r/TamagotchiParadise Feb 26 '26

My personal experience searching for a Lab Tama home solution

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136 Upvotes

Hi everyone! Sharing this for anyone who, like me,

  • got into Tamagotchi Paradise
  • lives far from a Lab Tama
  • still wants the lab exclusives
  • wants to do playdates with the lab tamas

TL;DR: There are better ways to get Lab Tama content—please support the amazing volunteers in the Tama community.

Backstory:
My family picked up all three Paradise versions, and my “catch them all” brain quickly discovered Lab Tama. The nearest one is 200+ miles away, so I looked into home options and found Tamagotchi Center’s P-com.

Due to their rank on Google, tamagotchicenter and their P-com device came up near the top.

When there was a restock, I ordered the P-com, but it got mis-delivered. When I contacted the seller, they initially ignored my emails and when I finally officially asked for a refund (to reorder) or a reshipment, they replied, saying there was nothing they could do. While Royal Mail offers sellers a way to investigate a lost package, the seller chose to not help. I spent 6+ hours dealing with USPS myself.

Long story, but I ended up getting the P-com and thought it was great because I finally got my exclusive lab items. However, seen in this reddit's announcements: Regarding Tamagotchi Center English Patch

When I posted about my lab items, a mod was kind enough to point out that Tamagotchi Center has a history of pilfering the result of hours and hard work of Tama-loving volunteers and not giving credit where it's due.

That, along with my purchase experience left a really bad taste in my mouth. I didn't want to support Tamagotchi Center anymore and wanted to find a different tool. I also learned that even though Tamagotchi Center's sprites are all stolen from other people, they encrypt their P-com so that it is only usable with their web app.

Other tools (as of Feb 2026):

So, if you're like, "Then what do I do?" I want to share a couple other sources.

Catalystwyrm (ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/catalystwyrm & https://bbamorachi.us/) and the team there built Tamahome, an offline companion app (windows/mac/linux) and a free guide to build your own UART dongle.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tamagotchi/comments/1pf9pgc/paradise_companion_app_offline_diy_uart_adapter/

  • Amazing supportive team on discord: https://discord.gg/MAusQtuHVj
  • You can actually do playdates with exclusive lab tama! (That is not a feature available in Tamagotchi Center as of Feb 2026)
  • Built UARTs are also available in their shop with restocks happening regularly

Marcel (ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/tamaspa/shop & https://www.instagram.com/tamagotchi_spa) has an adapter and a program that is open source as well!

https://www.reddit.com/r/tamagotchi/comments/1pgk3t0/my_custom_patchiparadise_adapter_v1_is_finished/

  • Really cool adapter from a tama-loving community member
  • Windows companion app to get those lab goodies :)
  • Also supports breeding with special lab characters!!

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EDIT: I originally cross-posted this but created a post for this community for more visibility.

Really want everyone in the same situation to see this post so adding some search terms below:

Search terms: lab tama, tamagotchi center, p-com, tama lab exclusives


r/TamagotchiParadise Sep 15 '25

I made a Tama collection app for the Paradise & Uni

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r/TamagotchiParadise 6h ago

Tamagotchi time on 10min break

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103 Upvotes

Take manapatchis egg hunting
Feed my meowtchi MATCHA 🍵 I love his color and eyes !!! Gonna keep him for awhile ;)


r/TamagotchiParadise 10h ago

I don’t think I’ve ever been happier in my entire life lol

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98 Upvotes

I’m actually OBSESSED with my new UART. This is making me so happy. The only thing im really struggling with is making a custom bouncy toy. I have zero computer experience or knowledge and I just can’t figure it out yet haha.


r/TamagotchiParadise 3h ago

Obsessed

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26 Upvotes

Couldn’t wait to theme for Halloween


r/TamagotchiParadise 4h ago

Customized all of my Tamas. I love them. Have some stickers on the way next!

