Yoshi

This article is about Yoshi, a main character in the Super Mario franchise. For Yoshis as a species, see Yoshi (species). For other uses, see Yoshi (disambiguation).

"Super Yoshi" redirects here. For the transformation from Yoshi's New Island, see Super Yoshi (form). For the kart referred to as Super Yoshi in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, see Turbo Yoshi.

Yoshi
Artwork of Yoshi for Super Mario Party Jamboree
Full name	T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas
Species	Yoshi
First appearance	Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Latest portrayal	Kazumi Totaka (1997–present)

“You saved me! I was trying to save my friends, but then I got turned into an egg and trapped! I know! We should team up! Come on! Hop on my back!”

—Yoshi, Super Mario Galaxy 2

Yoshi is a dinosaur-like character that acts as an ally of Mario and Luigi and is the protagonist of his own franchise. Among members of the Yoshi species hailing from Yoshi's Island, any Yoshi may be identified as the "Yoshi" character, and as such, not all iterations of the character are necessarily the same one. According to the Super Mario World manual, he got his name from Yoshi's Island because he was first discovered there. In the Super Mario series, he often acts as a rideable character for the heroes, while in most of the spin-off games, he is a playable character on his own. Yoshi's defining traits include his cutesy appearance, his cheerful and friendly personality, his flutter-jumping and egg-laying abilities, his rideability as a steed, and exclaiming his own name.

Creation and development

Early concept art of Mario riding on a dinosaur-like creature

Shigeru Miyamoto has stated in interviews that he wanted Mario to ride a horse after the completion of Super Mario Bros. However, technical limitations on the NES kept this from being possible, but with the development of the Super Famicom, an animal partner for Mario could be added. The character of Yoshi was specifically created by Shigefumi Hino, a graphic designer, with the help of Takashi Tezuka. According to Yoichi Kotabe, Yoshi's name (alternately romanized as "Yossy") is a portmanteau of female staff member Mie Yoshimura's nickname and "Nessie." His name is the same as the Japanese interjection 良し (yoshi), meaning "good!", "okay!", or "all right!"

Preliminary sprite sheets for Super Mario World, including various early sprites of Yoshi

Since Super Mario World was supposed to take place in Dinosaur Land, Hino initially designed a reptile similar to a large lizard. Since the initial design felt out of place, Tezuka redesigned him by making a rough sketch that then Hino polished. During the redesign, Tezuka tried making Yoshi related to the Turtle Tribe, with the saddle actually being his shell. Kotabe had previously sketched a chameleon that would eat by sticking out its tongue, and suggests that the drawing may have helped inspire the concept of Yoshi.

Yoshi's design has been altered and refined between games over the course of the SNES and Nintendo 64 eras, gradually becoming more turtle-like. In his earliest appearances, Yoshi is shown as having a long neck and back and small arms. In later games, such as Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Mario Party, Yoshi is shorter and stouter, with longer arms and more human-like hands. In Mario Kart 64, he is given a more upright appearance. The Mario Kart 64 design has been used for his general design ever since, with a few minor yet notable alterations from Mario Party 4.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2

Artwork from Super Mario World, depicting Yoshi's original appearance

“Hooray! Thank you for rescuing me. My name is Yoshi. On my way to rescue my friends, Bowser trapped me in that egg.”

—Yoshi, Super Mario World

Yoshi makes his debut in Super Mario World, along with other Yoshis. Bowser magically encases some of the Yoshis in eggs. These eggs are then given to the Koopalings to be watched over. When Yoshi sets off to rescue them, he also gets trapped in an egg, which is then hidden in a block in a field on Yoshi's Island. Mario and Luigi eventually stumble across Yoshi's egg and free him. Once released, Yoshi informs the Mario Bros. that Dinosaur Land is in danger. The Mario Bros. manage to defeat the Koopalings, recover the seven Yoshi eggs, and ultimately defeat Bowser and rescue Princess Toadstool. After this, Mario, Luigi, Toadstool, and Yoshi return to Yoshi's House to celebrate their victory over the Bowser's Krazy Koopa Kritters, and the seven rescued eggs hatch into Mini-Yoshis.

In gameplay, Yoshi can use his long tongue to eat most enemies as well as power-ups. Yoshi runs away if hit by an enemy, though he can be recovered if Mario or Luigi jumps on him to continue riding him as usual. Yoshi can continue into other levels but not Ghost Houses, fortresses, or castles. Before Mario or Luigi enters these levels, Yoshi waits outside for either of them to return. While Mario or Luigi is riding Yoshi, percussion is added to the game's music, a detail applicable to most games where Yoshi is rideable. When Yoshi eats different types of Koopa shells, he gains different abilities depending on which color shell he ate. If Yoshi eats a Green Shell, he can spit it out as a projectile. If he eats a Red Shell, he can spit out three fireballs. If he eats a Yellow Shell, he can stomp on the ground, causing sand clouds. Finally, if Yoshi eats a Blue Shell, he can fly for a limited amount of time. Yoshi can also acquire wings from a Prize Block to turn blue, allowing him to fly. In Star World, Mario or Luigi can feed Mini-Yoshis of red, blue, and yellow colors various items and enemies, eventually turning a Mini-Yoshi into a full-grown Yoshi. These colored Yoshis each have a specific ability that they can use whenever they hold a shell of any color in their mouths.

Super Mario 64

Yoshi on the roof of the Mushroom Castle in Super Mario 64

“Mario!!! It^[sic] that really you??? It has been so long since our last adventure! They told me that I might see you if I waited here, but I'd just about given up hope!”

—Yoshi, Super Mario 64

Yoshi is a minor character in Super Mario 64. Regardless, this is Yoshi's first appearance in a 3D game of the Super Mario franchise. After all 120 Power Stars are acquired, a cannon in the Castle Grounds opens, and it can be used to shoot Mario onto the roof of the Mushroom Castle. There, the player can speak to Yoshi, who congratulates the player for completing the game and then rewards Mario with 100 lives and an improved Triple Jump. After that, Yoshi jumps off the castle roof into the waterfall. If Mario does not visit Yoshi after collecting 120 Power Stars, Yoshi remains and can be seen on the roof during the end credits.

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

Yoshi hatching in Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

“Yoshi Eggs are very hard to find!”

—Yoshi, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe manual

Yoshi is non-playable in Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. The Challenge mode has a Yoshi Egg hidden in each stage, and by recovering it, the egg hatches, with Yoshi emerging in his adult form.

Super Mario 64 DS

Yoshi holding Mario's cap

For the remake, Super Mario 64 DS, Yoshi was given a significantly larger role, as he is now one of the main protagonists alongside Mario, and Yoshi is even the first available playable character. At the beginning, Princess Peach invites Mario to her castle. When Mario, Luigi, and Wario arrive at the castle, Yoshi is sleeping on the roof. During this time, Bowser kidnaps Peach, steals the castle's Power Stars, placing them in the worlds inside the castle's paintings, and seals everyone inside. Yoshi, on the ground, is awakened by one of the Lakitu Bros., who informs him that Mario and company have not returned from the castle. After retrieving the key to the castle's front doors from a rabbit, Yoshi gains access inside and takes on the quest to save the castle, Mario, Luigi, and Wario. After Yoshi saves Mario, Luigi, and Wario (the latter two being optional), the team reclaims the castle's Power Stars, and Mario ultimately defeats Bowser and rescues Peach.

In gameplay, Yoshi is the only character who lacks "power," a statistic applied to each character in the instruction booklet, as he can neither slide-attack, ground-pound Bricks or Boos, lift up enemies or objects, nor punch and kick enemies. However, Yoshi can punch and destroy Bricks if he is under the effects of a mushroom. Due to his inability to pick up objects and punch, Yoshi cannot defeat bosses requiring these methods, but some bosses provide another opportunity to attack, such as the Big Bob-omb throwing Bob-ombs that Yoshi can eat and spit back out at him. Unlike the other characters, Yoshi can eat certain enemies and defeat them by either spitting them out or by swallowing them to create an egg. Yoshi can also swallow coins, items, and even Power Stars to collect them. Yoshi has average running and swimming speed. He is tied with Luigi with having the highest jump out of the four playable characters, and while Yoshi jumps or double-jumps, the player can hold for him to perform a flutter kick. Yoshi cannot triple-jump and long-jump the same distance and height as Mario and Luigi. Yoshi's Power Flower ability is Fire Power, allowing him to breathe fire. Yoshi can also breathe a single breath of fire by eating a source of it and then spitting it out, or from swallowing either a flame thrower or a Fly Guy. In the mission select screen, if one the other characters has been unlocked, Yoshi can enter a level and wear that character's cap if the player taps the icon on the Touch Screen. Due to not being able to defeat Boos, Big Boo's Haunt is the only main course off-limits to Yoshi. If any playable character goes into his own door in the princess's room to switch characters, Yoshi is the one the player switches to.

New Super Mario Bros.

Yoshi appears only in the minigame mode of New Super Mario Bros. Some of the minigames include Yoshi, as well as Red Yoshi, Blue Yoshi, and Yellow Yoshi in multiplayer. Furthermore, Player 4 is represented by Yoshi in multiplayer mode of minigames.

Super Mario Galaxy

Yoshi himself does not appear in Super Mario Galaxy (although he was planned to); however, he has three notable references:

• One of the headsMedia:SuperYoshiGalaxy.png used to represent the player's save file is Yoshi's.
• In the Good Egg Galaxy, there is a planet that resembles a Yoshi's Egg.
• A wooden planet that is carved into the shape of Yoshi's head appears in the Space Junk Galaxy. The mission in which Mario retrieves the Power Star on this planet is even titled "Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance."

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Artwork of Mario riding on Yoshi from New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Yoshi returns as a rideable character in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, retaining his role and even his voice clips from Super Mario World, though without shell colors resulting in special abilities. Yoshi appears only in World 1-3, World 2-5, World 3-2, World 4-5, World 6-4, and World 7-6. He also appears in World Coin-5 of the mode Coin Battle. Yellow, Light Blue, and Pink Yoshis also appear in multiplayer. When a player rides a Yoshi, percussion is added to the music like in previous titles. Yoshi can flutter-jump, use his long tongue, and eat most enemies, but he spits out shelled enemies If Yoshi jumps on a Koopa Troopa, the Koopa is defeated instantly. Yoshi jump on certain enemies harmlessly that players cannot, such as Piranha Plants and Spinies, though this does not defeat the enemies. Yoshi can spit out a fireball thrown by a Venus Fire Trap or Fire Mario, an Ice Ball thrown by an Ice Bro, hammers thrown by a Hammer Bro, other players, and Light Blocks. If a different area is entered, the item in Yoshi's mouth disappears, and the character is no longer contained in Yoshi's mouth. If Yoshi is damaged, the player falls off of him, and Yoshi runs around until the player mounts him again, though Yoshi may fall into a pit. If Yoshi eats five fruit, or a leaf-covered Pokey, he lays an egg containing an item. At the end of a level, the player dismounts Yoshi, who then waves goodbye. Yoshi cannot carry over to other levels like in Super Mario World.

By taking Yoshi to areas where he normally cannot be, various things about Yoshi is shown: The player automatically dismounts Yoshi if they fall into water; Yoshi cannot make Jumbo Rays chirp; he lacks a proper animation for entering horizontal Warp Pipes; cannot hit Flying ? Blocks for items; and is unable to use Bouncy Clouds properly. Many of these issues were resolved for the Green Yoshis in New Super Mario Bros. U.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Artwork of Yoshi, alongside Mario and a Luma, from Super Mario Galaxy 2

Yoshi is both a supporting character and a playable character in Super Mario Galaxy 2. He is first seen in Yoshi Star Galaxy, where he had been trapped in an egg while trying to rescue his friends. Yoshi can be freed once the nearby Magikoopa is defeated, negating the forcefield and allowing Mario to stomp on Yoshi's egg. Out of gratitude for being rescued, Yoshi decides to assist Mario on his journey. Yoshi is rideable on Yoshi Star Galaxy as well as on Starship Mario and some other galaxies. Yoshi can eat different fruits to change color, like in Super Mario Sunshine, only this time it is for gaining a temporary power-up: The Dash Pepper changes him to the orange Dash Yoshi, who can run at very high speeds over water and up walls; the Blimp Fruit changes him into the light-blue Blimp Yoshi, who can inflate upward like a balloon temporarily; and the Bulb Berry changes Yoshi into the yellow Bulb Yoshi, who can illuminate hidden paths and objects. Yoshi has the ability to perform Flutter Jumps and Side Somersaults, but he cannot do Triple Jumps or Spin Jumps, the opposite of what Yoshis can do in Super Mario Sunshine. Like before, drums play while Mario rides Yoshi. While riding Yoshi, the player's ability of shooting Star Bits is replaced by having Yoshi eat a targeted object by pointing at it with the Wii Remote and then pressing the button. Yoshi can swim, unlike before, but he still cannot dive. Yoshi cannot perform Ground Pounds, since the command to have Mario perform the move by himself is replaced by the action of him dismounting Yoshi, specifically by holding down and pressing . If Yoshi takes damage, Mario falls off as Yoshi runs off, though the second player can stun Yoshi. If Yoshi is left alone for a while, he retreats into his egg, which returns to where he was initially encountered in the area. Electrical attacks, electric rails, lava, and certain fire attacks also send Yoshi back to his egg. In Bowser's Galaxy Generator, when Yoshi is dismounted right before the fight with Bowser, he waves goodbye to Mario or Luigi.

