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First of all, you learn that
Chocobo and Mene are trying
to get to Chocobo's Paradise,
but they cannot do it on their
own. They need your help. Sound
simple enough. It's not that
easy. To master this sidequest,
Choco must have the abilities
to swim, climb mountains and
fly. Think you're up to it?
Finding and Diging
You can dig at one of three
locations: The Chocobo Forest,
The Chocobo Lagoon, and the
Chocobo Sky Garden. Talk to
the Mogli and choose the top
option... you can dig for a
set amount of time, which is
different depending on the place
you're at. When the Chocobo's
"Kueeee" Sound gets
long, you are on the right track,
and there is an object buried
nearby. Make sure you're always
running, rather than walking.
That way you will save as much
time as possible. You can find
cheap objects like potions which
are worth one point, but at
other times you can get slightly
better stuff like Ethers. You
can also find important Chocobo
items... such as Dead Peppers
and Chocograph pieces. Once
you gain enough points, your
Chocobo will gain one level
and dig faster; however, while
digging in the Chocobo Lagoon,
it will dig at half the normal
rate of the Chocobo Forest.
Digging up four items in one
game at the Chocobo Forest will
get you 10 bonus seconds, while
digging up four items in one
game at the Chocobo's Lagoon
will get you bonus points...
unless you have a dark blue
or better Chocobo. Without a
dark blue one, you will only
get 30 seconds and half of the
lagoon area to dig in. When
you get a dark blue one, the
whole area becomes avilable
and you will get 60 seconds.
You will also dig much faster,
and get the 10 bonus seconds
after four items. You will also
get a big bonus for digging
up eight items in 70 seconds.
Sounds
what does it mean?
Kweh
No treasure nearby
Kweh!?
Getting closer to the treasure
Kwehhh!?
Very close to the treasure
" K-KWEHHH!!!
You struck treasure, there are
different depts, so keep digging,
for each treasure you find Mene
adds 10 seconds
Chocographs
If you find a Chocograph while
playing the digging game, you
will get 15 points, and five
bonus points. After you leave
and return to the World Map,
you can select to equip a Chocograph,
which will display a picture.
You must find a similar location
at some place in the world and
dig in that location until you
find a treasure. The cry will
get a little longer, just like
in the digging game when you
are close. Some treasure will
be items, while other treasure
will be upgrades. You can have
two unsolved Chocographs from
each digging game location until
Chocographs will stop appearing
at that location. The order
you get the Chocographs in is
totally random. Click here for
chocograph list
Finding Chocobo Upgrades
There are a few chests that
will teleport you to the Chocobo
Dream World, in which your Chocobo
will be granted a color change
and new powers. Chocograph number
two will give your Chocobo the
light blue Reef upgrade, which
will let you walk and dig on
shallow water. Treasure number
12 will give you the red Mountain
upgrade, which will let you
basically walk anywhere on any
continent. Treasure number 14
will give you the dark blue
Sea upgrade, which will let
you walk over deep water. Treasure
number 20 will give you the
white/goldish Sky upgrade, which
will let you fly (by using the
Circle Button) over a forest
area. While you are flying,
you can press Triangle and use
a Dead Pepper, which will cause
you to shoot up into the sky.
If you use this ability over
one of the large shadows on
the ground/sea, you will shoot
up to the Chocobo Aerial Garden.
There are a few different places
where this shadow can appear,
including: the northeast, by
the area where the Earth Temple
was (it was always shaking),
behind Alexandria, and to the
southwest of the world on an
island.
Chocobo's Paradise
After finding all of the Chocographs
and digging up their corresponding
treasures, it's time to head
to Chocobo's Paradise. You'll
need a Dead Pepper, an item
you can find while playing "Chocobo
Hot and Cold."
Pilot your gold chocobo to the
most northwestern part of the
World Map, where you'll find
a hidden island. There's a forest
for Choco to land in and a small
mountain nearby. Look for a
large crack on the side of the
mountain. Move Choco across
the ground to the crack, and
then open the menu (press the
Triangle button) and use a Dead
Pepper. Chocobo will dig open
the entrance to Chocobo's Paradise.
Now ride Choco to the right,
where he will use the fountain
as a springboard to leap up
to the high platform. This is
where Fat Chocobo presides.
At this stage, the Fat Chocobo
will indicate that there are
still treasures to find on the
World Map. Also, you are now
able to understand all of the
chocobos when they speak. The
chocobo seated to the left of
Fat Chocobo will give you 99
Dead Peppers. All the rest of
the chocobos, including the
two near the entrance, provide
clues as to the whereabouts
of treasures hidden in the world
that you can find by using Dead
Peppers.
If you've found all of the treasures,
Fat Chocobo dictates that Choco
must stay in Chocobo's Paradise.
He gives you the ultra-rare
Fat Chocobo Card, as if it's
any consolation. But don't worry,
Choco won't abandon his friends.
When you move back to the entrance,
Choco rejoins you for more adventures!
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