List of Dry Bones profiles and statistics

This is a list of profiles and statistics for Dry Bones.

Super Mario series

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

• Trading Card description: "Some enemies just won't rest in peace! These boney Koopas will pace back and forth endlessly. When you stomp them, they'll collapse into a dusty pile. However, they will rebuild themselves a short while later. Dry Bones are immune to fire power, but you can use ice power to encase them in a cube and throw them aside."
  

Card Number: 29

Super Mario Run

• Notebook bio: "This bunch of bones was once a turtle. Stomping it will make it crumble, but it'll pop back up after a bit."

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Dry Bones
	HP	0	FP	100	Speed	9
	Location(s)	Sunken Ship	Attack	74	Magic attack	7
	Role	Common	Defense	0	Magic defense	0
	Bonus Flower	Defense Up! (20%)	Yoshi Cookie	Mushroom	Morph rate	100%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	Thunder	Strong	None	Sp. attacks	Bone Toss
	Coins	5	Exp. points	12	Items	Pure Water (25%), Max Mushroom (5%)
Psychopath	"I'm sick of gettin' hit!"

Japanese Psychopath quote

• くみたてて　くずされて　じゅようときょうきゅう。 (Assembled and dismantled, supply and demand.)

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Dry Bones
	HP	0	Weak Elements		Drops	Pure Water
	Exp.	12	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	Max Mushroom
	Found in	Sunken Ship
	Monster List profile	The bones they throw can't be their own, surely? They look like they would collapse if they threw their own bones. They must be special bones for throwing.
	Thought Peek	"Put me together, I fall apart. Always leave 'em wanting more."
	Animations

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

Paper Mario enemy
Dry Bones
		Max HP	8	Attack	4	Defense	2
		Role	Common	Type	Ground	Level	30
		Strong	None	Weak	Fire (+10), Explosion (+10)	Moves	Bone Throw (4), Shake, Reassemble
		Sleep?	0%, 0	Dizzy?	0%, 0	Shock?	50%, 0 (normal); 0%, 0 (down)
		Shrink?	60%, 0 (normal); 0%, 0 (down)	Stop?	85%, -1 (normal); 0%, 0 (down)	Fright?	10%
		Air Lift?	75%	Hurricane?	70%	Coins	0 + 0-5
		Items	Super Shroom	Run	36	Location(s)	Bowser's Castle
Tattle	This is a Dry Bones. Dry Bones are skeletal remains from Koopa Troopas. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 2 Just when you think they're beat, these guys rise back up and attack again! You're going to have to beat them all at once. Or you could use fire attacks. If they become ashes, there's no way they'll recover.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dry Bones
	Max HP	8	Attack	5	Defense	2
	Location(s)	Palace of Shadow, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 62, 63, 67, 68)	Role	Support, common	Level	30
	Sleep?	0%	Dizzy?	30%	Confuse?	30%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	75%	Soft?	85%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	70%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	70%	KO?	90%	Moves	Bone Throw (5), Multibone (3x3), Build (Summons Dry Bones), Shake (N/A), Get Up (+8HP)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	2 - 4	Items	Boo's Sheet (drop only), Dried Shroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Honey Syrup (drop only), Ice Storm, Mushroom (drop only), Point Swap (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Spite Pouch, Super Shroom, Item Hog (drop only)
Tattle Log #: 22	Log	A skeleton Koopa that sometimes builds friends. Even after it collapses at 0 HP, it will sometimes get back up.
	Tattle	That's a Dry Bones. It's a former Koopa whose spirit animates its bones. Eeeeeek! That's so freaky! Max HP is 8, Attack is 5, and Defense is 2. When its HP goes down to 0, it collapses into a pile, but it'll eventually rise again. Fire and explosions will put a permanent end to it getting back up, though. A Dry Bones will sometimes build friends if it feels it's outnumbered. If you don't take them all out close together, they'll just keep coming back. Let's wipe them out all at once, and quick! These things totally freak me out!

