User:Zatias/Chocobo Raising/The Racer Strategies

Before Raising a Race Bird
If you have chosen to raise a race bird, be warned: this is the most difficult and expensive as it will get in chocobo raising. Most people never raise these types as their first chocobos.

Requirements:
 * At least 30 minutes of free time each day
 * A way to make Chocobucks
 * Minimal 10k gil a day to spend (on chocobucks mostly)
 * Patience and ambition

If you do not meet these requirements, your gil and time is best spent on something else.

The Racer: Two Paths
There are two main paths to take while raising a race bird. Which one you take is your decision; they both seem to have equal pros and cons.

Abilities First, Speed Later
One of the earlier breeding strategies, this requires you focus on the bird's intelligence early on for it to learn abilities as soon as possible, then switch over to improving its physical prowess.

Strength Now, Abilities Later
With the expansion of the chocobo circuit and increased player base raising chocobos came this newer strategy. It requires you start off raising your bird's strength and endurance, and later trying to teach it the racing abilities.