Can I Beat A Yo Kai Watch Minimum Yo Kai Challenge?

[@donovanhadley2209]

Man I'm so glad that I found out that the Yo-kai Watch fan base still exists here in the west, I grew up watching the anime and is one of my favorite series.

[@Yo_Kai_Plaza]

I watched it along with Pokémon 😇

[@Bakura686]

Love the games as well

[@lenindelcid8728]

I grew up with yokai watch so I’m happy there are still fans out there

[@zoraimadiaz7338]

Yes I do still exist

[@PokekaiPJArchives]

My guy, this is kind of part of my life.

[@creativenamee]

The quiet resurgence of yo kai watch in the west is so cool to see, great concept for a video lol

[@fluffycat679]

Wait, you mean to say there are more occurrences like this? eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@creativenamee]

@fluffycat679 yeah, in 2023 I've seen more yo kai watch content than the last 3-4 years combined

[@Dracheplayz]

hopefully

[@jumentoqueanima]

​@@creativenamee And popular content. Before, you were lucky if you got like 1k views on a YKW video. Now, I see many ranging from 1k views up to like 800k.

[@toekneemart5597]

Quick correction for sproink you can actually avoid his soultimate by not attacking his belly button after you put him in a weakened state every attack done there charges his soultimate but attacks done to the head are perfectly fine so on the head and do single target soultimates in order to avoid damage (as you said the head is actually weakened by then too) as for snaggerjag's soultimate he can only do it if he already has two fish and tries to fish again so as long as you stay on top of the fish(as you did) you'll be fine

[@charlierosewell9986]

thanks for saying that I saw him do that and it annoyed me more than it should of

[@AstralKat]

I'm not male lol

[@qnybucks]

i did not know you can target his face lol

[@gummygods6253]

@@AstralKatwhat?

[@AstralKat]

@@gummygods6253 Im a girl, not a guy, a previous comment said "him" and I wanted to correct them

[@RhysezPieces]

I love how you said "make sure to evolve Cadin" and it made me realize I'm only YW3 and the only Yokai I've ever evolved was Lie-In for a quest. I didn't know Yokai evolved. -.-

[@P.A.L.09]

Tf doth my eyes deceive me?! A Yo-Kai Watch challenge run?!

[@AstralKat]

Your eyes do not lie! and there are more on the way!

[@P.A.L.09]

@@AstralKat let’s go!

[@AstralKat]

Thanks so much for watching everyone! If you enjoyed this video and have an idea for a challenge run you want to see, then let me know! PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING: To the people asking if I can do this run in Yo-Kai watch 2, the answer has already been determined by my discord members, You'll have to wait and see, or just join the server to get the answer, lol. Join the discord server here! - discord.gg/NCD44sMRD8

[@Gh0st9323]

sadly, don't think they ever will localize the 4th game, i'm pretty sure the reason they stopped was financial reasons, so they don't want to spend a whole year or more translating it, just to make back a net loss.

[@Chara_Dreemurr1]

... so we have to put our lives on the line to make it ourselves sadly.

[@strangevol5264]

@@Chara_Dreemurr1Tad dramatic, it’s not too hard.

[@Actually_Alice_Orchid]

funfact: sprounk can be made much easier by exclusively targetting his head when he falls. this will mean 2 things 1. his soultimate won't charge 2. he will remain stunned much longer

[@epicshauntedlibrary1414]

This is one of my favorite series, im so glad people still know this games exists

[@angeldoyle859]

God, I wanna try the Yo Kai watch series now. Another amazing video! Your challenge runs always go above and beyond, showing off the game's mechanical depth in ways you otherwise wouldn't see. I love the format of walking through the challenge runs like a walkthrough because normally challenge runs feel like a daunting display of skill from someone that dissuades me from trying to do the same while your videos make the idea of self-imposed conditions so much more accessible and exciting! Also the Sun Tsu bit caught me completely off guard and cracked me up ^w^ Thanks for another amazing video, astral! see you next week!

