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Yo-Kai Watch
妖怪ウォッチ
Yo-Kai Watch Japanese cover art
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Game information
Generation Generation I
Players 1
Platform RPG
Developers Level-5
Publishers Nintendo, Level-5
Release dates
Japan July 11, 2013
United States November 6, 2015
Europe TBA 2016
Australia December 5, 2015

Yo-Kai Watch (妖怪ウォッチ, lit. "Yōkai Wotchi") is the first game of the Yo-Kai Watch video game series. It was developed for the Nintendo 3DS by Level-5, and published by Nintendo and Level-5.

The game's development was first announced by Level-5 in the Japanese magazine CoroCoro.

The game was first released in Japan on July 11, 2013. In April 2015, Level-5 announced that Nintendo would handle the localization of the game in the west. As a part of Nintendo's presentation at E3 2015, it was announced that the game would be released in North America Holiday 2015.[1] The game will be released in the rest of the world in 2016, with exact dates to be announced.

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Plot[]

While searching for bugs in the woods of Springdale (called Sakura New Town in the original version, both of which are based on Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan[2]), the player (either a boy named Nathan Adams (Keita Amano) or Katie (Fumika Kodama), depending on player choice) finds a gashapon[3] machine next to a sacred tree. After inserting a coin and dispensing a capsule, the player opens it to find Whisper.

Whisper, a Yo-Kai, tells the player about the Yo-Kai world, and gives the player the titular Yo-Kai Watch (a wrist watch for Nathan or necklace style watch for Katie), a device that allows the player to see and identify Yo-Kai throughout their world. After setting out to find Yo-Kai, the player encounters Jibanyan, who becomes a companion in the player's battles against the Yo-Kai wreaking havoc on his town.

Gameplay[]

In Yo-Kai Watch, the player takes control of the chosen hero, using the 3DS touchscreen to interact with their home town. Players can befriend Yo-Kai by giving them the proper food (which is indicated by the Yo-Kai's preferences, as certain Yo-Kai like certain foods exclusively) before battle. Once the Yo-Kai has been defeated, they may approach the player and gift them their Yo-Kai Medal, allowing them to be summoned.

The gashapon machine that was first used to get Whisper can also be used to get new Yo-Kai through the use of in-game coins which are acquired through various actions and minigames or, in a pinch, Play Coins that you earn on your 3DS system by walking around with your system. Certain Yo-Kai are required for subquests, which often reward certain other rare Yo-Kai. Yo-Kai can also evolve into more powerful forms through leveling or fusing with different items and other Yo-Kai.

Yo-Kai are divided into eight base classes - Eerie, Mysterious, Tough, Brave, Charming, Slippery, Heartful, and Shady (In Japanese these are Bukimi, Fushigi, Goketsu, Isamashi, Purichi, Nyororon, Pokapoka, and Usurakage) each being unique in their own way such as Charming yo-kai being fast, Mysterious yo-kai having ghostly magic powers, Heartful yo-kai excelling at healing and so on also with the unusable Boss class representing boss forms of enemy Yo-Kai. Kaima forms (in later games) are created via fusion, legendary forms of Yo-Kai, can be captured by collecting a certain set of Yo-Kai as specified in the Yo-Kai Medallium, the broad collection of Yo-Kai encountered or captured as kept by the player character.

When encountering Yo-Kai, the player will use six Yo-Kai of their choice. The touchscreen is used to power up abilities and rotate Yo-Kai in the battle lineup, target Yo-kai or body parts on Boss Yo-kai, as well as clear any status effects on the player's Yo-Kai.

The player can also enter "Terror Time" (called Oni Jikan, or Oni Time in Japanese), where they are thrust into a nightmare realm with treasure chests. In this mode, the player must avoid being seen by other Yo-Kai. If seen, they're chased by a powerful Oni Yo-Kai, which can only be defeated by the most powerful of Yo-Kai teams.

There are a great deal of additional side quests in the game which grants a ton of experience, including bug-catching and fishing minigames (with the added benefit of these games granting special items).

