You can ride a Chocobo in Final Fantasy 16, and unlocking Chocobo riding is pretty easy. However, you’ll have to wait a good chunk of the game before you get access to your own feathered friend. Fortunately, it comes right around the time you’ll start getting tired of traveling everywhere by foot.
How to unlock Chocobo riding in Final Fantasy 16
To unlock Chocobo riding in Final Fantasy 16, you have to make it to around the halfway mark of the game. You’ll know you’re almost to the right spot when your hideaway changes to the Invincible at Lake Bennumere.
Shortly after moving to the Invincible, a side quest called “The White-Winged Wonder” will become available. If you travel to Martha’s Rest, you’ll find a merchant nearby that will implore you to rescue a Chocobo the locals call “Whiteheart.” He tells you that this Chocobo is a hero and frequently comes to the rescue of those who find themselves in dangerous situations. He says that now it’s their turn to rescue her and her flock.
Once you accept the quest, you’ll find Whiteheart and her flock under attack by poachers. It turns out Whiteheart is Clive’s Chocobo, Ambrosia, who has been missing for almost two decades. After rescuing her, she elects to join the party along with her flock, and the merchant gives you chocobo tack to outfit them with. From then on, you can ride a Chocobo in most areas outside of towns and settlements.
How to ride a Chocobo in FFXVI
To ride a Chocobo in Final Fantasy 16, you’ll need to be in the appropriate place. You can’t ride them in towns or inside buildings. However, pretty much any wilderness area is fair game.
When you can call your Chocobo, you’ll see a prompt on the screen that tells you holding R3 will summon it. After that, you just have to approach Ambrosia and press X to mount her. After climbing aboard, follow the on-screen prompts to gallop, stop, or dismount.
