Chain of Memories Re: CoM question

Riiiight.. So, I've just started Reverse/Rebirth and have been levelling up Riku. I notice you can choose to raise his HP or AP, but his AP can only go up by 1 each level. .

My question is; is there much point in boosting his AP? Like, do you get more Soul Eaters later on that you can equip him with? It's really confusing me... I mean, 1 AP per level!! Forgive me, I never did complete GBA CoM, so Reverse/Rebirth is kinda new to me. It's just confusing since Sora's AP went up by 25, so I don't get Riku's AP situation.. T_T Gah! *implodes*

 

Unlike Sora, which allowed you to equip more cards on your deck, AP just increases the attack power of Normal Riku's attacks. This can come in handy as you can't always rely on Dark Mode to get you through some battles. I always leveled it whenever I got the chance to.

 

Ooooh.. I see! Thanks :] I'll just do what I did with Sora then >_> Level up HP, next level AP, then back to HP, etc <_>

 

It's also handy to level up his DP a bit. It helped me with the last boss.