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| - To start the sidequest the player needs Choco, the game's chocobo. This is done as early as the party leaving Lindblum for the first time, and entering the Chocobo's Forest on the Mist Continent. They will meet a moogle named Mene and earn the ability to ride Choco. After this point the player can use Gysahl Greens, which can be bought from the forest or earned during the minigame, to call Choco when standing on chocobo tracks on the world map. The player can then enter the Chocobo's Forest while mounted on Choco to play the minigame. At a cost of 60 gil per game, Mene will allow Zidane to have Choco dig in the ground to find as many items as possible within 60 seconds. As Choco digs up items, the party earns points which can be redeemed with Mene for items, and Choco's beak will grow stronger allowing him to dig faster. Finding Chocographs reveals the sites of treasures hidden on the world map, which can be found by having Choco dig at the appropriate spot. The treasures include rare items and can upgrade Choco with new powers that let him dig in new areas. The player starts off only being able to access the Chocobo's Forest. With the Reef upgrade Choco can reach Chocobo's Lagoon. With the Mountain and Sea upgrades Choco can reach new areas in the Forest and Lagoon, eventually finding the Sky upgrade that allows entry to Chocobo's Air Garden, the final digging site. Eventually the player can find Chocobo's Paradise, a chocobo utopia ruled by the Fat Chocobo with various rewards from him for Choco's performance in finding treasure.
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