Tenderling

Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Tenderling
Location(s)	Flab Zone
Battled by	Mario and Luigi
Role	Common
Level	9
HP	45 (68)
POW	25 (63)
DEF	27 (41)
SPEED	30 (45)
Fire	Normal
Burn?	Normal
Dizzy?	Normal
Stat down?	Normal
KO?	Normal
Experience	30
Coins	12 (18)
Item drop	Mushroom - 5% 1-Up Mushroom - 30%
Notice The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW.

Tenderlings are living pieces of meat that Mario and Luigi face inside Bowser's body in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story encountered in the Flab Zone. They attack by rolling at one of the Mario brothers, jumping while spinning before they strike. Tenderlings can also jump over the bros., causing damage if they jump instead of standing still. Tenderlings will do this attack if they jump higher and spin faster than they would before a normal attack. If eaten by a Calorite, they will become another Calorite, making Tenderlings more of a threat when seen with Calorites.

If one of Nutsoglobin's questions is answered wrong, a Tenderling falls out of a pipe nearby and will have to be battled.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ジューシー[?] Jūshī	The English word Juicy.
German	Cholhysterin[?]	Pun on Cholesterin (cholesterol) and hysterisch (hysterical)
Italian	Carnoidrato[?]	Portmanteau of "carne" (meat) and "Carboidrato" (carbohydrate)
Spanish (NOA)	Bocadín[?]	From Bocado (Mouthful) and the diminutive suffix -ín.
Spanish (NOE)	Manjario[?]	From Manjar, meaning "tasty meal". Some Spanish given names end in -io.

Trivia

• Their name is a pun on "tenderloin", a piece of meat on a bone. However, its overall appearance bears a closer resemblance to a leg of lamb.