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The Jibanyan Medal being inserted into the Bandai DX Yo-kai Watch toy.
The Yo-kai Watch (object) has been made into a real-life toy, with each of them coming with collectable Yo-kai Medals or Yo-kai Keystones. They can be inserted into the watch, which will play the summoning song but they can also be taken out normally.
Aside from Yo-kai Medals being the main point, the Yo-kai Watch toys can also be customized. They either come in "Upgrade Kits" (with the U1 and U2 models for example) or accessories that have changeable faces and strap covers. Some models can also be attached to other objects such as the Yo-kai Blaster or the Yo-kai Bazooka by detaching it from the strap.
Overview[]
It is made out of plastic, that has a printed clock face on paper with bumps on it. The Yo-kai Watch can also be worn on the wrist with an adjustable strap that fits all sizes. Almost every real-life model has replaceable batteries, which either use one AAA battery or a LR44 alkaline button batteries.
Inserting a Yo-kai Medal will play the summoning song of it's Tribe, with some medals having lighting effects to add to the imagination of the Yo-kai being summoned. Yo-kai Medals that are being put into the toy are identified with the bumps present on the other side of it, corresponding to the bumps on the clock's face.
Yo-kai Watch toys sold in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and other South-eastern Asian countries are manufactured by Bandai while they're manufactured by Hasbro in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. Despite the design of the models being largely the same, they have several differences such as a modified clock-face design and the lack of a searchlight. The Yo-Motion technology is also another drastic example, which has the holographic light of the Yo-kai being displayed through the searchlight.
Update Data[]
An example of the upgrade function on the Bandai Model U Toy.
Starting with the Bandai-manufactured Yo-kai Watch Model U, they can be upgraded via usage of a SD Card for the Model U or the MicroSD for later models. The version of the Yo-kai Watch model can be identified by pressing the searchlight button before being turned on.
The process can be done by going onto either Yo-Tunes or the update data for the Yo-kai Watch Elda, which is on Bandai's official Yo-kai Watch website. Once the file is downloaded (for either Mac or Windows), it must be put into the SD Card slot which needs to have space for the upgrade data. The Yo-kai Watch toy must be reset for the data to be updated which will a few minutes for the process to be done, and will be notified when it is completed.
Japanese Yo-kai Watch update data is region-locked to Japanese and Asian models only, due to some Korean Yo-kai Medals not having any support, also applying to the latter. If Korean update data is installed on a Japanese watch, all sounds new to the update will be installed in Korean. The Hasbro-manufactured Model U has no SD Card slot, meaning it cannot be updated. Another method is buying a pre-loaded update SD Card, which comes with a SD Card of the version listed on the packaging.
Upgrade Kits[]
The Bandai Model U1 Upgrade Kit being put together.
Exclusively to the Japanese, Korean and Asian Bandai products, there are upgrade kits that give the watch a new skin while they come with an exclusive Yo-kai Medal. The upgrade kits for the Yo-kai Watch Model U and Dream come with a new strap and bezel that covers the sides of the toy while keeping the face intact with space to insert Yo-kai Medals. Later models such as the Elda only changes the face or bezel.
Though they don't affect the Yo-kai Watch models before the YSP Watch, an upgrade with the SD Card or MicroSD is required to make the Yo-kai Medals function properly.
