Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 - Consistent Bulky Vendors (Found by Ahirun)

Ahirun's original video didn't get noticed enough imo, so here is a super detailed explanation of how to farm Bulky Vendors in 2FM or 2.5. This strat will make it so you always get a Bulky Vendor in the rooms they spawn in, making it really easy to get Serenity items and Orichalcums for Synthing.
Original video (no audio commentary): • KH2FM Efficient Bulky ...
Bulky Vendor Locations:
Land of Dragons: Checkpoint (Mission Room)
Olympus: Cave of the Dead: Entrance (Cerberus fight room)
Beast's Castle: The West Hall (Room before Thresholder)
Halloween Town: Candy Cane Lane (With Carousel)
Agrabah: Bazaar (with all the stands)
Video summary: Load any save file when you have access to Bulky Vendors (if original 2FM prob have to hard reset console, for 2.5 just quit to main menu). Then go to any Bulky Vendor location. If you get a Bulky Vendor, transition the room 3 times after. If you don't get one, re-enter the room only 2 instead. Then they will be everywhere else.
Repeat this when you get to the last area. Try to do the re-enter trick where there is only 1 Bulky Vendor (not Olympus/HT) so you can abuse this even better.
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[@Aworkinprogress81]

Oh I completely forgot about the Bulky Vendors giving Serenity Crystals, I just needed two more for the last synthesis items, and thanks to this video I got them and I have 100% on all Synthesis Notes.

[@SirKnightSurefireTactics]

Thanks man, I have been trying to do this farming the long way for quite some time. Really appreciate the assistance in showing a much faster method

[@PsychicWars]

Thanks for posting. Final Mix made the item crafting system less convenient in a lot of ways, but removing Serenity Crystals as a standard drop was one of the worst.

[@LyghtWaves]

Thanks for all the time you've put into this game man. Kingdom Hearts II is one of my favorite games of all time, and your Data Org. & Synth guides were particularly helpful in platinuming this game.

[@t.j.marian7338]

If you want a good strategy for getting serenity crystals, corner one of the gumball machines and keep walking back and forth so it cant escape the corner, then it should leap at 3/4 health and thats when you want to catch it for a crystal

[@t.j.marian7338]

I should also add: if you give them space when they are in a corner, they will leap toward you and land close enough that you should immediately be able to catch them

[@lupinedreamexpress]

Thanks BB! Performing this strat right now because I ran out o Serenity Gems while maxing stats on Crit. Additional thanks for your KH2 speedruns and your/Sonic's research for this game.

[@blackghostcat]

Wait, what's the point of maxing stats on crit?

[@ajddavid452]

5:01 Orichalcum+? dual-wielding Ultima weapons anybody?

[@dmas7749]

Lmao

[@BastetTheQueen]

there's no way we can do that because orichalcum+ has only 7 in the entire game lol

[@markmayonnaise1163]

+Nico Gatti No shit.

[@reesewhittington6778]

@@BastetTheQueen *_emulator hacking tho-_*

[@NatsuDragneel-ge7hm]

Oh my god dude, thanks for having this video up. Lifesaver for sure.

[@GrayRocky]

Pro tip: This also works for the original KH2FM (Japanese) and not just for 2.5

[@RyanBplays]

love you and your kingdom heart knowledge! helps me so much.

[@shadowfreak1101]

I tested this in Vanilla KH2 as well, and sure enough, it works there, too. This'll work well for a certain challenge I have in mind to do later, on both versions...

[@TheShadowLight13]

I did this method just minus from a save file and it worked just fine I just wanted you to know and say thank you to you and the one who found this method for the upload it saved me hours of work

[@BastetTheQueen]

thank you man, that was REALLY helpful

[@lepetitluh]

Damn! It really works. Thanks a lot, man!

[@omnisel]

I was clearing through the game, did the Mushrooms, and I straight up didn't have Bulky Vendor to complete the Heartless section of the Journal. I probably would have been stuck just walking around for a few hours until I happen to run into one. Cheers

[@Xephiro]

Interesting trick, I'll have to use it when I get 2.5 or when I play 2FM on my emulator...

[@zodiark111]

freaking fantastic, you've saved me so much time man. Thanks!

[@LtBasil]

This was very helpful. Thank you.

[@adeldajorn3134]

this saved me when i was looking for serenity gems in late game

[@Gamesmarts194]

My only question is why they have 2 Bulky Vendors spawn in Agrabah, but one immediately disappears when you destroy the stands.

[@nickvu5360]

I always have some issues trying to catch them during the serenity crystal stage, thoughts?

[@jay____l]

Biz ftw!

[@TemplarBlonic]

THANK you, Bliz!

