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Pokey

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Revision as of 20:14, April 6, 2023 by Blinker (talk | contribs) (→‎Gallery: LA names. By the way, Mario Wiki says the Chinese name means spike ball, and I should probably trust that, but I looked up "刺球" and it's apparently a word for "cactus", so...)
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Pokey
Pokey LA Switch.jpg
Pokey's appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening's Nintendo Switch remake
First appearance Yume Kōjo: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993, Zelda franchise)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020, overall)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch remake) (2019, Zelda franchise)
Comparable
Hokkubokku

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

History

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.

Profiles

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

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

Gallery

  • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening sprite

  • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX / Oracle of Seasons sprite

  • Link encounters two Pokeys in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

Names in other languages

Pokey on other wikis:
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Language Name Meaning
Japanese サンボ
Sanbo		 From「サボテン」(saboten, "cactus")
Spanish (NOA) pokey -
Spanish (NOE) Pokey -
French Pokey -
Dutch Pokey -
German Pokey -
Italian marghibruco From "margherita" ("daisy") and "bruco" ("caterpillar")
Russian поки
poki		 pokey
Korean 선인
Seon-in		 From "선인장" (seon-injang, "cactus")
Chinese 刺球丸子
Cìqiú Wánzi		 Cactus Ball
Pokey on other wikis:
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX) (Nintendo Switch)
Characters
Main and supporting Link • Marin • Tarin • BowWow • Owl • Flying Rooster • Wind Fish
Other Bear Cub • Chef Bear • Christine • CiaoCiao • Crazy Tracy • Dampé*** • Fairy Queen* • Fisherman • Gar and Dion* • Ghost • Grandma Yahoo • Goriya • Great Fairies • Henhouse Keeper • Hippo Model • Kiki the Monkey • Li'l Devil • Madam MeowMeow • Mamasha • Mamu • Manbo • Mermaid • Mr. Write • Old Man Ulrira • Papahl • Photographer** • Quadruplets • Raccoon • Richard • Sale • Schule Donavitch • Shopkeeper • Toucan • Trendy Gamester • Walrus • Witch
Species Bee • Bird • Chicken • Fairy • Fish • Fox • Frog • Mini Bow-Wow • Monkey • Mouse • Rabbit • Seagull
Enemies
Normal enemies Armos • Ball and Chain Trooper • Ballereen • Beetle • Birky • Blooper • Boarblin • Bomb Trooper • Bombite • Bonewing* • Boo • Buzz Blob • Cheep Cheep • Crow • Cukeman • Dacto • Darknut • Firebat • Ghini • Giant Ghini • Gibdo • Giant Goponga Flower • Goo Specter • Goomba • Goponga Flower • Hardhat Beetle • Helmasaur • Hollow Mimic • Hue Ball* • K.K. Sniper • Keese • Leever • Like Like • Mini Angler • Mini-Moldorm • Mini Zol • Moblin • Octorok • Pairodd • Peahat • Pincer • Piranha • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pols Voice • Rope • Sand Crab • Sea Urchin • Shrouded Stalfos • Shy Guy • Spark • Spiny • Spiny Beetle • Stalfos • Sword Moblin • Sword Stalfos • Tektite • Three-of-a-Kind • Vire • Voidmaster • Water Tektite • Winged Octorok • Wizzrobe • Zirro • Zol • Zombie • Zora
Traps and obstacles Anti-Faery • Blade Trap • Boulder • Eye Guard • Face Lamp • Flame Fountain • Flying Tile • Giant Bubble • Laser • Lava • Mega Thwomp • Podoboo • Quick Sand • Shadow Link*** • Spiked Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Thwomp • Wallmaster***
Minibosses Armos Knight • Avalaunch* • Blaino • Dodongo Snake • Giant Buzz Blob* • Gohma • Grim Creeper and Creeps • Hinox • Hydrosoar • Lanmola • Master Stalfos • Moblin Chief • Rover • Spike Roller • Turtle Rock
Bosses Moldorm • Genie • Slime Eye • Angler Fish • Slime Eel • Facade • Evil Eagle • Hot Head • Shadow Nightmares (Giant Zol Shadow • Agahnim Shadow • Moldorm Shadow • Ganon Shadow • Lanmola Shadow • Death Shadow) • Hardhit Beetle*
Equipment
Weapons Bomb • Boomerang • Bow and Arrows • Hookshot • Magic Rod • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet (Powerful Bracelet) • Shield (Mirror Shield) • Sword (Koholint Sword)
Items Blue Clothes* • Compass • Dungeon Map • Fairy • Flippers • Golden Leaf • Guardian Acorn • Heart • Heart Container • Magnifying Lens • Nightmare Key • Piece of Heart • Piece of Power • Red Clothes* • Rupee • Secret medicine • Secret Seashell • Small Key • Stone beak • Toadstool • Trading sequence items (Yoshi Doll, Ribbon, Canned food, Bananas, Stick, Honeycomb, Pineapple, Hibiscus, Goat's letter, Broom, Fishing hook, Necklace/Bra, Mermaid's Scale)
