Editing Baby Yoshi

{{Redirect|Yoshi Kid|Mario's Yoshi partner from [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]|[[Mini-Yoshi]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Bubble Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|200px]]<br>[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]], a blue Baby Yoshi in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance= ''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|variant_of=[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]
|variants=[[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]<br>[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]<br>[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]
|notable=[[#Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Baby Fat]]<br>[[Fearsome 5]]<br>[[#Tetris Attack|Little Yoshi]]<br>[[Mini-Yoshi]]<br>[[Team Chibi Yoshis]]
}}
{{quote|Yoshi! Yoshi! (Hey! I'm Baby Yoshi! [[Mario|You]] look like you know where to find food, so I guess I'll follow you!)|Baby Yoshi|New Super Mario Bros. U}}
'''Baby Yoshis''', sometimes known as '''Little Yoshis''', are newborn [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s born from [[Yoshi's Egg]]s. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Depending on the game, they may be depicted either as stout, reptilian creatures with beak-like mouths and half-shut eyes or simply as smaller versions of adult Yoshis with proportionally oversized heads. Certain titles depict them with designs sitting in-between these base templates.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
[[File:SMW Baby Yoshi.gif|frame|left]]
[[File:Double eat.gif|thumb|Mini-Yoshi eating a single enemy twice]]
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', red, yellow, and blue Baby Yoshis<ref>Stratton, Bryan. ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 92. "''When you find a find a Red, Yellow, or Blue Yoshi Egg in a Star World, approach it to hatch a Baby Yoshi of that color. Pick up the Yoshi by holding {{button|B}} and carry it to an enemy. The Baby Yoshi automatically eats the enemy. When it has eaten five enemies, it grows into an adult Yoshi and you can ride it like a normal Green Yoshi. Furthermore, when you discover a Yoshi Egg from now on, you have a chance of randomly getting a Yoshi of that color.''"</ref> (or '''Mini-Yoshis''')<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super NES'' Player's Guide. Page 14.</ref> are found only in [[Star World]], where they hatch from eggs of the same color whenever [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) makes his approach. Feeding the Baby Yoshis five enemies or objects—such as [[shell]]s, [[coin]]s, or active [[Grab Block]]s—makes them turn into adult Yoshis. However, if a Baby Yoshi eats any power-up, it will grow up instantly. Rarely, Baby Yoshi will turn into a regular [[Yoshi]] after eating fewer than five enemies; this happens because sometimes the game considers a single enemy to have been eaten twice.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgG8GQXr90Y</ref> Yoshi himself hatches directly into an adult when Mario uncovers his egg, but this is because [[Bowser]] trapped Yoshi in the egg. Unlike their adult counterparts, Baby Yoshis cannot use their tongues to eat objects, and they eat only anything that they make contact with, similar to Yoshi eating a [[fruit (Yoshi food)|berry]]. Also, the eggs Mario rescues from the [[Koopalings]] all hatch into Baby Yoshis during the ending cutscene. While green Baby Yoshis have artwork for the game, they do not appear during gameplay, aside from briefly appearing when Yoshi comes out of the egg before instantly growing; however, a single one in the ending appears as one of the rescued Baby Yoshis.

In the [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|Game Boy Advance version]], once a Baby Yoshi has been found in Star World and fed enough enemies or objects to grow to maturity, it is possible to find a Yoshi of its color in any [[? Block|Prize Block]] containing a Yoshi Egg. However, these Yoshis do not remain as babies and instead grow straight into adults like a Green Yoshi. Mario's present form determines what color egg comes out of the Prize Block upon him hitting it.

