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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 Tribu
  Italian Tribù
  German Stamm
More Languages
  Arabic قبيلة
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