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dry Bones
	Max HP	8	Attack	5	Defense	2
	Location(s)	Palace of Shadow, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 62, 63, 67, 68)	Role	Common	Level	30
	Sleep?	0%	Dizzy?	30%	Confuse?	30%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	75%	Soft?	85%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	70%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	70%	KO?	90%	Moves	Bone Throw (5), Multibone (3x3), Build (Summons Dry Bones), Shake (N/A), Get Up (+8HP)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	2 - 4	Items	Boo's Sheet (drop only), Dried Mushroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Honey Syrup (drop only), Ice Storm, Mushroom (drop only), Point Swap (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Spite Pouch, Super Mushroom, Item Hog (drop only)
Tattle Log #: 23	Log	A skeleton Koopa that sometimes builds friends. Even after it collapses at 0 HP, it will sometimes get back up.
	Tattle	That's a Dry Bones. It's a former Koopa whose spirit animates its bones. Eeeeeek! That's so freaky! Max HP is 8, Attack is 5, and Defense is 2. When its HP goes down to 0, it collapses into a pile, but it'll eventually rise again. Fire and explosions will put a permanent end to it getting back up though. A Dry Bones will sometimes build friends if it feels it's outnumbered. If you don't take them all out close together, they'll just keep coming back. Let's wipe them out all at once, and quick! These things totally freak me out!

Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario enemy
Dry Bones
	Max HP	10	Role	Common	Location(s)	The Underwhere (7-1), Underwhere Road (7-2), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 54)
	Attack	2	Card type	Common
	Defense	0	Items		Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP; Chapter 7-1: Found in a small alcove in 3D to the left of the moving fountains near when Mario found Luigi.
	Score	700
	Card description	This resilient revenant won't rest in peace. Maybe it's its undying loyalty to Bowser. Or was it the pie it never got a chance to eat?
List of Catch Cards     28      29      30	Tattle	That's a Dry Bones. At one time, it was a Koopa, but now... Max HP is 10. Attack is 2. It will keep getting up no matter how many times you stomp it... Because it's already dead, you may have to use fire to stop it for good...

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy
Dry Bones
	Max HP	13	Role	Common	Location(s)	Yoshi Sphinx, Sandshifter Ruins, Rumble Volcano
	Attack	7	Stickers	Bone, Worn-Out Hammer
	Defense	0	Moves	Bone Throw (7), Bone Transformation (3)

Paper Mario: Color Splash

Paper Mario: Color Splash enemy
Dry Bones
	HP	10	Type	Shelled	Role	Common	Card
	Strong	Fire	Weak	None	Card drop rate	65511
	Moves	Throw Attack (12), Power Throw Attack (12), Group Attack (12), Blowback Attack (12)
	Location(s)	Marmalade Valley, Vortex Island, Lighthouse Island, Fortune Island, Redpepper Crater
Quotes	Usual: "*creak* *creak* *cough*" ~ "Is that the best you can do?" ~ "You can't fire me!" ~ "*click* *clack* *click* *clack*"
Enemy class
TRE_NOTHING
Dropped items
Hammer Scraps 0 Red paint 0 Yellow paint 0 Blue paint 0 Orange paint 0 Green paint 0 Purple paint 0

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy
Dry Bones
	HP			9			Moves	Location(s)
	Type			Shelled			Bone Toss (7), Stacked Bone Toss (?)	Scorching Sandpaper Desert, Scorching Sandpaper Minor, Scorching Sandpaper East, Temple of Shrooms
	Role			Common
	Item drops			None
							They'll collapse into a bone heap upon defeat, but not for long. Even the Boot Car can't keep them down.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Dry Bones (1)
	HP	8	POW	20	Defense	26
	Speed	16	Experience	6	Coins	2
	Location	Hoohoo Mountain	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal
	Hand	Normal	Fire	Normal	Thunder	Critical
	Stat down?	100%	Stun?	30%	Burn?	30%
	Level	6	Role	Common	Item drop	Mushroom – 32.26% Mushroom – 32.26%
Notice Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats). Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

• Official Nintendo Player's Guide: When a Dry Bones's head spins horizontally, it's about to attack Mario; vertically, it's about to attack Luigi.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Dry Bones
	HP	41	POW	59 (54)	Defense	54
	Experience	32 (24)	Coins	7	Speed	26
	Location(s)	Yoob's Belly	Role	Common	Item drop	Super Mushroom – 12% 1-Up Mushroom – 3%
	Level	11	Battled by	Anyone
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemy
Dry Bones
	HP	37	Role	Support	Level	32	Location(s)	Dreamy Neo Bowser Castle (Area B)
	Power	230	Position	Normal	No Hitter	—
	Defense	648	World	Dream	Weakness	None	Item drop	None (0%) None (0%)
	Speed	66	Experience	0 (0)	Coins	0 (0%)

