Snurfboard
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| Snurfboard | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | |
| Appears in | Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (2026) |
- “Flat body... Hard back... Might that be a shell? What a life it must live, adrift upon the surface of the sea. Well, Yoshi, let's not dawdle. Go and see what it's like, won't you?”
- —Mr. E, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Snurfboards are creatures that appear in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, found in Snurfboard Habitat from Chapter 3: Seaside. They are designed after snails, though their shells are in the shape of skateboards, fitted with wheels. In Snurfboard Habitat, Yoshi can find one sleeping and wake it up with a Tail Flick or a Ground Pound. Once it is awake, Yoshi can ride on it and traverse through the course, which includes large bodies of water. Yoshi can jump and perform multiple ollies and spins in the air to gain a little extra height. While riding a Snurfboard, Yoshi can crouch and can still flick his tongue out. Yoshi can dismount with 
or 
. Snurfboards can also dive and spin underwater. When Yoshi ground pounds a Snurfboard, they flip in the air. Yoshi can also throw them up in the air, where they spin faster with each toss, and Yoshi can skid them across the water to catch fish.
Six smaller variants of Snurfboards in different colors of the rainbow appear where Yoshi can collect them. Yoshi can also jump on them to flip them over where Mr. E remarks that they are too small to ride. Flipping all of them over unlocks a discovery.
Snurfboards reappear in Chapter 11: Special Studies in All-Terrain Race.
Quotes[edit]
- Initial description: "Why is it so flat? Did it evolve to be ridden?"
- Unlocked description: "Its flat, board-like body is perfect for catching waves."
- "Its flat body is great for surfing but fun to ride on land too."
- "Its high buoyancy prevents it from being underwater for long."
- "The Snurfboard is known to make a snack of the fish that ride the waves."
- "It's at home whether on land or at sea."
- "There isn't a lot that can outrun the Snurfboard."
- "Eating fish strengthens its shell."
- "The young ones are known to sneak out to sea without their parents' permission."
- "Its lightweight and sturdy shell serves multiple purposes."
- "It's known to eat fish even larger than itself."
- "It loves catching waves, so it gets along with the Nep-Enut."
List of dicoveries[edit]
| Discovery | Rank | Commentary (Mr. E) | Condition(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 "Too gnarly to chew." |
★ | Lick up the Snurfboard. | |
 "It spins faster with each toss." |
★ | Juggle the Snurfboard by throwing it up in the air repeatedly. | |
 "It does a trick when bopped." |
★ | Ground Pound the Snurfboard. | |
 "It glides so smoothly." |
★ | Ride on the Snurfboard. | |
 "Pulled off a trick." |
★ | Perform a jump followed by another jump while in the air. | |
 "Splashed with a spinning dive." |
★ | Perform a Ground Pound while riding the Snurfboard to spin and dive into the water. | |
 "Surfed with a small Snurfboard." |
★ | Collect a small Snurfboard. | |
 "Went underwater." |
★ | Dive underwater via crouching. | |
 "The box held a small Snurfboard." |
★ | Inside a box when Yoshi reaches the debris. This is the level's cyan small Snurfboard. | |
 "Sunken treasure!" |
★ | The level's second Smiley Flower, found in a submerged treasure chest in the far right part of the level. | |
 "It's easy to flip the small ones over." |
★ | Jump on a small Snurfboard. | |
 "Raided the ship." |
★ | Collect all tokens within the ship in the far left part of the habitat. | |
 "Faster than fast!" |
★ | Crouch on a wave to slide and reach a certain top speed. | |
 "It can skip across the water to catch fish." |
★ | Throw the Snurfboard and catch fish with it. | |
 "Stuck the landing!" |
★ | Dismount the Snurfboard and land on it without hitting the water. | |
 "Aw... It looks like they're napping." |
