Aniimo walkthrough and story chapter list

Following this Aniimo walkthrough for the main storyline is your ticket to unlocking a lot of key features.

It may have a focus on catching and hatching cute critters to flesh out your Aniilog as you explore its dense open-world, but there is a main story that I recommend focusing on first, as unlocking features such as daily tasks, increased storage limits, the Holo-Battle Sim are all up for grabs.

This Aniimo guide features our Aniimo walkthrough and list of story chapters, including what unlocks and when.

Update (2nd November): Added the complete Chapter of Whisperwake walkthrough.

Chapter of Breezy walkthrough and story chapter list

Here is list of quest steps, chapter-by-chapter, with a short summary of what's involved, with sub-objectives and unlocks noted as indented bullet points.

Prologue

Here's what to expect from Aniimo's Prologue:

An Idyllic Trip

• Catch the Emberpup
• Burn the vines blocking the path and enter the valley

Aniimo Catching Journey

• Catch a Hummin, Skippy, and Celestis
• Talk to Nicole
• Catch up to BINI

The Mysterious Cavern

• Keep going forward to explore the mysterious cavern
• Choose Helion or Lunara as your starter Aniimo
• Follow Helion and Lunara to see what's happening
• Defeat the Summoned Helgon
• Defeat the Summoned Infergon
  • You can now evolve your starter Aniimo in battle
  • Twining with Aniimo unlocked

Institute Initiation

• Follow Nicole on a tour of the Institute
  • Character menu unlocks
• (Optional) Talk to Bohr by the Holographic Discovery Booth
• Report to Dr. Lewis
• Use the nearby teleporter to go to Idyll
• Upload your catch results at the Research Console
  • Aniimo Management menu unlocked
  • Aniilog unlocked
• Talk to Dr. Lewis about the results
• Follow Dr. Lewis out of the Outpost

Setting Out Again

• Follow Nicole down to the Bloom
  • Map unlocked
• Collect Lumin Amber before heading to the Branch (2)
  • Collect a Blessed Budclaw to collect Lumin Amber
  • Follow Nicole to the river
  • Gather Lumin Amber from the river
• (Optional) Explore the Idyll ruins
• Go to the Branch and activate it
• Talk to Dr. Lewis
• Follow Helion/Lunara up the nearby hill and touch the feather

Chasing the Clouds

• Jump off the hill and glide to the grassland
• Activate the Bloom
• Talk to Senior Sheepy (Bespectacled Nimbi)
• Twine with an Emberpup and blend in with the Emberpup family
• Follow the Emberpup family
• Enter the giant cube and pass the Sanctum's trial
  • Collect chests, reach the depths of the Sanctum, and repair the Vein
• Catch a Flutternym and Iris
• Talk to Senior Sheepy
• Defeat the Alpha Turbo
• (Optional) Pick an Aniipod and claim your rewards
• Go back to Senior Sheepy
  • Promotion to 'Beginner Student'
  • Aniimo level cap raised to 25
  • Elite Training tasks unlocked
  • Events menu unlocked
  • Institute Guide menu unlocked (including daily activities)
  • Shop unlocked
  • Season Hub menu unlocked (including 'Companion Handbook' battle pass)

Chapter 1 - First Steps With Aniimo: Forest of Falling Stars

Here's what to expect from Aniimo Chapter 1:

Go to Bloomville

• Follow the marker to the outskirts of Bloomville
• (Optional) Catch three sleeping Aniimo
• Proceed to Bloomville
• Find the source of the fragrance

Ceremony Preparations

• Enter Bloomville and activate the Bloom
• Talk to Sunia
• Visit the plaza and inspect the stone statues
• (Optional) Talk to Jessica
• Greet the elder
• Talk to Selene
• Catch a Dewy
• Twine with Dewy and gather Duskwhispers
• Fly back to the nest and craft Duskwhisper Aromathysts
• Go to Arlo to process the Aromathysts
• Learn how to make perfumes from Sunia
• Craft the perfume with Sunia's help.
  • Use ethanol as a solvent
  • Stir the mixture
  • I picked Flutternym scales here and made Dreamy Mystery
• Go to the elder's house
• Set the time to night and go to the second floor to rest
• Go to the mirror and claim the Bloomville-themed outfit
• Go to the Bloom Festival outside

The Unbegun Ceremony

• Look for Sunia

Fragrant Colors (Part 1)

