Tattle

Tattle is a move that Goombario, Goombella, Tippi, and Tiptron can perform in the Paper Mario series. The move can be used in battle or in the field. Used in battle, Goombario or Goombella will tell about the enemy selected, listing their HP, Attack power, and Defense power. Goombario lists stats from memory, while Goombella reads the information out of the Tattle Log.

Tattling an enemy will also make a health meter appear under the enemy, indicating how much HP it has left. The health meter will then appear from that point on whenever Mario encounters the same enemy.

On the field, the Goomba partner will tell Mario about his surroundings, and if there is a character or object near, he or she will tell Mario about that character or object.

Goombella's version of Tattle adds an Action Command and a Stylish Move. Additionally, the Tattle Log will automatically update its data if an enemy becomes stronger (as some recurring bosses do). It is also possible to fail tattling in battle if the player does not stop the cross in the circle. Bosses who are not tattled on will get their tattling papers in Professor Frankly's wastebasket, where Mario can get them. Oddly, Goombella uses the Tattle Log in battle, and recites from memory outside battle. Also, Mario can always view the HP and remaining HP if he has the Peekaboo badge. In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Mallow can perform a similar move called Psychopath. Also, in Super Paper Mario, Tippi's and Tiptron's power is identical to Tattle, as she describes stats or what the cursor is being pointed on.

In Paper Mario, some targets could not be tattled on in battle, including General Guy's light bulb, the slot machine in Shy Guy's Toy Box, and Fuzzipede, since the scenery becomes too dark for Goombario to use Tattle on him. It is weird though, since a certain inanimate object, Gulpits' Rocks, can be tattled on.