Official FF6: Beyond Chaos thread (randomizer)

There's no such thing as a physical attack that doesn't trigger Retort. If Retort wasn't working, it was because you were reselecting the command over and over before waiting to be hit. The counterattack state isn't cancelled when your turn comes up, but it is cancelled when you select a new command. So if you set up Retort and then have Locke just sit there and not take a turn until he gets hit, it will trigger. If you set up Retort and then select the command again as soon as Locke's ATB comes up, you will become unable to counterattack until Locke actually takes his turn.