What are powerful Yo-kai moves called in the main Yo-kai Watch games?

Powerful Yo-kai moves in the main Yo-kai Watch games are called Soultimates.

A Soultimate is a Yo-kai’s signature special move, usually stronger or more dramatic than its ordinary attacks and techniques. Depending on the Yo-kai, it may deal direct damage, affect multiple enemies, heal allies, raise statistics, or provide another supportive effect.

In the original Nintendo 3DS battle system, a Soul Meter fills as a Yo-kai acts. Once the meter is full, the player selects the Soultimate command and completes a short touchscreen mini-game, such as tracing a shape or tapping targets. Success generally improves the move’s execution or effect.

The name is a blend of “soul” and “ultimate,” which helps explain why it is sometimes confused with a generic term such as “special attack.” Later games add variations, including G Soultimates in Yo-kai Watch 2, but Soultimate remains the standard series term. Individual moves have their own names—for example, Jibanyan’s signature attack is Paws of Fury—but those named attacks are Soultimates rather than alternative names for the category.