Japanese Watches[]
Main Watches[]
| Packaging | Model | Overview | Included Medals |
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DX Yo-kai Watch | Comes with a Jibanyan and Dismarelda Yo-kai Medal. Recognizes 220 Yo-kai Medals. |
| Release date: November 15, 2013 | |||
| Uses 3x LR44 alkaline button batteries, cannot be upgraded. Released in Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin, and localized in English. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch Type-Zeroshiki | Comes with a Jibanyan Nyext Z Medal and a K'mon-K'mon Z Medal. Recognizes 100+ Z Medals. | |
| Release date: August 2, 2014 | |||
| Uses 3x LR44 alkaline button batteries, cannot be upgraded. Released in Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin, and localized in English. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch Fumi-chan Ver. | Comes with a Goldenyan and Baddinyan Medal. Recognizes 220 Yo-kai Medals. |
| Release date: April 25, 2015 | |||
| Uses 3x LR44 alkaline button batteries, cannot be upgraded. Released in Japanese and Korean. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch U Prototype | Comes with a Usapyon and Cornfused Medal. Recognizes 500+ Yo-kai Medals as of Version 7. |
| Release date: August 1, 2015 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, can be upgraded with SD Card. Released in Japanese and Korean. Asian-exclusive medals play in Cantonese, English and Thai on watches sold in Hong Kong (v111), Singapore and Thailand respectively, while v222 watches sold in Taiwan play these and Song Medals in Mandarin. Some Taiwanese watches (v1) also dub every medal in Mandarin except for Asian-exclusives. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch Dream | Comes with a Jibanyan Dream Medal and a regular Showbonyan Medal. |
| Release date: July 30, 2016 | |||
| Uses 1 AA battery, can be upgraded with microSD Card. Released in Japanese and Korean. Due to a lack of NFC support in the Korean version, each Dream Medal has a unique rail code. | |||
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DX Kuroi Yo-kai Watch | Comes with a Kuroi Jibanyan and Kemushi-otoko Medal. |
| Release date: February 18, 2017 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, cannot be upgraded. | |||
 
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DX Yo-kai Watch Ogre | Comes with a Fudou Myouyou Raimenken. Rerelease version has slightly different packaging design. |
| Release date: December 9, 2017 April 25, 2019 (Re-release) | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, cannot be upgraded. Released in Japanese and Korean. | |||
 
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DX Yo-kai Watch Elder DX Yo-kai Watch Elder ver.K |
Comes with a Jibanyan (Shadowside) Ark or a regular Jibanyan Ark with the Ver.K model. |
| Release date: July 14, 2018 (original) March 30, 2019 (ver.K) | |||
| Uses 1 AA battery, can be upgraded with microSD Card. Ver.K model is initially Version 3. Released in Japanese and Korean (Ver.K/Ver.M only). | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch Animas | Comes with Suzaku, Kyryn, Genbu, Byakko and Souryuu Disc. | |
| Release date: March 23, 2020 (Bandai Premium exclusive, limited availability) | |||
| Uses 2 LR44 batteries. | |||
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DX YSP Watch | Comes with a Kengo Benimaru Y Medal. |
| Release date: December 7, 2019 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, can be upgraded with microSD Card. Korean company Mimi World released a localized version entirely different from the Japanese original. Its medals and bezels are not cross-compatible, it includes an extra button to play voice clips from the show, and it cannot be upgraded. | |||
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DX Alien Watch | Comes with Ranto & Mist Shadow, Mist Shadow and Dark Boomerang Y Medals. | |
| Release date: April 25, 2020 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch♪SPECIAL | Comes with Jibanyan, Komasan, Komajiro, Blazion, Hidabat, Manjimutt, Robonyan F, Gnomey, Venoct, Kyubi and Medetai Yo-kai Medals♪ver. | |
| Release date: August 18, 2021 (Bandai Premium exclusive, limited availability) | |||
| Uses 3x LR44 alkaline button batteries, cannot be upgraded. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch♪ver. | Comes with Jibanyan and Hidabat Yo-kai Medals♪ver. | |
| Release date: September 25, 2021 | |||
| Uses 3x LR44 alkaline button batteries, cannot be upgraded. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch Type Zero S | Comes with Jibanyan, Komasan (Game), Kyryn, Sgt. Burly and Noko Yo-kai Medals♪ver. |
| Release date: October 22, 2022 | |||
| Uses 3x LR44 alkaline button batteries, cannot be upgraded. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch 10th Anniversary Edition | Comes with Blazion, Tattletell, Robonyan, Jibanyan, Hungramps, Hidabat, Manjimutt and Noko Yo-kai Medals, 10th Anniversary Medallium and Pedestal | |
