Rare Yo-kai

are a select group of Yo-kai that are noted for their Medals to be hard to obtain in the wild, though they can be obtained alternatively via the Crank-a-kai. A number of these Yo-kai, however, are exclusively found in the Crank-a-kai.

It should be noted that many of these Yo-kai, especially those introduced in the first game, are color-swapped versions of pre-existing Yo-kai.

In the games, Rare Yo-kai are notable for having gold-colored Yo-kai Medals, though physical merchandise points that they have the standard coloring of Yo-kai Medals, with the gold Medals being used for Legendary Yo-kai.