Shimagurutchi (しまぐるっち), also known as Simagurutchi, is a male adult Tamagotchi character who debuted on the Tamagotchi m!x in Japan and on the Tamagotchi Pix internationally.
Name Origin[]
Shimagurutchi's name comes from the words shima (縞), meaning stripe, and guruguru (ぐるぐる), meaning "going round and round", or swirly. His name refers to the stripes going around his body, as well as the swirls in his eyes and on his hat and tail.
Appearance[]
Shimagurutchi has a white face with light pink cheek spots, a v-shaped mouth, and oval-shaped eyes with dark pupils that have white swirls inside of them. He wears a large cap that ends in a swirl, and he has a slender tail that ends in a swirl. He has periwinkle and light yellow stripes on his torso, tail, and hat. His arms are light yellow, and his legs are periwinkle.
Personality[]
Shimagurutchi loves striped and circular patterns and always wants to share his love of them with his friends. His love for stripes allows him to get along well with ShimaShimatchi, who is also obsessed with stripes.
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| "Shimagurutchi loves both striped and circular patterns. He loves getting together with friends to discuss everything stripes and circles, and to show off that he loves them more than they do!" - Tamagotchi Pix website (US, 2021) |
| "As you can see, I love the striped pattern and the round and round pattern ★ " - Shirotama, Anniversary Party poll (JP, 2022) |
| "I always end up talking to my friends about how good stripes and swirly pattern are." - Tamagotchi 25th Character Special book (JP, 2022) |
| "A Tamagotchi character that loves striped and swirly patterns. He loves discussing the finer points of stripes and swirls with his fellow Tamagotchi character enthusiasts." - Tamagotchi Uni website (2023) |
| "A Tamagotchi who loves striped and swirly patterns! It seems he can't stop talking about how amazing they are to everyone..." - Tamagotchi Uni Perfect Guidebook (JP, 2023) |
On Virtual Pets[]
Tamagotchi m!x[]
Shimagurutchi appears on the Spacy, Melody, and Sanrio versions from any male teen with 7 or more care mistakes. Shimagurutchi does not appear in any town, therefore making his genetics available only during the first generation. On the 20th Anniversary and Gift versions, he was replaced with ShimaShimatchi. On the Dream version, he was replaced with Spacytchi.
Tamagotchi Meets[]
He was one of the first seven guests from the Japan-wide Meets Station during Winter that can be married.
Tamagotchi Pix[]
Shimagurutchi is obtained from a male teen born from a green egg with 2-3 care mistakes or by feeding them a Striped Lollipop 3+ times with 4-5 care mistakes. On the Party version, he is obtained from a green striped egg with 0-1 care mistakes or by feeding a Striped Lollipop 3+ times with 2-3 care mistakes. He can alternatively be obtained by inviting him to a party 5+ times if the raised teen is male and comes from the same egg group.
Tamagotchi Smart[]
Shimagurutchi appears at the Square as a NPC year round when no events are going on.
Tamagotchi Uni[]
Shimagurutchi is a raisable adult that evolves from Kuriritchi with 6+ care mistakes. His hunger drops by one every 60 minutes while his happiness drops by one every 20 minutes. He goes to sleep at 10 PM.
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