Editing Polterpup (species)

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|first_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2013|2013]])
|notable=[[Polterpup (character)|Polterpup]]
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'''Polterpups''' are medium-sized, ghost dogs that appear in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''. They are one of the many ghosts living in [[Evershade Valley]], and are normally friendly, but when the [[Dark Moon]] shattered, they started causing mischief. There is one main Polterpup character named [[Polterpup (character)|Polterpup]] that appears throughout story mode, but other Polterpups only appear in some locations of [[Haunted Towers]].

Polterpups also appear in the [[ScareScraper]]. In the ScareScraper mode, they are featured in their own mode: Polterpup Mode. In Polterpup Mode, the [[Luigi]]s must hunt down as many Polterpups as possible by using their [[Dark-Light Device]]s 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 Luigi can find a Big Polterpup, which has 100 HP.

Regular and Big Polterpups in ScareScraper mode always drop a Gold Bar when captured, even if the [[Poltergust 5000]] is at minimal power. This means that they will drop an additional Gold Bar on top of whatever Power Surge a Luigi uses to drain its health, from two Gold Bars from a Blue Surge up to four from a Red Surge. A Polterpup drops five Gold Bars if it is captured with another ghost from a Red Surge.

==Appearance==
Polterpups are shown as white, slightly transparent canine-like ghosts. Polterpups' eyes are white and opaque, which makes them stand out against their transparent bodies. Unlike real dogs, Polterpups lack ears, thus their head is completely rounded. 

==Profiles and statistics==
===Ghost Container description===
====ScareScraper====
'''Polterpup:''' ''Normally playful and kind, these Polterpups started misbehaving after the Dark Moon shattered.''

'''Big Polterpup:'''  ''This pooch is very big, so it might take more than one ghost hunter to keep him under control!''

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|''If you combine a puppy and a ghost, you'll get a cute little Polterpup. They seem to enjoy causing no end of trouble, but I couldn't tell you if they're enemies or just really mischievous. This big guy's a lot bigger than normal—hopefully he just wants to be friends?''
|''The little guy...or girl—who can tell—is always finding ways to cause mischief, but it's not clear whether he's your friend, your foe, or just a crazy critter who can't decide one way or the other. Still, as much of a handful as this pup can be, he's nothing compared to Big Polterpups!''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
|Jap=オバ犬
|JapR=oba ken
|JapM=Oba Dog; a pun on お化け ''obake'', meaning "ghost".
|Fra=Ectochien (Polterpup)<br>Méga Ectochien (Big Polterpup)
|FraM= Ectoplasm-Dog<br>Mega Ectoplasm-Dog
|Ita=Poltercucciolo
|ItaM=Polter-Puppy
|SpaE=Ectochucho (Polterpup)<br>Ectochucho gigante (Big Polterpup)
|SpaEM=Ectomutt<br>Giant Ectomutt
|SpaA=Espectrochucho (Polterpup)<br>Espectrochucho gigante (Big Polterpup)
|SpaAM=Spectrum mutt<br>Giant Spectrum mutt ("chucho" standing for a common pet name for dog)
|Dut=Polterpup
|DutM=From the English name.
|Ger=Polterpinscher (Polterpup)<br>Riesenpolterpincher (Big Polterpup)
|GerM=Polterpup<br>Giant Polterpup
|Por=Fantacão
|PorM=Portmanteau of ''fantasma'' (ghost) and ''cão'' (dog)
|Kor=유랑아지
|KorR=Yurangaji
|KorM=Ghospuppy (Ghost+Puppy); from 유령 ''yureong'', meaning "ghost", and 강아지 ''gangaji'', meaning "a puppy".
}}

==Trivia==
*According to a [[Swapnote]] message sent by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], the Polterpup is his favorite ghost.
*Polterpups leave invisible imprints when they jump through walls, floors, or ceilings, similarly to Slimer from ''[[wikipedia:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]''.

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