[@ordinary_]

Can you re-enter the areas multiple times (over 3) or does it mess the flags up

[@roniusadethel9768]

Extremely helpful, thank you.

[@keny1555]

question do you read Japanese? is that why everyone on youtube that posts stuff for 2.5 FM has the Japanese version. or is it cuz of something in the game's code of the Japanese version that allows for a special trick or something?

[@Darrylmykea]

It's just because the Japanese version came out much earlier and a lot of them are speedrunners who were used to speedrunning the original game in Japanese.

[@jpHasABadHandle]

Radish 64 With 2.5 it's the load times. They're borked in English.

[@kratosgow09]

Does lucky rings and the lucky2x abilities affect the bulky vendor drops? I always go for the 2nd reaction command and sometimes it drops orichalcums and serenity stones.

[@shadow894]

Thanks for the video, and tell Ahirum thanks as well

[@Kasaix]

I just found a Bulky Vendor in Beasts Castle, just about to fight Xaldin. I managed to get an Oricalcum and Serenity item. Strange, I didn't even know about Bulky Vendors.

[@nicholaspoling9691]

These jerks always disappear as soon as enter the room, for too long I had no idea I had to find them, cause I convinced myself that you needed to time it perfectly of square + triangle, before they disappear.

[@UnboundSavage]

I saw that The last bulky vendor From Halloweentown actually gave you A weapon?? What weapon is that?

[@ShySpeedruns]

Thanks! works on pc too, playing on steam :D

[@popsmokesintern6577]

Thanks bro 👍🏽🙏🏽

[@GigaGamerXP]

What's the pattern for getting what you want out of him?

[@Quorthayn]

This KZbin video was indubitably accommodating. I am exceedingly appreciative and I am certain that this will help me in accomplishing my objective of achieving the platinum trophy for the video game Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix on the console PlayStation 3. As I'm sure you are aware, it is quite the bitch. Much obliged.

[@diddy_dante]

does this work on 1.5 + 2.5 (ps4)

[@mrrayan1235]

itsssdante Campregher yeah it does, I did it on my goal for Plat Trophy

[@kurolunaa]

leveling up has never been easier thx bizkut I level up every 1-2 run

[@dmas7749]

Levelling up? Lmao that's not what this is specifically for

[@ilhama3214]

@@dmas7749 He/She's just discovered Magnega+Thundaga tactic while farming at the same time,that's pretty neat if you think about it

[@zarakisan11]

this method doesnt seem to work for me. 2.5 ps4

[@sune1008]

Does it work in OG KH2?

[@Bizkit047]

Works in all versions of KH2

[@sune1008]

Bizkit047 Thank You!

[@raxes1144]

Lol how do you get the japanese version? I thought final mix is only english even in japan

[@RareT888]

This game is japanese of course there is japanese version

[@stephendoyle3077]

bulky vendors won't appear for me? I've even tried this method but nothing do i need to wait till certain point of the game?

[@FF8Irvine_Fan]

As far as I can tell, you have to have beaten the first visit to a world, and unlocked the second. All I can tell you is if the "Battle Level" for, say, Land of Dragons is at Battle Level 35, then they can spawn.

[@FurryHades98068]

Does this work with the ps4 version of 2.5 or was it patched?

[@dexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx6537]

Why do u play in Japanese? Do u just prefer it or is there some kind of benifit i didnt know about?

[@Radical-Randy]

i know this is a 3 month old comment, but the ps3 version of 2.5 had atrocious load times, and the Japanese version of 2.5 was slightly quicker with loading

[@blackghostcat]

Also the control scheme is considered better in certain views. You attack with circle instead of cross

[@natsusekai6190]

Does anyone know if this works in the original PS2 KH2? I'm not talking about 2.5 or final mix. EDIT: I've just gone and tested it and confirmed that it does work for the original kingdom hearts 2!

[@Bizkit047]

It works on all versions

[@adwuan]

Holy crap it is this simple?!?!

[@stephenweber7253]

Does this work for the 1.5 + 2.5 ps4 re-release?

[@afifauzan8703]

Does the bulky vendor drop bright gem? i need those item for synthesis items :(

[@Senny_V]

Check his other videos for synthesis guides, including enemies to farm for every item

[@Evnyofdeath]

Could anyone tell me why, whenever Bulky Vendors spawn in my game, they instantly despawn after the game throws up the "It's a rare Heartless!" message. I want to farm their items, but they won't stay long enough for me to go near them.

[@Mungusss]

You usually need to do something to get them to spawn like destroy the tent hut things in agrahbah

[@Evnyofdeath]

***** Ah, that's what I was doing wrong. Thanks.

[@robinfm2116]

Playing 1.5+2.5 fm, trick seems not to work after you have done one rotation. No matter how often i tried to reenter a single bulk Location, they never reset the flags until i reload from the Menu. Pretty frustrating - someone got an advice?