The possible outcomes are as follows; forms written in ''italics'' always spawn that particular Yoshi, assuming it has already been found and fed in Star World, whereas forms not written in italics randomly spawn a Yoshi among those that have already been unlocked:
*Green Yoshi for Small Mario, [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]], Fire Mario (if Red Yoshi has not been found and fed yet), and [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]] (if Blue Yoshi has not been found and fed yet)
*Yellow Yoshi for Small Mario, Super Mario, Fire Mario (if Red Yoshi has not been found and fed yet), and Caped Mario (if Blue Yoshi has not been found and fed yet)
*Red Yoshi for Small Mario, Super Mario, ''Fire Mario'', and Caped Mario (if Blue Yoshi has not been found and fed yet)
*Blue Yoshi for Small Mario, Super Mario, Fire Mario (if Red Yoshi has not been found and fed yet) and ''Caped Mario''

In a 2017 interview, it was revealed that Baby Yoshis originally had a blob-like appearance.<ref>Wawro, Alex (September 28, 2017). [https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/306745/Have_a_look_at_Nintendos_early_prototype_for_Yoshi.php Have a look at Nintendo's early prototype for Yoshi]. ''Gamasutra''. Retrieved December 8, 2017.</ref>

The name "Mini-Yoshi" would later be used for [[Mini-Yoshi|a partner]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and [[Mini Yoshi|a toy]] in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' (albeit unhyphenated).

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:Toad and Blue Baby Yoshi.png|thumb|[[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] with a Bubble Baby Yoshi and a [[Goomba]] trapped in a bubble in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
Baby Yoshis return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch port]]s. They play similarly as they do in ''Super Mario World'' but this time they have high-pitched voices and will not grow up into regular Yoshis, instead remaining as babies. Baby Yoshis also vocalize to the music when picked up.

There are three different types of Baby Yoshi, each with its own special power:
*'''[[Balloon Baby Yoshi]]''' - Can inflate like a balloon up to seven times for vertical movement.
*'''[[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]''' - Can blow out bubbles that can defeat most enemies and earn either [[coin]]s, [[power-up]]s or [[1-Up Mushrooms]].
*'''[[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]''' - Can illuminate dark areas and stun enemies.
Balloon and Bubble Baby Yoshis can be found on the [[World Map]] periodically, with Balloon Baby Yoshis appearing in [[Acorn Plains]] and [[Sparkling Waters]], while Bubble Baby Yoshis appear in [[Frosted Glacier]] and [[Rock-Candy Mines]]. Unlike their adult counterparts, Baby Yoshis can be taken into any level (minus Castle, Tower, and Airship stages) and can be kept until losing them, where they will start running like their adult counterparts. They will follow the player into the End-of-Level [[Fortress]] as well. if there are multiple players, all players can continue to use Baby Yoshis as long as one player finishes the level with one.

Glowing Baby Yoshis only appear in a small number of levels, and hatch out of a color-swapped [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi egg]]. They are only allowed to be used at their respective levels, like with their adult counterparts, and will give an extra life if the level is completed with them. In [[List of New Super Mario Bros. U pre-release and unused content|early builds of the game]], it was intended that Balloon and Bubble Baby Yoshis would have functioned the same as the Glowing counterpart as they appeared in eggs as well, while in the final game, they never do so.

While a player swims with a Baby Yoshi, the player's swimming style resembles that of someone wearing a [[Frog Suit]] or [[Penguin Suit]], and the Baby Yoshi's normal abilities are replaced by an underwater spin maneuver that gives the player a speed boost.