[@derpstars]

I swear, she´s gonna do a YKW2 run, and she's gonna make demona look hella easy. I remember I spent over a month just trying to clear that boss back when I was younger

[@AstralKat]

I'm a girl, not a guy. but thanks

[@derpstars]

@AstralKat Ah ok, I apologize, I'm new here so I didn't know lol

[@AstralKat]

No worries, thanks for correcting your comment!

[@slimy1552]

​@AstralKat I mean like am sorry if comes as very rude but in this vid you sound male

[@AstralKat]

Thats because I am transfemme and am very early on in my voice training, so I'm probably not going to pass incredibly well for a while

[@Snoebal]

A good piece of advice for Sproink is that as long as you hit only his head when he lies down he won’t be able to use his soultimate.

[@prettynoicehandle]

"Welcome To Hell, Population Spiders" Truer words have never been spoken

[@JDoggz]

To make the sproink fight easier, when he leans back and sticks out his belly button, target his head instead. Attacking his belly will cause him to use his soultimate and if you attack his head instead, your yo-kai will be a lot healthier, the fight will be easier, and you can widdle down sproink's health quickly. You deal roughly the same damage to his head as his belly button anyways lol.

[@Orbit22]

I'm glad that Dimmy and Komasan, my 2 favourite Yo-kai, were 2 of the best in this challenge. Dimmy gets heavily overshadowed, and Blandon actually carried me in YKW2

[@adamjrchilson822]

#yo-kaiwatchisthebest. Its nice to see someone else appreciate this gem.

[@hunterbennett757]

My idea for a Yo-kai Watch challenge is what I call the "Story Mode Challenge": Basically, it entails that you can only use Yo-kai that you befriend throughout the main story and through sidequests in battle UNLESS if you are required to get other Yo-kai (like how you need to befriend a certain number of Yo-kai before you can befriend Jibanyan).

[@AstralKat]

Thats... Literally what this run is?????

[@hunterbennett757]

@@AstralKat Oh. Sorry.

[@Gh0st9323]

im a simple man, i see Komasan praise, i like the video

[@Steengames12]

Great video. This is one of my favorite games. Can you do more videos about this game, like a boss ranking or something?

[@AstralKat]

I'd consider talking about the series more in the future if more people want to see content on these games, it is one of my favorite series

[@fluffycat679]

Wow, I'm amazed, there's a Yo-Kai Watch challenge run, that's really cool. I've put so much time into my Yo-Kai Watch 2 save file, not just once, but two runs, one I'm still currently doing but have made a lot of progress on the medallion and stuff (the third is being rented out to a sibling), that it's hard to imagine playing it again, but I'd like to try a Yo-Kai Watch Nuzlocke.

[@nathanielklassen2778]

Fun fact: When sproink's weakspot is open, if you target his head rather than his belly, you deal decent damage without him actually charging his soultimate. Obviously though, hitting his weakspot deals the most damage.

[@nebula4256]

One thing I think that made me love this game so much (aside from it just being amazing) is that it's was actually somewhat difficult. It doesn't hold your hand too often and the final boss is actually a final boss that gives you a really hard time

[@off-the-grounder568]

You know, I’m pretty sure you could actually get both Mochismo and Dulluma, the fusion quest Yo-kai, at the point where you have to befriend 5 Yo-Kai of your choice so you might’ve been able to get fusion if you didn’t ban it.

[@AstralKat]

I could have but I thought Fusion would make the run too easy

[@Bloxard]

You cant get mochismo at the start of the game because it’s a d rank yo-kai

[@wplays4271]

I hope you will do this type of challenge for YKW 2, 3 and perhaps even Blasters. It’s always a treat to find new Yo Kai Watch content on KZbin

[@AstralKat]

please read my pinned comment

[@anonymousdude8184]

Glad to see yokai watch is still getting some love even after all these years. It may not be the best creature catching franchise, but it holds a special place in my heart. Also love Komasan, he's amazing.

