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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Mega Pokey
|image=[[File:SMG Big Pokey Artwork.png|120px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|image=[[File:Tropicplanet.jpg]]
|variant_of=[[Pokey]]
|species_origin=[[Pokey]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2013|2013]])
|notable=[[Mega Paper Macho Pokey]]<br>[[Punkey the Pokey Prince]]
}}
}}
'''Mega Pokeys''' are larger varieties of [[Pokey]]s first appearing in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Their body is twice as large compared to a normal Pokey.
'''Big Pokeys''' are larger varieties of [[Pokey]]s first appearing in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', five Big Pokeys appear as obstacles alongside seven normal-sized Pokeys in [[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]]. They are positioned in place and put their head on the ground at regular intervals, forming a hoop shape that the racer can drive through. They are replaced by five more normal-sized Pokeys in the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' rendition of the course.
 
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', a single Big Pokey appeared in [[Thwomp Desert]] exclusively in the tournaments of October 2008 and September 2009. The players had to battle the Pokey, which was located at the center of the course, using [[Bob-omb]]s to attack it; running into any part of the Pokey would stun players for several seconds, and as it got damaged, body segments would move around.
 
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', only two Big Pokeys (known as '''Pokeynuts'''<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|date=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233909/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|language=en|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref> or simply '''Pokeys''')<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=53 and 202|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-7615-5643-5}}</ref><ref>[[List of Super Mario Galaxy trading cards|''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card]]</ref> appear in the entire game. One appears on one of the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Tropic planets|tropic planets]] in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]], and the other appears on one of another [[Dusty Dune Galaxy#Pokey Planets|pair of planets]] in the [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]. To defeat one, Mario or Luigi must spin a [[coconut]] into one to knock all of its segments down, and jump on its head to finish it off. Doing so will make a [[Launch Star]] appear.
 
=====Appearances=====
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="appearances">
'''Note:''' [[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are absent.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!Missions
|-
|[[Terrace (Super Mario Galaxy)|Terrace]]
|[[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dino Piranha (mission)]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=A Snack of Cosmic Proportions]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=King Kaliente's Battle Fleet]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dino Piranha Speed Run]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coin Omelet]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi on the Roof]]
|-
|[[Bedroom (Super Mario Galaxy)|Bedroom]]
|[[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Soaring on the Desert Winds]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Blasting through the Sand]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Sunbaked Sand Castle]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Sandblast Speed Run]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coins in the Desert]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Bullet Bill on Your Back]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Treasure of the Pyramid]]
|}
</div>
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:MariovsMortonNSMBU.png|thumb|200px|A Big Pokey in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Big Pokeys appear in [[Morton|Morton Koopa Jr.]]'s boss fight. Morton uses his [[hammer]] to knock the invulnerable Pokey segments at the player. Big Pokeys appear also in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
 
===''Yoshi's New Island''===
In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', a regular Pokey named [[Punkey the Pokey Prince|Punkey]] is transformed by [[Kamek]] into a giant-sized Pokey as a boss of [[World 5 (Yoshi's New Island)|World 5]].
 
===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Big Pokey appears as a boss in [[Doop Doop Dunes Grotto]] alongside [[Tower Power Pokey]]. In battle, it attacks by lying sideways and rolling forwards and backwards, an attack which can potentially damage Mario, Luigi, and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] based on how many segments the Big Pokey currently has. Destroying the Big Pokey's segments will deplete its range, although it can grow these segments back if Paper Tower Power Pokey has more. The only way to defeat Big Pokey is by attacking its head.
 
Big Pokey has a substantial amount of health and attack power, and will become enraged when Paper Tower Power Pokey is defeated (and vice versa).
 
===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
{{main|Mega Paper Macho Pokey}}
At least one Big Pokey, known as [[Mega Paper Macho Pokey]], makes an appearance in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', marking the enemy's first appearance in a ''Paper Mario'' game. He is a Paper Macho variant, and is fought in the [[Scorching Sandpaper Desert]].
 
