Final Fantasy Kingdom

CHOCOBO'S ARE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE FINAL FANTASY SERIES. THEY MADE THEIR DEBUT APPEARANCE IN FINAL FANTASY II, AND HAVE BEEN IN EVERY TITLE SINCE THEN. HOWEVER IN FINAL FANTASY VII, CHOCOBO'S BECOME MUCH MORE THAN JUST A WAY TO GET AROUND. THIS SECTION WILL COVER EVERYTHING ABOUT CHOCOBO RACING, BREEDING, RAISING, GETTING THE ULTIMATE CHOCOBO, AND EVEN THAT LITTLE KNOWN ENEMY SKILL THAT LOVABLE BIRD CAN TEACH YOU.

*A NOTE BEFORE WE BEGIN*
IT IS IMPARITIVE THAT YOU SAVE ALMOST ALL THE TIME WHILE BREEDING CHOCOBO'S. THIS WAY IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH EITHER BREEDING, OR RACING, YOU CAN JUST BEGIN FROM YOUR LAST SAVE. TRUST ME, THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN GETTING HALF WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND SCREWING UP WITH OUT SAVING.

GETTING STARTED

ON DISC 2, AFTER YOU ESCAPE JUNON, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BEGIN THE LONG PROCESS OF CHOCOBO BREEDING. (THOUGH YOU CANNOT RACE CHOCOBO'S, UNTIL AFTER CLOUD RE-JOINS THE PARTY) TO START, HEAD FOR THE CHOCOBO RANCH, AND SPEAK TO CHOCO BILL. HE IS LOCATED INSIDE THE HOUSE. HE WILL RENT YOU UP TO SIX OF HIS STABLES FOR 10,000 GIL EACH. WHEN YOU FIRST START OUT, YOU MAY ONLY WANT ONE. BUT IN TIME I URGE THAT YOU GET ALL SIX OF THEM. WHEN YOU HAVE UP TO THREE STABLES, IT IS TIME TO GO COLLECT SOME CHOCOBO'S!

CATCHING CHOCOBO'S

CHOCOBO'S ARE VERY EASY TO CAPTURE. ALL YOU NEED IS A FEW GREENS TO FEED IT DURRING BATTLE, A "CHOCOBO LURE" MATERIA, AND SOME CHOCOBO TRACKS. CHOCOBO TRACKS ARE THE TRACKS THAT LOOK LIKE THE ONES SEEN IN THE PICTURE BELOW.

WHEN YOU ARE READY, SIMPLY RUN AROUND THESE TRACKS, AND EVENTUALLY A RANDOM BATTLE WITH DIFFERENT MUSIC THAN NORMAL WILL BEGIN. WHEN THE BATTLE STARTS, THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS FEED THE CHOCOBO, TO DISTRACT IT FROM THE BATTLE. IF YOU DO NOT FEED IT, THEY WILL GET SCARED, AND RUN OFF. (ALSO, IF YOU HIT IT WITH ANYTHING, THEY WILL RETALLIATE, AND RUN OFF.) ONCE YOU FEED THE CHOCOBO THE GREEN, YOU NEED TO ILLIMINATE THE OTHER ENEMIES, BEFORE THEY ARE DONE EATING. IF THEY FINISH EATING FIRST, FEED THEM ANOTHER GREEN ASAP.

IF YOU FINISH THE BATTLE BEFORE THE CHOCOBO HAS RUN OFF.... CONGRADULATIONS, YOU GOT YOURSELF A CHOCOBO! HERE ARE THE CONTROLS FOR A CHOCOBO
D-PAD/LEFT ANALOG-MOVING ON THE MAP
CIRCLE BUTTON- MOUNTING/DISMOUNTING
X BUTTON-BOARDING THE HIGHWIND WITH THE CHOCOBO

JUST REMEMBER, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A STABLE RENTED, THE CHOCOBO WILL HIGH-TAIL IT HOME, WHEN YOU GET OFF OF IT.