• Complete Elite Training - Chapter 1 tasks (4)
  • Go to the Bloom Festival
  • Activate the Bloom in the Forest of Falling Stars
  • Catch 1 Eko and 1 Pomegg in Forest of Falling Stars
  • Level 2 Aniimo up to Level 25
  • Catch and report 30 Aniimo in total
  • Defeat the Alpha in Forest of Falling Stars: Stellarys
  • Earn the Bronze Collection Badge in Forest of Falling Stars
• Reach Level 25

Dewdrop Crystals of the Sea of Flowers

• Go to the Sea of Flowers and talk to Wally
• Defeat Wally
• Return to the Outpost and report to Dr. Lewis
• Take the 'Intermediate Student' promotion test:
  • Answer 1 - All of the above
  • Answer 2 - All of the above
  • Answer 3 - All of the above
• Promoted to 'Grade II Student'
  • Aniimo level cap increased to 35

Chapter 2 - Charge Into Battle!

Here's what to expect from Aniimo Chapter 2:

Fragrant Colors (Part 2)

• Go to the Sea of Flowers
• Look for where the Irises gather
  • Twine with an Iris and dance with the Irises
• Find the Irisal
  • Battle the Irisal
• Look for where the Flutternyms gather
  • Catch a Flutternym
• Go to the marker and craft the fragrance
• Head to Lumenfly Valley

The Land of Dancing Illusions

• Light the Incense and open the barrier to Lumenfly Valley
• Twine with an Aniimo in the Fluternym family and venture deeper into Lumenfly Valley
• Bring Sunia back

The Land Where Dreams Come True

• Talk to Snowy
• Gather the Butterfly Shadows scattered by the dream blossom
• Follow the Flutternym shadows to gather the next dream blossom
• Keep going up to gather more Bufferfly Shadows
• Go to the Somniwing's throne at the top
  • Don't forget to activate the Bloom on your way!
• Defeat Velouria

Ancient Sacred Fragrance (Part 1)

• Talk to Velouria
• Complete tasks in Elite Training - Chapter 2 (4)
  • Visit the place where dreams come true
  • Earn the Bronze Collection Badge in Beast Fang Ridge
  • Own your Homeland (Complete 'Prologue: The Wondrous RV' quest)
  • Own 1 Aniimo with Resonance raised to Gamma Stage
  • Challenge the Alpha of Argent Strait: Tubster
  • Defeat the Alpha in Beast Fang Ridge: Scorchhowl
  • Spend 150 Primegy in total
• Reach Level 35
  • Answer Dr. Lewis' call
  • Go to Beast Fang Ridge and talk to Jilly
  • Defeat Jilly in battle
• Return to the Outpost and report to Dr. Lewis
• Advance to 'Veteran Student' by taking the promotion test:
  • Answer 1 - All of the above
  • Answer 2 - Defeating Alpha Aniimo
  • Answer 3 - All of the above
• Promoted to 'Grade III Student'
  • Aniimo level cap increased to 40

Chapter 3 - Vein's Power: Song of the Echobacks

Here's what to expect from Aniimo Chapter 3:

Ancient Sacred Fragrance (Part 2)

• Learn about Held Items from Dr. Lewis
• Go to the Mistwoods entrance
• Search for the Super Truffle
• Defeat Tucking to get the Super Truffle
• Give the Super Truffle to Sunia
• Go to Echoback Landing
• Gather the Incense of Tolerance at Echoback Landing
  • Defeat Aged Omega Sherro to obtain the spice
• Give the salt to Sunia
• Complete tasks in Elite Training - Chapter 3 (4)
  • Equip 1 Epic Held Item on an Aniimo
  • Venture deeper into the Mistwoods and obtain the Super Truffle
  • Earn the Bronze Collection Badge in Echoback Landing
  • Infuse Energy into the Branch in Breezy Plains a total of 15 times
  • Nurture the ecosystem once in Breezy Plains
  • Earn the Silver Collection Badge in Mistwoods
  • Defeat the Alpha of Echoback Landing: Panpanta
• Reach Level 40

Astranite of Berylline Vale

• Answer Dr. Lewis' call
• Go to Berylline Vale
• Change to nighttime and talk to Loulla
• Join the midnight concert
• Defeat Loulla
• Go to the Outpost and talk to Dr. Lewis
• Advance to 'Beginner Wayfarer' by taking the promotion test:
  • Answer 1 - Defeat the Alpha Aniimo
  • Answer 2 - Glacy
  • Answer 3 - Throw a Sparkling Cube at any Aniimo
• Promoted to 'Wayfarer I'
  • Aniimo level cap increased to 45
• Talk to Dr. Lewis

Chapter 4 - Potential Awakened: Pulse of the Berylline Vale

Here's what to expect from Aniimo Chapter 4:

Ancient Sacred Fragrance (Part 3)

