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|title=Pokey

|image=[[File:PokeyNSMBU.png{{!}}100px]]<br> The '''Pokey''' as it appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.

|sub_species=[[Blow Hard]]<br>[[Bramball]]<br>[[Cactus Jack]]<br>[[Dark Pokey]]<br>[[Drool Hard]]<br>[[Hanging Blow Hard]]<br>[[Mad Pokey]]<br>[[Mini Pokey]]<br>[[Needlenose]]<br>[[Poison Pokey]]<br>[[Pokey Mummy]]<br>[[Pokey Sprout]]<br>[[Seedy Pod]]<br>[[Skellokey]]<br>[[Spiked Fun Guy]]<br>[[Toothy]]

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[1988]])<br>(''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'')

|notable=[[Mummipokey]]<br>[[Pokey Triplets]]

|affiliation=[[Subcon]], [[Wart]], [[Koopa Troop]], [[Bowser]]

|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[2012]])

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{{LLQuote|I am Pokey, guardian of this desert.|Pokey|[[Mario Party Advance]]}}

 

A '''Pokey''' is a cactus enemy that is composed of three to five spherical body segments. To defeat a Pokey, typically each body section must be destroyed. Pokeys, along with [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, and [[Birdo]], originate from the non-''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' game ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', which later became ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.

 

Pokeys also appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', but with different English names (much like [[Cheep-Cheep]]). [[Blow Hard]], [[Cactus Jack]], and [[Spiked Fun Guy]] are all of the Pokey family.

====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====

[[File:Pokeys.PNG|thumb|Two Pokey designs from ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (from left to right): one from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and one from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.]]

Pokeys first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and will slowly chase after the player. In this game, Pokeys are green and can be defeated by throwing objects at their body segments or picking up one segment at a time.

Although absent in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Pokeys reappear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. This time, Pokeys are yellow and cannot be defeated in the same way as in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. Throwing a [[shell]] or a [[Grab Block]] at them defeats them all at once. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] can also defeat a Pokey by sliding up or down a hill at the cactus. Another option is to defeat them with [[Yoshi]], who can eat their body segments one at a time. The number of body segments present depends on if [[Mario]] has Yoshi or not. If he does, Pokeys have five body segments. Without Yoshi, Pokeys only have three segments so that Mario can [[jump]] over them. Pokeys only appear in the [[Special World]] level "[[Groovy]]", and [[Yoshi's Island 4]] in a secret area. Also, in ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'', after the [[player]] beats the Special World and unlocked all of the exits, Pokeys turn into a bizarre grey spiked creature with a face on each body segment.

====''Super Mario 64''====

A few Pokeys appear in [[Shifting Sand Land]] in the game ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]]. Here Mario can destroy each body segment with a punch, kick or by throwing a [[Bob-omb]] at it; attacking on the head defeats it and causes the whole body to fall apart. They give [[Blue Coin]]s when defeated. If Mario gets hit by a Pokey, he will lose two wedges of health. In the remake, they have their ''Super Mario Sunshine'' appearance.

[[File:Shine_puffy_t.jpg|thumb|A Pokey in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' in the level [[Bianco Hills]].]]

A smaller variety of Pokeys called [[Pokey Sprout]]s appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' as well as Pokeys themselves. They both now have flowers on their heads. To defeat a regular Pokey, Mario must come close to the tall cactus, causing the Pokey to attempt to crush him, as the Pokeys are planted to the ground, and cannot move. However, the Pokey's spikes will get stuck in the ground and Mario can jump on its head to defeat it. One can see goopy bubbles rising from the flower on their heads as they bop up and down, so this may mean they may have some connection to [[Shadow Mario]] and his [[Magic Paintbrush]].

Pokeys only appear in World 2-1 in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', with their ''Super Mario Sunshine'' look. In this game, a Pokey can only be defeated by shooting [[fireballs]] at its body segments, rolling over it with [[Shell Mario]], or by crushing the cactus monster as [[Mega Mario]]. If they are hit in the head, they get defeated instantly. Without these power-ups, Mario must attempt to jump over the Pokeys. Some Pokeys have over ten body segments, requiring Mario to use special platforms to jump over these tall creatures. Also, in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', the [[Mummipokey]], an undead Pokey, appeared as the World 2 boss.

Pokeys also appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They are now red, and appear in the [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]. They attack by trying to crush Mario, similar to in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', except that now they don't get stuck in the ground. They could be defeated by destroying all their body segments by [[Spin]]ning, or jumping on their head when they are low enough. Pokey Sprouts also appear, but now they are green. There are also Giant Pokeys appearing in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]] and the Dusty Dune Galaxy. These Giant Pokeys can only be defeated by sending a [[Coconut]] at its body and then jumping on or spinning its head.

[[File:Pokey.PNG|frame|left]]

[[File:Pokey_NSMBWii.png|200px|thumb|right|A group of Pokeys in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.]]