As in Super Mario Galaxy, Yoshi's head is one of the selectable planets to represent the player's save file. When a mission is completed with Yoshi, he does his own victory pose (with Mario or Luigi) as well as a unique voice clip.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2

Mario, with a Spiny Shell on his head, riding Yoshi in Super Mario Maker

Yoshi and his eggs appear in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2, in the Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U styles, working as they do in those games.

Yoshi (and his kind's yarn forms) also appears as an unlockable Mystery Mushroom costume in Super Mario Maker. The costume can be unlocked either at random upon completion of the 100-Mario Challenge or by scanning a compatible Yoshi amiibo. The standard Yoshi costume replaces the usual Super Mario Bros. sound effects with sounds from Super Mario World, while Yarn Yoshis use sound effects from Yoshi's Woolly World.

In Super Mario Maker 2, a Ninji Speedruns course called Yoshi's Piranha Plant Picnic features Yoshi, who must swallow 25 Piranha Plants.

Knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario World style may cause Weird Mario to appear while riding Yoshi.

Super Mario Run

Yoshi is one of the playable characters in Super Mario Run. He is unlocked after the player places Yoshi's House, which requires the player to recruit 30 Yellow Toads and 30 Red Toads to unlock and costs 1,000 coins to purchase. Yoshi retains his immunity to sharp objects, excluding Bowser, and flutter jumps instead of using the Midair Spin.

A number of buildings and decorations aside from the house are themed after Yoshi, including a topiary, a statue, a golden statue, and a Goal Pole. He lacks an 8-bit statue. Yoshi is further referenced in the description for a Fruit Bush.

The version 2.0.0 update added four more Yoshis, in the colors red, blue, yellow, and purple. These Yoshis are popular with Toads matching their color, and thus in Toad Rally mode, a Toad of that color is more likely to cheer for them. This also allows for Toads of colors that do not normally cheer on that course to cheer. This ability is extended to Yoshi, with him affecting Green Toads.

Super Mario Odyssey

Yoshi is one of many things that can be captured by Mario in Super Mario Odyssey, as demonstrated in artwork

Yoshi is a capturable character in Super Mario Odyssey. He is always seen inside a Yoshi's Egg, which can be broken open to free Yoshi. An egg can be found on top of Peach's Castle in the Mushroom Kingdom, in reference to Super Mario 64, though the location changes during Koopa Freerunning and Luigi's Balloon World. Secret areas can have Yoshi in them, with one in the Mushroom Kingdom and three on the Dark Side. Unlike other capturable characters, Yoshi turns to look at Mario while not captured. If Yoshi either touches a hazard (including water too deep to swim in) or falls off the map, he reappears as an egg wherever he was found. Yoshi's House makes an appearance, with a sign from Yoshi saying he went to Peach's Castle.

While controlled, Yoshi is able to use his trademark Flutter Jump and eating abilities, similarly to his appearance in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Yoshi can stick out his tongue only straightforward, unlike in said game. Yoshi's tongue can interact with objects similarly but not identically to the Cap Throw, as his tongue cannot reveal Hidden Blocks or pull posts, both of which the Cap Throw can do. Yoshi can side-somersault. A difference from before is that when Yoshi's tongue sticks to a surface, he pulls forward. Yoshi flips over the lip of ledges or spires and lands on top, but at walls that are sufficiently wide, Yoshi clings on instead. When using his tongue while on a wall, Yoshi can potentially move across walls due to being able to aim left or right in addition to just forward. When going off of a wall, Yoshi drops forward in a manner akin to a dive, so he needs a second wall to ascend. Yoshi can stick his tongue out if the player shakes the controller, as well as plant it on the ground if possible, pulling him to where his tongue grabbed. There is a technique where if the player continuously shakes the controller, or holds or after starting to shake it, Yoshi keeps his tongue attached to the ground and starts running in circles around it, building up speed. When the player stops shaking or holding the button, Yoshi can use that speed to run.

Only Yoshi can interact with fruits, which are essentially his equivalent to regional coins in the sense that they can each be obtained only once and become transparent if the area is loaded again. Collecting enough fruit in an area fills a meter, and Mario gets a Power Moon when it is full. Each area Yoshi appears in has its own set of meters to fill, with the Mushroom Kingdom having three, each bonus area having two, and the Darker Side having zero because no fruits appear there. Yoshi has to eat the fruit blocking the two pipes in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Yoshi does not recognize Sherm, up until Peach invites residents from other kingdoms into the Mushroom Kingdom.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Yoshi, alongside three other Yoshis of different colors, is a playable character in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Yoshi is billed a "Beginner" character, like Nabbit. Yoshi gains his own abilities though cannot use any power-ups. Yoshi and the other three playable types retain the ability to flutter-jump and eat enemies. They are invincible to enemy attacks, but certain obstacles still cause Yoshi to lose a life, including being crushed, falling into a pit, or touching lava or poison. In multiplayer mode, another player can ride on Yoshi's back, though another Yoshi cannot ride on Yoshi if it is carrying something in its mouth.

Super Mario-kun

Yoshi's appearance in Super Mario-kun

Yoshi appears in the first volume of Super Mario-kun and has since been a frequently occurring character accompanying Mario. Yoshi often makes unexpected actions and mistakes, resulting in Mario scolding him. In volume 23, Yoshi abandons Mario, Luigi, and Wario due to them taking advantage of him. Yoshi enters a haunted house and decides to settle with the Boos. The Big Boo, however, uses a stamp marked with Bowser's face to turn Yoshi evil. When Mario, Luigi, and Wario venture in the house, looking for Yoshi, they are attacked by their former friend. During the attack, however, Yoshi runs through a wall and gets stuck. When Yoshi is about to be crushed by a Thwomp, Mario leaps in to save his friend and struggles to hold up the Thwomp, shocking Luigi and Wario with his sudden strength. The Bowser stamp falls off, restoring Yoshi, but the two end up getting crushed.

Super Mario World television series

Yoshi in "Gopher Bash," an episode of the Super Mario World television series

Yoshi appears as one of the four main characters in the Super Mario World animated series, replacing Toad from the previous cartoons. Yoshi is very young and childish and has a large appetite. Like other inhabitants of Dinosaur Land in the cartoon, he speaks in a more simple and primitive manner. As explained in "Mama Luigi," Luigi first finds Yoshi while trapped in the Lava Pits; he is searching for an item when, after hitting a coin block several times, an egg pops out of it. The egg soon after hatches into a young Yoshi, who believes Luigi to be its mother. The rim on Yoshi's shell appears to have a grayish shade, rather than white.

Yoshi appears in every episode with the following roles:

• Fire Sale: At the start, Yoshi is stopped from eating the Dome City's barbecue and told to go to Mama Fireplant's dome to buy more fireballs. On the way there, Yoshi learns that Mama Fireplant was in trouble and rushes off to tell Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool. Yoshi and his friends try to save Mama Fireplant from Kootie Pie Koopa, and he ends up saving the plant and melting Kootie Pie's Ice Palace. This episode also shows that Yoshi has an irrational fear of water.
• The Wheel Thing: Yoshi eats plenty of "STOP" signs that Luigi had made for when something wrong happened. Then, he helps Mario and Luigi defeat Kooky and King Koopa's Mega Mechanasaur by creating potholes.
• Send in the Clown: At the start of the episode, Yoshi is seen acting as the ballboy for a tennis match between Mario and Princess Toadstool. After Yoshi gets into trouble for eating the fireball they were using, the group notices the poster for Koopa's circus. Yoshi and his friends go to Koopa's circus, only to be trapped in a cage. In the end, Mario defeats Koopa and saves them, and they perform their own circus with Yoshi as the clown.
• Ghosts 'R' Us: Yoshi and his friends venture into the enchanted forest, only to find a Koopa wizard named Wizenheimer. The wizard captures and locks away everybody but Yoshi, who escapes. Soon after, Yoshi ventures into the wizard's house and saves all his friends.
• The Night Before Cave Christmas: Yoshi and Oogtar are seen fighting over food at the beginning of the episode, which gives Mario the idea of having Cave Christmas (even though it is August). Yoshi and his friends make presents for all the Cave People to celebrate Cave Christmas, only for Koopa to steal the presents. Yoshi and Mario then go and take back all the presents Koopa stole and then give them to the Cave People.
• King Scoopa Koopa: Yoshi and his friends find a new fast-food stand run by Koopa. Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi chow down until they become fat. Yoshi and Luigi become Chickadactyls along with the rest of the Cave People. In the end, Mario saves everyone by destroying the shop.
• Born to Ride: Mario and Luigi are installing plumbing in the Dome Castle for Princess Toadstool, only to have it eaten by Yoshi. The Mario Bros. scold Yoshi for eating it, which upsets Yoshi. Yoshi runs away from Dome City and joins a biker gang called the Dino Riders. They secretly try to hand the Mario Bros. over to King Koopa, but Yoshi soon finds out and saves them.
• Party Line: Yoshi discusses about how dangerous Dinosaur World is to live in with Mario and Luigi, following with him tripping on a used-up block. Princess Toadstool comes and bandages up his wounds, Yoshi ends up being the reason Mario decides to create a crude phone made with a coconut and a vine. Later on, Yoshi helps clean up the vines scattered across the town by eating them.
• Gopher Bash: Luigi attempts to teach the Cave People how to farm and has Yoshi help him with the various tasks. Yoshi's appetite ends up causing some problems, such as him chasing a berry while plowing the fields and eating the seeds that Luigi plants. After some vegetables are grown, Cheatsy Koopa and a group of gophers steal the crops, and Yoshi, Luigi, and Mario chase after them to regain them. In the end, however, Yoshi ends up eating everything and is forced to redo it all.
• Rock TV: Yoshi helps save Mario and Luigi from being pummeled in wrestling and eats all of Koopa's Rock TVs, including the giant one.
• The Yoshi Shuffle: Yoshi and Mario try to save Luigi, who has been turned into an egg, by playing a game of football with Bully Koopa. In the end, Yoshi and Mario win and turn Luigi back into his normal self.
• A Little Learning: Yoshi helps Oogtar the caveboy grow an "eggabega" for the science fair, but Hip and Hop sneak a Piranha Plant in it. The Piranha Plant starts to wreck the school and eats King Koopa, Hip, and Hop. Yoshi then eats it and spits the Koopas back to Neon Castle.
• Mama Luigi: Yoshi is being tucked into bed by Luigi, who proceeds to tell him the story of how he met Yoshi. As told in the story, Yoshi manages to save Mario and Luigi from Mechkoopas and rescues Princess Toadstool from King Koopa. At the end, Yoshi falls asleep.

Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land

Yoshi in Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land

Yoshi is a main character in the interactive OVA Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land. Princess Peach was on vacation visiting him in Dinosaur Land, but when Mario and Luigi arrived, they found that King Koopa had invaded the area, and neither Princess Peach nor Yoshi was anywhere to be found. However, when Luigi hits a Block, an egg comes out, and Yoshi hatches from it. The three decide to save Princess Peach, the rest of the Yoshis, and Dinosaur Land from the Koopas. Yoshi lets the brothers ride on his back, much like in the game.

Super Mario Adventures

Yoshi appears in Nintendo Power's Super Mario Adventures comics. According to the comics, Yoshi is the Chairman of the Dinosaur Chamber of Commerce, and as such, he is one of the official leaders of Yoshi's Village. In these comics, Yoshi joins Mario and Luigi in their search for Bowser, as the King of the Koopas has captured several Yoshis from the village.

A Wiggler attacks Mario and Luigi until Yoshi eats it. Then, later, Yoshi eats a blue Koopa Paratroopa and sprouts wings. The Mario Bros. ride him. Yoshi flies to the pipe that supposedly leads back to the Mushroom Kingdom, but it is fake, so Mario asks Yoshi where to go instead, causing him to spit out the shell, and Yoshi sputters down to the ground. The Mario Bros. spot a Ghost House. Luigi enters, and Mario attempts to follow atop Yoshi, but the low entrance knocks him off and Yoshi gets locked out. After the Mario Bros. eventually get out and find Yoshi, the three head for Bowser's Castle.

Yoshi and Toad as pizza delivery boys

When Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi get to the castle, Bowser is in a wedding with Princess Toadstool. Kamek hypnotizes Toadstool into loving Bowser and Yoshi's friends into being slaves. Yoshi and Luigi find some eggs and start freeing the Yoshis, who stampede on Kamek, breaking his wand and setting Toadstool free. Bowser hides in the wedding cake, but at Mario's command, the Yoshis start eating the cake. Bowser rushes to the top, but the cake crumbles. Afterwards, the Mario Bros. tease Bowser about his defeat, and in the end, the narrator tells the reader that the Yoshis were freed and that the Mario Bros. and Toadstool went home to have some rest.

