Peckadee
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| Peckadee | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | |
| Appears in | Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (2026) |
Peckadees[1] are creatures that appear in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. They resemble teardrop-shaped woodpeckers with a gray beak and black and white stripes[2], and are found in the Peckadee Habitat. They can be found as both grown adults and smaller chicks.
Peckadees wait for a Yoshi to walk beneath it before dropping down on to them. If Yoshi jumps on a Peckadee, it will become stunned, while a ground pound can defeat it entirely. When riding on Yoshi's back, Peckadees can be thrown to defeat other creatures, activate Winged Clouds, split logs, destroy wooden boxes, cut tall grass, and crack nuts. When a thrown Peckadee hits a rock, it will rebound off of it, allowing Yoshi to hit it back and eventually break the rock.
When a Peckadee is thrown at an apple, hot pepper, or Golden Bug, it will consume it. After it eats a hot pepper in particular, it will turn red and walk faster, as well as become capable of destroying targets and rocks outright. Only adult Peckadees can eat hot peppers.
Peckadees are notably intelligent, able to create the complex wooden contraptions and art inside their nest. They also seem to find a good amount of joy in training their accuracy, as chicks can be seen practicing launching themselves in their nest, and both chicks and adults clap excitedly when Yoshi successfully throws them at one of the targets within their habitat.
List of discoveries[edit]
- Initial description: "It has a big, pointy beak. Looks like it would hurt..."
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of Yoshi throwing a Peckadee
Yoshi holds a Peckadee
Naming[edit]
"Peckadee" is a portmanteau of "peck" and "chickadee".
When the name is suggested by Mr. E, he says the following:
- “It pecks and jabs at things with its sharp, pointy beak...so how about Peckadee?”
- —Mr. E
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | Pikipok | ? | [3] | |
| Italian | Gianvellotto | Portmanteau of the masculine given name "Gian" and giavellotto ("javelin") | [4] | |
| Portuguese | Sabicá | From sabiá ("thrush") and bicar ("to peck") | [5] |
References[edit]
- ^ Video filename from the official US webpage (peckadee-video.mp4)
- ^ Japanese website
- ^ "Er piekst mit seinem spitzen, scharfen Schnabel. Deshalb ist er für mich der Pikipok." – Mr. E (Yoshi and the Mysterious Book). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book.
- ^ «Considerato quel becco aguzzo, che ricorda la punta di un'arma... Che ne diresti di Gianvellotto?» – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (Italian).
- ^ "Um passarinho com um bico pontudo e que bica tudo o que vê... Que tal Sabicá?" – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (Brazilian Portuguese).
