chibitomo - Quick Start Guide

Step 1Meet Your Companion

Your companion is a mini version of you that explores the world of Chibitomo.

You do not directly control your companion. Instead, your job is to:

Keep their stamina full
Help them battle, trade, and explore
Manage their settings

Step 2Keep Your Companion Active

Refill Energy

Your companion needs Energy to keep moving.

Energy refreshes every hour by clicking Rest
Refill it regularly so your companion can continue exploring and battling

You can also use an Energy Drink to instantly refresh Energy without waiting.

The Me tab showing the Rest button next to the Energy Drink item — Tap **Rest** to refill stamina, or use an Energy Drink to skip the wait.

If Your Team is Wiped Out

If all your Chibitomo are defeated before you heal, your team is wiped out.

Your companion will be teleported back to roothollow

You can also use a Super Revive to instantly restore your place on the map and heal all your Chibitomo.

Step 3Companion Settings

Open the Settings menu using the gear icon in the top-right corner.

Gear icon highlighted in the top-right corner of the Me tab — The gear icon in the top-right.

Rotate Team for XP

When ON

Your chibitomo rotate during battles
XP is shared more evenly

Auto-PVP

When ON

Your companion automatically accepts battles
Battles happen automatically and you do not need to choose moves

When OFF

You must manually battle
Other players cannot battle you while you are offline

Auto-Trading

When ON

Your companion automatically trades with other players
It tries to collect chibitomo you do not already own
It also looks for stronger versions of your chibitomo
You can choose which chibitomo to auto trade or not trade

Choosing chibitomo to auto-trade:

Locked Chibitomo → cannot be traded
Unlocked Chibitomo → can be traded

Manage Chibitomo Team panel showing locked and unlocked chibitomo in storage — Tap the lock icon on a chibitomo to mark it as not-tradable.

Auto-Catch

When ON

Your companion automatically throws a capsule at wild chibitomo it encounters
You do not need to be online for it to try to catch

When OFF

Your companion will not throw capsules on its own
You must catch chibitomo yourself

Max Capsules Per Encounter

Default: 8

Caps how many capsules Auto-Catch will spend trying to catch a single chibitomo before giving up
Raise or lower the limit in Companion Settings

Lower the limit to conserve capsules, or raise it to catch tougher chibitomo more reliably.

Auto-Unlock Duplicate Chibitomo

When ON

Duplicate chibitomo you already own are automatically unlocked
Unlocked dupes are free to trade or auto-trade right away

When OFF

Duplicate chibitomo stay locked when caught
You unlock each one yourself when you're ready to trade it

Dim Out-of-Band Players

When ON

Players outside your battle-level range appear dimmed on the map
Makes it easier to spot players you can actually battle

When OFF

All nearby players appear at full brightness on the map
Applies regardless of whether you can battle or trade with them

Step 4Companion Traveling

Your companion travels the world of chibitomo automatically.

Me tab showing the compass icon highlighted with the tooltip Pick where your companion goes — The **compass** icon picks where your companion goes.

Choose a Route

Tap the Compass Icon to select where your companion should go.

Different routes contain:

Different Chibitomo
Different trainers
Different challenges

Some areas are locked until you defeat a Gym Leader.

Navigation panel listing open and locked areas with a Follow another player button — The Navigation panel: pick a route, free-roam, or follow another player.

Go To Another Player

Tap the Go button in the top-right corner after tapping any other active player's companion on your screen. Your companion will travel directly to the player's companion that you select. The target player will appear highlighted in purple.

Tap Go on their profile.

World map with the target player highlighted by a purple ring — Your target shows a **purple** ring on the map.

Step 5Battling Other Players

Tap nearby companions to challenge them.

Tap Battle on their profile to challenge them.

Battle Requirements

You can only battle if:

You Are Close Enough — You must be within range of the other player's companion.
Use the Go feature first to get close.
Levels Are Similar — Battles are only allowed if the highest-level chibitomo on each team are close in level. Your battle level is based on your strongest Chibitomo in your current party.
If you have a Level 15 Cindasaur and a Level 1 Hoparoo, your battle level is 15.
- Level 19 vs Level 16 → Allowed
- Level 20 vs Level 19 → Not Allowed
Auto-PVP Is Enabled — If the other player has Auto-PVP turned OFF:
- Battle requests are automatically declined while they are offline
- If they are online, they can manually accept or reject the request

Step 6Trading With Players

Tap Trade on their profile to send a trade request.

To trade:

You must be close to the other player
The other player's Auto-Trading must be enabled
Their Chibitomo must not be locked

Otherwise, the trade will fail automatically. However, if the other player is online at the time of initiating the trade, they will receive the request and choose to accept or decline.

Use the Go feature first to get close.

Step 7Trade Links

Trade a chibitomo one-for-one with anyone through a shareable link. No need for both of you to be online at the same time.

Trade Link Menu Bar — Trade Links allow you to trade with your friends offline.

How It Works

Pick one of your chibitomo to put up for trade
Copy the link and send it to another player
Whoever opens it puts one of their own chibitomo up in return

Approve or Decline

Once someone offers theirs back, review it and approve the swap or decline it. Both chibitomo are held safely until you decide.

Changed Your Mind?

If no one has offered yet, withdraw the link anytime to get your chibitomo back.

Step 8Auction House

The auction house trades shiny chibitomo only. Browse the active auctions, or list one of your own shinies for others to bid on.

Bidding

Place a bid higher than the current top bid. When the auction's timer runs out, the highest bidder wins and the chibitomo is theirs.

Buyout

Some listings set a buyout price. Pay it to claim the chibitomo instantly and end the auction early.

Selling

List one of your shinies with a starting bid and an optional buyout. When it sells, the gold is yours. Manage or cancel your listings from your auctions tab.

Only shiny chibitomo can be listed on the auction house.

Step 9Your Garden

The garden is a space only you can edit. The chibitomo you keep here wander around and harvest items from the gardenware you've placed.

Gardenware

Decorative pieces bought in the Gardenware Shop and placed however you like. You keep everything you buy, so you can move, remove, or re-place it anytime.

Some pieces unlock once you've earned a gym badge.

Harvesting

Some gardenware produces items over real time. Your chibitomo are the harvesters: they split across your producing pieces as a shared crew, so the more you display, the more you can run at once.

Higher-level chibitomo harvest faster
A piece's preferred type or species harvests faster
Shinies harvest faster too

With no chibitomo in the garden, production pauses.

Collecting

Items build up whether you're online or not (up to a week's worth). Collect them into your bag from the Garden Harvest panel in the sidebar.

Step 10Earn Coins

You earn Coins by winning battles.

Stronger opponents usually give better rewards
Use Coins in the Shop to buy useful items

Step 11Shop Items

Potions

Heal your Chibitomo during battles. Useful for difficult areas.

Claw Capsules

Used to catch new Chibitomo.

Claw Capsules → Standard catch rate
Grip Claws → Higher chance to catch Chibitomo
Vise Claws → Even stronger and more reliable

Stronger claws are more effective, so you usually need fewer of them when exploring.

Buying capsules does NOT guarantee a capture.

Always carry plenty of capsules before exploring.

Revive

Fully heals one Chibitomo.

Super Revive

Instantly restores your team so you can continue playing right away without waiting.

Energy Drink

Instantly refreshes your companion's Energy without waiting an hour.

Step 12Unlock New Areas

Defeat Gym Leaders to unlock new routes and continue your adventure.

Explore stronger areas, find new chibitomo, and become a stronger trainer.