Yoshi franchise

Yoshi

Yoshi appears in the puzzle game named after him. He keeps count of the number of eggs hatched on the side of the screen during gameplay.

Yoshi's Cookie

Yoshi is a playable character in the VS mode of Yoshi's Cookie. Yoshi has to make horizontal and vertical rows of the same kind of cookie before he can proceed to the next level. The Nintendo Puzzle Collection version adds a story mode where Yoshi and Mario fall asleep, exhausted from baking and delivering cookies, though when they wake up, they realize Bowser had stolen their cookies and set out after him. In Japan, National Human Electronics released a version of the game called Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie to promote their Kuruppon oven.

Yoshi's Safari

Yoshi next to Mario, holding the Super Scope in Yoshi's Safari

Mario sits on Yoshi's saddle while armed with the Super Scope throughout Yoshi's Safari, where the two go on a journey to save Jewelry Land. As Yoshi navigates, Mario shoots down any enemies in Yoshi's way, including the Koopalings, Bowser, and other bosses. Yoshi can be damaged by Mario if shot by mistake. In the end, Prince Pine uses the twelve gems recovered by Yoshi and Mario to reunite both the Light Realm and Dark Realm of Jewelry Land, and Yoshi and Mario leave as Prince Pine and King Fret thank them for saving the kingdom.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Yoshi's main role in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its sequels is to carry Baby Mario, and the game also introduces his egg-throwing ability.

Yoshi is first seen in opening cutscene of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue, where he is taking a walk through the forest. Baby Mario suddenly lands on Yoshi's saddle after falling from the sky, as well as a map to Bowser's Castle, where Kamek has taken Baby Luigi. Yoshi decides to take Baby Mario back to his clan of Yoshis as all of them are distressed over Baby Mario. Sensing that Baby Mario has insight into the correct destination, the Yoshies agree to form their own relay system to help Baby Mario: Yoshi and his clan each travel through one level before handing Baby Mario over to the next Yoshi in succession. In particular, Yoshi is always played in the first level of each of the six worlds, in addition to secret levels and Bowser's Castle itself. In the castle, Yoshi manages to reaches Baby Bowser in the latter's bedroom and defeat him there. The second part of the battle involves fighting a gigantic Baby Bowser, who had been transformed from Kamek's magic, but Yoshi uses Giant Eggs to attack and eventually defeat giant Baby Bowser. Following the battle, Yoshi discovers Baby Luigi and the stork. After Yoshi unties the stork, he says goodbye to the babies as the stork finally delivers the babies to their home.

Tetris Attack

The story of Tetris Attack involves Yoshi having to break a spell that Kamek had cast on the denizens of Yoshi's Island. The first battles involve Yoshi having to constantly line up three or more matching panels either horizontally or vertically while competing against an opponent. Many of Yoshi's allies are creatures from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, including a Little Yoshi, a Lakitu, a Shy Guy, a Bumpty (SNES version only), Poochy, a Flying Wiggler, a Gargantua Blargg, a Lunge Fish, Raphael The Raven, and Froggy. Once the spell is broken, Yoshi proceeds to fight the bosses, including Naval Piranha, Hookbill The Koopa, Kamek, and finally Bowser.

Yoshi Topsy-Turvy

In Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, when Hongo encases the entire island in a storybook to contain Bowser and his forces, Yoshi convinces him to restore Yoshi's Island if Yoshi can personally trap Bowser, as that would take away the reason for keeping the island trapped. During his journey, Yoshi is uniquely able to alter the effects of gravity, with effects such as enemies falling backwards or walls becoming hills. Unlike before, Yoshi cannot complete a course simply by going from start to finish, but has to complete certain tasks given to him by a spirit instead, such as defeating a number of enemies or collecting a number of coins. Yoshi eventually defeats Bowser, so then Hongo restores Yoshi's Island to normal.

Yoshi Touch & Go

Artwork of Yoshi and Baby Mario for both Yoshi Touch & Go and Yoshi's Island DS

The colored Yoshi that Baby Mario travels with in Yoshi Touch & Go after landing depends on how many points have been obtained during the first part of gameplay. For the second part, the player can draw clouds with the stylus for Yoshi to move across. Yoshi can perform a Flutter Jump in midair if the player taps and holds their stylus on him. Yoshi can toss eggs by tapping anywhere on the touch screen. He can eat enemies to get coins, excluding spiked enemies, as well as eat fruit to get more eggs. The standard green Yoshi can have up to twenty eggs. Collecting a Super Star turns Yoshi into a Giant Egg and becomes invincible alongside Baby Mario as he transforms into Super Baby Mario.

Yoshi's Island DS

In Yoshi's Island DS, Kamek and Bowser travel back in time to try to capture the star children, who have special energy in their bodies that, once in his possession, would allow Bowser to take over the world. Not knowing the identity of the star children, Kamek and Bowser set out to steal all the children of the Mushroom Kingdom, only to have the babies escape their grasps one way or another and join Yoshi in a quest to free the other children. When Yoshi reaches Bowser's Castle, Baby Bowser betrays him, and a boss fight ensues. Yoshi defeats Baby Bowser, but the future Bowser emerges suddenly to battle Yoshi. Four Yoshis team up to defeat the even gigantic incarnation of Bowser, who had been transformed by Kamek's magic after the future Bowser is defeated initially. The Yoshis rescue Baby Luigi and the other kidnapped star children.

During the credits, a green-colored Baby Yoshi, who is the seventh star child, hatches, with the missing star appearing above his head.

Yoshi's New Island

Yoshi carrying a Mega Eggdozer with Baby Mario on his back in Yoshi's New Island

Yoshi's New Island rehashes the plot and the role of Yoshi and his clan. Baby Mario falls down to Egg Island, after the stork had been attacked by Kamek on his way to deliver Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to the correct parents. Yoshi and his clan agree to help reunite Baby Mario and Baby Luigi. Yoshi and Baby Mario manage to defeat Baby Bowser and his older self, stopping the former's scheme of turning Egg Island into his vacation home, and rescue Baby Luigi, followed by the stork giving Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to their real parents.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World

Yoshi as he appears in Yoshi's Woolly World

Yoshi is one of the co-protagonists of Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, besides Red Yoshi. The two avoided being transformed into Wonder Wools, which Kamek wants to convert all of the Yoshis of Craft Island into to help build a new castle for Baby Bowser. Yoshi and Red Yoshi start a journey to restore Craft Island to its former state.

Yoshi's Crafted World

Yoshi and the rest of his kind go on a journey to recover the Sundream Stone in Yoshi's Crafted World, after it had broken into five gems that scattered across the island. Once Yoshi and his clan have recovered four of the gems, they confront Kamek and Baby Bowser, but the two villains steal the gems and use them to make Baby Bowser giant with a robot. The game ends with Yoshi and his clan recovering the Sundream Stone and using it to wish for a ship to return them to their home island.

N-Gang

Yoshi made several appearances in the German comic N-Gang:

• Freeze Frame: After Diddy takes B through a wormhole, they find a freezing Yoshi on a snowy landscape. After Yoshi is heated, he, Diddy, and B find Bomberman and Kirby frozen in ice blocks. Yoshi then thaws them by using his fire breath to melt the ice. Then they find that King K. Rool is behind this and go to his castle. After defeating King K. Rool, they celebrate with many other Nintendo characters.
• N-Gang vs. Nintendo: Yoshi appears here as a player on the Nintendo team at a soccer camp the N-gang went to. Yoshi and his team later faced off against the N-gang in a soccer game.
• Die Hexe lacht um Mitternacht: Here Yoshi appears trying to stop Gruntilda along with Toni, B, Gecko, VIP, and Banjo. The comic ends with Yoshi lays an egg for Banjo, who throws it at Gruntilda, defeating her.
• Die Ostereier-Situation: In this comic, Yoshi is projected from a video game and into the real world by VIP. Since it is Easter, Yoshi helps out Big B by laying eggs, which B needed for his class.

Club Nintendo

Yoshi's Story Comic

The back of the comic

Yoshi surrounded by Shy Guys and Crazee Dayzees in the Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island comic

In the German Club Nintendo comics, Yoshi appears in a few comics, some of which involve him in a starring role. He also appearsl in the special issues Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Die Nacht der leuchtenden Yoshis!, and Das Lied der Yoshi's! (along with various other Yoshis). The Yoshi's Story story arc is compiled in comic book form in Yoshi's Story Comic.

• Ostern im Schwammerlland and Super Mario: Die unheimliche Begegnung der Yoshi-Art: Yoshi's first meeting with Mario is depicted in these two comics. Mario and his friends were out picnicking one Easter morning when they saw the Easter Bunny. They tried to catch it but to no avail, although it did drop a large green-spotted egg, which happened to be a Yoshi egg. The egg eventually hatched into Yoshi, who started searching for his mother. The first person he saw was Mario, so he proceeded to shout, "Mommy!" The surprised and scared Mario ran from Yoshi, but he followed. After a long time of chasing, Mario and Yoshi decided to be friends.
• Super Mario: Im Rausch der Geschwindigkeit: Mario encourages Yoshi to go faster than 80 dinosaur-power, a fictional speed limit. As a result, Luigi, who works as a police officer in this story, demands a 60-coin fine from them.
• Super Mario: Die Bescherung: Yoshi is seen going to Mario's Christmas party and ends up meeting a man that seems to be Santa Claus.
• Super Mario: Coole Klänge: Yoshi briefly appears as Mario's horse while his rider is trying western style music.
• Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland: Yoshi is ridden by Mario to a client's house but is left outside. Later, a different Yoshi accompanies Mario, Toad, and Kirby on their quest to find the Crab wizard because he wants darker skin; he ends up becoming a Black Yoshi.
• Super Mario: Erholung? Nein, danke!: Yoshi and his friends go on a vacation to an island called Koopabiza, where they take the airline KoopAir. However, the airplane they ride in is in very bad shape and is piloted by a blind clerk who also operated the booking office. After the flight, they find themselves checked into a bad hotel in horrible condition. After a while, Yoshi suggests they go swimming, but they find no body of water large enough to go swimming in. At night, they are awoken from their sleep, only to find that the hotel disco is making the noise, which is so loud that it eventually ruptures the floor beneath them, and they fall directly onto the disco. Because of all this, they hurry off the island and go home.
• Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit: Yoshi appears in part 1 as a taxi from the stone age, who offers his services to Mario but is declined. He also appears in Mario's house in part 4 wearing sunglasses and a red jacket, relaxing on a stool.
• Warios Weihnachtsmärchen: Yoshi appears at the end of the comic having a Christmas party with Mario and his friends.
• Mario in Mariozilla: Yoshi accidentally eats a shrunken Mario and Kamek. Dr. Light then plans to make Yoshi lay an egg, but after hearing this, Yoshi runs away, only to lay an egg two hours later with the pair inside.
• Blast Corps in Yoshis Knallkekse: Yoshi drives a truck full of Yoshi Cookies until Kamek curses them, and then the truck drives off on its own without Yoshi. Yoshi then calls the Blast Corps, and Netty from the Blast Corps arrives. Yoshi and Netty then continue to chase the truck until it is stopped by Blast Corps robots.
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: In this special comic, Yoshi starts out with a falling Baby Mario and a map landing on his back. After rescuing Baby Mario, Yoshi is then chased by Toadies who are after Baby Mario. During this time, Yoshi goes through a tutorial of the game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island with a Message Block for a guide.

Mario Discovery series

Mario is Missing!

In the intro of Mario is Missing!, Yoshi joins the Mario Bros. to try and stop Bowser from melting Antarctica, which would flood Earth. Though Mario is kidnapped, Yoshi is able to help Luigi if the latter uses the Globulator to determine his location before being able to summon Yoshi for a ride. Only Yoshi can defeat the Pokey obstructing the exit pipe. With Yoshi's help, Luigi is able to rescue Mario and stop Bowser's scheme.

Mario's Time Machine

In the PC release of Mario's Time Machine, Yoshi somehow helps Mario escape the Cretaceous Period if he ends up there from inputting an incorrect year on the timulator. Yoshi has a larger role in the NES version, where Yoshi is captured by Bowser during the opening cutscene. Once Mario has restored all of the historical items, he has to defeat Bowser for the key to free Yoshi from his cage in the museum.

Mario Kart series

Yoshi is playable in every game in the Mario Kart series since the series' first installment, Super Mario Kart. Throughout the games, Yoshi is classified as either a lightweight or a middleweight driver. Yoshi has several racing courses throughout the series as well as being depicted as course elements.

Super Mario Kart

Artwork from Super Mario Kart, showing Yoshi's first depiction used for the series

Yoshi is a playable character in Super Mario Kart. He is part of "The Dragon and the Lady" duo of racers, alongside Princess Peach. As a CPU, Yoshi can shoot eggs.

