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{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Hogarithm|align=right}}
{{species infobox
'''Hogarithms''' are stronger versions of a [[Pigarithm]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Their name is derived from "hog" and "logarithm." Apart from being white and slightly stronger, they are the same as Pigarithms. Three [[stomp]]s are required to defeat them. Hogarithms get smaller and faster when attacked, which makes them harder to defeat. They drop a large amount of [[coin]]s, a [[Long-Last Shake]], or more rarely, a [[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]] when defeated.
|image=[[File:SPMHogarithm.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Super Paper Mario''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|variant_of=[[Pigarithm]]
}}


==Related species==
'''Hogarithms''' are stronger versions of a [[Pigarithm]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Their name is a pun on "hog" and "logarithm". Apart from being white and slightly stronger, they are the same as Pigarithms. Three [[stomp]]s are required to defeat them. Hogarithms get smaller and faster when attacked, which makes them harder to defeat. They drop a large amount of [[coin]]s, a [[Long-Last Shake]], or, more rarely, a [[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]] when defeated.
*[[Dark Pigarithm]]
 
*[[Pigarithm]]
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Paper Mario''===
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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|Jap=トンチョ
|Jap=トンチョ
|JapR=Toncho
|JapR=Toncho
|JapM=From「豚」(''ton'', swine) and「貯金箱」 (''chokinbako'', piggy bank), also a play on Pigarithm's Japanese name 「ブーチョ」 (''Būcho'').
|JapM=From「豚」(''ton'', the on'yomi reading of "pig") and following the format of「ブーチョ」(''Būcho'', [[Pigarithm]])
|Spa=Jabal
|Spa=Jabal
|SpaM=''Jabalí'' (wild boar) without the 'í'
|SpaM=Clipping of "jabalí" (wild boar)
|Fra=Logaporc
|Fre=Logaporc
|FraM=Portmanteau of ''logarithme'' (logarithm) and ''porc'' (hog)
|FreM=Portmanteau of "logarithme" (logarithm) and "porc" (hog)
|Kor=돈통
|KorR=Dontong
|KorM=From Sino-Korean words "{{hover|豚|돈}}" (''don'', pig) and "{{hover|桶|통}}" (''tong'', container)
|Ger=Grunztainer
|Ger=Grunztainer
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Grunz'' (German onomatopoeia for "oink") and ''Container''
|GerM=Portmanteau of "grunz" (German onomatopoeia for "oink") and "container"
|Ita=Scrofaritmo
|Ita=Scrofaritmo
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''Scrofa'' (sow) and ''logaritmo'' (logarithm)}}
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "scrofa" (sow) and "logaritmo" (logarithm)
}}
 
{{SPM}}
{{SPM}}
[[Category:Pigs]]
[[Category:Pigs]]
[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario Enemies]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario enemies]]
[[de:Grunztainer]]
[[de:Grunztainer]]
[[it:Scrofaritmo]]
[[it:Scrofaritmo]]

Latest revision as of 18:52, July 15, 2024

Hogarithm
Sprite of a Hogarithm from Super Paper Mario.
Sprite from Super Paper Mario
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
Variant of Pigarithm

Hogarithms are stronger versions of a Pigarithm in Super Paper Mario. Their name is a pun on "hog" and "logarithm". Apart from being white and slightly stronger, they are the same as Pigarithms. Three stomps are required to defeat them. Hogarithms get smaller and faster when attacked, which makes them harder to defeat. They drop a large amount of coins, a Long-Last Shake, or, more rarely, a Shooting Star when defeated.

Profiles and statisticsEdit

Super Paper MarioEdit

Super Paper Mario enemy
Hogarithm
  Max HP ?? (3 hits) Role Common Location(s) Castle Bleck Interior (8-3), Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum (8-4), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 81)
Attack 4 Card type Common
Defense 0 Items Shooting Star, Long-Last Shake Card location(s) Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
Score 800
Card description Takes three stomps to beat. Hop on this hog and ride it all the way to the bank! Soooooooie!
  List of Catch Cards  
  144      145      146  
Tattle This bizarre beast is called a Hogarithm. They are strange on so many levels... Max HP is ??. Attack is 4. It takes three stomps to finish off this piggy... But each stomp makes it smaller and faster... It's very hard to stomp the last one... Hogarithms often drop many coins, so you may want to hunt them if you're broke...

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トンチョ[?]
Toncho
From「豚」(ton, the on'yomi reading of "pig") and following the format of「ブーチョ」(Būcho, Pigarithm)
French Logaporc[?] Portmanteau of "logarithme" (logarithm) and "porc" (hog)
German Grunztainer[?] Portmanteau of "grunz" (German onomatopoeia for "oink") and "container"
Italian Scrofaritmo[?] Portmanteau of "scrofa" (sow) and "logaritmo" (logarithm)
Korean 돈통[?]
Dontong
From Sino-Korean words "" (don, pig) and "" (tong, container)
Spanish Jabal[?] Clipping of "jabalí" (wild boar)