Rank

**Rank** (Japanese: **ランク**, *Ranku*) is a measurement system of a Yo-kai's strength within the *Yo-kai Watch* games, which goes from E to S and formerly extra special ranks. The higher the rank, the faster a Yo-kai can become more powerful when they level up. Because of this, some lower-ranked Yo-kai may lose playability as higher ranked Yo-kai become more and more commonplace.

The Yo-kai Watch itself can also be given upgrades in the games in order to find Yo-kai of the same Rank the Watch is and to undo **Watch Locks** (Japanese: **ウォッチロック**, *Wotchi Rokku*), special energized doors that boast a given Rank that serves to block a player from a certain area in the overworld, of the same Rank as the Watch. If the player manages to obtain multiple Yo-kai Watches, only the first Watch will count.

In the anime, the ranks are nonexistent.

## Ranks

### Rank E

*Main article: Category:Rank-E Yo-kai*
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**Rank E** (Japanese: **ランクＥ**, *Ranku Ī*) is the most basic level for all Yo-kai, as well as the standard Rank a newly obtained Yo-kai Watch is set towards.

At this rank, the Yo-kai Watch can only find Rank E Yo-kai.

### Rank D

*Main article: Category:Rank-D Yo-Kai*
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**Rank D** (Japanese: **ランクＤ**, *Ranku Dī*) is the second-lowest level for all Yo-kai.

To upgrade the Yo-kai Watch to this rank in the first game, one has to go to Timers & More, then collect the Watch Cog, Screw, and Spring, get to the Hot Springs at night with Baku's help, evade Gargaros during the game's first Terror Time event while doing so, and defeat Sproink to reclaim Goodsight's Lucky Underwear.

To upgrade the Yo-kai Watch to this rank in the second game, one has to search for Mr. Goodsight at Timers & More, then at Wayfarer Manor and the Gourd Pond Museum. After some Key Quests, Mr. Goodsight tasks the player to retrieve his lucky screwdriver from Whatta Find, which afterwards trigger's the game's first Terror Time event.
At this rank, the Yo-kai Watch can unlock D-ranked Watch Locks and is able to find Rank D Yo-kai.

### Rank C

*Main article: Category:Rank-C Yo-Kai*

**Rank C** (Japanese: **ランクＣ**, *Ranku Shī*) is the mid-lowest level for all Yo-kai. To upgrade the Yo-kai Watch to this rank, one has to go to Timers & More, then complete the "Rank C Challenge!" Request.

At this rank, the Yo-kai Watch can unlock C-ranked Watch Locks and is able to find Rank C Yo-kai.

This rank is also the lowest rank Evolved Yo-kai can be found at.

### Rank B

*Main article: Category:Rank-B Yo-Kai*

**Rank B** (Japanese: **ランクＢ**, *Ranku Bī*) is the mid-highest level for all Yo-kai. To upgrade the Yo-kai Watch to this rank, one has to go to Timers & More, then complete the "Rank B Challenge!" Request.

At this rank, the Yo-kai Watch can unlock B-ranked Watch Locks and is able to find Rank B Yo-kai.

### Rank A

*Main article: Category:Rank-A Yo-Kai*
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**Rank A** (Japanese: **ランクＡ**, *Ranku Ē*) is the second-highest level for all Yo-kai. To upgrade the Yo-kai Watch to this rank, one has to go to Timers & More, then complete the "Rank A Challenge!" Request.

At this rank, the Yo-kai Watch can unlock A-ranked Watch Locks and is able to find Rank A Yo-kai.

### Rank S

*Main article: Category:Rank-S Yo-kai*

**Rank S** (Japanese: **ランクＳ**, *Ranku Esu*) is the highest level for all Yo-kai. To upgrade the Yo-kai Watch to this ran, one has to go to Timers & More, then complete the "Rank S Challenge!" Request, which is only available after the completion of the main game.

At this rank, the Yo-kai Watch can unlock S-ranked Watch Locks and is able to find Rank S Yo-kai.

### Rank SS

*Main article: Category:Rank SS Yo-Kai*
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**Rank SS** (Japanese: **ランクＳＳ**, *Ranku Esu Esu*) is the level above the mighty Rank S Yo-kai.

This Rank was introduced in and currently only seen in *Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble* & (recently) *Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukipedia Dream* in its fifth expansion, and as such, no Yo-kai Watch within the main games has ever obtained this rank.

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**Rank Shō** (Japanese: **ランク将**, *Ranku Shō*) is an equivalent of Rank SS exclusive to Yo-kai Sangokushi: Kunitori Wars. It is, so far, the only rank to use a kanji character instead of a letter.

### Rank SSS

*Main article: category:Rank SSS Yo-kai*
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**Rank SSS** (Japanese: **ランクＳＳＳ**, *Ranku Esu Esu Esu*) is the (former) supreme level for all Yo-kai.

Like Rank SS, Rank SSS was introduced in and currently only seen in *Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble*, and as such, no Yo-kai Watch within the main games has ever obtained this rank.