A Yo-kai Medal (Japanese: 妖怪メダル Yōkai Medaru) is a small coin-like disc used with the Yo-kai Watch to summon Yo-kai. They are featured in the video games and the anime, in which are given to the protagonists by Yo-kai as a sign of their friendship and stored in the Yo-kai Medallium.
There have been known to be many kinds of Yo-kai Medals that come in many different types and colors. One example are Z Medals, which are reserved for normal Yo-kai like Houzzat and Herbiboy and special Yo-kai like the Wicked Executives and the Onis that appear during Terror Time.
Yo-kai Medals also exist in real life, in the form of a collector's item. They have been known to be a big selling point for the franchise and has expanded onto other international territories.
Yo-kai have several Medals as seen when Jerry is able to get a Medal from a Yo-kai Nate already befriended.
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It is known that almost every Yo-kai is known to hold a Medal, most notably in the anime. Whenever Nate finds a Yo-kai he hasn't seen before, he usually does certain deeds to get a Medal from them.
Yo-kai Medal are usually seen as a gift of friendship to the Yo-kai Watch holder,
Yo-kai are known to store Medals in various places before they are given to the bearer of the Yo-kai Watch. For example, Jibanyan's Medal is stored in his harmaki, while other Yo-kai like Tattletell are stored in various places. Medals are usually given to the Yo-kai Watch holder itself, rather than just being left behind so they can summon the Yo-kai at any time.
In the second movie, Yo-kai Medals are made for the Yo-kai to hold. When Yo-kai are born from objects or died from humans in certain circumstances, they get their picture taken by a camera Yo-kai which shows up on their Medal. They are known to come in multiple copies.
Medal Types
Normal Medals
Jibanyan's regular Yo-kai Medal.
Normal Medals (Japanese: グレーメダル Guree Medaru), (or also known as grey medals) is the first known type of Yo-kai Medal to be seen.
They work with all of the Yo-kai Watches, except for the Model Zero and summons a Yo-kai regularly. They're only available to all the befriendable Yo-kai that first debuted in the video game.
Z Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/Z Medals
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Jibanyan's Victory Soultimate Medal.
Z Medals are the second variation of Yo-kai Medals, and contains Yo-kai that aren't found normally. Some Medal types are compatible with the Model Zero watch, while some are only compatible with the Model U Watch.
Classic Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/Classic Medals
Faux Kappa's Medal.
Classic Medals are known to be the oldest varation of Yo-kai Medals, and does not work on the original Yo-kai Watch. All of them contain Classic Yo-kai, which are said to be scarce.
Medals of Classic Yo-kai introduced in Yo-kai Watch 2 only work on the Model Zero and the Model U Watch, merchandise-wise.
U Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/U Medals
U Medals are green Yo-kai Medals with U's on them from some Yo-kai who debuted in Yo-kai Watch 3 and are used with the Yo-kai Watch U.
'Merican Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/'Merican Medals
'Merican Medals are vibrant-red Yo-kai Medals from Merican Yo-kai and are used with the Yo-kai Watch U.
B Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/B Medals
B Medals are black (except for the Legendaries), with their artwork featuring their Yo-kai doing some sort of action, with the name being written in a calligraphic font. Similar to the Z and U Yo-kai Medals, B Medals feature a distinctive marking in the upper right corner of 4 specific kanji, which vary depending on what that Yo-kai's role is as a Buster: Attack for Figthers, Heal for Healers, Odd for Rangers and Protect for Tanks. The kanji, much like the names, are written in a calligraphic font. The role of a Yo-kai as a Buster also influences the inner frame's color: Red for Attackers, Green for Healers, Purple for Rangers, and Dark Blue for Tanks. There are also B Medals that depict Boss Yo-kai. The B Medals that have Boss Yo-kai on them are known as Boss Medals.
Sangokushi Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/Sangokushi Medals
E Medals
Song Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/Song Medals
Uta Medals (or known as Song Medals) are known to be a special variation of Yo-kai Medals. Unlike other medals, some of them are known to contain multiple Yo-kai and they sing a song while they get summoned.
Dream Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/Dream Medals
Jibanyan's Dream Medal.
Dream Medals are the third variation of Yo-kai Medals, only compatible with the Yo-kai Watch Dream. They resemble poker chips, and play a roulette song while they're being summoned. Depending on the outcome, a Yo-kai will either win or lose, reflecting their mood on the situation.
Kuroi Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/Dark Medals
Kuroi Jibanyan's Medal
Kuroi Medals (or known as Dark Medals) are another special variation out of the Medals. They are known to have come from another dimension, where Yo-kai are a lot more scarier. They only work on the Kuroi Yo-kai Watch or the Yo-kai Watch Dream.
Treasure Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/Treasure Medals
A Bronze-Rank Treasure Medal of Treasure Jibanyan.
