Golden Chocobo (Final Fantasy XIII-2)

The Golden Chocobo is a recruitable monster in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Its crystal is found in A Dying World, in a treasure cube in an alcove in the upper half of the Dead Sands.
Another way to recruit it is to obtain it as a rare drop from Valfodr Lv.15 in the "Perpetual Battlefield" downloadable content scenario. It is one of the best chocobos for racing, only being outmatched by the Silver Chocobo.
==Stats==
==Paradigm Pack==
The Golden Chocobo is a Commando, much like its peers the Chocobo and Red Chocobo. It learns Armor Breaker—which boosts its Strength by 30% against opponents that resist or halve physical damage—and Stagger: Drain—which helps it maintain its HP—and combined with its respectable strength, HP, no elemental weaknesses, and with a maximum of five ATB bars, the Golden Chocobo can be a great Commando. Its Feral Link, Kweh, and the distinctive sequence of input commands it has, can easily boost its sync rate to the maximum of 500%, making it good for capturing monsters.
In comparison to the Chocobo and the Red Chocobo, it doesn't get the full 6 ATB slots, and if the player wants all five ATB slots, they must give up COM Bonus Boost. The Golden Chocobo learns fewer abilities than its peers, but is more cost efficient to develop. Its Stagger: Drain overrides Armor Breaker, an ability considered superior in most circumstances. Like other Strength-based chocobos, the Golden Chocobo suffers from a slow attack speed against moving opponents, as it must reorient itself between Attacks.
===Monster stats===
===Abilities===
Ability 	Level 	Type 	Infuse
Attack 	Initial	Command	
Ruin 	Initial	Command	
Critical: Tetradefense	Initial	Passive	
Stagger Maintenance 	2 	Passive	
Area Sweep 	5 	Command	
Lifesiphon 	9 	Auto 	
Smite 	14 	Auto 	
Blindside 	29 	Auto 	
Stagger: Drain 	37 	Auto 	
Armor Breaker 	40 	Auto 	
Ruinga 	44 	Command	
Scourge 	45 	Auto 	
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Golden Chocobo appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game with a Wind-elemental card.
==Etymology==
==Related enemies==
*Chocobo
*White Chocobo
*Black Chocobo
*Blue Chocobo
*Red Chocobo
*Green Chocobo
*Purple Chocobo
*Silver Chocobo
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy XIII-2
Category:Final Fantasy XIII-2 Commando Monsters