Breeding Chocobo in Final Fantasy VII is considerably fun, and time consuming. Chocobo breeding becomes available only in Disc 2 after you have acquired the Highwind.

Here are a few things you should prepare before you start your choco-breeding adventure:

• Have at least 1.06 million gil in your pocket
• Have 3 Carob Nuts * in hand
• Have 1 Zeio Nut ** in hand
• Stock up on Sylkis Green *** with that 1 million gil of yours

The benefits of a coloured Chocobo:

• Gain access to the Ancient Forest
• Obtain the 4 caved materias (Quadra Magic, HP <-> MP, Mime, KotR)
• Visit Lucrecia's fountain
• The Gold Chocobo does everything a normal, Black, Blue and Green Chocobo can

Okay, let us begin.

Step 1: Space for Rent
Head on over to the Chocobo Ranch nearby the Midgar Zolom.
All the Chocobos that were in the small pent are now gone, and you can rent the stalls within the chocobo ranch. Each stall costs 10,000 gil.
Rent at least 4(advisable 6) stalls from Bill's father in the house.
Purchase some cheap Greens (the first one that cost 100 Gil each) which you will need to use to feed the Chocobos for capture out on the fields.

Step 2: Seperating the Best from the Rest
Make sure you have someone equipped with the Chocobo Lure materia.
Now, head on over with your Highwind to the Chocobo tracks nearby Rocket Town.
Walk around and capture 4 to 6 Chocobos in this area. Remember to send them back to the ranch.
Head back to the Chocobo Ranch and move the Chocobos into the stalls.
Move ONLY the ones where Choco Bill says "This is a great chocobo", if Choco Bill says "This one is so-so", release them.
Remember to move 1 Female and 1 Male Chocobo of the great type into the stall.

Step 3: Back on Track
You can attempt to breed the newly captured Chocobos but it is advisable not to, as the rate for the two Chocobos to produce the Blue or Green Chocobo is rather low.
Also, you will need to mate them with a Carob Nut.
To increase your success chance on a Blue or Green Chocobo to be given birth by these parents, get them to race in the Chocobo Square in Gold Saucer to raise their ranks to at least A(reaching S rank ensures a Blue or Green Chocobo).
Now, mate these two high ranking Chocobos and await the result.
You will get Blue or Green Chocobo at random, so pay attention to which one you got, including the gender as well.
(I would advise saving at the point when you first received a coloured Chocobo)

Step 4: What goes Around, comes Around
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to breed for the other coloured Chocobo.
You will need to make sure both the Blue and Green Chocobos are of different genders, then mate them with a Carob Nut.
Of course, the higher ranking these two Chocobos are the higher chance you will get the Black Chocobo.
If both the Blue or Green Chocobos are not of A rank at least, the breeding will result in a Blue or Green Chocobo as their offspring.

Step 5: The Coveted
Okay, you got your Black Chocobo, what next? You are just one step away from attaining the Gold Chocobo that you have worked so hard for =)
Now, head on over to the Chocobo tracks in Icicle Area, a little south of Icicle Inn.
Capture about 2 to 4 Chocobos in this area, then head back to the ranch.
Move the Chocobos you have caught there into the empty space in the stall, if you only purchase 4 stalls, I would advise that you release your Blue or Green Chocobo or rent another for the Chocobo from Icicle Area and the Gold Chocobo.
When moving the Chocobo in, there will be one that looks like it is dashing and Choco Bill will comment that it is a 'Wonderful' Chocobo, that is the one you need.
Make sure the Wonderful Chocobo you are moving is the opposite gender of the Black Chocobo you have.
Again, repeat steps 2 and 3 for the 'Wonderful' Chocobo and mate with the Black Chocobo.


Congratulations, now you have a Gold Chocobo!
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* - The Carob Nut can be obtained by a monster in the Icicle region wherever there is a grassy patch. The monster name is Vlakorados and is un-sense-able and have about 30k HP (rough estimation). You can either Steal from it or win it after the battle.

** - The Zeio Nut can be obtained by a monster in an island a little north east of the Midgar region, in the Goblin Island area. The monster, of course is Goblin. You can either win or steal the Zeio Nuts from them.

*** - The Sylkis Green is obtained via the Chocobo Sage, a little south east of Icicle Inn where you can enter by Highwind or a Gold Chocobo. Here, you can purchase them for 5k Gil each. A little pricey, but it is well worth the spend as it raises all 3 of the Chocobo's statistics drastically (Endurance, Speed, Intelligence)



Update Log
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04-03-09	-	Changed the statement where Zeio nuts must be won in order to obtain them from Goblins to be stolen and won as well.
	-	Changed the statement where Vlakorados has an estimation of 25k HP to 30k HP.