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Chocobos
Chocobos are friendly creatures that can be used as a method of transportation and are also used for racing. (at the Gold Saucer) They are most commonly caught in the wild and then trained for other purposes. In Final Fantasy 7, you will have to breed different kinds of chocobos to suit your needs. There are five different breeds of chocobos: Yellow, Blue, Green, Black, and Gold. Below is a chart of their different abilities.
| Type | Rivers & Shallow Water | Mountains | Ocean (Deep Water) |
| Yellow | N | N | N |
| Green | N | Y | N |
| Blue | Y | N | N |
| Black | Y | Y | N |
| Gold | Y | Y | Y |
The Process for breeding the Gold Chocobo can be complicated the first time around, but is pretty easy to remember. That is why I have made a guide. Note that this section can only be done after you aquire the Highwind and after Cloud "finds himself."
The first thing you will need is some 'Chocobo Lure' independant materia, which you can get the first time you visit the ranch, and some greens for catching one.
Greens
| Name | Location | Price(gil) | +Speed | +Intelect | +Stamina |
| Gyshal | Bill's | 100 | N | N | Y |
| Krakka | Bill's | 250 | N | Y | N |
| Tantal | Bill's | 400 | Y | Y | Y |
| Pahsana | Bill's | 800 | N | Y | N |
| Curiel | Bill's | 1000 | Y | N | Y |
| Mimett | Bill's | 1500 | Y | N | Y |
| Reagan | Sage's | 3000 | Y | N | Y |
| Sylkis | Sage's | 5000 | Y | Y | Y |
For just catching chocobos only buy around 5 of the cheapest greens. When it comes to feeding them the reccomended green is the Tantal Greens because they are inexpensive and provides improvements in all areas of skill. NOTE Don't buy the Sage's greens (unless you have a couple MILLION gil)...they are very expensive.
BREEDING
The first thing you need are two 'GOOD' or 'GREAT' chocobos, one male, one female, and at least three chocobo stalls. (you can rent stalls from Bill for 10,000 gil)
| Area | Type of Chocobo |
| Chocobo Ranch | Poor, Weak |
| Junon Area | Fair, Poor |
| Gold Saucer Area | Good, Average |
| Rocket Town Area | Mediocre |
| Wutai | Average, Fair |
| Icicle Inn Area | Wonderful, Weak |
| Mideel Area | Great, Fair |
The second thing needed for breeding is a 'Carob Nut'. You can steal these from a Dragon-Like creature called the Vlakorados.
Once you have two chocobos, three chocobo stalls, a Carob Nut, and some Greens, You can start the process.
First feed the two chocobos that you are going to breed at least 99 Greens. Then go to the gold saucer and win at least three races per chocobo.
Once you have two chocobos class 'B' or higher, you can breed them with a Carob nut. If you don't get a blue or green chocobo at first, don't get discouraged. Just win some more races at the gold saucer and you should be fine. It will take some time to get both a blue and a green, because the chocobos cannot be bred again right after the first.
Make sure that the blue and green chocobo's are male and female. Get them to class 'B' or 'A' at the gold saucer, and breed them with another Carob Nut, to get the black chocobo!
Fly to the Northernmost Continent, near Icicle Inn, and get a chocobo that has the rabbit cratures on both sides of it. Get as many of these as you can, and then go back to the Chocobo Farm and find one that has the opposite gender of your black chocobo. Feed them 99 greens each and get them to 'B' or'A' Class at the gold saucer. Then Fly Northeast until you see an island covered almost entirely by forest except for a small landing area. (*NOTE* It's not the island with the cave.)run around in teh woods until you fight a goblin. Manipulate it, and attempt to steal a Zeio Nut from him. when you do, kill him, and then fly back to the Chocobo Farm once more. Breed the Black Chocobo with the Wonderful yellow from the north, and you should get a gold chocobo!
Finding Knights Of The Round Summon Materia:
Talk to Bill and tell him you would like to ride your gold chocobo. Run over to the Highwind, and press 'O' to get on with your chocobo. Park the Highwind on the Goblin Island, and run the chocobo NE from there to a mountian and forested island. Go in teh cave and grab the ultimate summon materia....Knights of the Round!!!!!
