Pounder
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| Pounder | |
|---|---|
 A Pounder in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) | |
| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
| Variant of | Mad Mallet |
- “We'll make Smithy proud!”
- —Pounder, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Pounders are hammer-like creatures that are members of the Smithy Gang. They are found only in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, and appear in the Weapon World when entering battle with a Jabit.
Pounders are stronger versions of Mad Mallets and act as bodyguards to the assembly line Manager in the Factory. Their stronger relative is the Poundette.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pounder | |||||||||
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HP | 180 | FP | 100 | Speed | 25 | |||
| Location(s) | The Weapons' World, Factory | Attack | 130 | Magic attack | 45 | ||||
| Role | Common | Defense | 70 | Magic defense | 60 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | Defense Up! (40%) | Yoshi Cookie | Energizer | Morph rate | 100% | ||||
| Evade | 0% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | None | ||||
| Weak | Thunder | Strong | None | Sp. attacks | Hammer Toss | ||||
| Coins | 2 | Exp. points | 24 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "Wham bam SLAM!" | ||||||||
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pounder | |||||||||
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HP | 180 | Weak Elements | 
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Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 24 | Weak Statuses |    
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Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Weapon World | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | They absolutely adore smashing stuff and think about it constantly. Smashing stuff being their job, of course. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "Wham bam SLAM!" | ||||||||
| Animations | |||||||||
Gallery[edit]
Idle sprite in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | テン[?] Ten |
This, Mad Mallet's Japanese name「トン」(Ton), and Poundette's Japanese name「カン」(Kan), are from「トンテンカン」(tontenkan, Japanese onomatopoeic word for hammer's striking). | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 当[?] Dāng |
Onomatopoeia for ringing | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 噹[?] Dāng |
Onomatopoeia for ringing | |
| Dutch | Kleng[?] | Onomatopoeia for metal objects striking each other; similar pattern to Kling (Mad Mallet) | |
| French | Clang[?] | Onomatopoeia for metal objects striking each other | |
| German | Malmhammer[?] | Crushing Hammer | |
| Italian | Martellozzo[?] | From martello ("hammer") and the pejorative suffix -ozzo | |
| Korean | 딱[?] Ttak |
This and Mad Mallet's Korean name "뚝" (Ttuk) are from "뚝딱" (ttuk-ttak, Korean onomatopoeic term for hammer's striking) | |
| Spanish | Martillete[?] | Martillo ("hammer") with the diminutive suffix -ete |
