Chain Chawful

Chain Chawfuls are Chain Chomp enemies possessed by a parasitic green Sworm with Fawful's face that appear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. When they try to attack, Bowser can counter-attack by withdrawing into his shell or punching them. When the Sworms take damage, they will hide in the Chain-Chomp. When not hiding, Bowser can use his Vacuum ability to suck out the Sworm. This returns the Chain-Chomp to normal and ends the battle without any EXP gained (in the remake, 25 EXP will be given). They are rather difficult to inhale and require at least 15 button presses. When getting ready to attack, the Sworm will move its head either up or forward. The number of times it does so indicates how many times it will attack, and in what order. If its head goes up, Bowser must duck or Mario must defend himself. If its head moves forward, Bowser must punch it to the side or Luigi has to contend with its attack. If any attacks hit them, they have a 50/50 chance of giving them the Trip status or the more dangerous dizzy status.

One Chain Chawful on Bowser Path holds a Blitty.

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, they now take damage from Bowser's shell. They also no longer chase Mario and Luigi in the overworld, and only one Chain Chawful can be encountered if they battle them. Also, if Bowser inhales the Sworm, he will recover 30 HP and 10 BP.

Profiles and statistics

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Chain Chawful
	HP	165 (248)	POW	90 (225)	DEF	90 (135)	SPEED	26 (39)
	Coins	30 (45)	Level	20	Fire	Half	Burn?	Immune
	Role	Common	Battled by	Anyone	Location(s)	Bowser Path	Dizzy?	Normal
	Stat down?	Normal	KO?	Normal	Experience	75	Item drop	Syrup Jar - 10%
Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Chain Chawful
	HP	145	POW	143	DEF	90	SPEED	26	Experience	75
	Fire	Weak	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Anyone	Coins	30
	Burn	Immune	Dizzy	1x	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	Cheese - 30% Super Cheese - 15%
Level           11	Location(s)	Bowser Path

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Chain Chawful (Sworm)
	HP	999	POW	999	DEF	999	SPEED	999	Experience	25
	Fire	Weak	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Anyone	Coins	0
	Burn	Immune	Dizzy	1x	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	None - 0% None - 0%
Level           11	Location(s)	Bowser Path

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ゲラワンワン[?] Gerawanwan	From Fawful's Japanese name, Gerakobits, and Chain Chomp's Japanese name, Wanwan.
German	Krankhund[?]	From Fawful's German name, Krankfried, and Chain Chomp's German name, Kettenhund.
Italian	Ghignaccio[?]	From "ghigno" (grin, part of "Sogghigno", Fawful's Italian name) and Chain Chomp's Italian name, Categnaccio.
Spanish (NOA)	Chawful Cadenas[?]	Chain Chawful
Spanish (NOE)	Chómpcovitz[?]	From Fawful's Spanish (European) name, Grácovitz, and Chain Chomp Spanish name, Chomp Cadenas.

Trivia

• Chain Chawfuls are one of the few enemies to not appear in Bowser Jr.'s Journey.