• Complete tasks in Elite Training - Chapter 4 (4)
  • Go to Echoback Landing and search for salt
  • Perform Capability Awakening for Aniimo 5 times
  • Earn the Bronze Collection Badge in Berylline Vale
  • Complete 5 Pathfinder Challenges in total
  • Spend a total of 200,000 Credits
  • Catch the Alpha in Berylline Vale: Bouldus
  • Earn the Silver Collection Badge in Blitzwood
• Reach Level 45

Rosetower Woods' Core Radiance

• Answer Dr. Lewis' call
• Talk to Senior Xiaochen/Aster in Rosewater Woods
• Defeat Aster
• Return to the Outpost and talk to Dr. Lewis
• Advance to 'Wayfarer II' by taking the promotion test:
  • Answer 1 - Wait for special weather
  • Answer 2 - Pathfinder Challenge
  • Answer 3 - Defeating Alpha Aniimo
• Promoted to 'Wayfarer II'
  • Aniimo level cap increased to 50
  • Holo-Battle Sim unlocked

Chapter 5 - Proof of Trials: Dance of Flowers and Thorns

Here's what to expect from Aniimo Chapter 5:

Ancient Sacred Fragrance (Part 4)

• Go to the Russet Highlands and search for the Incense of Courage
• Complete the 'Warrior' Journey side quest
  • Talk to painter Sorora
  • Follow the marker to find clues in the Russet Highlands
  • Twine with Helmut and shatter the Dragonclaw Stone
  • Defeat the Infergon and revive Pawney's legend
  • Pick up the Flame Flower in the middle of the boss arena
  • Return to Sorora
• Talk to Sunia
• Visit Velouria
• Watch Sunia create the Aeon incense

Rainbow of the Ground (Part 1)

• Complete tasks in Elite Training - Chapter 5 (4)
  • Obtain the Flameheart Stone and give it to Sunia
  • Earn the Bronze Collection Badge in Rosewater Woods
  • Use Nurture 5 times in total in Breezy Plains
  • Use Nurture 20 times in total in Breezy Plains
  • Complete 1 Easy Holo-Battle Sim
  • Upgrade any Held Item to level 5
  • Earn the Silver Collection Badge in Russet Highlands
• Reach Level 50

The Secret on the Wind at Zephyrus Landbridge

• Answer Dr Lewis's Call
• Visit Wendell in Zephyrus Landbridge
• Defeat Wendell
• Defeat the Mysterious Figure
• Ask the Mysterious Figure about their intentions
• Return to the Outpost and report to Dr. Lewis
• Advance to 'Wayfarer III' by taking the promotion test:
  • Answer 1 - All of the above
  • Answer 2 - Defeat Alpha Aniimo
  • Answer 3 - All of the above
• Promoted to 'Wayfarer III'
  • Aniimo level cap increased to 55
  • Operation: Egg Heist unlocked
• Talk to Dr. Lewis

Chapter 6 - To Distant Horizons: Echo of the Mysterious Keep

Here's what to expect from Aniimo Chapter 6:

Rainbow of the Ground (Part 2)

• Head to Tideblossom Coast to visit Irelia
• Follow Velouria to the Amethyst Tree
• Check what's wrong with the Amethyst Tree
• Sprinkle fragrance in front of the seedlings
• Enter the Amethyst Tree (recommended Level 55)
• Investigate Irelia's condition
• Defeat Irelia
  • Break the three mechanisms while battling Irelia

A New Journey

• Talk to Nicole
• Return to Bloomville
• Go to the perfumery and look for for Sunia
• Find Sunia at the square

Chapter of Whisperwake walkthrough and story chapter list

Here is a list of quest steps, chapter-by-chapter, for the Chapter of Whisperwake story.

You need to be at least Level 55 to trigger the next story quest (A Tale of Tide and Song) to unlock the Whisperwake Isles area in Aniimo. You'll also unlock the Holo-Battle Interlink endgame combat mode when you reach Level 55.

Chapter 1 - Land of Tides: The Call of Crescent Bay

Here's what to expect from Chapter 1 of the Whisperwake story:

A Song From the Sea

• Accept Dr Lewis' call
• Go to Echoback Landing and meet Dr Lewis and Nicole
• Investigate the coast
• Investigate around the whale bones
• Investigate the distant sea surface
• Tell Nicole and Dr Lewis what you found
• Switch the time to night
• Investigate the sea at night

A Strange Island

• Find BINI #9
• Find somewhere with a signal
• Talk to the mysterious Aniimo
• Follow Lyrelle and explore
• Rescue Lyrelle by fighting the Aniimo
• Activate the Bloom
• Continue following Lyrelle
• Leave the cave

From here, the story moves onto the 'Secluded Seas' questchain.