Mario Kart 64

Yoshi is a lightweight driver in Mario Kart 64, having great acceleration but poor speed and weight, like with Peach and Toad. Yoshi has his own course, Yoshi Valley.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Yoshi is playable in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, where he is controlled identically as in Mario Kart 64. His personal course is Yoshi Desert instead.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Yoshi is a middleweight racer in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Yoshi's partner is Birdo, his Special Item is the Yoshi's Egg, his personal kart is the Turbo Yoshi, and his personal course is Yoshi Circuit. While the relationship between Birdo and Yoshi is merely implied in English versions, the Japanese website of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! confirms it. On Birdo's profile, it says she "appears to be Yoshi's girlfriend, but is actually his boyfriend!?" (「ヨッシーの彼女に見えて実は彼氏!?」) There is also a sponsor named Yoshi Yoshi that features a drawing of Yoshi on its trackside banners.

Mario Kart Arcade GP subseries

Yoshi is playable in Mario Kart Arcade GP and its two sequels. In Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, Yoshi has good acceleration but poor weight and top speed while in his standard kart, but in his personal kart, Yoshi's top speed is slightly higher, though at the cost of slightly lower acceleration; these traits are shared with Peach and Blinky. In Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, Yoshi is a lightweight character with poor speed, great acceleration, and average handling. He also has two downloadable palette swaps, Red Yoshi and Black Yoshi, and his stats are identical to Peach's and Waluigi's.

Mario Kart DS

Yoshi is a playable character in Mario Kart DS. He is classified as a lightweight driver again, sharing the stat with Shy Guy. Yoshi's personal karts are Cucumber and Egg 1. Yoshi has his own course, Yoshi Falls, and the returning GCN Yoshi Circuit.

Mario Kart Wii

Yoshi is a medium-sized racer in Mario Kart Wii, alongside Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Birdo, Diddy Kong, Bowser Jr., and medium Miis. Yoshi features a great off-road speed bonus. He also has a small weight, traction, and drift boost. Dry Dry Ruins has an emblem of Yoshi, along with a Yoshi statue in the likeness of a Sphinx, similarly to Yoshi Desert.

Mario Kart 7

In Mario Kart 7, Yoshi returns as a lightweight racer, sharing this weight division with Peach and Daisy.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Yoshi with his Pipe Frame

Yoshi returns in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Though he is classified as middleweight on the official website, Yoshi is actually a lighter middleweight, focusing a little more on acceleration, handling, and traction than with speed and weight. He shares these traits with Peach and Daisy. In the original Mario Kart 8 only, by purchasing both DLC packs, the player unlocks Light Blue, White, Red, Yellow, Black, Blue, Pink, and Orange alternate colors for Yoshi, with their difference being cosmetic, including for some of the karts they may use.

Mario Kart Tour

Yoshi (Kangaroo) and Yoshi (Gold Egg) in Mario Kart Tour

Yoshi returns as a playable character in Mario Kart Tour, where he is a Super driver. His special skill is the Yoshi's Egg. The game has introduced a number of High-End variants of Yoshi. A reindeer variant called Yoshi (Reindeer) was made available in the 2019 Holiday Tour as the second spotlight driver and, like with the standard version, he has the Yoshi's Egg as his special skill. Yoshi (Egg Hunt), a variant of Yoshi in an egg costume, was introduced in the eponymous Yoshi Tour of 2020 as the first week's spotlight driver and, as with both the standard and reindeer versions, his special skill is the Yoshi's Egg. Yoshi in a boxing kangaroo outfit, named Yoshi (Kangaroo), was added in the September 2021 Sydney Tour; unlike any of the aforementioned Yoshi variants, his special skill is the Boomerang Flower. A derivative of Yoshi (Egg Hunt) with a gold egg costume, Yoshi (Gold Egg), was introduced in the 2022 Yoshi Tour, and his special skill is the Coin Box. For availabilities of Yoshi and his variants, see List of availabilities for Yoshi in Mario Kart Tour.

Yoshi (Kangaroo) and Yoshi (Gold Egg) have yellow skin coloration (for the former, reminiscent of common depictions of boxing kangaroos) and their emblem displays a yellow-spotted Yoshi's Egg, which would identify them as a Yellow Yoshi instead of the main Yoshi character; however, while other non-green Yoshi drivers are specifically named after their colors ("Red Yoshi", "Blue Yoshi" etc.), Yoshi (Kangaroo)'s and Yoshi (Gold Egg)'s names follow the naming scheme of Yoshi (Reindeer) and Yoshi (Egg Hunt). Their shoes are also the same color as the standard Yoshi variant, like in the original depictions of yellow Yoshis in Super Mario World, whereas the shoes seen in modern designs of Yellow Yoshi are typically green.

Super Mario Bros. (film)

The imprisoned Daisy and chained-up Yoshi

Yoshi appears in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film as the Velociraptor-type dinosaur "royal pet" of President Koopa. Under Koopa's ownership, Yoshi is chained up at the neck in his own room where he has experienced physical abuse and was derisively referred to as a "throwback." Upon Daisy's capture, she was held in the same room that Yoshi resided in. Daisy, though wary at first, befriends Yoshi as Koopa introduces the two formally. He warns Daisy not to move her "hands around like a wounded animal" around Yoshi. During this same conversation, Yoshi attempts to lick Koopa's legs, and a disgusted Koopa kicks him in the face. Once they are alone together, Daisy sympathizes with Yoshi and his attempts to bite through his chain.

Later, Lena attempts to murder Daisy by wielding a knife but is stopped by Yoshi's long tongue, which pulls her towards him. Lena stabs Yoshi, giving Daisy enough time to escape the room. During Daisy's first meeting with her father in Devo 4, a wounded but unchained Yoshi enters the room with the knife still lodged into his neck region. Daisy helps him remove the knife from his body. He reappears alongside Daisy in the film's finale, to bid Mario and Luigi goodbye before they jump through the portal back to Brooklyn, New York.

The film's incarnation of Yoshi appears as a woman's pet alongside the video game Yoshi in the Yoshi's Safari arc of the Super Mario Kodansha manga, with the video game Yoshi even exclaiming it as "the real Yoshi in the movie!"

Mario Tennis series

Artwork from Mario Tennis Aces

Yoshi is typically an agile sports player, allowing him to make quick maneuvers (this was especially prevalent in the Mario Tennis competitions). Yoshi appears in the game Mario's Tennis as well as the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Tennis. In the latter, Yoshi is billed a speed character and has three different courses: the Baby Mario & Yoshi Court, the Birdo & Yoshi Court, and the Yoshi Court. In the game's intro, Yoshi wins against Princess Daisy to advance to the semifinals of the tournament, only to lose to Mario in the semifinals match. This is also the first game to partner Yoshi with Birdo. In the Game Boy Color version, Yoshi is unlockable through a Transfer Pak with the Nintendo 64 version.

In Mario Power Tennis, Yoshi's skill type is speedy, his Offensive Power Shot is Rainbow Flutter, and his Defensive Power Shot is Rolling Egg Return. His default doubles partner is Koopa Troopa. For his trophy animation, Yoshi is hungry and uses his tongue to eat the trophy, believing it to be a pineapple, though he accidentally swallows Luigi in the process. Yoshi is then seen wondering about Luigi's sudden disappearance.

Yoshi also appears in Mario Tennis Open, where he is once again a playable Speed type character. Also, different-colored Yoshis, as well as a Yoshi costume for the player's Mii, can be unlocked in this game by scanning specific QR Codes.

Yoshi is again a default speedy character in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. He also appears as a speedy character in Mario Tennis Aces, where his Special Shot involves him sprouting wings and hitting the ball midair. He was also playable in the game's online tournament demo, available from the start.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Land 2

Yoshi appearing in the Video Game Heroes screen in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Yoshi appears at the end of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, appearing with Mario and Link in the Cranky's Video Game Heroes awards ceremony. Yoshi is in the second place position, with 29 DK Coins.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Artwork from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Yoshi is encountered by Mario on Yo'ster Isle in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. The two of them unite to defeat Boshi in a Mushroom Derby race, with Yoshi being required to put Yoshi Cookies on the line before he could race, and end Boshi's reign over Yo'ster Isle. As the new champion of Mushroom Derby, Yoshi is hailed the new boss by the other Yoshis, though declines because he believes that races should be owned by everyone. After winning, Yoshi thanks Mario by giving a few Yoshi Cookies to him. By using a Yoshi Cookie in battle, Yoshi can be summoned to try and eat an enemy to convert into a usable item for Mario, though if Yoshi is unsuccessful, he gives Mario a Yoshi Candy instead.

Game & Watch Gallery series

Game & Watch Gallery

Yoshi is playable in the Modern version of Manhole included in Game & Watch Gallery. He has to hold the manhole covers so that the Toads, Donkey Kong Jrs., and Marios can make it across. Yoshi uses his head to hold up manhole covers for the upper portions and his tongue for the lower parts. Anytime a character falls into the water, Yoshi gets a miss, and he can be seen ducking his head while covering his eyes in shame.

Yoshi is non-playable in the Modern versions of Fire and Oil Panic. In the Modern Fire, Yoshi is one of three characters whom Mario and Luigi have to rescue from a blaze at Princess Peach's Castle, along with Toad and Donkey Kong Jr. If the Mario Bros. do not catch Yoshi, he runs away with a bumped head, earning the player a miss. In the Modern Oil Panic, Yoshi runs around the castle that Bowser is on while Mario tries gathering up the oil that Bowser is spilling inside. Yoshi can be fed oil to ingest it and create blocks via his fire breath. If Yoshi is fed enough for a particular side, he can go up the blocks and blast Bowser away temporarily.

Game & Watch Gallery 2

Yoshi is quasi-playable alongside Princess Peach in the Modern version of Chef in Game & Watch Gallery 2. Yoshi has to be fed food to gain points, up to the point where he lays an egg. When Yoshi is fed even more, the egg hatches into a Little Yoshi, who then takes over for Yoshi. The Little Yoshi can grow into Yoshi after being fed enough food. If the player feeds Yoshi burnt food, he becomes a Little Yoshi.

In the Modern version of Parachute, Yoshi, Toad, and Donkey Kong Jr. are the three non-playable characters whom Mario has to save, like in the previous game's Modern Fire. Yoshi opens his chute either immediately, mid-fall, or at the last minute, depending on how far he jumps from the flying ship. In the Game Boy Color version, Yoshi is depicted as red in his miss icon.

Yoshi also appears in the Modern versions of Vermin and Ball. In the Game Boy Color release, Yoshi is depicted green in the former's artwork and Game Select "dancing" animation, but he is an Orange Yoshi in gameplay. In Ball, he is a Light Blue Yoshi.

Game & Watch Gallery 3

In Game & Watch Gallery 3, Yoshi is playable in the Modern versions of Egg and Greenhouse. Unlike each game's respective image for the key art of the collection and the animation for the Modern Egg on the Game Select screen, Yoshi is depicted as a Light Blue Yoshi during gameplay in Egg on the Game Boy Color, or as an Orange Yoshi in Egg on the Super Game Boy and Greenhouse on the Game Boy Color.

Game & Watch Gallery 4

Yoshi appears on the hammock in the upper right-hand corner in the Modern version of Rain Shower in Game & Watch Gallery 4. The player, as Mario, has to protect Yoshi from the water balloons that Bowser is throwing in the tree. Yoshi eats any water balloon he is hit by; if that happens, it explodes in his mouth and he spits out the colored water in disgust, causing the player to receive a miss.

Yoshi appears on the left conveyor belt in the Modern version of Mario's Cement Factory, waiting for cookies to emerge so he can eat them. If any of the tanks are overfilled, Yoshi gets hit with the batter, giving the player a miss. Yoshi is seen in the preview animation, where he and Toad are putting cookie batter on a conveyor belt each, although the Boo steals Toad's batter and drops it on Yoshi; the quantity is large enough to engulf Yoshi entirely, save for the eyes.

Yoshi returns in the Modern Fire and Chef, retaining his roles in both versions. Yoshi appears in the latter game's preview animation, towards the end, where he arrives after Peach buries Mario under a mass of flipped eggs, eats all of them, and takes Mario away.

Mario Party series

Yoshi, along with other characters, on an inflatable boat in Super Mario Party

Yoshi is playable in every Mario Party game. In the original Mario Party, he has his own board called Yoshi's Tropical Island. In Mario Party 2 and Mario Party 3, Yoshi's favorite item is a Warp Block; if he is set as a computer, he is more likely to buy a Warp Block over any other item. Also in Mario Party 3, Yoshi's star stamp is Kindness and his partner is Boo. In Mario Party 4, Yoshi favors the Warp Space, which does something similar to the Warp Block. He does not have a default partner in Mario Party 5 or Mario Party 6, but he is partners with Birdo in Mario Party 7; the two of them are also playable together in Mario Party 8 and Mario Party 9. Yoshi's Special Orb in Mario Party 7 is the Egg Orb. In Mario Party 9, Yoshi's constellation is the "Hero's Best Buddy." Yoshi returns in Mario Party: Island Tour, Mario Party 10, Mario Party: Star Rush, Mario Party: The Top 100, Super Mario Party, Mario Party Superstars, and Super Mario Party Jamboree as a playable character. Yoshi's Dice Block in Super has one 0, one 1, two 3's, one 5, and one 7, making it very balanced.