==Stats==
===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Big Pokey|align=horizontal}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Big Pokey (body segment)|align=horizontal}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Big Pokey (Boss Battle Ring)|align=horizontal}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Big Pokey (body segment) (Boss Battle Ring)|align=horizontal}}


==History==
==Gallery==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
<gallery>
Mega Pokeys first appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' in two galaxies [[Good Egg Galaxy]] and in [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]], they attack by slamming the ground the only way to defeat them is by throwing a [[Coconut]] at their body, and then jumping on or spinning the head.
SMG Big Pokey Screenshot.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
{{br|left}}
TournamentOctober1.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
MLPJBigPokey.png|The assembled Big Pokey sprite from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
</gallery>


===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
==Names in other languages==
Mega Pokeys reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' they appear in [[Morton Koopa Jr.]]s boss fight where he uses his hammer to knock the pokey segments at the player, they cannot be defeated by any power up.
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ココサンボ
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section|page=127|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JpnN=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|JpnR=Koko Sanbo
|Jpn2=でかサンボ
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section|page=210|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jpn2N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Jpn2R=Deka Sanbo
|JpnM=From「ココナッツ」(''kokonattsu'', "coconut") and「サンボ」(''Sanbo'', "[[Pokey#Names in other languages|Pokey]]"), possibly referring to how the player must defeat them by using coconuts.
|Jpn2M=Big Pokey
|Ita=Marghibulbo
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=978-1-906064-03-7|date=November 16, 2007|page=53}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Galaxy'' (PRIMA guide, Good Egg Galaxy section)
|Ita2=Marghibulbo gigantesco
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=978-1-906064-03-7|date=November 16, 2007|page=202}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Galaxy'' (PRIMA guide, Dusty Dune Galaxy section)
|Ita3=Marghibruco Tropicale
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=127}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''Super Mario Galaxy'' (''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia'')
|Ita4=Mega Marghibruco
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=210}}</ref>
|Ita4N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Ita5=Marghibruco gigante
|Ita5C=<ref>{{cite|title=Marghibruco gigante|author=Enemy name tag|publisher=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.''|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita5N=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.''
|ItaM=[[Pokey]]
|Ita2M=Gigantic Pokey
|Ita3M=Tropical Pokey
|Ita4M=Mega Pokey
|Ita5M=Giant Pokey
|SpaE=Pokey Cocotero
|SpaEM=Pokey Coconut Tree
|PorE=Catubola Gigante
|PorEM=Giant Pokey
}}


They reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' once again only appearing in Mortons battle.
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:58, January 7, 2025

Big Pokey
Pokeynut
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Pokey
Notable members

Big Pokeys are larger varieties of Pokeys first appearing in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]

In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, five Big Pokeys appear as obstacles alongside seven normal-sized Pokeys in Dry Dry Desert. They are positioned in place and put their head on the ground at regular intervals, forming a hoop shape that the racer can drive through. They are replaced by five more normal-sized Pokeys in the Mario Kart 8 rendition of the course.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

In Mario Kart Wii, a single Big Pokey appeared in Thwomp Desert exclusively in the tournaments of October 2008 and September 2009. The players had to battle the Pokey, which was located at the center of the course, using Bob-ombs to attack it; running into any part of the Pokey would stun players for several seconds, and as it got damaged, body segments would move around.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy, only two Big Pokeys (known as Pokeynuts[1] or simply Pokeys)[2][3] appear in the entire game. One appears on one of the tropic planets in the Good Egg Galaxy, and the other appears on one of another pair of planets in the Dusty Dune Galaxy. To defeat one, Mario or Luigi must spin a coconut into one to knock all of its segments down, and jump on its head to finish it off. Doing so will make a Launch Star appear.

Appearances[edit]

Note: Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where they are absent.

