Choco Choco is a chocobo in " Final Fantasy IX " and is used to play the Chocobo Hot and Cold minigame . Choco is found in the Chocobo ' s Forest , where the moogle Mene teaches Zidane Tribal how to ride and call Choco with Gysahl Greens . Choco can be summoned on the world map by standing on chocobo footprints and using a Gysahl Green in the menu . Choco initially starts off as a generic yellow chocobo , however , he will find Chocograph s that lead him to treasure chests that will grant Choco new abilities and allow him to travel through varying types of terrain . Story . Choco escaped from his previous master , who was mistreating him , and began a new , more peaceful life with Mene the moogle in Chocobo ' s Forest . Mene provides Zidane with Gysahl Greens to befriend Choco in the hope that Zidane will take Choco adventuring around the world , find treasure , and build his abilities . Choco is searching for paradise on earth , a legendary location that provides respite for chocobos . Throughout Zidane and Choco ' s journeys , Choco ' s abilities are boosted in area known as Chocobo ' s Dream World , with Choco learning the abilities he needs to reach Chocobo ' s Paradise . Upon Choco ' s arrival in Chocobo ' s Paradise , Mene is shocked to learn from the Fat Chocobo that only chocobos may live there and that moogles are not welcome . Choco still has more treasure to find in the world , so the group leaves with the promise that Choco will return . The promise is eventually kept and though Mene pleads his case , he is told once again that he cannot stay . Mene reluctantly leaves at Zidane ' s urging , and the two wrestle with the question of how Zidane is supposed to get back home , with Mene trying to carry him , but only able to fly briefly before falling . The two hear a " Kweeeh ! " , which turns out to be Choco who has decided to remain with his friend . Mene says that Choco came back because he needs him , though Zidane feels it ' s the other way around . Mene is delighted , and tells Zidane that he ' ll be heading back to the Chocobo ' s Forest . The other chocobos accept Choco ' s decision , but are puzzled why he wouldn ' t want to stay in paradise . Gameplay . As a steed . Choco can be ridden on the world map , and the terrain he can cross depends on what abilities he has learned from the treasures he has uncovered . When Choco learns a new ability he is transported to Chocobo ' s Dream World and changes color . Choco can be called via Gysahl Greens on the world map . Chocobo Hot and Cold . Chocobo Hot and Cold is a sidequest and minigame spanning a number of locations and being the means to unveiling a number of new locations otherwise unvisitable . The minigame itself appears in two forms , one played in chocobo dig sites , and one played on the world map . At some areas of the world map , the player may find foaming water or a mountainside with a crack in it . Using a Dead Pepper at these locations causes Choco to dive into the water or dig into the mountain , finding treasure . These treasures are separate from the Chocographs unveiled during the digging minigame . The various chocobos at Chocobo ' s Paradise will hint at their locations after speaking with Fat Chocobo for the first time . Etymology . Choco is short for " Chocobo " . Choco is also the default name for Chocobos in " Final Fantasy VII " .