Chocobos

To begin chocobo breeding, rent stables at the Chocobo Farm and make sure you have Chocobo Lure Materia equipped before hunting around chocobo tracks. When a chocobo appears in battle, do not attack it. Defeat the enemies around it while keeping the chocobo distracted with greens.

For basic capturing, Gysahl Greens are enough for casual catches, but better greens make the process safer. Krakka Greens can help reduce the chance of a chocobo running, while Curiel Greens or Reagan Greens are better choices when you are trying to secure an important Good, Great, or Wonderful Chocobo. Keep several greens on hand so the chocobo does not flee before the battle ends.

Your first serious breeding goal is to catch a Good or Great Yellow Chocobo. Good Chocobos are found near the Gold Saucer, while Great Chocobos are found near Rocket Town and Mideel. You need one male and one female, so save before sending captured chocobos into the stable if you want to reset for the correct gender or rating.

Once you have the right parents, feed them greens to improve their racing stats. Sylkis Greens are the best option for breeding preparation because they greatly improve speed, stamina, and racing performance. They are expensive, but they are the most useful green once you are trying to win races and produce better offspring.

After feeding the parent chocobos, race them at the Gold Saucer. Aim for at least a few wins before breeding, since race wins improve your odds. Breed the Good or Great Yellow Chocobos with a Carob Nut to produce either a Blue Chocobo or a Green Chocobo.

Repeat the process until you have both a Blue Chocobo and a Green Chocobo of opposite genders. Blue Chocobos can cross rivers and shallow water, while Green Chocobos can cross mountains. Feed both of them Sylkis Greens, race them for additional wins, then breed them together with another Carob Nut to produce a Black Chocobo.

Blue Chocobo

Stam	Int	Spd
Inherited	Inherited	Inherited

Locations

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Acquire/Breed

Breed opposite-gender Good/Great Yellow parents; save/reset until result is Blue.

Nut Needed

Carob Nut

Carob NutUsed for Chocobo breeding; used for Green, Blue, and Black Chocobos.

Race Target

To breed: 4+ total wins between Yellow parents; for Black route, race Blue and Green to 9+ total wins.

Features

Crosses rivers and shallow water.

Usefulness

HP to MP Materia

Breeding Value

Breed with opposite-gender Green Chocobo for Black.

Green Chocobo

Stam	Int	Spd
Inherited	Inherited	Inherited

Locations

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Acquire/Breed

Breed opposite-gender Good/Great Yellow parents; save/reset until result is Green.

Nut Needed

Carob Nut

Carob NutUsed for Chocobo breeding; used for Green, Blue, and Black Chocobos.

Race Target

To breed: 4+ total wins between Yellow parents; for Black route, race Blue and Green to 9+ total wins.

Features

Crosses mountains.

Usefulness

Mime Materia

Breeding Value

Breed with opposite-gender Blue Chocobo for Black.

Next, catch a Wonderful Yellow Chocobo near Icicle Inn. This chocobo should be the opposite gender of your Black Chocobo. As before, save before moving it into the stable if you want to control the result. Feed and race both the Black Chocobo and the Wonderful Yellow Chocobo before breeding.

Wonderful Yellow Chocobo

Stam	Int	Spd
337-463	50-60	50-97

Locations

Icicle Inn

Icicle InnSnowy village containing information about Professor Gast and Ifalna.

Acquire/Breed

Catch a wild Wonderful Yellow Chocobo; pair with opposite-gender Black Chocobo.

Nut Needed

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Race Target

For Gold breeding: 12+ total race wins between Wonderful and Black.

Features

Normal land travel only.

Usefulness

-

Breeding Value

Required parent for Gold Chocobo.

Black Chocobo

Stam	Int	Spd
Inherited	Inherited	Inherited

Locations

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Acquire/Breed

Breed opposite-gender Blue and Green Chocobos.

Nut Needed

Carob Nut

Carob NutUsed for Chocobo breeding; used for Green, Blue, and Black Chocobos.

Race Target

To breed: 9+ total wins between Blue and Green; for Gold route, race Black and Wonderful to 12+ total wins.

Features

Crosses mountains, rivers, and shallow water.

Usefulness

Quadra Magic Materia

Breeding Value

Breed with opposite-gender Wonderful Yellow Chocobo for Gold.

Finally, breed the Black Chocobo with the Wonderful Yellow Chocobo using a Zeio Nut. This produces the Gold Chocobo, the best chocobo in the game. It can cross nearly every type of terrain, including oceans, allowing you to reach Round Island and collect Knights of Round Materia.

Gold Chocobo

Stam	Int	Spd
Inherited	Inherited	Inherited

Locations

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Acquire/Breed

Breed opposite-gender Black and Wonderful Yellow Chocobos; select Black first.

Nut Needed

Zeio Nut

Zeio NutUsed for Chocobo breeding; required for Gold Chocobo breeding.

Race Target

To breed: 12+ total wins between Black and Wonderful; final result.

Features

Crosses all terrain, including oceans.

Usefulness

Knights of Round Materia

Breeding Value

Final breeding goal.

For the smoothest route, keep a stock of greens, save before every important stable move or breeding attempt, and do not be afraid to reset if you get the wrong gender or color. The main items to prepare are Chocobo Lure Materia, several capture greens, Sylkis Greens for racing, three Carob Nuts, and one Zeio Nut.