[@imthatoneguy4605]

Me actually pissed because she said catch yo-kai instead of befriend yo-kai.

[@Wagungus2]

This is one of your funniest videos to date, rhe Sun Tsu bit got me really good. Love the challenge run content, and I really love your approach to them, rather then just doing rules that make the game generically harder, you do ones that actually make you approach the game in a different way then you usually would. Honestly this vid makes me want to try the game, this series definitely seems like somewhat hidden gems of the 3ds Era. Looking forward to what challenge you come up with next!

[@Gamecliparchives]

I truly hope that the Yo-Kai Watch resurgence that's happening here in the west will bring Yo-Kai Watch back

[@SnowWizard174]

It’s always nice to see more Yo-Kai Watch content. I also appreciate the recognition that my boy, Dimmy/Blandon, gets here. I would definitely watch these types of videos for the other games.

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

Been seeing yo-kai watch challenges on the rise recently, I am so happy and hoping to see more

[@kayley5256]

Never thought id see a yokai watch video in 2023!!! Keep em coming!!!!!

[@eesedesesesrdtsuperjoshuab7907]

I absolutely love yokai watch, it’s probably my favourite 3ds series with the second game being my favourite game and I would love if you continued and played all of them

[@Donut_Marketer]

Yo Kai watch 2 is my favourite game in the yo Kai watch series. I hope you make a video on that too. Hopefully it won’t be as hard thanks to the classic yo Kai you get.

[@RealBradyTGN]

can't believe YKW content is back in 2023, i remember back in the abdallah days where i'd watch his videos on all the tips and tricks, glad to see this amazing childhood game make a return

[@TheDude-bx4gj]

Man i love this game and the anime. It's good to see that people still play the game because i feel like i am the only one.

[@IronWolf123]

You should do a guide on how to 100% Yokai Watch. I haven't seen the game for a long time. I believe they stopped production because Pokemon overshadowed them

[@AstralKat]

Guides aren't really the type of content I make on this channel, and I've never 100%ed the game myself lol. But thanks for the suggestion!

[@LgameZ]

They still make Yo-kai Watch games. This year was the 10th anniversary. Yo-kai Watch KZbinrs still play them and some are working on Yo-kai Watch 4 100% Guides despite the game only being in Japanese. Others are doing Nuzlockes and minimum Yo-kai challenges. The thing is Yo-kai Watch KZbinrs haven't really been getting the spotlight lately

[@Niels_van_Loenhout]

I would love to see the rest of the Yo Kai watch challenges

[@Emperoroftheworld4]

Very funny, i never saw the cutscenes if you play as a girl but it looks nice. 6:03 A tip attack his head if he has fallen down dont attack his belly otherwise he will use his soultimate if you attack his head he wont do it

[@lf47-d1f]

Fun fact speed also counts for accuracy and evasion so the slower the speed the more misses

[@love4everplays]

Wow, loved this video so much. I do have one question though, how do you know the recommended levels for each boss? I've looked just about everywhere online.

[@AstralKat]

Generally the levels I tried to aim for were a little over what I did in my normal playthrough being as these yo-kai are significantly weaker though honestly the only bosses you'd really need to grind levels for would be Massiface and Tarountutor, the rest you can just play the game normally and you'll be completely fine. Glad you liked the video!

[@love4everplays]

@@AstralKat Thank you so much! I hope you make more yo Kai watch challenge runs. This video was fun to watch!

