
The Gates of Whimsy being opened, showing the inter-dimensional portal inside.
Gates of Whimsy (Japanese: きまぐれゲート Kimagure Gēto) are mysterious doors that appear in Yo-kai Watch games. They're also unusual gateways to sub-dimensions that offer challenges to whoever steps through the doorway, as well as offering rewards for besting them.
Diana Gately is known to be a researcher, and tasks the player with finding a certain amount of Gate Globes to unlock the Big Gates.
Overview[]
Each Gates of Whimsy appears in a specific location around Springdale (except for Excellent Tower) or BBQ, and can be found when the Yo-kai Watch lenses react like when Yo-kai Spots are near by showing a question mark instead of the Yo-kai's Rank. They appear in a different location of a district once per in-game day when they're cleared or not.
Stepping into the Gates of Whimsy transports the player to the inside of a building or an alternate world, which sometimes contain Yo-kai that must be battled. The area is covered with a rainbow-like atmosphere, representing the illusive feel of it. Each room contains a Gate Globe, where they are required to be obtained to open another set of doors called the Big Gates.
There are four types of Rooms that are chosen at random when a player enters the Gates of Whimsy, which each have an objective. A Battle Room (Japanese: 戦の間 Sen no ma) is where the player must fight off all the Yo-kai to make the Gate Globe appear, while the Expert Room (Japanese: 修羅の間 Shura no ma) contains a single and strong Yo-kai of a higher rank or level. Other than fighting Yo-kai, there is also the Speed Room (Japanese: 疾走の間 Shissō no ma) where the player must escape it within the time limit and the Bizzare Room (Japanese: 奇妙の間 Kimyō no ma) which has unusual objectives for the player to fulfill.
After completing a room, a rainbow-covered orb called a Gate Globe appears for the player to collect. Exiting the Gates of Whimsy transports the player back to the real world, where they will come out of unusual entrances of the location they've first entered, like the inside of a manhole or under some shrubs. If the player's Yo-kai faint, they are taken outside of the Gates of Whimsy.
Big Gates[]
- Main article: Big Gates

The first Big Gate.
Big Gates are giant, fixed Gates of Whimsy located within the Gourd Pond Museum Vault, locked to the player unless they have enough Gate Globes to feed the doors.
The first of the Big Gates need 5 Gate Globes to unlock, which opens to a dimension with more Big Gates to feed, which increases in count from left to right. The leftmost door needs 10, the left 20, the right 30, and the rightmost 40. In the center, there is the largest of the Big Gates, but in order to access it, the player must clear the other Big Gates.
In the games[]
Yo-kai Watch 2[]
In Chapter 3, the player must meet Mrs. Gately to start the Key Request called The Gates of Whimsy. The player will be tasked by the researcher to find it, so the player can unlock the first Big Gate. Note that Gate's can only link to areas the player has unlocked in the story.
There are four big gates which require the biggest to be opened so the player can fight with Eyephoon.
The "Can-Kicking Zone" requires 10 gate globes to unlock. Here, the player must avoid obstacles and kick a can into the scoring area.
The "Traffic-Light Zone" requires 20 gate globes to unlock. Here, the player must toggle traffic lights on and off. If the player crosses a crosswalk with a red light, they are placed in a battle with Gargaros.
"Compunzer's Zone" requires 30 gate globes to unlock. The player must slide to the finish, avoiding Yo-Kai on the slide.
The "Quiz Room" requires 40 gate globes to unlock. Here, the player must solve a number of Baffle Boards, and befriend Yo-Kai in the room to unlock the next room.
Yo-kai Watch 3[]
Diana Gately has moved her research to St. Peanutsburg in BBQ.
