Editing Pouncer

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:WL_Pouncer.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Pouncer
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario Land II]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
|variant_of=[[Thwomp]]
|variants=[[Omodon]]
|comparable=[[Spiked stone]]
}}
'''Pouncers'''<ref name="manual">{{cite|title=''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' instruction booklet|page=19|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are stone creatures from the [[Wario Land (series)|''Wario Land'' series]], appearing in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' and ''[[Wario Land II]]''. They look and behave almost exactly like [[Thwomp]]s, except they have no spikes on their tops. [[Wario]] can hop up on them as a platform to cross gaps. In some cases, instead of acting like Thwomps, they slowly follow a path, such as moving through a cramped hall after Wario. If a Pouncer lands on an enemy, it turns into a [[10-Coin|10 Gold Coin]] for Wario to collect. On the other hand, in ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'', contact with a Pouncer's spikes instantly causes the loss of a life. The Pouncers of ''Wario Land II'' were redesigned and referred to as '''weights'''<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 106|page=63|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=March 1998|quote=One bat drops a lead weight that flattens Wario; the other picks him up and steals coins.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980610012401/http://www.nintendo.com/gb/wario_land_ii/1.html|title=Nintendo: Wario Land II|publisher=Nintendo.com|accessdate=May 18, 2024}}</ref> or '''blocks'''.<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 106|page=64|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=March 1998|quote=These bats have nothing better to do all day than drop blocks. If you jump on a block, you can jump from the top to reach more coins.}}</ref> They have no spikes and are carried and routinely dropped by [[D-Bat]]s. They are no longer harmful, transforming Wario into [[Flat Wario]] if it lands on him.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=This sturdy creature drops down and pursues [[Wario]]. Wario can get a lift on its flat top.''<ref name="manual"/>
|Ita=Questa robusta creatura piomba giù e dà la caccia a Wario. Ma Wario può farsi dare un passaggio salendo sopra alla sua sommità piatta!<ref name=ITAmanual>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' European manual|page=117}}</ref>
}}
{{multilang profile
|type=vc_3ds
|Jap=天井から落ちてきたり、追いかけてきたりします。頭の上に乗れます。<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_rbaj.pdf Japanese ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' Virtual Console manual], section 15.</ref>
|JapM=They can fall from the ceiling or chase you. You can ride on their heads.
|Eng=This sturdy creature will fall from the ceiling and pursue Wario. You can get a free ride on his flat top.<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) English e-manual|page=15}}</ref>
|Ita=Una robusta creatura che cade dal soffitto e si lancia al tuo inseguimento. Salta sulla superficie piatta del suo corpo per farti dare il passaggio.<ref name=ITAemanual>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=15}}</ref>
}}

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ドドン (JP) / Pouncer (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Pouncer_perfect.png|300px]]
|shuzoku=岸石族
|seikaku=頑固一徹
|tojo_gemu=ランド3
|desc='''<big>上に乗って移動することも</big></b><br>
トゲの生えた岩の固まり。侵入者が接近すると落下したり、左右に移動して押しつぶそうとする。上に乗ることができるので、場所によっては、乗り物としても利用できる。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/G2HcVeg.jpeg 132]}}</ref>
|tribe=Rock clan
|disposition=Stubborn
|game_appearances=Land 3
|eng_desc='''''<big>You can even get on top of it and move around.</big>'''''<br>
''A mass of spiny rocks. When an intruder approaches, it falls or moves to the left or right in an attempt to crush the intruder. Since it can be ridden on top, it can be used as a vehicle in some places.''
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pouncer.png|Sprite from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
RiceBeachCourse4.png|Wario standing on a Pouncer from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Pouncer KC Mario Artwork.png|A Pouncer as depicted in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha manga]]
Flat Wario WL2.png|Wario being flattened by a weight in ''[[Wario Land II]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドドン<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land'' instruction booklet|page=19|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō'' Shogakukan guide|page=92|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR=Dodon
|JapM=From「ドッスン」(''Dossun'', [[Thwomp#Names in other languages|Thwomp]]) and「どん」(''don'', a Japanese onomatopoeia for crashing sound)
|Ger=Pouncer
|Ita=Assalitore Improvviso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' European manual|page=117}}</ref>
|Ita2=Saltatore<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=15}}</ref>
|Ita3=Thowmp<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Numero 4|date=1994|page=20}}</ref>
|ItaM=Sudden Attacker
|Ita2M=Jumper
|Ita2N=Shared with the nickname of the [[Wonder Hoppin#Names in other languages|Wonder Hoppin]]
}}

==References==
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{{Thwomps}}
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[[Category:Thwomps]]
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[[Category:Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 enemies]]
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