Papillotchi
Sky Field · Flutter Species · Perfect care
☁️ Not available on Jade Forest — the Jade Forest shell replaces Sky with the Forest Field
Who Is Papillotchi?
A butterfly with colorful wing patterns and delicate antennae. Antennae are blue in official artwork but pink in the in-game sprite — an inconsistency that has never been addressed.
Graceful and delicate. Flutters through life with effortless elegance.
Stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Hunger drops every | 60 min |
| Happiness drops every | 80 min |
| Sick chance after care mistake | 35% |
Stats marked not yet documented are from characters confirmed to exist in the game but whose exact drain rates have not yet been published on the English community wiki.
How to Get Papillotchi
Step 1 — Get into the Sky Field
Start on the Purple Sky shell, which begins in the Sky Field. On the Blue Water shell it unlocks at Level 4; on the Pink Land shell also at Level 4. Not available on Jade Forest.
Step 2 — Feed the right food during the Kid stage
Target food type: Honey
Specific foods: Flower Syrup, Honey Syrup — from Egg Hunt (Sky volcano). Flower Drops — cooked.
Feed until you have at least one Honey icon showing in your Tama Cell. You only need one dominant icon — once it appears, you can switch to cheap Pellets and save resources. The icon stays unless you switch fields (which clears all food icons).
Step 3 — Hit the right care level
Requirement: Zero care mistakes AND hunger maxed 5+ times AND happiness maxed 5+ times during the Young stage.
What perfect care actually requires:
Perfect care is NOT just zero mistakes. You need all three of the following:
1. Zero total care mistakes across the Kid and Young stages combined
2. Hunger meter maxed at least 5 times during the Young stage (rice ball icons in Cell View)
3. Happiness meter maxed at least 5 times during the Young stage (sun icons in Cell View)
If you hit zero mistakes but don’t max the meters 5 times each, you’ll get the 0–1 mistakes adult instead.
How to max the meters efficiently:
– Play the UFO mini-game for +10 happiness per win (or +5 on a loss) — the fastest method
– Feed snacks to top up happiness between games
– Keep hunger full by feeding before it drops — each full meal counts toward the 5× rice ball requirement
– Check Cell View to count your rice ball and sun icons and make sure you hit 5 of each before evolution
Full Flutter Species Evolution Line
All four Flutter adults come from Honey Young, raised in the Sky Field on a diet of Honey foods during the Kid stage. The only variable between these four characters is your total care mistake count.
| Character | How to Get |
|---|---|
| Papillotchi ← you are here | Perfect care — 0 mistakes + Hunger maxed 5×+ + Happy maxed 5×+ |
| Kabutotchi | Near-perfect — 0–1 total mistakes |
| Tentotchi | Moderate neglect — 2–5 total mistakes |
| Hatchitchi | Heavy neglect — 6+ total mistakes |
Key reminder: Care mistakes are cumulative from the Kid stage onward. Two mistakes as a Kid plus one as a Young equals three total — putting you in the 2–5 range.
Checking your count: Zoom into Cell View with the dial. Each spiral icon = one care mistake. Count rice ball icons for hunger maxes and sun icons for happiness maxes.
Fun Facts
Name from papillon (French and Spanish for butterfly). Replaced the cut character Butterflytchi from pre-release concept art — both share a similar color scheme. Not available on the Jade Forest shell.
About This Character’s Field
The Sky Field is the starting field on the Purple Sky shell. It is not available on the Jade Forest shell at all. Hosts birds, insects, gems, and — surprisingly — Kuchipatchi.
For the complete evolution picture across all fields and shells, see the Full Evolution Chart. For detailed mechanics on how care mistakes work, see the Care Mistake Guide. For food sourcing strategies, see the Food Guide.