Editing Yoshi (species)

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'''Yoshis''' (referred to as '''Yoshisaurs''' in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' cartoon]], and alternatively pluralized as "'''Yoshies'''" in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'') are a sapient species of omnivorous [[dinosaur]]-like creatures that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They later starred in [[Yoshi (franchise)|their own series of games]]. The most well-known Yoshi is green, simply named [[Yoshi]], and an ally of [[Mario]], often aiding Mario or being a protagonist of his own adventures.

In ''Super Mario World'', [[Bowser]] invades Dinosaur Land, and with his [[Koopalings]], trap a number of Yoshis in enchanted eggs, and steal seven unhatched Yoshi Eggs, who then have to be rescued by Mario and [[Luigi]]. This is also how the brothers meet Yoshi, whom they befriend very early in the game. Red, Blue, and Yellow Yoshis appear in [[Star World]], exclusively found as [[Baby Yoshi|Mini-Yoshi]]s, which can grow into adult Yoshis if they eat enough enemies or fruits or a [[power-up]]. However, Blue Yoshis can be obtained elsewhere if a player grabs [[Yoshi's Wings]] while riding any Yoshi in a level in the SNES version. Eating Koopa shells gives Yoshis different abilities: when eating a [[Red Shell]], Yoshis spit out three [[fireball]]s, when eating a [[Yellow Shell]], Yoshis can create [[sand cloud]]s each time they land on the ground, and when eating a [[Blue Shell]], Yoshis [[Winged Yoshi|grow wings]] which allow them to [[fly]]. When they hold any shell in their mouths, Red, Blue, and Yellow Yoshis always experience the abilities of Red, Blue and Yellow Shells respectively, in addition to that shell's specific ability if it is of a different color than the Yoshi. [[Shell (flashing)|Flashing Shell]]s grant all three abilities, while Green Shells yield no extra abilities, and can merely be spat out as a projectile. If a Yoshi holds a shell in its mouth for too long, it swallows it. Yoshis can also eat most enemies, as well as [[Fruit (Yoshi food)|berries]] that grow on bushes in certain areas; eating ten red berries causes a Yoshi to lay an egg that hatches into a [[Super Mushroom]] (or a [[Fire Flower]], [[Super Star]], or [[Cape Feather]], depending on the Yoshi's color in the [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|GBA version]]), two pink berries will release a [[Yoshi Cloud]], and eating any number of green berries extends the [[Time Limit]]. If a Yoshi gets hurt by an enemy, it will drop Mario and run around in a panic until Mario jumps back on its shell.

[[File:SMS OrangeYoshi.png|thumb|Orange Yoshi is one of the Yoshi colors in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.]]

Yoshis are allies in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They can ridden by Mario on his quest to recover the [[Shine Sprite]]s. To get a Yoshi, Mario must first find a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi egg]] and give it the specific [[Fruit#Super Mario series|fruit]] it wants, the Yoshi will then hatch and Mario can ride on it. Depending on the fruit it has eaten, the Yoshi will be one of three colors: orange (if fed a [[papaya]] or a [[pineapple]]), pink (if fed [[banana]]s or a [[coconut]]), or purple (if fed a [[durian]] or [[pepper]]). Even after hatching, a Yoshi can still change colors by eating fruits of a different type. Each color will give a Yoshi the ability to spit [[juice]] of the same color (which replaces [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]]'s water tank) that affects enemies by turning them into various types of [[Yoshi Platform|platforms]]. The orange juice turns enemies into orange stationary platforms, the pink juice turns them into pink ascending platforms, and the purple juice turns them into purple forward-moving platforms. All three types of platforms disappear after a short amount of time. Unlike FLUDD, Yoshis can also destroy [[Orange Juice Generator]]s. Yoshis are unlocked by beating Episode 4 of [[Pinna Park]], afterwards [[Shadow Mario]] will appear in Delfino Plaza carrying a Yoshi egg.

[[File:SM64DS Vs Mode.png|thumb|left|Yoshi, Red Yoshi, and Blue Yoshi in the [[Castle Grounds]] in VS Mode in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]

While Yoshi himself is playable in the main story, up to three additional Yoshis are playable in the [[Super Mario 64 DS#VS Mode|multiplayer mode]] of ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. The first player (the host) plays as Yoshi, the second player plays as a Red Yoshi, the third player plays as a Blue Yoshi, and the fourth player plays as a Yellow Yoshi. Each Yoshi has the same abilities and can pick up caps of [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]] to use the abilities of those characters. It is also possible for a Yoshi to eat another Yoshi and spit them out, but the same cannot be done on a Yoshi with a cap. When a Yoshi gets wings, it grows wings out of its body, like in ''Super Mario World''. A Light Blue Yoshi appears in the minigame [[Tox Box Shuffle]], alongside Yoshi himself after enough rounds have passed.