Treasure Medals are Yo-kai Medals that taken on the form of treasure coins.
Luck Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/Luck Medals
Soultimate Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/Soultimate Medals
Luck Medals
- Main article: Yo-kai Medals/Luck Medals
Merchandise
The Jibanyan and Whisper Medals bundled with the Hasbro-manufactured Yo-kai Watch toy.
In real life, Yo-kai Medals are available as collectable toys. They're either found in blind packs, gasha machines (only in Asia), or bundled with Yo-kai Watch toys. On the back, there is a QR code that can be read in the game to obtain coins that can be used in the Crank-a-kai or special key items that would allow the player to fight certain Yo-kai.
The Yo-kai Watch is also available as a real-life toy, and can be used to insert Yo-kai Medals. If one of them is inserted, the Watch will act if it is summoning a Yo-kai by playing the tribe song and the Yo-kai's name will be said. The Medal can be taken out of the Watch at any time, and can be stored in a real-life Yo-kai Medallium.
Asian Medals
Yo-kai Medals that are sold in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, or English-speaking countries like Singapore and Hong Kong are all manufactured by Bandai. They first came out in Japan around early 2014, when the animated series was making it's debut and when the first set of regular medals were released throughout the year.
They became a big selling point when Yo-kai Watch 2 was released in Japan, causing Bandai to expand the franchise into other Asian countries. Medals were released in South Korea in 2015, with the Japanese names being replaced with several Korean ones.
Ever since the success, Bandai has gone on to reprint the first two sets of Yo-kai Medals, with fan-selected Yo-kai getting holo variants and released two types of Medals in 2016 to coincide with the release of the Yo-kai Watch Model U.
Western Medals
Yo-kai Watch
A commercial for the Hasbro-manufactered Yo-kai Watch, featuring Yo-kai Medals.
Yo-kai Medals sold in North America, Europe, Oceania and Middle Eastern territories were manufactured by Hasbro before being discontinued in the summer of 2018. They were released in line with the Yo-kai Watch anime and video game back in Winter 2015, and has grown to expand in other international territories. Unlike Medals released in Asia, those types emit the name of the Yo-kai so it could function properly with other-language watches.
In Fall 2016, Hasbro released their version of Z Medals, going by the name of "Yo-motion". It allows the Model Zero watch to display holographic animations of the Yo-kai that was being summoned by the watch, after the tribe summoning song was played. In North America, the Yo-motion Medals only lasted for two sets but four more were sold in France, Spain and Italy.
In Spring 2018, An upgrade to Yo-motion technology known as "Yo-motion X2" was released only in Europe. It features a version of the U Medals, which are now colored blue likely to distinguish between the green Yo-motion Medals.
Unlike Japanese and Korean Medals, Hasbro-manufactured Medals are not compatible with Japanese watches, nor Asian Medals are compatible with Hasbro-manufactured Medals. This is due to the medals themselves having a different bump pattern at the bottom, as both medal types cannot completely go inside the watch.
Yo-kai Watch Apps
A Jibanyan Medal being scanned in the AR Mode feature for Yo-kai Watch Land.
- Main article: Yo-kai Watch Land
To coincide with the release of Hasbro's Yo-kai Watch merchandise, an application for iOS and Android devices called Yo-kai Watch Land was released. On the App, QR codes can be scanned, which would allow to take augmented-reality pictures of Yo-kai and view 3D Wiki entries for them. It would eventually end up being taken off the app store on December 31, 2018 due the discontinuation of Hasbro-produced merchandise in western territories.
Like in the Japanese version, Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble could read Yo-kai Medals direct from the Yo-kai Watch Land app. The more medals that are read, the more the player could exchange them for new titles and profile icons.
Criticism
A comparison of a Kyryn Medal between a Japanese and Western variant. The scaled-down artwork was heavily criticised by fans.
The western release of Yo-kai Medals was met by controversy and criticism by fans and collectors because of poor stock issues, region-restricted Yo-kai Medals or lack of demand.
In the first game, only Hasbro-produced medals can be scanned via a QR Code, leaving the Gemnyans completely unobtainable for some time without hacking. In 2016, Hasbro released a limited-edition set involving the five Gemnyan Medals, which caused controversy in the fandom due to the high price and limited availability. Later, the Gemnyan QR Codes were officially distributed on the internet by Hasbro themselves and the second game now accepts QR Codes from their Asian counterpart as Yo-motion Medals share the same ones.
More issues arose when the second season of Yo-kai Watch Medals were released, going by the moniker of of "Yo-motion". The Medals didn't sell enough to warrant a Series 3 and Series 4 release to come out in North America[1], leaving the overall collection incomplete, and the brand to be discontinued in North America around late 2016. The artwork on the Medals were also criticised for being down-scaled to make room for the Yo-motion circles.
