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.
History[edit]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)[edit]
- Figurine obtain text: "You got a Pokey figure! The memory of meeting these still stings..."
Gallery[edit]
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening sprite
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX / Oracle of Seasons sprite
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Link encounters two Pokeys in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language
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Name
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Meaning
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| Japanese |
サンボ
Sanbo |
From「サボテン」(saboten, "cactus")
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| Spanish (NOA) |
pokey |
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| Spanish (NOE) |
Pokey |
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| French |
Pokey |
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| Dutch |
Pokey |
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| German |
Pokey |
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| Italian |
marghibruco |
From "margherita" ("daisy") and "bruco" ("caterpillar")
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| Russian |
поки
poki |
pokey
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| Korean |
선인
Seon-in |
From "선인장" (seon-injang, "cactus")
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| Chinese |
刺球丸子
Cìqiú Wánzi |
Cactus Ball
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| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX) (Nintendo Switch)
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| Characters
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| Main and supporting
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Link • Marin • Tarin • BowWow • Owl • Flying Rooster • Wind Fish
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| Other
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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
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| Species
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Bee • Bird • Chicken • Fairy • Fish • Fox • Frog • Mini Bow-Wow • Monkey • Mouse • Rabbit • Seagull
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| Enemies
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| Normal enemies
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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
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| Traps and obstacles
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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***
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| Minibosses
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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
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| Bosses
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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*
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| Equipment
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| Weapons
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Bomb • Boomerang • Bow and Arrows • Hookshot • Magic Rod • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet (Powerful Bracelet) • Shield (Mirror Shield) • Sword (Koholint Sword)
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| Items
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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)
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| Dungeon Keys
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Tail Key • Slime Key • Angler Key • Face Key • Bird Key
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| Instruments of the Sirens
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Full Moon Cello • Conch Horn • Sea Lily's Bell • Surf Harp • Wind Marimba • Coral Triangle • Organ of Evening Calm • Thunder Drum
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| Locations
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| Koholint Island
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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
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| Dungeons
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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*
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| Buildings
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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
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| Other
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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
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| * Not in the original version ** Exclusive to Link's Awakening DX *** Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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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
