Shrooba Diver

Shrooba Diver
Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) (cameo)
Variant of	Shroob

Shrooba Divers are enemies that appear in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, where they are found in the Gritzy Desert. They are green Shroobs with white spots that wear scuba masks and oxygen tanks, and have the ability to "swim" in sand. Their name is a pun on "Shroob" and "scuba diver". Shrooba Divers try to ambush Mario and Luigi by surfacing under them in the overworld. They are fought alone or in pairs, and also appear alongside Pokeys and Bob-ombs.

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, while Mario and Luigi battle the Shroobs, some frozen Shrooba Divers are seen in the background.

Battle

Shrooba Divers raise their hand and spin as they tunnel under the sand, leaping out to try and dive into Mario or Luigi; Baby Mario and Baby Luigi must counter this attack with the hammer. The Shrooba Diver raises its right hand for Mario, and its left for Luigi. Shrooba Divers can also swim through the sand towards one of the Bros. and circle back towards the other from behind; the attack can be dodged and countered by jumping, and can trip Mario or Luigi if it hits them.

Occasionally, the Shrooba Divers may jump and dive into the sand, then pull out an object to throw at the Bros.; objects thrown with the right hand target Mario, while objects thrown with the left target Luigi. They can pull out either a circular cactus or a Sand Cheep. The cactus must be dodged by jumping, while the Sand Cheep bounces overhead and will damage the Bros. if they jump into it. Shrooba Divers take critical damage from the Ice Flower Bros. Item, and may drop a Super Mushroom or Blue Pepper upon defeat.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Shrooba Diver
	HP	76	POW	72	Defense	50
	Experience	32	Coins	8	Speed	34
	Location(s)	Gritzy Desert	Role	Common	Item drop	Super Mushroom – 4% Blue Pepper – 1%
	Level	14	Battled by	Anyone
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ゲドンコダイバー[?] Gedonko Daibā	Shroob Diver
French	Xhaphandrier[?]	Portmanteau of "Xhampi" (Shroob) and "scaphandrier" (scuba diver)
German	Shrooba-Taucher[?]	Shrooba Diver
Italian	Shroommozzatore[?]	Portmanteau of "Shroob" and "sommozzatore" (scuba diver)
Korean	게돈코다이버[?] Gedonko Daibeo	Shroob Diver
Spanish	Arenashroob[?]	From "arena" (sand) and "Shroob"