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|image=[[File:Poink.png|180px]]<br>A | |image=[[File:Poink.png|180px]]<br>A Poink | ||
|related=[[Smeech]] | |related=[[Smeech]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]]) | ||
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'''Poinks''', also known as '''Popos''',<ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 18.</ref> are small floating [[pig]]-like creatures found in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They almost always appear in groups. When [[Mario]] gets near them, one of the Poinks will attach itself to [[F.L.U.D.D.]]'s nozzle. If the player then squirts water, they will start to expand, and if the player releases the R button, the Poink will shoot off in the direction Mario was facing. They are helpful in one of the episodes against [[Petey Piranha]] in [[Bianco Hills]]. Jumping on a Poink will also cause it to explode. | '''Poinks''', also known as '''Popos''',<ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 18.</ref> are small floating [[pig]]-like creatures found in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They almost always appear in groups. When [[Mario]] gets near them, one of the Poinks will attach itself to [[F.L.U.D.D.]]'s nozzle. If the player then squirts water, they will start to expand, and if the player releases the R button, the Poink will shoot off in the direction Mario was facing. They are helpful in one of the episodes against [[Petey Piranha]] in [[Bianco Hills]]. Jumping on a Poink will also cause it to explode. | ||
[[File:Poink2.png|left|thumb|This Poink is as full as it can get | [[File:Poink2.png|left|thumb|This Poink is as full as it can get]] | ||
In the battle with [[King Boo (Super Mario Sunshine)|King Boo]] in [[Hotel Delfino]], one of the ghost's attacks can cause Poinks to appear. Here, they can be a hindrance, as they temporarily prevent Mario from using F.L.U.D.D. to defeat other enemies King Boo spawns. | In the battle with [[King Boo (Super Mario Sunshine)|King Boo]] in [[Hotel Delfino]], one of the ghost's attacks can cause Poinks to appear. Here, they can be a hindrance, as they temporarily prevent Mario from using F.L.U.D.D. to defeat other enemies King Boo spawns. | ||
Revision as of 02:30, February 16, 2018
- “Poinks get all full of water and then they go BOOM! Hee hee!”
- —Pianta, Super Mario Sunshine
Poinks, also known as Popos,[1] are small floating pig-like creatures found in Super Mario Sunshine. They almost always appear in groups. When Mario gets near them, one of the Poinks will attach itself to F.L.U.D.D.'s nozzle. If the player then squirts water, they will start to expand, and if the player releases the R button, the Poink will shoot off in the direction Mario was facing. They are helpful in one of the episodes against Petey Piranha in Bianco Hills. Jumping on a Poink will also cause it to explode.
In the battle with King Boo in Hotel Delfino, one of the ghost's attacks can cause Poinks to appear. Here, they can be a hindrance, as they temporarily prevent Mario from using F.L.U.D.D. to defeat other enemies King Boo spawns.
Switching to any nozzle except the Squirt Nozzle prevents Poinks from attaching themselves to F.L.U.D.D.. Doing so while a Poink is already attached causes the Poink to explode in a small puff of white smoke.
Trivia
- Poink's name is probably derived from "oink", which is an onomatopoeia for pig sounds, and "pink".
- Poink's name appears as one of the default high scores in the game Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Golf: Advance Tour.
- They have a similar appearance and function to Smeeches from Super Mario Galaxy 2.
