Pokey

Pokeys are green cactus enemies that appear in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, where they are usually shown to be made up of two body segments and a head. They made their debut in Yume Kōjo: Doki Doki Panic, and also appear in the Mario franchise as common enemies. Their coloration in The Legend of Zelda series is the same as in their debut appearance, and its western release, Super Mario Bros. 2.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Pokeys are found in the Yarna Desert. If Link strikes a Pokey with his sword, one of its segments breaks off and begins to ricochet around the area. After a while, the segment disappears. To defeat a Pokey, Link must strike its head a few times. Pokeys can also take damage from bombs.

In the Nintendo Switch remake, after Link has completed Turtle Rock, he can go to Trendy Game to try and win a Pokey figurine.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, Pokeys appear in Samasa Desert. They have a slightly different behavior than in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening; whenever Pokey is struck, its segments do not fly around the area, and if Link strikes a Pokey with his sword a few times, one of its segments break off. Link can also attack Pokeys by shooting Scent Seeds at them. If Link uses a Mystery Seed on a Pokey, it gains another segment. Pokeys can have up to four segments.

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

 * Figurine obtain text: "You got a Pokey figure! The memory of meeting these still stings..."