Hints and tip for Final Fantasy IX

This isn't a cheat, hint, or tip of any sort. It's a question...

To begin I need to tell you that I am a newcomer to Final Fantasy, I've played other sorts of games but not Final Fantasy, so I'm new to this game.

And someone suggested Final Fantasy 9, because it was a really good game of the series.

I'm only in Level 5, in the ice cavern, and I cannot beat the Black Waltz No. 1 and the Sealion. I've tried probably about 100 times. I eventually killed the Black Waltz No. 1, with the dyne (free energy) from my trance. Then I tried the free energy on the Sealion.

It worked, it took alot of HP away. Then I was on the verge of doing another free energy on it, when it kills me.

I can't beat it, the sealion always seems to finish me off before I can finish him off. Help me!!!

Any suggestions? What did you do when you came to it?

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