Ex2PG Combined Stats - 39 Choco Takes to the Skies

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Published on October 20, 2022 10:11:18 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stKqVq9lGe0

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Final Fantasy IX (2000)

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Field Treasures: Running Shoes

Mognet Letters: Deliver #20 From Mogki to Kumool

Chocobo H&C Treasures: 2 Gysahl Greens, 2 Chocograph Pieces, 3 Annoyntment, Echo Screen, 2 Dead Pepper, Cold Lagoon, Ore, Phoenix Pinion, 2 Soft, Forgotten Plains

Chocograph Treasures: Sky Upgrade, 33 Potion, 15 Annoyntment, 1 Holy Matter, Dark Matter Card

The final two Chocograph Pieces are available now that we have the Hilda Garde 3, but it will take 2 games as you can only dig up one piece per game. As fast as Choco can dig, shoot for really good limit bonuses for both games and get a few more Dead Peppers in the process. Once you have the final piece, Mist Ocean appears on your chocograph list so select it as you will unearth it soon.

Head to the Treno weapon shop one more time as the last missable monster can now be fought, Amdusias. Have Amarant fight it and one swipe is all you need to dispatch it.
After that, head toward Dali then go north to the beach to acess the ocean again, head west and use the two islands in the chocograph to guide you to the location.

After getting Choco's final upgrade, head due north and you should see the long peninsula. Follow the beach and dismount Choco inside the lone forest there and save.

Target Time - 9:48:50, Gil - 16050

Chocobo's Air Garden appears in one of five locations randomly on the world map. When heading to the Chocobo Lagoon earlier in the disc, you might have seen a round shadow on one of the islands in the Salvage Archipelago. That is the Air Garden, but you need a Dead Pepper so Choco can access it. On the reload, mount Choco and fly south and if you're lucky you will see the round shadow next to a patch of forest. Reset if the shadow is not there.

Once inside the garden, you only need the Fairy Island chocograph which is a 1 in 3 chance, but also shoot for high limit bonus with a chocograph in hand and have at least 3 Dead Pepper in your inventory before you leave, as it could be helpful later in Pandemonium. Before leaving the Air Garden, trade your points for as many Phoenix Pinion as possible so you can sell them for free money.

Once back on the world map, fly toward Vile Island and check if you got the right chocograph, reset if no. Unearth Fairy Island for the Holy Miter necessary for this stat path, and head to Ipsen's Castle. As I was writing this up, I could have unearthed the Forgotten Plains chocograph before entering Ipsen's Castle for Opal and Ore to make more Opal. It would make Shiva deal more damage against Shell Dragon in Pandemonium but it's only a few extra turns. Maybe after I upload the whole run I will go back and redo everything from here to the end. This chocograph is by no means required, but just a bonus if you happen to get it from the Chocobo Forest.

Once outside the castle Amarant will break off from the party, but choose the 2nd option from Zidane. Take, Freya, Steiner and Quina with you. Make your way to Kumool, hopefully without an encounter, deliver his letter and save!

Target Time - 9:54:20, Gil - 16040, Random Encounters - 0

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