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** There's also [[BonusDungeon Lake Dohr and Bahamut's Lair]], at least in the [[NintendoDS DS]] [[VideoGameRemake remake]]. Even better than the Undersea Cave, though you can't reach them until you get the third airship, the Invincible. Unfortunately, Lake Dohr can't be accessed after you defeat [[BonusBoss Leviathan]], however Bahamut's Lair remains open as long as you need it. [[NintendoHard You're going to need it.]]

* In ''KingdomHeartsII'', there's a specific area of the Pride Lands--Pride Rock, specifically--with an incredibly thick swarm of Heartless in it. By using area-of-effect spells like [[strike:Magnet]] Magnega, one can gain massive amounts of experience in a short time. Removed, alas, in the [[UpdatedRerelease Final Mix version.]]

*** I'm pretty sure the Monad block opens up as soon as you reach the highest level you can prior to the very last roadblock opening up for the final encounter - at least in the PAL version. I had to grind up in Monad so I ''could'' beat the Reaper.

See also the OneUpSampo.

** There is a section in an early part of the game where the party is on a raft which can move through a repeating loop of river without player interaction, and Banon, a GuestStarPartyMember, has a no-MP heal command. The upshot of this was that rubber-banding down the controller on one button and leaving the SNES on overnight would let you come back to find your characters around level 60 with only a few hours of real playtime elapsed. Most expert players would advise against using this trick at this point in the game, though, as the best stat gains are had when Espers (acquired much later) are equipped. (Though the game will become quite easy at level 60+ regardless.)

** For higher-level grinding in ''Disgaea'', Cave of Ordeals 3 has a 3x3 grid of enemies that can easily be attacked by a swordsman or mage without any risk of them taking any actions.

** Don't forget the Swamp Room in the Northern Crater as this is the only location to fight Movers which appear in groups of three and grant 800 AP each! Magic Pots can also be found here to convert your extra elixirs into massive experience points.

** Don't forget the Swamp Room in the Northern Crater, as this is the only location to fight Movers which appear in groups of three and grant 800 AP each! Magic Pots can also be found here to convert your extra elixirs into massive experience points.

* The Tower of Valni in ''FireEmblem: The Sacred Stones'' is a good place to train, but the chests and dropped items are also fairly valuable.

* Even games that aren't exactly RPGs can do this. ''CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' has a nearly unbeatable enemy located in the Royal Chapel called a Spiked Ball. Despite not being an enemy so much as a piece of weaponry that just happens to be lying in one particular spot, you can destroy it if you stand as close as possible to it, equip a fist weapon, and hold the attack button for a minute or two. It's a piece of cake to gain 10 levels in this room if you so desire.
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* The [[TropeNamer trope name]] comes from the FanNickname for a peninsula north of Pravoka in ''FinalFantasyI'' - originally a GoodBadBug where a few squares accidentally held the data for the wrong area of monsters, but it quickly became popular due to its potential for massive experience early on. All rereleases have kept said bug.

* ''FinalFantasyVII'' has Junon Cannon Alarm. After the trip through the sea, you can return to Junon and go to the passageway under the lift (which Rufus ride earlier). There are bunch of Shinra Troops practising military parade and red switch on the wall. Press the switch and you can fight enemies that'll get you level 60 or more.

* Even games that aren't exactly RPG's can do this. ''CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' has a nearly unbeatable enemy located in the Royal Chapel called a Spiked Ball. Despite not being an enemy so much as a piece of weaponry that just happens to be lying in one particular spot, you can destroy it if you stand as close as possible to it, equip a fist weapon, and hold the attack button for a minute or two. It's a piece of cake to gain 10 levels in this room if you so desire.

* ''FinalFantasyV'' has the basement of Bal Castle, and only one kind of enemy: Objet d'Art. They come in groups of two and five, and are vulnerable to Level 5 Death. Groups of two give you 4 [=ABP=], while groups of five give you 8. This makes it the ideal grinding spot for Jobs for a good portion of the game. [=AND=] the castle has its own Inn and save point.

* In ''FinalFantasyV'', we have the castle with the sealed legendary weapons in world 2. When you first go there, you'll meet dragons who are much too tough for you. If you have a tamer in the party, however, those monsters can be controlled with the "Control" ability, and made to kill themselves for massive XP. Finally, there is the basement of Galuf's Castle, where monsters who give lots of AP (the points used to learn job abilities) spawn, and all those monsters are vulnerable to the blue magic "LVL 5 Doom" which will instant kill the entire group of monsters. You can grind those two castles to turn your party into an unstoppable fighting force.
** It is also possible to kill these monsters instantly (one at a time) by using the 'soft' item on them. Soft is purchasable in the castle above, and costs less than the gold recevied for killing the monsters.

** And you can get even ''easier'' XP once you've unlocked Gabranth (The FFXII character). His special attacks don't do any damage, just make him stand still and charge up his EX gauge. If you set his AI to cautious, he won't attack you directly, so as long as you keep at him, stopping him from charging up his gauge, he won't do any damage to you, even at level 100, at which point you'll be getting up to 3 levels per kill with a low-level character.

* In ''KingdomHeartsII'', there's a specific area of the Pride Lands--Pride Rock, specifically--with an incredibly thick swarm of Heartless in it. By using area-of-effect spells like Magnet, one can gain massive amounts of experience in a short time. Removed, alas, in the [[UpdatedRerelease Final Mix version.]]

* In ''KingdomHeartsII'', there's a specific area of the Pride Lands with an incredibly thick swarm of Heartless in it. By using area-of-effect spells like Magnet, one can gain massive amounts of experience in a short time. Removed, alas, in the [[UpdatedRerelease Final Mix version.]]
*** It's Pride Rock specifically, if you go through Simba's lair and onto the top where you fought Scar, IIRC. There should be a cloud that remains, and will stay there if you keep at least one alive, then leave and re-enter the area.

* Any DragonQuest game but the first. Linking monsters. You figure out the rest.