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The '''Yoshi Mole Tanks''' were mole-like shaped tanks that a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] could become in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' by touching a [[Morph Bubble]].
{{distinguish|Mole Yoshi|Monty Tank}}
{{form infobox
|image=[[File:Moletank.jpg|200px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|item=[[Morph bubble]]
|powers=Turns invincible and is able to break through walls.
|applies_to=[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]
}}
The '''Mole Tank''', also known as '''Mole-Yoshi''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue 31, page 66.</ref> is one of the several [[morph bubble]] transformations a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can undergo in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Although the Mole Tank is yellow in its artwork, the [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] never gets the opportunity to morph into a Mole Tank.


The Yoshi Mole Tanks could dig through ground, while the normal [[Yoshi]] couldn't. The Yoshi Mole Tank also was small enough so the tank could fit through small openings.
The Mole Tank can dig through [[soft rock]]s and can be rotated into four directions (up, down, left and right) with the D-pad. One of its main advantages is its ability to drive along walls and the ceiling without falling down. It is also smaller than a regular Yoshi, enabling the tank to fit through small openings.


The Yoshi Mole Tank reappears in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' {{fact}}.  
Mole Tanks also appear in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', in which they have a similar role.


[[Category:Forms]]
Yoshi morphs to a Mole Tank after eating a morph bubble in volume 14 of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. This allows Yoshi, Mario, Baby Mario, and Luigi to dig underground. While underground, Yoshi nearly eats a [[Monty Mole]] before quickly going further underground, but upon doing so, [[Kamek]] gives the Mole Tank a beating with his hammer. Unlike in the game, the Mole Tank power-up stays for a set period of time and does not transport Yoshi back to where Yoshi got the morph bubble.
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Operate with the +Control Pad.''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref>
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 土の中のお宝もいただきだい。<ref name=Sho>「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), {{media link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P4.jpg|page 4}}.</ref> (''I would like to have the treasures in the soil.'')
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW2YI - Mole Tank.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Mole Tank pink.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Mole Tank light-blue.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Mole Tank brown.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2YI Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a puzzle based on ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Yossy Island Carddass2 Back.png|''Yossy Island'' Jumbo Carddass 2
YoshiMoleTankSuperMarioKun.png|The Mole Tank in the ''Super Mario-kun''
SMA3 Mole Tank Yoshi green.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
2-3 Mole.PNG|Yoshi as a Mole Tank in [[What's Gusty Taste Like?]] in ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
Mole TankDS.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=モグラタンク<ref>''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' instruction booklet, pg. 18</ref><ref name=Sho/>
|JapR=Mogura Tanku
|JapM=Mole Tank
|Ger=Wühlyoshi
|GerM=From "wühlen" (to burrow) and "Yoshi"
|Ita=Talpa-Carro Armato<ref>''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' GIG's Italian manual, pag. 9</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')</small>
|Ita2=Carrotalpa <small>(''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'')</small>
|ItaM=Mole-Tank
|Ita2M=Compound of ''carro (armato)'' (tank) and ''talpa'' (mole)
|Chi=挖土机
|ChiR=Wātǔjī
|ChiM=Excavator
|SpaA=Mole Tank<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Mexico) Año 4 No. 10, page 10.</ref>
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{Yoshi forms}}
[[Category:Vehicles]]
[[Category:Moles]]
[[Category:Yoshi forms]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island forms]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS]]
[[de:Wühlyoshi]]

Latest revision as of 12:02, March 3, 2024

Not to be confused with Mole Yoshi or Monty Tank.
Mole Tank
Mole Tank artwork for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Applies to Yoshi
Item needed Morph bubble
Power(s) given Turns invincible and is able to break through walls.
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island DS (2006)

The Mole Tank, also known as Mole-Yoshi,[1] is one of the several morph bubble transformations a Yoshi can undergo in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Although the Mole Tank is yellow in its artwork, the Yellow Yoshi never gets the opportunity to morph into a Mole Tank.

The Mole Tank can dig through soft rocks and can be rotated into four directions (up, down, left and right) with the D-pad. One of its main advantages is its ability to drive along walls and the ceiling without falling down. It is also smaller than a regular Yoshi, enabling the tank to fit through small openings.

Mole Tanks also appear in Yoshi's Island DS, in which they have a similar role.

Yoshi morphs to a Mole Tank after eating a morph bubble in volume 14 of the Super Mario-kun. This allows Yoshi, Mario, Baby Mario, and Luigi to dig underground. While underground, Yoshi nearly eats a Monty Mole before quickly going further underground, but upon doing so, Kamek gives the Mole Tank a beating with his hammer. Unlike in the game, the Mole Tank power-up stays for a set period of time and does not transport Yoshi back to where Yoshi got the morph bubble.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: Operate with the +Control Pad.[2]
  • Shogakukan guide: 土の中のお宝もいただきだい。[3] (I would like to have the treasures in the soil.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese モグラタンク[4][3]
Mogura Tanku
 Mole Tank

Chinese 挖土机
Wātǔjī
 Excavator

German Wühlyoshi
 From "wühlen" (to burrow) and "Yoshi"
Italian Talpa-Carro Armato[5] (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)
Carrotalpa (Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3)
 Mole-Tank
Compound of carro (armato) (tank) and talpa (mole)
Spanish (NOA) Mole Tank[6]
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue 31, page 66.
  2. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island English instruction booklet, page 19.
  3. ^ a b 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 4Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P4.jpg.
  4. ^ Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet, pg. 18
  5. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island GIG's Italian manual, pag. 9
  6. ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 4 No. 10, page 10.
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