The Tamagotchi Angel, known as the Angelgotchi, puts a little angel in your hands: a Tamagotchi that has returned to Earth after its first life. Your job is to have it perform good deeds and keep it from turning to the devils. This instruction guide in English explains its unique features (prayers, walks, bats, the shell sensor), the growth chart and the traps to avoid.
What is the Tamagotchi Angel?
Called Tenshitchi no Tamagotchi (てんしっちのたまごっち) in Japan, it launched there in August 1997 and in the rest of the world in February 1998. It follows the rules of the original Tamagotchi, but with an afterlife theme.
- Shell: the same size as the original Tamagotchi, with two glittery angel wings (silver or gold) either side of the screen.
- Sensor: it reacts to tapping the shell, shaking it and loud noises.
- Batteries: two LR44 button cells, like every vintage Tamagotchi.
Japanese or international version?
On start-up, the Japanese version shows a small ghost (Obaketchi) beside a grave, while the international version shows a UFO. The versions also differ in a few icons and in the “bad” ending (see below).
Starting it up
- Pull out the battery tab, or press RESET on the back if the screen stays blank.
- Set the clock.
- About 5 minutes after the clock is set, your angel appears.
- It grows from baby to child after 65 minutes.
What makes the Tamagotchi Angel different
The Angel works much like the original (food, light, game, medicine, toilet, meters), but the icon order changes and several mechanics are new.
Angel Power replaces weight
Instead of weight, the Angel tracks Angel Power (AP, or “Tenshi Power”). It goes up when your angel eats candy and plays an important part in the teen, adult and special evolutions. It can drop if you miss prayers or leave your angel alone for a long time.
The candy-stealing bats
When your angel eats a piece of candy, a bat may swoop in to steal it. Tap the shell or make a noise to scare it off. If the bat succeeds, your angel loses Angel Power and progress on its good-deeds meter.
Prayers and good deeds
At certain times of day your angel starts to pray and beeps. Use the Praise icon: this fills its good-deeds meter. At the teen and adult stages, shooting stars fall in the background during prayers. One quirk: the Angel doesn’t poop at regular intervals, but right after it finishes praying.
Walks (the door image)
If a door appears on screen, your angel has gone out for a walk. It comes back on its own after a while, but you can call it home: use the Praise icon, then tap the shell or make a noise.
Mind the light
This is the Angel’s main trap. Unlike other models, it doesn’t fall ill naturally: it falls ill when you turn the light off while it is awake. Gaikotchi, a devilish skull, then turns up to corrupt it. The medicine icon drives Gaikotchi away, but if this keeps happening your angel will eventually become a devil. So only switch the light off once your angel is asleep.
The shooting-star mini-game
The Angel has a single game: dodging the shooting stars that come your angel’s way. You need at least three successful dodges to win.
Tamagotchi Angel growth chart
Each character has a Japanese and an English name. On the Angel, care mistakes do not accumulate: the counter resets at every evolution.
| Stage | Character (Japanese / English name) | Evolves from |
|---|---|---|
| Baby | Obaketchi 2 / Ghost Jr | Hatching |
| Child | Maruten / Marutchi Angel | Obaketchi 2 |
| Teen (good care) | Kodoten / Tamatchi Angel | Maruten |
| Teen (poor care) | Takoten / Takotchi Angel | Maruten |
| Adult | Kuriten / Chestnut Angel (good care) Ginjirotenshi / Ginjirotchi Angel (poor care) | Kodoten |
| Adult | Pukuten / Chubby Angel (good care) Taraten / Tarakotchi Angel (average care) Oyajitenshi / Oyajitchi Angel (poor care) | Takoten |
| Special | Futagotenshi / Twin Angels | Kuriten or Pukuten, with good care |
| Special | Otonoten / Shogun Angel | Oyajitenshi, with good care |
| Special | Sabotenshi / Cactus Angel (Japanese version) Kitsutenshi / Smiling Angel (international version) | Taraten, with poor care |
| Rare | Lucky Unchi-Kun (a golden poop) | Rarely, from Obaketchi 2, Sabotenshi or Kitsutenshi |
The good ending and the bad ending
The Angel was the first Tamagotchi with two different endings. Strictly speaking your angel doesn’t die: it finishes its stay on Earth.
- The good ending is only possible once your angel has reached adulthood. It cries in the middle of the screen before saying goodbye; press B to watch it rise to heaven in a beam of light.
- The bad ending follows neglect, usually before adulthood. On the Japanese version your angel turns into Deviltchi, a devil; on the international version it becomes a black egg and the screen reads “Bye bye!”.
On the Japanese version, the change into Deviltchi happens in particular if your angel falls ill three times within a single stage (light turned off while awake, or hearts left empty for 12 hours straight). After a bad ending, press A and C together to start again.
Tips for raising a good Angelgotchi
- Answer every prayer with the Praise icon.
- Never turn the light off while your angel is awake.
- Chase the bats away by tapping the shell as soon as they appear.
- Watch the Angel Power: together with care quality, it steers the evolutions.
- Cure illness immediately: three illnesses in one stage can lead to the bad ending.
Frequently asked questions
My Tamagotchi Angel has vanished and a door is showing, is it dead?
No, it has gone out for a walk. Wait for it to return, or call it back with the Praise icon followed by a tap on the shell.
Why is a skull appearing on my Angelgotchi?
That is Gaikotchi, and it turns up when the light is off while your angel is awake. Use the medicine icon to drive it away, then turn the light back on.
Has the Tamagotchi Angel been reissued?
Yes, Bandai reissued it as the “Tamagotchi Original Generation 3”. The vintage 1997-1998 units remain the ones collectors look for.
Is there a devil version?
Yes: the Devilgotchi (Debirutchi no Tamagotchi), released in Japan only in 1998, is the Angel’s demonic counterpart.
What battery does the Tamagotchi Angel take?
Two LR44 cells on the vintage units. See our guide What battery does my Tamagotchi need? for the other models.
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