Walkappa

Walkappa
ノガッパNogappa
ノガッパNogappa
Rank
Attribute(s)
Listing No.
YW	#096
YW	#096
YW2	#139
YW2	#139
YW3	#240
YW3	#240
YW4	#48 - Yo-kai
YW4	#48 - Yo-kai
Listing No. (Spin-offs)
Blasters	#175
Blasters	#175
Busters 2	#245
Busters 2	#245
WibWob	#4015
WibWob	#4015
World	#0777
World	#0777
Ukiukipedia	#YW1-027 #YD1-026
Ukiukipedia	#YW1-027 #YD1-026
Skill	Skilled Loafer Water Play YW2 FS
Skill	Skilled Loafer Water Play YW2 FS
Effect	Nap Time
Effect	Nap Time
Favorite foods
Veggies YW Sushi YW2 YW3 YW4
Veggies YW Sushi YW2 YW3 YW4
Spin-offs
Sushi
Sushi
Disliked foods
Hamburgers
Hamburgers
Behind the Scenes
Japanese VA	Masahito Yabe
English VA	Melissa Hutchison

Yo-kai Medallium biography "Most kappas stay in the water, but this one likes to walk around. He pours water on his head to make up for this."

Walkappa (Japanese: ノガッパ, Nogappa) is a Rank D, Water-attribute Yo-kai of the Charming tribe introduced in Yo-kai Watch.

From Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukipedia Kiwami to Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukipedia Gakuen Y, and in Yo-kai Watch 4, he's the part of the Uwanosora tribe.

Walkappa evolves into Appak starting at Level 32.

Appearances

Video games

• Yo-kai Watch: Playable Yo-kai
• Yo-kai Watch 2: Playable Yo-kai
• Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Playable Yo-kai
• Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble: Playable Yo-kai
• Yo-kai Watch 3: Playable Yo-kai
• Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Playable Yo-kai
• Yo-kai Watch World: Playable Yo-kai
• Yo-kai Watch 4: Playable Yo-kai
• Yo-kai Watch: Medal Wars: Playable Yo-kai

Anime series

• Yo-kai Watch anime series: Recurring Yo-kai
• Yo-kai Watch the Movie: Minor Yo-kai
• Yo-kai Watch the Movie: The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Nyan!: Minor Yo-kai

Biology

Walkappa resembles a short, light-blue colored Kappa with a wide oval head, with equally wide lips. The top of his head is round and shiny, girded by grass-colored hair. He carries a small water bottle which is red in color. Occasionally, his Rare variant can be seen with a water bottle that is red with white polka dots. In Yo-kai Watch 2, the polka-dot thermos is demonstrated as Walkappa's Fleshy Souls form.

Gallery

Background

Profile

Yo-kai Watch

Upon listening Bear's story of how he lost a ring in Catfish Pond, Nate/Katie goes looking for a kappa to help Bear out. Along the bank of the west canal, Nate meets Walkappa in the disguise of a sunflower, and weak from hunger. Walkappa agrees to help the protagonist out in exchange for three carp for lunch, though Nate has no fishing rod, then Walkappa remedies that problem by giving him one to catch the fish.

As promised, the protagonist brings Walkappa the three carp who wolfs them down and thanks them by giving them his Yo-kai Medal. Later the protagonist talks to Bear at Catfish Pond, who is still looking for his mom's ring, and summons Walkappa to help look for the ring, who makes a big show of splashing around the pond for the ring. Walkappa finds the ring, but all the splashing and water acrobatics drew the ire of Catfish Pond's boss, SV Snaggerjag, and attacks the protagonist. After the fight, Walkappa apologizes for his wild swimming, then gives the protagonist the Special Ring Bear was looking for.

During the events of Walkappa's Bottle, occurring sometime after the Lost Ring incident, Walkappa had lost his bottle and tasks the protagonist & Whisper in finding it along the west canal, though all they found was trash. They eventually find the bottle at Catfish Pond after grilling some more info from the kappa Yo-kai.

He can be found in the river in Uptown Springdale.

Yo-kai Watch 2

There are two versions of Walkappa in Yo-kai Watch 2 with the Fleshy Souls version being rarer. The two versions have different skills.

Fleshy Souls Walkappa

Walkappa appears in the river in Uptown Springdale.

He can also be found at Fleshy Souls Way Gogo Junction.

Yo-kai Watch 3

Walkappa can be found in the water in Uptown Springdale and on Mount Wildwood.

He can also be found in Blasters T in the Suspicious Room and the Tidal and Whirlpool Labyrinths.

He is required for the The Fins of Sharon Yo-kai Circle.

Yo-kai Watch 4

Walkappa can be found in Ark doors in Uptown Springdale and Sakura Motomachi (Past). He can be released from the past Crank-a-kai with an Old Coin as a second prize or with a Gasha Coin, Five-Star Coin or One-Star Coin as a third prize. He can also be befriended through Konkatsu with one silver soul, two red souls and one gold soul.

He can also be found in the Gutsy Bones and Glitzy Bones battles in Enma Tournament - Oni Arena as well as in the Gargaros, Hyakki-hime (Shadowside) and Acala Exalted mission in PuraPura Blasters.

Yo-kai Watch Blasters

Walkappa can be found on Patrol Missions in Shopper's Row and Uptown Springdale.

He is required for the Kappaz Yo-kai Circle.

Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble

Walkappa can be found on stage 10, 20, 51, 88, 111, 139, 167, secret stage 1-4 and 4-4, stage 6 on Mystery Way and stage 15 on Super Mystery Way.

He can also be freed from the Crank-a-kai with a One-Star Coin, Excitement Coin and Pink Coin.

