All About ChaoAll About Chao

This is all the info you’ll need This is all the info you’ll need about raising your chao.about raising your chao.

Hatching and Other StuffHatching and Other Stuff

• Hatching – When you enter the chao garden Hatching – When you enter the chao garden for the first time, you will see two eggs. Pick for the first time, you will see two eggs. Pick them up and hug them. Put them down and them up and hug them. Put them down and after a couple of seconds, the chao should after a couple of seconds, the chao should hatch. hatch.

• Misc. - Raising chao are kind of like raising Misc. - Raising chao are kind of like raising kids. They eat, sleep, go to school, and throw kids. They eat, sleep, go to school, and throw tantrums. When they are hungry they cry. tantrums. When they are hungry they cry. When they cry they throw tantrums.When they cry they throw tantrums.

FeedingFeeding

• Feeding – to feed a chao, Feeding – to feed a chao, just go up to a tree and just go up to a tree and shake it. If you go to the shake it. If you go to the black market (only in Sonic black market (only in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, I’ll Adventure 2 Battle, I’ll explain the black market explain the black market later.) there are many other later.) there are many other different fruits. But when different fruits. But when you are first playing save you are first playing save your rings! These fruits cost your rings! These fruits cost money! Just stick to the money! Just stick to the fruits in the garden. They fruits in the garden. They are free!are free!

Praise and DisciplinePraise and Discipline

• Praise - When a chao Praise - When a chao does something you does something you want it to you pet it. want it to you pet it. When you just feel like When you just feel like giving it praise hug it. giving it praise hug it. Don’t pet a chao while Don’t pet a chao while it is crying. If you do it is crying. If you do this a lot, your chao will this a lot, your chao will become a cry baby.become a cry baby.

• Discipline – Never throw Discipline – Never throw your chao. Well you your chao. Well you can…but then you are a can…but then you are a meanie! When you meanie! When you throw a chao with a throw a chao with a hero character it turns hero character it turns darker, and vice-versa.darker, and vice-versa.

Animals and Chaos Animals and Chaos Drives.Drives.• Chao aren’t only for feeding! They are for Chao aren’t only for feeding! They are for

racing too! (And karate if you have SA2:B)racing too! (And karate if you have SA2:B)• When you’re in stages (in the actual When you’re in stages (in the actual

game) you kill enemies right? When you game) you kill enemies right? When you kill an enemy or robot, animals and chaos kill an enemy or robot, animals and chaos drives appear. If you are fighting a robot, drives appear. If you are fighting a robot, you’ll get a chaos drive. This is usually you’ll get a chaos drive. This is usually common. Sometimes you’ll fight other common. Sometimes you’ll fight other enemies and get animals. You can also enemies and get animals. You can also find animals just walking around in the find animals just walking around in the stages. These raise stats. Stats are what stages. These raise stats. Stats are what help chao win when competing. help chao win when competing.

Types of Drives and Types of Drives and Animals.Animals.• When you get chaos drives and animals When you get chaos drives and animals

they aren’t all the same color! Different they aren’t all the same color! Different colors lead up to different stats! There colors lead up to different stats! There are 4 colors: are 4 colors: swimming, swimming, flying, flying, running, running, and power. and power. There are also three more There are also three more color categories for animals but not for color categories for animals but not for chaos drives: chaos drives: normal, normal, legendary, legendary, and and ghost. ghost. Since these aren’t as important, I Since these aren’t as important, I won’t talk about these as much.won’t talk about these as much.

First EvolutionsFirst Evolutions• As time goes by in the As time goes by in the

chao garden you’ll notice chao garden you’ll notice differences in your chao. differences in your chao. And if you’ve been giving And if you’ve been giving it alot of drives and it alot of drives and animals, the differences animals, the differences will be...cooler. If you gave will be...cooler. If you gave it a lot of it a lot of power (red)power (red) things it will turn into a things it will turn into a power chao. It’s the same power chao. It’s the same with each type with each type NormalNormal, , legendarylegendary, and , and ghostghost don’t don’t have evolutions.have evolutions.

Should I Be Hero? Dark? Or Should I Be Hero? Dark? Or Neutral?Neutral?• This decision is up to you. This decision is up to you.

If you mostly go into the If you mostly go into the chao garden with hero chao garden with hero characters (Sonic, Tails, characters (Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles) then your and Knuckles) then your chao will probably become chao will probably become a hero chao. If you go in a hero chao. If you go in more with dark characters more with dark characters (Shadow, Eggman, and (Shadow, Eggman, and Rouge) your chao will be a Rouge) your chao will be a dark chao. Or you can use dark chao. Or you can use the hero and dark side for the hero and dark side for your chao and have a your chao and have a neutral chao.neutral chao.

