Black Yoshi

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A Black Yoshi.

Black Yoshi is a Yoshi that first appears in Yoshi's Story. He is an unlockable character that has not appeared in many of the games. He and the White Yoshi are special, as they have certain abilities that give them 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. As well as these peppers, Black Yoshis can eat other things that the rest can't, such as Black Shy Guys. Another special power they possess in Yoshi's Story is that they can fire eggs that explode in gigantic explosions, destroying more than one enemy at a time. Black Yoshi has a very low voice (the lowest of all the Yoshis in the game). One thing that should be noted is that if the player loses Black Yoshi, that the White Shy Guy can not retrieve him. The same goes for the White Yoshi.

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 Yoshi 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, black is one of the colours the player's Yoshi 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, 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, and run to push a rock. He is the second to hatch (the first being Green Yoshi) 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 grey 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 colour 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