PACHOPILOT


This is a process that will take a lot of money, and a lot of time. 
Expect to spend at least 2-3 hours before attaining the Golden Chocobo. 
However, the time is well worth it, because when you recieve a Golden 
Chocobo, you can attain the most powerful Summon Materia in the game - 
Knights of the Round. So, if you've got plenty of Gil and have a few 
hours to spend, let the breeding begin. I recommend you read this ENTIRE 
document before you start, and you should probably print it out as well.

Additionally, you must be quite far in the game (you must have the 
airship) before you begin. I find that it helps to wait until much 
later, because you will have a lot of money.

Buying your Stalls

The first thing you need is to purchase stalls (where else are your 
Chocobos going to stay?). Go to the Chocobo Farm (the easternmost dot on 
the eastern continent) and talk to the man inside the main house. When 
you are presented with options, the top option will be to purchase a 
stall for 10,000 Gil. You need to buy six of them, so keep doing this 
until you have six.

Capturing Chocobos

There are several locations in the world where Chocobos can be found, 
marked by Chocobo tracks on the ground. However, each set of tracks has 
a certain type of Chocobo associated with it, so only 3 of the locations 
are of any use. The Chocobo Types will be covered in a moment. At each 
of these locations, while you are carrying the Attract Chocobo Purple 
Materia, you will have a chance of encountering a Chocobo during a 
random overworld battle. If you do encounter them, kill all of the 
enemies (make sure you don't hit the Chocobo!) and then the battle will 
end and you will be riding. Press X to dismount, and then it will ask 
you what to do with the Chocobo:

ChoiceQuestion:Send this Chocobo back to the farm?#1:Yes#2:No

You may capture up to four Chocobos at a time before you must go back to 
the farm and either keep them or get rid of them.

Chocobo Farm

The boy in the farm gives you a huge list of options - here is the 
translation:
•Buy •Ask Questions About... •Food •Mating Chocobos •Chocobos in the pen 
outside •Taking the Chocobos outside •Chocobo Classes •Never Mind •Put 
Chocobo in Stable •Put this one in •Let this one go •Pick a different 
Chocobo •Feed Chocobo - (Choose food, Choose Chocobo, number is amount 
of food) •OK, feed the chocobo •No, don't feed the chocobo •Pick a 
different Chocobo •Mate Chocobos - (pick two chocobos, then choose food) 
•Choose this chocobo •Choose another chocobo •Quit •Let a Chocobo Go •
Ride a Chocobo out of the Barn •Never Mind 

Special thanks to Shamen for Chocobo Menu Translations!

Chocobo Types

When you are selecting Chocobos back at the farm, the way they look 
determines how healthy and active they are. There are several different 
types, but only three are useful:
•Useless: Standing Chocobos (Standing Swaying), Bad Chocobos (Walking 
with head down) •Walking: Head up, walking •Running: Head up, running •
Dashing: Head down, running extremely fast 

If they are standing still or not moving, simply get rid of them (Second 
choice)

Selecting Chocobos Gender

When you get a Chocobo of the type you are looking for, choose the first 
choice to keep him. After you do this, the boy will tell you what gender 
he is. (We're breeding them, so gender is *very* important). After you 
select them, he will tell about the Chocobo - in the second line of 
Japanese characters, the first character is how you determine the 
gender. If the character is curvy and has a line through it, it is a 
girl. If the character is all straight lines, it is a boy. After 
choosing them, you get the opportunity to name them - I also usually put 
a number on the end of their name denoting what level of Chocobo they 
are, because you will need to know the level during the breeding process 
- ie: "Crow2" = Running Chocobo, "Sarah3" = Dashing Chocobo

Chocobo Tracks

The locations in which to find the good types of Chocobos are:
•Southeast of Golden Saucer: Walking Chocobos •Southern Island (Where 
Cloud was in a coma): Running Chocobos •Northern Continent (Western 
Side): Dashing Chocobos 

Although these places are the only places you can get these types of 
Chocobos, not every Chocobo captured there will be the correct type - 
you will also find some useless ones.

Chocobo Sensei

On the northern continent - the one shaped like a Chocobo, oddly enough 
(: - there is a man who is the Chocobo Sensei. He can sell you the best 
feed for your Chocobos (feed is covered below). If you talk to the Green 
Chocobo here you will recieve an "Enemy Special" Yellow Materia. His 
house is near the center of the continent, and you can find it if you 
fly directly northwest from Bone Village - it is a house in the snow 
with a patch of green around it (so you can land).

Riding your Chocobos

The second from the last option in the boy's menu (see translation 
above) is "Ride Chocobo out of Barn". When you do this, you are free to 
roam the entire world. You can also board your airship as you normally 
would, and the Chocobo will be with you when you disembark. If you 
dismount from a Chocobo while you are riding it, it will stay in that 
place until you go to it again. If you want to return it to the Farm, 
simply ride it back into the Farm and it will go back to its stall.

