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|image=[[File:Pomponartwork.png]]
|image=[[File:Pomponartwork.png]]
|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=[[Panser]]<br>[[Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Volcano Plant]]
|related=[[Furafurawā]]<br>[[Lava Lotus]]<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>''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 flower 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 look very similar to the [[Panser]]s from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and were likely inspired by them.


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
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|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>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 13.</ref>
|JapR=Ponpon Furawā
|JapR=Ponpon Furawā
|JapM=Popping Flower, also possibly a play on [[Piranha Plant|Pakkun Flower]] and/or [[Panser|Ponkī]]
|JapM=Popping Flower, also likely a play on [[Piranha Plant|Pakkun Flower]] and/or [[Panser|Ponkī]]
|Ger=Pompon-Blume
|Ger=Pompon-Blume
|GerM=Pompom Flower
|GerM=Pompom Flower

Revision as of 02:38, August 28, 2021

Not to be confused with Pom Pom.

Template:Species-infobox Pompon Flowers[1][2], also known as PomPom[3], are flower enemies found in Super Mario Land. They walk around, shooting poisonous pollen upwards. Mario can defeat a Ponpon Flower by jumping or shooting a Superball at one, obtaining 800 points. Pompon Flowers only appear in World 4-2 of the Chai Kingdom. Pompon Flowers look very similar to the Pansers from Super Mario Bros. 2, and were likely inspired by them.

Profiles

Super Mario Land

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

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ポンポンフラワー[4]
Ponpon Furawā
Popping Flower, also likely a play on Pakkun Flower and/or Ponkī

Dutch Pomponbloem[6]
Pompon flower
German Pompon-Blume
Pompom Flower
Italian Fiore Pompon[5]
Pompon flower
Spanish Pompon Flower
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References

  1. ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, page 13.
  2. ^ The Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5.
  3. ^ The Super Game Boy Player's Guide, page 19.
  4. ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 13.
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 47
  6. ^ Super Mario Land Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 14: "Personages".