Swoopula: Difference between revisions

{{Species-infobox

|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])

|parent_species=[[Swoop]]

|derived_species=[[Swampire]]

'''Swoopulas''' are a more powerful variety of [[Swoop]]ers found in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series. They attack by leeching hit points from [[Mario]] or his [[partner]] in a similar manner to a [[Fuzzy]]'s attack. Their name is based off {{wp|Count Dracula}}.

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Swoopulas appear in the [[Crystal Palace]]. At the start of battle, Swoopulas are perched on the ceiling and can be knocked down with an item, [[List of special moves|Special Move]], certain partner moves, or the [[Quake Hammer]] or [[Hammer Throw (badge)|Hammer Throw]] abilities. They fly down briefly to attack, but return to their roost unless previously knocked down. They leech two hit points at a time up to five times unless an [[Action Command]] gauge is filled up first, similar to [[Jungle Fuzzy]].

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Swoopulas appear in the [[Palace of Shadow]] and slightly late in the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] and start battle in the air rather than on the ceiling. Their leeching move now takes four hit points, but is only used once per turn. An even stronger version known as [[Swampire]] appears near the end of the Pit of 100 Trials.

{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Swoopula|align=horizontal}}

|JapM=''Basabasa'' (Swoop) + ''Chururu'' (Likely a slurping sound)

|ItaM=Bat-rex

[[Category:Paper Mario Enemies]]

[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Enemies]]