Yo-kai Watch 4 speedrun route

Yo-kai Watch 4 speedrun route
By さしすせそ (WR holder and original creator) and NerdyNyanmurai (me, translated it into English)
Special thanks to Meggy and Shadowphinx for influencing team composition

General notes:
Skip all cutscenes and dialogue with X, fast forward with ZR if impossible
Mash all tutorials
Do not nickname your Yo-kai
The minimap is incredibly helpful for objectives
This game is prone to crashing sometimes, always save at the end of chapter screen

Chapter 1:
Timer starts upon confirming Nate and Katie's names
Talk to mother on the first floor
Go out of the house
Enter Everymart and talk to the clerk
Outside, turn around and talk to Whisper in the back right corner
Use ZL to search right next to Whisper
Talk to the newly-appeared Hungramps to initiate a battle
Return home and talk to mother
Go out of the house and talk to Katie in front of her house
Search Katie to reveal she's actually a Mimikin, talk to him
Follow 'Katie' to the riverbank (weird camera angle, head down and right) and talk to her
Follow her to Springdale Elementary and talk to her again, battle Mimikin
Head to Mount Wildwood
Search behind the gate to find Hidabat, talk to him
Go to the Sacred Tree and talk to Sandmeh, battle Baku
Talk to Sandmeh again
Return to the Sacred Tree and talk to Whisper
Head to the front of the door, battle SS Himoji, examine the door
Boss: Mitsumata Nozuchi
Talk to Touma, Micchy, Akinori + Natsume, SS Jibanyan + SS Whisper in that order

Chapter 2:
Go out of the house
Head to the Crank-a-kai and talk to SS Komasan
Search the Crank, clean out pollution using ZR
Battle Semilong, then spin the Crank
Head to the park, talk to Touma and Akinori
Swap to Touma, give him the knife
Initiate Charlie's quest west of Natsume's house
Pick up Pakkun's quest (east of house) along the way
Speak to the boys, examine tire tracks
Follow the tracks and examine the bike
Search to the left of it, talk to Charlie, battle him
Return home, talk to father
Head to Everymart, pick up Mistumata Mark quest along the way
Buy the 4 different types of ice cream
Talk to your father in front of your house, finishing the quest and netting you a bike
Return to Everymart, talk to nearby Konsaru
Talk to him again, battle Honmaguro-taishou
Go through to door into the bar, talk to Konsaru
Mash through the matching tutorial (summoning defaults to "No")
Go back through the door
Keep going left and talk to SS Komasan, search the wall
Examine the bushes near the pond, search them, battle Gaburiel
With all the key quests done, talk to Keisuke
Get the plastic stomach, then talk to Manami
Continue forward, talk to Keisuke at park
Head to Tastumi-Kawabata North
Go to the park while collecting plastic organs along the way
Search the wall, clean out pollution
Talk to Manami in the schoolyard
Boss: Jingeki, destroy him with Fudou after cutscene

Chapter 3:
Swap to Natsume, head to Kasumidai
Jump over the fence, go to Akinori's house
Leave Akinori's house, head to Natsume's house
Go upstairs, check the bed and sleep until midnight
Leave house, talk to Akinori at park
Team: SS Jibanyan, Micchy, Baku (front), Honmaguro-taishou, SS Komasan, Charlie (back)
Go into the quest log, take on the 3 quests on the furthest right tab
Head to Tastumi-Kawabata North, immediately head right
Talk to the boy, search the door, enter it
Talk to Bourei Banchou, battle him, leave through the door
Go left to the candy store and examine the blue glitter
Talk to the boy to the left of the post office
Search the wall, clean out pollution, battle SS Merameraion
Sleep until 16:00 in the park chair behind you
Talk to the boy to the right of the candy store, sleep until midnight
Search in front of the candy store, talk to Burning Dragon, battle him
Go to Sakuragi Hills from the west and talk to the athlete
Swap Micchy with SS Merameraion and Charlie with Junior
Go to the detective agency office, head to the park in Tatsumi-Kawabata North
Go through to door to the present, talk to Bear and Eddie
Head to Everymart, buy a Shrimp Rice Ball, talk to Hailey, then go outside
Get Nate's bike and enter his house, talk to parents
Head to Mount Wildwood, head towards Katie
Search right next to her, talk to Burly, battle him
Go through the door back to the future
Talk to grandma in front of the shrine, battle Gargaros and then Douketsu
Exit the detective agency and search the back left corner of the shrine, examine the door
Talk to grandma to start the D-rank quest
Pass through Sakuragi Hills to the elementary school grounds, talk to Micchy, battle him
Return to grandma to finish the quest, go through the door from earlier to Soukenzan
Run from bird to bird, talking to them to fly to the next area
Examine the Yo-kai Watch Animus at the end of the cave, battle Inosasaou
Turn around, go talk to the bird, go to the top of the mountain
Battle Kirin (be ready to drain him when he flies into the air and glows red)
Talk to him, battle Suzaku (again, be ready to drain when he disappears)
Swap back to Touma, then talk to the bird to head down
At Eyepo, swap Honmaguro-taishou with Uribou then swap places with SS Jibanyan
Head forward and you'll get into a battle with Shutendoji

