Final Fantasy IX 9 Sidequests and Mini-games - Chocobo Hot and Cold
A Final Fantasy just isn't complete without man's best (feathered) friend and, thankfully, the chicken/emu hybrids have a much larger part to play in FFIX than its predecessor. Not only a mode of transport, there is now a whole sidequest dedicated to them. Walk into Chocobo's Forest and you'll be able to play a treasure hunting mini game, Chocobo Hot and Cold.
The premise is simple. Run around on your mount pecking at the ground and depending on the ethusaism of Choco's "kweh?" you'll know whether you're "hot" or "cold". Hence the name. Funny that. As well as items you'll find things called "Chocographs" which give you a clue to the location of special treasure when you're hunting on the world map. They're accompanied by a tiny portrait of where you're supposed to look as a little hint. For those lost in a daze of chocobo squakings and bizarre hints, the name of each chocograph and the location of its treasure is listed below.
"Kweh"- You aren't even close to a treasure.
"Kweh!"- There's a treasure near you.
"Kweeeeh!"- You're very close to the treasure.
"K-KWEH!"- You got it!
| Chocograph Name |
Treasure Location |
| Abandoned beach |
South of the Qu's march in the outer continent |
| Abandoned lagoon |
South of Conde Petie |
| Between mountains |
East of Lindblum |
| Birds' eye lagoon |
West of Qu's marsh in the Mist continent |
| Cold field |
South of the fire shrine |
| Cold lagoon |
West of the fire shrine |
| Dawn lagoon |
South and a bit east of Treno |
| Dusk plains |
Southwest of Oeilvert |
| Fairy island |
Southwest of the Lifa tree |
| Faraway lagoon |
Just south of the water shrine |
| Forbidden forest |
Between Gizamaluke's grotto and Dali |
| Forgotten island |
Island west of the fairy island |
| Forgotten lagoon |
South part of the forgotten island |
| Forgotten plains |
Northwest of the water shrine |
| Green plains |
Northeast of Dali |
| Healing shore |
North of Cleyra |
| Mist ocean |
Northeast of Alexandria harbor |
| Ocean |
West of the dusk plains mentioned earlier |
| Outer island |
Way east from Conde Petie |
| Outer island 2 |
East from Madain Sari |
| Small beach |
South from Chocobo forest |
| Streamside |
Right next to chocobo forest |
| Uncultivated land |
East of the ice cavern |
As you collect more treasures in Chocobo Hot and Cold, you'll gain points. The points can be exchanged by talking to Mene
(the moogle in the forest/lagoon/air garden). The higher your point total, the more options you have for exchanging them for items.
| Item |
Points Required |
| Robe of Lords |
10,000 points |
| Protect Ring |
8,500 points |
| Wing Edge |
3,500 points |
| Viltgance Card |
1,800 points |
| Ether |
400 points |
| Ore |
250 points |
| Phoenix Down |
150 points |
| Gysahl Greens |
10 points |
Thanks to Ed/Mike for contributing information towards this section. |