| Release date: July 19, 2023 | |||
| Uses 3x LR44 alkaline button batteries, cannot be upgraded. |
Upgrade Kits[]
| Packaging | Parts | Assembled | Overview |
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DX Yo-kai Watch U Evolution Kit Version U1 | |
| Release date: December 12, 2015 | |||
| Comes with a Uta Medal of The Nyanyanyas and a Legendary VIP Medal of T. Energison. Compatible with the DX Yo-kai Watch Model U. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch U Evolution Kit Version U2 | |
| Release date: December 12, 2015 | |||
| Comes with a Uta Medal of The Comix Club and a Legendary VIP Medal of T. Energison. Compatible with the DX Yo-kai Watch Model U. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch U Evolution Kit Version E | |
| Release date: December 26, 2015 | |||
| Comes with a Uta Medal of the Red Hot Oni Backers and a Lord Enma Pre-awakening Medal. Compatible with the DX Yo-kai Watch Model U. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch Dream Power-Up Kit Gold Treasure |
| Release date: March 25, 2017 | |||
| Comes with a Jibanyan T Dream Medal. Compatible with the DX Yo-kai Watch Dream. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch Dream Power-Up Kit Crystal Treasure |
| Release date: August 26, 2017 | |||
| Comes with a Fitwit Treasure Medal. Compatible with the DX Yo-kai Watch Dream. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch Elder Zero and Jin Power-Up Kit |
| Release date: December 8, 2018 | |||
| Comes with Gunshin Susanoo's ark. Compatible with the DX Yo-kai Watch Elder. | |||
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DX YSP Watch Zero Custom Bezel |
| Release date: January 11, 2020 | |||
| Comes with Ninetail and the Zero Y Medals. Compatible with the DX YSP Watch. | |||
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DX YSP Watch Viper Connector Custom Bezel | |
| Release date: June 13, 2020 | |||
| Comes with Sky Snaker and the Viper Connector Y Medals. | |||
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DX UR Watch Custom Bezel |
| Release date: September 19, 2020 | |||
| Comes with Earth Walker and UR Watch Y Medals. | |||
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DX Majin Watch Custom Bezel |
| Release date: December 26, 2020 | |||
| Comes with Ashura Gilfer, Gilfer Fujiyama Strike and Majin Watch Y Medals. |
Accessories[]
| Packaging | Contents | Assembled | Overview |
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DX Yo-kai Blaster |
| Release date: October 22, 2016 | |||
| Comes with a Tengu Dream Medal. Compatible with the DX Yo-kai Watch Dream. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Bazooka | |
| Release date: November 14, 2016 | |||
| Comes with a Ultimate Robonyan Dream Medal. Compatible with the DX Yo-kai Watch Dream. | |||
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DX Enma Sword |
| Release date: November 23, 2016 | |||
| Comes with a Lord Enma Dream Medal. Compatible with the DX Yo-kai Watch Dream. | |||
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DX Enma Awoken Breath |
| Release date: December 15, 2016 (Bandai Premium Exclusive) | |||
| Comes with a Ancient Enma Dream Medal. Compatible with the DX Yo-kai Watch Dream. |
Complete Sets[]
| Packaging | Contents | Overview | Included Medals |
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DX Yo-kai Watch U1 Complete Set | Comes with the DX Yo-kai Watch Model U and U1 Power-Up Kit. Usapyon, Cornfused, The Nyanyanyas and T. Energison Medals included. | |
| Release date: November 2015 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, can be upgraded with SD Card. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch U2 Special Starter Set | Comes with the DX Yo-kai Watch Model U and U2 Power-Up Kit, along with four packets of Yo-kai Medal sets. Usapyon, Cornfused, The Comix Club and T. Energison Medals included. |
| Release date: 2016 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, can be upgraded with SD Card. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Blaster Complete Set | Comes with the DX Yo-kai Watch Dream and DX Yo-kai Blaster. Dream Medal Jibanyan, Showbonyan and Tengu Dream Medal included. |
| Release date: August 12, 2016 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, can be upgraded with SD Card. | |||
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DX Enma Sword Complete Set | Comes with the DX Yo-kai Watch Dream and DX Enma Sword. Dream Medal Jibanyan, Showbonyan and Lord Enma Dream Medal included. Includes Ver 2. MicroSD card Update data. | |
| Release date: September 15, 2016 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, can be upgraded with SD Card. | |||
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DX Yo-kai Watch Elder Zero & Kami Complete Set | Comes with the DX Yo-kai Watch Elder and Kami & Zero covers. Dream Medal Jibanyan (Shadowside) and Gunshin Susanoo Ark. |
