The Yo-kai Tribes (Japanese: 妖怪の種族 Yōkai no Shuzoku) are different groups that every species of Yo-kai is divided into. In battle, two or more adjacent Yo-kai in battle that hail from the same tribe receive a special Tribe Unity (Japanese: 種族ボーナス Shuzoku Bōnasu) bonus, giving those Yo-kai a special boost to a stat that is best exemplified by that tribe.
In the games[]
The first Yo-kai Watch game introduced 8 tribes, with a 9th group called the Legendary Yo-kai, though they are not a separate tribe in themselves, as those Yo-kai still belong to one of the eight Yo-kai tribes.
In Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls, an official 9th Yo-kai tribe, the Wicked tribe was introduced, though it wasn't until Psychic Specters that the Wicked tribe Yo-kai could be usable in battle, and even then, only the Wicked Executives and the Wicked-controlled Classic Yo-kai had any Yo-kai Medals to give. Also, the Wicked Tribe is unique in that there’s no Tribe Unity bonus.
In Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Moon Rabbit Crew, Lord Enma was introduced with a new, tenth tribe known as the Enma tribe.
In Yo-kai Watch 3, the existence of a eleventh Yo-kai tribe, the Wandroid tribe, was leaked via CoroCoro magazine following the finalist results of fans submitting their designs with the first and only member being Sighborg Y.
In Yo-kai Watch Shadowside, almost all of the old tribes have been replaced with 9 new tribes (Goriki, Onnen, Mononoke, Tsukumono, Uwanosora, Omamori, Oni, Izana, and Mikado), while only the Wicked tribe remains.
In Yo-kai Watch 4, only 2 new tribes were revealed, known as the Mikakunin tribe and Shinma tribe.
Gallery[]
Original[]
Shadowside[]
Games[]
Beta Yo-kai Tribes[]
Trivia[]
- In Yo-kai Watch 1, three of the original beta designs -red, lime-green, and yellow, likely corresponding to what are now Brave, Mysterious, and Charming- appear on the logo for the "Medals" section of the menu.
- The first 4 Yo-kai Watch 1 beta tribes actually appear on the Talismans.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese
|
種族 Shuzoku | |
 Spanish
|
Tribu | |
 French
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Tribu | |
 Italian
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Tribù | |
 German
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Stamm | |
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 Arabic
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قبيلة | |