Breath

Breath is a Jupiter Djinni found in Golden Sun: The Lost Age, and is numerically the eighth Jupiter Djinni and thus the first Jupiter Djinni introduced in The Lost Age.

Riki and Tavi had been trying to and failing to catch the Djinni previously.

Location
Breath is found in the Shrine of the Sea God, where you must chase it through the caves and trap it with a Moveable torch to acquire it (through battle).

As an opponent
Breath has 267 HP, 24 PP, 65 Attack, 17 Defense, 50 Agility, and 8 Luck.

It can use a standard physical attack as well as cast Bolt, Ray, Slash, and Whirlwind.

When felled it yields 109 EXP and 126 coins.

Description
When Set, it increases base HP by 9, base Agility by 3, and base Luck by 1.

When used, Breath cures the target party member with 40% of its maximum HP, and the effect always occurs first in battle regardless of the user's Agility.

Analysis
The ability to heal is a welcome ability early in the game, especially since Breath is likely to be set on Sheba, who lacks the ability to heal otherwise without usage of items. An added bonus is that it will always happen before the enemy gets a chance to attack and deal additional damage.

Name Origin
Breathing is the act of moving air through the lungs. Many species must breathe in order to live, explaining why the Djinni Breath restores HP. Also, normal breathing is a fairly unconscious and automatic action, which may be why Breath always takes its action at the beginning of the turn.