List of Pokey profiles and statistics

This is a list of profiles and statistics for Pokey.

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 2

• Instruction Booklet bio: It is a walking cactus. Its entire body, except for its head, is covered with thorns. Thorns will hurt you if you touch them.

Super Mario Advance

• Instruction booklet bio: These characters can be quite a thorn on your side. You'll find them in desert areas.

Super Mario World

• Mario Mania: Aptly named, Pokey sidles slowly sideways, puncturing whatever he touches. Take him down a notch with a shell, or use Yoshi to eat him up.

Super Mario Galaxy

• Trading card description: Watch out for these cactuslike enemies in the Good Egg and Dusty Dune Galaxies. These creatures typically have three to five body segments that Mario must destroy individually. The green Pokeys are easier to defeat--just jump on their heads. The red ones are more challenging -- Mario must star-spin into each body segment.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

• Trading card description: Ouch! Pokeys are cactus-like creatures made up of prickly spikes. They have a strange habit of transforming from time to time. When they do, the spiny segments change to smooth oranges. This change allows Yoshi to eat this Pokey fruit salad. And when Yoshi devours a Pokey, an egg with a power-up will be hatched too!
  

Card Number: 41

Super Mario Run

• Notebook bio: This spiky cactus will wobble its way toward you. Painful to touch, it can be defeated by a kicked shell.

Super Mario Maker 2

• Play Nintendo: The iconic stacked cactus from multiple Super Mario games joins Super Mario Maker 2 for the first time. Players can even edit the height of each Pokey.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

サンボ (JP) / Pokey (EN)
	Original text (Japanese)		Translation
	種族しゅぞく	フラワー族	Tribe	Flower clan
	性格せいかく	陽気	Disposition	Cheerful
	登場とうじょうゲーム	USA、ワールド	Game appearances	USA, World
	ゆっくり確実に迫るサボテン ゆっくり近づいてくるサボテンのモンスター。USAでは上に乗れるが、ワールドではどんな攻撃も受か付けない無敵キャラだ。なぜかヨッシーで食べることができる。		Slowly but surely approaching cactus A cactus monster that slowly approaches. It can be ridden in USA, but in the World it is an invincible character that cannot be hit by any attack. For some reason, it can be eaten by Yoshi.

Mario Clash

• Instruction booklet bio: He shrinks if you hit his body with a shell. His weak point is his head.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

Paper Mario enemy
Pokey
		Max HP	4	Attack	2	Defense	0
		Role	Common	Type	Ground, Spiky	Level	9
		Strong	None	Weak	None	Moves	Timber Attack (2), Body Shot (2), Head Dive (2), Unearth Friend (summons Pokey)
		Sleep?	90%, 0	Dizzy?	90%, 0	Shock?	100%, 0
		Shrink?	90%, 0	Stop?	100%, 0	Fright?	70%
		Air Lift?	90%	Hurricane?	85%	Coins	1 + 0-1
		Items	Dried Fruit, Tasty Tonic	Run	18	Location(s)	Dry Dry Desert, Shy Guy's Toy Box
Tattle	This is Pokey, an evil cactus. Pokeys attack by throwing parts of their bodies or by coming up close and falling on you. Max HP: 4, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 Be careful fighting them! It'll hurt if you jump on their spiky heads! They also have an annoying habit of calling in reinforcements. Let's beat 'em quickly!

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Nintendo GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Pokey
	Max HP	4	Attack	3	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 11, 13-16, 18, 19)	Role	Common	Level	11
	Sleep?	95%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	90%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	60%	Fright?	100%
	Gale Force?	90%	KO?	100%	Moves	Slam (2), Body Throw (3), Pull (summons Pokey), Bonk (4 (uses it when it loses all its body segments))
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 2	Items	HP Drain, Earth Quake, Mr. Softener, Life Shroom, Tasty Tonic (drop only)
Tattle Log #: 54	Log	A cactus ghoul covered from head to base in nasty spines. It attacks by lobbing sections of itself at you, and can even call other Pokeys to fight alongside it.
	Tattle	That's a Pokey. It's a cactus ghoul that's got nasty spines all over its body. Max HP is 4, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. Look at those spines... Those would TOTALLY hurt. If you stomp on it, you'll regret it. Pokeys attack by lobbing parts of their bodies and by charging at you... They can even call friends in for help, so be quick about taking them out.

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Pokey
	Max HP	4	Attack	3	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 11, 13-16, 18, 19)	Role	Common	Level	11
	Sleep?	95%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	90%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	60%	Fright?	100%
	Gale Force?	90%	KO?	100%	Moves	Slam (2), Body Throw (3), Pull (summons Pokey), Bonk (4 (uses it when it loses all its body segments))
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 2	Items	HP Drain, Earth Quake, Mr. Softener, Life Mushroom, Tasty Tonic (drop only)
Tattle Log #: 57	Log	A cactus ghoul covered from head to base in nasty spines. It attacks by lobbing sections of itself at you, and can even call other Pokeys to come fight alongside it.
	Tattle	That's a Pokey. It's a cactus ghoul that's got nasty spines all over its body. Max HP is 4, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. Look at those spines... Those would TOTALLY hurt. If you stomp on it, you'll regret it. Pokeys attack by lobbing parts of their bodies and by charging at you... They can even call friends in for help, so be quick about taking them out.

Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario enemy
Pokey
	Max HP	6	Role	Common	Location(s)	Gap of Crag (5-2), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 42)
	Attack	2	Card type	Common
	Defense	0	Items		Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
	Score	500
	Card description	This cactus column wanders in the desert wasteland. When it attacks, it hurls parts of itself at you. Literally. Which is kind of sad, really.
List of Catch Cards     65      66      67	Tattle	That precarious cactus is a Pokey. It has a Max HP of 6. Attack is 2... Unlike other cacti, this one can move. Is it a plant or an animal? Nobody knows... This prickly beast will throw pieces of itself at you... It's very unpleasant... It's covered in spines, so you better not touch it or pick it up...

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy
Pokey (1)
	Max HP	16	Role	Common	Location(s)	Drybake Desert, Damp Oasis
	Attack	6	Stickers	Fire Flower
	Defense	0	Moves	Topple (6, Crumpled)

Paper Mario: Color Splash

Paper Mario: Color Splash enemy
Pokey
	HP	36	Type	Spiny	Role	Common	Card
	Strong	None	Weak	None	Card drop rate	3
	Moves	High Press Attack (5), Press Attack (5), Head Attack (5), Group Attack (5), Blowback Attack (12)
	Location(s)	Mustard Café
Quotes	Usual: "POKE!" ~ "Watch out—I'm Pokey!" ~ "I'm sharp as a tack!" ~ "Pokey's the name. Poking's my game."
Enemy class
ENEMY_HAMMER
Dropped items
Hammer Scraps 20 Red paint 0 Yellow paint 127 Blue paint 0 Orange paint 0 Green paint 0 Purple paint 0

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy
Pokey
	HP			28			Moves	Location(s)
	Type			Spiked			Flop (?), Group Flop (?), Flop Bop (14 × amount of Pokeys performing attack), Headbutt (8), Prickly Putt (7 × amount of segments)	Scorching Sandpaper Desert, Scorching Sandpaper Minor, Scorching Sandpaper West, Scorching Sandpaper Far West, Scorching Sandpaper Far East
	Role			Common
	Item drops			Mushroom
							They wait in the sand to attack all who approach. They probably just need a hug, but…it's not advisable.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Pokey
	HP	56	POW	66	Defense	55
	Experience	36	Coins	10	Speed	54
	Location(s)	Gritzy Desert	Role	Common	Item drop	Green Shell – 12% 1-Up Super – 3%
	Level	13	Battled by	Anyone
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Pokey
	HP	99	POW	85 (78)	Defense	143 (130)	Speed	82
	Role	Common	Type	Spiny	Weakness	Jump, Fire	Location(s)	Doop Doop Dunes
	Level	19	Experience	88 (83)	Coins	50	Item drop	Super Candy - 4% LV 1 Character Card - 3%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

• Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser profile: They may move slowly, but their HP is their pride. Watch out for the spines that cover their bodies! Weak against boomerang wielders.
  

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

• Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: They may move slowly, but their HP is a point of pride. They have protective spikes on their bodies but are weak against boomerang attacks.

Mario Pinball Land

• European instruction booklet: It will take a few hits to get rid of these cactus critters.

Yoshi's New Island

• Shogakukan guide: 頭部と複数の体を持つ。体を食ベても頭部が残っていれば生き残るが、頭部を食べると一擊で倒せる。タマゴの数を増やしたいときは、体を1つずつ食べよう。(It has a head and multiple bodies. If you eat the body, it will survive as long as its head remains, but if you eat its head, you can defeat it with a single blow. If you want to increase the number of eggs, eat the bodies one by one.)

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Trophy Pokey

Category: Series Related

How to unlock: Random

Could easily be mistaken for a cactus, except for the eyes and the mouth, and the way they roll...er, stroll... around the desert with such careful balance. Check out the pretty flowers these guys are sporting in Super Mario Sunshine! (American English)

Pokeys are a bit like cacti, except with eyes and mouths, and they're made up of prickly balls piled on top of each other. It doesn't exactly make for the most stable body, so they have to wiggle their way around really carefully. Also, the ones in Super Mario Sunshine have pretty flowers on their heads. Definitely worth a look! (British English)

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)

• Figure bio: It's a Pokey figure. Each segment is detachable—even the head!

Dr. Mario World

• Stage mode: Grants 50%/60%/70%/80%/100% chance of extra seconds (3) in timed stages.
• Stage mode (Prior to version 2.3.0): Grants 10%/20%/30%/40%/50% chance of extra seconds (3) in timed stages.
• Versus mode: Grants 10%/20%/30%/40%/50% chance your attacks will be 20% faster.

Mario Party Superstars

• Encyclopedia bio: Cactus-like critters that like to pop up and surprise passersby.