★ | Jump on all small Snurfboards and flip all of them over simultaneously. | |
 "Collected every token with the Nep-Enut." |
★ | Collect all 450 tokens in the alternate Nep-Enut variant of the level. | |
 "Pulled off a bunch of sick tricks." |
★ | Perform all tricks off of a Nep-Enut. | |
 "Crushed a gnarly trick." |
★★ | Perform a trick in the air followed by a Ground Pound. | |
 "Nailed a tough trick." |
★★ | Jump just after a spin dive from the water. | |
 "Caught a beautiful fish." |
★★ | Collect a golden, arowana-like fish, which requires Yoshi to fall from a height while diving. Placement of the tokens help guide Yoshi when to jump and trick from the waves to fall in the right trajectory. | |
 "Caught every fish from beach to debris." |
★★ | Collect all fish from the beach to the shipwreck. | |
 "Shipwrecked Smiley Flower." |
★★ | The level's first Smiley Flower, found on top of the mast of the ship. | |
 "Caught a fast fish." |
★★ | Collect the fast green marlin before it jumps, dives and disappears in the water. | |
 "Caught every fish beyond the debris." |
★★ | Collect all fish beyond the shipwreck. | |
 "Caught a big fish." |
★★ | Collect a large fish, which requires Yoshi to dive under a large wave. | |
 "Got tokens with the Nep-Enut." |
★★ | Collect 350 tokens in the alternate Nep-Enut variant of the level. | |
 "Found every small Snurfboard." |
★★★ | Find all six small Snurfboards in the habitat. |
Gallery[edit]
In-game artwork
Snurfboard
Red small Snurfboard
Red small Snurfboard
Green small Snurfboard
Cyan small Snurfboard
Yellow small Snurfboard
Orange small Snurfboard
Purple small Snurfboard
Naming[edit]
"Snurfboard" is a portmanteau of "snail", "snurfer", and "surfboard".
When the name is suggested by Mr. E, he says, "It's flat for riding and lets you glide over surf and turf alike...so how about Snurfboard?"
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | いたつむり Itatsumuri | From「 | [1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 板蜗 Bǎn Wō (Mandarin) | Board Snail | [1] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 板蝸 Bǎn Wō (Mandarin) | [1] | ||
| Dutch | Sjeesslak | From sjees ("chaise") and slak ("snail") | [2] | |
| French (Canada) | Escarglisse | From escargot ("snail") and glisse ("slide") | [3] | |
| French (Europe) | [4] | |||
| German | Schnörfer | From Schnecke ("snail") and Surfer ("surfer") | [5] | |
| Italian | Tavolumaco | From tavola (da surf/skateboard) ("(skating/surfing) board") and the faux masculine form of lumaca ("snail") | [6] | |
| Korean | 판달팽이 Pandalpaengi | Board Snail | [1] | |
| Portuguese | Radicol | From "radical" and caracol ("snail") | [7] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Babosineta | From babosa ("slug") and patineta ("skateboard") | [1] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Babosinete | From babosa ("slug") and patinete ("scooter") | [1] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Creatures list. May 21, 2026. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel. Archived by Reese Rivers (talk).
- ^ "Hij is zo plat dat je er zowel over de golven als de grond razendsnel mee kunt glijden. Een echte Sjeesslak!" – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (Dutch).
- ^ « On dirait une sorte de gastéropode qui aurait été aplati. Pourquoi pas Escarglisse? » – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (Canadian French).
- ^ « On dirait une sorte de gastéropode qui aurait été aplati. Pourquoi pas Escarglisse ? » – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (French).
- ^ "Er hat etwas von einer Schnecke und kann über Wasser und Land surfen. Er ist der Schnörfer!" – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (German).
- ^ «È piatto, puoi salirci sopra e sfrecciare su mare e terra... quindi direi Tavolumaco?» – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (Italian).
- ^ "Ele parece um gastrópode e, pelo visto, adora manobras radicais... Que tal Radicol?" – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (Brazilian Portuguese).
