Chocobo (Final Fantasy V summon)

Chocobo is a level 1 summon in Final Fantasy V. It performs either the basic Choco Kick attack against one enemy, dealing non-elemental moderate damage, or the more powerful Fat Chocobo attack against all of them, dealing considerable damage. Though a somewhat useful attack, the random chance to use the stronger ability means it is normally better to use a more reliable summon.
Chocobo can be used via Summon and Call once obtained, and also via Magic Lamp. With the latter two, the summoner uses no MP. After every summon has been used, the Magic Lamp will keep summoning Chocobo until recharged. After 19 Chocobo summons, Eggman will be summoned instead, who will attempt to use Egg Chop, but will fail.
==Obtained==
Chocobo can be purchased from Walse for 300 gil in Bartz's world. In the merged world, it can be purchased from Phantom Village for the same price.
==Stats==
Ability	MP cost	Power	Effect 	Chance
 	5 	30 	Non-elemental damage to one enemy. 	92%
 	5 	75 	Non-elemental damage to all enemies.	8%
Chocobo's attacks are both calculated as follows:
:Attack = Power + (0..(Power/8))
:M = (Level \times Magic~Power)/256 + 4
:Defense = Magic~Defense
:Damage = (Attack - Defense) \times M
As a summon, there is no split damage property, and neither are affected by reflect.
==Use==
When summoned for 5 MP, Chocobo has a 92% chance to use Choco Kick, a moderate non-elemental attack against one enemy, and an 8% chance to use Fat Chocobo, which deals very considerable damage against all enemies. Fat Chocobo's damage surpasses level 2 summons Shiva, Ifrit, and Ramuh, but the low chance to use it means it should not be relied on. Instead, it is better to assume Choco Kick will be the main attack.
Choco Kick can be a useful MP-efficient ability against single targets. Its MP cost is only slighlty higher than Fire, Blizzard, and Thunder, but it deals more damage, cannot be reflected, and cannot be resisted by an element. This means, against single targets, unless they have an elemental weakness to exploit, the Chocobo summon can be a better choice.
Some players opt to to skip early summons to increase the odds of better summons appearing with Call later on.
==Gallery==
Chocobo-ffv-ios-summon.png|Chocobo (2013).
FatChocobo-ffv-ios.png|Fat Chocobo (2013).
Chocobo-FFVA.png|Chocobo Kick (GBA).
Chocobo FFV Mobile.png|Chocobo Kick (2013).
FFVA Fat Chocobo.png|Fat Chocobo (GBA).
FFVios Fat Chocobo.png|Fat Chocobo (2013).
==Etymology==
Category:Summons in Final Fantasy V