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Magic Materia

NameBuyFind
Master Magic •Trade the Earth Harp (won from Emerald Weapon) with the Kalm traveller
Use the green huge materia to blend a mastered copy of every normal magic materia into Master Magic. This can be done multiple times.
Ultima •North Corel, disc 2 huge materia mission. If you stop the train, you get it for free. If you fail, you have to buy it from the kid.
Shield •North Cave, left-upper path. Second screen, at the back.
Full Cure •Cosmo Canyon, back room of the item shop. The rope will be lowered after you've got the Highwind, letting you back there to get the pickups.
Contain •Mideel, talk to the white chocobo with Mimett greens in your inventory, feed it, scratch it behind the ear.
Destruct•Fort Condor (Post-Highwind)
•Mideel
Nibelheim, Shinra Mansion, first visit. Visit the basement lab, and it will be thrown at you.
Time•Gongaga
•Rocket Town
 
Comet •Forgotten Capital
Barrier•Rocket Town 
Gravity•Costa Del Sol (Post-Highwind)
•Mideel
Cosmo Canyon, Cave of the Gi, after defeating the boss.
Poison•Kalm
•Costa Del Sol (Post-Highwind)
Midgar, Shinra HQ (disc 1), floor 66
Exit•Rocket Town 
Transform•Gongaga
•Cosmo Canyon
•Mideel
•Mt. Corel
Pre-Equipped on Cait Sith
Mystify•Gongaga
•Cosmo Canyon
 
Seal•Junon
Costa Del Sol (Pre-Highwind)
 
Revive•Junon
Costa Del Sol (Pre-Highwind)
 
Heal•Kalm
•Junon
Costa Del Sol (Pre-Highwind)
•Gongaga
 
RestoreMidgar, Sector 7
•Midgar, Sector 5
•Midgar, Wall Market
Fort Condor (Pre-Highwind)
•Junon
Costa Del Sol (Pre-Highwind)
Midgar, Sector 1 Reactor
LightningMidgar, Sector 7
•Midgar, Sector 5
•Midgar, Wall Market
Fort Condor (Pre-Highwind)
•Costa Del Sol
Pre-Equipped on Cloud
Earth•Kalm
•Costa Del Sol (Post-Highwind)
 
IceMidgar, Sector 7
•Midgar, Sector 5
•Midgar, Wall Market
Fort Condor (Pre-Highwind)
•Costa Del Sol
Pre-Equipped on Cloud
FireMidgar, Sector 7
•Midgar, Sector 5
•Midgar, Wall Market
Fort Condor (Pre-Highwind)
•Costa Del Sol
Pre-Equipped on Red XIII

Support Materia

NameBuyFind
Quadra Magic •Materia cave at the northern end of Mideel's islands, requires a blue or better chocobo to reach. You can also use the Highwind landing trick to obtain.
Steal as well Cave in Wutai's Da-Chao mountin, after putting out the fire with the Leviathan Scales key item, found in the Underwater Reactor.
Added Cut •Great Glacier, on a one way path leading from the eastern mountain to the hot springs. See Great Glacier map and Detailed materia locations.
Final Attack •Gold Saucer's Battle Arena, received the first time you complete the special battle. To be invited into the special battle, fulfill these requirements: Omnislash item won and used on Cloud, W-Summon won, and Ultimate Weapon defeated.
Sneak Attack •Won from Gold Saucer's chocobo races. Your chances of getting it in S class are around 1 in 60, so good luck.
Added Effect Cosmo Canyon, cave of the Gi
Elemental Midgar, Shinra HQ, for correctly answering the Mayor's password on your first attempt.
•Mt. Nibel, by the Mako fountain.
Disc 2, Nibelheim. During the time Tifa is leading the party, examine her piano.
HP Absorb Wutai, cat house. After completing Yuffie's materia quest (disc 1/2 only) the cat at the back will move for you, letting you climb the boxes to HP Absorb.
•Disc 3, North Cave. Screenshot here.
MP Absorb Wutai, item shop. Received as part of Yuffie's materia quest (disc 1/2 only), cannot be gotten otherwise.
MP Turbo Whirldwind Maze, after the boss.
Magic Counter •Won from Gold Saucer's chocobo races.
•Disc 3, North Cave, left-lower route. Screenshot here.
Counter •Disc 3, North Cave, left-upper route. Screenshot here.
*Despite what you may see on the prize screen, you cannot win this from the chocobo races. It will be Counter Attack you receive there.
All•Fort Condor (Post-Highwind)Sector 7, Beginners Hall
Shinra HQ, coupon exchange on floor 63
Pre-Equipped on Red XIII
Cargo Ship
•Mt. Nibel
•Great Glacier
•Prize from snowboarding minigame at the Gold Saucer (Course B)