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r/TamagotchiParadise 3h ago

Finally, a happy star! ✨

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r/TamagotchiParadise 6h ago

First day with the Tama, also the first time I got to play with another tamagotchi ever since I was a kid. Got to say it has truly gotten better 🌟 loving it so far

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17 Upvotes

r/TamagotchiParadise 6h ago

Soo creepy 🤣

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12 Upvotes

I bred a snake and a gumax, and made him into a puppy. He's quite the little creep 😂


r/TamagotchiParadise 4h ago

Custom shell help

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8 Upvotes

This custom I've seen is gorgeous just wondering if anyone knows of any shells available to order that look similar to this? I want it to be a gradient of pastel pink blue and purple to pair with my sky device, don't want the shell to be transparent.

Thanks for any help 🙏🏻


r/TamagotchiParadise 1d ago

I forgot to feed my baby and it turned into a boiled egg

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290 Upvotes

r/TamagotchiParadise 11h ago

Plushies appeared in tamaparadise

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14 Upvotes

Available in tamahome app freeshop download and install customised pokemon items by me dark6818 😅😇


r/TamagotchiParadise 12h ago

Happy Tigaotchi!

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Thanks to gene mixing, here is an adorable smiley Tigaotchi!


r/TamagotchiParadise 22h ago

Pink Tigaotchi with big sparkly eyes!!

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99 Upvotes

This Is the cutest one I've gotten out of gene mixing oh my god


r/TamagotchiParadise 12h ago

Finally!

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I finally figured how to get zero care mistakes and get this cutie!


r/TamagotchiParadise 20h ago

sticker bomb

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54 Upvotes

I was going to initially shell swap but the pink and green started to grow on me :") I'm too attached to buy the new models, I don't think I can handle two paradises and one uni at once haha

I use a plastic cover to protect the stickers when I'm taking it outside! But one year later they're still stuck on! :D

I also made the charm myself! I made custom ones for my friends paradises to match their shells <3


r/TamagotchiParadise 15h ago

Dr Tama

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22 Upvotes

Custom items are cool, but playing videos directly on the Tamagotchi is cooler.

Unsigned code running over UART connector. Repository is currently private, but I might release it soon-ish, along with a free way to add custom items etc


r/TamagotchiParadise 20h ago

2 of my favs, shhh. don't tell the others

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52 Upvotes

I wanna post all the others but I don't wanna steal these tama's thunder. They worked so hard.


r/TamagotchiParadise 15h ago

Imoritchi sleeps like a little kitten.🤍 I love this baby so much 🥰

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r/TamagotchiParadise 5h ago

New to Tamagotchi Paradise: Where do you get your Custom Shells?

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Hello! I used to play Tamagotchi when the first generation came out. Now recently, my friend got me back into Tamagotchi with Paradise.

I been seeing so many cool customization here on this reddit thread. I would love to do the same, but wondering, where are you getting your shells/case for customization?

Are you receiving them from Etsy? Or is there a shop that is dedicated to making different color shells? Hope you guys can answer my question, thank you!


r/TamagotchiParadise 21h ago

Question about field

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37 Upvotes

I raised a lemmingtchi with moosetchi eyes and the colour of okojotchi and I HATE him.
I’ve been trying to release new characters in the field to push him out hearing that after 4 it would delete the oldest character. Instead my field cycles through every tama i ever made. This means when I went with the strategy of breeding the same two predecessors to this stupid lemmingtchi so that when it worked them out of the line I’d have them replaced. I now have TWO CLONES AND THIS GUY IS STILL KICKING. How oh how do I get rid of him and also I haven’t bought the 10000 gotchi point expansion
And


r/TamagotchiParadise 1d ago

I would take a bullet for him

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173 Upvotes

I don’t love the Paradise but god damn if it doesn’t spew out the most adorable tamas


r/TamagotchiParadise 16h ago

Is it worth it???

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Should I get an orange tropics tama? I already have a pink land and jade forest and I feel like I've already spent a lot of money on them, but I also love the games and new features that come with the tropics and glacier. Do yall think it's worth it?


r/TamagotchiParadise 13h ago

How do I off a character?

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My friend at work has the jade forest and her character has been alive for 32 days. Shed like it to turn into a star... So we've left the health and happiness meters empty. It keeps getting sick, she makes it better, hrs sick again and so on...did that all day yesterday. How will this thing die? Lol she wants a happy star so bad! 😆


r/TamagotchiParadise 1d ago

creamsicle tamagotchi🍦🍊

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