Shiitaketchi
Forest Field · Forest Sprout Species · Perfect care
🌿 Jade Forest exclusive — only available on the Jade Forest shell
Who Is Shiitaketchi?
A shiitake mushroom with a wide brown cap, white stalk, and a face.
Earthy and grounded. Perfectly content living in the shade of the bamboo forest.
Stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Hunger drops every | Not yet documented by the community |
| Happiness drops every | Not yet documented by the community |
| Sick chance after care mistake | 30% |
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 Shiitaketchi
Step 1 — Get into the Forest Field
Use the Jade Forest shell — the Forest Field is exclusive to this shell.
Step 2 — Feed the right food during the Kid stage
Target food type: None/Mixed
Specific foods: Feed only Pellets, or an equal mix of different food types. No specific food needed.
Feed until you have at least one None/Mixed 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 Forest Sprout Species Evolution Line
All four Forest Sprout adults come from None/Mixed Young, raised in the Forest Field on a diet of None/Mixed foods during the Kid stage. The only variable between these four characters is your total care mistake count.
| Character | How to Get |
|---|---|
| Shiitaketchi ← you are here | Perfect care — 0 mistakes + Hunger maxed 5×+ + Happy maxed 5×+ |
| Peatchi | Near-perfect — 0–1 total mistakes |
| Nappatchi | Moderate neglect — 2–5 total mistakes |
| Rushraditchi | 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
Based on a shiitake mushroom — one of the most recognizable ingredients in East Asian cuisine. The perfect care Forest Sprout adult. Exclusive to the Jade Forest shell.
About This Character’s Field
The Forest Field is exclusive to the Jade Forest shell, released November 2025. It replaces the Sky Field entirely and introduces 15+ new characters inspired by East Asian wildlife and folklore.
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.