Pokeyplant
| Pokeyplant | |||
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 Screen-cropped model | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Pokey | ||
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The Pokeyplant,[1] originally referred to as the red Pokey,[2] is a Pokey enemy in the Dusty Dune Galaxy. Unlike the giant Pokeynuts found elsewhere in the game, the Pokeyplant is about twice the height of Mario, similar in scaling to the normal, yellow Pokeys found in Super Mario Sunshine. However, this one has a red body, a yellow flower, and lacks needles.
On the large planet of the Dusty Dune Galaxy, the Pokeyplant erupts from the sand after all nearby Pokey Heads have been defeated. It attempts to strike Mario (or Luigi) with its head, but shimmies away from him between strikes. If briefly buries Mario in the ground if it successfully lands a hit and removes one bar from his Health Meter. Because the Pokeyplant lack needles, its body segments can be directly attacked with spins, which sends each segment flying. If reduced to its head, it gives up attacking and slowly tries to hop away from Mario. Its design and Japanese name indicate the Pokeyplant is based on Daruma dolls, and its means of defeat likely derives from the game daruma otoshi, where the player must knock each puzzled segment without making the doll fall over.[3]
In a prerelease screenshot, the Pokeyplant appears green instead of red, just like the Pokey Heads in Super Mario Galaxy.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where the Pokeyplant is completely absent.
marks missions where the Pokeyplant is loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions | ||||||
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| Bedroom | Dusty Dune Galaxy | |
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Gallery[edit]
Model of the Pokeyplant's head
Prerelease screenshot
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Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | だるまサンボ[4] Daruma Sanbo |
Daruma Pokey | |
| French | Pokey rouge[5] | Red Pokey | |
| Pokey (rouge)[6] | Pokey (red) | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Roter Pokey[7] | Red Pokey | |
| Italian | Marghibulbo rosso[8] | Red Pokey Head, with Marghibulbo used to refer to Pokeys at large within the source | |
| Marghibruco Rosso[9] | Red Pokey | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Pokey Daruma[10] | Daruma Pokey |
References[edit]
- ^ August 13, 2022. English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved June 3, 2024. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ "When all five creatures are gone, a red Pokey pops out of the ground (p. 197). The red Pokey loves to back away just as Mario spins too (p. 204)." – Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 197, 204.
- ^ Kogei Japonica Editorial Team (24 Feb. 2025). The Appeal of Daruma Otoshi: A Complete Guide from History to How to Play and Storage Methods. Kogei Japonica.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 127.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Le Guide Officiel (French Edition). Translated by Mathieu Daujam and Calude-Olivier Eliçabe. Roseville: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-1-906064-02-0. Page 197.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 127.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 127.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 197, 204.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 127.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 127.
| Pokeys | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Mega Paper Macho Pokey • Mummipokey • Punkey the Pokey Prince • The Pokey Triplets • Tower Power Pokey |
| Species | Big Pokey • Blow Hard • Cactus Jack • Dark Pokey • Drool Hard • Green Pokey • Hanging Blow Hard • Mad Pokey • Poison Pokey • Pokey • Pokey (heading) • Pokey (projectile) • Pokey Head • Pokey Mummy • Pokey Pom • Pokeynut • Pokeyplant • Seedy Pod • Skellokey • Snow Pokey • Spiked Fun Guy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) • Spiky Snifit • Toothy |
