Pounder

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Not to be confused with Pouncer.
Pounder
Image of a Pounder from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
A Pounder in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of Mad Mallet
“We'll make Smithy proud!”
—Pounder, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Pounders are hammer-like creatures that are members of the Smithy Gang. They are found only in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars , and appear in the Weapon World when entering battle with a Jabit.

Pounders are stronger versions of Mad Mallets and act as bodyguards to the assembly line Manager in the Factory. Their stronger relative is the Poundette.

Profiles and statistics[edit ]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit ]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Pounder
Battle idle animation of a Pounder from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 180 FP 100 Speed 25
Location(s) Gate, Factory Attack 130 Magic attack 45
Role Common Defense 70 Magic defense 60
Bonus Flower Defense Up! (40%) Yoshi Cookie Energizer Morph rate 100%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak Thunder Strong None Sp. attacks Hammer Toss
Coins 2 Exp. points 24 Items None
Psychopath "Wham bam SLAM!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit ]

Super Mario RPG enemy
Pounder
Image of a Pounder from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 180 Weak Elements Lightning Drops N/A
Exp. 24 Weak Statuses Fear Poison Sleep Mute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Weapon World
Monster List profile They absolutely adore smashing stuff and think about it constantly. Smashing stuff being their job, of course.
Thought Peek "Wham bam SLAM!"
Animations

Gallery[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese テン
Ten		 This, Mad Mallet's Japanese name「トン」(Ton), and Poundette's Japanese name「カン」(Kan), are from「トンテンカン」(tontenkan, Japanese onomatopoeic word for hammer's striking). [?]
Chinese (Simplified) 当
Dāng		 Onomatopoeia for ringing [?]
Chinese (Traditional) 噹
Dāng		 Onomatopoeia for ringing [?]
Dutch Kleng Onomatopoeia for metal objects striking each other; similar pattern to Kling (Mad Mallet) [?]
French Clang Onomatopoeia for metal objects striking each other [?]
German Malmhammer Crushing Hammer [?]
Italian Martellozzo From martello ("hammer") and the pejorative suffix -ozzo [?]
Korean 딱
Ttak		 This and Mad Mallet's Korean name "뚝" (Ttuk) are from "뚝딱" (ttuk-ttak, Korean onomatopoeic term for hammer's striking) [?]
Spanish Martillete Martillo ("hammer") with the diminutive suffix -ete [?]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES) / Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Protagonists Mario • Mallow • Geno • Bowser • Princess Peach Toadstool
Supporting Baby Fat • Boo, Goo, Bones, and Kipp • Boshi • Chancellor • Chef Torte and Apprentice • Cinder Toad • Drill Bit • Dr. Topper • Dyna and Mite • Elder • Frog Sage • Frogfucius' Student • Game Boy Toad • Gardener • Garro • Gaz • Goomhilde • Granny • King Nimbus • Link • Ma Mole and Pa Mole • Moleville Toad • Monstermama • Mushroom Boy • Queen Nimbus • Raini • Raz • Rose Town innkeeper • Royal bus driver • Samus • Sergeant Flutter • Three Musty Fears • Toadofsky • Triplets • Vault Guard
Bosses and boss support Smithy Gang Axem Rangers (Axem Red · Axem Black · Axem Green · Axem Yellow · Axem Pink) & The Blade • Boomer • Bowyer (Aero) • Claymorton (Bodyguard) • Clerk (Manager • Director) • Cloaker & Domino (Bad Adder · Mad Adder) • Count Down • Exor • Factory Chief • Gunyolk • Machine Made • Smithy (Shyper • Smelter) • Speardovich
Other bosses Belome (Mario • Mallow • Geno • Bowser • Peach) • Birdo (Shelly • Eggbert) • Booster • Bowser (Chaindelier) • Cake (Torte) • Croco • Culex (Earth Crystal • Fire Crystal • Water Crystal • Wind Crystal) • Czar Dragon/Zombone (Helio) • Gassox • Grate Guy & Knife Guy • Hammer Bros. • Jagger • Jinx • Johnny (Bandana Blue) • King Calamari • Smilax/Megasmilax • Punchinello (Microbomb • Mezzo Bomb • King Bomb) • Valentina (Dodo) • Wizakoopa (Jinx Clone)
Enemies

