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'''Yoshis''' (referred to as '''Yoshisaurs''' in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' cartoon]], and alternatively pluralized as "'''Yoshies'''" in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'') are a sapient species of omnivorous [[dinosaur]]s that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They later starred in [[Yoshi (franchise)|their own series of games]]. The most well-known Yoshi is simply named [[Yoshi]] and is an ally of [[Mario]], often aiding Mario or being a protagonist of his own adventures.
'''Yoshis''' (referred to as '''Yoshisaurs''' in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' cartoon]], and alternatively pluralized as "'''Yoshies'''" in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'') are a sapient species of omnivorous [[dinosaur]]s that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They later starred in [[Yoshi (franchise)|their own series of games]]. The most well-known Yoshi is green, simply named [[Yoshi]], and an ally of [[Mario]], often aiding Mario or being a protagonist of his own adventures.


Yoshis are known for their long tongues, which they use to grab and eat [[fruit]]s or enemies. They can lay [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]] on their own, sometimes as a result of swallowing an enemy or eating enough food, and they can [[Egg Throw|throw said eggs]] as an attack. Other eggs hatch into items, and some eggs hatch into [[Baby Yoshi]]s. In some games, such as the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], Yoshis can hide in eggs for defense (instead of using shields as with most fighters) and [[Egg Roll (move)|roll into eggs]] for an attack. Yoshis come in a variety of colors, such as red, blue, yellow, etc., although green is the most common color. Yoshis also mostly live on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]; however, they are a widespread species and can live on a number of other islands, such as [[Lavalava Island]] and [[Isle Delfino]], as well as the continental [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and the neighboring [[Beanbean Kingdom]].
Yoshis are known for their long tongues, which they use to grab and eat [[fruit]]s or enemies. They can lay [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]] on their own, sometimes as a result of swallowing an enemy or eating enough food, and they can [[Egg Throw|throw said eggs]] as an attack. Other eggs hatch into items, and some eggs hatch into [[Baby Yoshi]]s. In some games, such as the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], Yoshis can hide in eggs for defense (instead of using shields as with most fighters) and [[Egg Roll (move)|roll into eggs]] for an attack. Yoshis come in a variety of colors, such as red, blue, yellow, etc., although green is the most common color. Yoshis also mostly live on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]; however, they are a widespread species and can live on a number of other islands, such as [[Lavalava Island]] and [[Isle Delfino]], as well as the continental [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and the neighboring [[Beanbean Kingdom]].
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Yoshis Group Art.jpg|thumb|Three of the Yoshis found in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.]]
[[File:NSMBW Yoshis Group Art.jpg|thumb|Three of the Yoshis found in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.]]
Green Yoshis, along with Yellow, Light Blue, and Pink Yoshis appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they can help the Mario Bros. and the two Toads. Red and Blue Yoshis were originally going to appear in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', but they were [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content|replaced]] by the Pink and Light Blue Yoshis in the final game.
Green Yoshis, along with Yellow, Light Blue, and Pink Yoshis appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they can help the Mario Bros. and the two Toads. Green Yoshis will always appear when playing alone, while the alternate colors only appear in multiplayer, and always depend on the number of players (Yellow for two players, light blue for three players, and pink for four players).


