Tamagotchi P1 Character Guide
Tamagotchi's life cycle consists of many evolutions. It starts as an Egg, hatches into a Baby, evolves into a Child, evolves into a Teenager, and evolves once more into an Adult. It's even possible to evolve another time from an Adult to a Hidden Adult!
The different forms Tamagotchi can take are each named Tamagotchi characters. The way you care for Tamagotchi will influence what path of evolution it takes and which character it will become.
The different releases of Tamagotchi P1 have different programming that affect the evolution requirements of individual characters. The 1996 and 1997 versions (both Japanese and North American) have classic programming, while the 2018 "Gen 1" rerelease has updated rerelease programming in which discipline mistakes also affect evolution.
Note that this section of the site contains spoilers! If you want to enjoy your Tamagotchi by discovering how it reacts and evolves on your own, you may not want to read this guide just yet! Come back when you're looking to get a specific character and don't mind spoiling the inner workings of the game.
| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Babytchi ベビっち |
Baby | 5 oz/g | N/A |
| Evolves From |
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Hatches from egg. |
| Evolves Into |
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| Notes |
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Babytchi functions as a "practice mode," as it will ask for almost every type of attention that a Tamagotchi can possibly require during its short hour-long life stage; however, nothing that happens to it during this stage affects its later life, so you can use it as a safe time to get used to the functions of the game. When born, Babytchi will call for attention because its Hungry and Happy levels are at 0. It will continue to lose another heart every 2-3 minutes. 15 minutes into its life, Babytchi will poop. It will then poop again 30 minutes later (45 minutes into its life). 33 minutes into its life, Babytchi will fall ill and need two doses of medicine to recover. 40 minutes into its life, Babytchi will fall asleep for a five-minute nap. Once it wakes up, it will be 1 year old. No matter how many times you feed Babytchi or how many times you play games with it, its weight will never change. After 65 minutes, Babytchi evolves into Marutchi without fail, and its status will be the same no matter how it was cared for. Babytchi's name comes from the English baby. |
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| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Marutchi まるっち |
Child | 10 oz/g | 8PM-9AM |
| Evolves From |
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| Evolves Into (Classic) |
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| Evolves Into (Rerelease) |
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| Notes |
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Marutchi is the first step in a Tamagotchi's lifecycle where your choices will matter. How many care mistakes you make will determine whether it evolves into Tamatchi (fewer mistakes) or Kuchitamatchi (more mistakes); furthermore, the amount of discipline you give Marutchi will determine which hidden "version" of Tamatchi or Kuchitamatchi it evolves into, which will affect further evolutions. For example, it is only possible to obtain Mametchi from a Tamatchi that came from a Marutchi with 75% or 100% discipline. Marutchi's name comes from the Japanese maru which means "circle" or "round." |
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| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Tamatchi たまっち |
Teenager | 20 oz/g | 9PM-9AM |
| Evolves From (Classic) |
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| Evolves Into (Classic) |
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| Notes |
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Tamatchi's name comes from the Japanese tama which means ball or sphere. |
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| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Kuchitamatchi くちたまっち |
Teenager | 20 oz/g | 9PM-9AM |
| Evolves From (Classic) |
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| Evolves Into (Classic) |
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| Notes |
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Kuchitamatchi's name comes from the Japanese kuchi which means lips and tama which means ball or sphere. |
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| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Mametchi まめっち |
Adult | 30 oz/g | 10PM-9AM |
| Evolves From (Classic) |
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| Evolves From (Rerelease) |
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| Evolves Into |
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Mametchi does not evolve. |
| Notes |
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Mametchi's name comes from the Japanese mame which means diligent or bean. |
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| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Ginjirotchi ぎんじろっち |
Adult | 30 oz/g | 10PM-9AM |
| Evolves From (Classic) |
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| Evolves From (Rerelease) |
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| Evolves Into |
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Ginjirotchi does not evolve |
| Notes |
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Ginjirotchi's name comes from the Japanese ginjiro which means silver. |
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| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Maskutchi ますくっち |
Adult | 30 oz/g | 11PM-11AM |
| Evolves From (Classic) |
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| Evolves From (Rerelease) |
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| Evolves Into (Classic) |
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| Notes |
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Maskutchi's name comes from the English mask. Originally written sometimes as Masktchi, Maskutchi's name spelling was coined when a later Tamagotchi character with the same name gained the official romanization Masktchi. The classic character is now referred to as Maskutchi (mimicking the Japanese pronunciation) to avoid confusion. |
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| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Kuchipatchi くちぱっち |
Adult | 20 oz/g | 10PM-9AM |
| Evolves From (Classic) |
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| Evolves From (Rerelease) |
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| Evolves Into |
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Kuchipatchi does not evolve. |
| Notes |
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Kuchipatchi's name comes from the Japanese kuchi which means lips. |
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| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Nyorotchi にょろっち |
Adult | 10 oz/g | 10PM-9AM |
| Evolves From (Classic) |
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| Evolves From (Rerelease) |
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| Evolves Into |
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Nyorotchi does not evolve. |
| Notes |
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Nyorotchi's name comes from the Japanese nyoronyoro which means wriggling or slithering. |
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| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Tarakotchi たらこっち |
Adult | 20 oz/g | 10PM-10AM |
| Evolves From (Classic) |
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| Evolves From (Rerelease) |
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| Evolves Into |
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Tarakotchi does not evolve. |
| Notes |
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Tarakotchi's name comes from the Japanese tarako-kuchibiru which means big lips. |
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| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Oyajitchi おやじっち |
Hidden Adult | 30 oz/g | 10PM-9AM |
| Evolves From (Classic) |
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| Evolves Into |
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Oyajitchi does not evolve. |
| Notes |
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Oyajitchi is exclusive to the Japanese P1 releases. Oyajitchi's name comes from the Japanese oyaji which is slang for middle-aged man. |
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| Name | Stage | Minimum Weight |
Bedtime |
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| Bill サム (Sam) |
Hidden Adult | 30 oz/g | 10PM-9AM |
| Evolves From (Classic) |
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| Evolves From (Rerelease) |
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| Evolves Into |
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Bill does not evolve. |
| Notes |
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Bill is exclusive to the English P1 releases, made to replace Oyajitchi. Bill's name comes from his resemblance to former U.S. President Bill Clinton, although its design was not intended to be based on him. The Japanese name of Bill is Sam, which is a reference to Uncle Sam. |
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