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', [[Yoshi]] can eat them one section at a time, as in ''Super Mario World'', but eating the head defeats them instantly. Fire Flowers again are effective, and the [[Ice Flower]] can freeze them. Whenever a "bah" is heard in the music, Pokeys will turn into an alternate non-spiked form, making each body segment resemble an orange. Yoshi can eat an entire Pokey instantly in this form, and if he does so, he will lay an egg with a power-up inside, depending on how many segments the pokey had: 1-3 segments will give the player 3 coins, 4 segments will give the player a super mushroom, 5-6 segments is a fire flower, and 7 or more is a 1-up. However, even in their non-spiked form, Mario still cannot safely jump on them.

Pokeys only appear in World 2-5. Unlike their most recent appearances, in this game, a Pokey's head has spikes instead of a flower.

[[File:Pokeys 3DL.jpg|thumb|Two Pokeys in a desert level in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.]]

Pokeys are seen in an area of ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', where they move above sinking sand. They look similar to their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' appearance. To destroy them, Mario can hit them with a [[Starman|Super Star]] or use his [[Boomerang Mario|boomerang]], [[Fire Mario|fire]], or [[Tanooki Mario|tanooki]] forms to knock out one segment at a time. Because it is covered in spikes, Mario can't jump on them without the use [[Statue Mario]]. They usually appear in groups of two or five, and are found in desert levels.

Pokeys reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', behaving the same was as in the previous games, except they do not turn into their non-spiked fruit-like forms like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', since Yoshi does not appear in the game.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====

[[File:WiiU NewMarioU 3 scrn12 E3.png|thumb|left|Pokeys in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.]]

Pokeys have been revealed to be returning in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. Like always, they are found in desert levels.

[[File:PokeySMBSS.jpg|thumb|A Pokey as it appears in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''.]]  

Pokeys were seen infrequently on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where they typically appeared in episodes which had a Western setting or took place in a desert, often appearing as antagonists. On the show, Pokeys were portrayed as being capable of speaking, making themselves resemble ordinary cacti to blend in, and they also possessed primitive, arm-like protrusions.

In ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'', some Pokeys gang up on Mario and Yoshi as they are traveling through a desert, and succeed in seperating the two by knocking Mario into a hole, before wandering off. In the next book, ''[[Flown the Koopa]]'', some Pokeys wander onto the path Mario, Luigi, [[Toad]] and the [[Mushroom King]] are using to get to the International Dino-Flying Derby, but Mario knocks them aside with his [[plunger]].

===''The Legend of Zelda'' series===

[[zeldawiki:Pokey|Pokeys]] made appearances in some of the [[zeldawiki:The_Legend_of_Zelda_(series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], including ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'', and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]''. They lived in the desert regions on [[zeldawiki:Koholint Island|Koholint Island]] and in the desert regions of [[zeldawiki:Holodrum|Holodrum]]. [[Link]] could easily defeat a Pokey by slashing each of its body segments off with a sword.

|image=[[File:PokeyPM.png|60px]]

|location=[[Dry Dry Desert]]

|tattle=This is Pokey, an evil cactus. Pokeys attack by throwing parts of their bodies or by coming close and falling on you. Be careful fighting them! It'll hurt if you jump on their spiky heads! They also have an annoying habit of calling in reinforcements. Let's beat 'em quickly!

In the Paper Mario series, Pokey has a new look of less spikes and the head segment somewhat resembles a cat. In the game ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Pokeys gain a few new abilities. Pokeys can now use their body segments as projectiles, launching them to attack opponents. Pokeys also gain the ability to summon other Pokeys, which rise from the ground when called for. Also, a new variety of Pokey is introduced: the [[Pokey Mummy]]. When it is defeated by Mario, the player sometimes obtain a [[Dried Fruit]].

|location=[[Glitz Pit]], [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] (rooms 11-19)

|log=A cactus ghoul covered from head to base in nasty spines. It attacks by lobbing sections of itself at you, and can even call other Pokeys to fight alongside it.

|tattle=That's a Pokey. It's a cactus ghoul that's got nasty spines all over its body. Max HP is 4, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. Look at those spines... Those would TOTALLY hurt. If you stomp on it, you'll regret it. Pokeys attack by lobbing parts of their bodies and by charging at you... They can even call friends in for help, so be quick about taking them out.

|before=[[Flower Fuzzy|53]]

|after=[[Poison Pokey|55]]

Pokeys also appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. A team of three Pokeys, known as the [[Pokey Triplets]], are a fighting team in the [[Glitz Pit]]. Pokeys also appear in the game's [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. In this game, they attack by slamming the player, doing 2 damage, but they can also throw their body segments like in the previous Paper Mario game, doing 3 damage. When a Pokey loses all its body segments, it attacks by bonking into the player, doing 4 damage, so it's better to defeat them before they lose all their body segments.  The game introduces a new sub-species of Pokeys, the [[Poison Pokey]]s, appearing in [[Riverside Station]]. Pokeys are unique in this game in that performing a [[Superguard]] on a thrown body segment will send it back to the Pokey, doing the same amount of damage to it as it would have done to Mario.

