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Chocobo Forest Side Quest

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This is a Walkthrough for Chocobo Forest Side Quest in the game Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVII). Read on for more information about objectives, items, and bosses within this section.

Chocobo Forest Side Quest Walkthrough

Side Quest Information

Quest Location Several Locations
When Can You Access this Quest? Accessible after Balamb Garden becomes mobile. Can only be completed with Ragnarok.
Reward Several magic stones and a Chicobo Card.

Objectives

Chocobo Forest is a Mini-game in FF8 where you need to make a single chicobo remain on the field. This can be done by detecting them with the Chocosonar and making them appear with the ChocoZiner. When one Chicobo remains in the area, you must talk to the chicobo to make the mother chocobo appear.

Hidden Objective

A hidden goal is finding a hidden item within the forest after making the mother Chocobo appear. This can be done by using the sonar in the forest, and then using the Ziner in the area the sonar reacts. This will make the chocobo dig in the selected area and give the player an item.

Chocobo Forest Trabia Winter Island

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Whistle on this area to make a single Chicobo fall. Interact with it to make the mother Chocobo appear

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Head to the area in the image above and use the ChocoZiner to make the Chocobo dig for an Aura Stone.

Chocobo Forest Sorbald Snowfield

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Use the ChocoZiner in Squall's position from the image above to reveal 2 Chicobos.

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Go to Squall's position in the area shown in the image above to reveal a Chicobo.

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Use the Zinar again on the previous spot that you did to make the 2 other Chicobos go away.

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Talk to the lone Chicobo to summon the mother and use the ChocoZiner in Squall's position in the image above to get the forest's item.

Chocobo Forest Bika snowfield

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You have to use the ChocoZinar on the Chicobos that appeared when you entered to make them go away.

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Using the ChocoZinar in the area near the entrance will make a single Chicobo appear.

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Interact with the Chicobo to make the Mother Chocobo appear in the center of the forest. Use the Zinar in Squall's position to get the item in this forest.

Chocobo Forest Nectar peninsula

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This Forest only has one Chicobo but the position is so small that you need to be in the perfect spot to catch it.

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Once you caught the Chicobo, challenge the kid to a Triple Triad game. You don't have to play, just use the command to tell the kid to move in a different spot. Use the ChocoZiner in the spot the kid is standing.

Chocobo Forest Lenown Plains

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You need to have 4 Chicobos in the center of the forest. Two Chicobos will appear when the ChocoZiner is used in Squall's position in the image above.

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And another two in the image above.

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Go to this spot and use the ChocoZiner to reveal the last Chicobo. Use the Ziner in this same position to make this Chicobo chase away the 4 other Chicobos.

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When the mother Chocobo is summoned. Use the ChocoZiner in Squall's position in the image above for the item in this forest.

Chocobo Forest Talle Mountains

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The key in this forest is to start in the outer areas. Use the ChocoZiner in the area near the exit.

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Use the ChocoZiner in the area where Squall is standing in the image above.

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Then to the the area shown in the image above.

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Once all 3 Chicobos are revealed, go to Squall's area in the image above to reveal the 4th Chicobo.

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Go to the center of the forest to make the 3 other Chicobo go home. Talk to the lone Chicobo to summon the mother.

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Use the ChocoZiner in the area Squall is standing at in the image above to obtain the forest's item.

Chocobo Forest Grandidi

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After getting all the items in the Chocobo Forests, head to Grandidi Forest using a Chocobo, then head to the Chocobo Forest inside Grandidi.

Related Links

Main Story Chapters

Main Party
Chap. 1:
Balamb Garden
Chap. 2:
Dollet Exam
Chap. 3:
Training Center
Chap. 4:
Timber
Chap. 5:
Galbadia
Chap. 6:
Tomb of The Unknown King
Chap. 7:
Deling City
Chap. 8:
D-District Prison
Chap. 9:
Galbadia Missile Base
Chap. 10:
Balamb Garden Rebellion
Chap. 11:
Fisherman's Horizon
Chap. 12:
Balamb Town
Chap. 13:
Trabia Garden
Chap. 14:
Balamb VS Galbadia
Chap. 15:
Orphanage
Chap. 16:
White Seed Ship
Chap. 17:
Great Salt Lake
Chap. 18:
Esthar
Chap. 19:
Lunar Base
Chap. 20:
Ragnarok
Chap. 21:
Lunatic Pandora
Chap. 22:
Ultimecia Castle
Laguna Dream
Laguna Dream 1:
Deling
Laguna Dream 2:
Centra
Laguna Dream 3:
Winhill
Laguna Dream 4:
Trabia Canyon
Laguna Dream 5:
Esthar
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