Gloomba

Gloomba
Artwork of a Gloomba from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
First appearance	Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of	Goomba
Variants Paragloomba Spiky Gloomba

Not to be confused with Galoomba.

Gloombas are navy blue Goombas that appear in the Paper Mario series. Gloombas live deep underground, and are much more powerful than their surface-dwelling cousins. The coloration of Gloombas resembles that of the Goombas found in underground levels in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (especially their appearance in the Super Mario All-Stars versions of both games), while their name is a portmanteau of "gloom" and "Goomba".

History

Paper Mario

In Paper Mario, Gloombas appear solely in Toad Town Tunnels, where they are the most basic enemy. Like normal Goombas, they are weak to every type of attack, but are much more durable than them. They appear alongside Paragloombas and Spiked Gloombas.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its remake, Gloombas inhabit floors 1-9 of the Pit of 100 Trials, with their subtypes appearing in later floors. This game reveals that Gloombas' coloration is a result of not getting any sunlight. They act effectively the same as before, but are slightly stronger.

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, Gloombas initially appear in the underground portion of World 3-1, The Bitlands, where they stand in for the blue Goombas from Super Mario Bros. Later, they appear in Castle Bleck Foyer and the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials. Their subtypes are not present in this game. In the Prima strategy guide, it is stated that Gloombas can poison the player, though this is false.

Statistics

Paper Mario

Paper Mario enemy
Gloomba
		Max HP	7	Attack	2	Defense	0
		Role	Common	Type	Ground	Level	11
		Strong	None	Weak	None	Moves	Headbonk (2)
		Sleep?	70%, 0	Dizzy?	80%, 0	Shock?	90%, 0
		Shrink?	80%, 0	Stop?	90%, 0	Fright?	80%
		Air Lift?	90%	Hurricane?	85%	Coins	1 + 1-2
		Items	Dizzy Dial, Sleepy Sheep	Run	18	Location(s)	Toad Town Tunnels
Tattle	This is a Gloomba. Gloombas are nasty Goombas who live in the Toad Town Tunnels. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 They're stronger than ordinary Goombas, but you can take 'em.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Gloomba
	Max HP	7	Attack	3	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 1-9)	Role	Common	Level	11
	Sleep?	80%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	80%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	80%	Fright?	90%
	Gale Force?	80%	KO?	80%	Moves	Headbonk (3)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	0 - 2	Items	HP Plus, HP Plus P, Fire Flower, Super Shroom, Volt Shroom
Tattle Log #: 7	Log	A Goomba that likes dark, damp places. It must look like that because it lives below ground!
	Tattle	That's a Gloomba. It likes dark, damp places. Max HP is 7, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It's stronger than a normal Goomba, so be careful. That's not a healthy color for a Goomba, but it doesn't mean it's sick or anything. So don't show any mercy!

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Gloomba
	Max HP	7	Attack	3	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 1-9)	Role	Common	Level	11
	Sleep?	80%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	80%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	80%	Fright?	90%
	Gale Force?	80%	KO?	80%	Moves	Headbonk (3)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	0 - 2	Items	HP Plus, HP Plus P, Fire Flower, Super Mushroom, Volt Mushroom
Tattle Log #: 7	Log	A Goomba that likes dark, damp places. It must look like that because it lives belowground!
	Tattle	That's a Gloomba. It likes dark, damp places. Max HP is 7, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It's stronger than a normal Goomba, so be careful. That's not a healthy color for a Goomba, but it doesn't mean it's sick or anything. So don't show any mercy!

Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario enemy
Gloomba
	Max HP	2	Role	Common	Location(s)	The Bitlands (3-1), Castle Bleck Foyer (8-2), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Rooms 5, 9, and 22)
	Attack	2	Card type	Common
	Defense	0	Items	Honey Jar	Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
	Score	200
	Card description	A Goomba that thrives in dank, depressing holes. A strict all-mushroom diet makes this guy extra fungal.
List of Catch Cards     6      7      8	Tattle	This is a Gloomba, a Goomba that lives its entire life underground... Max HP is 2 and Attack is 2. It doesn't see a lot of sun, so it's a little pale... But it is stronger than your average Goomba...and has a very dark personality... It must be hard to be a pale, friendless Goomba that lives underground...

Gallery

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  Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door screenshot

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  Catch Card

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヤミクリボー[?] Yami Kuribō	Dark Goomba
Chinese (simplified)	黑暗栗小子 (Paper Mario)[?] Hēiàn Lìxiǎozi	Dark Goomba
	黑暗栗宝宝 (The Thousand-Year Door remake)[?] Hēiàn Lìbǎobao
Chinese (traditional)	黑暗栗寶寶[?] Hēiàn Lìbǎobao	Dark Goomba
French	Gloomba[?]	-
German	Glumba[?]	The English name adapted to German spelling
Italian	Gloomba[?]	-
Korean	어둠굼바[?] Eodum Gumba	Darkness Goomba
Spanish	Gloomba[?]	-