[[File:NSMB-Snowball Slam.png|140px|thumb|Yoshi and Red Yoshi in the Snowball Slam [[minigame]] of ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]

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[[File:NSMBW Yoshis Group Art.jpg|thumb|left|Three of the Yoshis found in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.]]

According to [[list of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content|unused]] in-game data, Yoshis cannot be used while underwater, as the player automatically dismounts them if they fall into the water. Yoshis also cannot make [[Jumbo Ray]]s chirp, cannot sink floating [[barrel]]s, do not have proper animations for entering horizontal [[Warp Pipe]]s, cannot hit [[Flying ? Block]]s for items, and cannot use [[Bouncy Cloud]]s properly; most of these issues are resolved with the Green Yoshis in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.

Yoshi is a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', with the ability to Flutter Jump and having an immunity to landing on spikes. In addition, many Yoshi themed items exist in reference to him. Four other colored Yoshis were added in the version 2.0.0 update. Their emblems use an Yoshi's Egg with spots matching the color, but their [[Goal Pole]] and [[Checkpoint Flag]] color remains orange. The Houses that unlock them are the same as [[Yoshi's House]], but with the egg uses spots of the matching color. Combined with Yoshi, the Yoshis match the five colors of Toads in the game. Yoshis are popular with Toads of their own color. This means that in Toad Rally, when a Yoshi uses a move that makes a Toad cheer for them, that Toad is more likely to be of that color. It even allows Toads of colors that do not normally appear in a course to appear. This effect was also added to Yoshi, corresponding with Green Toads. Blue Yoshi is the only Yoshi available to unlock if players do not have the full version of this game.  

|Recruit 30 Red Toads and 30 Yellow Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Yoshi's House, which costs 1000 coins to purchase. Then place the building.  

|Recruit 1000 Yellow Toads and 9999 total Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Red Yoshi's House, which costs 50000 coins to purchase. Then place the building.  

|Recruit 50 Red Toads and 50 Blue Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Blue Yoshi's House, which costs 800 coins to purchase. Then place the building.  

|Recruit 300 Blue Toads, 300 Green Toads, and 200 Purple Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Yellow Yoshi's House, which costs 5000 coins to purchase. Then place the building.  

|Recruit 150 Blue Toads, 150 Green Toads, and 100 Purple Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Purple Yoshi's House, which costs 3000 coins to purchase. Then place the building.

In addition to [[Yoshi]] himself, Red, Yellow and Light Blue Yoshis appear as playable characters in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. All the Yoshis are classified as "Beginner Characters", allowing them to not take damage when touching enemies although they will still lose a life if falling down abysses like bottomless pits or lava. All the Yoshis retain the ability to flutter jump and eat enemies as well. In multiplayer mode, other players can ride the Yoshis if they are chosen as playable characters, even if they are playing as a Yoshi as well.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Nintendo of America|date=June 21, 2023|url=youtu.be/JStAYvbeSHc|title=''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 21, 2023}}</ref>

In ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', Mario has to arrange egg halves and enemies to produce Small, Tall, Winged, and Star Yoshis. To get a Small Yoshi, Mario must combine two halves of a Yoshi egg. To get a Tall Yoshi, Mario must have one to four enemies in between the two halves of an egg. To get a [[Winged Yoshi]], Mario must have five or six enemies in between the two halves of an egg. To get a [[Star Yoshi]], Mario must have seven enemies in between the two halves of an egg. If a Small Yoshi hatches, 50 points are awarded. If a Tall Yoshi hatches, 100-250 points are awarded. If a Winged Yoshi hatches, 300-350 points are awarded. If a Star Yoshi hatches, 500 points are awarded.

[[File:TA4.PNG|thumb|The title screen of ''Tetris Attack'' shows the different Yoshi colors.]]

In the final battle, Yoshi and three others fight Bowser, carrying [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Peach]], [[Baby DK]] and [[Baby Wario]], as Baby Bowser turns traitor when they reach Bowser's Castle. After their defeat, the Koopas return to the future and the babies are brought home by the storks.