BREEDING THE CHOCOBO'S

WHEN YOU ARE READY, AND YOU HAVE A FEW STABLES SET UP, IT IS TIME FOR THE CATCHING AND BREEDING OF YOUR VERY OWN CHOCOBO'S.
WHEN YOU CATCH A CHOCOBO, DISMOUNT IT, AND IT WILL ASK IF YOU WANT TO SEND IT TO THE STABLES. YOU CAN SEND UP TO FOUR CHOCOBO'S BACK TO THE STABLE AT A TIME. WHEN YOU RETURN TO THE RANCH, TALK TO BILLY IN THE BARN, AND HE WILL INSPECT EACH BIRD AS IT COMES IN. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHOCOBO'S OUT THERE. HERE IS A LIST OF THE TYPES:

NAME	LV
WONDERFUL CHOCOBO	"THIS...IS A WONDERFUL CHOCOBO!"
GREAT CHOCOBO	"THIS IS A GREAT CHOCOBO."
GOOD CHOCOBO	"MMM, THIS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD CHOCOBO."
FAIR CHOCOBO	"MMM, THIS ONE'S NOT BAD."
AVERAGE CHOCOBO	"THIS IS A PRETTY AVERAGE CHOCOBO."
MEDIOCRE CHOCOBO	"THIS CHOCOBO IS SO-SO."
POOR CHOCOBO	"THIS ONE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE VERY GOOD."
WEAK CHOCOBO	"I REALLY CAN'T RECOMEND THIS ONE."

FINDING THE RIGHT CHOCOBO

THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS, WHERE CHOCOBO'S ROAM WILD, AND IT IS NOT JUST THE GRASSY AREAS EITHER. YOU CAN FIND THEM AROUND THE SOUTHERN JUNGLES BY MIDEEL, WHERE IT IS HOT AND HUMID, AS WELL AS THE EXTREME NORTH BY ICICLE INN. THE HARSHER THE CLIMATE, THE STRONGER THE CHOCOBO WILL BE. CHOCOBO'S ARE ALSO SEEN WITH ONLY CERTAIN TYPES OF ENEMIES IN EACH AREA. THIS IS THE KEY TO FINDING THE RIGHT CHOCOBO. BELOW IS A LIST OF THE CHOCOBO AREAS, TYPES OF CHOCOBO'S, AND THE ENEMIES FOUND WITH THEM.

JUNON

CHOCOBO/ENEMY COMBO	CHOCOBO TYPE
2 CAPPARWIRE (FRONT VIEW)	POOR CHOCOBO
2 NEROSUFEROTH	POOR CHOCOBO
3 CAPPARWIRE	FAIR CHOCOBO
2 CAPPARWIRE (SIDE VIEW)	FAIR CHOCOBO

WUTAI

CHOCOBO/ENEMY COMBO	CHOCOBO TYPE
3 TAIL VAULT	AVERAGE CHOCOBO
2 TAIL VAULT (FRONT VIEW)	AVERAGE CHOCOBO
2 TAIL VAULT (SIDE VIEW)	FAIR CHOCOBO
3 RAZOR WEED	FAIR CHOCOBO

GOLD SAUCER

CHOCOBO/ENEMY COMBO	CHOCOBO TYPE
HARPY	AVERAGE CHOCOBO
2 FLAPBEATS	AVERAGE CHOCOBO
2 SPENCER	GOOD CHOCOBO

CHOCOBO RANCH

CHOCOBO/ENEMY COMBO	CHOCOBO TYPE
2 MANDDRAGORA	POOR CHOCOBO
MANDRAGORA &LEVRIKON	POOR CHOCOBO
2 LEVRIKON	WEAK CHOCOBO
2 ELFADUNK	WEAK CHOCOBO

ROCKET TOWN

CHOCOBO/ENEMY COMBO	CHOCOBO TYPE
VELCHER TASK & KYUVILDUNS	MEDIOCRE CHCOCOBO
2 VELCHER TASK	MEDIOCRE CHOCOBO
2 VALRON	GREAT CHOCOBO
2 KYUVILDUN	GREAT CHOCOBO

MIDEEL

CHOCOBO/ENEMY COMBO	CHOCOBO TYPE
3 HEADHUNTERS	FAIR CHOCOBO
2 HEADHUNTERS	FAIR CHOCOBO
SPIRAL	GREAT CHOCOBO
2 SPIRALS	GREAT CHOCOBO

