Gumax
Land Field · Roar Species · 2â5 mistakes
| Shell | Pink Land (starting) · Blue Water & Purple Sky (unlock at Level 6) |
| Field | Land Field |
| Food type | Meat / Big Meat, Small Meat, Steak |
| Care level | Moderate neglect (2â5 total mistakes) |
| Sick chance | 35% |
Who Is Gumax?
A stocky, heavy-built creature with a wide stance and an expression somewhere between drowsy and content. Built for endurance rather than elegance â Gumax doesn’t move quickly, but it doesn’t need to.
Laid-back to the point of seeming indifferent, but actually paying attention to everything. Gumax has made peace with the fact that things happen at their own pace, and it appreciates anyone who understands the same. Surprisingly popular among players who raised it by accident and found they liked it more than expected.
Stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Hunger drops every | 90 min |
| Happiness drops every | 30 min |
| Sick chance after care mistake | 35% |
The 30-minute happiness drain is the fastest in the Roar Species line. Feed it often for mood maintenance â the UFO mini-game is the most efficient happiness source.
How to Get Gumax
Step 1 â Get into the Land Field
Start on the Pink Land shell, which begins in the Land Field. On the Blue Water shell the Land Field unlocks at Level 6; on the Purple Sky shell at Level 4.
Step 2 â Feed the right food during the Kid stage
Target food type: Meat
Specific foods: Big Meat, Small Meat, Steak â from the shop or Egg Hunt (Land volcano).
Feed until you have at least one Meat icon showing in your Tama Cell. You only need one dominant icon â 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 â Hit the right care level
Requirement: 2 to 5 total care mistakes across the Kid and Young stages combined.
How to accumulate care mistakes intentionally:
A care mistake occurs when hunger or happiness hits zero and you wait 15 full minutes after the attention call before responding. To reliably land in the 2â5 range:
â Let the hunger or happiness meter hit zero
â Wait for the attention beep
â Wait an additional 15 minutes before refilling
â That’s one mistake
Repeat until you have 2â5 spiral icons in Cell View. Stop after 5 â your next mistake would push you into the 6+ heavy neglect bracket and guarantee Ratchi instead of Gumax.
Track your count: Zoom into Cell View using the dial. Each spiral icon = one care mistake. Check it after each intentional mistake to make sure you haven’t overshot.
Full Roar Species Evolution Line
All four Roar adults come from Meat Young, raised in the Land Field on a diet of Meat foods during the Kid stage. The only variable between these four characters is your total care mistake count.
| Character | How to Get |
|---|---|
| Meowtchi | Perfect care â 0 mistakes + Hunger maxed 5Ã+ + Happy maxed 5Ã+ |
| Pochitchi | Near-perfect â 0â1 total mistakes |
| Gumax â you are here | Moderate neglect â 2â5 total mistakes |
| Ratchi | Heavy neglect â 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 â putting you in the 2â5 range automatically.
Checking your count: Zoom into Cell View with the dial. Each spiral icon = one care mistake.
Fun Facts
Gumax has the most forgiving hunger drain in the entire Roar Species line at 90 minutes â despite being the moderate-neglect result. The irony: the character you get from being less attentive is easier to maintain day-to-day than the near-perfect Pochitchi. Many players who were “bad” at the game on their first run raised Gumax without knowing it and found the experience very low-stress.
Food Preferences
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Favorite type | Meat items â Big Meat, Steak, Grilled Meat, Meat Skewer |
| Disliked foods | Carrot items â Carrots, Apples, Apple Pie trigger rejection |
| Note | Gumax is a committed carnivore â plant-based foods don’t agree with it. Thematic inference; verify specific items in-game. |
Personality & Raising Tips
Gumax is one of those characters that players initially feel neutral about â it’s not the flashy cat or the beloved dog â and then find themselves oddly attached to after a playthrough. Its 90-minute hunger timer is the best in the Roar Species, which makes it genuinely pleasant to live with.
The catch is the 30-minute happiness drain. Gumax needs mini-games more frequently than its hunger needs addressing. Plan to check in for a quick UFO game every half hour or keep its happiness meter topped up proactively with snacks.
For intentional Gumax runs: The easiest approach is to play semi-attentively through the Kid stage (making 1â2 mistakes naturally), then let one or two more slip during Young. Most players can hit the 2â5 range without trying too hard â which is why Gumax is the most common result for casual players on the Pink Land shell.
If you’re aiming for Ratchi instead: Keep going past 5 mistakes. But don’t accidentally land on Gumax when you wanted Ratchi by losing count â use Cell View’s spiral icons to stay precise.
Who Should Raise Gumax?
Gumax suits players who can’t always respond immediately and are comfortable with a moderate-neglect run â 2â5 mistakes is a forgiving wide bracket that most casual players hit naturally. Once you have it, the 90-minute hunger drain makes Gumax one of the easiest Roar adults to feed long-term. The trade-off is the 30-minute happiness drain, which does require frequent mini-games â so Gumax is best for players who check in often enough for a quick game every half hour but don’t need to stress about feeding.
How Gumax Compares
Gumax has the most forgiving hunger drain in the Roar Species at 90 minutes â even Pochitchi at 80m can’t match it. But its 30-minute happiness drain is the fastest in the entire Roar line, making it the character that demands the most happiness attention of any Roar adult. Among all Land Field adults, its 90/30 split is the most extreme asymmetry in the Roar Species â mirrored in the Lick Species by Heavytchi, who has the same 90/30 profile. Compared to Meowtchi (70/60) and Pochitchi (80/50), Gumax’s hunger forgiveness is unmatched but its happiness demands are in a different league.
Frequently Asked Questions
I was aiming for Pochitchi but got Gumax â what happened?
You accumulated 2 care mistakes somewhere across the Kid and Young stages. Common culprits: a missed overnight refill, getting distracted during work, or a Kid-stage mistake you forgot to count. The mistake tally doesn’t reset at evolution.
Can Gumax breed?
Yes. All adults in Tamagotchi Paradise can breed with any compatible adult of the opposite gender. After breeding, the egg hatches into Babymarutchi and the evolution cycle starts fresh â the baby’s adult form depends on your field, food, and care choices, not on which parents bred.
About This Character’s Field
The Land Field is the starting field on the Pink Land shell and unlocks at Level 6 on Blue Water and Level 4 on Purple Sky. Land Field characters have Meat, Carrot, Bug, and Default Pellet evolution paths. All Land Field characters have a 35% sick chance (with one exception â Elizardotchi at 30%).
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.