Demystifying Chocobo Raising Plans And Food!

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Demystifying Chocobo Raising Plans and Food!
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By waffle 2026-03-07 20:04:31
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Might be worth checking out the jp wiki page on chocobo feed for some of their data. Some of it comes from one of SE's books for what that's worth - https://wiki.ffo.jp/html/34020.html
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By Asura.Sechs 2026-03-18 06:35:59
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So I have a fully grown chocobo I used for racing many years ago to unlock the Reisenjima related zone bonus.

Jockey: Galka DNA Green Green Yellow
STR 243 - 18~19/32RP Legs and talons
END 234 - 10~11/32RP
DSC 18 - 18~19/32RP
RCP 15 - 15/32RP
Abilities: none
Personality: Rather ill-tempered
Weather: prefers clear days, dislikes none.
Riding speed 97,5%
Riding time: 45 minutes


These are the stats of my chocobo.
Not ideal for racing I know, but then again not the worst either?
Given these stats, can anybody suggest me what would be the fastest/easiest/mostefficient way to farm chocobucks? I want a bunch, like 200ish at least.

To get the previous 150 Chocobucks I needed I just spammed Free races. Took me around 55 mins of endless annoying menus interactions to perform.
Is that the best I can do or is there something else I could be doing?

Thanks for any useful tip!
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By benjamus 2026-03-18 10:36:56
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Asura.Sechs said: »
So I have a fully grown chocobo I used for racing many years ago to unlock the Reisenjima related zone bonus.

Jockey: Galka DNA Green Green Yellow
STR 243 - 18~19/32RP Legs and talons
END 234 - 10~11/32RP
DSC 18 - 18~19/32RP
RCP 15 - 15/32RP
Abilities: none
Personality: Rather ill-tempered
Weather: prefers clear days, dislikes none.
Riding speed 97,5%
Riding time: 45 minutes


These are the stats of my chocobo.
Not ideal for racing I know, but then again not the worst either?
Given these stats, can anybody suggest me what would be the fastest/easiest/mostefficient way to farm chocobucks? I want a bunch, like 200ish at least.

To get the previous 150 Chocobucks I needed I just spammed Free races. Took me around 55 mins of endless annoying menus interactions to perform.
Is that the best I can do or is there something else I could be doing?

Thanks for any useful tip!

Spam free races yes, can also do the circuit races every 20 hours? for a few extra bucks!
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By Asura.Sechs 2026-03-18 11:03:11
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Don't circuit races require Chocobucks to participate?
Which means it's kinda a bet. If you win you can make a gain yes, but if you don't arrive within the first 3 spots you're actually losing chocobucks.
Or did I miss something?
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By Valefor.Philemon 2026-03-18 11:31:44
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Asura.Sechs said: »
Don't circuit races require Chocobucks to participate?
Which means it's kinda a bet. If you win you can make a gain yes, but if you don't arrive within the first 3 spots you're actually losing chocobucks.
Or did I miss something?
That's exactly how it works. If you aren't top 3 you only receive a pittance. Also you probably noticed that losing a Crystal Stakes race can set you back quite a bit due to the entry fee.
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By benjamus 2026-03-18 11:55:06
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Speed apple and that much str you might be ok in the circuit races, no gallop or canter though so I could be wrong! My bird has similar stats (plus gallop/canter) and wins the C4-2 fairly easily with speed apples and linen saddle
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By LightningHelix 2026-03-18 12:06:52
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Asura.Sechs said: »
Don't circuit races require Chocobucks to participate?
Which means it's kinda a bet. If you win you can make a gain yes, but if you don't arrive within the first 3 spots you're actually losing chocobucks.
Or did I miss something?
You need 50 wins to get a title anyway, might as well grind the C1 (that's the lowest, right, not C4? I don't remember. The far guy) for a few extra chocobucks. I definitely never came in less than second.

edit: okay I think C4 is the lowest based on the above post lol
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