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|image=[[File:47_SquoinkerCard.png|100px]]
|image=[[File:SPMSquoinker.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Super Paper Mario''
|hp=15
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|atk=4
|variant_of=[[Squiglet]]
|def=0
|score=800
|location=[[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]] (Rooms 68, 82 and 94)
|card type=Common
|card location=Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
|card description=Squoinkers are proud to be pretty in pink. The polka dots are for extra intimidation.
|tattle=This is a Squoinker... It’s the strongest and meanest member of the Squig family... Max HP is 15 and Attack is 4. Squoinkers will spit rocks at you... The rocks come at you fast... Don’t just stand there, or you’ll get hit in the face...
|before=[[Squog|46]]
|#=47
|after=[[Dark Squiglet|48]]
}}
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'''Squoinkers''' are a stronger variety of [[Squig]]s found in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. While [[Squiglet]]s are magenta, Squigs are purple and [[Squog]]s are green, Squoinkers are a very light pink. They are found only in the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]] and are the second strongest in the Squig family, second to only [[Dark Squiglet]]s. Their attack pattern is very identical to the other Squigs. They either charge at [[Mario]] or his friends or shoot them with fast-moving rocks.  
'''Squoinkers''' are a stronger variety of [[Squig]]s found in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. While [[Squiglet]]s are magenta, Squigs are purple and [[Squog]]s are green, Squoinkers are a very light pink. They are found only in the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]] and are the second strongest in the Squig family, second to only [[Dark Squiglet]]s. Their attack pattern is very identical to the other Squigs. They either charge at [[Mario]] or his friends or shoot them with fast-moving rocks.  


They are one of the few enemies in the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]] to not appear in the main game.
Their name comes from either "square" or "squiggle", and "oinker", a slang word for "pig".


Their name comes from the word "squirt" (small) or "square" and the word "oinker".
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Squoinker|align=horizontal}}


==Related enemies==
==Gallery==
*[[Dark Squiglet]]
<gallery>
*[[Squig]]
SPM Squoinker Catch Card.png|[[Catch Card]]
*[[Squiglet]]
</gallery>
*[[Squog]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=テトラゴン
|Jap=テトラゴン
|JapR=Tetoragon
|JapR=Tetoragon
|JapM=Tetra, Greek prefix meaning "4"
|JapM={{wp|Quadrilateral|Tetragon}}; derived from「テトラ」(''Tetora'', [[Squiglet]]) and possibly「~ゴン」(''-gon'', a common suffix for monster names)
|Fre=Grogrouik
|FreM=Pun on "gros" ("big" or "fat") and the onomatopoeia "grouik" (pig's oink)
|Ger=Squoinker
|Ita=Squeg
|Kor=테트라즈
|KorR=Teteurajeu
|KorM=Tetraz; variation of [[Squog|Tetras]]
|Spa=Oinkón
|Spa=Oinkón
|SpaM=From "Oink" Spuigs Spanish Name, and the augmentative suffix '-ón'
|SpaM=From "Oink" (Squig) and the augmentative suffix "-ón"
|Fra=Grogrouik
|FraM=Pun on ''gros'' (big, fat) and ''grouik'', an onomatopoeia referring to a pig's shriek
|Ger=Squoinker
|GerM=Squoinker
}}
}}
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==Trivia==
*Squoinker's Catch Card states that they have polka dots, though they actually have small peach squares covering their body.
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{{SPM}}
[[Category:Super Paper Mario Enemies]]
[[Category:Pigs]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario Species]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario enemies]]
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[[it:Squeg]]

Latest revision as of 03:59, October 4, 2024

Squoinker
Sprite of a Squoinker from Super Paper Mario.
Sprite from Super Paper Mario
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
Variant of Squiglet

Squoinkers are a stronger variety of Squigs found in Super Paper Mario. While Squiglets are magenta, Squigs are purple and Squogs are green, Squoinkers are a very light pink. They are found only in the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials and are the second strongest in the Squig family, second to only Dark Squiglets. Their attack pattern is very identical to the other Squigs. They either charge at Mario or his friends or shoot them with fast-moving rocks.

Their name comes from either "square" or "squiggle", and "oinker", a slang word for "pig".

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Super Paper Mario enemy
Squoinker
Sprite of a Squoinker from Super Paper Mario. Max HP 15 Role Common Location(s) Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Rooms 68, 82 and 94)
Attack 4 Card type Common
Defense 0 Items Card location(s) Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
Score 800
Card description Squoinkers are proud to be pretty in pink. The polka dots are for extra intimidation.
  List of Catch Cards  
  46      47      48   		Tattle This is a Squoinker... It’s the strongest and meanest member of the Squig family... Max HP is 15 and Attack is 4. Squoinkers will spit rocks at you... The rocks come at you fast... Don’t just stand there, or you’ll get hit in the face...

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese テトラゴン[?]
Tetoragon 		Tetragon; derived from「テトラ」(Tetora, Squiglet) and possibly「~ゴン」(-gon, a common suffix for monster names)
French Grogrouik[?] Pun on "gros" ("big" or "fat") and the onomatopoeia "grouik" (pig's oink)
German Squoinker[?] -
Italian Squeg[?] -
Korean 테트라즈[?]
Teteurajeu 		Tetraz; variation of Tetras
Spanish Oinkón[?] From "Oink" (Squig) and the augmentative suffix "-ón"

Trivia[edit]

  • Squoinker's Catch Card states that they have polka dots, though they actually have small peach squares covering their body.
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