Ratchet & Clank (2002 game) skill points

There are thirty Skill Points in Ratchet & Clank, all of which are spread out throughout all the levels of the game, except on planets Umbris and Quartu.

Planet Novalis
Use The Devastator when a jet comes close to you.
 * Take Aim: Shoot down 1 fast flying fighter jet.

Planet Aridia
At the end of the planet, right before you get the Trespasser, there is a large room with six versa-targets scattered around it. Hook onto them one by one without touching the platforms under them. To do this, you need to immediately turn around and Swingshot to the next hook right after you let go of the first one. Or, you can let go before getting over the platform so you are sure not to hit it when falling down.
 * Swing it!: Hit all versa-targets without touching a platform.

Do this with the Devastator.
 * Transported: Destroy three transport ships in the sky.

Planet Kerwan
To do this, take the path to the train and continue until you get on top of the second elevator. Walk on the ledge at the left of the elevator until you can’t go any farther. Look down and towards the left and you will see the giant statue in front of the shop with the wrench in its hands that’s turning on itself. Glide to it and go between its legs.
 * Strike a Pose: Go between the legs of the Big Al statue in front of Al’s Roboshack.

Unless its really close and you can get it with the Devastator, use the Visibomb Gun to do that.
 * Blimpy: Destroy a blimp in the sky.

The first weapon strong enough to do so is the Devastator. Or if you have it the R.Y.N.O.
 * Qwarktastic: Destroy the Qwark robot.

Planet Eudora
The Suck Cannon is useful for this, because it has no ammo.
 * Any Ten: Destroy any ten ships in the sky.

Nebula G34
To do that, you should hyper-strike (X + []) the Queen on its side; otherwise, it will automatically bite you. You can kill all of the mutant frog-like animals with the normal strike ([]) and kill the bigger ones by hyper-striking them in the back or comet-striking them from the front (R1 + X).
 * Girl Trouble: Beat the Alien Queen using your wrench only.

Planet Rilgar
To do this, hit a big ramp and jump. Hold your left analog stick to either the left or right and press these buttons: L1 + L2 + R1 + R2. You need to do a whole turn each time before going on to the next button.
 * Tricky: Do a Twisty McMarx at the Hoverboard race.


 * Cluck, Cluck: Turn a tank into a chicken, using the Morph-o-Ray.

The key is to never fail, skip corners, and always use boosts—from either tricks or special strips. You can have unlimited boost by holding down [ ] (square) and then doing a trick, keep holding it down and the "boost" bar wont go down (you have to hold down [ ] for the whole race).
 * Speedy: Win the Hoverboard race in less than 1:35.

!!Know this:!! If you crash or decide to go swimming, you will have to restart the race.(Very, VERY difficult and nearly impossible!! Good luck, you're going to need it...)

Planet Batalia

 * Jumper: Complete the grind rail without losing health.

When you get to the very end of the planet, you have to destroy some bombers with a large turret. You can get the Skill Point if you blast a random ship that is not required to destroy.
 * Accuracy Counts: Destroy a Blargian ship with the turret.

First, go through the planet and kill everyone besides the tanks. Then, go back to the sand mouse trap (right at the beginning of the planet, there is a white building at the right. Go behind it and there is a sand mouse farther along), get the sand mouse, and go around the planet and destroy every tank. You might sometimes need to go back and get the mouse again if it disappears.
 * Eat Lead: Destroy all of the tanks on the planet using the Sonic Summoner.

Planet Gaspar
On the path to the first Gold Bolt of the planet (the one out in the open, the other being in a volcano), you will see many bombers connected to some power sources on the platforms you walk on. Destroy these power sources for the bombers themselves to explode. Find all of the bombers on that path, destroy all of them, and you will get the Skill Point.
 * Destroyed: Destroy all of the bombers.


 * Gunner: Destroy five ships using any turret.

Planet Orxon
As Ratchet, take the path you need to take to go to the Nanotech vendor (that’s going left at the intersection where there is the second Gadgetron vendor). Follow the path and stop after you have jumped on all of the little metal platforms. Kill the crab that’s there and look for a small pipe that goes through the wall to your right. If you look through it, you will see one of these blue creatures that scream once they know you’re here and wake up all the other crabs. Take out the Blaster and kill it through the pipe. Make sure to be silent and to get it on your first try, or it will leave, and you’ll have to wait before being able to attempt it again.
 * Sniper: Kill a Screamer through the sniper pipe.

As Ratchet, right after the magnetic path, you will see a force field with crabs behind it and a versa-target overhead. Use the Taunter to lure the crabs (or just one) into the force field and you’ll get a Skill Point.
 * Hey, Over Here!: Lure a crab into the force field.

Planet Pokitaru
It’s almost impossible to lead the missile in a saucer, but you don’t really need to do that. When you are really close to one, just press circle, and the missile will explode by itself, along with the saucer.
 * Alien Invasion: Destroy three flying saucers in the sky using the Visibomb Gun.

Be sure to have the O2 Mask. It is useful to have the Hydropack, too.
 * Buried Treasure: Blow up all of the underwater crates.

Planet Hoven
They are at the first intersection to the right. Better use the Pyrocitor for them or even the Tesla Claw.
 * Pest Control: Kill all of the anklebiters.

Best use the Devastator here.
 * Whirlybirds: Destroy five helicopters.

Gemlik Moonbase
These are small transport shuttles that slightly resemble the ship the planetary Chairman gave to Ratchet and Clank on planet Novalis. You can destroy seven out of the eight by using the Visibomb Gun from your ship. The last one is in the huge circular room with all of the small biting enemies, creators, and those people with the lavaguns.
 * Sitting Ducks: Destroy all of the cargo ships in the base.

Planet Oltanis
There are eight by your ship at the landing platform, four at the platform just below it, four on the Upper City path (you should be able to get these four before the first versa-target), and six streetlights on the path of the Gold Bolt you can get when activating the button that appeared under the large statue after you are done with the planet.
 * Shattered Glass: Bust all of the streetlights in the city.

Preferably, do this with the Devastator in a high area. Or, go to the beginning of the Upper City and take out the Visibomb Gun. Wait a little and you will see a large, black ship go by. Look at the course it is taking and memorize it. Then, once another one comes by, fire the Visibomb Gun at it to destroy it. Do this three times and you’ve got your Skill Point.
 * Blast 'em: Blow up three Blargian ships.

Planet Kalebo III

 * Heavy Traffic: Don’t lose any health while completing the grind rail.

Don’t take shortcuts and don’t try to win. Keep on doing trick combos all the time. Just press different trick buttons each time you jump (and jump all the time). Sometime a boost can allow you to jump higher and do better tricks.
 * Magician: Get a score of 4,500 or better in the Hoverboard Race.

Drek's Fleet
Note: this is much easier to do after you have finished the mission. Just die after finishing the Fleet and go back through the level again and you will only have to kill the robot dogs. The Hologuise robots will not be there anymore.
 * Sneaky: Kill all of the robots in the Hologuise path.


 * Careful Cruise: Complete the water path that leads to the Codebot without losing health.

Planet Veldin
To do this, run up to one of them (and always try to never be in the same spot), double-jump and hyper-strike them twice. It can be annoying how well the Guards shoot you but practice makes perfect.
 * Going Commando: Kill ten Blarg Elite Guards only using your wrench.