Pokeys appear in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' in places such as [[Gap of Crag]]. They attack by throwing their body segments, like in the previous Paper Mario games. When they lose all of their body segments, they attack by just hopping towards Mario or his allies. The [[Poison Pokey]]s from the prequel also appear, and they appear in places including [[Castle Bleck]] and the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]]. A new sub-species is introduced, the [[Dark Pokey]]s, that only appear in the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]. Pokeys drop [[Horsetail]]s sometimes when defeated.

Pokeys are scheduled to appear in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Jumping on a Pokey now deals 2 [[Heart Point|HP]] of damage instead of 1. A green variety of Pokey, more closely resembling their original appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' is set to appear. A crowned Pokey is also set to appear in the game as the boss of the desert world.

Pokeys also appear in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. They first appear in [[Dry Dry Desert (course)|Dry Dry Desert]] in the game ''[[Mario Kart Double Dash!!]]''. They later return in [[Desert Hills]] in the game ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. Lastly, they appeared in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' in the [[Dry Dry Ruins (course)|Dry Dry Ruins]] course.

Additionally, a giant Pokey appears in the [[Thwomp Desert]] as part of October 2008's 1st competition in ''Mario Kart Wii''. There, players had to defeat it by throwing [[Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]]. Pokeys also appeared in [[Mario Raceway]] as part of November 2008's 2nd competition. Oddly, the player faces another giant Pokey for September 2009's 2nd competition. Pokeys can be defeated by [[Green Shell]]s.

In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', Pokeys make an background appearance in the party board [[Spiny Desert]].

 

In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', though Pokeys don't actually make an appearance in the game, but as a weapon call the '''Pokey Tower Gun'''.  

A Pokey appears as the guardian of [[Pokey Desert]], a part of the [[Desert Area]] of [[Shroom City]], found in the game ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. When the player decides to stop in the desert, they will have to accept Pokey's quest, Mysterious Riddles, which involves answering his three riddles correctly. If the player succeeds, Pokey will reward them with the Gaddget, [[Tap-Tap Sumo]]. The ending of the game states the Pokey created a new riddle, one which many consider his best ever.

In ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', Pokeys serve as the main objective in the minigame, [[Pokey Punch-out]], where players are require to punch out the body parts to win. The Pokeys in this game look different than usual.

In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', Pokeys serve once again as the objective in a similar minigame, [[Pokey Pummel]]. It involve players to dismantle the body parts with a hammer to win.

===''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''===

In ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'', a Pokey appears in [[Dunes|Dunes Club Practice Center]]. The [[player]] must shoot three shots at him, to earn a [[Custom Ticket|Custom Ticket B]].

===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===

|image=[[File:Pokey Pit.png]]

|location=[[Gritzy Desert]]

|power=66

|defense=55

|speed=54

|experience=36

|coins=10

|items=

|related=[[Skellokey]]

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', Pokeys live in the [[Gritzy Desert]]. They start out as simple Pokey Sprouts with pink flowers but when engaged in battle, a Pokey will grow additional body segments. The four Mario Bros. of past and present encountered many Pokeys during their travels in the [[Shroob]] occupied Gritzy Desert. In battle, a Pokey will ram into a [[Mario]] brother to attack. Thus, to dodge this attack, the Pokey's body segments most be knocked away with [[Hammer]] strikes. This makes the Pokey shorter (allowing the Mario Bros. to jump over the cactus ghoul). The Pokey may also launch its body segments at the Mario Bros., culminating in a jump attack from the head itself. To counter this attack, the Baby Bros. should hit the body segments with their Hammers. The Pokey will jump normally when hitting Mario and will spin around once when hitting Luigi. A Pokey can also spin its body and shoot spines at the Mario Bros. The Pokey will spin the individual body part to the bro. it was wishing to attack. The player will have to jump to dodge these projectiles. In this game, only attacks to the head can damage a Pokey. The [[Skellokey]], a new variety of Pokeys, also appears in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.

Pokeys also re-appear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. In this game, Pokeys are always of three segments and a flower (including the head), and only appear in [[Wavy Beach]]. They are resistant to Perry, so they could only be defeated with Rage or [[Poundbrella]]. There are also [[Vibe Scepter|Vibe infused]] Pokeys, known as [[Mad Pokey]]s, that are simply angry Pokeys that stretched vertically to block [[Princess Peach]] from passing them by.

==Names in Other Languages==

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|JapR=sanbo

|JapM=From 「サボテン」 ''saboten'' (cactus)

|Spa=Pokey

|SpaM=-

|Ger=Pokey

|GerM=-

|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''margherita'' (daisy) and ''bruco'' (caterpillar)

|Chi=奇怪的仙人掌

|ChiR=qíguài de xiānrénzhǎng

|ChiM=Strange cactus

|Fra=Pokey

|FraM=-

|KorR=seon-in

|KorM=From "선인장"(Seoninjang) meaning cactus

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