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[[File:Pointey.gif|thumb|A Pointey extending and shrinking in ''Yoshi's Island DS'']]
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A '''Pointey'''<ref>''Yoshi's Island DS'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide, page 33.</ref> is a [[horsetail]]-like creature that appears in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. They do not harm [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], though they serve as obstacles as they extend from the ground to block Yoshi's way and bounce him away if he touches one. They can be extremely tall or very short, but each one can be defeated by a single jump, an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]], or [[Baby Donkey Kong]]'s [[DK Dash Attack]].
|image=[[File:Pointey YIDS.png]]<br>Sprite
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
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A '''Pointey'''<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=28, 33, 34, and 49|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 19, 2006|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-5576-5}}</ref> is a bouncy [[horsetail]]-like enemy in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', debuting in [[Hit the M Blocks!]]. They are harmless but appear from the ground at varying heights, acting as possible obstructions. Either a [[stomp]], an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]], or [[Baby DK]]'s [[DK Dash Attack]] can defeat one.
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=つくしさん<ref>[https://imgur.com/KOKf3De ''Yoshi's Island DS'' Nintendo Dream Book, page 15.]</ref>
|Jpn=つくしさん
|JapR=Tsukushisan
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=「ヨッシーアイランドDS任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|YIDS Shogakukan P22.jpg|22}}|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|date=April 11, 2007|isbn=978-4-09-106361-8}}</ref>
|JapM={{wp|Equisetum|Horsetail}} {{wp|Japanese honorifics#San|San}}}}
|JpnR=Tsukushi-san
|JpnM=Horsetail-san
}}
 
==Notes==
*They are stated to grow during the spring, according to a [[Message Block]].
 
==References==
==References==
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Pointey
A Pointey from Yoshi's Island DS.
Sprite
First appearance Yoshi's Island DS (2006)

A Pointey[1] is a bouncy horsetail-like enemy in Yoshi's Island DS, debuting in Hit the M Blocks!. They are harmless but appear from the ground at varying heights, acting as possible obstructions. Either a stomp, an egg, or Baby DK's DK Dash Attack can defeat one.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese つくしさん[2]
Tsukushi-san
Horsetail-san

Notes[edit]

  • They are stated to grow during the spring, according to a Message Block.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 28, 33, 34, and 49.
  2. ^ April 11, 2007. 「ヨッシーアイランドDS任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106361-8. Page 22Media:YIDS Shogakukan P22.jpg.