In this game, Yoshis only appear in [[World 1-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-3]], [[World 2-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-5]], [[World 3-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-2]], [[World 4-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4-5]], [[World 6-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-4]], and [[World 7-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-6]], they also appear in {{world-link|coin|5|World Coin-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} of the [[Coin Battle]] mode.  
In this game, Yoshis only appear in [[World 1-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-3]], [[World 2-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-5]], [[World 3-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-2]], [[World 4-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4-5]], [[World 6-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-4]], and [[World 7-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-6]], they also appear in {{world-link|coin|5|World Coin-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} of the [[Coin Battle]] mode.  
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According to unused in-game data, Yoshis cannot be used while underwater, as the player automatically dismounts them if they fall into the water. Yoshis also cannot make [[Jumbo Ray]]s chirp, cannot sink floating [[barrel]]s, do not have proper animations for entering horizontal [[Warp Pipe]]s, cannot hit [[Flying ? Block]]s for items, and cannot use [[Bouncy Cloud]]s properly; most of these issues are resolved with the Green Yoshis in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
According to unused in-game data, Yoshis cannot be used while underwater, as the player automatically dismounts them if they fall into the water. Yoshis also cannot make [[Jumbo Ray]]s chirp, cannot sink floating [[barrel]]s, do not have proper animations for entering horizontal [[Warp Pipe]]s, cannot hit [[Flying ? Block]]s for items, and cannot use [[Bouncy Cloud]]s properly; most of these issues are resolved with the Green Yoshis in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
Originally, Red and Blue Yoshis were meant to appear, but they were [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content|replaced]] by the Pink and Light Blue Yoshis in the final game.
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!Unlock criteria
!Unlock criteria
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!Blue Yoshi
|[[File:SMR_Blue_Yoshi_Preview.png]]
|Recruit 50 Red Toads and 50 Blue Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Blue Yoshi's House, which costs 800 coins to be built.
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!Yoshi
!Yoshi
|[[File:SMR_Yoshi_Preview.png]]
|[[File:SMR Yoshi Preview.png|92px]]
|Recruit 30 Red Toads and 30 Yellow Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Yoshi's House, which costs 1000 coins to be built.
|Recruit 30 Red Toads and 30 Yellow Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Yoshi's House, which costs 1000 coins to be built.
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!Purple Yoshi
!Red Yoshi
|[[File:SMR_Purple_Yoshi_Preview.png]]
|[[File:SMR Red Yoshi Preview.png|92px]]
|Recruit 150 Blue Toads, 150 Green Toads, and 100 Purple Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Purple Yoshi's House, which costs 3000 coins to be built.
|Recruit 1000 Yellow Toads and 9999 total Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Red Yoshi's House, which costs 50000 coins to be built.
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!Blue Yoshi
|[[File:SMR Blue Yoshi Preview.png|92px]]
|Recruit 50 Red Toads and 50 Blue Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Blue Yoshi's House, which costs 800 coins to be built.
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!Yellow Yoshi
!Yellow Yoshi
|[[File:SMR_Yellow_Yoshi_Preview.png]]
|[[File:SMR Yellow Yoshi Preview.png|92px]]
|Recruit 300 Blue Toads, 300 Green Toads, and 200 Purple Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Yellow Yoshi's House, which costs 5000 coins to be built.
|Recruit 300 Blue Toads, 300 Green Toads, and 200 Purple Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Yellow Yoshi's House, which costs 5000 coins to be built.
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!Red Yoshi
!Purple Yoshi
|[[File:SMR_Red_Yoshi_Preview.png]]
|[[File:SMR Purple Yoshi Preview.png|92px]]
|Recruit 1000 Yellow Toads and 9999 total Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Red Yoshi's House, which costs 50000 coins to be built.
|Recruit 150 Blue Toads, 150 Green Toads, and 100 Purple Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Purple Yoshi's House, which costs 3000 coins to be built.
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====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
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In addition to [[Yoshi]] himself, Red, Yellow and Light Blue Yoshis appear as playable characters in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. All the Yoshis are classified as "Beginner Characters", allowing them to not take damage when touching enemies although they will still lose a life if falling down abysses like bottomless pits or lava. All the Yoshis retain the ability to flutter jump and eat enemies as well. In multiplayer mode, other players can ride the Yoshis if they are chosen as playable characters, even if they are playing as a Yoshi as well.<ref>Nintendo of America (June 21, 2023). [https://youtu.be/JStAYvbeSHc Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 21, 2023.</ref>
In addition to [[Yoshi]] himself, Red, Yellow and Light Blue Yoshis appear as playable characters in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. All the Yoshis are classified as "Beginner Characters", allowing them to not take damage when touching enemies although they will still lose a life if falling down abysses like bottomless pits or lava. All the Yoshis retain the ability to flutter jump and eat enemies as well. In multiplayer mode, other players can ride the Yoshis if they are chosen as playable characters, even if they are playing as a Yoshi as well.<ref>Nintendo of America (June 21, 2023). [https://youtu.be/JStAYvbeSHc Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 21, 2023.</ref>


