Bring in Wakka any time you encounter flying creatures. Wakka is the only character who can hit them with great accuracy without casting spells. With his ability to inflict status ailments early in the game, use Wakka against stronger enemies to blind, silence, or put them to sleep.

Wakka's definitely one of the better attackers, but his Defense and Magic Defense develop more slowly. Wakka will acquire skills that inflict darkness, silence, or sleep on enemies, as well as black magic spells that drain the HP and MP from enemies. Upon reaching the end of his portion of the Sphere Grid, you can continue to develop his Strength, Defense, and Magic Defense in Auron's section of the Sphere Grid.

Wakka starts off with Element Reels and acquires his other Overdrives by winning blitzball games in both League and Tournaments. Whenever you use Wakka's Element Reels Overdrive, slot wheels start spinning. If you match all three wheels, then Wakka performs a single-elemental attack against all enemies. If you match up two wheels, then he performs a double elemental attack against a single, randomly chosen enemy. If no wheels match up, Wakka performs a physical attack against one randomly-chosen enemy. A similar concept is employed in his other Overdrives.