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble[]
Gate Locations[]
Yo-kai Watch 2[]
Uptown Springdale[]
- On the wall by the river below the north-western exit to Blossom Heights
- In the parking lot above the florists in the west
- Behind Everymart
- By the houses to the east of Triangle Park
- In the parking lot west of Piggleston Bank
Blossom Heights[]
- Outside Springdale Hot Springs
- Directly east of Everymart by the patch of water
- On the eastern part of the wall below the apartments
- Behind Shoten Temple
- On the bend in the road north-east of Wayfarer Manor
- On the thin diagonal walkway north of Wayfarer Manor
Shopper's Row[]
- Outside Mary's Coin Laundry
- In the grassy area north-west of the bridge and Everymart
- West of the parking lot in the north-east
- In the north of the bicycle parking lot in the southern centre
- In the north-west segment of the outside of Nocturne Hospital
Downtown Springdale[]
- In the far north-west by the river
- Outside Frostia's Place
- In the south-west in the northern-most place by the path by the sea
- In the south-west below the south-western-most building
- Directly west of the Sea Tunnel
Breezy Hills[]
- Outside Gourd Pond Museum on the right
- In the far south-west along the path by the river just above the stairs
- On the south-western side of the square of houses directly north of the central entrance to Uptown Springdale
- In the north-eastern apartments garden up the stairs
- In the south of the segment south of Eddie's House by the stairs
Yo-kai Watch 3[]
Uptown Springdale[]
- In the parking lot above the florists in the west
- Behind Everymart
- By the houses to the east of Triangle Park
- In the parking lot west of Piggleston Bank
- At the wall next to Mr. Crabbycat at the Riverbank
Blossom Heights[]
- On the eastern part of the wall below the apartments
- Behind Shoten Temple
- On the thin diagonal walkway north of Wayfarer Manor
- Directly north-east of Wayfarer Manor
Shopper's Row[]
- Outside Mary's Coin Laundry
- West of the parking lot in the north-east
- In the north of the bicycle parking lot in the southern centre
- South of Nocturne Hospital
Downtown Springdale[]
- In the far north-west by the river
- Outside Frostia's Place
- In the south-west in the northern-most place by the path by the sea
- Directly west of the Sea Tunnel
Breezy Hills[]
- Outside Gourd Pond Museum on the right
- In the far south-west along the path by the river just above the stairs
- On the south-western side of the square of houses directly north of the central entrance to Uptown Springdale
- In the north-eastern apartments garden up the stairs
Sparkopolis[]
- North of the western section
- On the path east of the Everymart
- At the centre of the segment directly above the eastern pool of water
Southmond[]
- West of the Police Station
- On the western side of Acornia Bank
- On the west of the front of Southmond School
- Just below the north-western-most part of the north-eastern-most block of houses
Northbeech[]
- On the street west of the boat yard
- West of the Everymart
- In the western part of the northern narrow street in the block of buildings west of Town Hall
- In the western part of the narrow southern narrow street in the block of buildings east of Town Hall
East Pine[]
- On the western side of the Church
- On the back western side of Phantomart
- In the garden of the houses just north-west of the Phantomart parking lot
- In the south-eastern bend in the path in the south-western-most block of housing also where the Mirapo and Eyepo are situated
Gates[]
These are the known Gates of Whimsy.
Yo-kai Watch 2[]
Gate Location | Type of Gate | Area | Yo-kai | Reward | Rarity 1%-100% | Goal |
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Outside Gourd Pond Museum | Battle room | Banter Bakery | Dummkap, | Gate Globe | 100% of the Gate (Absolutely Sure) | 2 battles |
Outside Gourd Pond Museum | Battle Room | Everymart Uptown | Hissfit, Pandle, Dummkap | 3 Gate Globes | ?% | 3 Battles |
Outside Gourd Pond Museum | Battle Room | Belly Buster Curry | Coughkoff, Suspicioni, Terrorpotta, Minochi | 2 Gate Globes | ?% | 2 Battles |
East of Triangle Park, Uptown Springdale | Expert Room | Mary's Coin Laundry | Skelebella | ? | ? | 1 Battle |