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Dry Bones
	HP	24	POW	29	DEF	9	SPEED	19	Experience	8
	Fire	Normal	Thunder	Critical	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Coins	5
	Stat down	60%	Dizzy	30%	Burn	30%	Speed down	30%	Item drop	Mushroom (16%) Syrup (14%) Super Mushroom (50%)
Level           6	Location(s)	Hoohoo Mountain

• Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser / Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: Their calcium-deficent bodies are weak. They despise losing to Koopa Troopas.

Super Princess Peach

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Level appearances

Dry Bones
	Vibe	Vibeless	Levels	-
	Glossary number	49	Glossary entry	A skeleton Koopa Troopa. It breaks but reassembles.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart DS

• Default karts: Standard DB, Banisher
• Unlockable kart: Dry Bomber

• Website description:
  • English (British):
    This crusty Koopa skeleton is a newcomer to the Mario Kart scene, after appearing as Mario's enemy in his many previous adventures. Great handling and acceleration are Dry Bones' strong suits but his low speed lets him down.

Mario Kart Wii

Dry Bones's complete vehicle roster.

• Size: Small
• Actual Bonuses
  • Acceleration: +3
  • Drift: +3
  • Mini-Turbo: +6

• Website Stats:
  • Acceleration: 3/3
  • Top Speed: 1/3
  • Off-Road: 3/3

• Bios
  • Website: "With no natural padding to protect him, Dry Bones feels every bump on the road more than most!"
  • Guide: "He's determined not to fall apart this time. In fact, that's an order from Dry Bowser himself!"
  • Trading card: "A ghoulish version of Koopa Troopa, Dry Bones is an obvious Light-weight and he graces you with his presence in Mario Kart Wii, but you have to jump through some hoops to unlock him. If you're into boosting your way around the tracks with Mini-Turbos, you can't go wrong with the speedy Dry Bones in your Kart!"

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Dry Bones's emblem from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Driver statistics
Name	Class	Vehicle size	Speed				Weight	Acceleration	Handling				Traction	Mini-Turbo
			Ground	Water	Air	Anti-Gravity			Ground	Water	Air	Anti-Gravity
Dry Bones	Light	Small	1	5	4	4	1	1	1	1	8	8	8	8

Staff ghost time

Staff Ghost times
Character	Course	Staff name	Country	Time	Engine class	Vehicle combination
						Body	Tires	Glider
Dry Bones	Bone-Dry Dunes	Nin★Pavel	Russia	1:39.330	200cc	Pipe Frame	Wood	Plane Glider

Mario Kart Tour

Dry Bones

Statistics
Special skill	Triple Green Shells
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	GBA Bowser's Castle 1T 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar T
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon T GBA Bowser's Castle 1** GBA Bowser's Castle 1R SNES Choco Island 2T London Loop R/T N64 Kalimari Desert RMX Mario Circuit 1R GBA Bowser's Castle 2R/T SNES Vanilla Lake 1R/T 3DS Bowser's Castle R/T DS Twilight House Athens Dash 2 RMX Bowser's Castle 1R/T GBA Luigi Circuit R/T Madrid Drive R Rome Avanti 3R/T
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Dry Bones (Gold)

