Editing Grinder (enemy)

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|title=Grinder
|image=[[File:Grinder Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|150px]]<br>A '''Grinder''' in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]])
|sub_species=[[Seedy Sally]]<br>[[Short Fuse]]
}}
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{{Distinguish|Ukiki}}

'''Grinders'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Nintendo Player's Guide. [[Media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|Page 127]].</ref> (referred to as '''[[Ukiki]]s''' in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', as well as simply '''monkeys''' in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' and certain stage titles) are a type of monkey that antagonizes [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''.

Grinders usually appear in jungle stages and attack Yoshi in a variety of ways, including spitting seeds, dropping [[bomb]]s, and grabbing [[Baby Mario]]; when hit, they turn a darker shade of brown and run away. Some are harmless and simply run around the stage, acting as a source of eggs. Fleeing Grinders jump onto vines and climb them as high as possible, jumping off and running if a Yoshi gets too close. Grinders can also swim slowly in water.

Grinders can be stunned with [[Yoshi Egg|egg]]s or a stomp, after which Yoshi can defeat them by eating them or running over them while they are unconscious. However, they are difficult to eat while running because of their speed. Grinders cannot be defeated while in water, as stunning them instead causes them to "flail" in place.

A Grinder also appears in ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', being an ally with [[Poochy]].

Grinders make a reappearance in ''Yoshi's Island DS''. In this installment, they are all harmless, but are still difficult to catch due to their agility. One of them kidnaps [[Baby Peach]] at the beginning of the level [[Baby DK, the Jungle King!]]

They once again appear in ''Yoshi's New Island''. In this game, Grinders cannot be eaten.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname|
|Jap=おさるさん
|JapR=Osarusan
|JapM=Monkey-san
|Ger=Schim-Peng
|GerM=Pun on "Schimpanse" (chimpanzee) and "peng" (a sound equivalent to "bang")}}

==Trivia==
*Grinders may have inspired the [[Ukiki]]s that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.

==References==
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[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]
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[[Category:Yoshi Enemies]]
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[[Category:Yoshi Species]]
[[Category:Yoshi Touch & Go]]
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