Yo-kai Watch 3 Speedrun Notes

Yo-kai Watch 3 speedrun route: by NerdyNyanmurai and Sugarshrek

The original route is Nerdy’s, while I modified it

General notes:
Like other Yo-kai Watch games, skip all cutscenes and dialogue, mash if impossible
In battle, stay in the front row where possible and always speed them up, boss teams are left-to-right
Do not nickname your Yo-kai
While the stories are separate, play one character until you're forced to switch
I recommend using quest navigation, which I'll be referring to as "nav" in this guide
Baffle Boards are case-insensitive (only matters for non-Japanese versions)
Whenever you go into KaiNet after switching, you must press A before you can quit out
Since I don't want this route to be super long, I am only mentioning things of interest - if things don't match up, assume the instruction is "Follow the story"
DO NOT CROSS ANY RED LIGHTS THAT AREN’T REQUIRED!!!!!

Chapter 1:
Timer starts upon confirming names
Cannot skip first eating minigame, you can skip all the rest though, do not get any golden drops
Glasses on fire hydrant outside
Good news bad news decision does not matter; against Cornfused, don’t use soult
Use soult against Snitchin
Set map to half zoom while getting stamina back if you want
Through the school to cafeteria, don't buy anything
Don't need to worry about Treetter/Tsubuyaki shots
Be extra careful in the alleyway while looking for the Doctor
You can skip the eating minigame at the end
NOTE: You can’t skip a lot of dialogue in this chapter (especially Hailey’s)

Boy chapter 2:
Does not matter what you say to Blunder
Go right in warehouse marketplace
Press A to skip Dream Wheel spinning
Go above it to harbour
Regardless of what you got from the Dream Wheel, do all of pizza quest and then do bike quest to the left
NOTE: This quest is really hard for some reason, be sure to use your (very small amount) of food to heal
Baffle Board: Salty Bacon/カリカリベーコン
Go to box guy right of home, box is under car
Go to Jungle Hunter near harbour, bass in northwest Northbeech river

Girl chapter 2:
Stay aboveground after hospital visit
Go right to get in Blazion/Meramerarion’s way
Accept all three favours at once
Go underground from Downtown beach, defeat Nummskulls, go south in main area to buy ice cream at mall, then head to southeast exit to Blizzaria, go back and then west in main area to Statiking, then follow the arrows
Go aboveground to and from hospital

Girl chapter 3:
On the way to Crank, save at Eyepo and befriend Negatibuzz in alleyway near mountain entrance
On the way to Downtown, sell stuff at the everymart until you have 3.50$
Top way to station
In Terror Time, interact with door to get key to spawn
Cross the red light (you only do four in the entire run)
Don't wait for Sunshine train
Landlord in VIP room

Boy chapter 2 continued:
Take your time during crane game if needed
Boss: Junkernaut (Lionguist-Salty Bacon-Jibanyan) - if necessary and possible swap in Dream Wheel Yo-kai if one dies

Boy chapter 3:
Set up official team before talking to Miss Stickler
Talk to Buck before entering Phantomart
Corn top right in fruit section, Mussels bottom on the wall, Caramel Peanuts above fruit section (must be on the right side), pick up a Y-Cola Max next to cashier
Must do Zombie Night tutorial
Must set alarm for midnight (9 on a real clock)
Rainbow Jelly Beans above Caramel Peanuts; Avocado bottom right in fruit section, King Salmon above Mussels; Support Life #7 on shelf next to ramps, Getaway Plush top of left wall, already know where Y-Cola Max is but get another one
Boss: Supermanager (same) - only use Jibanyan's Soultimate when there are other targets

Boy chapter 4:
For circus key quests, do right one next to entrance (talking to girl will get you nowhere, find Yo-kai first), rightmost (bottom option every time), and leftmost (before starting, buy as many Cupcakes as you can from nearby store)

NOTE: Under testing currently!

Girl chapter 3 continued:
Again, must set alarm for midnight
Stay aboveground to go to station
Must talk to Unbearaboy! before entering theatre
Quit out of the rhythm game
Save at Eyepo and befriend T-Wrecks
Boss: Hoaxy-Coaxy (Whapir-Usapyon-Blazion) - use Whapir's Soultimate when it's available, only use Usapyon's in middle column, target the Dream bubbles always, especially when you get dragon or train

