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{{distinguish|Pom Pom}}
{{distinguish|Pom Pom}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Pomponartwork.png]]
|image=[[File:Pomponartwork.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|related=[[Furafurawā]]<br>[[Lava Lotus]]<br>[[Panser]]<br>[[Pollen Plant]]<br>[[Volcano Plant]]
|relatives=[[Lava Lotus]]<br>[[Panser]]
|comparable=[[Furafurawā]]<br>[[Pollen Plant]]
}}
}}
'''Pompon Flowers'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 13.</ref><ref>The Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide, page 5.</ref>, also known as '''PomPom'''<ref>The ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide, page 19.</ref>, are enemies found in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They walk around, shooting poisonous pollen upwards. [[Mario]] can defeat a Ponpon Flower by [[jump]]ing or shooting a [[Superball Mario|Superball]] at one, obtaining 800 points. Pompon Flowers only appear in [[World 4-2 (Super Mario Land)|World 4-2]] of the [[Chai Kingdom]].
'''Pompon Flowers''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=13|language=en-us|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1991|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=5|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> also known as '''Pom Pom Flower'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (UK) ''Classic''|page=9}}</ref> or '''PomPom''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt|title=''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=19|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> are flower enemies in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' that walk around, shooting poisonous pollen upwards. [[Mario]] can defeat a Pompon Flower by [[jump]]ing or shooting a [[Superball Mario|Superball]] at one, obtaining 800 points. Pompon Flowers appear only in [[World 4-2 (Super Mario Land)|World 4-2]]. They resemble [[Panser]]s and [[Lava Lotus]]es, to a lesser extent, and may be related to them.<ref>{{cite|page={{file link|SMBD page 50.png|50}}|title=「スーパーマリオ{{hover|大図鑑|だいずかん}}」 (''Super Mario Bros. Daizukan'', or "''Super Mario Great Picture Book''")|quote=「『ランド』 で{{hover|発見|はつけん}}されたへんな{{hover|花|はな}}。スイチューカとポンキーの{{hover|親戚|しんせき}}らしい。」 (''A strange flower found in "Land". A seeming relative of Suichūka and Ponkeys.'')}}</ref>


==Official profiles==
In the [[Super Mario Land (manga)|''Super Mario Land'' manga]], a single Pompon Flower appears in the last chapter at the [[Chai Kingdom]] airport, with a [[Goombo]] and a [[Nyololin]].
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Land''===
===''Super Mario Land''===
*'''3DS Virtual Console Manual Bio:''' ''"This flower shoots poisonous pollen into the air as it moves around."''
*'''3DS Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''This flower shoots poisonous pollen into the air as it moves around.''
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ポンポンフラワー (JP) / Pompon Flower (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Pompon Flower Perfect.png|x200px]]
|shuzoku=フラワー{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=お{{ruby|調子|ちょうし}}もの
|tojo_gemu=ランド1
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|迷惑|めいわく}}!{{ruby|歩|ある}}き{{ruby|回|まわ}}る{{ruby|毒|どく}}の{{ruby|花|はな}}</big><br>
その{{ruby|名|な}}の{{ruby|通|とお}}り、{{ruby|毒|どく}}のある{{ruby|花粉|かふん}}をポンポン{{ruby|飛|と}}ばしてくるポンポンフラワー。しかも、フラワー{{ruby|族|ぞく}}のくせにこいつは{{ruby|歩|ある}}き{{ruby|回|まわ}}るから{{ruby|困|こま}}ってしまう。できるだけ{{ruby|近寄|ちかよ}}らないことが{{ruby|大切|たいせつ}}だ。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/elnhv1F.jpeg 210]}}</ref>
|tribe=Flower clan
|disposition=Person who gets carried away easily
|game_appearances=Land 1
|eng_desc='''''<big>Nuisance! Poisonous flower walking around</big><br>
''As its name suggests, the Pompon Flower shoots out poisonous pollen. Moreover, even among the flower tribe, this one walks around, which is a problem. It is important to stay away from them as much as possible.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Pomponartwork2.PNG|A Pompon Flower releasing spores
Pomponartwork2.PNG|Artwork of a Pompon Flower releasing spores from ''Super Mario Land''
pomponsprite.png|Various in-game sprites of a Pompon Flower
PomponFlowerArtworkCL.jpg|''Super Mario Land'' (''[[Club Nintendo (French magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine)
pomponsprite.png|In-game sprite of a Pompon Flower from ''Super Mario Land''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポンポンフラワー<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 13.</ref>
|Jap=ポンポンフラワー<ref>{{cite|url=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|page=13|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1989}}</ref>
|JapR=Ponpon Furawā
|JapR=Ponpon Furawā
|JapM=Popping Flower (''ponpon'' is a Japanese onomatopoeia for popping out something).
|JapM=Popping Flower; may also be a combination of "[[Panser|Ponkey]]" and/or "[[Piranha Plant|Pakkun Flower]]"
|Dut=Pom Pom Flower<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=9}}</ref>
|Dut2=Pomponbloem<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Dutch Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual, tab 14: "Personages".</ref>
|DutM=Pom Pom Flower
|Dut2M=Pompon flower
|Fre=Fleur Pompon<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/hfLHdYC.jpg 13]}}</ref>
|FreM=Pompon Flower
|Ger=Pompon-Blume
|Ger=Pompon-Blume
|GerM=Pompom Flower
|GerM=Pompom Flower
|Ita=Pompom Flower<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' Italian manual|page=13}}</ref>
|Ita2=Pompon Flower<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref>
|Ita3=Fiore Pompon<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=47}}</ref>
|Ita3M=Pompon Flower
|Spa=Pompon Flower
|Spa=Pompon Flower
|SpaM=-
|Spa2=Pom Pom<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1|page=32}}</ref>
|Dut=Pomponbloem<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Dutch Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual, tab 14: "Personages".</ref>
|Spa2M=Pom Pom
|DutM=Pompon flower}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Super Mario Land enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 15:09, September 19, 2024

