Crank-a-kai (Yo-kai Watch 1)

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Players can insert coins into Crank-a-kai machine to receive various random reward. Aside from special coins, The color of coin, represents a tribe, determines the possible Yo-kai reward. The machine at the root of the giant tree past the Mt. Wildwood Shrine. Players can use the Crank 3 times per day (in-game time) from Chapter 2 and onward.

Obtainable Yo-kai

Coin	Type of Yo-kai	Every possible Yo-kai
Red Coin	Brave	Pandle, Mochismo, Chansin, Benkei, Slacka-slash, Siro, Kapunki, Cruncha
Yellow Coin	Mysterious	Snotsolong, Signibble, Q’wit, Espy, Alloo, Signiton, Casanono, Frostail
Orange Coin	Tough	Noway, Ledballoon, Mad Mountain, Badude, Darumacho, Bruff, Walldin, Goldenyan
Pink Coin	Charming	Pupsicle, Komajiro, Shmoopie, Cadable, Skelebella, Singcada, Supyo, Damona
Green Coin	Heartful	Hungramps, Lodo, Happierre, Hungorge, Ol’ Fortune, Dubbles, Reversette, Auntie Heart
Blue Coin	Shady	Negatibuzz, Mynimo, Tengloom, Contrarioni, Agon, Nul, Scritchy, Count Cavity
Purple Coin	Eerie	Manjimutt, Peckpocket, Nagatha, Grumples, Multimutt, Cuttincheez, Sir Berus, Eterna
Light Blue Coin	Slippery	Fishpicable, Heheheel, Chummer, Rageon, Cynake, Slitheref, Tunatic, Shadow Venoct
Special Coin	S Rank	Cruncha, Frostail, Goldenyan, Damona, Auntie Heart, Count Cavity, Eterna, Shadow Venoct, Rhinoggin, Sushiyama, Frostina, Sheen
Excitement Coin	Various	Daiz, Confuze, Negasus, Neighfarious, Skelebella, Jibanyan, Nul
Nintendo 3DS Play Coins	Various	Robonyan, Pookivil, Sir Berus, Tunatic

Mechanics

The Crank-a-kai is a prison which holds Yo-kai within it, and the player can free them with Crank-a-kai Coins.

In the game, the Player can revisit the Crank-a-kai (up to three times per day in the first game) and operate it with special coins, which come in one color for each Yo-kai tribe, as well as other, more elusive coin types, as well as 10 of the Nintendo 3DS' Play Coins. The Player can get a variety of items and Yo-kai from the Crank-a-kai. The freed Yo-kai are generally amicable and happy once freed, automatically giving over their Yo-kai Medals in return for freeing them.

The capsules the Crank-a-kai give out vary in color, which can be served as a hint to players as to what is sealed inside

• Grayish-white: These capsules always provide Items, most of which are common.
• Violet: Violet capsules vary between common Yo-kai and uncommon to rare Items.
• Red: Red capsules vary between uncommon Yo-kai and rare Items.
• Gold: Solid gold capsules always give out Rare Yo-kai. Rare is it that these capsules can give the Rank S Rare Yo-kai, though that can only happen when using tribe-specific Coins.
• Black: Black-hued capsules always give out the Rank S Crank-a-kai-exclusive Rare Yo-kai needed to unseal Gilgaros.

It must be stressed out that what the player will get from the Crank-a-kai via Coins is predetermined when that Coin is obtained, and thus, one cannot just simply reset and try again if they find their results lacking, though one can still mess with the 3DS' Date settings to gain additional draws.

Crank-a-kai Coins are found by opening boxes, randomly searching certain spots in the overworld, completing requests, and through special QR Codes or Passwords. The Yo-kai Medal toys have a QR code on the back, which offer a tribe-specific coin when scanned by using the Piggleston Bank in-game.