Pestnut

Superstar Saga enemy
Pestnut (1)
Location(s)	Chucklehuck Woods
Level	19
Role	Common
HP	15
POW	30-36
Defense	38
Speed	30
Experience	15 (10)
Coins	2 (3)
Item drop	Mushroom – 9.68% Super Mushroom – 25.81% (9.68%)
More Fire Critical Thunder Normal Jump Spiny Hammer Normal Hand Normal Stun? 30% Burn? 60% Stat down? 100%
Notice Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats). Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Pestnuts are round plant-like enemies found at Chucklehuck Woods in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. They camouflage themselves as brown Chuckola Fruit before dropping from their trees and attacking anyone who walks under them, though they can also be found rolling around on the ground. Pestnuts are covered in green spikes, making them impossible to jump on unless one of the "Spiny-Killer Jump" badges are worn. They attack by rolling into their target from the front or from behind. The former can be countered with Mario or Luigi's hammer, whereas the latter can be dodged by jumping. After the Pestnut takes enough damage, its spikes fall out, revealing either a Beanie or Gold Beanie underneath. It will then continue to fight as a Beanie.

A stronger variety of Pestnuts called Elite Pestnuts appear in the Oho Ocean Seabed; they have purple spikes and venom.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, they are more circular, the spaikes are thicker, and the placement of the spikes invokes that of an Urchin, particularly the six spikes around the face.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
German	Pieksnuss[?]	Poke nut
Italian	Goomba Selvatico (Original version) Castagnetto (Remake)[?]	Wild Goomba Little Chestnut
Spanish	Castaña[?]	Chestnut