ICICLE INN

CHOCOBO/ENEMY COMBO	CHOCOBO TYPE
2 BANDERSNATCH	WEAK CHOCOBO
BANDERSNATCH & JUMPING	WEAK CHOCOBO
JUMPING	WONDERFUL CHOCOBO
2 JUMPINGS	WONDERFUL CHOCOBO

THE FIRST SET OF CHOCOBO'S YOU WILL WANT IS A MALE AND FEMALE "GREAT CHOCOBO". THESE ARE FOUND IN THE MIDEEL AND ROCKET TOWN AREAS. YOU CANNOT TELL WHAT SEX THEY ARE, UNTIL YOU RETURN TO THE RANCH FOR CLOSER INSPECTION, SO TO SAVE A BIT OF TIME, CAPTURE FOUR AT A TIME. THIS WILL HELP SPEED THE PROCESS OF FINDING A MALE AND FEMALE. ONCE YOU HAVE ACQUIRED THE CHOCOBO'S IT IS TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING THEM FOR BREEDING. YOU WILL WANT TO FEED THE CHOCOBO'S GREENS TO HELP GET THEIR STATS TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS. CERTAIN GREENS RAISE SOME STATS, AND OTHER GREENS RAISE OTHER STATS. SOME GREENS RAISE STATS A LOT FASTER THAN OTHERS. THIS IS WHERE IT CAN GET A BIT COSTLY. GREENS ARE NOT CHEAP, AND IT WILL TAKE A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN JUST 100 OF A CERTAIN TYPE TO GET THEM MAXED OUT IN STATS. WHERE DO YOU GET THE MONEY? HERE IS MY TRICK. IF YOU PLAYED THE GAME WITH ALL THREE OF YOUR PARTY WEARING THE RESTORE-ALL COMBINATION, YOU SHOULD HAVE THREE ALL MATERIA'S EITHER MASTERED, OR GETTING READY TO MASTER. WHEN THEY DO, YOU CAN SELL THEM FOR 1,400,000 GIL EACH, GIVING YOU A TOTAL OF 4,200,000 GIL TO WORK WITH. THE SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GET YOU MOST OF THE WAY THROUGH THE BREEDING PROCESS. WHEN DECIDING WHICH GREENS TO BUY, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER WHICH ONES GIVE YOU THE MOST STAT LEVELING FOR YOUR GIL. BELOW IS A TABLE SHOWING THE GREENS, THEIR COST, AND WHAT STATS THEY INCREASE.

CHOCOBO RANCH GREENS

GREEN	PRICE	+ SPEED	+ INTELLECT	+ STAMINA
GYSAHL	100	YES	NO	YES
KRAKKA	250	NO	YES	NO
TANTAL	400	YES	YES	YES
PAHSANA	800	NO	YES	NO
CURIEL	1000	YES	NO	YES
MIMETT	1500	YES	NO	YES

OF COURSE, THE CHOCOBO RANCH IS NOT THE ONLY PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BUY GREENS.........

CHOCOBO SAGE

THE CHOCOBO SAGE IS FOUND IN A SMALL SHACK BETWEEN ICICLE INN, AND THE FORGOTTEN CAPITAL. INSIDE THE SHACK, YOU WILL FIND HIM, AND A MOUNTAIN CHOCOBO. IF YOU SPEAK TO THE CHOCOBO, HE WILL COUGH UP AN ENEMY SKILL MATERIA.
WHEN YOU SPEAK TO THE CHOCOBO SAGE, ASK ABOUT HIS GREEN CHOCOBO. HE WILL THEN BEGIN TELLING YOU ABOUT HOW TO BREED THE ULTIMATE CHOCOBO. THIS, HOWEVER WILL TAKE FOR EVER, SINCE HIS MEMORY IS BEYOND FUZZY. YOU WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO VISIT HIM ABOUT EVERY 1/2 HOUR OF GAME TIME, TO GET THE ENTIRE SCOOP. ALSO, EVERY TIME HE GIVES YOU MORE INFO, RETURN TO THE RANCH, AND TELL CHOCO-COLE. SHE WILL JOT EVERYTHING HE SAYS DOWN FOR YOU.
THE CHOCOBO SAGE ALSO SELLS TWO TYPES OF GREENS. THOUGH THEY RAISE STATS FASTER THAN ANY AT THE RANCH, THEY ARE FAR MORE EXPENSIVE. THEY ARE:

GREEN	PRICE	+ SPEED	+ INTELLECT	+ STAMINA
REAGAN	3000	NO	YES	YES
SYLKIS	5000	YES	NO	YES

LET THE RACES BEGIN!

