Green Yoshi

Green Yoshis are the primary skin color for the Yoshis. In Super Mario World, they have all the powers from eating Koopa shells. If they eat a blue Koopa shell they get wings, if they eat a red shell they can spit Fireballs, and if they eat a yellow shell they become very heavy. Although they can gain shell powers, they cannot get extra powers. In Yoshi's Story, its favorite fruit is Watermelon. The character Yoshi is a green Yoshi.

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, one is playable on every World's 1st level, and King Bowser's Castle in World 6, although in all other worlds, Blue Yoshi is playable on the final level. Green Yoshi is also playable in every Secret and Extra level in the game. This Yoshi seems to be the character Yoshi.

In Super Mario Sunshine, the Yoshis start out as green but change to a different color once they eat a Fruit upon hatching. They also turn green if they are about to die from not eating another Fruit for a long time or drowning in water. While green, Yoshis spit water instead of juice.

In Mario Power Tennis, Yoshi is playable. Although green is the default color, there is an option to switch colors. Once the player wins the Flower Cup in doubles mode with any character, Yoshi will randomly change his color whenever he performs a Rolling Egg Return.

The Green Yoshi appears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The different colors have no meaning in this game.

Although no Yoshis actually appeared in Super Mario Galaxy, the Green Yoshi appears in that game's sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2, as a normal Yoshi without Power-Ups that appears in most galaxies.

Appearance
In Super Mario World, Green Yoshi had green skin, but orange gloves, brown shoes and a brown saddle.

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Green Yoshi looked about the same as he did in Super Mario World, but with orange shoes and a red saddle. He also doesn't wear his orange gloves, and instead he had bare green arms. In the Game Boy Advance port, Green Yoshi wore red shoes.

From Yoshi's Story on, Green Yoshi had red shoes and a red saddle, with the exception of Super Mario 64 DS, where his shoes were brown again. In the recent games, such New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Mario Super Sluggers, or Mario Kart Wii, Green Yoshi has orange shoes.

Notable Green Yoshis

 * Yoshi - Super Mario World
 * Yoshi - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (optional color)
 * Village Leader - Paper Mario

Also, Ludwig Von Koopa transformed the King of Pipe Land into a Green Yoshi in the Super Mario Bros. 3 remake for Super Mario All Stars and Super Mario Advance 4.

Formula of Shell Abilities

 * Green Shell – Nothing
 * Red Shell – Fire
 * Blue Shell – Fly
 * Yellow Shell – Heavy
 * Rainbow Shell – Fly, Heavy, and Fire

Diet

 * Favorites
 * Melons
 * Watermelons
 * Puffers
 * Power Bees
 * Green Shy Guys


 * Dislikes
 * Peppers
 * Spikey Fruits
 * Black Shy Guys

Games
Note that in some of these appearances, Green Yoshi might be indistinguishable from the character Yoshi.


 * Super Mario World
 * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
 * Yoshi's Story
 * Super Smash Bros.
 * Paper Mario
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee
 * Super Mario Sunshine
 * Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Mario Power Tennis
 * Yoshi Touch & Go
 * Yoshi's Island DS
 * Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Mario Super Sluggers
 * Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
 * New Super Mario Bros. Wii
 * Super Mario Galaxy 2

Trivia

 * In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, the Pipe Land's Mushroom King was turned into a Green Yoshi.