The game has a training session in the first save crystal. In this crystal, talk to the store owner, and choose "Training" from the list. While in this room, kill the enemies (one hit), and they may drop Zoe, which you can keep. To exit and keep your money, talk to the crystal.
Equipment upgrade
At the end of the Canyon of Defile, there is an open area with some trees and cliffs to the south. One of the trees in the open area has a Palmira Bee in it. Get it to appear and kill it. It will drop a piece of Red Palmira. Next, drop off the cliffs. The second to last tree before you go into the Land of the Deadwill have another Palmira Bee in it. Go into the Land of the Dead and go to the left. There is a dead tree on the edge of the cliff with another Palmira Bee. Just to the west of the tree is a group of boulders. One of the boulders has another Palmira Bee. By going back out of the area, into the Canyon of Defile, you will respawn all of the bees. Kill them all again and repeat to get as much Red Palmira as desired. Find an opponent then wait until all three characters are close to the target. Press Triangle, Square, Circle in order to do the characters' combo. If done correctly, a 3-hit combo will appear and a Yellow Palmira and several Blue Palmiras will appear. Use these to upgrade at the shop by talking to the big blue elephant in front of you. Note: Weaker enemies give many Blue Palmiras; fight them often.
Gameshark Codes
Must Be On
0E3C7DF21853E59E
EE8EFECEBCCA66D2
Max Soul
CEBF27BEBCA9C292
CEBF27B8BCA9C292
CE48D14EBCA9C292
CE48D14ABCA9C292
CE48D156BCA9C292
CE48D152BCA9C292
Max Zoe
CEBF27BABCA9C292
Darius-Always Fine Condition
CEBF276EBCA99B83
Darius-Grade 9 Accessory
CEBF26CCBCA99B8C
Darius-Max PP
CEBF26CEBCA9C292
Ruyan-Grade 9 Accessory
CEBF2550BCA99B8C
Ruyan-Max PP
CEBF2552BCA9C292
Faeana-Grade 9 Accessory
CEBF25E4BCA99B8C
Faeana-Max PP
CEBF25E6BCA9C292
Max/Infinite Zoe
DEBF27BABCAA2122
First Person Mode
CEBF6526BCA99B83
CEBF6520BCA9DD4B