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Final Fantasy VII Remake - Chadley Battle Intel Reports Guide

March 14, 2022

Battle Intel Reports are special quests you can undertake given to your by Chadley, who appears in various locations throughout Midgar. Completing Battle Intel Reports unlocks and rewards various Materia items that will make your life a lot easier when it comes to the toughest bosses in Final Fantasy VII Remake.

An Optimal Candidate

You'll first meet Chadley in Sector 7 Slums during Chapter 3. He will give you a side quest for you to complete, which requires using the Assess Materia on 2 enemy types.

Equip the Assess Materia to your equipment and the option to use the Assess Materia will become available under the Ability menu during Battles.

Completing the quest will net you 500 Gil.

Battle Intel Reports

Report Chapter Requirements Rewards Notes
Report 01 - Monster Bio Pt.1 Chapter 3
  • Use Assess Materia on 2 Enemy Types
  • 500 Gil
  • Auto-Cure Materia
  • Assess Materia
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Report 02 - Magic Elements Pt.1 Chapter 3
  • Hit 3 Enemies that are vulnerable to the different Elements: Fire, Ice, Lightning
  • Wind Materia
  • You can use Assess Materia to find the different elemental weaknesses for each Monster
Report 03 - The Stagger Effect Pt.1 Chapter 3
  • Whilst an enemy is staggered, use unique abilities to charge your ATB 10 times.
  • First Strike Materia
 
Report 04 - The Stagger Effect Pt.2 Chapter 3
  • Stagger 15 Enemy Types
  • ATB Boost Materia
 
Report 05 - Combat Simulation: Shiva Chapter 8
  • Engage in a simulated battle against Shiva and defeat her
  • Shiva Materia (Summon)
 
Report 06 - Monster Bio Pt. 2 Chapter 8
  • Use Assess Materia on 10 Enemy Types
  • Steadfast Block Materia
 
Report 07 - Magic Elements Pt. 2 Chapter 8
  • Hit 15 Enemies that are vulnerable to the different Elements: Fire, Ice, Lightning
  • Steal Materia
 
Report 08 - The Manipulation Technique Chapter 8
  • Defeat 2 or more enemies with a single strike
  • Provoke Materia
 
Report 09 - Monster Variants Pt. 1 Chapter 8
  • Defeat monsters of 3 unique varieties
  • Synergy Materia
 
Report 10 - Combat Simulation: Fat Chocobo Chapter 9
  • Engage in a simulated battle against Fat Chocobo
  • Fat Chocobo (Summon)
 
Report 11 - Monster Bio Pt. 3 Chapter 9
  • Use Assess Materia on 20 Enemy Types
  • Item Master Materia
 
Report 12 - The Stagger Effect Pt. 3 Chapter 9
  • Increase Stagger damage bonus to 200%
  • Parry Materia
  • Try the Fat Chocobo fight; once it's staggered have Tifa use her Whirling Uppercut to increase the stagger bar to 200%.
Report 13 - Refocus Analysis Chapter 9
  • Trigger Refocus 2 times
  • ATB Assist Materia
 
Report 14 - The Stagger Effect Pt. 4 Chapter 9
  • Stagger 40 Enemies
  • ATB Stagger Materia
 
Report 15 - Combat Simulation - Leviathan Chapter 13
  • Engage in a simulated battle against Leviathan
  • Leviathan (Summon)
 
Report 16 - Monster Bio Pt.4 Chapter 13
  • Use Assess Materia on 30 Enemy Types
  • Enemy Skill Materia
 
Report 17 - Weapon Abilities Chapter 13
  • Acquire 16 Weapon Abilities
  • Skill Master Materia
 
Report 18 - MP Comsumption Chapter 13
  • Master all 12 types of Magic Materia
  • MP Absorption Materia
  • The 12 types of Materia are:
  • Fire
  • Ice
  • Lightning
  • Wind
  • Healing
  • Barrier
  • Time
  • Cleansing
  • Revive
  • Bind
  • Poison
  • Subversion
Report 19 - Monster Variants Pt. 2 Chapter 13
  • Defeat monsters of 10 unique varieties.
  • HP Absorption Materia
 
Report 20 - Combat Simulation - Bahamut Chapter 15
  • Engage in a simulated battle against Bahamut
  • Bahamut Materia
  • Need to have complete Battle Reports 1-19 to unlock #20

Weapon Upgrades

You can also use Chadley to reset your Weapon Upgrades for a small fee. This will remove all the upgrades on a weapon you have made, giving you back your pool of SP to redistribute.

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