What's a "successful" Covering? Choco Breeding Q's

[MomomiMomi]

Is there any value to repeatedly raising P3 or P4 Chocobos to Rank 40 then Retiring and Covering repeatedly, versus waiting until P9? I imagine this would take many iterations, many level-ups, and failed RNG rolls to eventually get a Male and Female with 4-star everything.

Coverings are cheaper at lower rank, so if you're looking for a specific color or something, doing it at lower rank is viable. Just keep in mind that you make more MGP at higher ranks, so this is of questionable value.

Let's say my P9 Male Chocobo has the following parentage:

M | F
4 | 3
2 | 4
4 | 4
4 | 1
1 | 4

I get it to 40 to retire, and I breed it with my Retired P8 Female, whose star ratings are also pretty decent. Do I keep covering until RNG gives me a fledgling with 4 star in everything? And if that fails after 10 covering attempts, do I have to raise another P8 and P9 Chocobo to start again?

You don't need to go for all 4 stars. As long as it's an increase in 4 stars, it's a good one. Example:

M | F
4 | 4
4 | 1
4 | 4
4 | 1
1 | 4

I would consider this a success over your previous one, keep it, raise it, and use it for future covering.

[BrielleBeaudonet]

You don't need to go for all 4 stars. As long as it's an increase in 4 stars, it's a good one. Example:

M | F
4 | 4
4 | 1
4 | 4
4 | 1
1 | 4

I would consider this a success over your previous one, keep it, raise it, and use it for future covering.

Ok, thanks a lot for this clarity! It seems like my progression steps are, in order:

1. Reach Pedigree 9, Rank 40.
2. Cover Retired P9 Chocobo with Retired P8 Chocobo until I get a P9 fledgling of opposite gender.
3. Raise the P9 fledgling to Rank 40, so I have two Retired P9s, opposite genders.
4. Cover the two P9s until I get a P9 fledgling with star improvement in some area.
5. Continue this repeating process: raising the slightly-improved P9 fledglings to Rank 40, retiring, then Covering with one of my other P9s until RNG gives an improved fledgling.
6. Eventually, with repeated P9 leveling, retiring, and covering, RNG will grant me a 4-star everything P9 fledgling. The chances should be a bit better with each generation.

That 4-star everything I get at the end should be good enough to consistently win R-240 & R-300 races for farming MGP, and certainly win all the Chocobo Challenge races.

Color sounds like an absolute nightmare to obtain--takes the RNG to a whole 'nother level.

[MomomiMomi]

Honestly? Just leave color for later. Once you have perfect chocobos, it'll be easy to max out its stats; the only RNG will be getting the color to take, which isn't too bad. You'd then repeat the process to perfect it again, but with two of the same color chocobos.