Seedle

Seedle
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Variants Glohm Seedle Golden Seedle Hydro Seedle Seedle R Seedlusa
Comparable Beanie Goomba Goombule Gromba Shrooblet

Seedles are seed-like enemies that appear in Mario & Luigi: Brothership on Conductor Island and Rumbla Island. They are the weakest enemies in the game and the first ones Mario battles. They have brown feet, yellow bodies, and a green sprout. Seedles, like most other enemies, wander on the field aimlessly, only attacking when Mario and Luigi get too close to them.

Battle

Seedles attack by simply running into the Mario Bros., which can be avoided or countered by jumping. They can also roll coconuts at them, which can also be avoided or stomped with a jump.

Seedles also have a stronger variant called the Seedle R, which appears on Florall Island, and a water-possessing variant called the Hydro Seedle, which appears on both Florall Island and Liil Islet and can heal other enemies. The Seedles on Rumbla Island later become infected with Glohm. There is also an enemy called Seedlusa that resembles a Seedle at first before digging into the ground and transforming into a flower-like monster and can be found in the Soli-Tree.

The Battle Plug "Seedle-ize" has a chance of turning attacked enemies into Seedles; this also affects the experience, coins and rewards obtained from transformed enemies after the battle. Bosses cannot be turned into Seedles.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Seedle (intro)
	HP	13	POW	8	Defense	5
	Experience	1 (1)	Coins	1	Speed	10
	Location(s)	Conductor Island	Role	Common, training	Item drop(s)	None
	Level	1	Type	Normal
Notes: This enemy is fought only by Mario.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Seedle (LV 1)
	HP	17	POW	9	Defense	5
	Experience	1 (1)	Coins	1	Speed	10
	Location(s)	Rumbla Island	Role	Common	Item drop(s)	Mushroom (3%) 1-Up Mushroom (1%) Rumbla Stone (13%) Seedle Seed (5%)
	Level	1	Type	Normal
Notes: N/A

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Seedle (LV5)
	HP	35	POW	19	Defense	11
	Experience	6 (7)	Coins	6	Speed	19
	Location(s)	Rumbla Island	Role	Common	Item drop(s)	Mushroom (3%) 1-Up Mushroom (1%) Rumbla Stone (13%) Seedle Seed (5%)
	Level	5	Type	Normal
Notes: N/A

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Seedle (Conductor Island, second visit)
	HP	17	POW	9	Defense	5
	Experience	1 (1)	Coins	1	Speed	10
	Location(s)	Conductor Island	Role	Common	Item drop(s)	Mushroom (3%) 1-Up Mushroom (1%) Seedle Seed (5%)
	Level	1	Type	Normal
Notes: N/A

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ナエボー[?] Naebō	Portmanteau of「苗」(nae, "seedling") and「クリボー」(Kuribō, "Goomba")
Chinese (simplified)	苗宝[?] Miáobǎo	From「苗」(miáo, "seedling") and「栗宝宝」(Lì Bǎobao, "Goomba")
Chinese (traditional)	苗寶[?] Miáobǎo	From「苗」(miáo, "seedling") and「栗寶寶」(Lì Bǎobao, "Goomba")
Dutch	Seedle[?]	-
French	Bulbet	Portmanteau of bulbe ("bulb") and -et (suffix indicating diminution)
German	Knomba	Portmanteau of Knolle ("bulb") and Gumba ("Goomba")
Italian	Piantagrania	From piantagrane ("troublemaker"; lit. "trouble-planter") and noun-deriving suffix "-ia"; a similar pun is utilized for Dr. Potter
Korean	새싹바[?] Saessakba	From "새싹" (saessak, "sprout") and "굼바" (Gumba, "Goomba")
Portuguese	Sementina[?]	Diminutive version of semente ("seed")
Spanish	Milla	Clipping of semilla ("seed")