Completing missions for Chadley in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is a great way to earn Materia and other rare rewards, but sometimes, the enemies he tasks you with defeating are frustrating to fight.
One such example is Fiend Intel 6: Voltaic Canine, which requires you to Pressure, Stagger, and defeat a Thunderclaw. The Thunderclaw is one of the hardest enemies to fight in the early game portion of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth since it has a very particular weakness that you might not have access to yet.
If you have the right Materia, however, then taking down the Thunderclaw and completing all optional objectives for this Fiend Intel mission is a breeze.
How to Pressure and Stagger Thunderclaw in FF7 Rebirth
To Pressure the Thunderclaw in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, you need to inflict it with a detrimental status effect. Any debuff works, so you can cast Bio to poison it or Deprotect to lower its physical defense. Red XIII knows Bio by default, and you can buy Poison Materia from the shop in Kalm if you need more.
Once you inflict a detrimental status effect like Poison on the Thunderclaw, it’ll immediately become Pressured. At that point, you can attack it with basic attacks or use Stagger-inducing moves like Cloud’s Focused Thrust to build up the meter faster. That’s all there is to it!
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While there are multiple Thunderclaws present in this Fiend Intel mission, you only need to Pressure/Stagger one of them to fulfill Chadley’s criteria. Once you’ve done that, just defeat the Thunderclaws and you’ll be completely done with Fiend Intel 6.
If you ever find yourself struggling to defeat certain enemies in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, then try equipping an Assess Materia. This will let you use Assess in battles to learn enemy weaknesses and resistances. You’ll need to Assess most of the Grasslands enemies to unlock all of Chadley’s Combat Simulator challenges as well, so it’s a good idea to start early.