Command Materia

NameBuyFind
Master Command •Trade the Earth Harp (won from Emerald Weapon) with the Kalm traveller
Use the yellow huge materia to blend a mastered copy of Mime, Manipulate, Deathblow, Morph, Throw, Sense and Steal into Master Command. This can be done multiple times.
Enemy Skill Midgar, Shinra HQ, floor 67, after defeating the boss.
•Junon, Intermediates Hall
•Forgotten Capital
•Chocobo Sage's house, talk to his chocobo.
Mime •Materia cave about halfway down the eastern coast of Wutai's island, requires a green or better chocobo to access.
Manipulate•Fort Condor (Post-Highwind)
•Rocket Town (Post-Highwind)
Pre-Equipped on Cait Sith
Deathblow•Fort Condor (Post-Highwind)
•Rocket Town (Post-Highwind)
•Gongaga (forest)
Morph Temple of the Ancients
Throw•Fort Condor (Post-Highwind)
•Rocket Town (Post-Highwind)
Pre-Equipped on Yuffie
Sense•Kalm
•Junon
•Midgar, Sector 6 Playground
Pre-Equipped on Red XIII
Steal•Kalm•Midgar, Sector 6 sewers
W-Item Disc 2, Midgar subways, head all the way south and it's sitting at the end.
•Disc 3, if you missed it in Midgar you can dig it up at Bone Village
W-Summon •Won from Gold Saucer's Battle Arena, disc 2/3.
W-Magic •Disc 3, North Cave, left-upper route. Screenshot here.
Double Cut •Disc 2/3, Sunken Gelnika. Hidden in a corner in research room, screenshot here.
Slash-All •Ancient Forest

Independant Materia

NameBuyFind
HP<->MP •Materia cave north of North Corel, requires a black or better chocobo to reach.
Underwater •Trade a Guidebook, received by morphing a Ghost Ship, with the Kalm Traveler.
Cover•Midgar, Wall Market•Midgar, Sector 5, garden outside Aeris' house.
Counter Attack •Mt. Nibel, after defeating Materia Keeper
•Won from the chocobo races
Mega All •Disc 3, North Cave, left-lower route. It's bouncing on a platform that you'll jump across, you need to hit Confirm at the right moment while jumping past to get it.
Long Range •Mythril Mines, climb a vine to an upper platform in the east-most area.
Pre-Emptive •Gold Saucer's Battle Arena prize.
Chocobo Lure Buy it off Choco Billy during disc 1.
•Disc 2/3 it can be found in the outside screen of the farm at the far lower-right corner, in front of the chocobo pen.
Enemy Lure •Gold Saucer's Battle Arena prize.
Enemy Away •Gold Saucer's Chocobo Racing prize.
Gil Plus •Gold Saucer, Wonder Square prize list. Only available on disc 2/3.
EXP Plus •Gold Saucer, Wonder Square prize list. Only available on disc 2/3.
Luck Plus Temple of the Ancients
Magic Plus •Corel Valley cave, at the bottom of a long ladder that stretched down the left side of the screen
Speed Plus •Gold Saucer's Battle Arena prize.
HP plus•Cosmo Canyon
•Mideel
 
MP Plus•Cosmo Canyon
•Mideel
 

Summon Materia

NameBuyFind
Master Summon •Trade the Earth Harp (won from Emerald Weapon) with the Kalm traveller
Use the red huge materia to blend a mastered copy of every normal summon materia into Master Summon. This can be done multiple times.
Knights of Round •Materia cave in a small uncharted island at the far north-east corner of the map, requires a gold chocobo to reach.
Bahamut ZERO Use the blue huge materia to receive Bahamut Zero, requires you to have gotten Bahamut and Neo Bahamut (unlike Master Materia, you won't have to master them or give them up)
•If you missed any of those requirements, you can dig it up at Bone Village on disc 3.
Typhon •Ancient Forest
Hades •Sunken Gelnika. Screenshot here.
Neo Bahamut Disc 2, Whirlwind Maze
Phoenix Disc 2, Fort Condor, after completing the huge materia quest it will be on top of the reactor.
•If you somehow managed to screw up that chance, you can dig it up at Bone Village on disc 3
Alexander •Great Glacier. First touch the hot springs, then Snow, defeat her and she drops Alexander. See Great Glacier map.
Kujata •Sleeping Forest. Drifting around the screen, chase it down.
Bahamut Temple of the Ancients, after defeating Red Dragon
Leviathan •Wutai, Yuffie's pagoda quest.
Odin •Nibelheim, Shinra Mansion. Open the safe and out pops Odin, pick it up after disposing of Lost Number.
Titan •Gongaga, ruined reactor. Examine the right side and you'll have the option of reaching in to get the materia.
Ramah Gold Saucer, chocobo waiting room. You'll come here immediately after escaping the Desert Prison, this is the only time to grab it!
Ifrit Cargo ship, after defeating the boss
Shiva Junon town, Priscilla gives it to you.
Choco/Mog •Chocobo Farm, walk to a chocobo in the pen and reply with 'Wark'. Can be done either with the chocobos already there during the first disc, or by catching your own chocobos on disc 2/3.

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