Yo-kai

Yo-Kai are supernatural beings that appear throughout the *Yo-kai Watch* series. They are usually responsible for most of the natural occurrences that happen in everyday life, the vast majority of time appearing invisible to humans, but with a Yo-kai Watch searchlight, they can be found and be dealt with.

They come in many different forms, with most of them being based on Japanese folklore or mythology that have several design liberties applied to them usually based on wordplay. Yo-kai also come in different types, such as Classic Yo-kai, which are entirely designed off original Japanese *youkai*, and 'Merican Yo-kai, which have American-inspired designs.

Just like humans, Yo-kai are known to have lives of their own. They're usually created from the death of a living being or the loss of an object, and gets their own Yo-kai Medal

Yo-Kai are categorized into one of 8 tribes based on their personality and Specialty

## Yo-kai Types

### Present Yo-kai

* **Present Yo-kai** (Japanese: **イマドキ妖怪** *Imadoki Yōkai*): is an unofficial name giving to Yo-kai who hail from the present day of Japan in time within the *Yo-kai Watch* series, given this name retroactively following the release of *Yo-kai Watch 2* and the *Classic Yo-kai*.

### Legendary Yo-kai

* **Legendary Yo-kai** (Japanese: **レジェンド妖怪** *Rejendo Yōkai*, **Legend Yo-kai**): A group of powerful Yo-kai that can only be befriended after filling out the Legend Pages in the Yo-kai Medallium, which is done by collecting certain sets of Yo-kai Medals to break the seal surrounding a specific Legendary Yo-kai, with each seal requiring a different set of Yo-kai. Like every Yo-kai, a Legendary Yo-kai falls under one of the tribes. Unlike every other kind of Yo-kai that from their respective tribes, Legendary Yo-kai's summoning chant are very unique, bombastic and grandiose.

#### 'Merican Legendary Yo-kai

* **'Merican Legendary Yo-kai** (Japanese: **メリケンレジェンド妖怪** *Meriken Rejendo Yōkai*, **Merican Legend Yo-kai**): A group of Legendary Yo-kai from BBQ, like 'Merican Yo-kai, introduced in *Yo-kai Watch 3*.

#### Legendary VIP Yo-kai

* **Legendary Pioneer Yo-kai** (Japanese: **偉人レジェンド妖怪** *Ijin Rejendo Yōkai*, **Great Legend Yo-kai**): A special group of Legendary Yo-kai in *Yo-kai Watch 3,* who were originally famous people before their death. Notably, all of them sport a five-pointed sheriff-like star with the kana イ, meaning "I", which stands for "Ijin" (偉人, kanji for "Great Man").

### Rare Yo-kai

* **Rare Yo-kai** (Japanese: **レア妖怪** *Rea Yōkai*): are a select group of Yo-kai that are typically difficult to encounter and befriend, and some can (additionally or exclusively) be freed from the *Crank-a-kai*, while others need an item pulled from the Crank-a-kai to make them appear in the overworld. A good number of Rare Yo-kai, especially those of which that originated in *Yo-kai Watch*, are color-swapped versions of other, more commonly found Yo-kai.

### Classic Yo-kai

* **Classic Yo-kai** (Japanese: **古典妖怪** *Koten Yōkai*): Yo-kai introduced in *Yo-kai Watch 2* which are wholly based on the youkai of classic Japanese folklore. They can only be found in the past.

### Local Yo-kai

* **Local Yo-kai** (Japanese: **ご当地妖怪** *Gotochi Yōkai*): are a group of *Rare Yo-kai* which debuted in *Yo-kai Watch 2*.

### 'Merican Yo-kai

* **'Merican Yo-kai** (Japanese: **メリケン妖怪** *Meriken Yōkai*): Yo-kai introduced in *Yo-kai Watch 3*. As the name implies, they are from America, or BBQ in English localizations. They are considered a subgroup of Present-Day Yo-kai.

### Deva Yo-kai

* **Deva Yo-kai** (Japanese: **神妖怪** *Kami Yōkai*): are a select group of powerful Yo-kai that are introduced in *Yo-kai Watch 3*, These Yo-kai are seen a gods

### Treasure Yo-kai

* **Treasure Yo-kai** (Japanese: **秘宝妖怪** *Hihō Yōkai*): are a select group of powerful Yo-kai that are introduced in *Yo-kai Watch 3*, the Treasure Yo-kai are powerful Yo-kai that are based on civilizations in antiquity.

## Trivia

* Very little is known when Yo-kai first came into existence, but several of them have been around for centuries, dating back to the Sengoku period and Edo period.