In Super Mario Party Jamboree, Yoshi can appear as a possible Jamboree Buddy (as long as he is not being used by a player or CPU) and can be recruited by beating his Showdown minigame, Yoshi's Mountain Race. His Jamboree Buddy ability allows the player to copy items from other players they pass.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. fighter Yoshi
Game appearances
Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Special moves
Neutral:  Egg Lay Side:  Egg Roll Up:  Egg Throw Down:  Yoshi Bomb Final Smash:  Super Dragon (Brawl, for 3DS / Wii U); Stampede! (Ultimate)
Battle entrance
Yoshi breaks out of a Yoshi's Egg.

Super Smash Bros.

SmashWiki article: Yoshi (SSB)

Artwork used for Yoshi in the first Super Smash Bros.

Yoshi is a playable character in Super Smash Bros., being the representative of his own universe instead of Super Mario. Yoshi is one of the heaviest fighters in the game (behind Samus and Donkey Kong), though his attacks are not as powerful as other heavyweights. In addition, despite his weight, Yoshi has an average ground speed, the highest air speed, and a high second jump. Yoshi has a tether grab in the form of his tongue. Yoshi uniquely uses a Yoshi's egg while shielding. Yoshi's down aerial is the Flutter Kick, which inflicts the most damage out of any attack in the game when all hits connect (dealing precisely 56%). Most of Yoshi's special moves involve using eggs, based on his abilities in the Yoshi platforming games mostly. Yoshi's neutral special move is Egg Lay, in which he grabs an opponent with his tongue, swallows them, and turns them into an egg to trap them. His up special move is Egg Throw, in which Yoshi tosses an egg to deal damage. His down special move is Yoshi Bomb, in which Yoshi leaps up and does a Ground Pound. Yoshi's recolors in this game are all different-colored Yoshis: Red, Yellow, and Light Blue. Additionally, Pink and Blue Yoshis are opponents in 1P Game, making Yoshi the only character who has unplayable alternate costumes.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

SmashWiki article: Yoshi (SSBM)

Yoshi is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee. He is given a side special move, Egg Roll, in which Yoshi encases himself inside of an egg and rolls across the ground. While his general stats have been retained, Yoshi does not have the fastest air speed, something that goes to Jigglypuff instead. Yoshi also cannot jump out of shielding, the only character to hold this distinction. Yoshi's shield is also unique in that any attack that hits him sends him moving forward, allowing him to evade opponents. Yoshi's up tilt is now an upwards tail swipe performed while jumping, and his back aerial is now a series of weak tail wags instead of a strong backwards tail swipe. Yoshi's down aerial has been nerfed: In the NTSC version, it deals a maximum of 53%, but the PAL version has it deal 39%. The previously unplayable Blue and Pink recolors are now among Yoshi's alternate costumes.

In Adventure Mode, ten Yoshis are fought halfway through the first stage. After defeating all ten Yoshis, the player can continue through the second half of the course.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

SmashWiki article: Yoshi (SSBB)

Yoshi is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. His appearance has been modified to be more consistent with his current design. His air speed is still faster compared to other fighters. Many of Yoshi's attacks are based on the use of his tail, since his forward tilt was made different. Yoshi's Final Smash is Super Dragon, where he grows large wings, flies around, and breathes large fireballs.

Yoshi's snapshot in The Subspace Emissary

In Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary, Yoshi is first seen sleeping on a tree stump in a forest, and Link walks by Yoshi without seeing. Yoshi soon wakes up after the Halberd releases several Primids in the area. A while after Yoshi and Link make their way through the area, they witness the Halberd flying away, but continue to pursue it. At a grassland area, Yoshi and Link battle both Mario and Pit. After the battle is over, the four fighters team up. They see King Dedede, who had taken Luigi, Ness, and the other princess who had not been rescued from Petey Piranha earlier. King Dedede tries to take Yoshi and the other three fighters as well, until Kirby arrives to rescue them. Later on, after failing to stop the Ancient Minister from setting off a Subspace Bomb, Mario hops on Yoshi as they and the other fighters escape from the emerging Subspace. After a battle at the Canyon, Yoshi and his teammates meet up with the other fighters and enter Subspace, only to have Tabuu turn everyone into trophies. Yoshi was rescued by Kirby, who had been revived by one of Dedede's badges that he had swallowed. With their forces combined, Yoshi and the others manage to defeat Tabuu.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

SmashWiki article: Yoshi (SSB4)

Yoshi is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. His appearance has once again been changed in this game, his model being reproportioned and his stance made more upright, making him even more consistent with his current appearance in the Super Mario and Yoshi series. While his special moves are no different, some of his other moves have been changed to fit with his new appearance. Yoshi is also able to jump out of shield in this game once again, for the first time since the original Super Smash Bros. Lastly, Yoshi's mobility is increased, but in exchange, his overall damage output is lowered. For equipment, Yoshi is the only character that can use the Egg and Saddle equipment for offense and defense, respectively, and is able to use Boots for speed. Yoshi also has two additional colors in this game: Purple and Black.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

SmashWiki article: Yoshi (SSBU)

Yoshi's alternate costume render in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which is based on his appearance in Yoshi's Crafted World

Yoshi is a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. His eggs in Egg Throw were given the ability to bounce off of the ground. His new idle pose is now similar to his idle animationMedia:SMW2yoshi.gif from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, while his running animation has him in an upright stance. Most of Yoshi's costumes from the previous game reappear in this game, except for Black Yoshi, in favor of a design resembling his appearance from Yoshi's Crafted World. Yoshi was given a different Final Smash, where he and several other Yoshis trample over fighters, much like during the opening cutscene of Super Smash Bros. Melee. As with several other returning fighters, Yoshi's victory theme has been slightly shortened and sped up compared to in the previous installments. Yoshi's overall mobility has been further improved, sporting faster walking, dashing, and air speeds, as well as a higher initial dash. Yoshi benefits from other universal changes, such as reduced short hop timing, lowered landing lag in his aerials, the reintroduction of directional air dodging, the ability to use any ground attack out of a run, and the ability to use his aerial attacks while on a ladder. Yoshi's pummel was made a lot faster though weaker. Yoshi's overall damage output is slightly improved, while many of his attacks deal more knockback.

Yoshi's route in Classic Mode, Jurassic Journey, has him fight reptilian opponents. By completing this route, it is possible to unlock Lucario, Marth, Ryu, Ganondorf, Lucina, Ridley, Chrom, or Ken. Yoshi engages in these battles in the following order:

1. Ivysaur at Distant Planet
2. Giant Ridley at Great Bay
3. King K. Rool at Jungle Japes
4. Horde battle against Iggy, Morton, Lemmy, Ludwig, Roy, Wendy, and Larry at Yoshi's Island (Melee)
5. Charizard at Garden of Hope
6. Giant Bowser at Mushroom Kingdom U
7. Final boss fight against Rathalos

Mario Golf series

Artwork from Mario Golf: Super Rush

Yoshi is a recurring playable character in the Mario Golf series. He has a straight golf shot that achieves average heights. In the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Golf, Yoshi's drive is 230 yards and his shot is straight.

In the opening clip of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Yoshi is seen with a Koopa Troopa, entering the golf course to challenge Wario and Waluigi to a round. At one point, Yoshi is scared by a Chain Chomp while trying to retrieve his ball, and he and Koopa Troopa later fall asleep when Waluigi takes too long to sink his ball.

Yoshi returns in Mario Golf: World Tour with the same straight, average-height drive. A new golf course, Yoshi Lake, appears and contains giant Yoshi eggs, bouncy blocks, and many pools of standing water. Completing all Star Coin challenges for this course unlocks his costume. The course also appears with the aesthetics of Yoshi's Woolly World. Miis can use Yoshi's golf clubs and ball, and clothes based on him are available at the shop or through participating in tournaments.

In Mario Golf: Super Rush, Yoshi is a Speed character who is tied with Ninji as the character with the highest speed, being 10. Yoshi's Special Shot is the Eggschanger while his Special Dash is the Egg-Roll Dash.

Mario Baseball series

Mario Superstar Baseball

Yoshi is first seen in the opening cutscene of Mario Superstar Baseball. Yoshi, like the other captains, receives his own flyer of Bowser. Yoshi's team faces off with Peach's team, where Yoshi throws the baseball and Peach hits it, managing to score a home run. Yoshi is later seen as a teammate of Mario's during a face-off against Wario's team at Mario Stadium. Yoshi receives the ball passed over from Peach and gets Waluigi out at home plate.

As a player character, Yoshi can not only run at high speeds but also use his long tongue to field baseballs and climb walls. Yoshi bats with his left hand whilst throwing with his right. Yoshi is only one of two Speed captains, the other being Diddy Kong. Yoshi is tied with Toadette for being the fastest characters. Yoshi's item is an Egg, his special ball is Egg Ball, his home field is Yoshi Park, and his team is Yoshi Islanders, which can also be called Yoshi Eggs, Yoshi Flutters, and Yoshi Speed Stars depending the characters selected for the team in Exhibition Mode.

Mario Super Sluggers

Yoshi pitching in Mario Super Sluggers

Yoshi is first seen in the opening cutscene of Mario Super Sluggers. He rides a yacht with Mario, Luigi, Red Toad, Daisy, and Birdo to the Baseball Kingdom. Once arriving, Yoshi and others get a view of the island from the summit of a lighthouse. They head over to Mario Stadium, and later, Yoshi is at his home field, Yoshi Park, flutter jumping before trying to catch the ball with his tongue, but falls through a pipe instead. Back at Mario Stadium, Yoshi is teammates with Mario, where Waluigi throws a set of Bob-ombs to make Yoshi flinch before he can catch the ball after Donkey Kong's recent hit. Yoshi appears in another cutscene, which plays after defeating Bowser's team in Challenge Mode, celebrating in the infield before leaving Bowser's Castle and marching toward the entrance of the Baseball Kingdom, where the sun sets, and the lights turn on for the night. In the final cutscene, Yoshi stands next to Daisy at a table before a fireworks display storms the night sky, and Yoshi joins the others at Mario Stadium, where the fireworks are displayed.

As a playable character, Yoshi's Star Pitch is Rainbow Ball, his Star Swing is Egg Swing, and he can once again use his tongue to field baseballs. Yoshi cannot climb walls like before, since every character can have only one ability. Yoshi's home field is once again Yoshi Park, and its minigame is Piranha Panic. Yoshi has unlockable alternate colors, which are red, yellow, blue, cyan, and pink; no other team captain has unlockable outfits. On the map, Yoshi can use Manholes and ground-pound next to trees to force characters out.

Mario Strikers series

Yoshi in Mario Strikers: Battle League

Yoshi appears as a balanced captain in Super Mario Strikers and again in the sequel, Mario Strikers Charged, while he appears as an offensive character in Mario Strikers: Battle League. In Super Mario Strikers, Yoshi's Team number is 8, his captain type is balanced, and his Super Strike is Foot of Fury.

In Mario Strikers Charged, Yoshi's Team number is once again eight, his captain type is balanced, his Mega Strike is Winged Yoshi, his super ability is Egg Roll, and his theme is Energetic Broadway.

In Mario Strikers: Battle League, Yoshi's Team number is once again eight, he is an offensive type character, he has high Shooting and Passing attributes, and his Hyper Strike is Egg Stomp.

Yoshi's clothing in the first game is a blue and orange jersey with a Y on it with blue and orange cleats. His second soccer outfit is a green or orange and blue armored jersey with his team logo on it with green and white cleats. His third outfit is a green jersey with his team logo on it with white shorts and green and white cleats.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Artwork from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

During the events of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Yoshi tries to escape from Yoob with the other Yoshis. While in hiding, he meets with Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, along with their adult counterparts. When Yoob discovers their secret hideout, the Yoshis make an unsuccessful attempt at escaping before being swallowed by Yoob, and Yoshi tries battle Yoob alone, but it grabs Yoshi with its tongue. Yoshi ends up in Yoob's Belly. While looking around, Yoshi finds a Chomp Rock and gets the idea of pushing it through Yoob's internal organs to widen them so that he and the other Yoshis can escape. Yoshi is not strong enough to push the Chomp Rock alone, but with help from the other Yoshis, the Chomp Rock forces its way through Yoob's intestines, creating an exit. Yoshi leads the others through the intestines while rescuing a few more Yoshis along the way. After Sunnycide is defeated, all of the Yoshis exit through Yoob's digestive tract and return to Yoshi's Island, along with Yoob deactivating.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Yoshi is a playable Papercraft in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, with the ability to use its tongue to grab enemies.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3

Yoshi is a playable character in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. He is billed an all-around player. His special move is the Flutter Dunk. Yoshi also has some unlockable color variations.

Itadaki Street series

Itadaki Street DS

Artwork from Itadaki Street DS

Yoshi is a playable character in Itadaki Street DS. He is a Rank B character, meaning that Yoshi has average or medium difficulty. Yoshi has his own board, Yoshi's Island, which is among the boards representing the Super Mario franchise in the game. A Yoshi Cap, Suit, and Yoshi Egg are unlockable accessories for the avatar character to wear.

