Tanbo
Yo-kai Medallium biography
"A Yo-kai who is always first to the battle! With nothing to slow him down, he shows up early and always has a nice tan."
Tanbo (Japanese : さきがけの助 , Sakigakenosuke is a Rank B , Earth -attribute Rare Yo-kai of the Brave tribe introduced in Yo-kai Watch
In Yo-kai Watch Blasters Dandoodle .
Appearances [ ] Video games [ ] Anime series [ ] Biology [ ] Tanbo has tan coloured skin and black eyes. His facial markings are yellow while his stomach is pale yellow. His feet and wristbands are dark brown. His loincloth/apron is white and his hair is red. He's the recolor of Undy .
Those inspirited by Tanbo become gutsy and take action without thinking.
Profile [ ] Tanbo rarely appears during the day, under vending machines, cars and in trash cans near Sunshine Station in Blossom Heights .
Tanbo can be rarely found on the 3rd floor of Springdale Elementary School at night (check the Library or the Music room).
He can also be freed from the Crank-a-kai with a Red Coin in the past as well as through an Expert Room in a Gate of Whimsy. Alternatively, he can also be freed from the Crank-a-kai inside Mystery Way - End Point (Bony Spirits Way) with a Boar Mystery Coin .
Tanbo has two equipment slots in this game.
Tanbo can be found in the Alley off the Plaza in Harrisville Station with the B-Rank Watch. He can also be found in a Yo-kai spot in Nocturne Hospital .
He can also be found in Blasters T in the Tomb of King Clupharaon ⑤ on floor 35 onwards and the Pyramid of Clu ⑥.
Tanbo can be found on Patrol Missions in Shopper's Row and Uptown Springdale . Alternatively, he can rarely be befriended as a reward for clearing the Red Light Blasters mission in Chapter 10.
He is required for the Seven Samukai Yo-kai Circle .
Tanbo can be found in Secret Stage 3-8 in Sewer C and can be freed from the Crank-a-kai with a Great Red Coin .
Game data [ ] Main series [ ] Yo-kai Watch [ ]
Stats
Calculation
HP
468
STR
181
SPR
121
DEF
90
SPD
151
This shows Tanbo's stat on level: 99.
Type
Name
Power
Attribute
Range
Attack
Pointy Pokes (Japanese : みだれづき , Midarezuki
12-26x3
Single enemy
No description.
Technique
Pebble (Japanese : こいしの術 , Koishi no Jutsu
20-90
Earth
Single enemy
No description.
Inspirit
Gutsiness (Japanese : 特攻精神 , Tokkō Seishin
Single ally
Raises an ally's SPD by making it gutsy!
Soultimate Move
Gutsy Cut (Japanese : きりこみ一番 , Kirikomi Ichiban
140-210
Single enemy
Cuts into a single foe with confidence and for high damage.
Skill
Careless (Japanese : ぶようじん , Buyōjin
Prone to be dealt critical attacks.
Yo-kai Watch 2 [ ]
Stats
Calculation
HP
430
STR
205
SPR
99
DEF
93
SPD
151
This shows Tanbo's stat on level: 99.
Type
Name
Power
Attribute
Range
Attack
Pointy Pokes (Japanese : みだれづき , Midarezuki
12-26x3
Single enemy
No description.
Technique
Pebble (Japanese : こいしの術 , Koishi no Jutsu
20-90
Earth
Single enemy
No description.
Inspirit
Gutsiness (Japanese : 特攻精神 , Tokkō Seishin
Single ally
Raises an ally's SPD by making it gutsy!
Soultimate Move
Gutsy Cut (Japanese : きりこみ一番 , Kirikomi Ichiban
155-232
Single enemy
Cuts into a single foe with confidence and for high damage.
Skill
Careless (Japanese : ぶようじん , Buyōjin
Prone to be dealt critical attacks.
Soul
Effect
STR+ 30 (Lv. 10)
Blasters stats [ ]
Button
Move
Attack
Hits an enemy nearby
All-Out Attack
Unleashes a strong short-range attack.