Baby Yoshis also appear in [[Toad House|Red Toad House]] [[minigame]]s. In this minigame, they swallow icons that give the player a chance to win or lose the minigame. Balloon Baby Yoshis have the item icons that determine what power-up the player obtains, Bubble Baby Yoshis hold multiplier icons that determine how many power-ups the player obtains, and Glowing Baby Yoshis hold a [[Toad]] icon or a [[Bowser]] icon. The former allows the player to get the power-up, and the latter automatically marks a loss. The player must fit the Baby Yoshis in their respective color spots.
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WiiU NewMarioU 3 char03 E3.png|Luigi and a Balloon Baby Yoshi
NSMBU Mario and Glowing Baby Yoshi Artwork.jpg|Mario and a Glowing Baby Yoshi
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===''Super Mario World'' television series===
[[File:SMWTV ML 2-22.png|thumb|Yoshi as an infant in the ''Super Mario World'' television series]]
A younger version of Yoshi appears in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' television series episode "[[Mama Luigi]]". He differs from the Mini-Yoshis from the ''Super Mario World'' game, as Yoshi is shown to be able to move on his own and use his tongue as a baby, is able to eat many enemies without growing, and does not possess any shoes on his feet either. He knows how to talk right from birth, but mistakes the first person he sees for his mother, which happens to be [[Luigi]].
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===''Yoshi''===
[[File:LittleYoshiYoshi.png|thumb|100px|left]]
Little Yoshis<ref>''Yoshi'' instruction booklet, page 14 on NES and page 13 on Game Boy.</ref> appear in the game ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', where one can be seen on the title screen. A Little Yoshi will appear if the player sandwiches two egg shells together with no enemies, or at least one enemy on the NES version, rewarding the player 50 [[point]]s.
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===''Mario Paint''===
Green Little Yoshis are used as a stamp for the Art Mode and an instrument for the music mode in ''[[Mario Paint]]''. Their sprites are reused from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Their sound effect in music mode is the same sound effect as the [[Yoshi]] sound effect from ''Super Mario World''.

===''Mario's FUNdamentals''===
In ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'', Little Yoshis are used as the player's pieces in Checkers. Mario controls [[Koopa Troopa]] pieces, and the Little Yoshis eat the Koopa Troopas when capturing them.

===''Mario's Picross''===
A Little Yoshi makes an appearance as a puzzle in ''[[Mario's Picross]]'', under the name "'''Mini Yoshi'''".

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
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In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', a pudgy Mini Yoshi, named [[Baby Fat]], appears as an inhabitant of [[Yoshi's Island (location)#Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Yo'ster Isle]] that hatches after Mario defeats the [[cake (boss)|cake]] in [[Marrymore]]. Being a baby, his voice is higher than the older Yoshis. If Mario has [[Yoshi Cookie]]s, he can feed Baby Fat with them. After Mario feeds him 30 Yoshi Cookies in total, he will become fat and exit the nest which is hinted at by another Yoshi. His voice becomes deeper, but not as deep as [[Boshi]]'s voice. By continuing to feed him more cookies at the same time, he may give Mario various items by hatching them out from eggs. His fat appearance may be a reference to the {{fandom|finalfantasy|Fat Chocobo}} from [[Square Enix|Square]]'s own ''{{wp|Final Fantasy}}'' franchise.

===''Tetris Attack''===
[[File:BabyYoshiTA.png|frame]]
[[File:TheLittleYoshiEating.PNG|thumb|left|100px|Little Yoshi tasting a panel from ''Tetris Attack'']]
{{quote2|Hey you [[Bowser|Koopa]]! I can beat you- bring it on!|Little Yoshi|Tetris Attack}}
A yellow Little Yoshi appears in the game ''[[Tetris Attack]]''. He appears to be Yoshi's friend and accompaniment, although their relationship is not clarified.

