Gloomba

Not to be confused with Galoomba.

Gloombas are blue Goombas that appear in the Paper Mario series. Gloombas live deep underground, in areas such as Toad Town Tunnels and the Pit of 100 Trials. These Goombas are much more powerful than their surface-dwelling cousins. The coloration of Gloombas resemble that of the Goombas found in underground levels in Super Mario Bros. which, according to their Catch Card description, is the result of their living without sunlight.

In the Prima Super Paper Mario strategy guide, it is stated that Gloombas can poison the player, although this is false.

Related enemies

• Paragloomba
• Spiky Gloomba

Official profiles and statistics

Paper Mario enemy
Gloomba
		Max HP	7	Attack	2	Defense	0
		Role	Common	Type	Ground	Level	11
		Strong	None	Weak	None	Moves	Headbonk (2)
		Sleep?	70%, 0	Dizzy?	80%, 0	Shock?	90%, 0
		Shrink?	80%, 0	Stop?	90%, 0	Fright?	80%
		Air Lift?	90%	Hurricane?	85%	Coins	1 + 1-2
		Items	Dizzy Dial, Sleepy Sheep	Run	18	Location(s)	Toad Town Tunnels
Tattle	This is a Gloomba. Gloombas are nasty Goombas who live in the Toad Town Tunnels. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 They're stronger than ordinary Goombas, but you can take 'em.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Gloomba
File:Gloomba.jpg	Max HP	7	Attack	3	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 1-9)	Role	Common	Level	11
	Sleep?	80%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	80%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	80%	Fright?	90%
	Gale Force?	80%	KO?	80%	Moves	Headbonk (3)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	0 - 2	Items	HP Plus, HP Plus P, Fire Flower, Super Shroom, Volt Shroom
Tattle Log #: 7	Log	A Goomba that likes dark, damp places. It must look like that because it lives below ground!
	Tattle	That's a Gloomba. It likes dark, damp places. Max HP is 7, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It's stronger than a normal Goomba, so be careful. That's not a healthy color for a Goomba, but it doesn't mean it's sick or anything. So don't show any mercy!

Super Paper Mario enemy
Gloomba
	Max HP	2	Role	Common	Location(s)	The Bitlands (3-1), Castle Bleck Foyer (8-2), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Rooms 5, 9, and 22)
	Attack	2	Card type	Common
	Defense	0	Items	Honey Jar	Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
	Score	200
	Card description	A Goomba that thrives in dank, depressing holes. A strict all-mushroom diet makes this guy extra fungal.
List of Catch Cards     6      7      8	Tattle	This is a Gloomba, a Goomba that lives its entire life underground... Max HP is 2 and Attack is 2. It doesn't see a lot of sun, so it's a little pale... But it is stronger than your average Goomba...and has a very dark personality... It must be hard to be a pale, friendless Goomba that lives underground...

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヤミクリボー[?] Yami Kuribō	Dark Goomba
Chinese	黑暗栗小子[?] Hēiàn Lìxiǎozi	Dark Goomba
German	Glumba[?]	The English name adapted to German spelling
Italian	Gloomba[?]	-
Korean	어둠굼바[?] Eodum Gumba	Darkness Goomba
Spanish	Gloomba[?]	-