Hot Springs & Breezy Hills Estates - Near bridge to Uptown Springdale | Battle Room | Toys iZ We | Snaggly, Sandmeh, Lafalotta, Squeeky, Papa Windbag, Komajiro, Cutta-nah | 2 Gate Globes | 90% (-) | ?? |
Outside Frostia's Place | Battle Room | Bernstein House - 1F | Pupsicle, Slush | 2 Gate Globes | ?% (-) | ?? |
Next to the river by the entrance to Uptown Springdale | Battle Room | Breezy Hills | Buhu, Leggly, Nosirs | 2 Gate Globes | 20% of Gate (-) | ?? |
Parking lot left of Blossom Heights Everymart | Bizarre Room | Timers & More | None | 3 Gate Globes | ??% (-) | |
By the Apartments and is on the right side of the building and inside the garden | Wisteria Gardens | Lie-in, Snotsolong, Ake | 2 Gate Globes | 40% of Gate (-) | ||
Behind Wayfarer Manor on the thin, diagonal walkway. | Battle Room | Foundation Academy | Shmoopie, Shmoopie and Signibble | 2 Gate Globes | ??% (-) | 2 battles |
Behind Wayfarer Manor on the thin, diagonal walkway. | Battle Room | Stone House | Dazzabel, Dazzabel and Ake
Dazzabel, Dazzabel, Snaggly Dazzabel, Dazzabel, Snaggly |
3 Gate Globes | ? | 3 battles |
North of Shopper's Row Everymart, left of the large parking lot | Battle Room | Nom Burger | Terrorpotta, Wazzat, Shmoopie, Cutta-nah, Signibble | 3 Gate Globes | ?% (-) | ?? |
Under the bridge in Uptown Springdale near the river connecting it to the north side of Blossom Heights | Battle Room | Bernstein House - 1F | Snotsolong | 4 Gate Globes | 50% (-) | 4 Battles |
In the lot of the Breezy Hill's Store | Battle Room | The Store of Breezy Hills | ??? | 5 Gate Globes | 5% of Gate (-) | 5 Battles |
Breezy Hills Estates - Near bridge to Uptown Springdale | Bizarre Room | Adams/Forester House | None | 2 Gate Globes | ?% | Make all girls/boys leave Nate/Katie's house |
Breezy Hills Estates - Near bridge to Uptown Springdale | Expert Room | Chloro-Phil Good | Slacka-slash | ?% | 1 Battle | |
Blossom Heights, next to the Springdale Hot Springs. | Expert Room | Chloro-Phil Good | Slacka-slash | 4 Gate Globes | ?% | 1 Battle |
Breezy Hills Estates - Near bridge to Uptown Springdale | Bizarre Room | Adams/Forester House | None | 2 Gate Globes | ?% | Make all girls/boys leave Nate/Katie's house |
West of Shopper's Row Everymart, below Coin Wash | Bizzare Room | Timers & More | None | 3 Gate Globes | ?% | Take a 3 Question Yo-kai Quiz |
Central car park, Shopper's Row | Battle Room | Superior Style | Enerfly, Enerfly, Minochi
Leggly, Leggly, Sandmeh |
2 Gate Globes | ?% | 2 Battles |
Arcadia Arcade[]
Yo-kai | Rank | Allies | Level | Time | Weather | Rate | |
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Cupistol | 6, 40-43 | Anytime | Any | ?% | ||
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Shmoopie | 6, 40-43 | Anytime | Any | ?% |
Yo-kai Watch 3[]
Battle Rooms[]
Area | Yo-kai | Rank | Allies | Gate Globes given | |
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Piggleston Bank | ![]() |
Brokenbrella | ![]() ![]() |
3 | |
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Skranny | ![]() ![]() | |||
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Skranny | ![]() ![]() | |||
Seabreeze Tunnel | ![]() |
Dulluma | ![]() ![]() |
3 | |
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Nagatha | ![]() ![]() | |||
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Whatta Find | ![]() |
Manjimutt | ![]() |
2 | |
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Ake | ![]() ![]() | |||
Tempura Tempest | ![]() |
Grubsnitch | ![]() ![]() |
2 | |
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Anime Chum | ![]() |
Treetter | ![]() |
3 | |
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T-Wrecks | ![]() ![]() | |||
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Soloman | ![]() ![]() |
Challenge Rooms[]
In the anime[]
The Gates of Whimsy make a brief appearance at the end of EP161, where it was actually created by an illusion fused with Failian, Elder Bloom and Illoo's powers.
Trivia[]
- There is an earlier artwork of Nathan Adams, where his Yo-kai Watch strangely resembles the Gate Globes found in the Gates of Whimsy.
- It is unknown how the Gates of Whimsy are created, but in the Yo-kai Watch anime series they are implied to be created from Yo-kai with intense illusion-bending powers.
- In Yo-kai Watch 3, using the Gates of Whimsy in BBQ can transport them to locations in Springdale (Region) before they complete the main story.