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'''Yoshi Mole Tanks''' are 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.


Yoshi Mole Tanks could dig through soft ground, while the normal Yoshis couldn't. Yoshi Mole Tanks were also thin 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.


Yoshi Mole Tanks reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''.  
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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