Little Yoshi also makes an appearance in the Vs. mode ending, eager to defeat Bowser, only to realize Yoshi and his friends already defeated Bowser seconds ago. Little Yoshi is disappointed, wanting to show how cool he is, but is quickly uplifted from compliments by Yoshi's friends.
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===''Yoshi's Story''===
[[File:Ysbg.png|thumb|The eight Baby Yoshis from ''Yoshi's Story'', along with [[Poochy]]]]
[[File:Yoshistory2.png|thumb|left|A green Baby Yoshi from ''Yoshi's Story'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', eight Baby Yoshis are playable. Unlike in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Baby Yoshis in this game look and act similarly to their adult counterparts, possessing abilities such as the [[Flutter Jump]], the [[Ground Pound]], the ability to extend their tongues to eat [[Fruit]]s and enemies, and the ability to lay eggs. Additionally, during the story sequences at the beginning and ending of the game, they were shown to have smaller and less developed bodies in contrast to the Yoshis seen only on the very first page in the intro.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
{{Main|Team Chibi Yoshis}}
Six Baby Yoshis are the main characters in volumes [[Super Mario-kun Volume 19|19]] and 20 of the CoroCoro Comics manga ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', which cover the events of ''Yoshi's Story''. They each have unique personalities and appearances, and accompany Mario and Poochy on a quest to retrieve the [[Super Happy Tree]] from the clutches of Baby Bowser. Throughout the story they are referred to as T.C.Y., or "Team Chibi Yoshis". Each of them has a page dedicated to their introduction with a four-panel comic that displays an outstanding aspect of their personality.
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SMK vol 19 Cover.png|Volume 19 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
Kunissue20.jpg|Volume 20 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
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===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
{{multiframe|[[File:BabyYoshi-GWGallery2Chef.png]] [[File:BabyYoshi-GWGallery3Egg.png]] [[File:BabyYoshi-GWGallery4Chef.png]]|size=220|A Baby Yoshi in ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'', ''Game & Watch Gallery 3'', and ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' respectively}}
In the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]], Baby Yoshis mainly appear in the Modern [[reissue|remakes]] of ''[[Chef]]'' included in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' (named Little Yoshis<ref>''Game & Watch Gallery 2'' instruction booklet, page 21</ref> in the former game), where [[Princess Peach]] has to feed Yoshi, but if she feeds him overcooked food, he reverts into a Little Yoshi. If she feeds Yoshi enough cooked food in a row, though, he releases an egg, which contains a Little Yoshi that replaces his parent.

In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'', Baby Yoshis appear in the Modern version of ''[[Egg (Game & Watch)|Egg]]''. If the Yoshi eats enough cookies, he lays an egg, which eventually hatches into a Baby Yoshi. The Baby Yoshi assists the Yoshi by temporarily eating cookies at a random angle. A Baby Yoshi also appears during the credits, from an egg thrown by an adult Yoshi.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:Fearsome5PM.png|thumb|left|The [[Fearsome 5]]]]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Baby Yoshis are known as '''Yoshi Kids''' and are specifically a group calling themselves the [[Fearsome 5]]. When they were first encountered on [[Lavalava Island]], they were being watched over by [[Sushie]], though they were thinking up plans of their own. When Mario later returned to the village after he discovers that the path to [[Mt. Lavalava]] is inaccessible, the older Yoshis are going berserk over the Yoshi Kids' sudden disappearances. Mario helped Sushie down from the tree that they trapped her in and found all five Yoshi Kids.

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
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[[File:Mario and Yoshi Kid.png|thumb|150px|[[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi]] hatching out of his egg]]
A Baby Yoshi appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' as well, joining Mario's party after hatching out of an egg he had previously obtained. While in the English version he is referred to as a "Yoshi", the Italian version more specifically refers to him as a "Miniyoshi",<ref>{{media link|PMTTYD Italian Yoshi Explanation 5.png|Fifth part of Wonky's tale about Miniyoshis in the Italian version of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''}}.</ref> further explaining that Miniyoshis are "''Yoshis just hatched from the eggs''"<ref>{{media link|PMTTYD Italian Yoshi Explanation 2.png|Second part of Wonky's tale about Miniyoshis in the Italian version of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''}}.</ref> (his Japanese name is チビヨッシー, which is the Japanese term for Baby Yoshi<ref name=ChibiYoshi>kaomoji7952 (July 12, 2009). [https://youtu.be/9vaJSaZawRo ペーパーマリオＲＰＧ 縛りプレイpart38]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 4, 2015.</ref>).

Despite being a newborn Yoshi, he is already able to talk,<ref name=ChibiYoshi/> to lay eggs (with his [[Mini-Egg]] move), to carry Mario on his back and to flutter while carrying him. He is, however, able to jump only without Mario on his back, as seen in his [[Ground Pound]] move.

===''Yoshi's Island DS''===
[[File:Star Child Baby Yoshi YIDS.png|thumb|left|A green baby Yoshi hatches from a Yoshi's Egg.]]
A green Baby Yoshi makes an appearance in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. After six of the [[star children]] are shown during the credits, a Baby Yoshi is revealed as the seventh and final star child upon hatching. Similarly to the Yoshis in ''Yoshi's Story'', this Baby Yoshi looks strikingly similar to an adult Yoshi despite being a newborn.

