best way to level chocobo

[Antonio_Xul]

Wow! I've had my Chocobo at 20 for years now, but I never knew about the curiel roots. Back in ARR, I use to kill those level 50 water sprites in the South Shroud and then switched to killing those level 50 Garlean robots in Northern Thanalan, because I could sell their drops. Old-timey grinding! Good times!

[Tint]

Wow! I've had my Chocobo at 20 for years now, but I never knew about the curiel roots. Back in ARR, I use to kill those level 50 water sprites in the South Shroud and then switched to killing those level 50 Garlean robots in Northern Thanalan, because I could sell their drops. Old-timey grinding! Good times!

I was so annoyed that people were competing with me over the few good grinding spots (other people with chocobos and spirit bonding partys), that I started to grind my chocobo on one of these ships you can only enter in the sahagin daylie quests ^^

[Antonio_Xul]

I was so annoyed that people were competing with me over the few good grinding spots (other people with chocobos and spirit bonding partys), that I started to grind my chocobo on one of these ships you can only enter in the sahagin daylie quests ^^

Another good spot were the Garlean strongholds in Eastern La Noscea & Western Thanalan. When I wanted a change of scenery or people started to use up my mobs, I'd go there.

I actually hope Chocobos don't go beyond 20. I would dread leveling it again.

[Niwashi]

do you have to grow the curiel roots yourself?

The only way they can be created is by growing them. You can do it yourself or buy them from someone who did, but they tend to be expensive, and might not be available when you want them.

[Penthea]

You can buy a variety of chocobo food from the Vath beast tribe: https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Vath_Stickpeddler

[Moomba33]

I never had the patience to straight up grind mobs for my bird.
I got my chocobo to rank 20 during Heavensward through a combination of the Challenge Log, feeding Krakka Roots, and just making sure it was always summoned when I was doing something in the overworld (quests, clan hunts, FATEs, treasure map parties, ect).

[Kuzulo]

Oh, I just got one and had "rank" confused with the level it shows me. I'm at "rank 3." =/

I do have it always summoned, doing fates/leves/etc. I never knew about the krakka root thing!