Editing Pokey

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])

Relatives of Pokeys appear in the ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' series, including [[Blow Hard]]s, [[Cactus Jack]]s, and [[Spiked Fun Guy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|Spiked Fun Guy]]s.

[[File:SMS Pokey.png|thumb|x150px|A Pokey in the level [[Bianco Hills]].]]

Pokeys, also called '''Dango Flowers''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Official Strategy Guide|page=6|publisher=BradyGAMES|language=en-us|isbn=0-7440-0180-3|date=2002}}</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' along with a smaller variety called [[Pokey Head|Pokey Pod]]s. In this game, they have pink [[Flower (Super Mario Sunshine)|flower]]s on their heads, large mismatched eyes, wide grins high on their faces, and spikes that somewhat resemble stubble. While bobbing up and down or falling over, small red, circular particles can be seen coming from a Pokey's flower. According to the ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]'', these visual differences compared to other games' Pokeys is due to ''Super Mario Sunshine''{{'}}s enemies being created by [[Shadow Mario]] and his [[magic brush]].<ref>An excerpt of page 107 of the Japanese version of the ''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia'' The title of the box is 「クッパＪｒ．の落書き!」 which means ''The graffiti of Bowser Jr.!'' and the text says 「本作の敵キャラクターたちは、クッパJr.が落書きで生み出したという設定。そのため、水に弱かったり、デザインが他のシリーズと少々異なっていたりする。ヨッシーも、同様の理由で水に落ちると消えてしまう。」 which means ''This game's enemy characters are created by Bowser Jr.'s graffiti. That is why they are weak to water, and differ slightly in design from the rest of the series. Yoshi also vanishes if he falls in water for the same reason.''</ref> Pokeys lie in wait underground, with only the flower on their head visible at first, and will pop up when Mario approaches. They predominantly appear in [[Bianco Hills]], but they also appear in [[Pianta Village]]'s nighttime episodes, and in [[Pinna Park]], during [[The Wilted Sunflowers]]. They do not move from the spot they emerged from, but will fall towards Mario when he's in range to be hurt by this attack. However, they have trouble getting back upright, struggling for a moment and allowing Mario to attack their head with a jump or dive for a single [[coin]]. If Mario defeats a Pokey while it is upright, it yields three coins instead of one. Some leave behind a [[Blue Coin]] when defeated; jumping on one of these Pokeys while they're upright yields two regular coins in addition to the Blue Coin.

Pokeys exclusively appear in [[World 2-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-1]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' with their ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' appearance. In this game, a Pokey can only be defeated by shooting [[fireball]]s at its body segments, [[Shell dash|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 eight body segments, requiring Mario to use special platforms to jump over these tall creatures.

Pokeys reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their port ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. They are found in [[Perilous Pokey Cave]] (''New Super Mario Bros. U'') and [[Underground Grrrols]] (''New Super Luigi U'') and once again turn into their fruit segments. This time, however, they function in a more similar manner to [[Fruit (Yoshi food)|Fruits]], with a circular meter keeping track of how many fruit segments Yoshi has eaten. When the meter reaches five, Yoshi lays an egg containing a power-up, which is dependent on the form that Mario is in when the meter is full: [[Small Mario]] and [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]] yield a Super Mushroom, [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]] yields a Fire Flower, Fire Mario yields an Ice Flower, [[Ice Mario]] yields a [[Super Acorn]], and [[Flying Squirrel Mario]], [[P Flying Squirrel Mario]], [[Propeller Mario]], and [[Penguin Mario]] yield a 1-Up Mushroom. Pokeys have the ability to stand on the ceiling without falling off. Also, [[Big Pokey]]s appear in [[Morton|Morton Koopa Jr.]]'s battle, who uses his hammer to knock segments into Mario's path.