===''WarioWare: D.I.Y.''===
A Baby Yoshi in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' is a sprite for the Yoshi instrument when making [[Record (WarioWare: D.I.Y.)|records]] in the game.

===''Super Mario Party''===
In the Toad's Rec Room minigame [[Puzzle Hustle]], one of the puzzles is a sprite of [[Mario]] holding a Baby Yoshi from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>チビヨッシー</big><br>
'''{{ruby|種族|しゅぞく}}''' {{ruby|恐竜族|きょうりゅうぞく}}<br>
'''{{ruby|性格|せいかく}}''' くいしんぼう<br>
'''{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' ワールド<br>
'''<big>{{ruby|食|た}}べざかりの{{ruby|子供|こども}}ヨッシー</big><br>
{{ruby|恐竜|きょうりゅう}}ランドに住むチビヨッシーには、レッド、ブルー、イエローの３{{ruby|種類|しゅるい}}がいる。つかまえたときには、{{ruby|子供|こども}}で{{ruby|何|なん}}の{{ruby|役|やく}}にも{{ruby|立|た}}たないが、{{ruby|敵|てき}}やアイテムを５{{ruby|個食|こた}}べさせると、{{ruby|立派|りっぱ}}なヨッシーに{{ruby|成長|せいちょう}}する。<ref>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://imgur.com/a/UvABP page 110].</ref>

'''''<big>Little Yoshi</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Dinosaur clan''<br>
''Disposition: Glutton''<br>
''Appears in: World''<br>
'''''<big>Yoshi, a child in the peak of his eating years</big>'''''<br>
''There are three types of Little Yoshi living in Dinosaur Land: Red, Blue, and Yellow. When you grab one, it is a child and of little use to you, but if you feed it five enemies or items, it will grow up to be a great Yoshi.''

===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
*'''Electronic manual bio:''' "''If you run into certain enemies while holding Baby Yoshi, he will gobble them up. Pressing {{button|wiiu|ZR}} ({{button|wiiu|R}}) / shaking {{button|wii|Wiimote}} will activate Baby Yoshi's special power.''"

===''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:''' "''If you find a '''Baby Yoshi''' on the World Map, it will follow you into the next course you select (except for towers and castles). Baby Yoshis have special skills to help reach tough places, light up passages, and more.''"<ref>[https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/new-super-mario-bros-u-deluxe-tips-tricks/ New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Tips & Tricks]. ''Play Nintendo''. Retrieved July 14, 2020.</ref>

==Gallery==
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Babyyoshihatch.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
Red Baby Yoshi SMW artwork.jpg|''Super Mario World''
BabyYoshiTA.png|''[[Tetris Attack]]''
LightBlueYoshi.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Story]]
NSMBU Balloon Baby Yoshi Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=チビヨッシー / ちびヨッシー
|JapR=Chibi Yosshī
|JapM={{wp|Chibi (slang)|Chibi}} Yoshi; romanized as "Chibi-Yossy" in the ''Super Mario World'' Shogakukan guide<ref>''Super Mario World'' Shogakukan Book 1 (pg. 27)</ref>
|Spa=Bebé Yoshi
|SpaM=Baby Yoshi
|Dut=Baby Yoshi
|DutM=-
|Kor=꼬마요시
|KorR=Kkomayosi
|KorM=Little Yoshi
|Rus=Малыш Йоши
|RusR=Malysh Yoshi
|RusM=Baby Yoshi
|Chi=小耀西
|ChiR=Xiǎo Yàoxī
|ChiM=Little Yoshi
|PorE=Yoshi Bebé<ref>Nintendo Portugal. (January 18, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvVDkhjp0PA New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - Trailer de apresentação (Nintendo Switch)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 10, 2021.</ref>
|PorEM=Baby Yoshi
|Ita=Baby Yoshi
|ItaM=-
|Ger=Baby Yoshi
|GerM=-
|Fre=Bébé Yoshi
|FreM=Baby Yoshi
}}

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