Pulsar

Super Mario RPG enemy
Pulsar
Role	Common
Location(s)	Star Hill, The Trial Course
HP	69
Attack	75
Magic attack	33
Defense	90
Magic defense	35
Speed	8
Spells	Static E!, Electroshock, Bolt
Sp. attacks	Migraine (CP)
Items	Pick Me Up (25%)
Exp. points	15
Coins	12
More FP 100 Evade 10% Magic evade 0% Strong Jump Weak Fire Bonus Flower Lucky! (90%) Yoshi Cookie Pick Me Up Morph rate 100%
Psychopath
"I'm a mini-pulsar."

Pulsars are small and strange red-eyed creatures covered in spiked armor that appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. They appear as stronger variants of Clusters, and can be found on Star Hill and in Bowser's Keep within one of the battle courses. Their names are derived from pulsars, radiation-releasing neutron stars found in distant nebulae; a Pulsar calls itself a "mini-pulsar" in its Psychopath text.

Battle

Pulsars have extremely high defense, and possess powerful electric attacks such as Static E! and Bolt. A hint-giving man hiding behind a house in Mushroom Kingdom warns Mario to avoid attacking these "pointy monsters" if the party chats with him leaves for Star Hill. This alludes to the fact that Pulsars can perform the Migraine special attack; unlike Clusters, Pulsars will use the move as soon as they are hit. This will instantly down a party member unless they deflect the attack or wear an accessory such as the Safety Badge. Their high defense also makes it unlikely that Mario and the party can actually one-shot the Pulsar otherwise. Upon defeat, there is a chance that a Pulsar will drop a Pick Me Up.

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ルピー[?] Rupī	Rupy/Rupee

Trivia

• In the Japanese version, Pulsar's thought via Mallow's Psychopath ability instead reads is 「なぐったら、うんさんむしょうで　おしおきよ！」 ("Hit me and you will be punished when I go up in smoke!"). This is a reference to the anime and manga adaptation of Sailor Moon, where Sailor Moon herself uses the catchphrase of "In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!" This thought serves as a hint about the enemy's counterattack.