Choose a trainer, buy an early board that can fight, and inspect triggers before merging or rerolling. On mobile, select an event reward and then Confirm. Grey shop items and the red cooldown LIMIT badge explain several purchases that no longer help.
See it in the game
Launch-era creator gameplay. Use the current patch checks below when following an older build.
Watch this section in real gameplayOpen the original creator’s video player only when you want it.
Original video: Watch on YouTube ↗ · Footage remains with its creator.
Playing on iOS
Batomon Showdown launched on the App Store on October 30, 2026. The US listing checked October 31 shows version 1.4.2, $5.99 and minimum iOS 15.0. Use the App Store listing for your device and region. The PC balance notes on this guide are Steam 1.4.1.
On mobile, tap an event option to select and inspect it, then use Confirm to take it. Inspect before confirming when a reward changes your build. The 1.4.0 update also makes mobile lists easier to scroll and lets you grab a scrollbar from beside it.
Shop and battle checks after 1.3.0–1.4.0
- Keyboard: R or D rerolls; E sells the monster under the cursor; Space confirms the end screen and H hides it. Read the hovered button’s key before using a shortcut.
- Grey shop item: items with no effect cannot be bought. A Voucher after the shelf is empty or a Battery Pack after selling the last Electric monster are examples; inspect what is left before treating the disabled item as a connection problem.
- Red LIMIT badge: the monster has reached the 0.1-second cooldown floor. More Cooldown Speed cannot shorten that timer. Check another recipient or a different payoff.
- Bench versus team: Sproutquill and Fernfowl no longer advance their evolution from the bench. Field them while working on their evolution condition.
Read the screen before your first purchase
There are two main phases: the shop is your planning space, while combat resolves automatically against an asynchronous opponent. On the shop screen, separate your team from the bench; inspect your trainer ability, current run lives, day, badges, gold and available offers. Use the right-click inspect sheet added in 1.0 to read monster abilities, full statistics and evolution chain before committing to an unfamiliar Jinto pick.
Your day-one decision order
- Look at the trainer first. A trainer that changes trinket selection asks for a different plan from one that rewards merging or a type-specific purchase.
- Find a board that can actually fight. In Haelian’s release-day match, the opening discussion emphasizes buying useful monsters instead of spending early gold fishing for a perfect reroll. That is a filmed decision, not a rigid rule for every shop.
- Check your near-term pairs. If buying a copy moves an active monster toward a merge, compare the immediate battle gain with the gold you would spend chasing another archetype.
- Read the effect trigger. Start-of-Battle, cast, victory and knockout are not interchangeable. A knockout reward is no use in a battle where your monster never dies.
- Place units deliberately. Some effects mention adjacent allies, a row or a slot. Read targeting text before hitting Battle.
How run lives work in the filmed tutorial
In indieTOOB’s September 1.0 tutorial, early losses cost fewer lives than later ones and the first depletion offers a revive. The tutorial also shows the 10-badge goal and the distinction between run lives and in-battle team HP. Follow the current life display during your run.
The 1.0 tools worth using immediately
| Screen | Check it when… |
|---|---|
| Inspect sheet | You do not recognize a new Batomon, its ability trigger or evolution. |
| Batopedia filters | You want to narrow choices by monster type or rarity. |
| Run History | You lost and want to inspect which opponent and ability mattered. |
| Battle recap | You need to know whether a cooldown engine actually cast enough times. |
Three mistakes that look like bad luck
First, buying a support piece without anything for it to support. Second, selling the trinket producer before its payoff is ready. Third, following an old demo build while shopping in Jinto. These are decision checks drawn from published footage, not claims of a hidden failure mechanic. See the build finder once you have identified your board’s engine.
What Patch 1.1.0 added to the daily loop
Three interface additions from the September 23 patch are worth using from your first run: a monster’s card now shows its sell price in gold next to its rarity, so you can plan a resale without opening another screen; the end-of-run summary lets you inspect monsters and trinkets, which is where you can reconstruct why a board lost; and Batopedia, Settings and Quit are now reachable from the trainer select screen, so checking an unfamiliar monster no longer costs you a run start. A Background Audio setting on the System page under Music keeps sound playing when you alt-tab away — it is on by default.