WHEN YOUR CHOCOBO'S STATS ARE MAXED OUT, IT IS TIME TO HIT THE GOLD SAUCER FOR A LITTLE RACING. WHEN YOU GET TO THE RACING FORUM, SPEAK WITH ESTER (THE ONE WHO SPOKE TO DIO ABOUT YOUR PRISON RELEASE EARLIER) AND SHE WILL REGESTER YOUR CHOCOBO. YOUR CHOCOBO WILL ALWAYS BEGIN IN THE C CLASS. THERE ARE THREE OTHER CLASSES AFTER THAT.
(ALL THE INFORMATION ON RACING CAN BE FOUND IN THE GOLD SAUCER SECTION)

YOUR GOAL IS TO GET YOUR MALE AND FEMALE UP TO AT LEAST S CLASS STANDINGS. WHEN THIS IS DONE, IT IS TIME TO MATE THEM. YOU WILL NEED TO FIND A SPECIAL NUT TO GIVE THEM. IT IS CALLED A CAROB NUT. THESE ARE STOLEN OFF AN ENEMY CALLED VALKORADOS. THIS BEAST CAN BE FOUND AROUND BONE VILLAGE. WHEN YOU ARE READY, SPEAK TO BILLY AND SELECT MATING CHOCOBO'S. THEN PICK THE TWO YOU HAVE TO MATE, CHOOSE THE CAROB NUT AS THE NUT YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM, AND WITH ANY LUCK, YOU WILL HAVE EITHER A MOUNTAIN (GREEN), OR RIVER (BLUE) CHOCOBO. WHEN YOU GET YOUR FIRST ONE, YOU WILL WANT TO BUILD ITS STATS UP, AND RACE IT AS WELL. YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO SPEND ABOUT 1/2 AN HOUR RUNNING AROUND THE WORLD, BEFORE THE CHOCOBO'S ARE READY TO ATTEMPT MATING FOR THE OTHER CHOCOBO YOU DIDN'T GET. (THIS HOLDS TRUE FOR ALL MATING) WHEN YOU HAVE BOTH GREEN AND BLUE CHOCOBO'S IN S CLASS, WITH MAXED STATS, YOU ARE READY TO TRY FOR THE MOUNTAIN/RIVER (BLACK) CHOCOBO.

TO GET THE BLACK CHOCOBO, YOU WILL NEED TO CHOOSE THE MOUNTAIN AND THE RIVER CHOCOBO'S, AND AGAIN FEED THEM A CAROB NUT. YOU SHOULD GET A BLACK CHOCOBO NO MATTER WHAT COLOR YOU GO FOR FIRST. WHEN YOU GET YOUR BLACK CHOCOBO, YOU NEXT STEP IS, YOU GUESSED IT, FEEDING IT, AND RACING IT. WHEN YOU ARE READY TO GET THE ULTIMATE CHOCOBO, YOU NEED TO GO OUT HUNTING ONE MORE TIME. THIS TIME, YOU NEED TO FIND A WONDERFUL CHOCOBO FOUND IN THE ICICLE INN AREA. YOU WILL THEN NEED TO FEED IT, AND RACE IT AS WELL. THIS TIME, YOU WILL NEED A DIFFERENT NUT. NORTH OF THE RANCH IS A SMALL ISLAND WITH A BIT OF A FOREST. THIS IS GOBLIN ISLAND. YOU WILL NEED TO STEAL A ZEIO NUT FROM THE GOBLINS THAT LIVE THERE. THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE TO GET THESE RARE NUTS.
WHE YOU HAVE ONE, RETURN TO THE RANCH, AND SPEAK TO BILLY. WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO MATE YOUR CHOCOBO'S, BE SURE TO CHOOSE THE BLACK ONE FIRST. I HAVE TESTED THIS OVER AND OVER, AND YOU WILL NOT GET A GOLD CHOCOBO UNLESS YOU CHOOSE THE BLACK CHOCOBO FIRST. FEED THEM THE ZEIO NUT, AND BE PREPAIRED FOR THE BEST CHOCOBO IN THE GAME....

