A listing of the available chocobo races and their prizes in Final Fantasy XIII-2 (FF13-2, FFXIII-2, PlayStation 3, PS3, Xbox 360).
Chocobo Racing has always been one of Final Fantasy's most memorable mini-games - and that's despite the fact that it actually isn't all that common a theme across the whole series. Final Fantasy XV brings the racing back, and it's actually a great way to earn a good chunk of AP and simply pass the time in FF15's open world segment.On top of racing, Chocobos can of course also be used to travel FF15's world.
Use of your Chocobo will level it up mand provide new skills, even allowing it to briefly join and assist you in battle.Here's our guide to all that: All the races, all the Chocobo skills, and how to earn AP from racing.Need more FF15 help?, which features many more pages like this on several aspects of the game. How to unlock Chocobos via the Friends of a Feather and A Behemoth Undertaking QuestsFirst thing's first: no matter how you plan to use your Chocobos, for traveling or for racing, you're going to need to unlock them for use. You can do that as soon as you enter Chapter 3 of the game, when the quest 'Friends of a Feather' will pop.This quest will pop up automatically - as you drive towards your next story destination Prompto will basically pull over the car and get suggest you visit the Chocobos. Say yes - indulge him and take a detour through Duscae to reach the Wiz Chocobo Outpost. Players of the Episode Duscae demo that shipped with FF Type-0 HD will remember this area and indeed the quest that's about to pop.Once at the outpost, chat to the NPC Wiz. He'll inform you that there's a problem with a Behemoth in the area and it's making it harder - indeed, impossible - to rent out Chocobos or find them in the wild.
You can help him out with this by chatting to him again and selecting the quest 'A Behemoth Undertaking' from his optional quest list. You can do this now or later on in the game - that's up to you. The quest has you hunt a behemoth, and it's honestly pretty hand-holdy, so we won't describe it in detail. It plays out slightly differently to Episode Duscae.Once the Behemoth is dead, head back to Wiz and turn in the quest. This will complete both the Friends of a Feather and A Behemoth Undertaking quests and net you EXP, Gil and a Chocobo Whistle.The whistle is used to summon Chocobos to you after you've rented them, and you can rent Chocobos from kiosks that are found in outposts. They're marked on your map with a little icon of - you guessed it - a Chocobo. Chocobo cost 50 gil per day.
Chocobo Skills: what they are and how to unlock themAs you ride your Chocobo out in the wild once rented it will level up. Its level status is determined by how long you've cumulatively spent on your Chocobo, and there's a total of 10 levels.Here's a list of what you unlock and how long you must ride to do so.
These totals are not cumulative - so you must ride 2 minutes to hit level 2, then another 6 minutes to reach level 3, not 6 minutes total. 2 Minutes - Dash de Chocobo: Level 2. You can use this ability to flee enemy encounters. 6 Minutes - Stamina +10 / Running Speed Increased. Level 3. 8 Minutes - Kick de Chocobo: Level 4. Your chocobo dashes into battle and hits enemies with a fierce kick.
12 Minutes - Stamina +10 / Running Speed Increased. Level 5. 16 Minutes - Dance de Chocobo:? Your chocobo comes into battle to do a little dance and buff your stats across the board.
Your chocobo dashes in to unleash even more poowerful attacks. 24 Minutes - Stamina +10, Stamina Recovers twice as quickly. Level 9.
30 Minutes - Link de Chocobo: Level 10. Your Chocobo can now join up with you to perform link attacks with Noctis, as he does with his other friends. How to unlock and win all the Chocobo Races: race Iris and othersOnce you get into Chocobo racing, there's a few things you need to know. It's essentially not dissimilar to how it was in FF7 - it's a battle to conserve your stamina, but in FF15 there's other aspects to consider such as sliding with your Chocobo or using greens before a race to power up your Chocobo.When you begin winning races, each victory will offer a different reward and work towards unlocking more bonuses. Different races have different difficulties and take place on different length courses.On top of regular Chocobo races there's also 'Hoops' races - these are against the clock with other obstacles and things to worry about in lieu of an opponent. These too form part of the racing progression.