Chocobo Racing

If you go back to the Golden Saucer, you may race your Chocobos to 
improve their class and to gain items. The way you race is to go up to 
the girl on the left side of the Chocobo Racing room, and talk to her. 
She will ask you three questions:

ChoiceQuestion:Do you want to race?#1:Yes (Select Chocobo to race from 
list)#2:No

 

ChoiceQuestion:Are you sure you want this one?#1:Yes#2:No

 

ChoiceQuestion:Which track would you like?#1:Short#2:Long

After this, you will be presented with a screen where you can find out 
the stats of your Chocobo and the Chocobos you're racing against. If you 
have one of the top 2 speeds (or are simply faster than everyone else), 
you will have no problem. Occasionally there will be a black racer who 
is incredibly hard to beat, but he won't always appear, so if he beats 
you just try again. During C and B classes, the computer can probably 
win for you, but on the A and S classes, it is helpful to race yourself. 
A handy tip for racing (this lets you win even if you have lower top 
speed than the other people) is to switch to manual control and hold 
down R1 R2 Square. This will make you run faster, and it will keep your 
dash meter at a constant.

Each Chocobo starts as class "C". To advance your class, you must take 
1st place in three races (it does not matter which course you use). 
There are four classes - in order, they are: "C" - "B" - "A" - "S". Each 
time you advance a class the other racer's abilities increase as well.

To increase their top speed and stamina, you need to feed them. Feed can 
either be bought from the Chocobo Sensei, or from the boy in the barn. 
The Chocobo Sensei's food is much more effective (and expensive) though. 
Basically, stuff your Chocobos full of food to increase your stamina and 
top speed. The Top Speed has a limit, but you should be able to use a 
Dashing Chocobo and simply feed him and take him to the "S" class.

Now that I've covered the basics, here is how you breed different kinds 
of Chocobos. The first two kinds that you can get are Green Blue. Green 
Chocobos can run over any mountain in the game, and Blue can run over 
any river - thus making them extremely useful for accessing some items.


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To breed them, you need four Chocobos - a male a female Walking Chocobo, 
and a male female Running Chocobo. Go to each of the locations (Walking 
is found near Golden Saucer, Running is found on the island where Cloud 
was in a coma) and capture Chocobos until you have each gender of each 
level.

Once you have one of each, you need to find the proper seasoning. Go to 
the Chocobo Sensei's house, and land on the patch of grass. Now, equip 
the Steal Yellow Materia on one of your characters. Run around on the 
grass until you encouter a large red dragon (the only other enemy are 
Squirrels). As soon as you start fighting him, start stealing from him. 
Eventually, you will get the item (after stealing, you will recieve a 
message ending in an exclamation point indicating success). Either kill 
him or run from him, but you need to do it three times so you can get 
three pieces of seasoning.

Once you have the seasoning, go back to the Chocobo farm. Save your game 
before entering, and then go up to the boy and select "Breed Chocobos". 
(See menu translation above). Choose your male Walking Chocobo and your 
female Running Chocobo. Next you will be asked what kind of seasoning 
you're going to use, and choose the second from the bottom option (it 
should have a "3" by it, indicating how many you have). If you succeed, 
you will recieve a Green Chocobo that can cross mountains. If you were 
not successful, and you get another Yellow Chocobo, immediately reset 
your game and reload to the game that you saved before entering the 
farm. Once you have the Green Chocobo, go outside and save once again. 
Now, go back inside and pick the other two - Female Walking Male 
Running, and you should recieve a Blue Chocobo that can cross rivers. If 
you do not, reset, reload your saved game, and continu this process 
until you get the desired color. It took me about 3 resets to get each 
kind. However, even when you get the correct color, you need to make 
sure that your Blue Green Chocobos are of different genders. If they are 
not, keep resetting until you get the correct color and gender.

After breeding the Blue Green Chocobos, you have to wait a while before 
you may breed with them. Now is an excellent time to explore the new 
places with your Chocobos. There is a cave on Yuffie's Continent that 
you can now reach, as well as one on the islands in the lower right 
corner. There is also a "Frog Forest" near Red XIII's hometown that you 
can get to with the Mountain Chocobo. You may also want to stop in at 
the Golden Saucer, play a few games, maybe get acquainted with Chocobo 
racing. After all this, you may want to go up north to the snowy tracks 
and capture 4 Chocobos - you're going to need them in a little while.
After a while, go back to the Chocobo farm and you should have one piece 
of seasoning left. Save your game, then breed using your Blue Green 
Chocobos, with the same seasoning. Keep resetting your game if it does 
not work, and eventually you will get a Black Chocobo, who can cross 
both Mountains Rivers. With this Chocobo, there is a cave on the same 
continent as the Golden Saucer that you can now reach.The Golden Chocobo 
requires a bit more work, but once you attain him you can finally get 
the "Knights of the Round" Summon Materia. First, you need to go out and 
capture a Dashing Chocobo (Northern Snow Continent) and make sure it is 
the opposite gender of your Black Chocobo. Then, you need to race your 
Chocobos until they are at the "S" class (see Chocobo Racing, above). 
Once both your Black Dashing Yellow Chocobos are in the "S" class, then 
you need to obtain a special seasoning. In the northwest corner of the 
map, there is an island (it is ON the map, not the one that does not 
appear on the map) with some forests and a place where you can land. 
Inside this forest are little goblins with boxing gloves - you can 
obtain the seasoning you need by stealing it from them. On the seasoning 
list, it will be the final choice before "Never Mind". Before attempting 
to breed, once again, save your game outside and reset if you don't get 
the Golden one (although you should get it on the first try).
Now that you have your Golden Chocobo, go to the northeastern corner of 
the map - there is an island there that is not shown on the map. It is 
circular, and has a cave at one end. In this cave is the "Knights of the 
Round" Summon Materia.

Also, once you have your Golden Chocobo, you may be able to win an "S" 
Class race. If you do, you will get a variety of nice items.