Pokio

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Template:Species-infobox Pokios are pheasant-like enemies found in Seaside Kingdom, Bowser's Kingdom, and Darker Side in Super Mario Odyssey. They wander around and poke Mario with their beaks when he approaches them. According to the Bonneter biologist, their beaks are normally short due to being in an extremely folded state, but shoot outwards when they are opened. To capture them, the player must first knock off the samurai helmet that they wear. Once captured, Mario can poke enemies with his beak. If Mario pokes at a wall, he can cling onto it and fling himself any desired direction; this is useful for climbing up walls. Additionally, with his beak, Mario can flick incoming bombs the opposite direction, which can be used to chuck bombs at destructible blocks. Spinning fast enough makes Pokio perform a spin attack, which, if used while poking a wall, causes the Pokio to jump about the height of a Backwards Somersault.

These two skills are necessary in the first boss fight against RoboBrood, as Mario (under Pokio form) must flick bombs at the RoboBrood's legs, topple it, and then climb on top of it with his beak to poke the Broodals in their domes or ground-pounding them as Mario.

The Pokio's name is a play on the words "poke" and Pinocchio, a character whose nose grew whenever he lied. Their design is based on the Japanese green pheasant, though the red-crowned crane was considered.[1] The Prima guide mistakenly classifies them as woodpeckers.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ツックン
Tsukkun
From 「突く」 (tsuku, to poke)

Chinese (simplified) 啄啄儿
Zhuó zhuó er
From 啄 (zhuó, to peck)

Chinese (traditional) 拮拮
Jié jié
From the Japanese name

Dutch Pokio
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German Piekmatz
From pieken (to sting) and Piepmatz (birdie)
Italian Picchiolo
From picchio (woodpecker)
Korean 찌르군
Jjireugun
From 찌르다 (to poke); last character, 군, is a honorific for "young boy", similar to -kun in Japanese.

Russian Тыклик
Tyklik
From "тыкать" (to poke)

Spanish Picarito
From pico (beak) and pajarito (birdie)

References

  1. ^ Roberts, R.; Blenk, J. (2017). The Art of Super Mario Odyssey. Dark Horse Comics. p. 273.