Having trouble catching a chocobo!

[Limbs]

I keep getting into random battles in an attempt to catch one so that I can cross the lake and avoid the Midgar Zolom but they run before the battle even starts most of the time. Is this a bug or am I just really unlucky?

I just don't remember it being so difficult on playstation.

[Senrei]

You need to throw a gysahl green at it so that it starts to eat, then you need to kill the other monsters before it finishes and runs away.

[Limbs]

I'm aware of that, I've played the game before. But the problem is that they run away before I even get the option to do anything.

[Senrei]

Then it's just bad luck. There should be some time before the chocobo actually runs away. Try setting your gysahl greens at the top of the item list so it's the very first item when you go to use your items in battle.

[martin_cross]

Read this thread.

[Drive Thru Money]

You can always change the settings so the ATB stops moving while you're selecting actions. It makes the game easier at the expense of making battles last longer, but it also makes getting a chocobo much easier.

[martin_cross]

Great advice, which is what i put in the other thread ;)