Game data

Main series

Yo-kai Watch

	Stats Calculation HP 305 STR 111 SPR 146 DEF 111 SPD 141 This shows Walkappa's stat on level: 99.

Type Name Power Attribute Range Attack Punch (Japanese: パンチ, Punch) 15-67 Single enemy No description. Technique Rapids (Japanese: 水流の術, Suiryū no Jutsu) 50-110 Water Single enemy No description. Inspirit Nap Time Single enemy Walkappa makes an enemy quick to nap... Just like him! Soultimate Move Mega Waterfall (Japanese: メガ滝落とし, Mega Taki Otoshi) 80 Water All enemies Summons a huge waterfall directly above his enemies. Skill Skilled Loafer Will recover a little HP when Loafing around.

Yo-kai Watch 2

	Stats Calculation HP 305 STR 98 SPR 157 DEF 108 SPD 151 This shows Walkappa's stat on level: 99.

Type Name Power Attribute Range Attack Punch (Japanese: パンチ, Punch) 15-67 Single enemy No description. Technique Rapids (Japanese: 水流の術, Suiryū no Jutsu) 50-110 Water Single enemy No description. Inspirit Nap Time Single enemy Walkappa makes an enemy quick to nap... Just like him! Soultimate Move Mega Waterfall (Japanese: メガ滝落とし, Mega Taki Otoshi) 80 Water All enemies Summons a huge waterfall directly above his enemies. Skill Skilled Loafer Will recover a little HP when Loafing around.

Soul Effect Heals HP while Loafing (Small)

Blasters stats

Blasters Stats Walkappa

HP: 542 Strength Spirit Speed

Button Move Attack Hits an enemy nearby Rapids Attacks far-off enemies with stronger water.

Yo-kai Watch 4

	Stats Calculation HP 119 YP 66 STR 25 SPR 37 PDEF 20 TDEF 22 SPD Normal Role Fighter This shows Walkappa's stat on level: 7. Attribute: Weak Attribute:

Attribute tolerance

Tolerance of attribute attack Strong × ⇒ △ ⇒ - ⇒ ○ ⇒ ◎ weak

Held items

Games	Items
Yo-kai Watch	Cucumber 50% Top Techniques 5%
Yo-kai Watch 2
Yo-kai Watch 3
Yo-kai Watch Blasters

Other games

Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble

	Stats Calculation HP 117-204 Attack 167-292 This shows Walkappa's stat on level: 50. Soultimate Move Mega Waterfall Summons a waterfall that pops Wib Wobs in a straight vertical line. Other Effects N/A Soultimate Levels LV01 Damage Inflicted: 16pt LV02 Damage Inflicted: 26pt LV03 Damage Inflicted: 36pt LV04 Damage Inflicted: 45pt LV05 Damage Inflicted: 55pt LV06 Damage Inflicted: 64pt LV07 Damage Inflicted: 73pt		Skill Levels N/A LV01 Effect: N/A LV02 Effect: N/A LV03 Effect: N/A LV04 Effect: N/A LV05 Effect: N/A

Evolution

Water Attribute Walkappa

Level 32 →

Water Attribute Appak

In the anime

Main article: Walkappa (anime)

Etymology

• "Walkappa" is a portmanteau of walk and kappa.
• "Nogappa" is a portmanteau of nogamo (野鴨, "wild duck") and kappa. It could be interpreted to mean "wild kappa."
• "Kappandante" is a portmanteau of kappa and "Andante" (Walking, as in someobody or something that walks).

Origin

As the name implies, Walkappa (as well as his evolution, and Faux Kappa) is based on the famous water creature called the kappa (Japanese: 河童, kappa lit. "river child"), one of the most commonly known youkai species. Physically, they're green-skinned, child-sized beings with webbed feet and the beak and shell of a turtle. On top of their heads there's a bald spot with a small cavity filled with water: it's the source of their strength, and if it's spilled or poured out they'll grow weak and eventually dry up, for which reason they rarely leave the rivers they inhabit.

They're excellent swimmers, can stretch out their arms, and their favourite things are cucumbers and playing shogi. They also enjoy sumo wrestling, and will sometimes challenge humans to a match, only to use illusions to trick them into grappling with the air or some inanimate object. Though they normally only engage in this kind of pranks, some can actually be dangerous, and will even drown people swimming in their rivers or suck out their soul through their rear end.

Most of the time, however, kappa are regarded as harmless or even friendly and beneficial. They'll always honor a debt, and are knowledgeable about medicines and fixing broken bones, and are polite to a fault, where more than one tale depicting the protagonists foiling kappas by bowing to them, making them bow back and spill their water. In Tokyo, they are the symbol of Kappabashi-dori, the city's kitchen utensil district. Sushi rolls with cucumber instead of tuna are called kappamaki in their name.

Trivia

• Walkappa's "random" nicknames in Yo-kai Watch 2 are: Baldspot, Walter, Wildy and Greenhat.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ノガッパ Nogappa	literally "wild kappa", portmanteau of 野鴨 nogamo (wild duck) and 河童 kappa
Spanish	Kappandante	portmanteau of kappa and andante (one who roams/wanders)
French	Kappacap	combination of kappa and "cap"
Italian	Cammikappa	combination of camminare (to walk) and kappa
German	Wandakappa	combination of wandern (to wander) and kappa
Korean	접시거북 Jeopsigeobuk	combination of 접시 jeopsi (plate) and 거북 geobuk (turtle)
Russian	Гулекаппа Ghoulekappa
More Languages
Arabic	منتعش Montaish	partially translates to "wet" or "refreshed"
Chinese (Mandarin)*	野河童	translation of Japanese name
Portuguese (Brazilian)	Kapandante	same as Spanish name
Thai	โนกัปปะ	same as Japanese name

Related Yo-kai

• Appak
• Faux Kappa