Pandanoko is a tsuchinoko colored black and white to resemble a panda. His cheeks are pink, his eyes have black markings around them, and his four-leaf clover on top of his head is black, gray, and white. His tail ends with a small pink heart.
Anyone Inspirited by Pandanoko gains the ability to make decisions that is said to bring them good luck and fortune, depending on the outcome.
Pandanoko rarely appears in the VIP Room at Wayfarer Manor after any StreetPass. He can only be fought once until he visits Wayfarer Manor again, but the player can save before fighting him and try again if they fail to befriend him.
Pandanoko rarely appears in Wayfarer Coliseum after any StreetPass; the screen behind Slitheref will change to show an animation of Pandanoko if he is there. He fights alongside three Nokos, but only Pandanoko can be befriended in the battle. He can only be fought once until he visits Wayfarer Coliseum again, and the game will automatically save before starting the battle. It's recommended that the player brings either a Yo-kai with Popularity or a Yo-kai equipped with the Superstar Soul to boost the odds of befriending him.
Pandanoko rarely appears at Wayfarer Beach after any Streetpass. Like in Yo-kai Watch Blasters, he fights alongside three unbefriendable Nokos, and the game will automatically save before starting the battle. If the player fails to befriend him, the player will have to wait until the next day to have another chance.
Three Pandanokos fight alongside Starry Noko at Wayfarer Beach, but they cannot be befriended that way.
Pandanoko is only available as a reward for reaching the Black III tier, which requires the player to spend a total of ¥100,000 in in-app purchases. In the American version of the game, Black III tier cost $890 to reach.
Befriended (Yo-kai Watch):"You're amazing! Let's be friends!"
Being traded:: "Ah, if you have found me, then fate has deemed you worthy. Friends it is!"
Loafing:"Time to rest."
Receiving food (favourite): "Superb..."
Receiving food (normal):"Indeed..."
Receiving food (disliked):"I'm afraid not."
In the anime[]
Pandanoko makes his debut in Yo-kai Pandanoko, undergoing an identity crisis due to the ongoing popular trends of pandas and tsuchinoko. Unable to decide which of the two he identifies with more, he asks Nate and his friends about what he should be. Following Whisper's advice, Nate brings Pandanoko to visit both the panda and tsuchinoko fan clubs, but Pandanoko enjoys both experiences and remains unable to make a decision. By chance, the group passes by a Next HarMEOWny rehearsal, and the singers decide to make him their new mascot after finding him cute. Pandanoko goes on to perform in a collaboration concert with Next HarMEOWny, much to Jibanyan's dismay and envy.
Pandanoko is first summoned in Yo-kai No-Go Kart to help Nate's family reach a destination and dispel the effects of No-Go Kart's Inspiriting. Thanks to Pandanoko's now-improved decision-making abilities, No-Go Kart flees, and Nate's family arrives at a cucumber farm instead of a cherry farm like they had originally planned.
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