Tsum Tsum Intl Skill Upgrade Chart: Copies to Max

Every duplicate you pull from a box goes toward the Tsum's next skill level. The question everyone asks is "how many more do I need?" We pulled the per-level numbers from the Fandom wiki's Skill Upgrade Chart and checked them, Tsum by Tsum, against the character pages on Tsum Tsum Central. Below are the 79 resident (always-in-box) Tsums where both sources give the same numbers.

The short version:

Happiness Box Tsums (Mickey, Pooh and friends): max skill is SL3, and you need 7 copies in total
Most Premium Box Tsums need 32 to 36 copies to reach SL6
The big outlier is Pete: 50 copies on Intl (1 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 12 / 25), and both sources agree
The jump from SL5 to SL6 is usually more than half the total, so decide early whether a Tsum is worth finishing

How to read the chart

"Per level" counts the copies needed for each step. The first number is the copy that unlocks the Tsum (SL1), so the total includes your first copy. Example: Stitch is 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 18. That's 1 to unlock, then 2 more for SL2, 3 more for SL3, and so on, 34 in total. Going from SL5 to SL6 alone takes 18.

Copies to max: resident Tsums (both sources agree)

Per level (SL1→max)	Total to max	Resident Tsums
1 / 2 / 4	7	Chip, Christopher Robin, Daisy, Dale, Donald, Eeyore, Goofy, Mickey, Piglet, Pluto, Pooh, Roo, Tigger
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 12	28	Lady, Scrump
1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 7 / 14	29	Lumiere, Maui
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 14	30	Cheshire Cat, Marie
1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 16	32	Crush, Dory, Mad Hatter, Nala, Nemo, Nick Wilde, Princess Aurora, Simba, Snow White
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 16	32	Bambi, Buzz Lightyear, Flounder, Pascal, Rapunzel, Sebastian, Sven, Tinker Bell, White Rabbit
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 18	34	Anna, Ariel, Baymax, Dumbo, Elsa, Jessie, Mike, Miss Bunny, Olaf, Stitch, Thumper
1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 7 / 20	35	Belle
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 19	35	Lotso
1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 7 / 21	36	Aladdin, Angel, Beast, Birthday Anna, Genie, Jasmine, King Triton, Lightning McQueen, Mater, Pinocchio, Randall, Rex, Surprise Elsa
1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 20	36	Captain Hook, Cruella De Vil, Cruz Ramirez, Evil Queen, Fairy Godmother, Gaston, Jafar, Queen of Hearts, Scar, Ursula
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 20	36	Alice, Little Oyster, Maleficent, Sulley, Woody
1 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 12 / 25	50	Pete

"Resident" follows Fandom's chart; Tsum Tsum Central doesn't track box status. Box lineups can change, so check the in-game box before spending coins.

Where the two sources disagree

For these resident Tsums the numbers don't match, so we show both. Treat them as 未確認 / unconfirmed until you see it in-game (the skill screen shows how many more you need).

Tsum	Fandom	Tsum Tsum Central
Cinderella	1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 16 (= 32)	1 / 2 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 16 (= 33)
Moana	1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 7 / 14 (= 29)	1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 16 (= 32)
Judy Hopps	1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 14 (= 30)	1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 16 (= 32)
Finnick	1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 7 / 14 (= 29)	1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 16 (= 32)

What this means for your coins

Happiness Tsums max fast. Seven copies and you're done, so it's never worth using a Skill Ticket on them.
Premium Tsums are a long haul. The last level costs 12 to 25 copies on its own. If a Tsum is only a mid-tier pick, SL5 is often a fine place to stop.
Think twice about Pete. At 50 copies he's the most expensive resident Tsum to max. See why in our permanent high-score Tsums guide.

Short on coins for boxes? Our coin-farming Tsums guide and the first 30 days roadmap for beginners cover where to start.

How we checked

Fandom Skill Upgrade Chart (read through the wiki's own API) gives the per-level numbers and the "Resident" flag.
Tsum Tsum Central character pages each list "Boxes" per skill level. We opened all 159 pages linked from its character list and compared them with Fandom.
Only Tsums where every level matched go in the main table. Anything else is in the conflict table above. Limited and Plus Tsums aren't covered here.