{"id":6809,"date":"2026-07-30T18:31:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/ffxiv-yo-kai-watch-event-returns-august-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T18:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:31:06","slug":"ffxiv-yo-kai-watch-event-returns-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/ffxiv-yo-kai-watch-event-returns-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"FFXIV\u2019s Yo-kai Watch Event Returns 4 August \u2014 Launching on Switch 2 Day One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Yo-kai Watch crossover returns to <a href=\"https:\/\/na.finalfantasyxiv.com\/\">Final Fantasy XIV Online<\/a> on <strong>4 August 2026<\/strong> \u2014 and in neat timing, that&#8217;s the exact same day FFXIV launches on Nintendo Switch 2. &#8220;Yo-kai Watch: Gather One, Gather All!&#8221; runs until <strong>5 October 2026<\/strong> and adds four new items on top of the full returning roster from previous events.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-yokai-watch-dates-2026.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FFXIV Yo-kai Watch Gather One Gather All event duration August 4 to October 5 2026\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Square Enix \/ LEVEL-5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>FFXIV Yo-kai Watch 2026 event start time in Singapore<\/h2>\n<p>The event goes live on <strong>Tuesday, 4 August at 4:00 PM SGT<\/strong> and closes on Monday, 5 October at 10:59 PM SGT \u2014 a nine-week window. To get started, head to <strong>Ul&#8217;dah, Steps of Nald (X:9.2, Y:9.1)<\/strong> and talk to the Poor-heeled Youth. Your character must be <strong>level 15 or above<\/strong> and must have cleared one of the three early main scenario quests \u2014 &#8220;The Gridanian Envoy,&#8221; &#8220;The Lominsan Envoy,&#8221; or &#8220;The Ul&#8217;dahn Envoy.&#8221; If you&#8217;ve been playing long enough to leave the starting city, you almost certainly qualify.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-yokai-watch-quest-start-uldah.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FFXIV Yo-kai Watch event quest start in Ul'dah Steps of Nald X9.2 Y9.1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Square Enix \/ LEVEL-5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-yokai-watch-requirements-2026.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FFXIV Yo-kai Watch 2026 quest requirements level 15 and envoy main scenario quest\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Square Enix \/ LEVEL-5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>New items added for the 2026 event<\/h2>\n<p>This is the fifth return of the crossover, and Square Enix has added four items that have never been available before:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wibby-Wobbly Jibanyan<\/strong> furnishing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wibby-Wobbly Komasan<\/strong> furnishing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wibby-Wobbly USApyon<\/strong> furnishing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yo-kai Watch Framer&#8217;s Kit<\/strong> (a housing item for displaying Yo-kai artwork in your in-game home)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The three new furnishings are not dropped \u2014 you have to earn them. Collect all 17 Yo-kai minions first, then head to <strong>Nohi at the Manderville Gold Saucer (X:5.2, Y:6.9)<\/strong> and purchase them using Manderville Gold Saucer Points. If you already completed the full minion set in a previous event, you can skip straight to buying.<\/p>\n<h2>All 17 Yo-kai minions and the Whisper-go mount<\/h2>\n<p>The full roster of Yo-kai minions returning in 2026: <strong>Blizzaria, Damona, Hovernyan, Jibanyan, Komajiro, Komasan, Kyubi, Lord Ananta, Lord Enma, Manjimutt, Noko, Robonyan F-type, Shogunyan, USApyon, Venoct, Whisper,<\/strong> and <strong>Zazel<\/strong>. Each is obtained by accumulating their specific Yo-kai Medals from enemies in designated zones while wearing your Yo-kai Medallium.<\/p>\n<p>Collect medals for at least 13 different minions to unlock the <strong>Whisper-go mount<\/strong> \u2014 an oversized rideable Whisper that remains one of the more charming mounts in FFXIV&#8217;s library. All 17 Yo-kai Weapons also return, themed to each minion. And if you&#8217;ve been holding Yo-kai Medals from the 2016, 2017, 2020, or 2024 events, they&#8217;re all valid in 2026, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/na.finalfantasyxiv.com\/lodestone\/special\/2026\/youkai-watch\/u6bmhovibh\">official Lodestone event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-yokai-watch-minion-medals-2026.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FFXIV Yo-kai Watch how to collect Yo-kai minions via medals at Gold Saucer\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Square Enix \/ LEVEL-5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>A good entry point for Switch 2 day-one players<\/h2>\n<p>For FFXIV players in Singapore picking up the Switch 2 version on launch day, the timing works out nicely: reach level 15, finish one of the envoy quests, and the event is right there waiting. That&#8217;s a few hours of main story \u2014 very achievable on launch weekend. The <a href=\"\/blog\/ffxiv-switch-2-launch-august-4-pricing-editions-2026\/\">Switch 2 version launches 4 August with a free trial covering content up to Shadowbringers<\/a>, so new players don&#8217;t even need to buy the full game to jump in. For the full schedule and <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">latest Game News<\/a>, check back on the blog.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FFXIV\u2019s beloved Yo-kai Watch crossover \u201cGather One, Gather All!\u201d returns 4 August \u2014 the same day FFXIV launches on Nintendo Switch 2 \u2014 bringing three new furnishings and all 17 Yo-kai minions back to Eorzea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[778,235,45,46,1009],"class_list":["post-6809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-ffxiv","tag-final-fantasy-xiv","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-square-enix","tag-yo-kai-watch"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-yokai-watch-gather-one-2026.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1LP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5692,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/ffxiv-fan-festival-berlin-2026-sg-schedule\/","url_meta":{"origin":6809,"position":0},"title":"FFXIV Fan Festival Berlin 2026: Full SGT Schedule, Evercold Reveals and What to Watch","date":"July 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"FFXIV Fan Festival 2026 hits Berlin on 25\u201326 July. 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