One of Final Fantasy 9's most important mini-games is the Chocobo sidequest. After finishing the Festival of the Hunt in Lindblum, the Chocobo's Forest opens for business. From that point until the end of the game, this quest spans out to become the most rewarding quest in the game.

Chocographs

Finding Chocographs

Finding Chocographs is a remarkably easy task, though actually gaining the Chocographs will take a little bit of time. By travelling the world and visiting the different "Chocobo Forests", your party can collect the Chocographs listed below. On occasion, you will also dig up a Chocograph Piece. There are 6 Chocograph Pieces; when you have all 6, the Mist Ocean Chocograph (that wields the ability to fly) will finally be yours.

Name	Description	Exact Loc.
[ - ] Chocographs List
Streamside Stat Info Streamside Required Abilities None Color Yellow Findings Elixir x2, Hi-Potion x3, Ether x4, Germinas Boots x2	"Go check where the river meets the ocean. Kupo!"
Between Mountains Stat Info Between Mountains Required Abilities None Color Yellow Findings Potion x5, Hi-Potion x5, Tent x2, Cotton Robe x2	"Go look near the mountains facing the ocean in the southwest side of the Mist Continent."
Uncultivated Land Stat Info Uncultivated Land Required Abilities None Color Yellow Findings Antidote x10, Jade Armlet, Wing Edge x3, Cargo Ship Card	"The treasure is bured near a river, kupo!"
Healing Shore Stat Info Healing Shore Required Abilities None Color Yellow Findings Reef Ability	"I've seen a beach that looks like this near a city with high winds, kupo."
Abandoned Beach Stat Info Abandoned Beach Required Abilities None Color Yellow Findings Phoenix Pinion x9, Phoenix Down x5, Peridot x12, Diamond Gloves	"There's a beach near a huge dying forest. That might be it. Kupo!"
Cold Field Stat Info Cold Field Required Abilities Reef Color Light Blue Findings Echo Screen x5, Hi-Potion x7, Tent x3, Theater Ship Card	"Looks like a very cold place, kupo..."
Forgotten Lagoon Stat Info Forgotten Lagoon Required Abilities Reef Color Light Blue Findings Gysahl Greens x8, Ether x5, Hi-Potion x7, Dragon's Claws	"Kupo! Why not go play in icy-cold water!"
Far Away Lagoon Stat Info Far Away Lagoon Required Abilities Reef Color Light Blue Findings Potion x37, Magic Tag x6, Shield Armor, Gaia Gear	"I heard there is a long stretch of reef...That might be it, kupo."
Abandoned Lagoon Stat Info Abandoned Lagoon Required Abilities Reef Color Light Blue Findings Soft x6, Ether x4, Feather Boots, N-Kai Armlet	"I hear there's a sunken treasure near a peninsula in the southern part of the Outer continent, kupo."
Bird's Eye Lagoon Stat Info Bird's Eye Lagoon Required Abilities Reef Color Light Blue Findings Potion x8, Phoenix Down x4, ether x3, Magician Robe	"There are so many small islands surrounding the Mist Continent, Kupo!"
Small Beach Stat Info Small Beach Required Abilities Reef Color Light Blue Findings Remedy x4, Elixir x2, Rising Sun x8, Oak Staff	"It's a beach on a small island! A right place to vacation, kupo."
Dawn Lagoon Stat Info Dawn Lagoon Required Abilities Reef Color Light Blue Findings Mountain ability	"It's near a city where the night never ends."
Dusk Plains Stat Info Dusk Plains Required Abilities Mountain Color Red Findings Phoenix Down x12, Ore x14, Kaiser Knuckles, Iron Man Card	"What a beautiful sunset, Kupo!"
Green Plains Stat Info Green Plains Required Abilities Mountain Color Red Findings Sea ability	"There are treasures on the high plains too, Kupo!"
Forbidden Forest Stat Info Forbidden Forest Required Abilities Mountain Color Red Findings Ether x7, Elixir x2, Wing Edge x10, High Mage Staff	"The forest lies where many mountain ranges merge, Kupo!"
Forgotten Plains Stat Info Forgotten Plains Required Abilities Mountain Color Red Findings Ore x17, Ether x5, Opal x14, Demon's Mail	"The long peninsula sort of points to the location of the treasures, Kupo!"
Sea at Dusk Stat Info Sea at Dusk Required Abilities Sea Color Dark Blue Findings Phoenix Pinion x15, White Robe, Diamond, Masamune Card	"There must be more treasures deeper in the ocean."
Ocean Stat Info Ocean Required Abilities Sea Color Dark Blue Findings Ore x27, Light Robe, Whale Whisker, Alexander Card	"Look carefully! There's a small reef, Kupo!"
Cold Lagoon Stat Info Cold Lagoon Required Abilities Sea Color Dark Blue Findings Peridot x11, Opal x9, Sapphire x15, Topaz x19	"What a complicated cove, the water looks very cold, Kupo!"
Mist Ocean Stat Info Mist Ocean Required Abilities Sea Color Dark Blue Findings Flying ability	"Look around the small islands located in the northeastern shore of the Mist Continent."
Outer Island Stat Info Outer Island Required Abilities Sky Color Gold Findings Amethyst x21, Garnet x16, Genji Armor, Ragnarok	"Kupo. It isn't a very big island."
Outer Island II Stat Info Outer Island II Required Abilities Sky Color Gold Findings Sapphire x11, Circlet, Pumice Piece, Hilda Garde 3 Card	"I think there's a desert nearby, Kupo."
Fairy Island Stat Info Fairy Island Required Abilities Sky Color Gold Findings Potion x33, Annointment x15, Holy Miter, Dark Matter Card	"There's a mountain in the middle of the island."
Forgotten Island Stat Info Forgotten Island Required Abilities Sky Color Gold Findings Ribbon, Rebirth Ring, Amethyst x13, Ark Card	"What a strange place for an island, Kupo."