Chapter 4:
Talk to the man in front of the oobanyaki shop
Talk to the lady to the north of the bridge
Buy fruit milk at the milk shop, talk to the boys west of it
Talk to Shin under the bridge, then talk to Itsuki
Go to the mansion, talk to Itsuki there, battle Nuppefuhofu
Talk to Itsuki in the plaza, turn around and talk to the old lady to start Nekomata's quest
Talk to the boy in front of the TV shop, in the far north
Turn right and search, talk to Nekomata, battle him
Go to the yellow section of Natsume's skill tree, fully upgrade arm skills
Do the same for Nate, fully upgrade the boot skills
Talk to the shop owner to receive Zashiki's quest
Talk to the old lady behind you to receive Kappa's quest
Talk to the couple on the riverbank, search behind them, talk to Kappa twice
Search to the right of the girl near the shop, talk to Zashiki
Talk to the quest-giver shop owner, then the medicine shop owner
Before talking to Zashiki, sell dolls and buy some equipment
Swap Junior with Zashiki, equip your team as necessary, and head inside
Head to Itsuki's room
You can skip the entire stealth segment by doing this (it may take a few tries): https://twitter.com/odennosukio/status/1381958368256913416?s=20
Enter the hall, examine the blue glitter on the right (may also take a few tries)
Leave the hall and open the chest under the stairs
Head up them to Itsuki's room, examine the Yo-kai Watch Elda Zero on the desk
Battle Narigama, go downstairs and enter the hall
Boss: Yamamba
Head to the door on the bridge

Chapter 5:
Go out of your house, head to Springdale Elemenatary
Battle Semilong, head to Mount Wildwood and go through the door
Initiate Komajiro's quest in front of your house
Go south and accept Mirapo's quest, talk to Krystal Fox in front of Everymart
Talk to Manjimutt in the parking lot to the left of there, search at the bottom near the florist
Talk to SS Ungaikyo, battle him, receive Blizzaria's quest at the riverbed
Talk to Frostina, talk to the boy at Mount Wildwood, search the rocks, talk to Blizzaria
Go to the past, wake up the 6 Mirapos in a loop (head to the right side first)
Return to the present and talk to SS Ungaikyo in the parking lot to clear the quest
Talk to Roughraff on the riverbank, battle SS Fubuki-hime
Wake up Springdale Elementary and Mount Wildwood's Mirapos on the way to SS Komajiro
Battle him to clear the quest
Warp to Mount Wildwood, go through the door to the future
Wake up Sakura Motomachi Elementary's Mirapo
Head to Tatsumi-Kawabata South, wake up Sakura Motomachi Junior High's Mirapo
Examine the mysterious door, go through the door to the present (can't just warp there)
Talk to Arachnus and Toadal Dude, warp home and sleep until midnight, and head to the river
As Katie, head to the Crank-a-kai on Mount Wildwood, press A to turn it
Go to the schoolyard, battle Shinma Venoct, head to the river, battle Shinma Arachnus
Boss: Shinmagunjin Fukurou

