Poo

Modern artwork of poo

Poo (うんち Unchi) is a recurring element that debuted on the original Tamagotchi and has appeared on almost every release since.

Appearance

Poo resembles a small, dark mound with stink lines floating above it. Traditionally, poo always appears on the right side of the screen. On the Tamagotchi Connection Version 5 and related variations, poo appears on top of the screen instead. On the Tamagotchi Smart, poo appears on the left side of the screen because the right side of the screen is already occupied by the Tamagotchi. On the Tamagotchi Uni, the poo appears on the top right corner of the floor and multiple poos may have different positions depending on the Tamagotchi's personality.

On the Tamagotchi Angel, poo is made of solid gold, and the stink lines are replaced with sparkles. On the Tamagotchi Ocean, poo has no stink lines at all, but instead of sitting on the right side of the screen, it is stuck to the back of the pet until the user cleans it up. Starting from the Mesutchi and Osutchi, baby characters would leave smaller poos than other characters though the color releases from Tamagotchi iD L have the poo be regular sized for all life stages.

On the Tamagotchi releases with color screens, the poos are yellow. When a Tamagotchi makes a second poo when there is one already on the screen, the existing poo will increase in size. If a Tamagotchi poops when it is sick, a black poo will appear.

On Tamagotchi 'Round The World, poo is a bright blue color and gradually gets darker for as long as it stays on the screen.

On Virtual Pets

Most Releases

Throughout the day, a Tamagotchi will leave poo on the screen, and the user must clean it up using the Toilet icon. If left unchecked, multiple poos can appear on screen. If poo is present on the screen for too long, the Tamagotchi may get sick, which counts as a Care Mistake. On most versions, the hungry level drops by one heart when the Tamagotchi makes a poo.

Vintage series

On the Tamagotchi Angel, the pet would only poo after prayer, regardless whether or not the user praises them.

Tamagotchi Plus/Connection series

With the introduction of Tamacom, poo also functioned as a negative gift when a Tamagotchi gave a gift to another.

On the Keitai Kaitsuu Tamagotchi Plus and Tamagotchi Connection Version 3, the first available game features the user avoiding falling poo while catching music notes. This is reversed on the Akai, where the user must catch poo of various sizes in trash cans and avoid the falling money. Poos also appear in many future minigames primarily as obstacles that the player must avoid.

On the TamaTown Tama-Go, if the user gives the Tamagotchi medicine when it reaches 99lbs, it will leave eight poos on the screen and its weight will drop to 72lbs.

Tamagotchi Nano series

While the Tamagotchi Nano features poo, the majority of licensed variants exclude it and have the poo replaced by an obstacle of some sort that needs to be cleared away. An example of this is the Eevee x Tamagotchi nano which has hairballs periodically appear through the day.

The Jordy Tamagotchi, Jurassic World Tamagotchi, and PUI PUI Molcartchi are the only licensed nanos to feature poo.

Color Generation

In the Run & Jump game on the Tamagotchi iD L, Mametchi must jump over the poo.

On the Tamagotchi Paradise, poo is collected by White Tamas to be used as biofuel for a spaceship. Once enough poo is collected, the Tamagotchi can use the spaceship to travel to other planets to meet other Tamagotchi. When the user sends their Tamagotchi for a playdate with another Tamagotchi, one possible result if they can't get along is one Tamagotchi eating another and pooping them out in a giant poo. The victim Tamagotchi is not harmed by this and is returned home safely, being cleaned up by a raincloud afterwards.

In Animated Media

Tamagotchi Honto no Hanashi

In the short film Tamagotchi Honto no Hanashi, Zuccitchi leaves a poo behind after trying to go to the bathroom and finding it occupied by Mimitchi. Oyajitchi later steps on it and when trying to get it off his foot, he kicks up it the air and it lands on his head instead. This causes everyone to laugh at him and run away, leaving him embarassed and frustrated.

Anime TV de Hakken!! Tamagotchi

In "Gushishishi Oyajitchi", three Marutchi poop shortly after evolving from Babytchi.

Tamagotchi Official Shorts

Several shorts in the Tamagotchi Official Shorts series feature poo. In "Where the Poop Goes", after an owner cleans the poop from their Mimitchi, it is seen being entered in a race with several Tamagotchi cheering it on. In "No More Diapers!", an owner tries to get their Kuchipatchi to wear a diaper so they don't have to clean up their poop. After the Chibipatchis laugh at Kuchipatchi for wearing it, he throws it away and the owner is forced to clean it.

In Games

Tamagotchi (GB)

In the Game Boy game, a user could catch their Tamagotchi before it poos and, using the Toilet command, have it use a toilet instead of leaving the poo on the floor. This function was used on every Tamagotchi released afterwards, starting with the Tamagotchi Plus, although the babies, Ojitchi, Otokitchi and Oyajitchi could not use this until later versions.

Tamagotchi 'Round the World

On Tamagotchi 'Round The World, poo is used to fertilize Gaiatchi plants. However, the player's Tamagotchi may poo on its own accord. If it leaves poo too close to a geyser, the rain dance must be performed to remove it.

Tamagotchi L.i.f.e Tap and Hatch

In Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. Tap and Hatch, poo acted as a stage obstacle that falling blocks couldn't pass through. They could be cleared by either clearing a block directly touching it, or by using a Potty Bomb in the same row.

Gallery

Vintage Artwork

Water flushing Tarakotchi away along with poo they made

Ojitchi pooping

Modern Artwork

2004 artwork

Poo as seen in Tamagotchi: 'Round the World

Ura poo

Animated Media

Oyajitchi stepping on poo in Tamagotchi no Hanashi

Three Marutchi leaving behind poo in Anime TV de Hakken!! Tamagotchi

Depiction in Tamagotchi Official Shorts

Games

Mametchi using poo to fertilize a tree.

Sprites

Original Tamagotchi

Tamagotchi Nano

Tamagotchi P's

Trivia

• In the Japanese commercials for the Tamagotchi GameBoy games, a recurring joke was that the characters could not make it through one commercial without leaving a poo.
  • In the commercial for the first game, Ginjirotchi makes a poo, and Oyajitchi steps in it.
  • In the commercial for the second game, Kujiratchi makes the poo after all the characters have left.
  • In the commercial for the third game, a pair of Kuritchi poo immediately after they hatch.
• A few Tamagotchi are either based on poo or feature poo in their design.
  • Unchi-Kun and Super Unchikun are recurring characters that resembles a golden poo with a face and limbs.
  • Washikitchi is a squat toilet that carries a large poo on its back.
• Funkorogatchi (which is based on a dung beetle) is the only character than can eat poo; all other characters on the Mori de Hakken! Tamagotch will refuse to eat it if it appears on the menu.
• In all modern English releases except for Tamagotchi On, if the baby stage Tamagotchi evolves while having the poo left on screen, it also changes its size along with the evolution of the Tamagotchi.
• Despite being a staple to the virtual pets, the only animated adaptations of Tamagotchi that explicitly feature poo are Tamagotchi Honto no Hanashi, the first episode of Anime de Hakken!! Tamagotchi, and several Tamagotchi Official Shorts. All other adaptations (including Tamagotchi Video Adventures and the Tamagotchi! anime and films) only very briefly reference a need to use the restroom and completely lack jokes relating to poo.