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A pudgy Baby Yoshi, named [[Baby Yoshi|Baby Fat]], appears as a inhabitant of the isle that hatches after Mario defeats [[Bundt]] in [[Marrymore]]. It can be fed [[Yoshi Cookie]]s, and if fed 30 of them, he will become fat. If fed more Yoshi Cookies afterwards, he may give out items by hatching them out of eggs for Mario to collect.
A pudgy Baby Yoshi, named [[Baby Yoshi|Baby Fat]], appears as a inhabitant of the isle that hatches after Mario defeats the [[Cake (boss)|cake]] in [[Marrymore]]. It can be fed [[Yoshi Cookie]]s, and if fed 30 of them, he will become fat. If fed more Yoshi Cookies afterwards, he may give out items by hatching them out of eggs for Mario to collect.
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In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Yoshis can be seen as spectators jumping and waving in [[Sweet Sweet Canyon]], [[Mount Wario]], {{classic-link|GBA|Mario Circuit}}, {{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 3}}, {{classic-link|N64|Yoshi Valley}}, {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}, [[Excitebike Arena]], {{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}}, and [[Super Bell Subway]], as well as the [[Battle Mode|battle]] courses [[Sweet Sweet Kingdom]], {{classic-link|SNES|Battle Course 1}}, and {{classic-link|3DS|Wuhu Town}}. Some are seen sitting in their seats. Occasionally, some of these Yoshis will hum [[Kazumi Totaka#Totaka's Song|Totaka's Song]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwyp09J9Z2U]</ref> Additionally, three different-colored Yarn Yoshis (green, pink, and light blue) are seen in the background of {{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}}.
In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Yoshis can be seen as spectators jumping and waving in [[Sweet Sweet Canyon]], [[Mount Wario]], {{classic-link|GBA|Mario Circuit}}, {{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 3}}, {{classic-link|N64|Yoshi Valley}}, {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}, [[Excitebike Arena]], {{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}}, and [[Super Bell Subway]]. In the latter game, they appear in [[Merry Mountain]], as well as the [[Battle Mode|battle]] courses [[Sweet Sweet Kingdom]], {{classic-link|SNES|Battle Course 1}}, and {{classic-link|3DS|Wuhu Town}}. Some are seen sitting in their seats. Occasionally, some of these Yoshis will hum [[Kazumi Totaka#Totaka's Song|Totaka's Song]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwyp09J9Z2U]</ref> Additionally, three different-colored Yarn Yoshis (green, pink, and light blue) are seen in the background of {{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}}.


Additionally, several differently colored Yoshis are playable as variants of Yoshi, namely Light Blue, Black, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Pink, and Orange Yoshis. In ''Mario Kart 8'', these variants are unlocked when both DLC packs ([[The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] and [[Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']]) have been purchased, while in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', they are available from the start in the base game. Red Yoshi is the Staff [[Ghost (Mario Kart series)|Ghost]] for <small>GCN</small> Yoshi Circuit and Orange Yoshi is the Staff Ghost for {{classic-link|GBA|Cheese Land}}; additionally, in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', White Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost for [[Shy Guy Falls]], Yellow Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost for {{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}, and Blue Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost for Super Bell Subway.
Also, several differently colored Yoshis are playable as variants of Yoshi, namely Light Blue, Black, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Pink, and Orange Yoshis. In ''Mario Kart 8'', these variants are unlocked when both DLC packs ([[The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] and [[Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']]) have been purchased, while in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', they are available from the start in the base game. Red Yoshi is the Staff [[Ghost (Mario Kart series)|Ghost]] for <small>GCN</small> Yoshi Circuit and Orange Yoshi is the Staff Ghost for {{classic-link|GBA|Cheese Land}}; additionally, in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', White Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost for [[Shy Guy Falls]], Yellow Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost for {{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}, and Blue Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost for Super Bell Subway.
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===''Mario Super Sluggers''===
===''Mario Super Sluggers''===
Five colored Yoshis (Red, Blue, Yellow, Light Blue, and Pink) along with Yoshi himself appear in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' as unlockable characters. Unlike Yoshi himself, however, they do not have Star Skills nor can they be selected as a team captain.
Five colored Yoshis (Red, Blue, Yellow, Light Blue, and Pink) along with Yoshi himself appear in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' as unlockable characters. Unlike Yoshi himself, however, they do not have Star Skills nor can they be selected as a team captain.
===''Mario Sports Mix''===
Blue Yoshi and Red Yoshi appear in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' as non-playable characters in the [[Mario Sports Mix#Dodgeball|Dodgeball]] game, assisting the blue and red teams on the sidelines, respectively. Yoshi also has three unlockable alternate colors (Light-blue, Yellow, and Pink).


===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
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In [[Super Mario Chess]], Yoshis appear as knights on Mario's team.
In [[Super Mario Chess]], Yoshis appear as knights on Mario's team.