[[File:Events11.png|thumb|left|Yoshi, along with his Red, Pink, and Yellow Yoshi color schemes in the thumbnail of the {{iw|smashwiki|Yoshi's Rainbow}} event from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']]

When Mario and his current set of partners visit [[Glitzville]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', they soon find themselves with custody of a [[Yoshi's Egg]], after its initial owner, [[Mr. Hoggle]], decides against cooking and serving it once he realizes it could move on its own accord. For a while, the egg follows Mario and his partners. Then, after the match with [[The Iron Adonis Twins]], Mario returns to find that the egg has hatched into a [[Yoshi Kid]], the color of whom varies depending on how much time has passed between Mario's acquisition of the egg and its hatching. Mario names the Yoshi, who then travels with him and the other partners for the remainder of the game, before becoming a fighter in the [[Glitz Pit]] after the quest is over.

For the first time in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, nonspecific Yoshis appear as enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', even though they cannot be targeted or defeated. They are found in [[the Emerald Circus]]. When Mario first arrives, the Yoshis are locked in a cage around the corner of the main entrance. If Mario attempts to open the cage, one of the Yoshis will swallow him and spit him out, dealing 5 points of damage to him. After [[Lemmy]] flees from the stage, the Yoshis escape from the cage. During the battle on the stage, they will randomly appear out of a curtain to try to eat Mario. Mario has to block their tongues, or they will waste his next card. The Yoshi will then run back into the curtain. [[Yoshi]] also appears in the [[Dark Bloo Inn]], albeit [["It"|invisible]] at first. If Mario tries to mount him, he runs off to the Emerald Circus, where Mario can talk to him once the Yoshis escape from their cage. A picture at [[Tangerino Grill]] appears to be the silhouette of a Toad riding a Yoshi.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', the [[Shroob]]s drop a [[Giant Egg]] on Yoshi's Island. It then becomes a tourist attraction, but later hatches into a Yoshi-like creature known as [[Yoob]], which proceeds to eat every Yoshi with its tongue. A factory in its [[Yoob's Belly|belly]] then encases the eaten Yoshis in [[Egg (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)|eggs]], so that they will also hatch as Yoobs. The plan is stopped by Yoshi, who is aided by Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, and their adult counterparts, who had both traveled back in time to save Peach and stop the Shroobs. Yoshi discovers a way to escape through Yoob's digestive tract and the four Mario Bros. free the captured and imprisoned Yoshis to help him. They also defeat the guardian of the factory, [[Sunnycide]], by pushing a large rock on him, and once the Yoshis escape and the factory is destroyed, Yoob falls asleep. In international releases, a Black Yoshi appears in the Sunnycide boss battle, the only instance of one appearing, while the original version shows a Yellow Yoshi instead.<ref name="TCRF Miscellaneous Changes">{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Mario_%26_Luigi:_Partners_in_Time/Regional_Differences|''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''/Regional Differences]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=April 4, 2023}}</ref>

==== ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership'' ====

''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' has a Yoshi being featured for a new special attack that [[Mario]] can use called Hatch Me if You Can. If Mario and Luigi hit the enemy with the [[Yoshi's Egg]] that serves as the central weapon, the Yoshi will pop out of the egg and attack the target with a [[Ground Pound]].<ref>https://youtu.be/h9JPSwIcJ7g</ref>

===''Mario & Sonic'' series===

[[File:Yoshis MSLOG.png|thumb|Seven different Yoshi colors, as seen in ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''.]]

Yoshis appear as a species in certain games of the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]]. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', [[Dream Equestrian]] involves players carrying a wagon full of seven color Yoshi eggs, all hatching into Yoshis upon reaching the goal. In the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Nintendo 3DS version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'', five differently colored Yoshis (red, blue, light blue, yellow, and pink) accompany the playable Green Yoshi as his teammates in the [[Football (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|Football]] event, and the Yellow and Light Blue Yoshis operate shops in the ''Road to Rio'' mode, with Yellow Yoshi's shop being used to trade apples for [[Mii]] outfits, and Light Blue Yoshi's shop being used to trade melons with sports gear. In the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Wii U version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'', Yoshis appear in the Mario League, where Team Mario does not have enough non-guest characters to create three teams of four for any of the events, so Red and Yellow Yoshi are featured alongside Yoshi himself as one of the members of Team Mario, with each Yoshi occupying a team.