[@Simpstroyer]

I may be 5 months late but this video was really nice to see, i really like it when one of my favorite game series, ykw, gets attention these days, i'd be super happy to see you attempt this challenge on it's sequels too, as i feel like the sheer pile of yokays the game hands you in this particular entry of the series makes it by far the easiest of them all to complete

[@AstralKat]

I actually had to scrap the YKW2 run I was working on because it ended up being significantly easier than the first run, like, by such a wide margin that I outright had very little to talk about outside of the superbosses. I do plan to make more Yo-Kai Watch content in the future but they wont be challenge runs, if 3 and 4 are as painfully easy as 2 was then I can't make videos on them sadly. There needs to be SOME challenge and 2 just outright refused to give me that until the last hour of the game

[@Simpstroyer]

@@AstralKat I see, well the 1st and 2nd game are notorious for just spoon feeding you yokais so it's not so surprising, i'd still like to see it though

[@Hiushisan]

Noway is such an invaluable defender. You can get him so early, and once he evolves he's a monster. This series is so much more than just a Pokemon clone, I love it so much.

[@AstralKat]

I was really hoping to snag a Noway for the run but I could never get him to join the team, plus it made it more difficult so I might avoid any decend defenders when I do this run in YKW2

[@nicktguy]

Run this challenge in psychic specters

[@AstralKat]

I made a community post about this, I cancelled the Psychic specters run because of how boring and easy it ended up being, it wouldn't have been an interesting video to watch, there's only so many times I can say "This part of the game is too easy and the boss isn't anything special" I do plan to make more Yo-Kai Watch content in the future though!

[@Pokezarre]

I did this one too for giggles and it was a very fun run, although very easy in yokai watch 1 and 2, havent finished 3 but i am at the first mister x fight PS: Nice to see someone do a vid on this

[@JJammy-od4qg]

¡ah this is one of my favorite ds games ever! it’s cool that there’s still a audience

[@tooboon4863]

i cant thank you enought for reminding me these games were a thing, i will be binging the show and playing 2 and i found out there was a 3 and 4 (sad cant play tho) but ill have fun with 2 and 3

[@-Sam-__]

A yokai player!! Totally subbing!

[@ryot325]

For the Sproink fight, once he's down I would recommend only hitting his head because he won't get his soultimate and you'll still do roughly the same amount of damange.

[@anniec0re]

absolutely loved this video, i'm definitely here for a yokai watch resurgence!! hoping to see more yokai watch videos from you + will be checking out more of your content, you've gained yourself another sub

[@Pkmn_Gen.5_fan]

You are the very first one that I see someone doing a Yo-kai watch challenge. I like that. If it is ok, could you do a Yo-kai watch challenge, where you only use Rank E yokai?

[@kitdoesstuff_official]

Now I'm waiting for the YKW2 video!

[@AstralKat]

It might be a bit of a wait, but you can join discord server for updates on future projects!

[@ge789]

Well, this is a fun surprise, and a funny coincidence. I’ve been a fan of the Yo-Kai Watch series for a long time, and recently I decided to do a challenge run myself, just for the fun of it. And not just any challenge run, but a Professor Oak Challenge run (with a series of exceptions, either regarding too much RNG, or because my 3DS’ camera stopped working). I don’t recommend it, as I’ve spent 8/9 hours trying to get enough EXP for a series of evolutions, though I had the Holy Exporb exploit locked out because of the lack of camera for the Yo-Kai Cam rewards. But it has still been fun for me. I’m documenting as much of the Yo-Kai available before the major bosses, and appreciating some of the mechanics I took for granted before, such as the traffic lights granting Medium Exp Orbs to help with the grind.

[@rolfy_lolz3314]

Im getting yokai watch for switch on Tuesday and i never have been more excited

[@Dracheplayz]

Japan?

[@rolfy_lolz3314]

@@Dracheplayz yea

[@Dracheplayz]

@@rolfy_lolz3314 I wish it was in US too ngl the show was extremely nostalgic and I never played the games

[@rolfy_lolz3314]

@@Dracheplayz well to actually specify, im in the us and got the Japan version from amazon. Sense the switch isnt region locked it works

[@Dracheplayz]

@@rolfy_lolz3314 ohhh okay

[@pkspade]

YES I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOKAI WATCH A RUN OF 2 3 and Blasters!!!^^

[@tfordham13]

Your....talking good about yo-kai watch? That's...unheard of well um thanks i really love the gane you got a sub

[@aicurrentlyonline]

this game gives me memories, some fond and some not as much (like the dame deadtime fight in the sequel)

[@morgancorbett852]

Great video, all I gotta say. PLS do the rest of the yo-kai watch games and If you do maybe consider trying EVERY SINGLE BOSS in yo kai watch 2 (physic specters) and 3, maybe even 4 when you get it.