Fortune Street

Yoshi is a playable character in Fortune Street. Yoshi is a Rank B like before, and his stage, Yoshi's Island, is one of the boards featured in the Super Mario Tour.

Mario & Sonic series

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Yoshi is playable character of the Speed type in both the Wii version and Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Only Sonic and Shadow are faster than him, but his stamina is low. He's tied with Daisy for having the best skill out of any Speed type character, but also the weakest power among them. In the Wii version's opening, Yoshi appears with all of the other athletes at the start and end, as well as later competing in Singles and 110m Hurdles.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Artwork of Yoshi doing a Winter Olympics event, snowboarding, from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Yoshi is playable character of the Speed type in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. He is first seen in the opening with the other athletes at the start as well as competing in Skeleton and Curling. A Mii outfit based on Yoshi is also introduced in this game. In addition to appearing as a playable character in the Nintendo DS version, Yoshi also appears as a character that can join the team in Adventure Tours mode, and he is required to complete the Light Five Lamps! minigame.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Yoshi is a playable character of the Speed type in the Wii version and part of the Challengers group in the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. In the Wii version, Yoshi is first seen in the opening with the other athletes at the start and later competes in Football and Dream Uneven Bars. Furthermore, in the Wii version, the Mii outfit returns from the previous installment, and Yoshi is an interactable character in London Party to play minigames to earn stickers. In the handheld version, a badge of Yoshi can be obtained from the badge machine.

In the handheld version's Story Mode, Yoshi first helps Sonic and Tails defeat some imposters and investigating the Phantasmal Fog in the area in an effort to allow Tower Bridge to be lowered. After gaining help from Shadow, Silver, and Jet, the group manages to defeat Bowser Jr. and destroy the fog machine, clearing the fog from the area and letting the bridge be lowered. When Bowser Jr. tries to escape, Yoshi follows after him. Yoshi also appears supporting Mario, Luigi, Sonic, and Tails when they fight against Bowser and Dr. Eggman, later appearing at the opening ceremony as well. Yoshi also appears in the bonus episode Junior Hits England, where he meets Bowser Jr. while training at Stonehenge and challenges him to an event, eventually being defeated but congratulating Bowser Jr.'s performance.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

In Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Yoshi retains his role from the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, including the Mii outfit based on him.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Yoshi is a Speed type playable character in the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, as well as the Mii costume based on him, which, like other outfits found in the game, is now separated into two parts that must be collected, each with its own set of stat changes. In the Nintendo 3DS version, Yoshi is exclusively playable in 100m and Football, with a small supporting role in the Road to Rio mode.

In Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition, Yoshi is playable as a Speed-type playable character in all events, but he specifically has recommended events of 110m Hurdles and Trampoline. Here, he has excellent speed, average power, and below average technique.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Artwork of Yoshi doing a Summer Olympics event, archery, from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Yoshi is a Speed type playable character in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition. In the former version, Yoshi appears in Story Mode, assisting Luigi and Tails to try and help rescue Mario, Sonic, Toad, Bowser, and Dr. Eggman from the Tokyo '64.

Mario Sports Mix

Yoshi is a playable character in Mario Sports Mix. He is classified as an all-rounder. Yoshi features average power, above-average speed, and below-average technique. Additionally, he has three alternate colors that can be picked upon unlocking: Pink, Light-blue, and Yellow.

Dr. Mario series

Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure

A doll of Yoshi appears in the background of the title screen in Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure, sitting on a shelf next to a Light-blue Yoshi doll with a Capsule in its lap.

Dr. Mario World

Dr. Yoshi's icon from Dr. Mario World

Yoshi is a playable doctor in Dr. Mario World. In the game, he is not dressed up but rather wears a strap containing a case. Dr. Yoshi is a reward in World 2's special stage since version 1.2.0, though beating the stage prior to the update will allow him to be obtainable through the doc box.

In this game, Dr. Yoshi's skill is to eliminate objects in random locations. It is represented by berries falling onto objects, allowing Yoshi to use his tongue to eat the berries and the objects. His stage mode skill clears five objects (three prior to version 1.3.5), but in versus mode, the amount of objects that can be cleared is dependent on the level, where from level 1 to 5, it will clear 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 objects respectively (3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 objects respectively prior to version 1.3.5). In the initial version of this game, this skill will target any object that can be eliminated, but since version 2.1.0, viruses are prioritized as targets including those covered in objects, meaning that other objects will only be targeted if there are less viruses than the amount of targets (Capsules will only be eliminated if other objects are not available).

Paper Mario: Color Splash

Yoshi in Paper Mario: Color Splash

Yoshi appears in Paper Mario: Color Splash. He was stolen from a Tea Party Toad of the Dark Bloo Inn by a Shy Guy. He is invisible and known as "it". Mario defeats the boss of the Shy Guy, a Shady Sledge Bro, making his henchmen run away and allowing Mario to return Yoshi to the Tea Party Toad, who puts him on the table of his room. At this point, Mario can hit Yoshi with the Paint Hammer, making him visible again. If Yoshi has not been revealed after the Dark Bloo Inn returns to normal, a Toad staying in the room says he has a feeling there is something on the table. Mario has an option to ride him; however, when Mario attempts to do so, Yoshi will run away. He can be seen later in the game outside the Emerald Circus. He will thank Mario for rescuing him from the Dark Bloo Inn and says he came to free all the Yoshis that were trapped in a cage. Although Yoshi initially likes the cage, he changes his mind after stepping into it himself.

Mario Sports Superstars

Yoshi is a Balance type character in most sports of Mario Sports Superstars. In tennis, Yoshi is a Speed type character as per the Mario Tennis series. In golf, Yoshi's default drive is 212 yards, and his shots travel straight and at a medium height.

Mario + Rabbids series

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Yoshi using the Song of Kong in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Yoshi appears in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as a playable character late during the story. He is unlocked after defeating Mecha Jr. in the Lava Pit. As a character, his Team Jump technique can deal damage to opposing units with a Ground Pound. He also wields the gatling gun-like Rumblebang weapon (a weapon that his Rabbid counterpart, Rabbid Yoshi, also uses) and the long-ranged Rocket weapon. Notably, Yoshi's voice actor, Kazumi Totaka, provides him with a few cat-like voice clips, which make it sound as if Yoshi is meowing. Yoshi also stores his Rumblebang weapon in his mouth.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

While Yoshi does not appear in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, he is indirectly mentioned in the "The Story So Far" Memory, where is it mentioned the heroes disbanded after defeating the Megabug. He is also indirectly mentioned by Madame Bwahstrella in The Tower of Doooom as one of the heroes who rescued Spawny from the Megabug. According to associate producer Cristina Nava, Yoshi and Rabbid Yoshi are on vacation during the events of the game.

Other appearances

The Yoshi doll in the Link's Awakening remake

A portrait of Yoshi, along with Mario and Princess Peach, in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, a Yoshi doll can be found as one of the prizes for winning the Trendy Game in Mabe Village; the doll is required for the game's trading sequence. Additionally, a portrait of Yoshi can be found hanging on a wall in Hyrule Castle (and can be seen from the Castle Courtyard) in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, though not in the remake.

In the Metal Gear series, a figurine of Yoshi can be spotted on Otacon's desk in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, and shooting it plays his iconic line, "Yoshi!". In Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, Yoshi is referenced and makes several cameo appearances, and the E3 2011 trailer shows Naked Snake scanning the jungle with his binoculars, only for him to become surprised and bewildered from seeing Yoshi in the distance. It is later revealed that all the Kerotans in the game had been replaced with Yoshi dolls. If one is to find and shoot all the Yoshis, they are rewarded with the "Yoshi" rank at the end. An optional radio call with Para-Medic about Yoshis can be heard as well. The Yoshis have two sound effects for them. If the player nearby, they make the sound effect for when they grab an enemy with their tongues. If the player shoots them, they make the sound effect that was used for them prior to Yoshi's Story, albeit looped for a certain period of time.

Yoshi appears alongside Luigi in Made in Wario, where they are play-testers of Dr. Crygor and Mona's video games, and of Wario's microgame ride. He also makes a cameo appearance in WarioWare: D.I.Y. as one of the instruments for making records in the game.

Sonic the Hedgehog alongside assorted Yoshis in Yoshi's Island Zone

A free DLC stage for the Wii U version of Sonic Lost World, titled Yoshi's Island Zone, is heavily based on the Yoshi's Island series, taking cues from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island in terms of gameplay and from Yoshi's Story in terms of art style. In this stage, Rings are replaced by Yoshi-imprinted coins and Red Rings are replaced by flowers. There are also four Egg Blocks located throughout the stage that release three Yoshi Eggs each when Sonic hits them from below; getting hit by an enemy causes Sonic to lose all of the eggs he has collected, and the player cannot get them back. Once Sonic passes through the goal roulette at the end of the stage, a single Yoshi pops out of each of the eggs Sonic has collected, and each rescued Yoshi grants Sonic an extra life. Due to this fact, the stage cannot be played again until the player has gained another 100,000 points in other stages.

Outside video games, Yoshi appears in Nintendo Monopoly, along with a large cast of Super Mario characters. Here, he takes the role of Illinois Avenue and costs $240. He is also one of the four base characters included in the Standard Edition (five in the Collector's Edition) of Monopoly Gamer. In UNO Super Mario, Yoshi is pictured on the 0 card.

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Yoshi appears as a playable skin. Saddles are replaced by Yoshi's saddle. The files for the game show that horses were originally replaced by Yoshi, which does not happen in the actual game.

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a green Yoshi egg is presented as a wedding gift by a Shy Guy for Bowser and Peach's wedding. After the credits, the same egg appears within the sewers of Brooklyn and begins to hatch. The screen cuts to black and Yoshi saying his name can be heard. Concept art from story artist Jed Diffenderfer shows that Yoshi was originally planned to physically appear in the film.

Unused appearances

Yoshi was originally going to appear in Super Mario 3D Land but was removed from the game.

Yoshi was also considered and planned to appear in Super Mario 3D World, but he was dropped because other features were similar to his abilities, according to the game's co-director Kenta Motokura.

General information

Physical description and traits

Yoshi's original design (left), his standard modern design (center), and his alternate modern design (right)

Yoshi, like all other Yoshis, is a dinosaur-like character with a large round nose, a row of orange spines along his head, orange shoes, and a saddle-shaped shell on his back, which is used by Mario and company when being ridden on. Yoshi's initial design is more dinosaur-like, with a narrower, longer, more hunched appearance and shorter arms. He is also noticeably taller than Mario. Beginning with Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and later Mario Kart 64, however, Yoshi's build has been adjusted to be more anthropomorphic, with an upright posture, longer arms, a bigger head, and a stouter build, although he is still taller than Mario (comparable to Luigi's height). This newer depiction has slowly replaced the older depiction, although by Mario Party 4, the older depiction is generally replaced (it was last used in 2005's Yoshi Touch & Go). Notably, Yoshi's initial design is used in the Paper Mario series, with the design used in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door following the original design more strictly, while Paper Mario: Color Splash uses a redesign that matches more with his current design. In recent times, dating at least back to the Mario Hanafuda cards, an alternate modern design of Yoshi was introduced. It features more defined nostrils, eyelids clearly distinct from the brows, a smaller white region on the cheeks, crest spikes pointing downwards and being nearer to each other, and a bigger protrusion behind the eyes. Most of these features stem from the original Yoshi design. Said alternate design has been partially adapted into a 3D model only in Super Mario Bros. Wonder; as a result, the artwork used in most games uses the standard modern design, with the main exceptions so far being Mario Party: Star Rush, Super Mario Maker 2, and the launch artwork of Mario Kart Tour (that then uses the standard modern design in its badges and icons).

Yoshi's saddle is considered his shell. A few sources, such as Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and the official Japanese bio from Nintendo's own site, have stated that it is actually a shell, and more recent depictions show it as a shell-like swelling rather than a flat or inwardly curved saddle. In 2017, an interview on Super Mario World confirmed that Yoshi's saddle has always been a shell from the beginning. Nonetheless, specific depictions of Baby Yoshi from Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U are shown without a saddle, although other depictions of Baby Yoshi, such as from Yoshi's Story, do include this saddle.

Yoshi is known for having a long red tongue, often used for picking up objects or swallowing them, although it is capable of assisting acrobatic maneuvers, such as its interaction with flowers in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Yoshi can also use this tongue as a physical weapon, shown in Mario Strikers Charged, and as a custom move in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. Even though he is usually shown without visible teeth aside from his hurt sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, in his older design, he actually has both a set of upper teeth and lower teeth as shown in Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 2: Mario's Sports Day, and Super Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura (Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book ④ Larry's Mischief), with Yoshi's Island DS and Super Mario Bros. Wonder showing that his new design still has a full set of teeth.