[[File:MP1 YTI Blue and Pink Yoshi.jpg|thumb|left|The Blue and Pink Yoshis in ''Mario Party'']]

Yoshis reappear in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' due to the ''Mario Party'' board Yoshi's Tropical Island returning. Unlike the original [[Nintendo 64|N64]] version, there are a few more Yoshis on the board. The Blue Yoshi returns but is moved to Cantaloupe Island and is now seen relaxing on a sliced cantaloupe. A Red Yoshi appears on the central island, replacing the Pink Yoshi (though it now appears on a sliced cantaloupe floating on the water beside Cantaloupe Island)<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=20mV7krJIo4|author=Swiftjar|date=September 30, 2021|title=Yoshi’s Tropical Island Analysis & Comparison (N64 Vs Switch) - Mario Party Superstars|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref> and being surrounded by Cheep Cheeps instead of whirlpools from the original game. A Yellow Yoshi additionally appears on Watermelon Island cheering on top of a sliced big Watermelon.

[[File:Mgyoshi.png|thumb|Yoshi's alternate costumes in ''Mario Golf'']]

Yoshis are non-playable characters in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''. A Pink Yoshi appears in [[Bonny Greens]] in the qualifying round. It is then never seen again unless the player plays the qualifying round again.

*If the player achieved a rank of A- or higher in the Ranked Match during August 2021, they would be able to unlock Red Yoshi, Blue Yoshi, and Yellow Yoshi as variants for Yoshi.

*If the player achieved a rank of A- or higher in the Ranked Match during April 2022, they would be able to unlock Pink Yoshi, Light-Blue Yoshi, and Orange Yoshi as variants for Yoshi.

[[File:RedYoshiMKAGPDX.jpg|thumb|left|Red Yoshi in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'']][[File:Black Yoshi Artwork.png|thumb|Black Yoshi in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'']]

In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', Red and Black Yoshis appear as downloadable color swaps of Yoshi, with their own exclusive [[Special Item]]s: [[Egg Bazooka]], and [[Yoshi's Egg#Mario Kart Arcade GP|Rolling Egg]] respectively.

In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Yoshis can be seen as spectators jumping and waving in [[Sweet Sweet Canyon]], [[Mount Wario]], {{classic-link|GBA|Mario Circuit}}, {{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 3}}, {{classic-link|N64|Yoshi Valley}}, {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}, [[Excitebike Arena]], {{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}}, and [[Super Bell Subway]]. In the latter game, they appear in [[Merry Mountain]], as well as the [[Battle Mode|battle]] courses [[Sweet Sweet Kingdom]], {{classic-link|SNES|Battle Course 1}}, and {{classic-link|3DS|Wuhu Town}}. Some are seen sitting in their seats. Occasionally, some of these Yoshis will hum [[Kazumi Totaka#Totaka's Song|Totaka's Song]].<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwyp09J9Z2U|author=GameXplain|title=Totaka's Song in ''Mario Kart 8'' (Secret)|date=January 12, 2015|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 27, 2024|language=en}}</ref> Additionally, three different-colored Yarn Yoshis (green, pink, and light blue) are seen in the background of {{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}}.

Also, several differently colored Yoshis are playable as variants of Yoshi, namely Light Blue, Black, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Pink, and Orange Yoshis. In ''Mario Kart 8'', these variants are unlocked when both DLC packs ([[The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] and [[Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']]) have been purchased, while in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', they are available from the start in the base game. Red Yoshi is the Staff [[Ghost (Mario Kart series)|Ghost]] for {{classic|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}} and Orange Yoshi is the Staff Ghost for {{classic-link|GBA|Cheese Land}}; additionally, in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', White Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost for [[Shy Guy Falls]], Yellow Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost for {{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}, and Blue Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost for Super Bell Subway.

