Pounder
Image of a Pounder from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
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.

Pounders are stronger versions of Mad Mallets and act as bodyguards to the assembly line Manager. Their stronger relative is the Poundette.

Profiles and statisticsEdit

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsEdit

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Pounder
  HP 180 FP 100 Speed 25
Location(s) Gate, 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

Pounder
 
HP 180
Exp. 24
Weak Elements  
Weak Statuses     
Drops N/A
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

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
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)
Dāng
Onomatopoeia for ringing

Chinese (traditional)
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
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