Skellokey
| Skellokey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Animated idle of a Skellokey Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | |||
| Appears in | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) | ||
| Variant of | Pokey | ||
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Skellokeys are skeletal Pokeys that only appear in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time . They are found in only two locations—Toad Town and the Star Shrine. Like other Pokeys in the game, Skellokeys start out with one head segment but gain more body segments when their turn comes. Skellokeys can only be battled by Baby Mario and Baby Luigi.
In battle, a Skellokey has a few attacks. It can eat its own body segments and spit them at its enemies. It rolls toward the one it was meaning to attack before it attacks. However, if the Skellokey does a flip before spitting its segments, it spits them at the opposite baby brother. This attack can be blocked with the Hammer. However, if the body segments are not deflected, they rejoin with the Skellokey head. Skellokeys can also spit fireballs at enemies which can cause the Burn status ailment. This projectile attack can be jumped over. A Skellokey may also launch its body segments at an attacker. The individual body segment spins towards the Baby. it wants to attack. The body segments can be jumped over.
In Toad Town they have three segments, and in the Star Shrine they have four.
Unlike Pokeys, Skellokeys have spikes on top of their heads instead of flowers, meaning jumps are ineffective against them. Thus, each body segment must be eliminated if the head is to be attacked.
Toothies from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story are similar to Skellokey, as both are bony variants of Pokeys.
Statistics[edit ]
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit ]
| Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skellokey | ||||||||
| Animated idle of a Skellokey | HP | 84 (90) | POW | 74 (75) | Defense | 77 (81) | ||
| Experience | 100 (105) | Coins | 10 (15) | Speed | 100 (102) | |||
| Location(s) | Toad Town, Star Shrine | Role | Common | Item drop | Red Shell – 15% None – 0% | |||
| Level | 21 (22) | Battled by | Baby Mario & Baby Luigi | |||||
| Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release). | ||||||||
Naming[edit ]
"Skellokey" is a portmanteau of "skeleton" and "Pokey".
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホネサンボ Hone Sanbo |
Bone Pokey | [?] | |
| French | Pokeyrex | A mixture between "Pokey" and "Skelerex" (Dry Bones) | [?] | |
| German | Skellopokey | From Skelett ("skeleton") and "Pokey" | [?] | |
| Italian | Marghischeletro | Portmanteau of "Marghibruco" (Pokey) and "scheletro" (skeleton) | [?] | |
| Korean | 뼈닥선인 Ppyeodak Seonin |
Derivation of "뼈다귀" (ppyeodagwi, bone) + "선인" (Seon'in, Pokey) | [?] | |
| Spanish | Esquelopokey | From "esqueleto" (skeleton) and "Pokey" | [?] |
[Edit] Pokeys
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| Characters | Mega Paper Macho Pokey • Mummipokey • Punkey the Pokey Prince • The Pokey Triplets • Tower Power Pokey |
| Variants | Big Pokey • Blow Hard • Cactus Jack • Dark Pokey • Drool Hard • Green Pokey • Hanging Blow Hard • Mad Pokey • Poison Pokey • Pokey • Pokey (heading) • Pokey (projectile) • Pokey Head • Pokey Mummy • Pokey Pom • Pokeynut • Pokeyplant • Seedy Pod • Skellokey • Snow Pokey • Spiked Fun Guy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) • Spiky Snifit • Toothy |