All of Yoshi's alternate colors from ''Mario Kart 8'' return as playable drivers, separate from Yoshi himself, those being Red, Black, Blue, White, Pink, Orange, Light-blue, and Yellow Yoshi, who were respectively introduced in the [[New Year's Tour (2020)|2020 New Year's Tour]], [[Yoshi Tour (2020)|2020 Yoshi Tour]], [[Yoshi Tour (2021)|2021 Yoshi Tour]] (blue and white), [[Sydney Tour (September 2021)|September 2021 Sydney Tour]], [[Autumn Tour (2022)|2022 Autumn Tour]], [[Yoshi Tour (2023)|2023 Yoshi Tour]], and [[Sunshine Tour]] and have the [[Yoshi's Egg]] (red, orange, light-blue, and yellow), [[Double Bob-ombs]], [[Dash Ring]], [[Triple Mushrooms]], and [[Heart (item)|Heart]] as their respective [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]]s. Red, Blue, Pink, Orange, Light-Blue and Yellow Yoshi are classified as Super drivers while Black and White Yoshi are classified as High-End drivers. Black Yoshi and White Yoshi were originally exclusive to their debut tour and several subsequent tours but became regular High-End drivers starting with the [[Berlin Tour]] and [[Sydney Tour (September 2021)|September 2021 Sydney Tour]], respectively.

Yoshis return as spectators in ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''. Sometimes, one Yoshi will throw a [[? Block]] to one of the teams' members during gameplay. The player can select up to four Yoshis on the character select screen per team. Different colored Yoshis will be playable based on the corresponding team color, excluding the lime-green team using Green Yoshis and the purple and light-purple teams using Blue Yoshis (though originally Purple Yoshi was seen on the purple team in the overview trailer for the game, but was scrapped in the ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League#Pre-release demo|Mario Strikers: Battle League First Kick]]'' pre-release demo and the final game).<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/_UmjcJT6nuQ?t=48|author=Nintendo of America|title=''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' – Overview Trailer – Nintendo Switch|language=en-us|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 27, 2024|date=May 12, 2022}}</ref>

Blue Yoshi and Red Yoshi are non-playable characters in the [[Mario Sports Mix#Dodgeball|Dodgeball]] game in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', assisting the blue and red teams on the sidelines, respectively. Yoshi also has three unlockable alternate colors (Light-blue, Yellow, and Pink).

In the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''Super Mario Advance 4'' adaptations of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the king of the [[Pipe Land|Pipe Maze]] is transformed into a Green Yoshi by [[Ludwig|Ludwig von Koopa]] (whereas in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of the game, predating Yoshis, the king was transformed into a [[Piranha Plant]]).

Yoshis are bipedal non-avian [[dinosaur]]s that come in many different colors, with green being the most common. They have large, round snouts with big eyes protruding out of the very tops of their heads, their faces resembling those of [[Koopa Troopa]]s. Red, stegosaurus-like spines run down their backsides, and they have white underbellies. They are almost always seen wearing large, brightly-colored shoes, which are usually orange or red. They were initially portrayed with somewhat more realistic, therapod dinosaur-like features, such as a hunched-over, birdlike stance, a longer neck, and small hands with three digits. Hands with four digits appear first in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' television series]] from [[DIC Entertainment|DIC]], then in the Japanese commercial of ''[[Mario Paint]]'',<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V0KJWNquu0|title=''Mario Paint'' JPN Commercial|author=Japancommercials4u|language=ja|accessdate=June 27, 2024|date=January 17, 2009|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> and in artwork of ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'';<ref>{{file link|Yoshi SMK artwork.jpg|Artwork of Yoshi in ''Super Mario Kart''}}, note how his hands have four digits.</ref> this has become a common design choice by the end of the 1990s.<ref>{{file link|SMSQPB6 Finding.png|Mario and Yoshi finding a shiny object in ''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 6: Friend Kidnapped''}}, a book realized in collaboration with Nintendo and published by Shogakukan in 1998. Note how Yoshi's hands feature four digits.</ref> The design of Yoshis has since changed to make them more anthropomorphic, with upright postures, shorter necks and human-like four digit hands. They usually retain their hunched stance in games where other characters ride them, however. Even though Yoshis are typically portrayed as having no visible teeth and swallowing their enemies whole without chewing them, they have been shown to have a full set of upper and lower teeth since the ''Super Mario Picture Books'' published by Shogakukan and written in collaboration with Nintendo,<ref>{{file link|SMSQPB5 Back.png|Back of ''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 5: Mario's Amusement Park''}}.</ref> in particular: ''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 2: Mario's Sports Day'',<ref>{{file link|SMSQPB2 Three-legged Race.png|A three legged race in ''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 2: Mario's Sports Day''}}, both the upper teeth and lower teeth can be seen.</ref> and ''Super Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura'' (''Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book ④ Larry's Mischief''),<ref>{{file link|SMWGPB4 Back.png|Part of the activity on the back of ''Super Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura'' (''Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book ④ Larry's Mischief'').}}</ref> with the new design retaining them as seen in artwork for ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''.<ref>{{file link|Pink Yoshi Flutter Jump.png|A Pink Yoshi performing a Flutter Jump in ''Yoshi's Story''}}, note both sets of upper and lower teeth.</ref> The teeth are commonly shown in-game in sprite-based ''Yoshi'' platformers while one is flutter jumping. Yoshis were originally conceived of as a type of Koopa, with the saddles on their backs being their shells.<ref>{{cite|quote=Yoshi was originally supposed to be a type of Koopa. That saddle you see on his back was actually his shell.|author=[[Takashi Tezuka]]|title=''[[Super Mario History]]''}}</ref> Even in the bio of [[Yoshi]] on Nintendo's Japanese site, the saddle is considered to be a shell. Although most Yoshis have never been seen without their shoes, the appearance of [[Boshi]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' confirms that Yoshis have three toes on each foot, and also have white pads on the bottom of their feet, as shown in ''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 5: Mario's Amusement Park'' (「スーパーマリオおはなしクイズえほん 5 マリオの ゆうえんち」).<ref>{{file link|SMSQPB5 Shoes.png|A shoe recognition game on the back of ''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 5: Mario's Amusement Park''}}.</ref> Early Yoshi sprites for ''Super Mario World'' showed babies that were blob-like in shape and adults with mouths resembling those of the current [[Baby Yoshi]]s.