Domes Galaxies Missions
Terrace Good Egg Galaxy Dino Piranha (mission)A Snack of Cosmic ProportionsKing Kaliente's Battle FleetDino Piranha Speed RunPurple Coin OmeletLuigi on the Roof
Bedroom Dusty Dune Galaxy Soaring on the Desert WindsBlasting through the SandSunbaked Sand CastleSandblast Speed RunPurple Coins in the DesertBullet Bill on Your BackTreasure of the Pyramid

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

A Big Pokey in New Super Mario Bros. U

In New Super Mario Bros. U, Big Pokeys appear in Morton Koopa Jr.'s boss fight. Morton uses his hammer to knock the invulnerable Pokey segments at the player. Big Pokeys appear also in New Super Luigi U.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

In Yoshi's New Island, a regular Pokey named Punkey is transformed by Kamek into a giant-sized Pokey as a boss of World 5.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Big Pokey appears as a boss in Doop Doop Dunes Grotto alongside Tower Power Pokey. In battle, it attacks by lying sideways and rolling forwards and backwards, an attack which can potentially damage Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario based on how many segments the Big Pokey currently has. Destroying the Big Pokey's segments will deplete its range, although it can grow these segments back if Paper Tower Power Pokey has more. The only way to defeat Big Pokey is by attacking its head.

Big Pokey has a substantial amount of health and attack power, and will become enraged when Paper Tower Power Pokey is defeated (and vice versa).

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Main article: Mega Paper Macho Pokey

At least one Big Pokey, known as Mega Paper Macho Pokey, makes an appearance in Paper Mario: The Origami King, marking the enemy's first appearance in a Paper Mario game. He is a Paper Macho variant, and is fought in the Scorching Sandpaper Desert.

Stats[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Big Pokey
Big Pokey's head sprite from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. HP 144 POW 57 (50) Defense 51 (46) Speed 41
Role Boss Type Spiny Weakness Fire Location(s) Doop Doop Dunes Grotto
Level 8 Experience 125 (120) Coins 85 Item drop None - 0%
Mix Badge - 100%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Big Pokey (body segment)
Big Pokey's body segment sprite from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. HP 16 POW 57 (48) Defense 51 (44) Speed 41
Role Support Type Normal Weakness Fire Location(s) Doop Doop Dunes Grotto
Level 8 Experience 0 (0) Coins 0 Item drop None - 0%
None - 0%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Big Pokey (Boss Battle Ring)
Big Pokey's head sprite from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. HP 648 POW 132 (122) Defense 123 (111) Speed 93
Role Battle Ring boss Type Spiny Weakness Fire Location(s) Arcade
Level 18 Experience 0 (0) Coins 0 Item drop None - 0%
None - 0%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Big Pokey (body segment, Boss Battle Ring)
Big Pokey's body segment sprite from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. HP 76 POW 132 (122) Defense 123 (111) Speed 93
Role Battle Ring support Type Spiny Weakness Fire Location(s) Arcade
Level 18 Experience 0 (0) Coins 0 Item drop None - 0%
None - 0%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ココサンボ[4]
Koko Sanbo
From「ココナッツ」(kokonattsu, "coconut") and「サンボ」(Sanbo, "Pokey"), possibly referring to how the player must defeat them by using coconuts. Super Mario Galaxy
でかサンボ[5]
Deka Sanbo
Big Pokey New Super Mario Bros. U
Italian Marghibulbo[6] Pokey Super Mario Galaxy (PRIMA guide, Good Egg Galaxy section)
Marghibulbo gigantesco[7] Gigantic Pokey Super Mario Galaxy (PRIMA guide, Dusty Dune Galaxy section)
Marghibruco Tropicale[8] Tropical Pokey Super Mario Galaxy (Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia)
Mega Marghibruco[9] Mega Pokey New Super Mario Bros. U
Marghibruco gigante[10] Giant Pokey Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.
Portuguese (NOE) Catubola Gigante[?] Giant Pokey
Spanish (NOE) Pokey Cocotero[?] Pokey Coconut Tree

References[edit]

  1. ^ August 13, 2022. English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved June 3, 2024. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 53 and 202.
  3. ^ Super Mario Galaxy trading card
  4. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 127.
  5. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 210.
  6. ^ November 16, 2007. La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 53.
  7. ^ November 16, 2007. La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 202.
  8. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 127.
  9. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 210.
  10. ^ Enemy name tag. Marghibruco gigante. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. (Italian).