Amanita • Ameboid • Arachne (Spinthra) • Artichoker (Kriffid) • Bahamutt • Bandana Red (Blue) • Beezo • Blaster (Big) • Birdy (Bluebird) • Blooper (Baby · Nanny) • Bob-omb (Rob-omb · Parabomb) • Boo (High) • Buzzer (Stinger) • Carroboscis • Chain Chomp (Chomp Chomp) • Cheep Cheep (Mr. Kipper) • Chompweed • Cluster (Pulsar) • Crook (Sackit) • Crusty (Star Cruster) • Dollox (Puppox) • Dry Bones (Vomer) • Enigma (Enigmax) • Frogog (Ribbite) • Goomba (Mini · Pro) • Gecko (Geckit) • Greaper (Glum Reaper) • Guerrilla (Chained Kong) • Hippopo • Hobgoblin (Straw Head) • Huhwhat (Whuhoh · Pleaseno (Jinnie) · Comeon) • Jabit • Jawful (Forkie) • Jester • K-9 (Chow) • Lakitu • Lava Bubble (Blubble · Babble) • Leuko (Muckle) • Mad Mallet (Pounder · Poundette) • Magmite (Magmus) • Mastadoom • Ninja • Octolot (Octovader) • Orb User (Orbison) • Paratroopa (Malakoopa · Big Troopa (Grand Troopa)) • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant (Chewy) • Rat Funk (Alley Rat) • Reacher • Shadow (Doppel) • Shaman • Shogun (Armored Ant) • Shymore (Springer) • Shy Guy (Ranger · Sling) • Snapdragon (Fink Flower) • Snifit (Apprentice · Snifster) • Spikey (Spikester · Urspike) • Starslap (Zeostar) • Stompillar • Stumpet • Terrapin (Terra Cotta) • Thropher • Thwomp (Big) • Wiggler

