aggressive.

The other way of increasing is through breeding. See Birds and the Bees for more information.

Once you think your fish is ready, it's time to enter the Finny Frenzy! To check if there is a Finny Frenzy occurring, press . Above the "Item" option there will be a green bar with scrolling text. This appears any time there is either a Fishing Contest or a Finny Frenzy. It will also state how many in-game hours you have left until the competition is gone. Once you enter, leaving it will cause the competition to end automatically.

To start the Finny Frenzy, go to Palm Brinks. Head towards the Police Station and turn right. When there is a competition being held, you will be given a prompt asking if you would like to enter the area. Choose "Yes" to enter the area. There will be a large tent in the center. Enter the tent to enter the competition area. Go to the back of the area and talk to the owl to enter.

When talking to the owl, select "Join in." You will be given a list of the fish that are currently in your Rec Tank. Select the fish that you feel is best qualified, and then you will be asked to enter a class. There are 4 classes: Beginner, Junior, Senior, and Master. Each of these have their own prizes. For the purposes of this trophy, you need to win the Master Class, though I recommend going through Beginner Class first so as to unlock Olivie as an ally first, allowing you to use the Lure Rod during fishing.

After selecting your class, you get to choose what pre-race preparation tank you will use. This will determine how your fish will act through the race, as you actually have no control of the fish during the race. Each of the tanks has a different strategy to it, using one or two skills over the others. Below is a list of the prep tanks, what they mean, and what stat they are best used with:

• Keep A Steady Pace - The fish will keep the same speed through the whole race. Boost
• With All Your Might - The fish will go as fast as it possibly can, but will eventually get tired. Endurance
• Come Out Fighting - The fish will come out of the race accelerating, but will keep a steady pace later. Endurance + Boost
• The Last Shall Be First - The fish will start out at a steady pace, but will accelerate later. Endurance + Boost
• Settle It In The Ring - The fish will try to bump into the other fish, slowing them down. Strength + Tenacity
• Go With The Middle - The fish will aim for second or third place. Boost

After you have selected your prep tank, the first race will begin. You need to get first place in this race to advance to the next one. At the top of the screen during the race, you will see a bar with 6 fish icons going across it. These represent the fish in the race. Yours is the blue one. You will see your position, lap number, and lap time in the upper right corner. If you manage to get first place, you will move on to the next heat.

For the second heat, you get a choose a new prep tank, but not a new fish. You only need to get second place to advance to the final heat.

For the final heat, you get a choose a new prep tank, but not a new fish (again). To get a prize, you only need third place. For this trophy, however, you need to place first.

If at any point you fail to advance or don't place, don't worry. You can enter the preliminary 3 times per contest.

Here are the relevant stats of the fish that won Master Class for me:
Stamina - 100
Boost - 71
Endurance - 76

I used the “With All Your Might” prep tank for all three heats and won easily.

The trophy will unlock when you are on the podium after winning the Master Class.