Pokey reappear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' in the courses [[Pokey Vaulting]] and [[Desert Fuzz]]. Pokeys can either remain stationary or move forwards slowly. Moving Pokéys always kick up sand behind them, even if they are in non-desert locations as part of the Remix 10 mode. If Mario defeats the final body segment of a Pokey, the head is defeated too. [[Yoshi]] can safely jump on Pokeys. Their model from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' is used in this game.

In battle, Pokeys will attack Mario by either sliding towards and slamming themselves down on him, throwing one of their segments at him, or, if only their head remains, jumping on him. They are also able to summon other Pokeys by pulling them out of the ground, though they are unable to do so if they lose at least one body segment. Unless Mario has the [[Spike Shield]] badge equipped, he cannot jump on a Pokey without being injured. Using [[Super Hammer (move)|Spin Smash]] or [[Kooper]]'s [[Shell Toss]] will knock off one of their body segments. Upon defeat, they have a chance of dropping a [[Dried Fruit]].

A Pokey is one of the enemies that can appear in [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] when [[Bowser]] asks Peach what Mario is most afraid of. It guards the chest containing the [[Dictionary]].

Pokeys also appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' as rare enemies and retain their designs from the previous game. A team of three Pokeys, known as [[The Pokey Triplets]], are a fighting team in the [[Glitz Pit]]. Pokeys also appear in floors 11-19 of the [[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. If they have all three segments, they can call more Pokeys into battle. The game introduces a species of Pokey based on the Pokey Mummy, called [[Poison Pokey]], which appears 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.

In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', Pokey appears in a patch of desert in the [[desert area]] of [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]]. Once he encounters the player, he introduces himself as the guardian of the desert, and says that unless they answer his "Riddles of Mystery", they will be forever trapped with him. In exchange, he will grant them their freedom and a [[Gaddget]]. After all three of his questions are correctly answered, he says that he is impressed and lauds the player as a master of the desert's riddles. He sticks true to his word and gives the [[Tap-Tap Sumo]] Gaddget, and tells the player to continue journeying.

Pokeys return in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' on the [[DS Desert Hills|Desert Hills]] course. Unlike in ''Double Dash!!'', they do not arch their bodies. [[Mario_Kart_DS#Missions|Mission 2-6]] requires the player to destroy Pokeys with Bob-ombs near the starting line of Desert Hills.

Additionally, a giant Pokey appears in [[Thwomp Desert]] as part of October 2008's 1st competition. There, players had to defeat it by throwing [[Bob-omb]]s. Pokeys also appeared in {{classic link|N64|Mario Raceway}} as part of November 2008's 2nd competition. The player faces another giant Pokey for September 2009's 2nd competition. Pokeys can be defeated by [[Green Shell]]s.

Pokeys return again in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', where they reappear in the {{classic link|GCN|Dry Dry Desert}} course. Starting from these games, they use their design from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They also gain their body arching move once again, and will spawn a coin in between itself whenever it does this.

Normal Pokeys appear in the ''[[Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser]]'' mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', where they appear as troops and enemies. They have very high HP but move quite slowly. Their [[Special Skill (Mario & Luigi series)|Special Skill]] is Whomping Whallop, which allows them to swing into their foes, similar to the Pokeys in most ''Paper Mario'' games. They, along with [[Goomba Tower]]s, are among the tallest troops in the game, and like Goomba Towers, they are Melee-type. Unlike Goomba Towers, they are heavily spiked, causing slight damage to most non-Ranged troops that attack them. Due to their segments, they are weak against [[Boomerang Bro]]s, and due to being plants, they are also weak against [[Fire Stalking Piranha Plant]]s. They initially appear in the Teehee Valley segment. They resemble their ''Paper Jam'' counterparts, but only ever appear with four segments, including the head.

However, Pokeys do appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', where they are enemies and recruitable allies in the ''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' mode. They are melee troopers and are weak to boomerang attacks from [[Boomerang Bro]]s. and [[Wendy]]. However, only a maximum of two Pokeys can be befriended, as befriending a third one will have it forcefully dismissed.

