Chocobo forest The chocobo forest , also known as chocobo woods , is an area in many games of the series where the player can locate chocobo s . Appearances . " Final Fantasy II " . The chocobo forest is just south of Kashuan , north of Palamecia , and is the only place in the game where Firion and his allies can find a chocobo . This enables him to move overland much faster and not get into random encounter s . " Final Fantasy III " . In several wooded areas across the world , the player can catch a yellow chocobo and ride it . There is also a sidequest that consists in riding the chocobo all around the floating continent . Doing so gets the player a reward . The Fat Chocobo can also be summoned inside the forests . " Final Fantasy IV " . The chocobo forests are located in several places , and contain a yellow chocobo to use for transportation on land . The forests also contain a single white chocobo , which restores 500 MP to the party when caught . The fat chocobo can be summoned in the forest if the player has a Gysahl Green in their inventory , and the forests also provide a single free Gysahl Green found in the grassy area in the middle of the clearing . A chocobo forest north to Troia has a black chocobo to go to the Lodestone Cavern . Once the player enters the " Lunar Whale " for the first time , one black chocobo will spawn in each chocobo forest . There is also a chocobo village which contains multiple chocobos . " Final Fantasy V " . There are two chocobo forests in " Final Fantasy V " . One is found on Crescent Island , inhabited by a black chocobo ; the other is found on the island where Catoblepas is found in the Second World , inhabited by a female chocobo the party cannot ride . " Final Fantasy VI " . Several forests can be found on the world map where the player can rent a chocobo from a chocobo stables for a small fee of 100 gil . " Final Fantasy VIII " . There are several chocobo forests over the world where the player must catch a chocobo by luring a chicobo out and capturing the parent when it comes looking for it . Once caught , the player can ride the chocobo parent with the chicobo following close behind . The chicobo is Boco whom the player can send to " Chocobo World " to amass items and boost its level . There are seven forests each with their own degree of difficulty in a minigame involving finding buried treasure within the forest grounds . From easiest to hardest the forests are : The Beginner ' s Forest , The Basics Forest , The Roaming Forest , Forest of Fun , Forest of Solitude , The Enclosed Forest and The Chocobo Sanctuary . " Final Fantasy IX " . Chocobo ' s Forest is the first location where the minigame Chocobo Hot and Cold can be played , located on the Mist Continent . One can purchase Gysahl Greens in the forest and exchange points earned in the Chocobo Hot and Cold game for extra items . After leaving Lindblum the first time , the player must cross the Ceebell River bridge to get to the forest . " Final Fantasy XIV " . " Chocobo Forest " is mentioned in the description of the Draught Chocobo Mount . The Chocobo Forest is located in the Dravanian Forelands , Dravania . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Chocobo Forest is mentioned as one of the wonders . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . In a variety of forests players can gain access to the efficiency of a chocobo . When the player enters the forest , there are three kinds of chocobos available for capture . By capturing the yellow chocobo , players can ride on the world map avoiding monster confrontations . Capturing a black chocobo grants the ability to fly across the world map , allowing players to avoid monster confrontations and also to cross rivers , potentially allowing easy travel back and forth from previously visited locations . Capturing the white chocobo yields MP restoration to the player ' s party . " Funk de Chocobo " acts as the theme for the forest .