Lava Drop

Lava Drops are small floating fireball-like enemies found in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (and its reissue), Yoshi's New Island, Yoshi's Woolly World, and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, seemingly resembling Lava Bubbles from Super Mario games. They move either up and down or left and right. The player cannot destroy them with regular attacks, and as a result, they have to be avoided completely. They appear in various cave levels and in groups. They can be defeated by passing through a Checkpoint Ring, by using a Winged Cloud, or by using an Anywhere POW.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

 * Shogakukan guide: おたまも火の玉になると食べられない. よけて通ること. (Even Cloud Drop cannot be eaten if it becomes a fireball. Dodge and pass.)
 * Player's Guide: Definitely inedible. Like all good dinos, Yoshi knows not to play with Lava Drop.

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

 * Shogakukan guide: 火の玉状態のおたま. 暑いので、とてもじゃないが食べられない. (A Cloud Drop in a state of fireball. It's too hot to eat.)

Yoshi's New Island

 * Shogakukan guide: おたまと同じように、一定の区間を上下または左右に往復移動する. 炎をまとっているために食べたり踏んだりできないので、タマゴをぶつけて倒そう. (Like the Cloud Drop, it moves up and down, left and right, and back and forth over a fixed section. Because they are covered in flames, they cannot be eaten or stepped on, so you must hit them with an egg to knock them down.)