Ant Lion enemy line

The Ant Lion, Roach, and Doodle Bug are species of monsters found in Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age. These monsters, resembling huge bugs with visible pincers, are palette swaps of each other and have differing levels of power and defense. This is a monster line that was introduced in Golden Sun and expanded upon in The Lost Age. All three are associated with the Mars element.

Full details on each monster's programmed statistics can be found in the raw data.

Ant Lion
An Ant Lion is a large tan member with red legs and pincers. It has 400 HP, 32 PP, 160 Attack, 45 Defense, 58 Agility, and 19 Luck. Its resistances are very lopsided; while resistant to Mars Psynergy, it is increasingly much weaker to Venus and Jupiter, and finally Mercury-based attacks.

Ant Lions have a number of attack options including a physical attack, the Monster skill Sonic Wave, for enhanced damage to a single target, and the Psynergies Earthquake, for Venus damage, and Flare Wall, for Mars damage, both which targets multiple Adepts. Its PP rating limits its flexibility with these Psynergy moves.

Felling an Ant Lion yields 168 EXP, 320 coins, and in rare cases, a Vial. Ant Lions are fought in Lamakan Desert, but not as random encounters; instead they hide within stone circles identical to the ones containing oases and can only be seen by casting Reveal. If the player is too close to the Ant Lion's pitfall, they'll be forced into battle. Status-wise, Ant Lions are the strongest non-boss enemy in the desert.

Roach
A Roach is a light-blue member with dark blue legs and pincers. It has 211 HP, 27 PP, 252 Attack, 72 Defense, 92 Agility, and 4 Luck; this gives it less HP, PP, and Luck than its predecessor. Its resistances are very lopsided; while resistant to Mars Psynergy, it is increasingly much weaker to Venus and Jupiter, and finally Mercury-based attacks.

Roach has the same attack options as Ant Lion, except Earthquake has been replaced by Quake Sphere, for stronger Venus damage to multiple targets.

Roaches yield less EXP and coins then their lesser counterpart when defeated; 144 EXP, 120 coins, and sometimes, a Bramble Seed. Roaches are randomly encountered in Suhalla Desert as a moderately-challenging foe.

Doodle Bug
A Doodle Bug is a violet member with red legs and pincers. It has 202 HP, 22 PP, 329 Attack, 109 Defense, 173 Agility, and 12 Luck; this gives it less HP and PP than its predecessor. Its resistances are very lopsided; while resistant to Mars Psynergy, it is increasingly much weaker to Venus and Jupiter, and finally Mercury-based attacks.

Doodle Bug has the same physical attack and monster skill as its predecessors but has some new Psynergy options, including Briar and Wild Growth, both for Venus damage to multiple targets. Its PP rating limits its flexibility with these Psynergy moves.

Felling a Doodle Bug yields 417 EXP, 176 coins, and sometimes a Smoke Bomb. They are battled at Mars Lighthouse and are some of the final enemies fought in The Lost Age. Status-wise, they are the weakest enemy in the area.