Aerial Recovery
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| Aerial Recovery (エアリカバリー Ea Rikabarī, lit. "Air Recovery") | ||||||
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Quickly regains balance with  when knocked down.
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| Attack | Element | Power | Drive Value | Deflect | Finishing Blow | |
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| Aerial Recovery | — | — | — | — | — | |
| AP Cost | 2 | MP Cost | 0 | |||
| Aerial Recovery (エアリカバリー Ea Rikabarī, lit. "Air Recovery") | |||
Press Press  if you are sent flying to regain your balance.
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| Attack | Power | Critical Chance | Flinches |
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| Aerial Recovery | — | X | X |
| Aerial Recovery (エアリカバリー Ea Rikabarī, lit. "Air Recovery") | ||||||||||
| Allows you to regain your balance after being attacked in midair by pressing .
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| Attack | No. of Hits | Power | Critical % | Clock Gauge | Blocks Hit | |||||
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| LV 0 | LV 50 | LV 100 | ||||||||
| Aerial Recovery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | — | — | |||
| Type | Element | Status | Reload Speed |
Aerial Use | Keyblade Reach | |||||
| — | — | — | — | X | X | |||||
| Aerial Recovery (エアリカバリー Ea Rikabarī, lit. "Air Recovery") | |||||||||||
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| Press after being knocked into the air by a powerful blow to regain balance.
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| LV | CP Required | Attack | No. of Hits | Power | |||||||
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| LV1 | — | Aerial Recovery | — | — | |||||||
| Element | Status Effect | Reload Speed | Command Gauge | ||||||||
| — | — | — | +0 | ||||||||
| Aerial Recovery (エアリカバリー Ea Rikabarī, lit. "Air Recovery") | |||||||
Press  after an attack knocks you into the air to right yourself.
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| Attack | Element | Power | Reaction Value |
Status | Flinch Resistance | ||
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| Aerial Recovery | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Aerial Recovery (エアリカバリー Ea Rikabarī, lit. "Air Recovery") | ||||||
| Press after taking damage in the air to right yourself.
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| Attack | Element | Power | Guard? | Status | ||
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| Form Value | Reaction Value | Revenge Value | Repel LV | |||
| Aerial Recovery | — | — | — | — | ||
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Aerial Recovery (エアリカバリー Ea Rikabarī, lit. "Air Recovery") is a technique introduced in Kingdom Hearts II. It allows the user to upright themselves after being knocked into the air by an enemy attack.
Mechanics[edit]
In Kingdom Hearts II, Aerial Recovery is a support ability triggered by pressing , 
in the Japanese releases, after getting knocked into the air. It costs 2 AP to equip. In contrast to Retaliating Slash, Sora is granted brief invulnerability when performing Aerial Recovery, and can parry enemy attacks.
In Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Aerial Recovery is an ability panel that can be leveled up from Aerial Recovery LV1 to Aerial Recovery LV2 and Aerial Recovery LV3 by linking A. Recovery LV+ Ⓛ (リカバリーアップⓁ Rikabarī Appu Ⓛ, lit. "Recovery Up Ⓛ") panels. It is triggered by pressing after getting knocked into the air. At higher levels it can be activated more quickly after taking a hit and the user recovers movement and action capability faster afterwards.
In Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, Aerial Recovery is a Bonus Booster ability that is triggered by pressing after getting knocked back.
In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, Aerial Recovery is a reprisal command that is triggered by pressing 
, in the Japanese releases, after getting knocked into the air. It can be equipped in place of a Payback-type command.
In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Aerial Recovery is a reprisal command that is triggered by pressing after getting knocked back. It can be equipped in place of a Payback-type command. It grants +1 to Defense when attached to a Dream Eater recipe.
In Kingdom Hearts III, Aerial Recovery is an action ability that costs 2 AP to equip. It is triggered by pressing , in the Japanese releases, after getting knocked into the air.
Learning Aerial Recovery[edit]
Kingdom Hearts II[edit]
- Roxas learns Aerial Recovery after defeating the Dusks at the Station of Serenity.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]
Aerial Recovery can be purchased for 270 Heart Points once Roxas is promoted to Novice rank.- Aerial Recovery ③ can be purchased for 2400 Heart Points once Roxas is promoted to Agent rank.
A. Recovery LV+ Ⓛ can be obtained from a chest at Halloween Town Square in Mission 54 and from a chest at the Tea Party Garden in Mission 55.
Panels which link to Aerial Recovery[edit]
Quick Recovery Ⓛ: Allows you to perform an aerial recovery more quickly.
Aerial Payback Ⓛ: Allows you to respond with a powerful counterattack after an aerial recovery.
Smash Recovery Ⓛ: Allows you to knock away nearby enemies when you perform an aerial recovery.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]
- Data-Sora learns Aerial Recovery by linking the CPU to the respective Bonus Booster in the second section of the Stat Matrix.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix[edit]
- Terra, Ventus, and Aqua can purchase Aerial Recovery from the Medal Shop for 320 medals.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]
- Sora and Riku can purchase Aerial Recovery from the Moogle Shop for 400 munny (320 munny during Bargain Flurry) at Shop Level 6 or higher.
- Sora and Riku can purchase Aerial Recovery as a drop bonus for 30 DP at Shop Level 4 or higher.
Kingdom Hearts III[edit]
- Sora learns Aerial Recovery after defeating the Heartless in Andy's House.[1]
- Guardian Form has Aerial Recovery as a form ability.
- Riku has Aerial Recovery as a default ability.
- Aqua has Aerial Recovery as a default ability.
Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind[edit]
- Roxas has Aerial Recovery as a default ability.
- Kairi has Aerial Recovery as a default ability.
Other appearances[edit]
Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-[edit]
- Aqua can right herself with when launched midair by an enemy by default.
- The phantom Aqua performs a maneuver similar to Aerial Recovery when breaking out of Aqua's combos.
Kingdom Hearts III[edit]
Anti-Aqua performs a maneuver similar to Aerial Recovery when breaking out of Sora's combos.
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ On Critical Mode, Sora has Aerial Recovery as a default ability.
