Gotchi Points

Gotchi Coin

Gotchi Points (ごっちポイント Gotchi Pointo), often abbreviated as GP, ₲ or P, are the main unit of currency used on Tamagotchi Planet. On virtual pets, it debuted as a feature on the Keitai Kaitsuu! Tamagotchi Plus in Japan, and on the Tamagotchi Connection Version 2 internationally.

Name Origin

"Gotchi" comes from Tamagotchi, the name of the franchise, and "Points" may refer to the typical way of receiving them being through winning minigames, making them somewhat reminiscent of a scoring system.

Appearance

Gotchi Points themselves resemble gold coins with the symbol of a G with a vertical line down the middle engraved on both sides. They are often distributed in large bags with either the Gotchi symbol on the side, or on the first few versions in the Tamagotchi Connection series, the letter "P" instead.

On most color devices, as well as the now defunct TamaTown, there are both brown bags and yellow bags of Gotchi Points, with yellow bags typically indicating more Gotchi Points within. Bags of Gotchi Points show up instead as green in the defunct Dream Town browser game on the Tamagotchi Friends website. The Tamagotchi Paradise also depicts even larger bags with a red string around the neck.

Function

Gotchi Points are obtained mainly from playing minigames; how much the user can earn depends on how well they played the game, but they can also be obtained in other ways, such as from a money tree in Tamagotchi Plus Color, from passing "Pro Debut" in Tamagotchi Music Star, or when the character evolves. They can also be obtained through entering codes. Gotchi Points can be used to shop for items on any modern Tamagotchi (excluding the Tamagotchi Mini, TamagoChu, Tamagotchi Nano, and Tamagotchi Plus). Meals, Snacks, Items, house renovation, jewelry, and more can all be purchased with Gotchi Points, depending on the version.

Gotchi Points are an important part of the Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop series of games. They are used to open new shops as well as purchase food, furniture, and outfits for the Tamagotchi partner. Also, in Tamagotchi: Party On!, they can be used for buying decorations and upgrading the player's headquarters.

Gotchi Points also appear in the . They are used to buy items from various stores. Players can receive Gotchi Points from filling other Tamagotchis' hearts and by recycling items in the Park.

On Virtual Pets

Keitai Kaitsuu! Tamagotchi Plus / Akai

Gotchi Points are obtained by winning games (100 points per successful game), when characters evolve, succeeding in connection games against other devices, and inheriting money from a character's parent through codes given under the Book icon. Items and food may be purchased either through codes, from the street vendor, Ojitchi, or when donating enough to the Gotchi King. The total amount of Gotchi Points the Tamagotchi has is displayed under the Status icon, and the user can have up to 9,999 total.

Chou / Ura Jinsei Enjoi Tamagotchi Plus

While Gotchi Points remain largely the same as before, more are given from completing minigames; however, this comes at the cost of more expensive items, most of which are earned either from Ojitchi's cart or on E-Tamago, Japan's TamaTown equivalent.

Tamagotchi Connection V2-V4.5

Gotchi Points were introduced in the Tamagotchi Connection series with the Version 2, where points are earned mostly through minigames or connection games and can be spent at the Shop. While they are not earned with evolution, there are items available for purchase that can grant the user with Gotchi Points at random (Plant, Shovel, Lamp, Chest, Fishing Pole, etc.). The V2 and V3 max out at 9,999 Gotchi Points.

Starting with the V3, Gotchi Points could also be earned by connecting with TamaTown; however, this is no longer possible due to the website being taken down.

On the V4 and V4.5, the user's Tamagotchi can get a job as an adult with enough Skill Points. While playing the job minigames does not immediately reward users with Gotchi Points, it adds to a hidden total on top of the Tamagotchi's default paycheck, which can be earned daily when going to their job for the first time that day. Like the Entama, users can have a total of 99,999 total Gotchi Points on the V4 and V4.5.

Tamagotchi School

On both versions of the Tamagotchi School, the total for Gotchi Points is 999,999.

Tamagotchi Connection Version 5 / V5 Celebrity

Instead of a shop, the V5 and V5 Celebrity feature a Shopping Channel where user's can use Gotchi Points earned from minigames to purchase a variety of food, items and souvenirs. While the V5 once again only gives 100 points per successful game, the V5 Celebrity gives 700 points; thus, items are much more expensive, with some items even costing 9999. Both devices max out at 99,999 Gotchi Points.

Users could also earn Gotchi Points from the Tama & Earth EXPO website; though, it is now defunct.

Tamagotchi Music Star

Minigames no longer give Gotchi Points upon completion, rather only giving Music Skill Points. Users must earn Gotchi Points by having their adult Tamagotchis either work small jobs, or succeed in achieving a "Pro Debut" status as a band, which earns them more daily revenue depending on how many Tama Fans they have and how high their Star Ranking is. Because of this, the user's Tamagotchi can receive much larger paychecks, maxing out at 999,999,999 points.

On early ROMs of the Music Star, users kept their Gotchi Points between generations; though, this was changed on later ROMs so that each new generation starts users with 0 Gotchi Points, rather having the parents occasionally gift the user's Tamagotchi with some of their previously acquired wealth.

Functionality with Music City also allowed users to transfer Gotchi Points to and from the website and or their device; however, Music City is now defunct.

Most Color Devices

While the amount of Gotchi Points earned from minigames fluctuates between releases, most functionality remains the same; users are able to purchase items, food, wallpapers, furniture, and various other things.

Some releases like the Plus Color and iD L feature gardening, where users can sometimes be met with a Gotchi Tree that gives a certain amount of points when fully grown.

Some releases also feature selling items: the P's has NPCs appear in the yard at certain times and request to be sold a certain item or one with a specific attribute, typically selling for much more; the Uni and Paradise allow users to sell unwanted items, though they are mostly sold at half of their purchasing price.

Tamagotchi Uni

The Tama Arena in the Tamaverse tasks users with competing in various games to compare with other people's scores around the world, awarding Gotchi Points upon completing a game, as well as to the winning team of the event as a whole.

There was an exploit in Version 1.0.2 where completing a minigame perfectly gave 600 Gotchi Points instead of the displayed 300; however, this only applied to original Pink and Purple shells, as this was patched in the 1.1.0 update, which appears as the default for all shells released after the launch of the Amazon-exclusive Blue shell.

Tamagotchi Connection (2024)

While Gotchi Points function identically to the original Tamagotchi Connection Version 3, the 2024 re-release uses the Japanese design for the Gotchi Points bag, rather than the one featuring the letter "P" seen previously. This can also be seen in menus featuring Gotchi Points, where the "p" has been replaced with a "G".

Gallery

Artwork

A brown bag of Gotchi Points

A yellow bag of Gotchi Points

A green bag of Gotchi Points from the Dream Town browser game

Sprites

Gotchi Points Bag (JP, Keitai to Connection V5 + 2024 Re-release)

Gotchi Points Bag (US, Connection V2 to V4.5)

Gotchi Coin (Plus Color to Paradise)

Gotchi Points Bag (Plus Color to Uni)

Gotchi Points Bag (Paradise)

Trivia

• The symbol seen on coins and bags strongly resembles the symbol "₲", which is used for the real-world national currency for Paraguay, the guaraní.
• Gotchimotchi is based on a sack of Gotchi Points, and he has the Gotchi symbols on his cheeks.
• Ginkotchi's head is shaped like a bag of Gotchi Points.
• The Gotchi Bank in Tamagotchi Town resembles a large bag of Gotchi Points.
• Gotchi Points are simply called Gotchi in the early Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop games.