Statistics
Special skill	Coin Box
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	SNES Vanilla Lake 1R/T GBA Bowser's Castle 1R/T 3DS Neo Bowser City R/T SNES Ghost Valley 1R/T 3DS Rainbow Road R/T GBA Bowser's Castle 2R/T GBA Bowser's Castle 1 GBA Bowser's Castle 1R GBA Bowser's Castle 2 GBA Bowser's Castle 2T SNES Choco Island 1 SNES Rainbow Road R SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 N64 Kalimari Desert 2 RMX Rainbow Road 1R Vancouver Velocity New York Minute 3 DS Airship Fortress R/T RMX Ghost Valley 1R SNES Ghost Valley 2R GCN DK Mountain R
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	DS Luigi's Mansion R/T GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R/T SNES Choco Island 2R/T DS Waluigi Pinball R/T GCN Dino Dino Jungle R/T GBA Bowser's Castle 1T DS Waluigi Pinball R RMX Choco Island 1T GBA Bowser's Castle 2R* N64 Kalimari Desert R SNES Choco Island 1R N64 Kalimari Desert SNES Rainbow Road* SNES Ghost Valley 1** SNES Ghost Valley 1T SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T N64 Kalimari Desert 2R** RMX Rainbow Road 1 Vancouver Velocity R New York Minute 3R Merry Mountain Merry Mountain T RMX Ghost Valley 1T*** 3DS Bowser's Castle 3DS Bowser's Castle R Los Angeles Laps 2R/T Berlin Byways T Berlin Byways R GBA Bowser's Castle 3T GBA Bowser's Castle 3R New York Minute B GCN DK Mountain GCN DK Mountain T Squeaky Clean Sprint
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

• Mario Kart Tour Twitter: "Except for his piercing teal eyes, Dry Bones (Gold) is almost completely gold from head to toe. Since you can never have enough of that golden glow-up, his special item is Coin Box!"

Mario Tennis Aces

• Type: Tricky
• Trick Shots: Scatter Shot (forward), Propeller Shot (side)
• Special Shot: Bone Crusher
• Trait: Lobs curve and Backward Trick Shots become lobs

Mario Baseball series

Mario Superstar Baseball

Dry Bones
	Team	Bowser Monsters	Type	Technique
	Special Ball	N/A	Special move(s)	Sliding Catch
	Batting arm	Left	Throwing arm	Left
	Batting	5/10	Pitching	4/10
	Fielding	3/10	Running	4/10
	Good chemistry		Bad chemistry	N/A
	Bio:

Green Dry Bones
	Team	Bowser Monsters	Type	Technique
	Special Ball	N/A	Special move(s)	Sliding Catch
	Batting arm	Left	Throwing arm	Left
	Batting	6/10	Pitching	4/10
	Fielding	3/10	Running	3/10
	Good chemistry		Bad chemistry	N/A
	Bio: A bony underling of Bowser. Some mysterious power binds the skeletal bodies of Dry Bones together, but they shatter to pieces when they take damage. Of course, over time, they go right back to the way they were without ill effect. Dry Bones throws cursed balls when he pitches.

Red Dry Bones
	Team	Bowser Monsters	Type	Technique
	Special Ball	N/A	Special move(s)	Sliding Catch
	Batting arm	Left	Throwing arm	Left
	Batting	6/10	Pitching	4/10
	Fielding	3/10	Running	3/10
	Good chemistry		Bad chemistry	N/A
	Bio: A bony underling of Bowser. Some mysterious power binds the skeletal bodies of Dry Bones together, but they shatter to pieces when they take damage. Of course, over time, they go right back to the way they were without ill effect. Dry Bones throws cursed balls when he pitches.

Blue Dry Bones
	Team	Bowser Monsters	Type	Technique
	Special Ball	N/A	Special move(s)	Sliding Catch
	Batting arm	Left	Throwing arm	Left
	Batting	5/10	Pitching	4/10
	Fielding	4/10	Running	3/10
	Good chemistry		Bad chemistry	N/A
	Bio: A bony underling of Bowser. Some mysterious power binds the skeletal bodies of Dry Bones together, but they shatter to pieces when they take damage. Of course, over time, they go right back to the way they were without ill effect. Dry Bones throws cursed balls when he pitches.

• Star missions
  1. Drive in a run!
  2. Make a big play!
  3. Win MVP!!
  4. Get 3 strikeouts in a game!

Mario Super Sluggers

Dry Bones
	Team	Bowser Monsters	Ability	Scatter Dive
	Bat	Left	Glove	Left
	Batting	7/10	Pitching	4/10
	Star Pitch	N/A	Star Swing	N/A
	Fielding	4/10	Running	5/10
	Good chemistry		Bad chemistry
	Bio: A Dry Bones who can avoid most tags.

Green Dry Bones
	Team	Bowser Monsters	Ability	Scatter Dive
	Bat	Left	Glove	Left
	Batting	7/10	Pitching	3/10
	Star Pitch	N/A	Star Swing	N/A
	Fielding	4/10	Running	6/10
	Good chemistry		Bad chemistry
	Bio: A powerful Dry Bones with quick feet.

Dark Bones
	Team	Bowser Monsters	Ability	Scatter Dive
	Bat	Left	Glove	Left
	Batting	7/10	Pitching	5/10
	Star Pitch	N/A	Star Swing	N/A
	Fielding	4/10	Running	5/10
	Good chemistry		Bad chemistry
	Bio: A powerful Dry Bones with a good arm.

Blue Dry Bones
	Team	Bowser Monsters	Ability	Scatter Dive
	Bat	Left	Glove	Left
	Batting	7/10	Pitching	3/10
	Star Pitch	N/A	Star Swing	N/A
	Fielding	5/10	Running	5/10
	Good chemistry		Bad chemistry
	Bio: A powerful Dry Bones with a good glove.

Mario Strikers Charged

• Type: Defensive
• Skillshot: Shocker
• Deke: Teleports to another area.

Stats

• Movement: 10
• Shooting: 3
• Passing: 3
• Defense: 10

Mario Party series

Mario Party 7

• Partner: Boo
• Special Orb: Magic Orb

Mario Party 8

• Partner: Boo
• Website bio: With Dry Bones at a party, a host can go light on the snacks. More crisps for everyone else.
• Team names:
  • Mario: BBQ Ribs
  • Luigi: Cry Bones
  • Peach: Dry Thrones
  • Yoshi: Sky Bones
  • Wario: Dumb Skulls
  • Daisy: Daisy Pushers
  • Waluigi: Boneheads
  • Toad: Short Ribs
  • Boo: Scary Pair
  • Toadette: Double Trouble
  • Birdo: Bone Chokers
  • Blooper: Two-Toned Duo
  • Hammer Bro: What-the-Deuce

Mario Party DS

Figurine	Image	Description	How to unlock
Dry Bones		He's normally just a bucket of bones, but when Dry Bones learns magic, he becomes one tough customer! And what a tough coffin he lives in!	Win 30,000 MP Points
Beaten Dry Bones		Only the greatest Dry Bones hunter could capture Dry Bones himself! From now on, a Dry Bones is just a heap of rubbish to you!	Win Hexoskeleton five times
Dry Bones Rival		29,000 MPP earns you the rank of Dry Bones Rival, and this is your badge! Makes you stronger at night.	Win 29,000 MP Points

Mario Party 9

• Skull Shell: A constellation that calls to mind a skeletal turtle. Though these turtles crumble when stepped on, their ability to reassemble is truly weird.

Super Mario Party

• Website bio: "Falls apart under pressure but is quick to recover."

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Trophy Dry Bones
	Appears in: NES Super Mario Bros. 3 DS New Super Mario Bros.
	How to unlock: Random
	A skeletal member of the Koopa Troopa family. Immune to fireballs, Dry Bones will fall apart when stomped upon, then reassemble moments later. They're typically found in dungeon levels in Mario games but have also been known to participate in various sports and activities such as baseball, kart racing, and soccer. They're likely boning up on the competition.

Sticker Dry Bones
	Artwork from: Mario Party 7
	Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Aura] - Attack +17
	Usable by: Lucario

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Trophy Dry Bones

Category: Series Related

How to unlock: Random

They must have a bone to pick with Mario. No matter how many times he stomps them, these guys put themselves back together again. Can't they just rest in pieces? By the way, have you noticed how nimble they are in Mario Kart? Skeletons must be really aerodynamic or something... (American English)

How these guys are alive when they're just bones is anyone's guess. Jump on one to make it fall apart, but don't expect it to rest in pieces! It'll be back on its feet in no time. These oddly cute little guys also turn up in the Mario Kart series as lightweight racers. Probably because they don't have any skin or muscles weighing them down. (British English)

Dr. Mario World

• Stage mode: "Grants 5%/10%/15%/20%/25% chance of extra capsules (3) when all capsules have been used."
• Versus mode: "When next capsule appears, grants 10%/12%/14%/16%/18% chance it will be a rainbow capsule."

Play Nintendo

Dry Bones crumbles into a pile of dust and bones when you stomp on its head, but these skeletal Koopas always manage to put themselves back together.