[@AstralKat]

please read my pinned comment

[@cosmicgem7775]

Great video! I would have gotten Snartle as one of my early yo Kai because he is easier to get the lower Watch rank you have! You’ve earned my sub!

[@AstralKat]

Thanks! But I did purposefully ban snartle as that would have just guaranteed I win. I wanted it to be a challenge, thats the idea with the whole series haha. Thanks for the sub!

[@inklingsquid4688]

Great video, I wish more Yo-kai watch challenges existed

[@Illya9999]

Loved the video! Maybe make a potential sequel a bit longer and talk more about the story or difficult sections? I personally would enjoy if you did that

[@AstralKat]

These runs are more focused on the aspect of beating the game (IE taking down the bosses to complete the main story), if I were to give my opinions on the series as a whole (which I may be considering) then I'd do it in a video that wasnt a challenge run

[@Illya9999]

@@AstralKat I know, I was just giving suggestions for what you could do that I personally would find more entertaining for this type of video :). It gives more context to people who don't know the series themselves

[@cototototorra7106]

0:38 Oh shit FUCKING FINALLY somebody sees the yokai watch series as what Pokémon in the 3Ds could NEVER dream to be

[@cototototorra7106]

15:00 Poor bastard, you should do it anyways because the last out befriend of 2 is a rank E is so funny

[@zeanone9257]

Thank God Pokemon wasn't like yokai watch it would have been a huge L for Pokemon

[@RimInTheInternet]

I love this game so much, i used to play it 24/7 still sad it doesnt have more sequels after 3 😔

[@quadrupleknees9413]

i once tried a challenge where i strictly use only E rank Yo-Kai that you find before the fight against Dismarelda something like this, i guess, which is actually funny; it's been years

[@gengiex]

for sproink always aim for the head when he doesn't cover it. keeps him from using is soult and makes the fight a cake walk.

[@Azenatrail]

Man got a random yo-Kai watch video recommended to me. I was old when this game came out and couldn’t help but to make comparisons between it, Pokémon and SMT and found it lacking. Maybe one day I’ll go back and give it a fair shake.

[@AstralKat]

I dont see the SMT comparison at all, but thats completely fair otherwise, and I'd honestly say its miles better than modern pokemon and its not even a contest

[@Azenatrail]

@@AstralKat I heard that there was a fusion mechanic and I compared it to SMT’s fusions and I thought it was an inferior version.

[@AstralKat]

@@Azenatrail i mean the two cant really compare TBH. I think you should play the games tho, theyre good!

[@randomunovafan2787]

Watching someone else play Yokai watch through and hearing their opinions on the bosses was so wacky but so interesting

[@PokekaiPJArchives]

I love Yo-kai Watch! Thank you Astral!

[@ddjsoyenby]

nice to see fellow fans of this game and cool challenge.

[@content584]

7:15 it's because of the fishes, if he has 2 at once his soultimate activates

[@seich-of-lacan-getter514]

HEARTS POP UP IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE DOCTOR FIGHT?! I HAD TO OVER LEVEL TO NEAT THAT DUDE

[@pillhead9339]

So many new Yokai watch videos on KZbin recently

[@MagolordYT]

This was an awesome video! Btw, just letting you know that Slimamander is pronounced like Slime-a-mander, because he spews slime…Other than that, great job! I really enjoyed the video!

[@AstralKat]

I thought the way I was pronouncing it sounded wrong lmao

[@Swagpion]

5:50 if you go back to targeting the head after he starts to lay down his soultamate cant be activated.