Pokeys appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' in [[Doop Doop Dunes]]. While they do not initially appear on [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and Paper Mario's first visit, they begin to show up on their second visit. On their first visit, however, a [[Big Pokey]] appears as a boss alongside [[Tower Power Pokey|Paper Tower Power Pokey]].

Outside of battle, Pokeys will chase the trio at high speed eventually hitting or falling on a bro. Both of these can cause [[trip]] when the battle starts. Due to their spikes, Pokeys cannot be jumped on, but hammering them will make them lose their segments. When a Pokey gets a turn, it will gain two or three segments and initiate an attack. A Pokey may come up to a bro and attempt to fall on him. The player must hammer the Pokey to avoid damage. Sometimes one falls in front of a bro, launching its head; hammer countering is still necessary. Sometimes a Pokey will step up and launch its segments at the bros. The bros will need to knock the segments back to avoid damage. If the Pokey spins a segment clockwise, it will hit Mario, whereas a counter-clockwise spinning segment will hit Luigi. One that does not spin will go for [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]]. Their last attack only involves Paper Mario. A Pokey will attempt to hit Paper Mario, who must jump or flutter jump to avoid. If the Pokey's head is upside-down, Paper Mario can land on it for damage. Papercraft Pokeys are also present. Aside from [[Tower Power Pokey]], the Pokeys' paper counterparts do not appear.

[[File:Underground Pokey Patrol.png|thumb|Pink Yoshi eating the head of a Pokey]]

SMB2 Pokey.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''

|Jpn=サンボ

|JpnR=Sanbo

|JpnM=Anagram of「サボン」(''sabon''), which is from the clipping of「{{Ruby|覇王樹|サボテン}}」(''saboten'', "cactus")

|Jpn2=ポーキー<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]|language=ja}}</ref>

|Jpn2R=Pōkī

|Jpn2M=Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name

|ChiS2=刺球丸子

|ChiS2N=international releases for games since ''Super Mario Party''

|ChiS3=仙人刺球<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/new_super_mario_bros_u_deluxe/pc/stage/index.html|title=新 超级马力欧兄弟U 豪华版 {{!}} Nintendo Switch {{!}} 任天堂 {{!}} 腾讯|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hans|accessdate=August 8, 2024}}</ref>

|ChiS3N=China release for ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''

|Ger=Pokey<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=20}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1997|page=8}}</ref>

|Ita=Pokey

|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' manual|language=it|publisher=Nintendo|page=26}}.</ref><ref>{{cite|title=[[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' - Album ufficiale]]|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''The Legend of Zelda - Enciclopedia di Hyrule''|page=198}}</ref>

|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros. 2'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', ''The Legend of Zelda'' series

|Ita2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkiXF0dx7bE&list=PLcGZc7g30V1szpfz3uw4SZIma9VbA33Bo&index=3 Super Mario bros super show ita 1x03 Nel selvaggio west]</ref>

|Ita2M=Another way to say "cactus"

|Ita2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''

|Ita3=Pokey (alto)

|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=8890092211|page=17}}</ref>

|Ita3M=Pokey (tall)

|Ita3N=''Super Mario Sunshine'' (PRIMA Guide)

|Ita4=Kakti

|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' instruction manual|page=112|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2001}}</ref>

|Ita4M=From "cacti"

|Ita4N=''Super Mario Advance''

|Ita5C=<ref>{{cite|quote=Marghibruco|author=Bowser Championship Cup scoreboard|publisher=''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''|language=it}}</ref>

|Ita6C=<ref>{{cite|title=''La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=978-1-906064-03-7|date=November 16, 2007|page=53 and 197}}</ref>

|Ita6M=Portmanteau of ''Marghibruco'' ("Pokey") and ''bulbo'' ("bulb" or "bud")

|Ita6N=''Super Mario Galaxy'' (PRIMA Guide); same as [[Pokey Head]], most likely a translation mistake

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