Elite Gritty Goomba

Superstar Saga enemy
Gritty Goomba (2)
Location(s)	Gwarhar Lagoon
Level	28 (27)
Role	Common
HP	50
POW	74
Defense	50
Speed	60
Experience	68 (55)
Coins	8
Item drop	None – 0% (Super Nut- 16.13%) None – 0% (Ultra Nut - 16.13%)
More Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Spiny Hammer Normal Hand Normal Stun? 60% Burn? 30% Stat down? 100%
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.

An Elite Gritty Goomba is a stronger version of the Gritty Goombas, appearing in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. They can be found in Gwarhar Lagoon. In the original game, they were simply called Gritty Goombas just like their stronger counterparts. It wasn't until the remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, that they were given their own name to distinguish them.

Like Gritty Goombas, they are swathed in cloth (resembling a mummy), and don sunglasses with a spike and colored flag protruding from their head. Elite Gritty Goombas are capable of summoning sandstorms and using them as a cover while trying to run into Mario and Luigi, who must counter with their Hammers. Unlike regular Gritty Goombas, when one of the Elite Gritty Goombas performs their attack, it is harder to determine which brother it is targeting before attempting to ram him.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	すなぞく sunazoku	Sand Tribe
German	Sandgumba	Sand Goomba
Italian	DesertGoomba (Original game) DesertGoombone (Remake)	- Desert Big Goomba
Spanish	Tribu Duna	Dune Tribe