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Yoshis have different abilities depending on their color and the Koopa Shell they hold in their mouth. If a Blue Yoshi holds a Koopa Shell of any color, it can temporarily grow wings until it is swallowed or spat out. If a Red Yoshi holds a shell of any color, it can spit it back out as a trio of [[fireball]]s. If a Yellow Yoshi holds a shell of any color, it can create sand clouds when landing on the ground until it is swallowed or spat out. Shells of corresponding color can also grant these abilities for a Yoshi of any color. In the [[SNES]] version, all Yoshi sprites, excluding the overworld map sprites, have orange arms. This was changed for the [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|GBA port]] to having the arms match the rest of the body.

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Yoshis are capable of speaking intelligibly, as demonstrated by Yoshi in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', as well as other Yoshis in games like ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', and others. However, other games present Yoshis' speech in parentheses, such as ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' (in which Yoshi must translate the speech of other Yoshis for Mario) and the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series. Others have Yoshis only say the word "Yoshi" followed by a translation of what they are saying in parentheses, such as the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series, ''[[Fortune Street]]'', ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', and others. The ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic jokes that Yoshis only say the word "Yoshi" to communicate. Their language has been referred to as simply "Yoshi".<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoAmerica|date=January 4, 2016|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/684104528501837829|title=To be honest, Mario’s resolutions are pretty similar every year. What are *your* Nintendo-themed resolutions?|publisher=X|accessdate=July 9, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20160127013737/https://twitter.com/nintendoamerica/status/684104528501837829}}</ref>

*'''''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue #28:''' ''Yoshi has three special abilities that are triggered when he swallows Koopa shells of certain colors. He also has three cousins who come in those colors and carry one of Yoshi's special traits when they swallow any shell. You'll discover them in the elusive Star World.<ref>{{cite|date=September 1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue #28|page=9}}</ref>

*'''''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''The cookie-loving Yoshis helped save Baby Mario and Baby Luigi once before. Now they meet again—without the annoying crying!''<ref>{{cite|author=Hoffman, Chris|title=''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide|date=November 18, 2005|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-006-9|page=3}}</ref>

*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 平和な南の島に住む恐竜の一族。ある日のこと、のんきにお散歩を楽しんでいたら、空から赤ちゃんが降ってきた。なんとかこの赤ちゃんを、パパとママのもとへとどけたい。なんでもぺロリと食べてしまう食欲はあい変わらず。食べたものをタマゴにして投げれば、赤ちゃんをねらう敵をやっつけることもできる。ヨッシーたちは仲間を集め、冒険の旅に出発した⋯⋯。カメックの魔の手から赤ちゃんを守って、無事にパパとママの家にたどり着けるだろうか。旅の途中で変身アイテムを取ると、ヨッシーはいろんなものに変身して、特別な能力を使うことができるようになるぞ。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P4.jpg|4}}|date=1995}}</ref>

