You can find and befriend a grand total of 218 Yo-kai. Every one of them has its own unique skills. Control them deftly enough, and you’ll have a much easier time getting through the game. Let’s start by taking a look at what kind of abilities every Yo-kai has.
Some Yo-kai are great fighters; others excel at helping their friends heal. There’s a huge variety!
Yo-kai Status Screen
Battle Actions!
In battle, every Yo-kai has one action available in each of four different types of combat moves: Attack, Technique, Soultimate Move, and Inspirit. These actions don’t change as the Yo-kai levels up, but the more you use them, the more powerful they become.
Press 
in the Status screen (see the previous page) to bring up details about your action portfolio.
Attack
This is a physical attack targeted at an enemy Yo-kai. There are many kinds of attacks, from those that pack a major punch in one hit but don’t hit often to those that deal just a bit of damage per strike but hit multiple times.
Technique
There are two types of Techniques: attacks infused with an elemental power like fire and lightning that damage foes, and recovery skills that heal your party’s HP. These are never drained, and Yo-kai can use them as much as they like in battle.
Soultimate Move
When the Soul Meter is filled up in battle, your Yo-kai can charge up and launch a special Soultimate Move. Most of these actions damage your foes, but some boost your allies’ stats or refill their HP.
Inspirit
A Yo-kai’s Inspirit skill can spiritually “infect” an enemy Yo-kai and drain its stats. Inspiriting can also bestow good effects on Yo-kai allies—for example, by steadily refilling their HP gauges.
Elemental Effects
If you land an attack infused with a certain element on a foe weak against that element, you deal more damage than you would otherwise. Take advantage of this! There are six elements in all.