| Release date: December 8, 2018 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, can be upgraded with SD Card. | |||
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DX YSP Watch Hero Makeover Set | Comes with the DX YSP Watch. Y Medals of Jinpei and Benimaru, Kengo Benimaru, Akaki Issen, Momo, Oyanome, Komadillo and Medusa included. |
| Release date: December 7, 2019 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, can be upgraded with SD Card. | |||
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DX YSP Watch Yo-kai Hero Blue Moon Set | Comes with the DX YSP Watch. Y Medals of Blue Moon & Jinpei, Blue Moon, Kengo Benimaru, Library's Sweet Trap, Bluepon True Form, Blue Stream and Wampus included. |
| Release date: June 13, 2020 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, can be upgraded with microSD Card. | |||
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DX UR Watch Earth Walker Makeover Set | Comes with the DX UR Watch. Y Medals of Earth Walker & Jinpei, Earth Walker, Mikettio, UR Watch and Roller Dash included. |
| Release date: September 19, 2020 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, can be upgraded with microSD Card. | |||
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DX Majin Watch Hero Makeover Set | Comes with the DX Majin Watch. Y Medals of Ashura Gilfer & Lime, Ashura Gilfer, Ashiya Lime, Majin Watch and Gilfer Fujiyama Strike included. |
| Release date: December 26, 2020 | |||
| Uses 1 AAA battery, can be upgraded with microSD Card. |
Update Chips[]
Western Watches[]
| Model | Release details |
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Released on December 28th, 2015 in America with Yo-kai Medals of Jibanyan and Whisper. This watch is not compatible with Jibanyan's Nyext, Nyaight, and Victory pose Z Medals like the Japanese one is. The watch was released in English, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, and Spanish (Spain). An additional version with multilingual packaging contains instrumental summoning songs and no Yo-kai phrases. Packaging variants also exist for English (UK), French (Canada), and Spanish (Latin America). |
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Released on October 1, 2016, with Yo-kai Medals of Jibanyan (Victory Pose Z Medal) and K'mon-K'mon. Unlike the Japanese counterpart, this watch is 95% compatible with all normal medals like the Yo-kai Watch Model U, only omitting the Yo-kai's voice. This watch also has Yo-Motion that displays an animation of the Yo-kai corresponding to the medal. The watch was released in English, Arabic, French, Italian, and Spanish (Spain). An additional version with multilingual packaging removes "summoning time" and Yo-kai phrases. A packaging variant also exists for Spanish (Latin America). A prototype version showcased at New York Toy Fair 2016 features early packaging, a different watch face sticker, ON/OFF instead of O/X, an early Jibanyan medal with different engraving and mirrored animation, and the inside of the watch was white instead of gold. The watch had different printing and paint, and was also wired to an external speaker with a brighter light. |
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In 2018, the Yo-kai Watch Model U was released in Latin America & Europe along with Yo-kai Medals of Usapyon ('Merican Medal) and Blazion (B Medal). The watch has a 95% compatibility with all the past medals, only omitting the Yo-kai's voice. This watch also has Yo-Motion 2X that displays an animation of the Yo-kai corresponding to the medal doing a summoning dance and doing their Soultimate Move. The watch was released in French, Italian, and Spanish (Spain), although prototypes in English and French are known to exist, with a lighter shade of blue as seen in stock photos instead of translucent blue plastic. A packaging variant also exists for Spanish (Latin America). |
Customisation[]
| Pack | Release details |
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Comes with Happierre, Cheeksqueek, Wigglin and Walkappa bands. It also comes with Komajiro and Noko clips. |
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Comes with Roughraff, B3-NK1, Sgt Burley and Fidgephant bands. It also comes with Noway and Blazion clips. |
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Comes with Baddinyan, Jibanyan, Shogunyan and Robonyan bands. It also comes with Robonyan and Baddinyan clips. |
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Comes with a Jibanyan themed band, watch cover and face cover. |
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Comes with a Goldenyan themed band, watch cover and face cover. |
Version history[]
Yo-kai Watch Model U[]
The Model U updates via an SD Card slot on the side of the watch. The downloads to the updates can be found in the Yo-tunes page.
