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{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Puff|image=[[File:DarkPuff.png]]}}
|PM2=yes
|image=[[File:DarkPuff.PNG]]
|hp=3
|atk=2
|def=0
|location=[[Boggly Woods]], [[Glitzville]], [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] (Floor 11-19)
|items=[[Mushroom]], [[Thunder Bolt (item)|Thunder Bolt]], [[Dizzy Dial]]
|moves=Slam (2), Shocking Charge (Electric), Thunder Attack (2 to Mario and Partner, [[Piercing attack|Piercing]]), Fly to Hover (Moves closer to ground, does not count as turn), Hover to Fly (moves higher in the air, does not count as turn)
|log=A thunderhead that attacks with lightning. Don't touch it when it's charged up, or you'll be in for a shock.
|tattle=It's basically a tiny, mean thunderhead. Sometimes it'll charge itself with electricity. Don't touch it when it does! Yowch! You know what I mean, right? Brzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt! Shocking! After it charges itself, it'll totally zap you with lightning. Beat it as fast as you can.
|before=[[Swampire|66]]
|#=67
|after=[[Ruff Puff|68]]
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'''Dark Puff''' is a cloud enemy related to the [[Ruff Puff]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. Dark Puffs are shaded gray and are one of the enemies that are weak. Despite the fact that they look weak, they have the ability to use a Lightning Charge attack, but it requires charging. A charged-up Dark Puff will hurt [[Mario]] if he jumps on it. But, if Mario is electrified himself, he can jump on said charged Dark Puff without taking damage.
The '''Dark Puff''' is a cloud enemy related to the [[Ruff Puff]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. It is shaded gray like most enemies in [[Boggly Woods]], and are often seen alongside [[Cleft]]s and [[Piranha Plant#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Pale Piranha]]s. In the [[Glitz Pit]], a Dark Puff appears as one of the members of [[Mind-Bogglers]].
While Dark Puffs are weak, they are assisted by [[Cleft]]s and [[Pale Piranha]]s.
 
Though they are statistically rather weak, they have the ability to use a Lightning Charge attack, but it requires charging. A charged-up Dark Puff will hurt [[Mario]] if he jumps on it; if Mario is electrified himself, he can jump on said Dark Puff without taking damage.
 
==Relatives==
*[[Ruff Puff]] – ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
*[[Tuff Puff]] – ''[[Paper Mario]]''
*[[Ice Puff]] – ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
*[[Poison Puff]] – ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
*[[Dark Ruff Puff]] – ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=クロクモーン
|Jap=クロクモーン
|JapR=Kurokumōn
|JapR=Kurokumōn
|JapM=A corruption of 黒雲 ''kurokumo'', meaning "dark clouds".
|JapM=Pun on「黒雲」(''kurokumo'', dark cloud) and「クモクモーン」(''Kumokumōn'', [[Ruff Puff]])
|Fra=ZzZt Pfff
|Fre=ZzZt Pfff
|FraM="Zzzt" is an onomatopoeia referring to something swooping down; the onomatopoeia "pfff" hints at a sigh or a breath
|FreM=From "zzzt" (an onomatopoeia for something swooping down) and "pfff" (the sound of a sigh or a breath)
|Ger=Stratox
|Ger=Stratox
|GerM=-}}
|GerM=Pun on "stratosphäre" (stratosphere) and "toxisch" (toxic)
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|Spa=Puff Oscuro
|SpaM=Dark Puff
|Ita=Nubescura
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "nube" (cloud) and "scura" (dark)
}}
 
==Trivia==
*The Dark Puff is one of the two "dark" subspecies in the game that, despite their name, are actually the weakest variety of its species, the other being the [[Dark Wizzerd]].
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Revision as of 07:08, January 8, 2024

The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Puff
A Dark Puff from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Location(s) Boggly Woods, Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 12-14, 17-19)
Max HP 3
Attack 2
Defense 0
Moves Slam (2), Shocking Charge (Electric), Thunder Attack (2 to Mario and Partner, Piercing), Fly to Hover (Moves closer to ground, does not count as turn), Hover to Fly (moves higher in the air, does not count as turn)
Items Dizzy Dial, Dried Shroom (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Mushroom, Thunder Bolt
Coins 1 - 2
Log A thunderhead that attacks with lightning. Don't touch it when it's charged up, or you'll be in for a shock.
More
Level 10
Exp. points 0
Sleep? 95%
Dizzy? 105%
Confuse? 90%
Tiny? 95%
Burn? 100%
Freeze? 100%
Stop? 95%
Soft? 95%
Fright? 90%
Gale Force? 105%
KO? 95%
Tattle

That's a Dark Puff. It's basically a tiny, mean thunderhead. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. Sometimes it'll charge itself with electricity. Don't touch it when it does! Yowch! You know what I mean, right? Brzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt! Shocking! After it charges itself, it'll totally zap you with lightning. Beat it as fast as you can.

Tattle Log #:
67
Not to be confused with Dark Ruff Puff.

The Dark Puff is a cloud enemy related to the Ruff Puff in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It is shaded gray like most enemies in Boggly Woods, and are often seen alongside Clefts and Pale Piranhas. In the Glitz Pit, a Dark Puff appears as one of the members of Mind-Bogglers.

Though they are statistically rather weak, they have the ability to use a Lightning Charge attack, but it requires charging. A charged-up Dark Puff will hurt Mario if he jumps on it; if Mario is electrified himself, he can jump on said Dark Puff without taking damage.

Relatives

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese クロクモーン
Kurokumōn
Pun on「黒雲」(kurokumo, dark cloud) and「クモクモーン」(Kumokumōn, Ruff Puff)

French ZzZt Pfff
From "zzzt" (an onomatopoeia for something swooping down) and "pfff" (the sound of a sigh or a breath)
German Stratox
Pun on "stratosphäre" (stratosphere) and "toxisch" (toxic)
Italian Nubescura
Portmanteau of "nube" (cloud) and "scura" (dark)
Spanish Puff Oscuro
Dark Puff

Trivia

  • The Dark Puff is one of the two "dark" subspecies in the game that, despite their name, are actually the weakest variety of its species, the other being the Dark Wizzerd.