Not to be confused with Pom Pom.
Pompon Flower
Pomponartwork.png
Artwork from Super Mario Land
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Relatives
Comparable

Pompon Flowers,[1][2] also known as Pom Pom Flower[3] or PomPom,[4] are flower enemies in Super Mario Land that walk around, shooting poisonous pollen upwards. Mario can defeat a Pompon Flower by jumping or shooting a Superball at one, obtaining 800 points. Pompon Flowers appear only in World 4-2. They resemble Pansers and Lava Lotuses, to a lesser extent, and may be related to them.[5]

In the Super Mario Land manga, a single Pompon Flower appears in the last chapter at the Chai Kingdom airport, with a Goombo and a Nyololin.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

  • 3DS Virtual Console manual bio: This flower shoots poisonous pollen into the air as it moves around.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ポンポンフラワー (JP) / Pompon Flower (EN)
A Pompon Flower from Super Mario Land.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく フラワーぞく Tribe Flower clan
性格せいかく 調子ちょうしもの Disposition Person who gets carried away easily
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド1 Game appearances Land 1
迷惑めいわくあるまわどくはな

そのとおり、どくのある花粉かふんをポンポンばしてくるポンポンフラワー。しかも、フラワーぞくのくせにこいつはあるまわるからこまってしまう。できるだけ近寄ちかよらないことが大切たいせつだ。[6]

Nuisance! Poisonous flower walking around

As its name suggests, the Pompon Flower shoots out poisonous pollen. Moreover, even among the flower tribe, this one walks around, which is a problem. It is important to stay away from them as much as possible.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ポンポンフラワー[7]
Ponpon Furawā
Popping Flower; may also be a combination of "Ponkey" and/or "Pakkun Flower"
Dutch Pom Pom Flower[8] Pom Pom Flower
Pomponbloem[9] Pompon flower
French Fleur Pompon[10] Pompon Flower
German Pompon-Blume[?] Pompom Flower
Italian Pompom Flower[11] -
Pompon Flower[12]
Fiore Pompon[13] Pompon Flower
Spanish Pompon Flower[?] -
Pom Pom[14] Pom Pom

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  2. ^ 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
  3. ^ Club Nintendo (UK) Classic. Page 9.
  4. ^ Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt (1994). Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
  5. ^ "「『ランド』 で発見されたへんな。スイチューカとポンキーの親戚らしい。」 (A strange flower found in "Land". A seeming relative of Suichūka and Ponkeys.)" – 「スーパーマリオ大図鑑」 (Super Mario Bros. Daizukan, or "Super Mario Great Picture Book"). Page 50Media:SMBD page 50.png.
  6. ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 210.
  7. ^ 1989. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 13.
  8. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 9.
  9. ^ Super Mario Land Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 14: "Personages".
  10. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 13.
  11. ^ Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 13.
  12. ^ Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
  13. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 47.
  14. ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1. Page 32.