Chapter 6:
Talk to Micchy (you can skip cutscene), wake up the detective agency's Mirapo
Talk to grandma to start the C-rank quest, warp to present Springdale Elementary
Talk to Robonyan on the riverbank, then talk to Roughraff and battle him
Talk to Robonyan again, then warp to the detective agency and talk to grandma
Get Akinori's bike then warp to Sakura Motomachi Junior High, then head to the pool
Go to the Shin-motomachi Shopping Street, head forward, wake up the Mirapo there
Talk to the lady, then talk to her again and vote left, talk to Nastume
Go into the quest log, take on 3 quests from the furthest right tab
Warp to the shopping street, talk to the students in front of the arcade
Enter Everymart and talk to the clerk, buy a Burger Rice Ball if necessary
Warp to Sakura Motomachi Elementary, talk to the girl at the park
Talk to Manami in the schoolyard, then talk to the couple at Sakuragi Hills pond
Turn around and search, temporarily swap Zashiki and Baku's places
Talk to Zukkyunshii, say "No" to battle her, swap them back
Talk to the baker, wake up the Mirapo in front of Natsume's house
Warp to Sakura Motomachi Elementary, examine the schoolyard
Go to the candy shop, then find a bench and sleep to 18:00
Return to the candy shop, and battle Shinma Magurodon
Go to the purple section of Touma's skill tree, fully upgrade Yoshitsune and Oni Hand
Then go to the blue section, fully upgrade Goemon
Give Touma his "god weapon", and make Yoshitsune his default technique
From now on, use Touma mainly
Check out the shrine, then sleep in the park until 17:00
Head east, battle Shiryou no Dokudoku-nabe
Talk to the owner of the ramen shop then warp to Nate's house
Talk to the baker, then go to the florist
Check in front of the school gate
Talk to the owner of the ramen shop
Warp to Sakura Motomachi Junior High, talk to everyone
Enter the gymnasium
Warp to the shopping street, search under the elevated rail tracks in Tatsumi-Kawabata South
Go to Houkenden
If you didn't get a Strawberry Parfait from Zukkyunshii earlier, go into battles until you do
(If necessary, swap Zashiki and Baku again, then swap them back once you get one)
Go up the stairs and examine the turtle statue
Head to the second floor, turn around and go to the room on the left
Climb up the rock and examine the turtle statue
Head up to the third floor, turn around and go to the room on the left
Go up the stairs and examine the turtle statue
Go to Genbu's room, battle him
Warp to Sakura Motomachi Junior High, heal at Eyepo
Check the gymnasium, enter it
Boss: Jorogumo

Chapter 7:
Talk to grandma
Warp to Mount Wildwood, head through the door to the past
Wake up the Mirapo near the past Crank-a-kai under the bridge
Head to the mansion, wake up that Mirapo as well before entering
Talk to Usuta-san, warp to the past Crank and go to Shin and the others
Battle Tamamo, then warp back to the mansion
Inside, talk to Itsuki in his room
Warp back to the past Crank, heal at Eyepo
Examine the door, battle Shutendoji
Go through the door to the past Yo-kai world, wake up the Mirapo next to the door
Sell dolls and buy two of the third rice ball down from Walkappa
Talk to Orcanos in front of Enma Palace
Start Mochismo's quest, give him the rice balls he wants then battle him
Head to the bar to start Blizzaria's quest, give Dimmy the rice ball he wants
For Nuppefuhofu, right, left, bottom, then battle him
Give Shirokuma the milk he wants, for Manjimutt, yes, yes, no
Start Insomni's quest, search the wall down the stairs
Clean the pollution, battle Roughraff, return to Insomni
Talk to Honmaguro-taishou, then buy the sushi just off the screen that costs 500 yen
Head to the arena, buy equipment from Mimikin (you need a wand for later)
Search the oobanyaki shop, battle Tamamo again
Boss: Tamamo-no-Mae

Chapter 8:
Go into the quest log, take on 3 quests from the furthest right tab
Talk to grandma to get the B-rank watch quest, create the Iboibo Shield in Konkatsu
(If you don't have enough materials, head back to the door from the quest in chapter 3)
Talk to grandma to upgrade your watch, then go and search the middle of the riverbank
Talk to Kappa, give him the sushi he wants, battle Shinma Magurodon
Swap Zashiki with Seiryu then swap places with Uribou
Warp to Natsume's house, talk to the girl at the south end of the pond
Search the grassy area in the direction of the park
Clean the pollution, battle Shinma SS Komajiro
Warp to Sakura Motomachi Junior High, sleep to midnight on the nearest bench
Talk to the boy at the main gate, then the boy in the schoolyard
Talk to the girl near the rabbit hutch, then the girl at the main gate
Search near the tennis court, talk to Jinta as Katie (choose the left option)
Battle Shinma Jingeki, then pick up the nearby plastic heart and give it to Jinta
Warp to the mansion, talk to Tae inside
Warp to the detective agency, talk to grandma
Talk to Haruya in the park, battle Shutendoji
Swap back to Touma, warp to Natsume's house
Search the wall in the driveway east of the pond
Clean the pollution, battle Shinma Bourei Banchou
Warp to Sakura Motomachi Junior High, search the pool floor
Clean the pollution, battle Shinma Blizzaria
Warp to the shopping street, search the vending machine
Clean the pollution, battle Shinma Jihanki
Heal at Eyepo, head to Sakuragi Hills
Boss: Shinma Douketsu
Talk to your parents
Swap SS Komasan with Shutendoji then swap places with SS Merameraion
Warp to the shopping street, search deep into the alleyway, head to Reikenrin
Heal at Eyepo, wake up both Mirapos here when you can
Just keep running through the whole area, grab the horse head when you can
Go left, right, left at the forks
Touch the sparkly bamboo stalks to reset your stealth gauge
Once you get to where you need to avoid Byakko, run to the left and open the chest
Put the hammer you get from it on Shutendoji
Additionally, open the chest ahead to get a free Mighty Medicine
Examine the Byakko Daireisou, battle Byakko
Warp to the detective agency, head to Soukenzan
When there is a bird with options on where to fly, choose the second option