On White Sands, Inside Bubbles

• Talk to the young man
• Let Thesseo show you around
• Drive off the Shelly
  • Defeat it or Twine with a Sherro
• Talk to Thesseo
• Catch a Shelly and a Dewlop
• Talk to Thesseo
• Get into the Barrier Bubble by floating through on a bubble
  • You can twine with a Bubbeep to create a bubble
• Talk to the Curious Bubbeep
• Talk to the Clumsy Bubbeep
• Enter the tree hollow and defeat the Glameep
• Approach and enter the Sanctum's reflection, then speak to Glameep
• Talk to Thesseo

Visit Mirrorsea Village

• Go to the Mirrorsea Village with Thesseo
• Go to the chief's home
• Get some olive oil by using the Oil Press
• Find Algae Farmer Veep
• Get dried algae leaves from Dora the Foodie, then go to the harbor
• Talk to Chief Antara
• Had over the dried algae leaves and olive oil

Where All Waters Converge

• Find the Branch
• Go to the top level of the Tide Pillar
• Return to the Outpost
• Go back to Mirrorsea Village and find Chief Antara
• Go to the harbor

A Sweet, Sticky Adventure!

The story moves onto the 'Challenge of the Roaring Rapids' questchain from here.

• Follow Thesseo
• Ask the Sugarfish about the sweet goo
  • (Optional) Catch the Sugarfish
• Use a water-spraying skill to clear the sweet goo
  • Technically an optional step, but it's easier to do this by twining with a Dewlop
• Venture deeper into the Rosy Mirelands
• Activate the Bloom
  • (Optional) Clear away the nearby sweet goo for a gold chest reward
• Investigate the changes in the Rosy Mirelands then speak with Thesseo
  • (Optional) Water the vines
• Clear the Sweet Goo with water balls
  • (Optional) Twine with a Lilipole or Scrubbit
• Ask the Scrubbit about the Princess
• Go meet the Princess
• Ask the Princess why she's angry
  • AKA, defeat the Alpha Sugartini
• Observe the Jeglid
• Head toward the gorge

The Challenge of Fighting Upstream!

• Swim (or fly) upstream to the end of the rapids
• Rest for a moment on the little island
• Continue swimming (or flying) upstream to the end of the rapids
• Head for the top of the falls
  • Technically an optional step, but it's far easier to swim up the waterfalls by twining with a Jeglid
• Explore the area by touching the mysterious mechanism
• Climb to the top of the next waterfall
• Explore the area by touching the next mysterious mechanism
• See what Thesseo found
• Defeat the Ekrem and take the treasure
• Leave the cave
  • (Optional) Touch the mysterious mechanism
• Climb to the top of the next waterfall
• Touch the next mysterious mechanism

Land of Raging Currents

• Explore the area
  • (Optional) Ask the Jeglids here for information
  • (Optional) Investigate the mysterious stone tablet
  • (Optional) Ask Jett for information
• Smash the boulder in the way
• Explore deeper into the cave
• Reach the summit by climbing up the next waterfall
• Talk to the Jeburst
• Defeat the Jeburst
• Learn the hymn from Jett
• Inspect the underwater structure
• Head to the top of the falls and enter the ancient structure
• Return to the Tide Pillar
• Report to Astra (by calling Nicole)
• Return to Mirrorsea Village
• Report to Chief Antara

Venture Into to the Unknown

This is where the main story of Aniimo ends for now, with a generic 'Explore Idyll!' task as placeholder until the game's next story update.

In the meantime, you can earn a lot of Safari EXP by completing these tasks in Elite Training - Chapter 6:

• Witness the rainbow of the ground
• Earn the Bronze Collection Badge in Zephyrus Landbridge
• Earn the Silver Collection Badge in Driftwise 
• Participate in Operation: Egg Heist Team Mode once
• Equip Lunara or Helion with a Pact Held Item
• Catch 1 Alpha Aniimo
• Catch a Prismana Aniimo

Or, by completing tasks in Whisperwake's separate Elite Training section. Such as:

• Visit the Waters' Confluence
• Own 1 Aniimo with Resonance at Tier 6
• Nurture the ecosystem in the Whisperlake Isles a total of 20 times
• Complete 3 Pathfinder Challenges in the Whisperlake Isles
• Obtain the Crescent Bay Bronze Collection Badge

Looking for more help? We have a range of Aniimo guides for the opening Helion or Lunara choice, an Aniimo creatures list of what you can catch, an Aniimo type chart, and list of active Aniimo codes.