Locations Mushroom Kingdom Region Mario's Pad • Vista Hill • Mushroom Way • Mushroom Kingdom (Mushroom Castle · Peach's Room) • Bandit's Way
Tadpole Pond Region Kero Sewers • Midas River • Tadpole Pond (Melody Bay) • Rose Way • Rose Town • Forest Maze • Pipe Vault
Yo'ster Isle Region Yo'ster Isle
Moleville Region Moleville (Mole Mines · Swap Shop) • Booster Pass • Booster Tower • Booster Hill • Marrymore
Star Hill Region Star Hill • Seaside Town (Beetles Are Us) • Sea • Sunken Ship
Land's End Region Land's End (Belome Temple · Sky Bridge) • Monstro Town • Bean Valley (Beanstalk) • Grate Guy's Casino
Nimbus Land Region Nimbus Land (Nimbus Castle) • Barrel Volcano
Bowser's Keep Region Bowser's Keep (The Trial Course) • Weapon World (Factory)
Items General items Beetle • Bonus Flower • Bracer • Carbo Cookie • Cleansing Juice • Coin • Croaka Cola • Earlier Times • Energizer • Finless Cola • Fire Bomb • Flower • Flower Box • Flower Jar • Flower Tab • Fright Bomb • Frog Coin • Frogleg Cola • Goodie Bag • Honey Syrup • Ice Bomb • Lamb's Lure • Lucky Jewel • Maple Syrup • Max Mushroom • Mid Mushroom • Moldy Mush • Mushroom • Mushroom (Monstro Town) • Mystery Egg • Party Bracer • Party Cleanse • Party Energizer • Peach's ??? • Pick Me Up • Poison Mushroom • Pure Water • Red Essence • Rock Candy • Rotten Mush • Royal Syrup • See Ya • Sheep Attack • Sleepy Bomb • Star • Star Egg • Tadpola Cola • Thropher Cookie • Wilt Shroom • Yoshi-Ade • Yoshi Candy • Yoshi Cookie
Key items Alto Card • Beetle Box • Boo Flag • Bright Card • Castle Key 1 • Castle Key 2 • Carbo Cookie • Cricket Jam • Cricket Pie • Crystal Shard a • Dry Bones Flag • Elder Key • Extra-Shiny Stone a • Fertilizer • Fireworks • Greaper Flag • Microbomb • Monster Trophy a • Room Key • Seed • Shed Key • Shiny Stone • Soprano Card • Special Frog Coin • Stay Voucher a • Temple Key • Tenor Card • Wallet
Weapons Mario (Hammer • Koopa Shell • Punch Glove • Super Hammer • Masher • Paratroopa Shell • Lucky Hammer • Mega Glove • Ultra Hammer • Lazy Shell)
Mallow (Froggie Stick • Cymbals • Whomp Glove • Ribbit Stick • Sticky Glove • Sonic Cymbals • Sage Stick a)
Geno (Finger Shot • Hand Gun • Double Punch • Hand Cannon • Star Gun • Stella 023 a)
Bowser (Fake Chomp • Chain Chomp • Hurly Glove • Spiked Chomp • Drill Claw • Wonder Chomp a)
Peach (Slap Glove • Parasol • War Fan • Super Slap • Frying Pan)
Armor Courage Shell • Fire Cape • Fire Dress • Fire Pants • Fire Shell • Fire Shirt • Fluffy Cape • Fluffy Dress • Fluffy Pants • Fluffy Shirt • Happy Cape • Happy Pants • Happy Shell • Happy Shirt • Heel Shell • Hero Shirt • Lazy Shell • Lovely Dress • Mega Cape • Mega Pants • Mega Shirt • Pants • Prince Pants • Royal Dress • Sailor Cape • Sailor Dress • Sailor Pants • Sailor Shirt • Shirt • Star Cape • Super Suit • Thick Pants • Thick Shirt • Work Pants
Accessories Antidote Pin • Attack Scarf • Booster's Charm • Coin Trick • Defense Scarf • Echo Signal Ring a • Enduring Brooch a • Exp. Booster • Fearless Pin • Feather • Flower Ring • Ghost Medal • Jinx Belt • Jump Shoes • Nurture Ring • Quartz Charm • Safety Badge • Safety Ring • Signal Ring • Teamwork Band a • Troopa Medal • Trueform Pin • Wake-Up Pin • Zoom Shoes
Objects Barrel • Beanstalk • Bucket • Dolls (Bowser · Mario · Peach) • Donut Block • Fungi Light • Pot cannon • Save Block • Screw bridge • Spinning Flower • Tile • Trampoline • Treasure box (Hidden · Magic) • Trolley • Waste Basket • Whirlpool • Wish Star
Special moves Mario Jump • Fireball • Super Jump • Super Fireball • Ultra Jump • Ultra Fireball
Mallow Thunderbolt • HP Rain • Thought Peek • Shocker • Snowy • Star Rain
Geno Geno Beam • Geno Boost • Geno Whirl • Geno Blast • Geno Flash
Bowser Terrorize • Poison Gas • Crusher • Mechakoopa Stomp
Peach Therapy • Group Hug • Sleepy Time • Come Back • Mute • Psych Bomb
Gauge Moves a Toad Assist • Star Riders • Clown Car Barrage • Healing Rainbow • Spare-Us-All • Shooting Star Shot • Starry Shell Spike
Enemies Arrow Rain • Attack Lock a • Aurora Flash • Backfire • Big Bang • Blast • Blazer • Blizzard • Body Slam • Bolt • Bombs Away • Boulder • Breaker Beam • Card Rain • Card Toss • Carni-Kiss • Celebration Shot a • Claw • Crystal • Dark Claw • Dark Star • Diamond Saw • Doom Reverb • Echofinder • Eerie Jig • Electroshock • Elegy • Endobubble • Fangs • Fear Roulette • Fear Sickle • Final Claw a • Fire Saber • Flame • Flame Stone • Flame Wall • Flare • Flutter Hush • Fun & Run • Funguspike • Get Tough • Goodnight • Grinder • Gunk Ball • Hammer Time • Hot Shot • Howl • Ice Rock • Ignite a • Ink Blast • Iron Maiden • Item Lock a • Jinxed • Last Shot • Light Bubble • Lightning Orb • Loco Express • Loco Express 023 a • Lulla-Bye • Magic Force a • Magnum • Mega Recover • Meteor a • Meteor Blast • Meteor Swarm • Migraine • Mirage Attack • Missed me! • Monster Toss • Moral Support a • Multiplier • Multistrike • Mushroom Funk • Nimble Force a • Painspout • Petal Blast • Pierce • Poison • Pollen Nap • Psyche • Psycho Plasm • Quicksilver • Reaper Sickle • Recover • Scarecrow Bell • Scarecrow Dust • Scarecrow Fangs • Scarecrow Funk • Sand Storm • Scream • Shaker • Shredder • Silver Bullet • Skewer • Sledge • Sleep Sauce • Solidify • Somnus Waltz • Spear Rain • Special Lock a • Spore Chimes • Sporocyst • Spritz Bomb • Static Electricity • Stench • Storm • Sword Rain • Terrapunch • Thornet • Triple Kick • Va-Va-Voom • Valor Force a • Valor Up • Venom Drool • Vigor Force a • Vigor Up • Viro Plasm • Water Blast • Weird Mushroom • Will-O-Wisp
Game mechanics Elements Fire • Jump • Ice • Lightning
Status effects DEF-Up • Downed • Fear • Mushroom • Mute • Poison • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Scarecrow • Sleep
Battle mechanics Action Command • Action Gauge a • Ally Buff a • Chain a • Gauge Move a • Run Away • Triple Move a
Minigames Beetle Mania • Beetle Race • Goomba-thumping • Look the other way • Moleville Mountain • Mushroom Derby • Yoshi's guessing game
Miscellaneous Loading zone
Music "Battling a Weapon Boss" • "Battling Monsters" • "Battling Strongish Monsters" • "Beware of Forest Mushrooms" • "Bowser's Keep" • "Elegy" • "Hello, Happy Kingdom" • "Super Mario House" • "Super Mario RPG" • "Victory!"
Lists, related and miscellaneous

Bestiary (SNES · Switch) • Enemy formations • Gallery (SNES · Switch) • Glitches • Level up progressions • Parade • Play Report a • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Scrapbook a • Shops • Sound Player a • Soundtrack (SNES · Switch (CD, Vinyl) · Sound Box ) • Special moves • Staff (SNES · Switch) • Super Mario RPG Character Highlight • Super Mario RPG: How to battle! • Super Mario RPG Secrets • Treasures

a Exclusive to Super Mario RPG for the Nintendo Switch