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1) Synopsis

Set Difficulty: 1/10
Approximate time to Master: 4-6 hours
Minimum Number of Playthroughs Needed: 1
Number of Missable Achievements: 0
Does Difficulty Affect Achievements?: n/a

2) Introduction

Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! is a very casual, comfy adventure game. Your goal? Bring the Ham-Hams back to the clubhouse for boss! But they won't listen to you just begging them to go back (well, aside from one), no, you have to help them with their troubles or speak in ham-chat to them before they move an inch. Learning all of the ham-chat is therefore also the end-goal of the game.

This set has a total of 44 achievements worth 231 points, and was created by Rewsifer. A solid set for a solid game, without any missables or tough achievements since you can't really make any tough achievements for an overall easy game like this. It's basically free points :D!

3) Walkthrough

Step 1: Story Achievements

All of these achievements are either mandatory for beating the game.

Step 2: Ham-Chat Achievements

While most of these are naturally earned by beating the game normally, some are completely optional.

Step 3: Miscellaneous Achievements

Aside from the ham-chat, there's also some music to collect and rocks to find. Recommended is to keep those for the post-game, because Stars tend to spawn in the same locations as rocks. And every time you re-enter Sky Garden, you have to do the sequence of tugging the plug out for the water to gain access to the middle, and that would be a waste of time.

4) Ham-Chat alphabetically by location

Acorn Shrine

Ham-Chat	Required Ham-Chats	Method
Bizzaroo	Nopibloo	Bring home Maxwell (See Maxwell! achievement)
Delichu	-	Hifhif on the rustling grass where the Acorn trader is
Dingbang	-	Digdig on the hole with a hamster in it, south of the shrine
Hamsolo	-	Hamha the door in the south-east
Koochie-Q	-	Hifhif the tall grass with a flower in it
Mega-Q	-	Hamha the girl standing near the tree two screens left of the beginning
Nopibloo	-	Where the hamster is jumping between bars, Tack-Q the south-left part to discover a rope. Jump on the bars to the left
Oopsie	-	Tack-Q the hamster out of the tree on the screen with two digging holes
Sparklie	-	Tack-Q the tree with a hamster reaching out to a nut
Teenie	-	Hamha the sad hamster sitting in a patch of grass
Thank-Q	Oopsie	Bring home Bijou (See Bijou! achievement)
Zuzuzu	-	Tack-Q the sleeping ham underneath the shrine

Sunflower Park

Ham-Chat	Required Ham-Chats	Method
Bestest	Gasp-P	Bring home Pashmina (See Pashmina! achievement)
Blanko	-	Hifhif the counting hamster south of the digging minigame
Blash-T	-	Tack-Q the second pole, then Tack-Q the hamster who fell down
Chukchuk	-	Digdig on the hole with the hamster in it east of the slide
Gasp-P	Chukchuk	Bring home Oxnard (See Oxnard! achievement)
Hammo	Koochie-Q	Hamha, Hifhif and then Koochie-Q the hamster south of the slide with the cucumber
Hushgo	-	Hifhif the sunbathing ham in the screen north of the beginning
Hushie	Blanko	Tack-Q the sign with a hamster behind it after learning Blanko, south of the counting hamster
Meep-P	Blanko	Digdig the cave in the beginning after learning Blanko

Ruins

Ham-Chat	Required Ham-Chats	Method
Blahh	Bestest, Hammo and Pooie to gain access to Tack-Q Bowling	Hamha the hamster running on a threadmill
Blissie	Bestest, Hammo, Pooie to gain access to Tack-Q Bowling, Ta-Dah	Bring home Cappy (see Cappy! achievement)
Blushie	-	Move the police car north of the clock with Stickie and talk to the hamster or dig. Leave and return the screen each time until he Tack-Qs you
Bye-Q	Hammo	Bring home Penelope (see Penelope! achievement)
Grit-T	-	Tack-Q the area where you fall down after plugging the pool to go to a secret area, then return to the hamster standing at the ladder
Herk-Q	-	Hamha the lift operating hamster
Losta	-	Hamha the sick hamster at the beginning
Nopookie	-	Tack-Q the scared hamster standing on top of the pole after the elevator part
Panic-Q	-	Hamha the hamster standing in front of the Tack-Q Bowling entrance
Pooie	-	Tack-Q the defective TV four time until you hear a yell, then go up a screen and talk to the hamster
Shashaa	-	Move the police car north of the clock with Stickie and talk to the hamster
Soak-Q	Bestest, Hammo, Pooie	Use Hifhif and the Pooie near the picknicking hamsters on top of the roof after obtaining the Frog-Badge (see Weather Ham achievement)
Ta-Dah	Koochie-Q	Tack-Q the clock two times, then Koochie-Q the hamster

Sunflower Elementary

Ham-Chat	Required Ham-Chats	Method
Clapclap	Huffpuff and Wishie for the bottle, Pooie	Bring home Jingle (see Jingle! achievement)
Cramcram	Blash-T	Tack-Q the skeleton in the room on the second floor on the right, then say Blash-T
Hamchu	-	Tack-Q the dog in the beginning
Hotchu	Huffpuff and Wishie for the bottle	Gotten after obtaining Flower Tea in the room on the second floor on the left
Huffpuff	Bestest	Bestest the hamster sitting next to the bananas in the room on the first floor on the right
Noworrie	-	Hifhif the drinking ham in the room on the second floor on the left
Perksie	Huffpuff and Wishie for the bottle	Obtained after giving the tea to the hamster in the room on the first floor on the right and talking to him again
Smoochie	-	From the PC in the room on the second floor on the right (see HTTP achievement)
Whawha	Wishie	Learned after Panda fixes the bottle (see Back To The Workshop achievement)
Wishie	-	Hamha to the blue hamster in the room on the second floor on the right

Sky Garden

Ham-Chat	Required Ham-Chats	Method
Hamtast	-	Trade THIS for THAT to the two hamsters in the south-east vicinity (refer to Unlock The Rock achievement for more info)
Hamteam	Spiffie	Slip on the banana near the sunbathing male hamster, then say Spiffie
Hulahula	Hamtast, Wishie	Tuggie and Lookie when reaching Sandy (see Stan and Sandy! achievement)
Nogo	Hamtast, Hamteam, Wishie	Bring home Stan and Sandy (see Stan and Sandy! achievement)
Shockie	-	Hifhif the sunbathing female hamster
Spiffie	Bizaroo	Hamha and then Bizaroo the hamster in the golf hole
Twintoo	Spiffie	Use all basic ham-chats on the hamster you see first when entering the golf area, then Spiffie

Sunflower Market

Ham-Chat	Required Ham-Chats	Method
Dundeal	-	Hamha the sick hamster at the beginning
Frost-T	-	Hamha the door with the postbox in the freezer
Giftee	-	Tuggie out the stuck hamster near the beginning
Hamspar	Hammo	Say Hammo to Dexter in the freezer
Krmpkrmp	-	Tuggie the box with the rolling ham in the room with cookies
Minglie	-	Digdig at Howdy near the cash register
Nokrmp-P	-	Give 20 sunflower seeds to the hungry hamster in the south-east
See-tru	Bizaroo	Say Bizaroo to the hamster behind the glass, then walk right and say hamha when he is next to the glass
Wondachu	-	Return the bag to the reporter ham after using Tack-Q on the bicycle in the beginning

Clubhouse

Ham-Chat	Required Ham-Chats/events	Method
Bluhoo	Zuzuzu/brought back all Ham-Hams	Say hamha to Snoozer (the sleeping hamster in a sock), then Zuzuzu
Digdig	-	Default
Givehoo	Bye-Q/brought back Jingle	Say Bye-Q to Jingle
Goodgo	Hamsolo/brought back Bijou	Say Hamha, then Hamsolo to Bijou
Gorush	Minglie/brought back Stan and Sandy	Say Minglie to Stan in Pashmina's room
Go-P	-	Default
Grab-B	Blast-T/brought back Cappy	Blash-T to Cappy after he asks for another wig
Greatchu	Everything	Final reward from Boss after learning all Ham-Chats
Hamha	-	Default
Hampact	Goodgo/brought back Stan and Sandy	When Stan leaves Sandy's room after a short dialogue, say Goodgo
Hifhif	-	Default
Lookie	-	Default
No-P	-	Default
Ouchichi	Bluhoo/brought back Oxnard	When Oxnard is trying to get something but his picture falls on his head, say Bluhoo
Pakapaka	-	Default
Pookie	Nopibloo/brought back Dexter and Howdy	Say Nopibloo to Howdy
Scroochie	-	Default
Scrit-t	-	Default
Smidgie	Bestest/brought back Panda	Say Bestest to Panda
Stickie	-	Default
Tack-Q	-	Default
Tootru	Gasp-P/brought back Dexter and Howdy	Say Gasp-P to Dexter
Wait-Q	brought back Pashmina and Penelope	Unlocks after returning both hamsters
Wit-T	Bizaroo/brought back Maxwell, Dexter and Howdy	Say Bizaroo to Maxwell after both Dexter and Howdy have seen him at least once
Yep-P	-	Default

Step 1: Story Achievements | Total points: 108

Fast Learner (1)
Complete the Tutorial.

The tutorial of the game right from the get-go. Pretty straightforward achievement.

Bijou! (10)
Bring home the Ham-Ham by finding her Shiny Rock.

Bijou is found in Acorn Shrine. She'll tease you right from the next screen of the entrance, and will keep walking away from you until she reaches the screen with the big tree in the top left. Tack-Q the tree to get her away from there, then say Oopsie to make her happy again. The Shiny Rock is found in the hole right next to the tree by using Digdig.

Maxwell! (10)
Bring home the Ham-Ham by cheering him up.

Maxwell is found in Acorn Shrine. He is in the area under the shrine with the cracked wall, which you have to use Tack-Q on twice to make a spot of light appear. Say Hamha at this light spot and Maxwell will fall down. Cheer him up by using Nopibloo.

Oxnard! (10)
Bring home the Ham-Ham by finding his Special Seed.

Oxnard is found in Sunflower Park. He is very close to the beginning, being all sad that his seed is gone. Say Hamha and check the holes with Digdig to confirm he has already checked every hole, then say Chukchuk.

Pashmina! (10)
Bring home the Ham-Ham by finding her Scarf.

Pashmina is found in Sunflower Park. On the far right of the area there are multiple bars to climb up on. Climb up the second pole with Scroochie to find Pashmina, whose scarf will blow away. Go down and climb the first pole, then use Gasp-P on the crow. Go back up on the second pole and deliver Pashmina her scarf.

Penelope! (10)
Bring home the Ham-Ham by making her laugh.

Penelope is found in the Ruins. When you come across the cuckoo clock, Scroochie your way up and make your way towards the water pool. Use Tuggie on the plug to empty the pool. Go back up and use Hammo on the frog with Penelope on top.

Weather Ham (3)
Get the Frog-Badge.

This item is found in the Ruins. After having brought Penelope back, the frog will be in front of the defective TV. Use Bestest first, then Hifhif to obtain the Frog-Badge.

Cappy! (10)
Bring home the Ham-Ham by winning the wig.

Cappy is found in the Ruins. After having obtained the Frog-Badge, go all the way to the top of the roof in the far right until you see picknicking hamsters. Use Hifhif and then answer with Pooie to have them begone, and then enter the hole with Digdig. Cappy is down here, but you need to win a wig for him first in Tack-Q Bowling by scoring at least 130 points. Pretty easily done by solely aiming for the blue balloons, as the balloon pattern never changes. After having obtained the wig, use Ta-Dah to bring him home.

Panda! (10)
Bring home the Ham-Ham by finding him in the school.

Panda is found in Sunflower Elementary. He is on the first floor in the room on the left. Just climb up to him and say Hamha to bring him back.

Back To The Workshop (3)
Get Panda to fix the Bottle.

This item is found in Sunflower Elementary. In the school entrance, go up the lockers on the left to find a Ham-Swap shop where you can buy it (you can haggle too by using Blast-T). Bring this bottle back to Panda in the Clubhouse and say Wishie to him.

HTTP (1)
Visit Hamtaro.com

Go to the PC in Sunflower Elementary on the right room on the second floor. Use Stickie on the PC tower to turn it on, then walk to the mouse mat. Move the mouse around and click on Hamtaro's face, then click on Hamtaro again to learn Smoochie.

Jingle! (10)
Bring home the Ham-Ham by sharing advice.

Jingle is found in Sunflower Elementary. He is on the first floor in the room on the right. To reach him, you first have to do a lengthy side-quest involving the bottle. Bring this bottle to the room on the left on the second floor and Huffpuff the hamster selling tea. Bring this bottle back to the room on the right on the first floor where a hamster is blocking some stairs, and give it to him. Climb up those stairs to find Jingle, then use Pooie first and Smoochie second.

Stan and Sandy! (10)
Bring home the Ham-Hams by teaming up.

Stan and Sandy are found in Sky Garden. To get up to the pool, you first need to give the monkey bananas obtained for the room on the right on the first floor of Sunflower Elementary, then go to the right and Scroochie up the tree. From here, you see Stan interacting with every hamster and then moving a screen. Talk with every hamster as well to learn a ham-chat relevant for the next hamster, and keep following Stan until you reach the sunbathing female hamster. For her, use Hamha and then Hamtast to get a request to bring her strawberry juice, which is gotten from the screen to the right from the bar by using Wishie. Go behind the bar and use Tuggie on the plug. Go to where the log is in the water and cross it to find Sandy on a bench. Use Tuggie and Lookie to get her to move south. Say Hamteam to her and then chase Stan around clockwise again until he reaches Sandy.

Howdy and Dexter! (10)
Bring home the Ham-Hams by settling the score.

Howdy and Dexter are found in Sunflower Market. After seeing them the first time, go right into the freezer and climb up where you see Dexter and say Hammo. Then go to the south-west and climb up the cash register, then Digdig near Howdy. Go down and learn than Dexter is in trouble, then go back up and say Gasp-P to Howdy. Go with him to the freezer, use Pakapaka and learn that you need a heat patch.

This Heat Patch is sold by the Ham-Swap hamster in the market, but first only for 9999 seeds. Say No-P twice, then head back to Howdy. Head out of the freezer, help the reporter by getting her bag back by using Tack-Q on the Bicycle at the beginning. You get a newsflash that you need to bring to Howdy, then follow him deeper into the store back to the Ham-Swap hamster. Now you can buy the Heat Patch and bring them both home.

If you decided to go to Howdy first instead of Dexter, you basically have to do the exact same but in reverse, and get a Striped Sticker instead of a Heat Patch.