When you want to breed Chocobos...
Description
Zeio Nut is an item in Final Fantasy VII that is used for breeding Chocobos. It is best used to breed a gold Chocobo as offspring from Zeio Nuts gain the highest stats. Unlike other nuts, Zeio Nuts cannot be bought from anywhere, instead obtained from a single enemy: Goblin.
Obtained[]
| Drop | Goblin |
|---|---|
| Steal | Goblin |
Goblins are encountered on Goblin Island, reached on the Highwind.
Use[]
The only nuts worth using for breeding are Carob and Zeio Nuts: the Carob Nut is used to breed the first blue and green Chocobos, and Zeio Nuts are the best nuts when it comes to stats. The blue and green can be mated to get a black Chocobo.
One black and one "wonderful" yellow Chocobo with a Zeio Nut yields a gold Chocobo: at least 12 race wins between the parents will guarantee a gold Chocobo, but only if the player selects the black Chocobo first when mating with the "wonderful" Chocobo.
Below is how a newborn Chocobo's stats are determined when the parents have been mated with a Zeio Nut:[1]
| Stat | How it is determined |
|---|---|
| Max Dash | 55/256 chance that the baby's MDash is set to highest of parents' MDash, and increased by 1/10th. (Max MDash is 6000.) 201/256 chance that the baby's MDash is set to average of parents' MDash. |
| Dash | Average of parents' Dash. |
| Max Run | 80/256 chance that the baby's MRun is set to highest of parents' MRun, and increased by 1/8th. (Max MRun is 6000.) 15/256 chance that the baby's MRun set to highest of parent's MRun, and decreased by 1/20th. 161/256 chance the baby's MRun set to average of parents' MDash. |
| Run | Average of parents' Run. |
| Stamina | 175/256 chance that the baby's Stamina is set to highest of parents' Stamina, and increased by 1/20th. (Max Stamina is 9999.) 81/256 chance that the baby's Stamina set to average of parents' Stamina. |
| Accel & Int | Average of parents' Accel & parents' Int. |
| Co-Op | Always zero when newborn. |
If the player breeds a gold Chocobo that would normally have below 5000 maximum Dash, it will get a bonus to its MDash in the following manner:[1]
- 7/16 chance → MDash = 5000
- 2/16 chance → MDash = 5100
- 2/16 chance → MDash = 5200
- 1/16 chance → MDash = 5300
- 1/16 chance → MDash = 5400
- 2/16 chance → MDash = 5500
- 1/16 chance → MDash = 5950
Dash refers to the sprint speed, not the regular run speed.
These values will get increased/decreased by a number between 0 and 25.
Through breeding, the player can gain access to each of the Chocobo breeds, beginning with the blue/green, and finishing with the gold.