Growtone
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| Species | Fractone |
| Appears in | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) |
- “Ahh! Sweet, savory gold!”
- —Growtone, Donkey Kong Bananza
The Growtones are large, golden Fractones resembling baobabs that appear in Donkey Kong Bananza. They are found in multiple layers throughout the Underground World, appearing next to a circular podium. When approached, they ask Donkey Kong to feed them large quantities of gold, which causes them to grow taller and create branches that spawn Banandium Gems upon completion; not too dissimilar to the Hungry Lumas from Super Mario Galaxy. Up to three branches can be created before the Growtone is completely sated, after which no further gold can be fed to them.
In the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC, a statue of Growtone can be collected and placed at the north side of the Northwest Beach on DK Island.
Locations[edit]
| Layer | Sublayer | Total cost (gold) | Images | Location |
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| Ingot Isle Cave-In | SL10 (post-game only) | 10000 |   
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| Hilltop Layer | SL200 (post-game only) | 6000 |   
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| Canyon Layer | SL300 | 2000 |   
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| Freezer Layer | SL500 | 3000 |   
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| Forest Layer | SL602 | 3000 |   
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| Resort Layer | SL800 | 4000 |   
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| Tempest Layer | SL900 | 4000 |   
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| Radiance Layer | SL1203 | 4000 |   
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| Feast Layer | SL1400 | 5000 |   
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Gallery[edit]
Growtone after being fed enough for one Banandium Gem
Growtone after being fed enough for two Banandium Gems
Growtone after being completely sated
The Growtone statue from the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC
Naming[edit]
"Growtone" is a combination of "growth" and "Fractone".
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | ノビルヤの Nobiruya no Tami |
From 「 |
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| Dutch | Groeitoon | From groeien ("to grow") and Fractoon ("Fractone") | [2] | |
| French (European) | Pouston | From pousser ("to grow") and Fracton ("Fractone") | [3] | |
| Italian | Germinale | From germinare ("to germinate") and Frattale ("Fractone") | [4] | |
| Korean | 자랄루야족 Jaralluya-jok |
From "자라다" (jarada, "to grow") and "쨍글루야족" (Jjaenggeulluya-jok, "Fractone") | [5] | |
| Polish | Wzroston | From wzrost ("growth") and Rozwaliton ("Fractone") | [6] | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Espichatom | From espichar ("to stretch") and Fractom ("Fractone") | [7] | |
| Russian | Вытягон Vytyagon |
From вытягиваться (vytyagivat'sya, "to stretch") and Фрактон (Frakton, "Fractone") | [8] | |
| Spanish | Germitono | From germinar ("germinate") and Fractono ("Fractone") | [9] | |
| Thai | โกรว์โทน Grootoon |
Growtone | [10] |
References[edit]
- ^ 「ドンキーコング バナンザ 完全攻略本」(Donkey Kong Bananza Kanzen Kōryakubon). ambit ND (Japanese). Page 485.
- ^ MEGA album of Dutch Donkey Kong Bananza screenshots
- ^ OcariKnights (August 6, 2025). Écrabroyeur écrasé - Donkey Kong Bananza #12 (35:34). French. Retrieved November 2, 2025 from YouTube.
- ^ Mariuigi Khed (July 18, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza ITA [Live 2]. Italian. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ 김용녀 (July 19, 2025). 동키콩 바난자 [4화 폴린의 옷을 위해서라면 난 화석을 캘 거에요!] (2:15:19). Korean. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ In-game name. Donkey Kong Bananza (Ver. 1.5.0). Nintendo. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ Single Multiplayer (September 15, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza (1:27:50). Brazilian Portuguese. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ Trueku (August 11, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza / Донки Конг Бананза [SWITCH 2 Прохождение #3 КАНЬОН] (56:03). Russian. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ DarkPlayer GamingTV (July 20, 2025). DONKEY KONG BANANZA Juego Completo - Gameplay Español (Nintendo Switch 2) 4K (7:46:45). Spanish. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ "โกรว์โทนแห่งเกาะอินกอตโตเต็มที่!" – Ingot Isle Cave-In Banandium Gem #14 title (22 Dec. 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza by Nintendo EPD Tokyo et al.. Nintendo (Thai).