Crank-a-kai[]

Central to the story of Yo-kai Watch is the Crank-a-kai. Found at the Mt. Wildwood Sacred Tree Path, rare items and Yo-kai can be bought using the following special coins:

Obtainable Yo-kai[]

Yo-kai Rank Coin
Benkei B Red Coin
Chansin C Red Coin
Cruncha S Red Coin
Kapunki A Red Coin
Mochismo D Red Coin
Pandle E Red Coin
Slacka-slash B Red Coin
Siro A Red Coin
Alloo B Yellow Coin
Casanono A Yellow Coin
Espy B Yellow Coin
Frostail S Yellow Coin
Q'wit C Yellow Coin
Signiton A Yellow Coin
Snotsolong E Yellow Coin
Signibble D Yellow Coin
Badude B Orange Coin
Bruff A Orange Coin
Darumacho B Orange Coin
Goldenyan S Orange Coin
Ledballoon D Orange Coin
Mad Mountain C Orange Coin
Noway E Orange Coin
Walldin A Orange Coin
Pupsicle E Pink Coin
Komajiro D Pink Coin
Shmoopie C Pink Coin
Cadable C Pink Coin
Skelebella B Pink Coin
Singcada B Pink Coin
Supyo A Pink Coin
Damona S Pink Coin
Hungramps E Green Coin
Lodo D Green Coin
Happierre C Green Coin
Hungorge B Green Coin
Ol' Fortune B Green Coin
Dubbles A Green Coin
Reversette A Green Coin
Auntie Heart S Green Coin
Negatibuzz E Blue Coin
Mynimo D Blue Coin
Tengloom C Blue Coin
Contrarioni B Blue Coin
Agon B Blue Coin
Nul A Blue Coin
Scritchy A Blue Coin
Count Cavity S Blue Coin
Manjimutt E Purple Coin
Peckpocket E Purple Coin
Nagatha C Purple Coin
Grumples B Purple Coin
Multimutt B Purple Coin
Cuttincheez A Purple Coin
Sir Berus A Purple Coin
Eterna S Purple Coin
Fishpicable D Light Blue Coin
Heheheel D Light Blue Coin
Chummer C Light Blue Coin
Rageon B Light Blue Coin
Cynake B Light Blue Coin
Slitheref A Light Blue Coin
Tunatic A Light Blue Coin
Shadow Venoct S Light Blue Coin
Robonyan A 3DS Play Coin
Pookivil A 3DS Play Coin
Sir Berus A 3DS Play Coin
Tunatic A 3DS Play Coin
Daiz C Excitement Coin
Confuze B Excitement Coin
Negasus A Excitement Coin
Neighfarious A Excitement Coin
Skelebella B Excitement Coin
Jibanyan D Excitement Coin
Nul A Excitement Coin
Cruncha S Special Coin
Frostail S Special Coin
Goldenyan S Special Coin
Damona S Special Coin
Auntie Heart S Special Coin
Count Cavity S Special Coin
Eterna S Special Coin
Shadow Venoct S Special Coin
Rhinoggin B Special Coin
Sushiyama B Special Coin
Frostina S Special Coin

Crank-a-kai Videos[]

Game information[]

Development[]

Yo-Kai Watch was developed by Fukuoka, Japan studio Level-5. It was published by Nintendo and Level-5.

Music[]

Main article: Yo-Kai Watch Original Soundtrack

The four-disk soundtrack for Yo-Kai Watch was composed by Kenichiro Saigo. The first disk contains 40 tracks, the second 44, and the third 48, while the fourth disk contains bonus content, including three songs from the anime series.

Reception[]

Yo-Kai Watch was an immediate success on release. Industry standard magazine Famitsu scored the game 36/40, with reviewer Reona Ebihara stating "the 3D visuals work great, serving especially well to put you right there as you're searching for spirits in the grass. The battles proceed automatically but let you change formations and offer support in realtime, keeping things both simple and deeply strategic."[4]

The US reception has so far been mixed, largely due to the fact that the game has yet to receive a massive press push. Some fan content (specifically live translations from streamer Poemato CX [5]) has pushed Yo-Kai Watch to public consciousness, and there has been quite a lot of coverage of the game pre-release.[6][7][8][9]

Trivia[]

  • Yo-Kai Watch has been called "the new Pokémon" by many reviewers.[10][11] While there are definitely some similarities between the two franchises, Yo-Kai Watch has radically different gameplay mechanics and a different approach to story-telling than the Pokémon series.
  • It's Very Similar to the DS game Digimon Dawn and Digimon Dusk in it's 3v3 Combat, but in this game you have a party of 6 Yo-Kai which only 3 Battle at the same time and you can swap between them at any time.
  • You don't have control on what your Yo-Kai do in the battle, they will attack/guard/inspirit depending on their nature which you can change easily using items that does so.
  • The befriending system is totally random, you however can increase your chance by giving the Yo-Kai their favorite food and having a Yo-Kai with a special ability that will increase the chance of befriending enemy Yo-Kai, like "Casanuva" in your party.

Legacy[]

Yo-Kai Watch has shown itself to be incredibly popular, with several follow-up and spin-off titles developed in addition to a toy line and anime/movie series.

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