Beginners Guide For Aniimo

Published Sep 26, 2026, 12:55 PM EDT Alex is a gamer at heart. He started his journey on the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) and has been playing games since. While he enjoys difficult games like Dark Souls, he also likes to cuddle up with a cozy game, too. Alex loves completing games 100 percent and getting all the achievements so it's only natural that he enjoys flex-... uhhh... SHARING that gaming knowledge with the world. Alex has a Master's degree in English but his love for games has made him into a writer he is today. He's written for websites like Destructoid, TheEscapist, ProGameGuides, and DotEsports before starting his career here at TheGamer. Just like a lot of modern free-to-play games, Aniimo is a massive game with lots to do, lots to explore, lots of microtransactions, and so many gameplay mechanics that it can get quite overwhelming. If you've just started playing Aniimo and are feeling overwhelmed, then don't worry, because we felt overwhelmed too. Indeed, with so many menus, mechanics, game modes, and Aniimo to capture, this relaxing game can feel very confusing and even intimidating at times. That is exactly why we played the game a bunch, took some notes, and are here to bring you these eight tips to help you out in this free-to-play creature collector. Focus On The Story And The Elite Training First Similar to many open-world free-to-play games, Aniimo has requirements which will prevent you from fully exploring the world. So, before you go out and look for the rare Aniimo, you absolutely need to raise your level cap. You do this by following the Main Story quest until you need to increase your Student Rank, and then fulfilling the Elite Training quests. When this happens, you'll need to do a few quests to unlock the next level cap, and only after that can you continue to explore. We highly recommend you clear these out first and foremost as they will prevent you from doing many other things in the game. Catch Every Aniimo You Come Across Aniimo may seem like it plays like a mainline Pokémon game, but in reality it plays a lot like Pokémon Go. By this we mean that you should absolutely catch every Aniimo you come across, even if you already have a bunch of them. Each new Aniimo you catch will give you a chunk of player XP, but every single catch (including Aniimo you've already caught) will give your party Aniimo extra experience points. Not only that, but any Aniimo you catch and don't want to keep, can be released for upgrade items which you will need to raise the ones you do want to keep. Only Keep Elite And Perfect Aniimo Just like Pokémon, not all Aniimo are built the same. Fortunately, it's easy to tell how much potential an Aniimo has based on their rarities. After you catch a bunch of Aniimo and take them for assessment terminal, you can figure out how much potential an Aniimo has based on their rarity. Here's the rundown: Common — Weak Aniimo that you generally don't want to keep Good — Stronger than Common but still not worth keeping Elite — Aniimo with very good stats. Keep these until you get Perfect ones Perfect — An Aniimo at its strongest. Keep, and cherish them. In general, you want to have a team of Perfect Aniimo, but since they are so rare, you should aim to have an Elite team until you manage to get Perfect ones. You'll often need to capture a lot of Aniimo before you get an Elite and even more until you get a Perfect Aniimo. Some Elite Aniimo might have a sparkle in the word "Elite". If this happens, then you only need to use the Capability Fruit to increase their Innate Potential which will turn them into a Perfect Aniimo. With all that said, if you aren't keen on capturing so many Aniimo, just to get a Perfect one, there is another way... You Can Turn Any Aniimo Into An Elite With Special Aniipods Unlike rarer Pokéballs, which only boost your capture rate, Aniipods can actually turn that Aniimo you caught on your way to the next quest into an Elite or a Perfect one. Aniipod Ultra — Turns any captured Aniimo into an Elite Sparkling Cube — Turns any captured Aniimo into a Sparkling and Perfect As you can imagine, these Aniipods (especially the Sparkling Cubes) are extremely rare and can be bought for real money. Fortunately, you can still get some through various events. Star-Up And Equip Your Favorite Aniimo Provided you have a team of your favorite (Elite or Perfect) Aniimo, you should try to boost them as much as possible. Other than leveling, you can also Star-Up your Aniimo through the Resonance system. This can consume a lot of Dewdrop Crystals, hence why you should only use them on your Perfect or Elite Aniimo. The same goes for equipping your Aniimo with a Held Item which can further boost their stats. You'll learn both of these as you're progressing through the Elite Training. Don't Fight Alphas Too Often Each time you fight an Alpha Aniimo, capture them, and claim their loot, you will lose a bit of your Primegy (Energy). If you run out of Primegy, you can still fight Alpha Aniimo, but you won't get a chance to capture them or claim their loot. Because of this, we only recommend you fight Alpha Aniimo you haven't fought before, or only fight the ones that drop specific items you might need. Every 6 minutes, you recover one Primegy and you can have a total 300 Primegy at any point. However, if you have the Monthly Pass (costs real money), you can double the total amount of Primegy to 600. Don't Neglect Your RV Farm Aniimo's housing system also acts as a separate mode to the game. When you visit your RV, you get a plot of land where you can plant crops, which you can sell and fulfill orders. While it's a slow burn, and not a great way to level up, the RV will become quite valuable if you give it some attention. In the beginning, what you earn from your RV, you'll mostly spend on upgrading it. However, once you get to some higher RV levels, you can start producing rare items such as upgrade materials, evolution items and more. Try to level up your RV as soon as you can so you can work on crafting these sooner, rather than later. Aniimo Is Not A Gacha Game It looks like one, it feels like one, the menus certainly make it seem like one, but Aniimo is not a gacha game . . . and we hope it stays that way. It is, however, a free-to-play game, and it will want your money (which is fine), but, at least, there is no luck involved when you spend real money. Aniimo does have a Monthly Pass and a Battle Pass (Companion Pass). Monthly Pass — Gives you some premium currency up front and gives you a bunch of Companion Pass experience points (so you can progress through the Battle Pass faster). More importantly, the Monthly Pass reduces the time it takes to hatch Aniimo eggs by two hours and, and this is a big one, doubles the amount of Primegy you can have. Companion Pass (Battle Pass) — Gives you very useful items (especially if you have the paid tier), which can sometimes include exclusive Aniimo. Other than that, you can also just buy extra items like Sparkling Cubes, Cosmetics, and convenience items which can save you time. In a nutshell, while there are plenty of things to buy in Aniimo, we are very happy the game doesn't have a gacha mechanic. If you want to buy something, just buy it; no strings attached. Thankfully, if you want to remain a free-to-play player, it seems like you won't be missing out on much.