Yoshi without his right shoe

Yoshi is always seen wearing his orange shoes, although in Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 5: Mario's Amusement Park (「スーパーマリオおはなしクイズえほん 5 マリオの ゆうえんち」), a book published by Shogakukan and written in collaboration with Nintendo, it was revealed that he has green feet with three toes and a single white pad on each of them. The orange shade in this shoe has varied across appearances, from brownish to reddish. Some games call these shoes "boots," such as the equipment Yoshi can wear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. These shoes protect Yoshi from obstacles normally harmful to Mario, such as Munchers and spikes (although in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its successors, spikes can defeat Yoshi in one hit), so Yoshi can allow Mario to safely cross them. Additionally, Yoshi, when stomping on enemies, typically defeats them in one hit with a special sound effect, similar to Mario's Spin Jump.

Like every other Super Mario character in the Super Smash Bros. series, Yoshi's appearance is heavily altered. In the first Super Smash Bros., Yoshi's design takes after his Super Mario 64 appearance, though with minor adjustments. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Yoshi's color scheme is darker, and he stands with a more realistic dinosaur stance; additionally, his skin is also mottled. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Yoshi is redesigned to match his current appearance, with him standing in a more upright posture, though his color scheme is even darker than before; also, many of his actions are still performed in a hunched stature. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U gives Yoshi a more vibrant, cartoonish color scheme (the same applies to his alternate skins), while further adjusting his posture, which also extends to some of his attacks involving his legs. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Yoshi's color scheme is subdued (though mostly vibrant overall).

Normally, Yoshi does not wear clothes (shoes notwithstanding), although exceptions can be found with the Yoshi from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, who wore polka-dotted pants of varying colors; his Reindeer outfit in Mario Kart Tour, which had Yoshi wearing reindeer antlers, a jingle-bell collar, red shoes with a white trim, and a red circular nose on his snout; and his Egg Hunt outfit in the same game, where he wears the cracked top and bottom halves of an Easter egg. In Mario Party 2, he wears a costume on all boards except Bowser Land, the only board in the game where characters do not wear costumes.

Speech

Prior to the SNES version of Yoshi's Cookie and later Yoshi's Story, with the last game to use it being Mario Party 3, Yoshi's "speech" was a sound effect consisting of two pitch-bent orchestra hits. Although it has been largely retired to some extent for Yoshi's current appearances, it does appear to a certain extent in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 when Yoshi retrieves Baby Mario, and out-of-series in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes as well as Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D. Yoshi's speech capabilities are rather limited since his most common phrase is his name (sometimes adding exclamations or tones of surprise to make his speech sound different depending on his emotions). Yoshi's voice actor, Kazumi Totaka, also provides him with various grunts and yells, though almost none of them are actual words. The only known instances that Yoshi was shown to speak in the Super Mario games are Super Mario World (when Mario is introduced to him and, to a lesser extent, with the message box at his house), Super Mario Galaxy 2 (when he is freed from his egg and, to a lesser extent, with the sign at his house), Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (which also has him acting as the translator of various Yoshis), the initial release of Super Mario 64 (where he gives Mario a message congratulating him on 120 Stars), and Tetris Attack (where he provides tutorials and tips for the player and has more lines than any other character in the game). However, all of these were given in text. In Yoshi's Story, Yoshi still says his name, but like the rest of his species, he also uses nonsensical words such as "Ho hup" and "Blum," which have no true discernible meaning. However, Yoshi is capable of saying exclamations such as "Yeah!", "Oh, yeah!", and "Woo-hoo!" as well as "No!!!" in various Super Mario spinoffs, though this trait is somewhat rare. Yoshi is known to be capable of saying the word "Smash!" as heard in Mario Power Tennis. In DIC Entertainment's Super Mario World television series, Yoshi can speak intelligibly, with his exclamations completely ignored. Yoshi exhibits the ability to speak intelligibly in Super Mario-kun, where he is depicted as a more childish character; as a result, he is easily excitable and yells frequently. In stark contrast, Yoshi cannot speak fully in Nintendo Power's Super Mario comic series (most notably Super Mario Adventures), where he reverts to solely saying his name. However, Friendly Floyd has a translation book of the Yoshi language, so it is (somewhat) possible to understand what Yoshi is saying. Yoshi also speaks intelligibly in the Club Nintendo comics. In a commercial for Yoshi, Yoshi speaks in "meeps," similar to Beaker from The Muppet Show.

Nature

Yoshi signing himself as Yoshi the space dragon in Super Mario Galaxy 2

In the West, Yoshi is known to be a dinosaur since his introduction in Super Mario World. Likely due to dinosaurs being known in Japan as scary dragons (「恐竜」), in the original Japanese manual of said game, he was introduced as a dragon (「ドラゴン」), and in the game, Yoshi himself signed his message in Yoshi's House referring to him as Super Dragon Yoshi (「スーパードラゴン ヨッシー」). He was as well explicitly referred to as a dinosaur in the Nintendo Official Guidebook of Super Mario World. Yoshi being a dragon was reconfirmed as well in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 and Super Mario Galaxy 2, since in the mission Peewee Piranha's Speed Run of Sky Station Galaxy, on the sign that Yoshi has put up, Yoshi states that he is a space dragon (「スペースドラゴン」). Nonetheless, in his commentary in the Super Mario History Booklet, released in 2010, Takashi Tezuka stated that "Yoshi was originally supposed to be a type of Koopa." Him possibly being a turtle rather than a dinosaur was then suggested in his official bio of the Kids section of Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s site, published in 2016, with Tezuka eventually confirming in a 2017 interview about Super Mario World and reconfirming in a 2019 interview about Yoshi's Crafted World that Yoshi is indeed a turtle.

The Mario Kart Tour badge earned by using a driver wearing a shell in the Holiday Tour

In Mario Kart Tour, several badges that can be obtained by using drivers with a shell can be obtained by using Yoshi, marking the first time Yoshi having a shell has affected gameplay while indirectly grouping Yoshi among the other turtles featured in the game as well.

Powers and abilities

Like other Yoshis, Yoshi has a long tongue that he uses to eat almost anything, even things much larger than himself. Yoshi can transform any enemies and objects he eats into eggs, which he can then use as projectile weapons. In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island DS, Yoshi can keep up to six eggs at a time or up to four Huffin' Puffins, which return to him, similar to a boomerang, and are renewable.

Yoshi eating a Shy Guy in Yoshi's Crafted World

Yoshi can also transform things that he eats into other objects. For example, in Super Mario World, after Yoshi eats an enemy, one coin is added to Mario's coin total. Yoshi can also transform berries into eggs. However, instead of using them as projectiles, these eggs can break apart and reveal items, including Super Mushrooms and Yoshi Clouds that drop Bonus Coins. In Super Mario RPG, Yoshi can eat enemies to produce eggs that can break apart to reveal a variety of helpful (and often rare) items. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Yoshi can eat enemies to produce Star Bits.

Despite his egg-laying abilities, Yoshi is considered male in most regions. However, Shigeru Miyamoto has gone on record and stated he is not sure if Yoshi is male or female. It could be that Yoshi does not officially have an assigned gender, as the original Japanese does not use gender pronouns. However, on several occasions that he has dialogue, such as his rescue in Super Mario World and the story mode of Mario Party 3, he uses the masculine pronoun ぼく (boku) in the Japanese versions.

Yoshi has a hard time swallowing Koopa Shells. In fact, in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi has to spit out Koopa Shells before he can eat another enemy. In Super Mario World, Yoshi can swallow a Koopa Shell but can also use it to boost his own abilities. While Yoshi can only spit out a Green Shell, he can instead shoot three large fireballs after ingesting a Red Shell. A Yellow Shell allows Yoshi to create sand clouds whenever he jumps and hits the ground, destroying nearby enemies. A Blue Shell provides one of the two ways to turn Yoshi into his Winged Yoshi form, allowing him to fly for a limited amount of time. However, if a shell is left in Yoshi's mouth for too long, he inevitably swallows the shell and, as such, loses any abilities he possessed at this moment.

Yoshi is very proficient with jumping and ground-pounding abilities, rivaling the capabilities of world-renown jumper Mario. However, in Super Mario World, Yoshi's jump attacks are much more powerful than Mario's normal jump attacks. Yoshi can destroy most enemies in one hit (i.e., a Koopa would be completely destroyed, not sent flying out of its shell). As such, Yoshi's jump has the same power as Mario's special Spin Jump technique. Yoshi is also proficient of the Flutter Jump technique, allowing him to jump with great horizontal distance. Yoshi is also capable of creating shockwaves with his Ground Pound, which can be seen when the player uses the Team Jump technique in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.

Yoshi is a speed character in several sports games, such as the Mario Tennis series, which shows that he is a fast runner. However, he is not particularly fast in every game, such as Super Mario 64 DS, where his speed is the same as Mario and Luigi's (according to the instruction booklet).

According to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Yoshi is one of the few members of his species who can speak the language of the other characters; however, it seems that this is not his first language, since, as in other games, his statements are translated through parentheses.

Alternate forms

Throughout the games, Yoshi has acquired a variety of alternate forms to help him combat his foes. Most of these transformations are a result of special morph bubbles that can transform Yoshi into a helpful vehicle.

Super Mario World

• Winged Yoshi

Super Mario 64 DS

• Mega Yoshi

Super Mario Run

• Small Yoshi
• Super Yoshi

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

• Car
• Helicopter
• Mole Tank
• Submarine
• Train

Yoshi Topsy-Turvy

• Balloon Yoshi
• Ship Yoshi
• Ball Yoshi
• Boat Yoshi

Super Mario Galaxy 2

• Dash Yoshi
• Bulb Yoshi
• Blimp Yoshi

Yoshi's New Island

• Hot-Air Balloon Yoshi
• Bobsled Yoshi
• Jackhammer Yoshi
• Mine-Cart Yoshi
• Super Yoshi

Yoshi's Woolly World

• Mermaid Yoshi
• Mole Yoshi
• Moto Yoshi
• Sky Pop Yoshi
• Umbrella Yoshi

Personality

LINE sticker of Yoshi drooling at a Goomba

Yoshi has a very similar personality to Mario, being brave and kind, albeit underdeveloped. Yoshi is a friendly individual who always lends a helping hand to those in need. He can be considered a hero and has helped his friends, defeated Bowser, and saved his island more than once. He is also very courageous, allowing him to stand and fight enemies much larger than himself, including Yoob, an enlarged Bowser, Nep-Enuts, Tap-Tap the Golden, and the gigantic form of Baby Bowser. As a result of this courage, Yoshi often takes on a leadership position to the Yoshi clan, although Yoshi has no official political status (unlike the Village Leader from Lavalava Island). In fact, when Yoshi is offered a leadership position in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the humble character declines the position. Like Mario, Yoshi has a large appetite, to the point of outright gluttony. While Yoshi eats mostly fruits (mainly melons), he eats almost anything, including enemies (except peppers and certain inedible enemies). In volume 3 of Super Mario-kun, Yoshi gets hurt and begins to cry while red liquid is seen. It turns out to be juice from Yoshi's fruit, to which he glumly states, "What a waste."

Relationships

Friends

Mario and Yoshi

Yoshi is one of Mario's closest friends, with their relationship stretching back to Mario's birth, when Yoshi helped reunite the newborn Baby Mario with his kidnapped brother, Baby Luigi. Mario, as an adult, has returned the favor in Yoshi's New Island by handing Yoshi powerful items if Yoshi is struggling in levels. Later, Mario helps free Yoshi's homeland from Bowser in Super Mario World. Mario and Yoshi share loyalty to one another, with Yoshi often aiding Mario on his journeys by acting as his steed. This relationship is more pronounced in Super Mario-kun. While Mario and Yoshi are great friends, Yoshi often makes mistakes, much to Mario's annoyance, such as in volume 1 where Yoshi eats a map, so the two frequently bicker. Despite this, when Yoshi is in danger, even when he is manipulated, Mario risks himself to save Yoshi, shown in volume 23. Super Smash Bros. Brawl takes Yoshi's relationship to a more negative level, since he and Link aggressively attack Mario and Pit for defeating "Zelda" (who was a false clone trying to turn the former duo into trophies). Similarly, when Yoshi and Link defeat False Peach, Mario misinterprets them as defeating the real Peach, so he decides to fight the duo, with Pit following suit. However, Yoshi and Mario realize the error of their ways and team up to fight Tabuu and the Subspace Army. Yoshi and Luigi are also good friends and allies, although their chemistry in the Mario Baseball series is neutral. In the Super Mario World TV show, Luigi is the one who finds Yoshi, who initially believes him to be his "mama," with Luigi even continuing to act as a parental figure of sorts, and Luigi is known to tell him bedtime stories. This aspect of their relationship is unique to the TV show, however. Other characters Yoshi is friends with include Princess Peach and Toad, and he is also on good terms with Donkey Kong more often than not.

Birdo and Yoshi in their team picture for Mario Party 7

Yoshi and Birdo are partnered up in various spinoff and sports games, and it has been implied that they are romantically involved. They are seen nuzzling each other on the title screen of Mario Tennis, and on the official Japanese site for Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the description for Birdo states that she "appears to be Yoshi's girlfriend, but is actually his boyfriend!?" (「ヨッシーの彼女に見えて実は彼氏!?」)

Yoshi has been shown to get along with his Rabbid counterpart, since they are willing to cooperate to save the Mushroom Kingdom from the Megabug's grasp. Yoshi and Rabbid Yoshi also slide on their own tails, store their weapons in their mouths, and use Rumblebangs as their primary weapons, which shows Rabbid Yoshi's respect and admiration for the real Yoshi, as well as Yoshi's appreciation for being idolized by someone.