[@yarionette]

Advice for some early xp, there is noko in the secret byway and noko gives good early game xp. This makes noko good for exp for a good span of the run.

[@niikitsu5173]

For the start- couldnt you have gotten snartle as one of the 3 yokai you could choose? I cant remember how but you can get a holy exporb super early, evolve cadin, and kill snartle. And since your first befriend is guranteed...easy s rank.

[@niikitsu5173]

Correction- I believe you get that from a gift code or by the camera mechanic. I believe it'd go against your Ryle of using free exp items

[@AstralKat]

Yup, I banned those specifically to avoid something like that lmao, that would have just made the run too obviously easy, good call though!

[@Whisspence]

i recently beat yokai watch 4 with only katie, whisper and jibanyan, nobody else, and i genuinely had the time of my life, it was challenging but in a fun way instead of just lawnmowing everything, maybe i'll try this if i can finally convince myself to open my copy of ykw1 for switch (i'm too sentimental to even open it ToT)

[@aqua4548]

Amazing video I hope level 5 localizes yo kai watch 4

[@Keizokai]

We need more of these.

[@cloudsthevaporeon5793]

Yo kai watch content 🥺🥺 Honestly I think this whole series > pokemon, such fun games

[@Spaget99]

I love you Kai watch! I just did a rank E only run in 3

[@ThatGuyorsomething]

Wonderful. More please. I think it'd be cool if you did a run like this for ykw2.

[@XxsamuraixX-bb4tx]

ah yes yo-kay gameplay FINALLY

[@patrickpalmer5139]

ive beat this game using nothing but E and D rank yokai. the reverseitems are really good, and yokai like Komasan, Jibanyan, Noko, and others are great

[@ringlemur9666]

0:38 BASED AND I 100% AGREE

[@Designated_loser]

I didn't know maddiman had the hearts you could remove with the pin until i had beaten him *and* his inferno version. It took a real long time

[@pixieni2072]

Everything when I was young I used to say oh my swirls every time I see or use komasan and today I said it again out of habit

[@dekuloveshair5667]

There are other yoki watch games? I played the first one (loved it) never knew there were more!

[@Snt1_]

Poor Nate. He doesnt actually get anything when you choose Katie

[@skereanova2924]

DO MORE YO KAU WATCH STUFF PLEASE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@svascolapasta]

you could also take homblu because when there is Dismeralda situation you unlock the power of passwords and yokai camera and with it you can get level 39 on cadin then fight homblu and he will ask you to be friend for a strange glitch

[@AstralKat]

I banned passwords and anything relating to gifts, I was literally one of the first rules in the video. also I was playing on an emulator, using the camera would have been impossible

[@Dragotic]

Can honestly say, I've never had ANY percentage of interest in Yo Kai Watch until now lol

[@owennelson5814]

I'm probably late, but SV Snaggerjag's Soultimate only works when he has two fish Yokai on his side of the field This applies to his Infinite Inferno Counterpart.

[@galarforce9496]

Your making me want to go and play the game again lol

[@hixidas]

I have to say using soultiments mouse only isn't hard when it came to yokai watch 2. Not sure if 1's soultiments mini games are weirder or something. But it does feel like I'm doing something wrong when doing any cleansing minigame in 3 though.

[@MrMeowstic7]

I'd love to see 2 with this

[@bivcbmtgstgtssscqcrddgtrsm2257]

"Infinitely better story" Well, maybe YKW1, but the others... Not so much.

[@EconoSpagetti]

it’s been a long time since i’ve seen a yo-kai watch video.

[@Novastarsss]

Even if they don’t localize 4, I think you definitely should do this challenge in the other games

[@AstralKat]

please read my pinned comment

[@jessesmith915]

I think trying to beat the game with only E rank yo-kai would be a cool video.

[@creativename.]

Yokai watch content 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