Girl chapter 4:
You must warp home first, thankfully it's the fastest
There are no quest flags in the park, but talk to girl on bench
Don't talk to anybody at shrine, search for Yo-kai at the pond
Warp to manor from shrine
For community centre, warp to manor
Put poster at shrine
You must do the Ambrosia Pavilion tutorial, can't leave Yo-kai world
Warp to manor, put poster at hot springs
Head down to Flower Road and put a poster there
Head right to put a poster at station
Head to museum, talk to guy on the left at entrance to put up poster
After sleeping don't follow arrow, warp to agency
Pick up bike, Usapyon, chef quests in that order to nav chef
Warp to manor and head south to apartments - south block, bottom row, second from left - talk to Yo-kai inside, head to cafe Downtown
After quest, warp to agency from home, add Cupistol over Negatibuzz and follow nav
Cross the red light
After AnimeChum clue, head left and up to get Doctor Rapper from vending machine and go down to do bike race
Search for Yo-kai at top of street, ask chef bottom option

Boy part 4 continued:
Cut behind boat shop to get to fishermen
Can't storm ahead of Buck, don't need to talk to him at bridge
Save at Eyepo and get El Gutso in forest (quit to refresh if you don’t get him first try)
Go east to branch, then northwest to Mochismo, then north to log, then east to Rocky Badboya
At forest Eyepo, if necessary swap El Gutso with Dream Wheel Yo-kai (for consistency) and switch him with Salty Bacon
Boss: Agent X (Lionguist-El Gutso-Jibanyan), spam blaster in Executor phase with Salty Bacon
Don't worry about raft customisation

Girl chapter 4 continued:
Must follow the arrow to underground
For shutters culprit, go up stairs and head left - they're at computer desk
Boss: Slackerjack; make sure all 3 yokai are lined up side-by-side to break music notes, make sure to purify Inspirits quickly

Girl chapter 5:
Pick up watch quest first, then key quests (Meganyan last), nav Maddiman
Play and battle with Meganyan (Cupistol in top left, Whapir behind him, Usapyon next to Whapir) - only AoE attack hits front row
WARNING: SAVE BEFORE THIS FIGHT! Meganyan is arguably the hardest fight in the entire run and you will probably lose at least once. Make sure to spam Whapir’s soult and heal whenever possible
Change team back to normal and warp to manor to do C quest - all in alleyways (do alleyway closest first)
Follow nav
Boss: Doctor Maddiman (same) - try to keep one heart always for Blood Refill, make sure to purify quickly
Go to gym 3F on the way to beach to finish Meganyan quest
Go to Poofessor in museum vault
Set alarm to midnight and get Sing Kong in underground mall (save beforehand)
Sleep until morning and return to Poofessor, then Eddie's house
Go home and warp to agency

Boy chapter 5:
Pick up C quest first - must enter East Pine alleyway from right, Southmond west on home (pick up police quest after this one), Northbeech enter from bottom
North-South-East for clues (hand in C quest on the way), East-South-North for Mirapos
Go to river for next quest
Wake up Mirapo to or from Gately (doesn't really matter)
Head to sushi restaurant after evidence
Can't storm past floating sushi
Wake up Dream Wheel Mirapo, warp to church to pick up quest south of it
Wake up home Mirapo on the way to farm, but don't use it
After crop circles, wake up farm Mirapo and warp home, set alarm to midnight and warp back
Upon returning from Remote Relic, wake up secret base Mirapo and warp to Gately
Warp to base to talk to Buck and then warp to farm
After picking up Popping Hopper, warp to base from farm - it is already equipped on the raft
Wake up Grumbler's Grotto Mirapo
You have to set up the drill first
Boss: Agent X 2; another one of the toughest fights in the run, so you want to spam Salty Bacon blaster and heal your front row (ESPECIALLY EL GUTSO) whenever possible

Girl chapter 5 continued:
Use Sparkopolis station (cross the red light) to get Downtown, express and then green line to Greenfields
For Mirapo's favour, find C in rice paddies
Enter mall through underground
Map is deceiving - cafe is down the stairs
Warp home to go to gym, wake up Mirapo there
Warp home again to go to Excellent Tower, don't wake up Mirapo there
Boss: Yo-kaiju - don't overheat, once it's at half health Soultimate insta-kills

Chapter 6:
For convenience, choose boy
Ignore the arrows and guidance, sleep until night
Warp to church
After talking to everyone at Yopple, go to Eyepo
New team: Whapir, El Gutso, Usapyon (front row), Cupistol, T-Wrecks, Blazion (back row)
For Blaster, use Cupistol for multiple targets and T-Wrecks for single targets (or you can switch Usapyon to back row for major Shady damage)
Catch 3 fish of any type, doesn’t matter
Boss: Yopple-Bot (Whapir-El Gutso-Usapyon): make sure to throw the bomb at Yopple-Bot; otherwise not a hard fight

