Sour

Sour is a Mercury Djinni found in Golden Sun: The Lost Age, and is numerically the ninth Mercury Djinni found overall and the second found in The Lost Age.

Location
Sour is found as a random encounter on the overworld map in the plains area northeast of Mikasalla, where it then must be battled to be acquired.

As an opponent
Sour has 291 HP, 26 PP, 75 Attack, 19 Defense, 57 Agility, and 9 Luck.

It can use a standard physical attack as well as cast Frost, Ice, Cool, Douse, and Froth.

When felled it yields 130 EXP and 152 coins.

Description
When Set, it increases base HP by 8, base PP by 4, and base Attack by 3.

When used, Sour damages the foe with Mercury damage 50% above the user’s normal attack damage and reduces the target’s resistance by 40, and later it can be used again to drop it further down to 80.

Analysis
Sour's ability to drop resistence can be very good, but many use this Djinni to simply attack an enemy and not worry about stat changes. But when used properly, a drop in resistence can help against some of the stronger enemies.

Name Orgin
At first glance, Sour seems like an unlikely name for a Mercury Djinni. However, sourness is the taste that detects acidity. Acids are typically considered liquids or are associated with them, hence the reason Sour is a Mercury Djinni.