Toothy

Mario about to hammer a Toothy

Toothies are Pokeys made entirely out of teeth that are found in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. These enemies are encountered in Plack Beach. They attack by charging at the player one to three times. If they have no body, they summon a Blue Virus with a spear in their mouth and have it charge at the player. If Bowser is in a battle with a Toothy, he simply has to punch the Blue Virus in midair when it come close to him. If Mario and Luigi are in a battle with a Toothy, its charge attack is deflected with the hammer. If it spits out a Blue Virus, the virus will either stay idle or hop. If it stays idle the Mario Bros. must jump, but if it hops as it pulls its spear out, Mario and Luigi must not jump. In addition getting hit could result in getting the Poison status effect. Toothies can also rebuild their bodies. Dealing damage to their bodies does not cause damage, however dealing damage to the head will. With one Hammer swing or Bowser's punch, the player can wipe out the entire body, leaving the head stuck in the ground. If Bowser inhales the teeth that make up Toothy's body, he can increase his defense and also make the Toothy vulnerable, as it can no longer rebuild its body. Bowser's flame will not do any damage or take out a Toothy's body.

Bowser can use the Vacuum Block to inhale a Blitty from a Toothy after visiting Broque Monsieur's shop for the first time.

Toothies reappear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where they also appear in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode as enemies. They are melee troopers, and are weak to boomerang attacks from Boomerang Bros. and Wendy. In the Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story mode of the game, they take 0 damage upon getting hit with a First Strike on either using Bowser's punch or the Bros.'s hammers. Bowser's flame now makes them take normal damage rather than 0 (aside from the First Strike itself).

Profiles and statistics

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Toothy
	HP	27 (41)	POW	30 (75)	DEF	42 (63)	SPEED	12 (18)
	Coins	5 (8)	Level	10	Fire	Normal	Burn?	Normal
	Role	Common	Battled by	Anyone	Location(s)	Plack Beach	Dizzy?	Normal
	Stat down?	Normal	KO?	Normal	Experience	18	Item drop	Hot Drumstick - 30% Fiery Drumstick - 20%
Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Toothy
	HP	24	POW	52	DEF	18	SPEED	12	Experience	18
	Fire	Normal	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Anyone	Coins	5
	Burn	1x	Dizzy	1x	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	Hot Drumstick - 30% Fiery Drumstick - 20%
Level           2	Location(s)	Plack Beach

• Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: They bear a strong resemblance to Pokeys and share their weakness to boomerang attacks.

Gallery

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  Toothies in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハガサンボン Hagasanbon	From サンボ (Sanbo), Pokey's Japanese name, and 「歯」 (ha) and 「牙」 (ga), both meaning "tooth"
German	Karies-Pokey	Caries Pokey
Italian	Dentabruco	From "dente" (tooth) and "Marghibruco" (Pokey's Italian name)
Spanish (NOA)	Dentudo	Toothy
Spanish (NOE)	Trimuelito	From "Tri" (Prefix for three) and "Muela" (tooth).

Trivia

• If Bowser uses Shy Guy Squad, Magikoopa Mob, or Broggy Bonker on a Toothy if it still has its body or if Bowser uses a First Strike (in the original game only), it will take normal damage, and not 0.
• Outside of battle, Toothies can charge into Bowser to engage a battle while Toothies can spit a virus to chase Mario and Luigi temporarily before disappearing. The virus can be whacked with a hammer to prevent a battle to start. Other methods will start a battle.
• In the remake, Toothies are the only big enemies that still attack Mario & Luigi in the overworld.