Snow Pokey
| Snow Pokey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) | ||
| Variant of | Pokey | ||
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- “The Snow theme turns Pokey into a snowman! Step on one, and you're in for a snowy surprise.”
- —Narrator, Super Mario Maker 2 - A Legendary Update - Nintendo Switch
Snow Pokeys are enemies that debut in Super Mario 3D World. They are snowman-like Pokeys with icicle-like spikes on their body, a red pail acting as a hat, and a carrot for a nose.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
In Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Snow Pokeys appear in Snowball Park and Peepa's Fog Bog, and three of them serve as the second wave of enemies in Mystery House Brawl. When a Snow Pokey catches sight of the player, it will begin to move towards them. A Snow Pokey can be defeated by hitting its head with a projectile or swiping it with the Tanooki Suit. The segments of the Snow Pokey will turn into snowballs, which can be carried and thrown. If a Snow Pokey is hit with fireballs, snowballs will not appear. Furthermore, a Snow Pokey's segments can be knocked out by tapping them with the Wii U GamePad. If a Snow Pokey's head is tapped when all other segments have been knocked out, it will be defeated. If its head is tapped any time before this, its pail hat will fall off.
Cat Snow Pokeys[1] appear in the Bowser's Fury campaign in Crisp Climb Castle, acting the same way as they do in Super Mario 3D World.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Snow Pokeys reappear in Super Mario Maker 2, taking the role of regular Pokeys in snow-themed levels, except they can be jumped on, which reduces them to a single snowball. In addition to retaining their original appearance in the Super Mario 3D World style, as well as in the New Super Mario Bros. U style, they receive new designs in the other three styles. In the Super Mario Bros. style, they wear yellow hard hats instead of the red pail; in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style, they wear red knit caps; and in the Super Mario World style, they wear red bobble caps.
Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]
Snow Pokeys appear in Mario Golf: Super Rush where they act as obstacles in Blustery Basin and Bowser Highlands during the Golf Adventure mode.
Mario Kart World[edit]
In Mario Kart World, Snow Pokeys appear on the route between Boo Cinema and Starview Peak. They stand in place and oscillate.[2] When defeated, their segments stay on the track for a short time.
Other appearances[edit]
Although not directly analogous to Snow Pokeys, Snomaul, a snowy variant of Pokey, appears in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and can be summoned as an Echo. Unlike Snow Pokeys, it can regrow lost snowballs.
Gallery[edit]
The December 2017 LINE calendar
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario Bros. style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario Bros. 3 style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario World style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (New Super Mario Bros. U style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario 3D World style)
Two Snow Pokeys in Peepa's Fog Bog in Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo Switch version)
A Cat Snow Pokey in Bowser's Fury
Mario Kart World (Sticker)
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.
Snow Pokey[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スノーサンボ[3][4] Sunō Sanbo |
Snow Pokey | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 雪刺球丸子[4] Xuě Cìqiúwánzi (Mandarin) Syut Chikàuh'yúnjí (Cantonese) |
Snow Pokey | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 雪刺球丸子[4] Xuě Cìqiúwánzi (Mandarin) Syut Chikàuh'yúnjí (Cantonese) |
Snow Pokey | |
| Dutch | Snow Pokey[5][4] | - | |
| French (NOA) | Pokey des neiges[4] | Snow Pokey | |
| French (NOE) | Pokey des neiges[6][4] | Snow Pokey | |
| Pokey de neige[7] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| German | Schnee-Pokey[8][9][4] | Snow Pokey | |
| Italian | Nevibruco[10][4] | Portmanteau between neve ("snow") and Marghibruco ("Pokey") | |
| Korean | 스노선인[4] Seuno Seon'in |
Snow Pokey | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Cactubola Polar[11] | Polar Pokey | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Catubola Polar[12][13] | Polar Pokey | |
| Russian | Снежный поки[14][4] Snezhnyy poki |
Snow pokey | |
| Spanish | Pokey PolarA[15][16][4][17] | Polar Pokey |
A - This name was lowercased as "pokey polar" in Latin American localizations from 2012 to 2019.[4]
Cat Snow Pokey[edit]
"Cat Snow Pokey"[1] refers to the type of Snow Pokey found around Lake Lapcat in Bowser's Fury.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ネコスノーサンボ[18] Neko Sunō Sanbo |
Cat Snow Pokey; comparable to「ネコマリオ」(Neko Mario, "Cat Mario") |
References[edit]
- ^ a b 2025. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Mario Portal. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2025. (Archived January 23, 2025, 21:25:22 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Tris Valbuena (April 6, 2025). NEW Mario Kart World Gameplay! (Switch 2 Experience Demo). YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" 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 226.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l In-game name from Super Mario Maker 2 (stored internally under
ReferenceMsg/PartsIconName/Sambo_snow). - ^ Nintendo Nederland (24 Dec. 2015). De Kat-Mario-show - Aflevering 22 (8:06). YouTube (Dutch).
- ^ Nintendo France (24 Dec. 2015). Le show de Mario chat - Épisode 22 (8:19). YouTube (French).
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 226.
- ^ Nintendo DE (24 Dec. 2015). Die Katzen-Mario-Show - Folge 22 (8:10). YouTube (German).
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 226.
- ^ NintendoItalia (24 Dec. 2015). Il Mario Gatto Show - Episodio 22 (8:24). YouTube (Italian).
- ^ "Pegue moedas azuis entre os Cactubolas Polares!" – Mission description (5 June 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Nintendo Portugal (24 Dec. 2015). O Programa do Mario Gato - Episódio 22 (8:35). YouTube (European Portuguese).
- ^ «Apanha moedas azuis entre os Catubolas Polares!» – Mission description (5 June 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (European Portuguese).
- ^ Nintendo Россия (24 Dec. 2015). В гостях у Марио-кота — Серия 22 (8:37). YouTube (Russian). (Archived 3 Dec. 2023 via Nintendo Россия Archive.)
- ^ Nintendo España (24 Dec. 2015). El Show de Mario Felino - Episodio 22 (8:08). YouTube (European Spanish).
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" 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 226.
- ^ "¡Obtén las monedas entre los Pokeys Polares!" – Mission description (5 June 2025). Mario Kart World by Nintendo EPD. Nintendo (Latin American Spanish).
- ^ 2025. スーパーマリオ 3Dワールド+フューリーワールド. Mario Portal (Japanese). Retrieved 7 Apr. 2025. (Archived January 26, 2025, 14:03:19 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
| 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 |