Dungeon Keys Tail Key • Slime Key • Angler Key • Face Key • Bird Key
Instruments of the Sirens Full Moon Cello • Conch Horn • Sea Lily's Bell • Surf Harp • Wind Marimba • Coral Triangle • Organ of Evening Calm • Thunder Drum
Locations
Koholint Island Animal Village • Cemetery • East of the Bay • Goponga Swamp • Koholint Prairie • Mabe Village • Martha's Bay • Mt. Tamaranch • Mysterious Forest • Pothole Field • Rapids Ride • Shrine Waterfall • Signpost Maze • South of the Village • Tabahl Wasteland • Tal Tal Heights • Tal Tal Mountain Range • Toronbo Shores • Ukuku Prairie • Yarna Desert
Dungeons Level 1 - Tail Cave • Level 2 - Bottle Grotto • Level 3 - Key Cavern • Level 4 - Angler's Tunnel • Level 5 - Catfish's Maw • Level 6 - Face Shrine • Level 7 - Eagle's Tower • Level 8 - Turtle Rock • Wind Fish's Egg • Color Dungeon*
Buildings Crazy Tracy's Health Spa • Henhouse • House by the Bay • Manbo's Pond • Madam MeowMeow's House • Marin and Tarin's House • Old Man Ulrira's House • Quadruplets House • Raft Shop • Richard's Villa • Sale's House o' Bananas • Seashell Mansion • Telephone Booth • Town Tool Shop • Trendy Game • Under the bridge • Village Library • Weird Mr. Write • Witch's Hut
Other Ancient Ruins • Camera Shop** • Chamber Dungeon*** • Dampé's Shack*** • Dream Shrine • Faerie Spring • Fishing Pond • Kanalet Castle • Mermaid Statue • Moblin Cave • Warp point • Weathervane • Well
* Not in the original version ** Exclusive to Link's Awakening DX *** Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Characters
Protagonists Link • Din • Dimitri • Flying Rooster • Impa • Maku Tree • Moosh • Nayru* • Princess Zelda* • Ricky
Supporting Biggoron • Bipin • Bipsom • Blaino • Blossom • Blue Snake • Cap'n • Clockmaker • Dr. Left • Dr. Troy's pupil* • Farore • Flash • Floodgate Keeper • Green Ghini* • Holly • Ingo • Know-It-All Birds • Malon • Mamamu Yan's mother* • Maple • Master Diver • Mayor Ruul • Mittens • Mittens' owner • Mrs. Ruul • Old man • Painter • Phonograph Man • Pirates • Queen Ambi* • Red Snake • Rosa • Season Spirits • Sign-Loving Subrosian • Sokra • Stockwell • Strange Brothers • Subrosian Chef • Subrosian Smithy • Syrup • Talon • Troupe of performers • Vasu
Species Business Scrub • Cucco • Goron • Great Fairy • Human • Hylian • Subrosian • Zora*
Mini-bosses Goriya Bros. • Façade • Calamareye • Agahnim • Syger • Vire • Poe Sisters (Amy and Margaret) • Frypolar • Great Moblin
Bosses Aquamentus • Dodongo • Mothula • Gohma • Digdogger • Manhandla • Gleeok • Medusa Head • Onox • Koume and Kotake/Twinrova* • Ganon*
Enemies Amy • Arm-Mimic • Armos Statue • Baby moth • Ball and Chain Guy • Beetle • Buzz Blob • Cheep Cheep • Crow • Cukeman • Deku Scrub • Fire Keese • Fish • Floormaster • Gel • Ghost • Gibdo • Gohma Larva • Golden beasts • Goponga Flower • Hardhat Beetle • Iron Mask • Keese • Leever • Like Like • Lynel • Magnet Monster • Margaret • Mini Moldorm • Mini-Digdogger • Moblin • Octorok • Peahat • Pig Warrior • Pincer • Podoboo • Podoboo Tower • Pokey • Pols Voice • Raven • Rope • Sand Crab • Shrouded Stalfos • Soldier • Spark • Spiked Beetle • Spiny Beetle • Stalfos • Sword Stalfos • Tektite • Wallmaster • Water Tektite • Whisp • Wizzrobe • Zol • Zora
Obstacles Anti-Faerie • Arrow Trap • Beamos • Blade Trap • Chaser • Floor Spikes • Flying Tile • Lava Fire • Rolling Pin • Spiked Thwomp • Thwomp • Torch
Dungeons Hero's Cave • Gnarled Root Dungeon • Snake's Remains • Poison Moth's Lair • Dancing Dragon Dungeon • Unicorn's Cave • Ancient Ruins • Explorer's Crypt • Sword & Shield Maze • Onox's Castle • Room of Rites*
Items Blue Ore • Boss Key • Compass • Cuccodex • Dragon Key • Dungeon Map • Engine Grease • Essences of Nature • Fairy • Fish • Floodgate Key • Gasha Seed • Ghastly Doll • Goron Vase • Gnarled Key • Hard Ore • Heart • Heart Container • Huge Maku Seed • Iron Pot • Jewels • Lava Soup • Lon Lon Egg • Magic Potion • Magical Ring • Master's Plaque • Megaphone • Member's Card • Mushroom • Ore Chunk • Phonograph • Piece of Heart • Pirate's Bell • Red Ore • Ribbon • Ring Box • Rupee • Rusty Bell • Small Key • Spring Banana • Star-Shaped Ore • Treasure Map • Wooden Bird • Zora's Flippers
Weapons and equipment Biggoron's Sword* • Bomb • Bombchu* • Boomerang • Dimitri's Flute • Ember Seed • Gale Seed • Hyper Slingshot • Iron Shield • Magical Boomerang • Magnetic Gloves • Master Sword* • Mirror Shield* • Noble Sword • Pegasus Seed • Power Bracelet • Ricky's Flute • Roc's Cape • Roc's Feather • Rod of Seasons • Scent Seed • Seed Satchel • Shovel • Slingshot • Strange Flute • Traded Ore • Wooden Shield • Wooden Sword
* Exclusive to the Linked Game
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