By the time Series 3 and Series 4 Yo-motion came out in France, Spain and Italy, they were produced in limited quantities to the point of the Medals themselves going for high prices on auction sites. It was unknown if a second printing happened with the sets.
At the beginning of 2018, the western version of the Yo-kai Watch Model U was released in France, Spain and Latin America only with no English-language support. While the Yo-motion feature was upgraded, the SD Card slot was completely removed from the product. The voices were also different from the ones in the anime or games and some of the summoning songs had the exact sames as the Model Zero.
All of this lead to negative reception from fans, especially in Europe. The Hasbro Yo-kai Watch brand was discontinued in summer 2018. When Yo-kai Watch Blasters was released, the official Yo-kai Watch Twitter confirmed that they would be giving out QR codes on their profile from that point on.
Yo-kai Medal Sets
Japanese/Asian Version
- Main article: List of Yo-kai Medal Sets (Japanese)
Yo-kai Medal Series
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
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| Chapter 1 - Welcome to Yo-kai World ~ | 
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JPJanuary 11, 2014 KONovember 2014 |
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| Chapter 2 - Rare Yo-kai Lurking in Daily Life!?~ | 
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JPMarch 22, 2014 KONovember 2014 |
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| Chapter 3 - Evolution Yo-kai no Hi Mi Tsu ~ | 
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JPJune 7, 2014 KOJanuary 2015 |
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| Chapter 4 - Bulbul! Trouble Yo-kai Daisetsu! | 
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JPOctober 18, 2014 KOMay 2015 |
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| Chapter 5 - Trombone of the Demon World ~ | 
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JPApril 11, 2015 |
Yo-kai Medal Zero Series
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
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| Appearance! Z Medal with Arimasu! ~ | 
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JPJuly 12, 2014 KOMay 2015 |
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| Appearance! Arimasu with Classic Medals! | 
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JPJuly 12, 2014 KOMay 2015 |
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| ~ Imadoki Yo-kai Paradise! | 
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JPSeptember 13, 2014 KOJuly 2015 |
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| Hey! S Rank Yo-kai-sama ~ | 
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JPSeptember 13, 2014 KOOctober 2015 |
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| Kaima Now! Honma Kanama?? | 
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JPJanuary 17, 2015 KOAugust 2015 |
Yo-kai Medal Revival Series
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 - Yokoso! Yo-kai Warudo! Appearance! | 
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JPJanuary 22, 2015 |
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| Chapter 2 - Rare Yo-kai Hiding in Daily Life!?~ | 
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JPMay 23, 2015 |
Yo-kai Medal Busters Series
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 1st Demon Exodus Denzurako Hen | 
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JPJuly 11, 2015 KOApril 2016 |
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| 2nd Actress Despondent Beautiful Kibi Dango Hen | 
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JPAugust 1, 2015 KOJune 2016 |
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| The 3rd Melody Demon Ishimi Hosutashi Hen | 
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JPSeptember 12, 2015 KOOctober 2016 |
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| The 4th Move Exhibited Yoiyoi Hen | 
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JPDecember 12, 2015 |
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| The 5th Curtain Hell Jokesho Entangled Enma | 
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JPFebruary 20, 2016 |
Yo-kai Medal U Series
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
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| Stage 1 - Update! Uta Medal Hit Parade! | 
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JPOctober 10, 2015 KOJuly 2016 |
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| Stage 2 - The Silver Screen Debuts! 5 Stories of the Story, Nyan! | 
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JPDecember 12, 2015 KONovember 2016 |
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| Stage 3 - New Chapter Found! Konnichiwa from Japan County! | 
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JPFebruary 20, 2016 |
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| Stage 4 - ~ Hello! This is a 'Merican Yo-kai! ~ | 
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JPApril 23, 2016 |
Yo-kai Medal USA Series
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case 1 - Is a similar alias brought up! | 
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JPJuly 30, 2016 KOApril 2017 |
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| Case 2 - We are 'Merican Mukimuki Macho Men!! | 
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JPOctober 22, 2016 KOSeptember 2017 |
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| Case 3 - Crash! Ikemen Hero Battle Battle Battle! | 
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JPDecember 10, 2016 KODecember 2017 |
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| Treasure filled Tamagotchi! Ladder Legend Yo-kai! | 
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JPFebruary 4, 2017 |
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| Miracle of Dungeon! W Legend Yo-kai Appearance! | 
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JPApril 15, 2017 |
Yo-kai Medal Dream Series
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaven Hell! Masaru Dream Roulette! | 
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JPJuly 16, 2016 KOApril 2017 |
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| Hotoke in Hell!? Seizure Dream Opportunity! | 