Chapter 9:
Talk to grandma
Swap Uribou with Fudou Boy, but he's only a bench warmer until the next chapter
Talk to grandma again to receive the A-rank watch quest
Warp to Sakura Motomachi Elementary, talk to SS Merameraion near Nom Burger, battle him
Warp to Sakura Motomachi Junior High, talk to Bourei Banchou behind the gymnasium
Warp to the shopping street, sleep on a bench until it starts to rain
Talk to Ame-onna in the alleyway, then go and talk to grandma
Check the vending machine, battle Jihanki
Warp to the detective agency, talk to grandma to finish the quest
Warp to the mansion, talk to Itsuki and Tae outside
Warp to the Yo-kai world, talk to Orcanos in front of Enma Palace
Enter the palace, head to the king's chamber
Afterwards, warp back to the mansion, talk to Itsuki inside
Shutendoji will leave the party, put Uribou in his place
Head behind the mansion and talk to Haruya, battle Shutendoji, then Ashura
Put Shutendoji back in your team and re-equip him, warp to the Yo-kai world
Enter the arena, talk to Itsuki, wake up the Mirapo here
Talk to Insomni to start the tournament
Battle Reuknight, Hovernyan, and Orcanos
Search the oobanyaki shop, then warp to the arena
Talk to Insomni to resume the tournament
Battle Gyuuki and Master Nyada
Heal at Eyepo, then talk to Insomni again
Boss: Shien
Boss: Soranaki

Chapter 10:
If you aren't already Touma, swap to him, put Fudou Boy in the front row
Talk to Fudou Boy, then talk to Genbu to battle all the Kenbumajin
This battle is very rough, use Yoshitsune then run for your life until you can use him again
He can't kill though, so you'll need to use a normal attack to finish them off and then drain
After that fun time, take Fudou Boy off your team (don't replace him) then talk to him
Battle normal Fudou to finish the quest, Touma cannot die in this fight
Warp to Nate's house, sleep until night
Swap to Katie, warp to Springdale Elementary
Talk to Kyubi, then talk to the three Yo-kai (choose left), then talk to Kyubi once
Go into the blue part of Katie's skill tree, fully upgrade the fan skill
Also upgrade the bottom left and topmost swirls in the pink and all the left branch in yellow
Talk to Kyubi again, battle Burly
Select "No" in the cutscene
Venoct will get auto-added, give him something good
Go into the purple part of Akinori's skill tree, fully upgrade the first thing on the left branch
Also upgrade the topmost thing in the blue and the the first on the right branch in yellow
Warp to the detective agency, swap to Akinori
Talk to grandma
Warp to Sakura Motomachi Junior High, heal at Eyepo
Talk to Kirin at the river, battle him
Warp to the past Crank, heal at Eyepo
Search by the riverbed, talk to Sendai Seiryu
Battle him, swap Seiryu and Venoct and then swap to Shin
Warp to the mansion, talk to Master Nyada and choose the left option
Talk to him again, battle Shogunyan, then Nyada
Swap to Nate, warp to Mount Wildwood
Talk to Steppa
Mash text for Mimikin, Mochismo, and Blizzaria
Choose the left option for Walkappa
Battle Snartle, then go and talk to Steppa again
Battle Mimikin to finish the quest
Talk to everyone, then talk to grandma
Warp to the Yo-kai world, then head through the door to the future Yo-kai world
Enter the destroyed Enma Palace, wake up the Mirapo there
Head all the way round to the mirror and examine it
In the hallway, keep running forward until you get a cutscene
In the second hall, search the wall
Clean the pollution and battle Shinma Reuknight
Return to the barrier, head to the right in the third hall and battle Shinma Jingeki
Return to the barrier, turn around and battle Shinma Orochi
In the third hall, search the wall
Clean the pollution and battle Shinma Zukkyunshii
Grab the chests in the right bit in the third hall
Open the door to move on, heal at Eyepo
Boss: Shinma Kaira
Heal at Eyepo, then examine the mirror to head to the top floor
Boss: Soranaki
Warp to the entrance, leave the palace
Head to the Sacred Tree on Mount Wildwood, heal at Eyepo along the way
Examine the void barrier
Final boss: Maten Soranaki
Timer stops upon dealing the final hit to his second phase
Hold the picture button just after the final save to get the evidence video

Congratulations on finishing the run! WR is 5:40, anything between that to 7 hours is good