Japanese[]
| Version | Release date | Changes | Download Link |
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| Version 1 | JPAugust 1, 2015 |
Base version. | N/A |
| Version 2 | JPOctober 1, 2015 |
Adds support for the first ten Song Medals. | Link |
| Version 3 | JPNovember 22, 2015 |
Adds support for a handful of Yo-kai Medals, including T. Energison. | Link |
| Version 4 | JPJanuary 1, 2016 |
Adds support for the third batch of Song Medals. | Link |
| Version 5 | JPMay 1, 2016 |
Adds support for more Merican Medals. | Link |
| Version 6 | JPJuly 1, 2016 |
Adds support for more Merican and U Medals. | Link |
| Version 7 | JPNovember 1, 2016 |
Adds support for the remaining U Medals. | [1] |
Korean[]
| Version | Release date | Changes | Download Link |
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| Version 1 | KO2016 |
Base version. | N/A |
| Version 2 | KOJuly 1, 2016 |
Base version. |
Yo-kai Watch Dream[]
Straying away from the regular sized SD Card, the DX Yo-kai Watch Dream updates using MicroSD. This can be found by the small slot found on the front of the toy. The downloads to the updates can be found in the Yo-tunes page.
Japanese[]
| Version | Release date | Changes | Download Link |
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| Version 1 | JPJuly 30, 2016 |
Base version. | N/A |
| Version 2 | JPNovember 1, 2016 |
Released in conjunction with the final update of the Model U. | |
| Version 3 | JPMarch 1, 2017 |
Adds support for Treasure and Kuroi Medals. | |
| Version 4 | JPJune 1, 2017 |
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| Version 5 | JPNovember 1, 2017 |
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Korean[]
| Version | Release date | Changes | Download Link |
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| Version 1 | KO2017 |
Base version. | N/A |
| Version 2 | KO2018 |
Yo-kai Watch Elder and Yo-kai Watch Elder Ver. K[]
Just like the DX Yo-kai Watch Dream, the DX Yo-kai Watch Elder and the DX Yo-kai Watch Elder updates via MicroSD.
| Version | Release date | Changes | Download Link |
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| Version 1 | JPJuly 14, 2018 |
Base Version | N/A |
| Version 2 | JPNovember 16, 2018 |
Added compatibility for the DX Yo-kai Watch Elder Zero/God Powerup Kit (for use with the DX Yo-kai Watch Elder), and the DX Enma Staff. This will now also apply for all future Yo-kai Arks after the third Yo-kai Ark pack. | https://web.archive.org/web/20181225122503/https://www.b-boys.jp/special/eldadl/ |
| Version 3 | JPMarch 30, 2019 |
Added compatibility for the Yo-kai K Arks and changed the sounds to the Ver. K sounds. This is also preloaded in the DX Yo-kai Watch Elder Ver. K toy. | https://web.archive.org/web/20190329130230/https://www.b-boys.jp/special/eldadl/ |
| Version 4 | JPJune 28, 2019 |
Added compatibility for the Yo-kai Arks and kits past the DX Rinne Yo-kai Ark set. | http://www.b-boys.jp/special/eldadl/ |
| Version 5 | JPDecember 7, 2019 |
Added compatibility for the Yo-kai Arks and kits past the DX Lord Enma Yo-kai Ark set. | http://www.b-boys.jp/special/eldadl/ |
YSP Watch[]
| Version | Release date | Changes | Download Link |
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| Version 1 | December 7, 2019 | Base Version | N/A |
| Version 1.2 | June 13, 2020 | Added voices for the Yo-kai Heroes. | https://toy.bandai.co.jp/special/yspdl/ |
| Version 1.3 | July 31, 2020 | https://toy.bandai.co.jp/special/yspdl/ | |
| Version 1.4 | December 24, 2020 | https://toy.bandai.co.jp/special/yspdl/ |
Trivia[]
- The DX Yo-kai Watch Ogre has the least summonable Yo-kai, due to the toy solely supporting Sword Bearer.
- The same can be said for the Animas Watch (which only supports Celestial) and the Alien Watch (as it currently only has a unique summoning sound with Mist Shadow's medals).
- The DX Kuroi Yo-kai Watch actually has the same model build as the DX Yo-kai Watch U Prototype unlike other Yo-kai Watch model toys, except with the SD Card slot blocked off.