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JPSeptember 17, 2016 KOJuly 2016 |
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| Flying Whale and Double World Big Dream Nyan! | 
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JPDecember 17, 2016 KOOctober 2017 |
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| Yuki Release, Illusion in the Dungeon! | 
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JPJanuary 14, 2017 |
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| God Yo-kai! Nurari God Descend Kitter! | 
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JPMarch 25, 2017 |
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| God era coming! Takeshame hollow spirit Lord Enma's hidden treasure! ~ | 
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JPJune 24, 2017 |
Yo-kai Medal Treasure Series
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
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| Resurrect Phoenix and the Legendary Goddess | 
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JPJuly 15, 2017 |
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| Legendary Giant Yo-kai and Golden Dragon | 
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JPAugust 11, 2017 |
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| Beautiful King and Mechanistic Yo-kai | 
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JPOctober 21, 2017 |
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| Two Miracles of Megalith Civilization | 
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JPNovember 25, 2017 |
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| Shadowside | 
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JPDecember 9, 2017 |
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| Resurrection! The Great Hippo Yo-kai and the Enma of the Fight! | 
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JPJanuary 20, 2018 |
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| Crystal's Legend Challenged! The Strongest Busters! | 
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JPFebruary 17, 2018 |
Other Series
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
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| Sangokushi - Unified! Sakura New Town | 
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JPApril 9, 2016 |
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| Dark (Prologue) | 
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JPFebruary 18, 2017 |
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| Gum Vol. 1 | 
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| Gum Vol. 2 | 
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| Ramune | 
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| Z Ramune Vol. 1 | 
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| Z Ramune Vol. 2 | 
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| Z Ramune Vol. 3 | 
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| Busters Ramune Vol. 1 | 
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| Busters Ramune Vol. 2 | 
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| U Ramune Vol. 1 | 
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| U Ramune Vol. 2 | 
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| USA Gum Vol. 1 | 
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| USA Gum Vol. 2 | 
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| USA Gum Vol. 3 | 
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| USA Gum Plus | 
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| USA Ramune | 
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| Dream Medal Seven Lucky God Mystery Pack | File:5f9875a7.jpg |
Gashapon
| Type | Picture | Release date | Medal No. |
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| Normal Medal GP 02 | |||
| Normal Medal GP 03 | |||
| Z Medal GP Vol. 1 | |||
| Z Medal GP Vol. 2 | |||
| Normal Medal GP 05 | |||
| Normal Medal GP 01 (Reprint ver.) | |||
| Normal Medal GP 06 | |||
| Z Medal GP Vol. 3 | |||
| Z Medal GP Vol. 4 | |||
| Normal Medal GP 07 | |||
| Normal Medal GP 02 (Reprint ver.) | |||
| Z Medal GP Vol. 5 | |||
| B Medal GP Vol. 1 | |||
| B Medal GP Vol. 2 | |||
| B Medal GP Vol. 3 | |||
| B Medal GP Vol. 4 | |||
| U Medal GP Vol. 2 | |||
| B Medal GP Vol. 5 | |||
| B Medal GP Vol. 6 | |||
| U Medal GP Vol. 3 | |||
| 'Merican Medal GP Vol. 1 | |||
| Dream & USA GP Vol. 1 | |||
| USA GP Vol. 1 | |||
| Dream & USA GP Vol. 2 | |||
| USA GP Vol. 1 | |||
| Dream Medal GP 01 | |||
| Dream Medal GP 02 | |||
| Dream Medal GP 03 | |||
| Dream Medal GP 04 | |||
| Treasure Medal GP 01 | |||
| Treasure Medal GP 02 | |||
| Treasure Medal GP 03 | |||
| Treasure Medal GP 04 | |||
| Treasure Medal GP 05 |
Treasure Emblems
| Type | Picture | Release date | Medal No. |
|---|---|---|---|
Medal Case
| Type | Picture | Release date | Medal No. |
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Other Products
| Type | Picture | Release date | Medal No. |
|---|---|---|---|
American/European Version
- Main article: List of Yo-kai Medal Sets (Western)
Regular Medals
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1 | 
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NANovember 2015 EUJune 2016 |
24 |
| Series 2 | 
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NASpring 2016 EUSeptember 2016 |
24 |
| Series 3 | 
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24 | |
| Series 4 | 
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24 |
Yo-motion Medals
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo-motion Series 1 | 
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NASeptember 2016 EUFebruary 2017 |
34 |
| Yo-motion Series 2 | 
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NAOctober 2016 EUMay 2017 |
34 |
| Yo-motion Series 3 | 
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EUSeptember 2017 |
34 |
| Yo-motion Series 4 | 
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EUDecember 2017 |
34 |
Yo-motion 2X Medals
| Type | Box | Packet | Release date | Medal No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo-motion 2X Series 1 | 
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EUMarch 2018 |
34 |
Trivia
- There were a total of 1,758 Medals produced by Bandai.
See Also
Links
- Japanese site
- Korean site (Now Closed as June 29, 2018)