Black Yoshi

A Black Yoshi.

Black Yoshi is a Yoshi that first appears in Yoshi's Story. He can first be found in World 2 secret places. Along with White Yoshi he has certain abilities that give him advantages over the other Yoshis.

History

Yoshi series

Yoshi's Story

They can be found in large, hidden eggs on pages 2-1 or 2-4. Black Yoshis and White Yoshis are the only Yoshis in Yoshi's Story that enjoy all the fruit, even the Red Peppers. In addition, Black Yoshis can eat other things that the rest can't, such as Black Shy Guys. Another special power he possess in Yoshi's Story is that his eggs explode in gigantic explosions, destroying more than one enemy at a time. However Black Yoshi has a very low voice, in fact the lowest of all the Yoshis in the game. If the player loses Black Yoshi, the White Shy Guy can not retrieve him.

Yoshi's Island DS

Black Yoshis reappear in Yoshi's Island DS, playable in the Secret levels of each world. Unlike in Yoshi's Story, these Black Yoshis do not have any special powers.

Mario Power Tennis

In Mario Power Tennis, Yoshi can change colors every time he performs a Rolling Egg Return, provided the player has completed the Flower Cup with any character. One of the colors that Yoshi can turn is black.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, in chapter three, black is one of the colors the player's Yoshi kid can come out as.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Black Yoshi appeared once, during the battle with Sunnycide. (This Black Yoshi was not present in the Japanese version of the game, but a Yellow Yoshi taking his place. Because the European release was later than the Japanese, it happens there as well.) Like the other Yoshis, he can be freed from his egg, where he'll run to push a rock. He is the second to hatch when opening the Yoob egg.

Biology

Physical Appearance

In Yoshi's Story, Black Yoshi debuts with black skin and white shoes with a red saddle. However, in its limited appearance in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, the shoes were gray instead of white.

Diet

• Melons
• Watermelons
• Grapes
• Apples
• Bananas
• Peppers
• Spiky Fruits
• Power Bees
• Black Shy Guys

Game Appearances

Title	Description	Release Date	System/Format
Yoshi's Story	Unlockable Playable Character	1997	Nintendo 64
Mario Power Tennis	Playable Character (Yoshi will change color to Black sometimes after being inside his Egg)	2004	GameCube
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	Playable Character (The Yoshi Kid can turn out black after his birth)	2004	GameCube
Yoshi Touch and Go	Playable Character	2005	Nintendo DS
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time	Non-Playable Character found inside Yoob (North American release only)	2005	Nintendo DS
Yoshi's Island DS	Playable Character on secret levels	2006	Nintendo DS

Trivia

• In the German Club Nintendo comic Die Nacht der leuchtenden Yoshis!, a Green and Yellow Yoshi swim away from a shark, which turns out to be a Black Yoshi.