After
obtaining control of Balamb Garden, navigate it to the north part of the island. Right
where the Shumi village is. The village is a small disc shaped brown object on the world
map. Once there, check out the forest behind the village. That is a Chocobo forest.
All chocobo forests are like that (small and circular). Enter the forest and speak to
the kid standing there. He will sell you what looks like a flute for use to capture
chocobos. After buying the flute, press SQUARE to enter a menu.
1. Activate Chokonna
2. Activate Chokozaina
3. Return to game
Basically, only the first 2 commands are essential. The first command, after selected
will cause the red bar at the bottom right hand side of the screen to fluactuate when the
X button is pressed. Positioning Squall in relation to the length of the bar is the key to
capturing a Chocobo. Once at a satisfied position, press SQUARE to goto the menu and
select command 2.
Command 2 is basically a bell to attract the Chocobo's attention. Press X to ring the
bell and a Chocobo should fall from the trees. It normally is a small chocobo though. On 2
occasions a large chocobo was captured by walking around the small chocobo and ringing the
bell again. Please do keep in mind that the Chocobos you capture are not entirely yours.
They will escape and run away just like those in VII after dismounting.
There is another method of capturing Chocobos using the 'Gisaaru vegetable'. More on
that later.