*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' "''For some, red is the luckiest color. No wonder Red Yoshi looks so happy! Paired with the Red Turbo Yoshi, these two are sure to have good luck on the tracks!''"<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1213248677617254400|date=January 3, 2020|author=mariokarttourEN|title=Post|publisher=Twitter|language=en|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref>

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*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' "''Black Yoshi is here for part two of the Yoshi Tour! He's ready and raring to make his mark with the Double Bob-ombs special item.''"<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1251661790943027201|title=Post|publisher=Twitter|language=en|date=April 18, 2020|author=mariokarttourEN|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref>

|effect=[Arm, Leg] - Attack +8

|JapM=Yoshi; romanized as "Yossy" in earlier Japanese materials.<ref>{{cite|author=Mandelin, Heidi|date=March 6, 2018|url=legendsoflocalization.com/yossy-image-gallery|title=24 Times “Yoshi” Was Called “Yossy”|publisher=Legends of Localization|language=en|accessdate=December 28, 2021}}</ref> Portmanteau of [[List of Super Mario World staff#Special Thanks to: / Special Thanks to|Mie Yoshimura]]'s name and Nessie.<ref>{{cite|url=game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/742615.html|title=ファミコンの生みの親とスーパーマリオのデザイナーが登場！|publisher=GAME Watch|accessdate=June 5, 2022|language=ja|date=February 8, 2016}}</ref>

|ChiS=耀西

|ChiSR=Yàoxī

|ChiSM=Transliteration of the international name

|Ger=Yoshi

|Ger2=Yoschi

|Ger2C=<ref>{{cite|title=German ''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|url=archive.org/details/super-mario-world-snes-spielanleitung/page/n9/mode/2up|page=17–18|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1992|language=de|accessdate=April 23, 2023}}</ref>

|Ger2M=A partial spelling adaption to German; only used in the ''Super Mario World'' manual

|Lat=Joši

|LatC=<ref>{{cite|language=lv|url=www.lego.com/lv-lv/product/yoshi-s-gift-house-expansion-set-71406|title=Joši dāvanu nama paplašinājuma maršruts|publisher=LEGO.com|accessdate=July 8, 2022|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230306071319/https://www.lego.com/lv-lv/product/yoshi-s-gift-house-expansion-set-71406}}</ref>

|Ukr=Йоші

|UkrC=<ref>{{cite|language=uk|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230115115054/https://www.lego.com/uk-ua/product/mario-s-house-yoshi-expansion-set-71367|title=Будинок Маріо і Йоші. Додатковий рівень|publisher=LEGO.com|accessdate=October 11, 2023}}</ref>

|ChiT=淺藍耀西

|ChiTN=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' and ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'')

|ChiTR=Qiǎnlán Yàoxī

|ChiT2=淺藍色耀西

|ChiT2N=''Mario Kart Tour''

|ChiT2R=Qiǎnlánsè Yàoxī

|Spa=Yoshi azul claro

|SpaN=''Mario Kart 8''

|ChiS=粉色耀西

|ChiSN=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''

|ChiSR=Fěnsè Yàoxī

|ChiS2=粉红色耀西

|ChiS2N=''Mario Kart Tour''

|ChiS2R=Fěnhóngsè Yàoxī

|ChiT=粉紅耀西

|ChiTN=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''

|ChiTR=Fěnhóng Yàoxī

|ChiT2=粉紅色耀西

|ChiT2N=''Mario Kart Tour''

|ChiT2R=Fěnhóngsè Yàoxī

*According to the German Official Strategy Guide, each Yoshi from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' has its own name.<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de|date=November 19, 2022|url=archive.org/details/super-mario-world-2-yoshis-island-snes-offizieller-nintendo-spieleberater/mode/2up|title=''Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island'' - SNES - Offizieller Nintendo Spieleberater|accessdate=October 24, 2023}}</ref> The green one is called Yoshi, the light-blue one is called Jonny, the yellow one is called Sunny, the pink one is called Claudi, the brown one is called Eddi, the red one is called Netty, the dark-blue one is called Tommy, and the purple one is called Marci.

*In the ''[[Club Nintendo (German magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic ''[[The Hunt For Happiness]]'', newborn Yoshis are stated to be [https://www.flickr.com/photos/miloscat/13024448504/in/album-72157642078272083/ 1.3 meters tall] and bright enough to be seen in the darkness up to 50 meters away.

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