Chocobo Eater (Final Fantasy X)

The Chocobo Eater is an Eater-type boss from Final Fantasy X. It is fought on the Mi'ihen Highroad after resting at Rin's Travel Agency for the first time. This battle is notable for having three possible endings.

Later in the game, the player can find a Jecht Sphere on the Mi'ihen Highroad that shows Jecht, Braska, and Auron at the travel agency preparing to fight a "monster that eats chocobos". However, the Chocobo Eater itself is not actually seen and that if they defeated it or were pushed off a cliff is unknown.

Battle
The Chocobo Eater is quite tough for the early stages of the game and players who have been ignoring the Sphere Grid will be unprepared for the battle. This boss is susceptible to Fire attacks, so Lulu's magic, Kimahri's Fire Breath Overdrive, and Ifrit will be useful. The Chocobo Eater can either be defeated outright or pushed over the edge of the Highroad, however, it can also push the party over the cliff, where the battle will end but no AP or items will be awarded.

The Chocobo Eater's attack, Push Back, drives the party backwards. The party must first knock it over with a high damage attack and then push it back with another. As he is on his back, Chocobo Eater will cast Blizzard on a party member. Whenever it says "You're next!", it will attack that character next.

Strategy
To make the battle easier everyone should start with full Overdrive and it is helpful if Lulu knows Fira. Chocobo Eater has high Defense, but if he is knocked over physical attacks will do normal damage, but aeons' Overdrives, especially Ifrit's Hellfire, are a better way of killing the Chocobo Eater than overturning it.

Conversely, players may be able to make up for a lack of Fira by using aeons to cast Fire with their Black Magic command; their Magic level keeps pace with Yuna, who begins the game with higher Magic than Lulu. Wakka's Dark Attack and Auron's Power Break can reduce damage from the Fist of Fury counterattack that the Chocobo Eater uses on aeons, and its normal physical attack as well. Valefor is useful in this fight, as she cannot be pushed off, and can evade its attacks easily.

Related Enemies

 * Earth Eater

Final Fantasy X-2

 * Anything Eater
 * Chocobo Eater

Chocogourmet Chocobogre/Final Fantasy X