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'''Pompon Flowers''',<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 13.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 5.</ref> also known as '''PomPom''',<ref>Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 19.</ref> are flower enemies found in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They walk around, shooting poisonous pollen upwards. [[Mario]] can defeat a Pompon Flower by [[jump]]ing or shooting a [[Superball Mario|Superball]] at one, obtaining 800 points. Pompon Flowers only appear in [[World 4-2 (Super Mario Land)|World 4-2]] of the [[Chai Kingdom]]. Pompon Flowers look very similar to the [[Panser]]s from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and to a lesser extent the [[Lava Lotus]]es from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and may be related to them.<ref>{{media link|SMBD page 50.png|Page 50}} of 「スーパーマリオ{{hover|大図鑑|だいずかん}}」 (''Super Mario Bros. Daizukan'', or "''Super Mario Great Picture Book''") states of Ponpon Flower: 「『ランド』 で{{hover|発見|はつけん}}されたへんな{{hover|花|はな}}。スイチューカとポンキーの{{hover|親戚|しんせき}}らしい。」 (''A strange flower found in "Land". A seeming relative of Suichūka and Ponkeys.'')</ref>
'''Pompon Flowers''',<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 13.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 5.</ref> also known as '''PomPom''',<ref>Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 19.</ref> are flower enemies found in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They walk around, shooting poisonous pollen upwards. [[Mario]] can defeat a Pompon Flower by [[jump]]ing or shooting a [[Superball Mario|Superball]] at one, obtaining 800 points. Pompon Flowers only appear in [[World 4-2 (Super Mario Land)|World 4-2]] of the [[Chai Kingdom]]. Pompon Flowers look very similar to the [[Panser]]s from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and to a lesser extent the [[Lava Lotus]]es from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and may be related to them.<ref>{{media link|SMBD page 50.png|Page 50}} of 「スーパーマリオ{{hover|大図鑑|だいずかん}}」 (''Super Mario Bros. Daizukan'', or "''Super Mario Great Picture Book''") states of Ponpon Flower: 「『ランド』 で{{hover|発見|はつけん}}されたへんな{{hover|花|はな}}。スイチューカとポンキーの{{hover|親戚|しんせき}}らしい。」 (''A strange flower found in "Land". A seeming relative of Suichūka and Ponkeys.'')</ref>


In the [[Super Mario Land (manga)|''Super Mario Land'' manga]] a singular Pompon Flower appears in the last chapter at the [[Chai Kingdom]] airport, with a [[Goombo]] and a [[Nyololin]], but does nothing.
In the [[Super Mario Land (manga)|''Super Mario Land'' manga]], a single Pompon Flower appears in the last chapter at the [[Chai Kingdom]] airport, with a [[Goombo]] and a [[Nyololin]].


==Profiles==
==Profiles==

Revision as of 09:57, September 2, 2023

Not to be confused with Pom Pom.
Pompon Flower
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First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Relatives
Comparable

Pompon Flowers,[1][2] also known as PomPom,[3] are flower enemies found in Super Mario Land. They walk around, shooting poisonous pollen upwards. Mario can defeat a Pompon Flower by jumping or shooting a Superball at one, obtaining 800 points. Pompon Flowers only appear in World 4-2 of the Chai Kingdom. Pompon Flowers look very similar to the Pansers from Super Mario Bros. 2 and to a lesser extent the Lava Lotuses from Super Mario Bros. 3, and may be related to them.[4]

In the Super Mario Land manga, a single Pompon Flower appears in the last chapter at the Chai Kingdom airport, with a Goombo and a Nyololin.

Profiles

Super Mario Land

  • 3DS Virtual Console manual bio: This flower shoots poisonous pollen into the air as it moves around.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

ポンポンフラワー
 種族　フラワー族
性格　お調子もの
登場ゲーム　ランド1
迷惑！歩き回る毒の花
 その名の通り、毒のある花粉をポンポン飛ばしてくるポンポンフラワー。しかも、フラワー族のくせにこいつは歩き回るから困ってしまう。できるだけ近寄らないことが大切だ。[5]

Pompon Flower
Tribe: Flower clan
Disposition: Person who gets carried away easily
Game appearances: Land 1
Nuisance! Poisonous flower walking around
 As its name suggests, the Pompon Flower shoots out poisonous pollen. Moreover, even among the flower tribe, this one walks around, which is a problem. It is important to stay away from them as much as possible.

Gallery

  • A Pompon Flower releasing spores

    A Pompon Flower releasing spores

  • Various in-game sprites of a Pompon Flower

    Various in-game sprites of a Pompon Flower

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ポンポンフラワー[6]
Ponpon Furawā 		Popping Flower; may also be a combination of "Ponkey" and/or "Pakkun Flower"
Dutch Pom Pom Flower[7]
Pomponbloem[8] 		Pom Pom Flower
Pompon flower
German Pompon-Blume[?] Pompom Flower
Italian Fiore Pompon[10] Pompon Flower
Spanish Pompon Flower
Pom Pom[11] 		-
Pom Pom

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, page 13.
  2. ^ M. Arakawa. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Page 5.
  3. ^ Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Page 19.
  4. ^ Template:Media link of 「スーパーマリオ大図鑑」 (Super Mario Bros. Daizukan, or "Super Mario Great Picture Book") states of Ponpon Flower: 「『ランド』 で発見されたへんな花。スイチューカとポンキーの親戚らしい。」 (A strange flower found in "Land". A seeming relative of Suichūka and Ponkeys.)
  5. ^ Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten), page 210.
  6. ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 13.
  7. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic, page 9.
  8. ^ Super Mario Land Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 14: "Personages".
  9. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet, page 13.
  10. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 47
  11. ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1, page 32.
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