Chocobo Forest

The Chocobo Forest side quest involves tracking down some forests scattered throughout the world and playing a short mini-game. Completing the mini-games will earn you some rewards, including numerous magic stones (which you can modify into actual magic), the Chicobo Card, and the ability to ride Chocobos all over the place!

Chocoboy asking whether Squall wants to catch a Chocobo

Instructions

The instructions provided to you by the game are somewhat convoluted. To simplify the objective of this game, you will be provided with two different whistles:

  • [ChocoSonar] is used to determine the Chicobo’s locations
  • [ChocoZiner] is used to draw out the Chicobos

Press PlayStation Square Button to switch between the ChocoSonar to locate, and the ChocoZiner to catch. Start by selecting the ChocoSonar and press PlayStation Triangle Button until the bar rises and the sound effect changes. Then, switch to the ChocoZiner to call down the Chicobos.

Once you get just one Chicobo to drop, talk to it, and this will call over the mother Chocobo. Once you have called down the mother Chocobo, you can have her assist you with finding items by continuing to press PlayStation Triangle Button. If you mess up the drop spots at all, you can leave the forest and re-enter to restart.

Chocoboy congratulating Squall on his first Chocobo catch

Getting the exact right spots can be challenging, so use the screenshots below to show you exactly where to go to find the Chicobos and the treasures within each forest.

Stand exactly where Squall is shown in each of the screenshots below to drop the Chicobos (and in the correct order) to complete the mini-game and retrieve the item.

You can complete this quest as soon as you have access to the Mobile Balamb Garden. You can also complete it later on in the game, but use the link below to take you back to the main walkthrough page if that’s where you came from: