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| image = Yokai.png
| caption = Bastion Misawa with "Mezuki", "Crow Tengu" and "Onmoraki".
| ja_name = 妖怪{{Ruby|妖|よう}}{{Ruby|怪|かい}}
| romaji = Yōkai
| manga = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
}}
'''"Yokai"''' (妖怪 {{Ruby|妖|よう}}{{Ruby|怪|かい}} ''Yōkai'') is a group of [[Monster Card]]s originally from the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' manga]]. They were used by [[Bastion Misawa (manga)|Bastion Misawa]] and are based on [[wikipedia:Yōkai|Yōkai]] creatures from Japanese folklore.
Their [[Card effect|effects]] usually [[activate]] when they are [[Special Summon]]ed from their [[owner]]'s [[Graveyard]].
It is unclear how Yokai Monsters are identified in the manga. The Japanese text of "[[Haunted Shrine]]" indicates that they are a [[Type]], like [[Warrior]], [[Dragon]] etc. The Japanese text of "[[Onagakokuba]]" indicates that they are an [[archetype]] like "[[Archfiend]]", "[[Elemental HERO]]" etc., though no Yokai Monsters actually have the specified string "{{Ruby|妖|よう}}{{Ruby|怪|かい}}" in their Japanese names. The Japanese text of "[[Mysterious Mysteries]]" indicates they are a type of Monster Card like [[Toon monster|Toon]], [[Tuner monster|Tuner]] etc. For the purposes of this page, they are categorized as an archetype. In the real world ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'', Yokai Monsters are not directly connected in a gameplay sense, but are all [[EARTH]] [[Zombie]]-Type monsters, except for "[[Goka, the Pyre of Malice]]" which is a [[FIRE]] Zombie-Type monster.
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