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[[File:PopgunPound.jpg|thumb|220px|Diddy Kong doing the Popgun Pound]]
[[File:PopgunPound.jpg|thumb|220px|Diddy Kong doing the Popgun Pound]]
The '''Popgun Pound'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=2010|format=PDF|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SF8P/SF8P_E.pdf|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=21|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en-gb|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref> is one of [[Diddy Kong]]'s abilities in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. It can only be performed when he is controlled independently, which is possible in multiplayer mode or ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''{{'}}s [[Hard Mode]].
The '''Popgun Pound'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2010|format=PDF|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SF8P/SF8P_E.pdf|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=21|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en-gb|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref> is one of [[Diddy Kong]]'s abilities in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' (as well as [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch port]]). It can be performed only when he is controlled independently, which is possible in multiplayer mode or on ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''{{'}}s [[Hard Mode]].


The move substitutes the [[Ground Pound|ground pound]] ability seen at the other playable characters. It involves Diddy firing his [[Popgun|Peanut Popguns]], producing tremors on the ground that have the same effect as a ground pound, therefore allowing him to destroy [[Cracked Block|blocks]], push DK Plates and [[Spinning Platform|trapdoors]] or stun nearby enemies while also shooting peanuts. [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Cranky Kong]] do not have this specific ability despite wielding popguns themselves; they are only able to pound the ground without shooting projectiles.
The Popgun Pound is Diddy's version of the [[Hand Slap|ground pound]] ability that other playable characters use. Diddy fires his [[Popgun|Peanut Popgun]]s at the ground, creating tremors. It can destroy [[Cracked Block|blocks]], push DK Plates and [[Spinning Platform|trapdoors]], and stun nearby enemies. The [[peanut]]s from this attack bounce forward. [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Cranky Kong]] do not have this specific ability despite wielding popguns themselves; they are able to only pound the ground without shooting projectiles.


==Game manual description==
==Game manual description==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|FreA=Coup de pétard<ref>{{cite|language=fr|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=38}}</ref>  
|FreA=Coup de pétard<ref>{{cite|language=fr|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=38}}</ref>  
|FreAM=Petard pound
|FreAM=Petard pound
|SpaA=Brincotrabucazo<ref>{{cite|language=es-419|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=60}}</ref>  
|SpaA=Brincotrabucazo<ref>{{cite|language=es-419|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=60}}</ref>  
|SpaAM=Portmanteau of ''brincar'' ("to jump") and ''trabucazo'' (something shot with a ''trabuco'', Spanish for "{{wp|blunderbuss}}")
|SpaAM=Portmanteau of ''brincar'' ("to jump") and ''trabucazo'' (something shot with a ''trabuco'', Spanish for "{{wp|blunderbuss}}")
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Latest revision as of 18:28, August 5, 2024

Diddy Kong doing the Popgun Pound
Diddy Kong doing the Popgun Pound

The Popgun Pound[1][2] is one of Diddy Kong's abilities in Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (as well as its Nintendo Switch port). It can be performed only when he is controlled independently, which is possible in multiplayer mode or on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze's Hard Mode.

The Popgun Pound is Diddy's version of the ground pound ability that other playable characters use. Diddy fires his Peanut Popguns at the ground, creating tremors. It can destroy blocks, push DK Plates and trapdoors, and stun nearby enemies. The peanuts from this attack bounce forward. Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong do not have this specific ability despite wielding popguns themselves; they are able to only pound the ground without shooting projectiles.

Game manual description[edit]

Shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to shoot Diddy Kong's Peanut Popgun at the ground, and create small tremors. These tremors will stun nearby enemies and allow Diddy Kong to interact with certain objects in the environment, such as DK Plates.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French (NOA) Coup de pétard[3] Petard pound
Spanish (NOA) Brincotrabucazo[4] Portmanteau of brincar ("to jump") and trabucazo (something shot with a trabuco, Spanish for "blunderbuss")

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
  2. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 21. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  3. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (French). Page 38.
  4. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish). Page 60.