Yo-kai Watch 3 [ ]
Stats
Calculation
HP
327
STR
213
SPR
92
DEF
107
SPD
130
This shows Tanbo's stat on level: 99.
Type
Name
Power
Attribute
Range
Attack
Pointy Pokes (Japanese : みだれづき , Midarezuki
12-26x3
Single enemy
Life / Spirit Orb drop rate up.
Technique
Pebble (Japanese : こいしの術 , Koishi no Jutsu
30
Earth
Single enemy
No description.
Inspirit
Gutsiness (Japanese : 特攻精神 , Tokkō Seishin
Single ally
Raises an ally's SPD by making it gutsy!
Soultimate Move
Gutsy Cut (Japanese : きりこみ一番 , Kirikomi Ichiban
140
Single column in front of user
Cuts the column in front confidently and incisively.
Skill
Careless (Japanese : ぶようじん , Buyōjin
High chance to deal and receive critical strikes.
Blasters stats [ ] Attribute tolerance [ ]
-
-
△
-
-
○
Tolerance of attribute attack
Held items [ ] Spin-off games [ ] Yo-kai Watch Blasters [ ]
HP
440
STR
243
SPR
91
DEF
86
SPD
Unknown
This shows stats at level 99
Type
Name
Power
Attribute
Range
Attack
Triple Attack
Single enemy
No description.
Technique
Mighty Attack
Single enemy
Possible move 1
Technique
Dodge
Possible move 2
Technique
Pebble
Earth
Single enemy
Possible move 3
Technique
Dash Attack
Single enemy
Possible move 4
Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 [ ] Other games [ ] Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble [ ]
Stats
Calculation
HP
165-291
Attack
243-423
This shows Tanbo's stat on level: 50.
Soultimate Move
Gutsy Cut
Slashes confidently at an enemy.
Soultimate Levels
LV01
Damage Inflicted: 10pt
LV02
Damage Inflicted: 18pt
LV03
Damage Inflicted: 26pt
LV04
Damage Inflicted: 34pt
LV05
Damage Inflicted: 42pt
LV06
Damage Inflicted: 50pt
LV07
Damage Inflicted: 58pt
Skill Levels
N/A
LV01
Effect: N/A
LV02
Effect: N/A
LV03
Effect: N/A
LV04
Effect: N/A
LV05
Effect: N/A
Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukupedia [ ] Quotes [ ] Befriended: "YEE-haw! That was awesome! You! Be my friend!" Loafing : "Good grief..." Being traded: "Need a ride? I'm by your side! C'mon now. Let's be friends!" Receiving food (favorite): "Ah, nutritious!" Receiving food (normal): "It's all right..." Receiving food (disliked): "Don't need that." Freed from the Crank-a-kai (Yo-kai Watch 2): "Yee-HAW! I'm out! Let's be friends!" Blasters T Camp: "Come on! Come on! I’ll beat you there!" In the anime [ ] Tanbo makes his debut in MN048 .
He appears in MN094 .
Etymology [ ] "Sakigakenosuke" combines sakigake (魁, "charging ahead") and suke (助, common ending for male names).
"Tanbo" comes from "tan ", and is possibly a corruption of "tan boy ."
"Mambo" possibly comes from "abbronzatura" (tan). Trivia [ ] Tanbo's random nicknames in Yo-kai Watch 2 are: Sunshine, Jeff, Sarge, and Leonidas.
In Yo-kai Watch 3 , Tanbo is incorrectly given Dummkap's attack and inspirit sound effects.
The Yo-criminal Pandull has the same color scheme as Tanbo. In other languages [ ]
Language
Name
Meaning
さきがけの助 Sakigakenosuke
From sakigake (魁, "charging ahead") and suke (助, common ending for male names)
Sinnareno
A combination of Sinná (Undy ) who is a contraction of Sin nada (without anything) and moreno (brown).
Alfoncéo
Play on the hispanic name Alfonso and the word "foncé" which means dark.
Mambo
Rambizambi
Derived from rambazamba (meaning commotion, turmoil).
Tanbo
Same as the English name
다앞장 Daapjang
Загарэмбо Zaharembo
More Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)*
特攻魁之助
Jambo
Corruption of the English name.
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