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(German alliteration name in SMA3 (not sure right now if it was different in SMW2) puns on Yoshi spitting watermelon pips like a machine gun.)
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'''Super Green Watermelons'''{{ref needed}} are [[watermelon]]s (with green skin, red flesh, and black seeds) found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', its remake ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', its sequel ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. If a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] eats the Super Green Watermelon, Yoshi can spit seeds. [[Ukiki]]s have many Super Green Watermelons, some half-eaten, which only let a Yoshi spit out half as many seeds as a full melon. Ukikis use the watermelons to spit seeds. The seeds have the same effect on enemies as an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]].  
'''Green watermelons'''<ref>''Yoshi's New Island'' digital manual</ref><ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' instruction booklet, pg. 18</ref> are normal [[watermelon]]s (with green skin, red flesh, and black seeds) found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', its remake ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', its sequel ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. If [[Yoshi]] eats the green watermelon, Yoshi can spit seeds. [[Ukiki]]s have many green watermelons, some half-eaten, which only let a Yoshi spit out half as many seeds as a whole watermelon. Ukikis use the watermelons to spit seeds. The seeds have the same effect on enemies as an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]].  


[[Yoshi]] and a [[Bandit]] duel with spitting Super Green Watermelon seeds at one another in the [[Mini Battle]] [[minigame]], [[Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest]]. Whoever spits the most Watermelon seeds at one another until one's [[Health Point|HP]] runs out as shown on the HP bar wins the minigame.
Yoshi and a [[Bandit]] duel with spitting green watermelon seeds at one another in the [[Mini Battle]] [[minigame]], [[Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest]]. Whoever spits the most watermelon seeds at one another until one's [[Health Point|HP]] runs out as shown on the HP bar wins the minigame.
 
'''Super Green Watermelons'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' instruction booklet, pg. 24</ref> are also available as a [[Special Item (Yoshi's Island)|Special Item]] that can be won. Using it automatically places a green watermelon in Yoshi's mouth, allowing him to have its ability at nearly any point.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
===Green Watermelon===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=みどりのスイカ<ref>''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' instruction booklet, pg. 17</ref>
|JapR=Midori no Suika
|JapM=Green watermelon
|Ger=Knatterkürbis (''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'')
|Ger=Knatterkürbis (''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'')
|GerM=Rattle pumpkin<br>(Gunfire pumpkin)
|GerM=Rattle pumpkin<br>(Gunfire pumpkin)
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|ItaM=Green watermelon<br>Watermelon}}
|ItaM=Green watermelon<br>Watermelon}}


===Super Green Watermelon===
{{foreign names
|Jap=スペシャルスイカ(みどり)<ref>''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' instruction booklet, pg. 23</ref>
|JapR=Supesharu Suika (midori)
|JapM=Special Watermelon (green)}}
==References==
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Revision as of 10:38, August 31, 2017

Icon of a Super Green Watermelon, from the Bonus Challenges, from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

Green watermelons[1][2] are normal watermelons (with green skin, red flesh, and black seeds) found in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, its remake Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, its sequel Yoshi's New Island, and Yoshi's Woolly World. If Yoshi eats the green watermelon, Yoshi can spit seeds. Ukikis have many green watermelons, some half-eaten, which only let a Yoshi spit out half as many seeds as a whole watermelon. Ukikis use the watermelons to spit seeds. The seeds have the same effect on enemies as an egg.

Yoshi and a Bandit duel with spitting green watermelon seeds at one another in the Mini Battle minigame, Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest. Whoever spits the most watermelon seeds at one another until one's HP runs out as shown on the HP bar wins the minigame.

Super Green Watermelons[3] are also available as a Special Item that can be won. Using it automatically places a green watermelon in Yoshi's mouth, allowing him to have its ability at nearly any point.

Names in other languages

Green Watermelon

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Knatterkürbis (Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3)[?] Rattle pumpkin
(Gunfire pumpkin)
Italian Cocomero verde (Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3)
Cocomero (Yoshi's New Island)
[?]
Green watermelon
Watermelon

Super Green Watermelon

Language Name Meaning Notes

References

  1. ^ Yoshi's New Island digital manual
  2. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island instruction booklet, pg. 18
  3. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island instruction booklet, pg. 24
  4. ^ Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet, pg. 17