[@Bizkit047]

You must be doing it wrong, it works fine for me on PS4. You have to hard reset the console and do what the video says exactly to get it going

[@robinfm2116]

@@Bizkit047 so u mean they dont reset again cuz i dont started from a completly shut down PS4 but from energy save mode?

[@robinfm2116]

@@Bizkit047 i Guess i found the Problem. The original said "after all rooms have been visited, it resets" since i wasnt in agrabah so far maybe thats why the game waits to get the bulks there too in order to reset flags? But u skipped worlds too and they reseted so i gettin a bit confused

[@justinparker2269]

Question, how do you get all the wearable crowns?

[@LLMOSBEY75]

Defeating Terra/Lingering Will, Rank A on all Mushroom 13, And defeating all Data Organization 13

[@dylanramon335]

You didnt know about the three room reset thing thats how i grinded for final form

[@aKNeKr]

Can you explain?

[@ChibiTails]

+Tim Nonnekes I know this was a long time ago but I think he's somehow managed to confuse this video with the three-room-away respawns for enemies.

[@motalkbadazs]

@@aKNeKr you kill all enemies in one room. run to another room and another. Come back. Profit

[@TroupLPs]

Hey, I know Im late, But Im playing final mix for the PS2 and can I still do this? If yes, can I do this after Ive completed the worlds, Im just wondering if they can only spawn a certain amount of times before they go away forever lmao

[@kurumitokisaki3704]

you can do it. sorry for being 11 months l8 s1r

[@Kashados]

Shut up

[@zanebluster7397]

It’s so big I won’t be able to take it!!!!!!

[@shanosita7570]

I have to ask. How do you play a level one?

[@rpglover5955]

put on no experience ability which comes with you from the start of the game

[@aspreedacore]

Kingdom Fantasy223 Also make sure its on critical mode(the only way to have it at the start of the game, otherwise you have to get the mushroom keyblade but you have to be overleveled to get that anyway.

[@marekkozina7693]

Why am I only getting serenity shards? I've gone through half a dozen cycles. Is there some trick to getting them to drop crystals/stones? Thanks for the guide, btw!

[@Bizkit047]

Wait longer to do their RC to get the better items

[@shadowwwwwwwwwww]

eeeeeexcellent

[@Matthaeus8]

can this be done one the ps3 version as well?

[@Yorunatto]

Matthaeus8 What Part of 2.5 do you not understand? 2.5 is the PS3 Version

[@humbledexrian]

Why do they disappear Immediately?

[@Sparanda314]

Destroy or interact with something in the area like he does in the video to get them to appear.

[@pimentejm]

My god I forgot how bad the load times were lol

[@KojinMacJorn]

Does this work in the English version? O.o

[@ChibiTails]

+Kojin MacJorn Yes. Currently doing it myself.

[@zer0774]

Orikalcum*

[@PaperTree]

Its kinda silly how obvious it is that he is playing on ps3.

[@supersorrow6945]

What is lvl 1 mean, im not understanding plz tell me thank you

[@The08linkin]

IN 2FM, If you play it on Critical, you get a ability called EXP Zero. This makes it so you get no EXP at all.

[@ubermaster1]

He's using Zero EXP, which stops him from leveling entirely, thus he is Lv 1

[@TheHostilians]

How do you not understand what level 1 is?

[@CellarDoorx06]

They just keep giving me STONES!!!! This is killing me man...I went around to each one, and each I let bounce around for at least 10 seconds before capturing it...Serenity STONE. This fucking SUCKS man...I don't know what to do!!! 😭

[@block36079]

You’re supposed to wait till at prime capsule, and at least limited capsule, reaction commands.

[@vergilkuchiki8771]

well shit that's broken as hell

[@TheCedricnet]

the only reason i see use in this is early pls tell it does work early game like finishing port royal

[@AlsoMeowskivich]

oh man, I was gonna leave a like, but.... 777 likes... that's a jackpot, man. can't ruin that!

[@RadiantDarkBlaze]

You can leave a like now; there's 806 likes as of when I posted this.

[@derce140394]

日本語版でもロードが長！

[@Hme009]

please go watch darkkefka fighting the data organization he has a cool method for axel rarely fails, unless you suck A LOT

[@PlaystationTalks]

Guy if ur looking to get the Crystals 100% of the time u need to let thier HP drain all the way down to one bar i gotten one every time doing this

[@lilhomiegaming7955]

Thanks bro🤙🏾🤙🏾