THE GOLD CHOCOBO!!!

CONGRADULATIONS, YOU FINALLY MADE IT THROUGH THE LONG, COSTLY TASK OF BREEDING CHOCOBO'S. I BET YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT THE PAY OFF IS RIGHT? TRUST ME YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE DISSAPOINTED.
MOUNTAIN CHOCOBO- WITH THIS CHOCOBO, YOU CAN OBTAIN THE MIME MATERIA FROM THE WUTAI MATERIA CAVE, AND VISIT THE ANCIENT FOREST. ( THAT IS IF YOU HAVEN'T DEFEATED ULTIMATE WEAPON YET)
RIVER CHOCOBO-YOU CAN GET THE HP<->MP MATERIA FROM THE MATERIA CAVE NORTH OF MT. COREL
MOUNTAIN/RIVER CHOCOBO-THE QUADRA-MAGIC MATERIA FROM THE MIDEEL MATERIA CAVE.
OCEAN CHOCOBO- IN THE EXTREME NORTH EAST OF THE MAP, THERE IS A SMALL ISLAND SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS, AND WITH A DENSE FOREST. YOUR OCEAN CHOCOBO IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO THIS MATERIA CAVE. HERE YOU WILL FIND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND MATERIA. SIMPLY THE BEST MATERIA IN THE GAME!

CHOCOBUCKLE ENEMY SKILL

GETTING THE ENEMY SKILL CHOCOBUCKLE IS A BIT TRICKY. YOU NEED TO FIRST LEARN THE LV. 4 SUICIDE FROM EITHER MU'S FOUND AROUND THE RANCH, OR TRICKPLAYS FOUND AROUND BONE VILLAGE. YOU WILL ALSO NEED EITHER MIMETT GREENS, OR SYLKIS GREENS. THEN YOU WILL NEED A LEVEL 16 CHOCOBO. BEFORE YOU GO SCOURING THE WORLD LOOKING FOR THEM, I WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN ONLY FIND LEVEL 16 CHOCOBO'S AROUND THE RANCH. LEVEL 16 CHOCOBO'S ARE ALWAYS WITH 2 LEVRIKONS.
1-FEED IT A MIMETT GREEN
2-HAVE THE PERSON WANTING TO LEARN CHOCOBUCKLE, HIT IT WITH LV. 4 SUICIDE.
THIS WILL CAUSE THE CHOCOBO TO USE THE SKILL, AND THEN FLEE. TO SAVE TIME, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE LV 4 SUICIDE CASTER EQUIPED WITH ALL THE ENEMY SKILL MATERIA'S ON THE LEFT MOST SIDE OF YOUR WEAPON AND ARMOR (PLACEMENT IS SHOWN WITH X'S WHERE THE MATERIA SHOULD BE). THIS ENABLES YOU TO GAIN THE SKILL ON SEVERAL MATERIA AT ONCE.

X=X O=O
X=O

THAT ABOUT SUMS IT UP FOR THE CHOCOBO'S IN FINAL FANTASY VII. HOPEFULLY YOU FIND EVERYTHING YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN THIS GUIDE. ON THE RIGHT IS A QUICK REFERENCE ON BREEDING CHOCOBO'S. HIT VIEW IMAGE TO SAVE A LARGER PIC OF IT. DO NOT GIVE UP, OR GET FRUSTRATED IF THINGS DON'T GO RIGHT. BREEDING ISN'T THE EASIEST THING THERE IS, AND IT IS TIME CONSUMING. JUST REMEMBER THE BIG PAY OFFS YOU WILL GET WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED!