Chocobo's Paradise

FINAL FANTASY IX guide · The optional hidden island for Chocobo Hot & Cold

Chocobo's Paradise is a secret haven hidden inside a mountain crack in the far northwestern corner of the world map. Reaching it requires a golden chocobo and a Dead Pepper to blast open the entrance. Visiting this location is necessary to complete the Chocobo Hot & Cold sidequest and speak with the ruler of all chocobos, Fat Chocobo.

Items

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Fat Chocobo Card: Challenging Fat Chocobo to a card game and winning it

Secrets

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Reaching this hidden area requires flying to the secluded island at the northwest edge of the map and using a Dead Pepper while facing the dark crack in the cliff face.A chocobo on the upper-left ledge provides 99 Dead Peppers if you have discovered every Chocograph, cracked mountain, ocean bubble, and the Paradise itself.After digging up all 24 Chocographs and finding every hidden crack and bubble, Fat Chocobo orders Mene to leave and enables your chocobo to restore HP and MP at any beach when you press the cancel button.

Shops and people

Fat Chocobo: Offers to play the card game Tetra Master with you

Tips

You must have a gold chocobo (flying ability) to access the island, as it is completely surrounded by ocean and high cliffs.
Talk to every chocobo in the sanctuary, as several will give you clues regarding remaining cracks, ocean bubbles, and treasures on the world map.

Not listed for this area: enemies.

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