In addition, many Yoshi-themed ''Mario Kart'' racecourses have appeared: ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' has [[N64 Yoshi Valley|Yoshi Valley]], ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' has [[Yoshi Desert]], ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' has [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]], ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' has [[DS Yoshi Falls|Yoshi Falls]] and reuses the GameCube course Yoshi Circuit, ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' has a [[Yoshi Park 1|two]]-[[Yoshi Park 2|course]] Yoshi stage, and while it does not introduce a new course, ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' reuses Yoshi Falls from the DS title. Yoshis also spectate a few courses in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. Yoshi Valley from ''Mario Kart 64'' and Yoshi Circuit from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' also reappear as retro courses in these two games. A track based on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] appears in both the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass'' DLC and ''Mario Kart Tour'' under the [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|same name]], as well as Yoshi Circuit from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', Yoshi Valley from ''Mario Kart 64'' and Yoshi Desert from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' all returning as classic courses.
In addition, many Yoshi-themed ''Mario Kart'' racecourses have appeared: ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' has [[N64 Yoshi Valley|Yoshi Valley]], ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' has [[Yoshi Desert]], ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' has [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]], ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' has [[DS Yoshi Falls|Yoshi Falls]] and reuses the GameCube course Yoshi Circuit, ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' has a [[Yoshi Park 1|two]]-[[Yoshi Park 2|course]] Yoshi stage, and while it does not introduce a new course, ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' reuses Yoshi Falls from the DS title. Yoshis also spectate a few courses in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. Yoshi Valley from ''Mario Kart 64'' and Yoshi Circuit from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' also reappear as retro courses in these two games. A track based on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] appears in both the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass'' DLC and ''Mario Kart Tour'' under the [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|same name]], as well as Yoshi Circuit from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', Yoshi Valley from ''Mario Kart 64'' and Yoshi Desert from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' all returning as classic courses.


Although Yoshis do not appear in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', a stone statue of one appears in Chapter 5: [[Land of the Cragnons]]. There is also a [[Sammer Guy]] called "Belly of the Yoshi", which is a reference to how Yoshis can eat as much food as they want without getting full. Yoshis were also referenced in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' by a planet shaped like a [[Yoshi's Egg]] in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]] and by a planet shaped like a Yoshi head in the [[Space Junk Galaxy]]. Similarly, in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', there is a sphinx in World 2-2 called the [[Yoshi Sphinx]], whose head is shaped exactly like a Yoshi's head.
Although Yoshis do not appear in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', a stone statue of one appears in Chapter 5: [[Land of the Cragnons]]. There is also a [[Sammer Guy]] called "Belly of the Yoshi", which is a reference to how Yoshis can eat as much food as they want without getting full. Yoshis were also referenced in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' by a planet shaped like a [[Yoshi's Egg]] in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]] and by a planet shaped like a Yoshi head in the [[Space Junk Galaxy]]. Similarly, in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', there is a sphinx in World 2-2 called the [[Yoshi Sphinx]], whose head is shaped exactly like a Yoshi's head.
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|[[File:MKT Artwork PinkYoshi.png|75px]]
|Pink
|Pink
|Golden yellow<br>Light Blue (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')<br>Orange (''Super Mario Sunshine'')
|Golden yellow<br>Light blue (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')<br>Orange (''Super Mario Sunshine'')
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
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|[[File:SMR Purple Yoshi.jpg|110px]]
|Purple
|Purple
|Orange (''Super Mario Sunshine'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'')<br>Brown (''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'')<br>Magenta (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')
|Orange (''Super Mario Sunshine'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'')<br>Teal (''Yoshi's Story'')<br>Brown (''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'')<br>Magenta (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
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|Brown
|Red-brown (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')<br>Teal (''Yoshi's Story'')<br>Plum (''[[Paper Mario]]'')
|Red-brown (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')<br>Green (''Yoshi's Story'')<br>Plum (''[[Paper Mario]]'')
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
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The in-game Japanese text of Yoshi's [[trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' states that Yoshis are neither male nor female. In the ''[[Chef]]'' minigame in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', a Yoshi is shown to hatch other Yoshis without a mate; after being fed long enough, the Yoshi produces an egg that eventually hatches into another Yoshi. The baby then takes its parent's place and proceeds to eat enough food to turn into an adult, eventually producing an egg of its own, which then continues the cycle.
The in-game Japanese text of Yoshi's [[trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' states that Yoshis are neither male nor female. In the ''[[Chef]]'' minigame in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', a Yoshi is shown to hatch other Yoshis without a mate; after being fed long enough, the Yoshi produces an egg that eventually hatches into another Yoshi. The baby then takes its parent's place and proceeds to eat enough food to turn into an adult, eventually producing an egg of its own, which then continues the cycle.


