Gumax
Land Field · Roar Species · 2–5 mistakes
Who Is Gumax?
A gray bipedal bear with big arms, white claws, round ears, a permanent frowning expression, and a white X on its stomach. Has the fastest happiness drain of all Roar adults.
An intimidating presence. Though not always actually angry, Gumax maintains the maximum annoyed expression at all times regardless of how it actually feels.
Stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Hunger drops every | 90 min |
| Happiness drops every | 30 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 Gumax
Step 1 — Get into the Land Field
Start on the Pink Land shell, which begins in the Land Field. On the Blue Water shell it unlocks at Level 6; on the Purple Sky shell at Level 4.
Step 2 — Feed the right food during the Kid stage
Target food type: Meat
Specific foods: Big Meat, Small Meat — from the shop. Steak — cooked.
Feed until you have at least one Meat 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: 2 to 5 total care mistakes across the Kid and Young stages.
How care mistakes work in Tamagotchi Paradise:
Care mistakes accumulate across both the Kid and Young stages combined — they don’t reset when your Tamagotchi evolves from Kid to Young. So if you made 2 mistakes as a Kid and 1 as a Young, your total is 3.
A care mistake happens when:
– Hunger or happiness hits zero and you don’t respond within the grace period
– Your Tamagotchi gets sick and you don’t treat it promptly
– You ignore the sick animation in the Tama Cell
How to track your mistakes: Zoom all the way into Cell View using the dial. Each spiral icon = one care mistake. Count them.
The sick risk: After certain mistake counts (1, 5, 7…), there’s a 30–35% chance your Tamagotchi gets sick at the next care event. Treat illness immediately from the Cell View or it counts as another mistake.
The maximum is 6 — once you have 6 spiral icons, you’re guaranteed the heavy neglect adult for your species regardless of what happens next.
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 — 0 mistakes + Hunger maxed 5×+ + Happy maxed 5×+ |
| Pochitchi | Near-perfect — 0–1 total mistakes |
| Gumax ← you are here | Moderate neglect — 2–5 total mistakes |
| Ratchi | 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: guma (variation of kuma, meaning bear) + ‘max’ = peak bear energy. Notably uses male pronouns on the official website, making Gumax one of only two Paradise characters to receive gendered language.
About This Character’s Field
The Land Field is the starting field on the Pink Land shell and unlocks on others as you level up. It’s home to franchise legends like Mametchi and Mimitchi, plus newer faces like Meowtchi and Molmotchi.
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.