There are 14 elemental types in Cassette Beasts, and it is important to have at least a basic understanding of how they interact with one another. However, with so many different elemental types in the game, it can be quite difficult to keep track of every single interaction. This difficulty may lead some JRPG fans to search for a Cassette Beasts type chart that they can easily reference, and that is exactly what can be found in this guide.
To note, there is an in-game elemental type chart that players can view at any time, including while they are in battle. To obtain this Cassette Beasts chart, fans of monster collecting video games must simply read the Ranger Handbook that Kayleigh provides near the beginning of the game, and it can be accessed during a fight by selecting Item and then navigating to the Misc. tab.
Cassette Beasts: Elemental Type Chart
Beast | Air | Astral | Earth | Fire | Ice | Lightning | Metal | Plant | Plastic | Poison | Water | Glass | Glitter | |
Beast | Debuff: Glass Shards x3 | Transmutation: Beast Coating x3 | ||||||||||||
Air | Buff: AP Boost x3 | Debuffs: Melee Attack Down x3, Ranged Attack Down x3 | Buff: Multitarget x3 | Debuff: AP Drain x3 | Debuff: Resonance x1 | Transmutation: Air Coating x3 | ||||||||
Astral | Debuff: AP Drain x3 | Buff: AP Boost x3 | Debuff: AP Drain x3 | Debuff: AP Drain x3 | Debuff: AP Drain x3 | Transmutation: Astral Coating x3 | ||||||||
Earth | Buff: AP Boost x3 | Debuffs: Melee Attack Down x3, Ranged Attack Down x3 | Debuff: Unitarget x3 | Debuffs: Evasion Down x3, Speed Down x3 | Transmutation: Earth Coating x3 | |||||||||
Fire | Buff: Air Wall x2 | Buff: AP Boost x3 | Transmutation: Water Coating x3 | Debuff: Burned x3 | Debuff: Burned x3 | Transmutation: Poison Coating x3 | Debuff: Burned x3 | Buff: Healing Steam x3 | Transmutation: Fire Coating x3 | |||||
Ice | Debuff: Accuracy Down x3 | Buff: Multitarget x3 | Transmutation: Ice Coating x3, Flinched x1 | Transmutation: Ice Coating x3 | ||||||||||
Lightning | Debuff: Conductive x3 | Transmutation: Glass Coating x3 | Debuff: Conductive x3 | Debuff: Conductive x3 | Buff: Contact Dmg x3 | Debuff: Conductive x3 | Transmutation: Lightning Coating x3 | |||||||
Metal | Debuff: Berserk x3 | Debuffs: Melee Defense Down x3, Ranged Defense Down x3 | Debuffs: Melee Defense Down x3, Ranged Defense Down x3 | Buff: Multitarget x3 | Debuff: Glass Shards x3 | Transmutation: Metal Coating x3 | ||||||||
Plant | Debuff: Leeched x3 | Buff: Evasion Up x3 | Debuff: Unitarget x3 | Buff: Melee Attack Up x3, Ranged Attack Up x3 | Debuff: Leeched x3 | Transmutation: Plant Coating x3 | ||||||||
Plastic | Debuff: AP Drain x3 | Buff: Evasion Up x3 | Debuff: Unitarget x3 | Transmutation: Plastic Coating x3 | ||||||||||
Poison | Debuff: Berserk x3 | Buff: Contact Dmg x3 | Buff: AP Boost x3 | Buff: Contact Dmg x3 | Debuff: Poisoned x3 | Transmutation: Poison Coating x3 | ||||||||
Water | Buff: AP Boost x3 | Debuffs: Melee Defense Down x3, Ranged Defense Down x3 | Debuffs: Melee Attack Down x3, Ranged Attack Down x3 | Buff: Melee Defense Up x3, Ranged Defense Up x3 | Buff: Multitarget x3 | Debuffs: Melee Defense Down x3, Ranged Defense Down x3 | Buff: Healing Leaf x3 | Transmutation: Water Coating x3 | ||||||
Glass | Debuff: Unitarget x3 | Transmutation: Glass Coating x3 | ||||||||||||
Glitter | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 | Transmutation: Glitter Coating x3 |
To provide some additional clarity on how these charts are to be read, the elements on the top indicate the defending monster's type, and the elements on the left indicate the move type. To attempt to concretize that idea with an example, using a Fire-type move on an Air-type monster will give the defending creature a buff (green), while using an Air-type move on a Fire-type monster will give the defending creature a debuff (red). Notably, a move that creates a debuff does not deal increased damage, and a move that creates a buff does not deal decreased damage in this Pokemon-like game.
One final thing to mention is that simply knowing whether an attack will generate a buff or debuff is often enough to overcome a foe, and the top chart alone provides all that information. However, players that really want to master Cassette Beasts' combat system should try to use the second chart in order to create debuffs that give them the greatest advantage. Additionally, these open-world RPG fans should work on incorporating transmutations (yellow) into their battles to alter their opponents' types and push their edge even further.
Cassette Beasts is available now on PC.