Chapter 7:
Wake up Mirapo outside watch shop, warp to Dream Wheel
Cross the red light (last crossing in the game)
Quest options: bottom, middle-top-bottom, top
You cannot swap to boy, warp to manor after quest and go to Yopple
Before showing the girl the base, warp to Yopple from outside watch shop and pick up B quest from receptionist
After B quest, warp to base from Yopple
Warp to church before mystery quest, warp from watch shop after it
Code is "OPEN" (look for gravestones with yellow light)
Quit out of music game
Don't wake up Mirapo at Hazeltine mansion
If you have Getaway Plushes, use them in the dungeon section
Clear out all of boy's drill blocks
Must give keys before switching
Clear out all of girl's drill blocks
Girl answer: scales below Eyepo
Boy answer: microwave in bottom-left corner
Boy Baffle Board: El Gutso/ガチン小僧
Save at Eyepo and and go outside to befriend Pupsicle/さむガリ, who is the girl's Baffle Board
Food minigame: Usapyon, Jibanyan, Usapyon
East key in lamp in top-left corner of entrance hall
West key from Demandi in basement (door at back of 1F hallway, to the right)
Boss: Beddy-Byes (same) - target sheep when she charges her Soultimate, then clock if necessary; very tough fight so spam blaster and heal as needed

Chapter 8:
Warp to Grumbler's Grotto, drop downwards
Warp to gym to see Maddiman, wake up Everymart Mirapo to get back (again, can't just swap)
Again, Hammerhead Hand is already equipped
Don't wake up Mirapos at Pecan Port and Dukesville yet
Pick up quest from Jane and get all the evidence outside
Then pick up quest in sheriff's office and head to Jane to progress both quests
Then go to hotel and pick up quest from Blunder and sleep until dawn (11 on a real clock)
Head to Mount Smilemore, return for evidence and to check cow pen, and head back to finish quest
Get on another horse and go round Hopper's Gorge to talk to the quest ponies, head right after the last one to finish the quest
Jane's place is not open at night
Boss: Agent X 3 (same), very easy fight, follow general boss tips

NOTE: use this for Fruitnyan locations: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/3ds/251075-yo-kai-watch-3/faqs/77070/ch-8-a-promise-on-the-prairie

Chapter 9:
Wake up Mirapo in Dukesville, cannot warp directly to Yopple so warp outside BBQ watch shop
Pick up A quest from receptionist upon entry
Don't wake up New Yo-kai City Mirapo
Swap Burly with Cupistol and switch with Usapyon
Ignore park heroes, head west to boss: Hoaxy-Coaxy 2 (Whapir-El Gutso-Burly) and afterwards follow him for a rematch for some reason
We hate this chapter.
Talk to Unbearaboy! and defeat Ghoulies in restaurants
After that, heal at Eyepo and go into Yopple store - heal again afterwards
Talk to park heroes, healing another time and heading down to boss: Slackerjack 2 (same) afterwards
Boss: Rongo Swirll (same) - can't skip drum solo, avoid thunder balls and use blaster

NOTE: Against the ghoulies, heal and use blaster whenever needed, because they hit HARD!
Also, you can buy some sushi or tempura for safety if you want.

Chapter 10:
You can warp to Yopple this time, but you can't warp out
Wake up Mirapo above Timers and More, warp to gym
After hospital stuff, wake up Mirapo outside and warp home
After museum stuff, wake up Mirapo outside and warp to shrine
After summit stuff, wake up Mirapo and warp near Timers
After taking Doctor Hughly to Yopple, its Mirapo works again but use Hidabat
In Bada-Bing Tower the floor order is random, I'll list them in numerical order:
Save before spinning the wheel, and if you get a non-Dream floor, quit the game and try again
Dream Floor - Moon (13F) - boss: No-Bot is a clone of Yopple-Bot but easier
Dream Floor - Fire (24F) - fire doesn't do anything, just get to the end
Dream Floor - Water (36F) - you can't quit the rafting minigame
Dream Floor - Woods (42F) - nothing of note here
Dream Floor - Gold (48F) - you can quit the rhythm game
Dream Floor - Earth (50F) - the No-Bots' field of view is actually much larger
Dream Floor - Sun (53F) - nothing of note here
Dangerous Floors (all other floors) - you must defeat the Yo-kai
555F - boss: the Executor (same as usual, El Gutso will have evolved by now)
If you want you can give front row equipment and items, it's unnecessary though
Boss: the Ghoulfather (same) - target Ghoulie with dynamite when he calls them, use Blaster and avoid soult
Boss: Don Spiracy (same) - you have time to dodge his Soultimate, make sure to dodge his artifact moves and slam the blaster to win

Congratulations for finishing the speedrun! Right now, anything in the realm of 8:30 to 9:30 is good