Secondary EvolutionsSecondary Evolutions

• Once your chao has been around for a long Once your chao has been around for a long time. And I mean a LONG time. Your chao will time. And I mean a LONG time. Your chao will start looking different. Depending on what type start looking different. Depending on what type of drives you give it… yada yada. Except when of drives you give it… yada yada. Except when your chao goes into evolution this time. It your chao goes into evolution this time. It won’t go into an egg. It just evolves gradually. won’t go into an egg. It just evolves gradually. If you have a colored chao, the changes won’t If you have a colored chao, the changes won’t be as big.be as big.

Immortal ChaoImmortal Chao

• When you chao has been reincarnated, or When you chao has been reincarnated, or brought back to life twice you can make it brought back to life twice you can make it immortal. On your chao’s third life you must immortal. On your chao’s third life you must bring 1 and ONLY 1 of each animal. No chaos bring 1 and ONLY 1 of each animal. No chaos drives. NO 2 of any animal. Just double of 1 drives. NO 2 of any animal. Just double of 1 animal will cause your chao not to become a animal will cause your chao not to become a chaos chao and you will have to wait until your chaos chao and you will have to wait until your chao’s next life. After you’ve done that. Just chao’s next life. After you’ve done that. Just treat it normally. If you want neutral, hero, or treat it normally. If you want neutral, hero, or dark chaos chao. You know what to do.dark chaos chao. You know what to do.

Chao Have Sex Chao Have Sex Too!Too!

• Once your chao has been around for a while Once your chao has been around for a while it will go into mating season. You can tell if it will go into mating season. You can tell if a chao goes into mating season if you see it a chao goes into mating season if you see it sitting down with a bunch of flowers sitting down with a bunch of flowers surrounding it. Put another chao right next surrounding it. Put another chao right next to it. (Chao can only mate with each other if to it. (Chao can only mate with each other if they have evolved at least once.) Since this they have evolved at least once.) Since this is a E rated game they wont get it goin’ on. is a E rated game they wont get it goin’ on. They’ll just do a dance and another egg will They’ll just do a dance and another egg will appear. Depending on what chao mated is appear. Depending on what chao mated is what kind of egg you will get. This is one what kind of egg you will get. This is one way to get some of the rarest chao!way to get some of the rarest chao!

Time for Another Public Time for Another Public Humiliation At School! Humiliation At School!

• The ClassroomThe Classroom• We go to school, so do chao. Well not We go to school, so do chao. Well not

really, they just learn how to dance, sing, really, they just learn how to dance, sing, draw stuff, and play instruments. draw stuff, and play instruments.

• To make a chao learn stuff just bring it to To make a chao learn stuff just bring it to the kindergarten and put it in the the kindergarten and put it in the classroom. When you first start the game classroom. When you first start the game the kindergarten will not be there. You will the kindergarten will not be there. You will need to go there again. Once they learn need to go there again. Once they learn something they will do it in the chao something they will do it in the chao garden.garden.

The “Fortune Teller”The “Fortune Teller”

• Surprise! Surprise! This chao Surprise! Surprise! This chao doesn’t tell fortunes! She doesn’t tell fortunes! She gives your chao a random gives your chao a random name. This is only for SA2:B name. This is only for SA2:B though. This is great if you though. This is great if you never have any names for never have any names for your chao. However the chao your chao. However the chao names aren’t that great. names aren’t that great. There are names like There are names like Papoose. That’s the weirdest Papoose. That’s the weirdest chao name I’ve ever seen. If chao name I’ve ever seen. If you want to name the chao you want to name the chao yourself just tell the fortune yourself just tell the fortune teller you don’t want the teller you don’t want the name she picked or anymore name she picked or anymore names she’ll pick and there names she’ll pick and there ya go. ya go.

Check Up Time!Check Up Time!

• When a chao is first born it’s a good When a chao is first born it’s a good idea to bring him to the doctor. There idea to bring him to the doctor. There you can see what race and medals you can see what race and medals he won and how far he is in karate. he won and how far he is in karate. You can also see your chao’s You can also see your chao’s personality, and the chao’s favorite personality, and the chao’s favorite fruit.fruit.

Check Up Time 2Check Up Time 2

• The most important thing here is the stat The most important thing here is the stat rankings. They are in letters E-S. E is the rankings. They are in letters E-S. E is the worst and S is the best. (rhymes huh?) worst and S is the best. (rhymes huh?) There is a different ranking for each type of There is a different ranking for each type of stat: stat: SwimmingSwimming, , flyingflying, , runningrunning, , powerpower, and , and stamina. Your rank goes up in that stat if stamina. Your rank goes up in that stat if you evolve it. Say if my stamina ranking you evolve it. Say if my stamina ranking was D. To make it go up to a C, I would just was D. To make it go up to a C, I would just evolve the chao into a normal adult chao. evolve the chao into a normal adult chao. For power or the other stats, just evolve the For power or the other stats, just evolve the chao into that type.chao into that type.

