Strago learns different Lores by seeing an enemy use the ability (or, in some cases, seeing Gau, Relm, or Gogo use it with either the Rage or Sketch abilities) and by surviving the battle. Unlike in other Final Fantasy games, he does not have to be hit with the spell to learn it; he just has to "see" it be cast, and as such, cannot learn a Lore when he is afflicted with KO, Petrify, Zombie, Blind, Sleep, Confuse, Berserk, Stop, Hidden, Freeze, or Rage at the time the Lore is used. All Lores are magical. The optional character Gogo may also use the Lore command, but is unable to learn new Lores.