Cracks and Bubbles

Along your travels through the world of Gaia, you may run across one of several cracks and bubbles, either lying in the mountainside or in the water, respectively. These places, just like the Chocographs listed above, have treasure in them. By using a dead pepper, you can dig through (or dive underwater) to grab the treasure inside.

Foaming water beneath Quan's Dwelling
	9 Ore 15 Topaz 1 Tiger Racket Card 1 Red Rose card
Foaming water directly north of Iifa Tree
	50 Potion 25 Hi-Potion 9 Ether 7 Elixir
Foaming water directly between Mist Continent and Outer Continent
	8 Straw Hat 8 Pearl Armlet 7 Aloha T-Shirt 8 Sandals
Foaming water at south tip of Forgotten Continent
	10 Remedy 1 Black Robe 1 Genji Gloves 1 Blue Narciss Card
Mountain crack on eastern part of Lost Continent
	41 Lapis Lazuli 1 Rosetta Card 1 Protect Ring 1 Airship Card
Mountain crack on northeastern part of Forgotten Continent
	19 Eye Drops 1 Madain's Ring 1 Genji Helmet 1 Hilda Garde I Card
Mountain crack near Oeilvert
	1 Madain Prayer 1 Dragon's Hair 1 Gauntlets 1 Odin Card
Exact former location of Shimmering Island (Disc 4 Only)
	10 Aquamarine 1 Ultima Weapon 1 Maximillian 1 Invincible Card

Chocobo's Air Garden

Chocobo's Air Garden is the very last "Chocobo Forest" type area in the game. Floating in the sky, the only way to find this area is by searching the world for a slow moving, circular shadow. When found, entering this area merely requires floating above the shadow on Choco, and feed him a dead pepper. Within, the last (and best) of the Chocographs await!

For more information on the Air Garden, please see our Chocobo's Air Garden page.

Healing Beaches

As a reward for finding all of the Chocographs and cracks / bubbles (including the one under the Shimmering Islands), the last part of the Chocobo's Side Quest is the most rewarding yet. It is slightly time-consuming, but the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks.

Once you have all of the treasure from the quest, take Choco to the Air Garden and talk with the Fat Chocobo. Fat Chocobo will tell you to visit all of the beaches in the world. What you must do, therefore, is go around the world and press SQUARE while on top of every beach. Once you have visited all 22 beaches and pressed SQUARE, a message will pop up and you will be healed. From that point forward, every time you walk remotely close to a beach and press SQUARE, you'll be completely healed. Enjoy!