Yoshi is shown to get along with Link, since they have worked together to fend off Tabuu's forces and save the World of Trophies from ultimate destruction. Yoshi and Link both show heroic behavior, since they defeat False Peach to save Mario and Pit (though the latter duo has a miscommunication). Yoshi's loyalty towards Link is unwavering, since he joins him in the fight against Mario and Pit for defeating "Zelda" (though he later learns that their battle was a misunderstanding).

Enemies

Kamek is one of Yoshi's most persistent enemies. Kamek, a devoted follower of Bowser, views Yoshi and his friends as a major threat and attempts multiple times to hinder their progress to save Baby Luigi. He often transforms normal enemies into bosses, but he additionally kidnaps the stork several times. Kamek, prior to a boss fight, frequently insults Yoshi and his friends, such as calling Yellow Yoshi an "overgrown lizard." With a condescending tone, he threatens or tries to trick Yoshi to give Baby Mario to him. Bowser, who has close ties to Kamek, is also one of Yoshi's major enemies. When Bowser is a baby, he often causes trouble for the Yoshis ranging from stealing cookies to kidnapping the Super Happy Tree. While Baby Bowser once teamed up with the Yoshis and the other babies in Yoshi's Island DS, he eventually betrays them in the end in favor. Yoshi, without Mario's direct aid, has also faced against and defeated adult Bowser several times, such as in Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, Yoshi's Island DS, and Yoshi's New Island.

Profiles and statistics

Main article: List of Yoshi profiles and statistics

Yoshi's stats from the Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games website

Yoshi's emblems from Mario Kart 8

Yoshi's bios typically describe him as Mario's friend and ally, as well as mentioning his long tongue, egg-laying abilities, Flutter Jump, and big appetite for fruits and enemies. Yoshi, in most Super Mario sports games, is classed as an Acceleration type character. He has also been classed as a Speed type character in some games, such as the Mario Tennis series and the Mario Baseball series. Like Mario, Yoshi has occasionally been classified as a balanced character, such as in Mario Hoops 3-on-3, where he is classified as an All-Around type character, and in Super Mario Strikers and Mario Strikers Charged, where he appears as a balanced captain. In Mario Strikers: Battle League, he appears as an offensive type character with high Shooting and Passing attributes. In the Mario Kart series, Yoshi is classified as either a lightweight or a middleweight character.

Yoshi's most often associated color scheme is green, although he has been occasionally associated with orange, yellow, or blue. His logo is a green-spotted Yoshi's Egg.

Portrayals

In the Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land interactive OVA, Yoshi was voiced by Chika Sakamoto.

In the Super Mario World cartoon, Yoshi was voiced by Andrew Sabiston (Sabiston would later provide the voice of Diddy Kong in the Donkey Kong Country cartoon series).

In the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film, Yoshi was voiced by Frank Welker.

In the Japanese commercials and store promotional video for Yoshi's Cookie, Yoshi was voiced by Junko Hori.

In the video games, Yoshi has been voiced by Kazumi Totaka since Yoshi's Story (who also composed the musical score for the game).

List of appearances

Title	Year	System/Format
Super Mario World	1990	SNES
Mario Roulette	1991	Arcade
Yoshi	1991	NES, Game Boy
Super Mario Bros. (pinball)	1992	Arcade
Mario Paint	1992	SNES
Super Mario Kart	1992	SNES
Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World	1992	Arcade
Yoshi's Cookie	1992, 1993	NES, Game Boy, SNES
Mario is Missing!	1992	MS-DOS
Mario is Missing!	1993	SNES
Mario is Missing!	1993	NES
Mario Undōkai	1993	Arcade
Super Mario World	1993	Arcade
Būbū Mario	1993	Arcade
Yoshi's Safari	1993	SNES
Mario & Wario	1993	SNES
Mario's Time Machine	1993	MS-DOS
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters	1993, 1994	SNES
Mario's Time Machine	1994	NES
Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie	1994	SNES
Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun	1994	SNES
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World	1994	SNES
Mario Bowl	1995	Arcade
Mario's Game Gallery / Mario's FUNdamentals	1995, 1998	MS-DOS, Windows
Mario's Tennis	1995	Virtual Boy
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	1995	SNES
Mario Clash	1995	Virtual Boy
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest	1995	SNES
Super Mario Attack	1996	Arcade
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	1996	SNES
Super Mario 64	1996	Nintendo 64
Tetris Attack	1996	SNES
Donkey Kong Land 2	1996	Game Boy
Mario Kart 64	1996	Nintendo 64
Game & Watch Gallery	1997	Game Boy
Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle	1997	Satellaview
Mario Paint: BS Ban	1997	Satellaview
BS Mario Paint: Yuushou Naizou Ban	1997	Satellaview
Game & Watch Gallery 2	1997, 1998	Game Boy, Game Boy Color
Yoshi's Story	1997	Nintendo 64
Mario no Photopi	1998	Nintendo 64
Mario Party	1998	Nintendo 64
Super Smash Bros.	1999	Nintendo 64
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe	1999	Game Boy Color
Mario Golf	1999	Nintendo 64
Game & Watch Gallery 3	1999	Game Boy Color
Mario Golf	1999	Game Boy Color
Mario Artist: Paint Studio	1999	Nintendo 64DD
Mario Party 2	1999	Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis	2000	Nintendo 64
Paper Mario	2000	Nintendo 64
Mario Artist: Polygon Studio	2000	Nintendo 64DD
Mario Party 3	2000	Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis	2000	Game Boy Color
Super Mario Advance	2001	Game Boy Advance
Mobile Golf	2001	Game Boy Color
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	2001	Game Boy Advance
Mario Family	2001	Game Boy Color
Super Smash Bros. Melee	2001	Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2	2001	Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Sunshine	2002	Nintendo GameCube
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3	2002	Game Boy Advance
Mario Party 4	2002	Nintendo GameCube
Game & Watch Gallery 4	2002	Game Boy Advance
Nintendo Puzzle Collection	2003	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party-e	2003	E-Reader
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	2003	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	2003	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 5	2003	Nintendo GameCube
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	2003	Game Boy Advance
Donkey Konga	2003	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Golf: Advance Tour	2004	Game Boy Advance
Donkey Kong Country 2	2004	Game Boy Advance
Donkey Konga 2	2004	Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party	2004	Arcade
Mario Power Tennis	2004	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 6	2004	Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario 64 DS	2004	Nintendo DS
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy	2004	Game Boy Advance
Mario Party Advance	2005	Game Boy Advance
Yoshi Touch & Go	2005	Nintendo DS
Yakuman DS	2005	Nintendo DS
Mario Superstar Baseball	2005	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Tennis: Power Tour	2005	Game Boy Advance
Mario Kart Arcade GP	2005	Arcade
Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2	2005	Arcade
Mario Party 7	2005	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart DS	2005	Nintendo DS
Super Mario Strikers	2005	Nintendo GameCube
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time	2005	Nintendo DS
Tetris DS	2006	Nintendo DS
New Super Mario Bros.	2006	Nintendo DS
Mario Hoops 3-on-3	2006	Nintendo DS
Yoshi's Island DS	2006	Nintendo DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	2007	Arcade
Mario Strikers Charged	2007	Wii
Mario Party 8	2007	Wii
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	2007	Wii
Mario Party DS	2007	Nintendo DS
Itadaki Street DS	2007	Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	2008	Nintendo DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	2008	Wii
Mario Kart Wii	2008	Wii
Mario Super Sluggers	2008	Wii
Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher	2009	Arcade
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis	2009	Wii
WarioWare: D.I.Y.	2009	Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games	2009	Wii
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games	2009	Nintendo DS
New Super Mario Bros. Wii	2009	Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2	2010	Wii
Mario Sports Mix	2010	Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World	2011	Arcade
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games	2011	Wii
Mario Kart 7	2011	Nintendo 3DS
Fortune Street	2011	Wii
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games	2012	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 9	2012	Wii
Mario Tennis Open	2012	Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. U	2012	Wii U
New Super Luigi U	2013	Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team	2013	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	2013	Arcade
Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2	2013	Arcade
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games	2013	Wii U
Mario Party: Island Tour	2013	Nintendo 3DS
Yoshi's New Island	2014	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Golf: World Tour	2014	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8	2014	Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	2014	Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	2014	Wii U
Nintendo Badge Arcade	2014	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 10	2015	Wii U
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition	2015	Nintendo 3DS
Yoshi's Woolly World	2015	Wii U
Super Mario Maker	2015	Wii U
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash	2015	Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam	2015	Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games	2016	Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition	2016	Arcade
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games	2016	Wii U
Mario Party Challenge World	2016	Arcade
Paper Mario: Color Splash	2016	Wii U
Mario Party: Star Rush	2016	Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS	2016	Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Run	2016, 2017	iOS, Android
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World	2017	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Sports Superstars	2017	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	2017	Nintendo Switch
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition	2017	Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Arcade GP VR	2017	Arcade
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle	2017	Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions	2017	Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Odyssey	2017	Nintendo Switch
Mario Party: The Top 100	2017	Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition	2018	New Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition	2018	Nintendo Switch
Mario Tennis Aces	2018	Nintendo Switch
WarioWare Gold	2018	Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Party	2018	Nintendo Switch
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	2018	Nintendo Switch
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe	2019	Nintendo Switch
Yoshi's Crafted World	2019	Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Maker 2	2019	Nintendo Switch
Dr. Mario World	2019	iOS, Android
Mario Kart Tour	2019	iOS, Android
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	2019	Nintendo Switch
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition	2020	Arcade
Super Mario 3D All-Stars	2020	Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit	2020	Nintendo Switch
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.	2020	Game & Watch
Mario Golf: Super Rush	2021	Nintendo Switch
WarioWare: Get It Together!	2021	Nintendo Switch
Mario Party Superstars	2021	Nintendo Switch
Mario Strikers: Battle League	2022	Nintendo Switch
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (mentioned)	2022	Nintendo Switch
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (voice only)	2023	Film
Super Mario Bros. Wonder	2023	Nintendo Switch
WarioWare: Move It!	2023	Nintendo Switch
Super Mario RPG	2023	Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Party Jamboree	2024	Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Brothership	2024	Nintendo Switch

Voice samples

Super Mario World - The sound of Yoshi when he hatches from his egg or when Mario mounts him

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Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - One of Yoshi's sounds (Kazumi Totaka)

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Gallery

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Quotes

Main article: List of Yoshi quotes

Games

• "Hooray! Thank you for rescuing me. My name is Yoshi. On my way to rescue my friends, Bowser trapped me in that egg." – Super Mario World
• "Mario!!! It^[sic] that really you???" – Super Mario 64
• "(Thanks to you, Mario, I finally beat that rascal! And we can all race together now!)" – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
• "Yoshi... Yoshi! (I'm kind of hungry… Maybe I'll find some tasty pieces of fruit in those green pipes!)" – Fortune Street
• "Yoshi, Yoshi!" – Mario Party 9
• "(Think anyone would notice if I ate some fruit? I'm so hungry!)" – Mario Golf: World Tour
• "Yoshi! Yoshi! Yoshi! (It's Mario! I've gotta try extra hard!)" – Super Mario Party
• "One... two... three!" – Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Super Mario World television series

Main article: List of Super Mario World (television series) quotes § Yoshi

• "Oh, kukumba! Mama Fireplant lives on the other side of the river, AND I SCARED OF WATER!!!"
• "Oogabooga! I ready, and hungry!"
• "Oh, creepity spookity scary! Yoshi hopes no ghost in enchanted forest!"
• "Oh, Yoshi like motorcycle! Go varoom!"
• "Yoshi think Luigi mama!"

Names in other languages

Main article: List of Yoshi names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヨッシー Yosshī	Yoshi; romanized as "Yossy" in earlier Japanese materials. Portmanteau of Mie Yoshimura's name and Nessie.
Albanian	Joshi	Transliteration of the international name
Chinese	耀西[?] Yàoxī	Transliteration of the international name
Croatian	Yoshi	-
French	Yoshi[?]	-
German	Yoshi	-
	Yoschi	A partial spelling adaption to German
Greek	Γιόσι[?] Giosi	Transliteration of the international name
Hungarian	Yoshi	-
Italian	Yoshi[?]	-
Korean	요시[?] Yosi	Transliteration of the international name
Latvian	Joši	Adaptation from the international name
Polish	Yoshi	-
Portuguese	Yoshi[?]	-
Romanian	Yoshi	-
Russian	Йоши[?] Yoshi	Transliteration of the international name
Spanish	Yoshi[?]	-
Ukrainian	Йоші Yoshi	Transliteration of the international name

Trivia

• Yoshi's kart's horn in Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart 8 sounds similar to the sound heard when mounting on Yoshi in certain Super Mario games.
• According to a 1993 Nintendo character guide, Yoshi is "properly" known as T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas.