Template:Species-infobox Polterpups are small, ghostly dogs that appear in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. They are one of the many ghosts live in Evershade Valley, and are typically friendly, but when the Dark Moon shattered they became very mischevious. There is one main Polterpup that appears throughout story mode, but other Polterpups only appear in the ScareScraper.
Appearance
Polterpups look similar to Poochy, but wear blue collars and are completely white and, like most other ghosts in the series, are slightly transparent. Their eyes are white too, but aren't transparent and therefore stick out more.
Game Appearances
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Polterpups appear in the ScareScraper mode of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, and actually have their own mode: Polterpup Mode. In Polterpup Mode, the Luigis must hunt down as many Polterpups as possible by using their Darklight Devices to see the footprints. Once a Polterpup has been located, he must be flashed with the Strobulb and vacuumed up. Each Polterpup has 50 HP, but rarely you can find a Big Polterpup, which has 100 HP.
Trivia
- According to a swapnote sent by Shigeru Miyamoto, Polterpup is his favorite ghost.
- Polterpups leave invisible imprints when they jump through walls, floors, or ceilings, similarly to Slimer from Ghostbusters.
- Despite being a ghost itself, other ghosts seem to dislike Polterpups, as proven when a bunch of Greenies chase after it when it steals their clock hand in the Old Clockworks.
- Other than being mischievous, Polterpups do not seem to be necessarily "evil" after the Dark Moon shatters, since they still appear to be mischievous after it is repaired.
- Polterpups seem to enjoy Gold Bones, since when Luigi dies in Story Mode, if he has a Gold Bone, a Polterpup will come and eat it before licking him to wake him up.
- Whereas normal Polterpups have blue collars, the main Polterpup character has a red collar.