Did you ever beat Emerald without the Underwater Materia?

[Wolf Kanno]

Never tried this before but I'm pretty confident I could do it with little problems. Any actually done it though?

[VeloZer0]

Yes, I rarely bother with the underwater materia. I usually just go in with the lucky 7's trick and it's no problem.

[Vyk]

Ha, this never even occurred to me. That would have been a fantastic challenge. I'm pretty sure I could have accomplished it as well. If I ever play 7 again, I'll have to try it that way. By the time I faced him, I was more than ready anyway

[Karifean]

I don't remember the last time I used the Underwater materia... the fight doesn't even take 10 minutes for me anyways.