Tales Of Symphonia: How To Change Tech

As with the rest of the series, Tales of Symphonia features a real-time combat system that implements regular and special attacks. The special attacks are sometimes referred to as Artes in the Tales series, but in Tales of Symphonia, these techniques are called Tech.

As the story progresses, Lloyd and the party will have access to Tech moves, and players can swap them in and out for different attacks and healing abilities, like First Aid, as the characters level up. Some skills in Tales of Symphonia require conditions to be met so they can unlock more advanced versions. For example, perform Lloyd's Sonic Thrust attack 200 times, and he can use the Lightning Thrust when he reaches level 5.

How To Access The Party's Tech

Tales of Symphonia battle - Kratos using Demon Fang

The party can access their Tech abilities from the menu screen on the field map or when the Tales of Symphonia characters are exploring towns and villages. To use Techs in battle, the player must press the Circle - or B on Xbox and A on the Switch - and the directional buttons. To access Tech , use the following steps:

Press the Triangle button on the PlayStation, the Y button on Xbox, or the X button on the Nintendo Switch.
Select Tech, and press the X button, A on Xbox, or B on the Switch.

Tales of Symphonia selecting Tech in the menu

Select Lloyd if he is the main controlled character and assign one of his abilities to the directional buttons, up, down, and horizontal. Or they can be allocated to the L2/LT/LZ and R2/RT/RZ.
For the characters controlled by the AI, select them to view the list of Tech skills. Players can use the Triangle/Y/X button to ensure their Techs are used automatically in combat, or they can be switched off entirely.

Healing Tech

Certain characters in Tales of Symphonia have healing Techs like the First Aid ability. It's a helpful skill when the party is running low on healing gels or doesn't have access to an Inn. To use First Aid, use the following steps:

Press the Triangle button on the PlayStation, the Y button on Xbox, or the X button on the Nintendo Switch.
Select a character with the First Aid skill like Kratos.

Tales of Symphonia selecting First Aid in the menu

Highlight First Aid and press X/A/B.
Then use it on the character that needs healing.
This works for other supporting Artes in Tales of Symphonia.

That's everything a player needs to know about changing the party's Tech in Tales of Symphonia. When assigning a Tech to a player character like Lloyd, it's a good idea to experiment and use attacks that flow from regular attacks to special moves and customize it so it feels natural in this lengthy JRPG.