Chao GardensChao Gardens

• I bet you thought there was only 1 chao I bet you thought there was only 1 chao garden huh? Well you’re wrong. Remember garden huh? Well you’re wrong. Remember in Sonic Adventure when there was 3? in Sonic Adventure when there was 3? There’s 3 in this one too! (obviously) You get There’s 3 in this one too! (obviously) You get the Hero Garden by making a hero chao. You the Hero Garden by making a hero chao. You get the Dark Garden by making a dark chao. get the Dark Garden by making a dark chao. As I said before, Use hero characters for to-As I said before, Use hero characters for to-be hero chao. Use dark characters for to-be be hero chao. Use dark characters for to-be dark chao.dark chao.

The Black The Black MarketMarket

• Here you can buy stuff for your chao. There Here you can buy stuff for your chao. There are things here like: hats, different fruits, are things here like: hats, different fruits, seeds to plant in the garden for different seeds to plant in the garden for different fruits, and different colored chao eggs. fruits, and different colored chao eggs. Obviously these things cost money, in this Obviously these things cost money, in this case…rings. To plant a seed in the chao case…rings. To plant a seed in the chao garden you have to make a chao beat the first garden you have to make a chao beat the first 2 chao races on level 3. Then just give the 2 chao races on level 3. Then just give the chao the seed and let him do it. This takes chao the seed and let him do it. This takes awhile. To get a skull or pumpkin for your chao awhile. To get a skull or pumpkin for your chao to wear just use Rouge or Knuckles in the chao to wear just use Rouge or Knuckles in the chao garden and dig in different spots until you garden and dig in different spots until you find one. This works best in the Dark Garden. find one. This works best in the Dark Garden.

RacingRacing

• Like I said before, you can race Like I said before, you can race your chao. By getting 1your chao. By getting 1stst place place in all of the races, you get in all of the races, you get some emblems. When you first some emblems. When you first see the racing menu there is see the racing menu there is only one category. There will only one category. There will be lots more once you beat the be lots more once you beat the 4 races on beginner level. You 4 races on beginner level. You have to beat have to beat allall races on the 3 races on the 3rdrd level….. You don’t get what I’m level….. You don’t get what I’m saying huh? Okay, I’ll explain. saying huh? Okay, I’ll explain. Every race has 3 levels. The 1Every race has 3 levels. The 1stst one is easy. 2one is easy. 2ndnd medium (some medium (some times hard on the harder race times hard on the harder race categories) and hard (or categories) and hard (or impossible.) Beat all three impossible.) Beat all three levels on each race and you’ll levels on each race and you’ll be a racing champion.be a racing champion.

Chao KarateChao Karate

• Also in SA2:B there’s Also in SA2:B there’s something new called something new called Chao Karate. It’s a lot like Chao Karate. It’s a lot like racing. If you win, you get racing. If you win, you get prizes. Your chao fight prizes. Your chao fight another chao using karate another chao using karate moves and stamina. If moves and stamina. If you beat all three levels you beat all three levels (beginner, normal, and (beginner, normal, and hard) you unlock a new hard) you unlock a new level which you level which you practically need level 99 practically need level 99 or every stat to beat it! or every stat to beat it! (It’s much easier getting (It’s much easier getting level 99 stats if you have level 99 stats if you have an immortal chao.)an immortal chao.)

The Tiny Chao GardenThe Tiny Chao Garden

• If you have Sonic If you have Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, A Adventure 2 Battle, A GBA to GC (game cube) GBA to GC (game cube) cord, and a GBA (game cord, and a GBA (game boy advance) you can boy advance) you can put your chao on the put your chao on the GBA. It’s also useful if GBA. It’s also useful if you have Sonic Advance you have Sonic Advance 1, 2 or 3 so you can 1, 2 or 3 so you can keep your chao in the keep your chao in the game and save it. You game and save it. You can find eggs and fruits can find eggs and fruits that you can’t find in that you can’t find in the original game. Time the original game. Time also doesn’t pass there also doesn’t pass there so your chao doesn’t so your chao doesn’t age. This is the other age. This is the other way to get all level 99 way to get all level 99 stats.stats.

The EndThe End

I got pics from The Chao Center I got pics from The Chao Center http://www.rtcol.com/~dfdesigns/chaocehttp://www.rtcol.com/~dfdesigns/chaocenter/SA2_2_Evolution.htmlnter/SA2_2_Evolution.htmlAnd the original Sonic Adventure 2 And the original Sonic Adventure 2

site. site. http://www.sonicteam.com/sonic2b/en/http://www.sonicteam.com/sonic2b/en/

Thanks for the pics!Thanks for the pics!

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