Tonmarutchi (とんまるっち) is a child stage character that debuted on the second generation of the original Tamagotchi.
Name Origin[]
"Ton" is short for "Tongari", which means a pointy hat, or a sharp point. This refers to the mound on top of its head. "Maru" means round, relating to his round body. Tonmarutchi may also come from Marutchi's name, having "Ton" added to Marutchi as a prefix.
Appearance[]
Tonmarutchi resembles a round, green ball with eyes, a mouth, and a large point on the top of its head.
Personality[]
Tonmarutchi likes to mess up its hair. Supplemental art depicts Tonmarutchi hiding in a cardboard box when it gets nervous.
| Official profiles |
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| "Tonmarutchi may look like Marutchi, but it's much grumpier than its cheerful cousin. It's a nervous sort, and likes to hide in small or narrow spaces." - Nintendo Power guide to Tamagotchi Game Boy (USA, 1997) |
| "A new breed of toddler that likes narrow places. They like oyster seeds and nightingale mochi. Their hobby seems to be crumpling up their hair." - Hoshi de Hakken!! Tamagotchi (JP, 1998) |
| "She likes narrow places and her hobby is crumpling up paper...?" - Tamagotchi 25th Character Special book (JP, 2022) |
On Virtual Pets[]
Tamagotchi (Generation 2)[]
Tonmarutchi evolves from Shirobabytchi after 65 minutes, and will evolve to the teen stage after 48 hours. It can become either Tongaritchi with good care, or Hashitamatchi with poor care. It wakes at 9 AM, sleeps at 8 PM, and has a base weight of 10. It loses a hungry and happy heart about every 55 minutes. From this stage onward, it becomes vulnerable to Death from neglect.
While Discipline doesn't affect which teen it evolves into, it affects what amount of Discipline the teen starts off with, and therefore what evolutions are available to it. If the meter is 75-100% full, the teen will begin with 50%. If the meter is 50% or less, the teen will begin with 0%.
In Games[]
Tamagotchi CD-ROM[]
Tonmarutchi always evolves from ShiroBabytchi. As with the original Tamagotchi, it goes to sleep at 8pm, wakes up at 9am and evolves into Tongaritchi with good care or Hashitamatchi with bad care - but will take 49 hours to evolve instead of 48. It will make either five or six discipline calls throughout its life, even if the discipline meter is full.
| Postcard messages |
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| Went home |
| "Hi there. I'm glad you raised me, but next time try to feed and play with me more. That way, the bump on my head can develop into my personality. See ya!" |
| "Sorry I had to go, but this baby's got places to go, people to see. I'm movin', I'm shakin', I'm sizzlin' like bacon! Dig me? It was nice hanging with you for a little while." |
| "I'm so far away from you now. Why didn't you play with me more. I like the Shell Game a lot. Sometimes, the shell hurts my head when it closes down on me. I wonder why?" |
| "I was afraid if I stayed on Earth any longer, I'd get hair like your President! Most Earthlings don't have good hair, so it's better that I go home now. Thanks for feeding me. Good-bye." |
| "I went home so the bump on my head can develop properly. You Earthlings are OK, but you look weird -- especially the shape of your heads. I guess you don't have any personality like me. Good-bye." |
| Sent home |
| "Thanks for sending me home. I tried enough Earth hair styles, but none complimented my personality well. (And you thought it was only a bump.) Now it's back to basics. See ya." |
| "No way! You like sent me home, and I have a hair appointment next week! Be sure to cancel it for me, alright? Stay loose, goose. Keep on stylin'." |
| "Hi. Before you sent me home I learned an Earth saying. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." Now if I only knew what a heart was, then I could grow some fonder." |
Tamagotchi (GB)[]
Tonmarutchi is the unhealthy child, evolving from Babytchi and Shirobabytchi with ten or more stress. If its stress is under ten, it will evolve into Tamatchi with zero selfishness or Tongaritchi with one or two selfishness, and if its stress is ten or higher it will evolve into Kuchitamatchi with less than two selfishness or Hashitamatchi with two selfishness.
Tamagotchi Town[]
Tonmarutchi will always evolve from Shirobabytchi. It will evolve into Tongaritchi with less than three stress, or Hashitamatchi with four or more stress.
Hoshi de Hakken!! Tamagotchi[]
Tonmarutchi is the sole child stage character of the Group F line. It always evolves from Shirobabytchi, and will evolve into Tongaritchi with good care or Hashitamatchi with bad care.
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Artwork[]
Trading Cards[]
Sprites[]
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Trivia[]
- It is possible that Tonmarutchi was going to be featured on the Tamagotchi Connection Version 1, but was replaced by Kinakomotchi, since Tonmarutchi and Kinakomotchi look similar, are the two child characters, and Tonmarutchi only appears on the Generation 2 Tamagotchi.