Elite Gritty Goomba
Sprite of an Elite Gritty Goomba from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Variant of Gritty Goomba

An Elite Gritty Goomba is an enemy that appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. They are a stronger version of the Gritty Goomba, and can be found in Gwarhar Lagoon. In the original game, they were simply called Gritty Goombas, just like their weaker counterpart; the remake gives them their current name.

Battle

Elite Gritty Goombas can summon sandstorms much like their base counterparts, using them as a cover while trying to run into Mario and Luigi, who must counter with their hammers. Unlike regular Gritty Goombas, when one of the Elite Gritty Goombas performs their attack, it is harder to determine which brother it is targeting before attempting to ram him.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Gritty Goomba (2)
  HP 50 POW 74 Defense 50
Speed 60 Experience 68 (55) Coins 8
Location Gwarhar Lagoon Jump Spiny Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 100% Stun? 60% Burn? 30%
Level 28 (27) Role Common Item drop None – 0% (Super Nut- 16.13%)
None – 0% (Ultra Nut - 16.13%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Elite Gritty Goomba
  HP 80 POW 88 DEF 69 SPEED 64 Experience 60
Fire Weak Thunder Normal Jump Spiny, Normal Hammer Normal Coins 16
Stat down 60% Dizzy 100% Burn 30% Speed down 30% Item drop Super Nut (16%)
Ultra Nut (11%)
Ultra Nut (30%)
Level           23 Location(s) Gwarhar Lagoon

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese すなぞく (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)
Sunazoku
はまぞく (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions)
Hamazoku
[?]
Sand Tribe

Beach Tribe
Chinese 沙砾栗子[?]
Shālì Lìzi
Sand Chestnut
German Sandgumba (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)
Strandgumba (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions)
[?]
Sand Goomba
Beach Goomba
Italian DesertGoomba (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)
DesertGoombone (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions)
[?]
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Desert Big Goomba
Korean 해변족[?] ?
Spanish Tribu Duna[?] Dune Tribe