Piko the Chocobo

0:48 Piko is the chocobo of Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the party's one steed for the whole planet, and he grows with you: "As you grow stronger, Piko will, too, as he supports you during your travels," says Square Enix's Combat and Exploration Deep Dive. He carries the party over land and through the air, rides into fights, and fights beside them, and you can jump off at any moment to fight on foot. Square Enix's press release sums him up as "Piko, the trusty Chocobo, who grows alongside the party". This page covers what he can do, how he fights, and where he lives; chocobo racing is on Final Fantasy VII Revelation Minigames.

Quick facts

Who is Piko?

Piko is a single chocobo who goes everywhere with the party, rather than a different bird in each region. Game Informer's Wesley LeBlanc met him in the Gamescom demo: "Chocobo farmer Billy and his trusted chocobo Piko are now onboard as well", aboard the Highwind, which serves as the party's base. Square Enix has not said more about Piko's past as of Nov 7, 2026; the trailers show him only as a mount and a fighter. Who else is aboard the ship is on Final Fantasy VII Revelation Highwind.

What can Piko do?

1:02 He covers ground the party cannot. The Deep Dive shows the party "zipping through the air on Chocoback" and "descending from the sky by parachute," and promises that "the entirety of the planet, from its peaks to its plains, is yours to traverse." The footage pairs the two ways down from the sky: the Highwind's parachute for arriving, Piko for moving across a region once you are on the ground.

Game Informer adds the specifics from the hands-on: chocobos in Revelation "can now fly much higher and have an aerial dash that lets you accelerate quickly while flying". Director Naoki Hamaguchi told Inven Global that the chocobo's abilities expand as the game goes on (Inven Global, Sep 10, 2026), which matches the Deep Dive's line that Piko grows stronger with you.

Vi.ki's list of Piko's abilities, as each source names them:

Square Enix has not said in what order these unlock, or whether flight is available from the start or only later; Hamaguchi's description suggests later.

Fighting with Piko

1:16 Piko is a fighter too. "In Revelation, your Chocobo isn't only your traveling companion, but your battle buddy, too," the Deep Dive says, and then shows him in action ("Let's see what Piko is capable of, shall we?") with a party member riding into a fight on his back.

1:31 You are never stuck on him. "During fights, you can dismount at any time to switch to a more traditional combat style," the narration goes on, before moving to FITS. So a fight can open on chocobo-back and finish on foot with the full battle system: Tactical Mode, synergies and Limit Breaks, all on Final Fantasy VII Revelation Combat.

Why add mounted combat at all? Hamaguchi told Inven it was added so that combat would not require dismounting, which he felt hurt the pacing of Rebirth, where riding into an enemy meant stopping to get off first. He was clear that it is not meant for fighting "extremely difficult enemies," so we expect Piko's attacks to be for field fodder, with bosses and Weapons fought on foot.

Piko in a side quest

1:37 GameRiot's hands-on footage, which its video chapters label a chocobo side quest, shows the party chasing a runaway the captions name Coconut, finding out she has fallen for someone, and setting out to help ("Let's go get your husband"). GameRiot's captions are a translation, so the in-game name may differ, and the footage does not make clear whether Piko himself takes part. What it shows is that chocobos are part of the odd jobs, not only of traversal.

2:45 The quest turns into a fight a few moments later ("Step back, Coconut. We'll figure this out." "Oh, you want to fight too?"), with the party's battle lines over it. How odd jobs work, and how they change with the character who takes them, is on Final Fantasy VII Revelation Side Quests.

Piko and the chocobos of Remake and Rebirth

Chocobos have grown with the trilogy. Remake, set inside Midgar, had no rideable chocobo in its open areas; Rebirth made chocobos the way to cross its regions and gave each region's bird its own trick for that terrain. Revelation replaces that with one bird for the whole planet who learns the tricks over time, and adds the two things Rebirth's chocobos could not do: fly high and fight. Vi.ki's comparison, from Hamaguchi's remarks to Inven and the Deep Dive:

What we think

We think Piko will be the most-used mount in the series, because Revelation's world is built around two layers: the Highwind for crossing between regions, and Piko for moving within them. The previews' biggest complaint about exploration was distance ("it takes time to get from point A to point B," said GameRiot), and Piko's flight is the answer to it once unlocked. We expect his full flight to be tied to story progress or a side-quest chain, as chocobo breeding was in 1997, which would also explain why Square Enix has described his growth but not shown his full range. We also expect a Piko outfit or color as a bonus item at some point, the most common kind of chocobo extra in the series. Our tracked calls are on Predictions.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Piko in Final Fantasy VII Revelation?

The party's chocobo, a mount and battle companion who levels up with the party. He lives aboard the Highwind with the chocobo farmer Billy.

Can Piko fly?

Yes. Game Informer reports that chocobos in Revelation fly much higher than before and have an aerial dash; the Deep Dive shows the party traveling through the air on chocobo-back.

Can you fight while riding Piko?

Yes, and you can dismount at any time to fight normally. Hamaguchi says mounted combat is not meant for the hardest enemies.

Is there chocobo racing?

Yes, at the Gold Saucer, which Game Informer's Eric Van Allen played. It is covered on Final Fantasy VII Revelation Minigames.

Can you rename Piko?

Square Enix has not said as of Nov 7, 2026. Every official source calls him Piko.

Sources

• FINAL FANTASY, Sep 3, 2026: Combat and Exploration Deep Dive Trailer
• Square Enix, Sep 3, 2026: Final Fantasy VII Revelation releases April 8, 2027 (press release)
• Game Informer, Sep 10, 2026: Excitement for the finale despite a mediocre demo
• Inven Global, Sep 10, 2026: Final Fantasy VII Revelation includes everything we wanted to tell
• GameRiot, Sep 10, 2026: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Exclusive Gameplay & First Look