Mole Tank

Not to be confused with Monty Tank.

Mole Tank
Item needed	Morph bubble
Power(s) given	Turns invincible and is able to break through walls.
First appearance	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance	Yoshi's Island DS (2006)

Mole Tanks are mole-shaped tanks that a Yoshi can transform into in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island by touching a morph bubble with its picture inside. Although the Mole Tank is yellow in its artwork, the Yellow Yoshi never gets the opportunity to morph into a Mole Tank.

The Mole Tank can dig through soft ground and can be rotated into four directions (up, down, left and right) with the D-pad. One of its main advantages is its ability to drive along walls and the ceiling without falling down. It is also smaller than a regular Yoshi, enabling the tank to fit through small openings.

Mole Tanks also appear in Yoshi's Island DS, in which they have a similar role.

Yoshi morphs to a Mole Tank after eating a morph bubble in volume 14 of the Super Mario-kun. This allows Yoshi, Mario, Baby Mario, and Luigi to dig underground. While underground, Yoshi nearly eats a Monty Mole before quickly going further underground, but upon doing so, Kamek gives the Mole Tank a beating with his hammer. Unlike in the game, the Mole Tank power-up stays for a set period of time and does not transport Yoshi back to where Yoshi got the morph bubble.

Gallery

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  The Mole Tank in the Super Mario-kun

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  Yoshi as a Mole Tank in What's Gusty Taste Like? in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

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  Artwork used for a puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	モグラタンク Mogura Tanku	Mole Tank
Chinese	挖土机[?] Wātǔjī	Excavator
German	Wühlyoshi[?]	From wühlen (to burrow, to dig)
Italian	Carrotalpa[?]	Tankmole