Medarotch

A Medarotch (Japanese: メダロッチ), known in English as a Medawatch, is a device and later an application software used by a Medarotter to give commands to their Medarot. The concept was introduced to the series in Medarot 2. The name comes from a combination of Medarot and "watch" (ウォッチ).

Initially it was a wristwatch-type device, similar to what we now call a smartwatch. When you open the cover that houses the LCD and buttons on the top of the main unit, there is a slot for setting medals. Medarots can be summoned within the range where radio waves can reach satellites, etc.

Medarotches can also be used to transport the Medarot's parts instantly from another location, or customizing the parts the Medarot has equipped, view data during Robottle and is also see the menu screen items.

Starting with Medarot DS, it's basically a smartphone app. Outside of the games, plastic replica medawatches have been included in some releases and Bandai has produced a a lifesize Medarotch with a LCD screen and built-in minigames.

In the games

Medarot 2

Ikki is given a Medarotch alongside his partner medarot at the beginning of Medarot 2. Unbeknownst to him, the model is an early production sample for the next iteration, which gives Ikki's Medarot the ability to use the Medaforce. After he returns from Mt. Odoro, Dr. Medarot explains to him this fact and announces the model has gone on sale to the public. From that point on, random encounters have the ability to use the Medaforce.

Medarot 3

At various points of the game, Ikki drop his Medarotch and it is picked up by another character (such as Arika, Kouji and Karin) in short playable sections. During these, the player character uses Ikki's Medarots and medals and the in-game menu changes to reflect who is holding it.

In the anime

Medarot

In the first anime, Medarotches are portrayed as they are in the games and come in a variety of appearance and colors, often reflecting their wielders.

Medarot Damashii

In the first episode, Ikki, Arika and The Screws go to a production demonstration by the Medarot Company for a new Medarotch model which comes with improvements such as a realtime camera view from the Medarot's perspective. Ikki is unable to secure an order but meets Nae, who has some in backorder.

Death Medarot users have their own Medarotch model, which has a more jagged appearance but appears to offer the same functionalities.