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 stops exploring
You must wait some time before you can restore Energy and continue playing

You can also use a Super Revive to instantly restore your team without waiting.

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.

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.

Follow Another Player

The Follow feature lets you watch another player.

A blue ring appears around their companion
Your companion does NOT move toward them
Following is only for observing

Tap Follow on their profile.

World map with the followed player highlighted by a blue ring — Followed players show a **blue** 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 7Earn Coins

You earn Coins by winning battles.

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

Step 8Shop 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 9Unlock New Areas

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

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