So yesterday we went over the basics for Chao-raising, so now we're going to take some time to talk about stats and alignment, so today's post will be a bit more brief than yesterday's post but still, I hope this helps. Again, please note that this is mainly referring to Sonic Adventure 2, but everything still has a way of working in Sonic Adventure.
The Importance of Stats
So, stats generally dictate everything for your Chao, from their ability to swim, to their ability to literally walk on their legs and run. But how do you know if the stats are good or not? Well, unfortunately there's no way of knowing in Sonic Adventure (if the Dreamcast device tells you about stats, I have no idea, I've only ever played Sonic Adventure DX), so we'll talk as if this is in Sonic Adventure 2.
Take your Chao out of the garden and go to the Chao Kindergarten. Inside you'll find several doors, one of them is for the Chao Doctor. Simply go inside and look at the medical records for your Chao. Once it shows up, your Chao's stats, type, etc. will appear on the screen. You'll notice letter ranks next to each stat: S, A, B, C, D, and E, with E being the worst, and S being the best. Your Chao's stats are determined at random (unless you're breeding but that's a topic I have no knowledge on since I don't try to go for an all-S Chao), so it's really not up to you. But how do the ranks function?
Well, let's say your Chao has level 5 in Swim and Level 8 in Run. Swim is an A-rank, while Run is a D-rank. Even though its Run stat is higher in level, because the Swim stat has a better rank, the overall skill will be better, and it really shows as the stat levels up more and more. But there's all sorts of ways to raise your stats, and one way that's the most efficient way, in my opinion.
Raising Stats
So, as I talked about yesterday, you can give your Chao animals and Chaos Drives to boost their stats. Chaos Drives have a fixed amount of experience they give to a stat, and animal stat boosts can vary, and some animals even take exp away from a stat (but they will never "level down," so to speak, so don't worry), but animals are probably the most efficient way to boost your stats. More on that shortly.
The other way to boost stats is with a couple of fruits. Fruits are generally only for raising Stamina, which is used in the Chao Races (although I don't know exactly how it works in Sonic Adventure). When your Chao is racing, you can cheer them on, but their stamina bar will go down. It will naturally go down as the Chao is racing, and if it empties, your Chao will become painfully slow, like enough that if it doesn't have a great lead, your Chao will most likely lose that race, so be careful. The Stamina stat can also be ranked anywhere from E to S, but it's not extremely important otherwise. You don't need to put it way up to 99 or anything, because that's just overkill and a huge waste of a lot of time, in my opinion. Without caring about the rank or level, getting your stamina anywhere between 250-350 is more than enough to win any and all of your races if your stats are maxed out, and again, more on that shortly. The shaped fruits, mushrooms that you can buy in the Black Market, and the fruits found in each garden can boost your Chao's stamina by about 4-5 blocks on the exp bar, meaning you need to feed them approximately 3 fruits to make a bar go from zero to the next level. The other fruit you'll want to look for is a Chao Fruit, which boosts Stamina and every stat in bits and pieces, so it's really handy if you want to try to do it all in one. And sure, your Chao might keep tossing the food away but eventually they'll finish the food, but if you feel bad about force-feeding them, then that's okay too. Do what makes you happy, you know?
So, after that long-winded explanation, what's the most efficient way to raise stats? Well, if you're against using glitches, just jump down to the next segment. I'm sure you've heard of the Stat Glitch, which allows you to endlessly reuse animals to quickly boost your Chao's stats up very high, or max them out. It's simple to do, and once you get into the rhythm of it, you'll be a pro in no time. First, you might want to give your Chao something to eat so it's sitting and so that it won't move and potentially ruin the glitch. Next, grab the animal you want to give to your Chao (You can use Chaos Drives as well, but I wouldn't recommend it, as they bounce and float in the air, making them a bit harder to use) and face the front of your Chao the best you can. Stand a little bit away from the Chao so that when you drop the animal, you're not giving it to the Chao, it'll sort of fall at them, so to speak. Once you get it right, place the animal in front of the Chao. It will take the stat boost from the animal, but the animal can be used again, which normally can't happen. This is the glitch that many people use to boost their Chaos' stats very quickly, mainly to grab those Emblems. if my explanation wasn't very great, look up any video on the subject, especially if you're a visual learner.
Alignment
Whew, now that the previous segment is over, we can quickly talk about alignment. Basically, this is how you make your Chao evolve into a Hero Chao or a Dark Chao. It's not as complicated as you might think, and we'll go over it briefly. I'll talk about Sonic Adventure 2 first, as Sonic Adventure also has a way to do it but it's not so simple, but not ridiculous though, so let's go.
So, let's just assume you'd like a Hero Chao, and we have the newborn default Chao in the Chao Garden. Well, your Chao's alignment is set upon its first evolution at the age of 1 (3-5 hours), and when it evolves, the type of Chao - Neutral, Dark, or Hero - is set for the rest of its life, there's no changing it. We'll use Sonic as out Hero example.
As you use Sonic to care for the Chao, notice how it's slowly turning whiter? That's the Chao's alignment slowly shifting towards "Hero." And if you did the same thing with, say, Shadow, the Chao would turn darker and slowly turn black. However, if you balance out the care with Hero and Dark, the Chao will be Neutral instead. Anyways, back to Sonic.
If you keep caring for the Chao as Sonic (or Tails or Knuckles, since they're also Hero characters), eventually your Chao will evolve into a Hero Chao upon its first evolution, with the type depending on the trait with the higher stat number, or at least that's how it's always been for me. Along with this new Hero Chao, you unlock the Hero Garden, which also has a Chao Egg if you'd like to have another Chao to raise. And when you do the same with a Dark Chao, you get the Dark Garden.
Really quick, in Sonic Adventure, as every character is classified as a hero, the only way to shift your Chao's alignment is to give them Hero Fruit or Dark Fruit. Otherwise it's the same way of evolving, only that getting a Neutral Chao is a lot easier to do because of the fact that the character you use doesn't have an effect on the Chao's alignment.
So that's all for this part. I know I rambled for a while and I apologize for that, but I hope that this helps you even further. Tomorrow we're going to finish up with the topic being the legendary Chaos Chao, so I hope you look forward to that!
Have a nice day!~
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