Other sources have shown Yoshis appearing to have a gender. At least one of the Yoshis in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' refers to his "son," and in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', the Yoshi who sometimes appears on-board the [[Excess Express]] expresses his hatred of business trips due to them keeping him away from his "lovely wife". The original ''[[Mario Party]]'' also features a pair of Yoshis which appear to be one male and one female, although the exact nature of their relationship is not known. Additionally, while Japanese language rarely refers to Yoshi with gender-specific pronouns, Yoshi is consistently referred to with masculine pronouns in translation, with laying eggs being one of his trademarks. This confusion is addressed in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where [[Solid Snake]] assumes that Yoshi is a female because of his egg-laying abilities, only to be corrected by [[Otacon]] (both of whom use "it" rather than "he" or "she" while they are talking about Yoshi). It is addressed again in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where [[Viridi]] remarks that there is nothing natural about a male who lays eggs while [[Palutena]] asserts that all living beings have both male and female elements.
Other sources have shown Yoshis appearing to have a gender. At least one of the Yoshis in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' refers to his "son," and in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', the Yoshi who sometimes appears on board the [[Excess Express]] expresses his hatred of business trips due to them keeping him away from his "lovely wife". The original ''[[Mario Party]]'' also features a pair of Yoshis which appear to be one male and one female, although the exact nature of their relationship is not known. Additionally, while Yoshi is rarely referred to with gender-specific pronouns in Japanese, he is consistently referred to with masculine pronouns in translation, with laying eggs being one of his trademarks. This confusion is addressed in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where [[Solid Snake]] assumes that Yoshi is a female because of his egg-laying abilities, only to be corrected by [[Otacon]] (both of whom use "it" rather than "he" or "she" while they are talking about Yoshi). It is addressed again in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where [[Viridi]] remarks that there is nothing natural about a male who lays eggs while [[Palutena]] asserts that all living beings have both male and female elements.


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===Speech===
===Speech===
[[File:Yoshi translation guide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|left|A translation of the Yoshi language, as seen in the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic.]]
[[File:Yoshi translation guide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|left|A translation of the Yoshi language, as seen in the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic.]]
Yoshis are capable of speaking human languages, as demonstrated by Yoshi in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', and ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', as well as other Yoshis in games like ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', and others. However, it seems that Yoshis speaking in human language is rare, as [[Yoshi]] must translate for Mario in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''.
Yoshis are capable of speaking intelligibly, as demonstrated by Yoshi in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', as well as other Yoshis in games like ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', and others. However, other games present Yoshis' speech in parentheses, such as ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' (in which Yoshi must translate the speech of other Yoshis for Mario) and the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series. Others have Yoshis only say the word "Yoshi" followed by a translation of what they are saying in parentheses, such as the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series, ''[[Fortune Street]]'', ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', and others. The ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic jokes that Yoshis only say the word "Yoshi" to communicate.
 
In older games (and more recent ones such as ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''), [[Yoshi]] and his friends are "voiced" by the sound of two pitch-bended orchestra hits (in ''Super Mario World'' only [[Yoshi]] speaks with a text bubble, though this was changed in the ''Super Mario Advance 2'' version). In ''Yoshi's Story'' and many later games, the Yoshis are voiced by Nintendo musician [[Kazumi Totaka]], who mutters the word "Yoshi" as well as a series of intelligible and unintelligible words, such as "Blum" and "Ho Hup". His voice is sped up to create the babylike, high-pitched voices of the Yoshis.


Oddly, in the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series, Yoshi still speaks with ''Super Mario RPG''-style parentheses.
In some games, particularly older ones, Yoshis produce a sound of two pitch-bended orchestra hits (in ''Super Mario World'', only Yoshi speaks with a text bubble, though this was changed in the ''Super Mario Advance 2'' version). In ''Yoshi's Story'' and many later games, the Yoshis are voiced by Nintendo musician [[Kazumi Totaka]], who mutters the word "Yoshi" and other unintelligible sounds, such as "blum" and "ho hup". His voice is sped up to create the baby-like, high-pitched voices of the Yoshis.


The ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic joked that Yoshis can only say the word "Yoshi".
Although [[Baby Yoshi]]s retain their squeaky voices in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', their speech bubbles once again consist of the word "Yoshi" followed by a translation.
 
Although [[Baby Yoshi]]s retain their squeaky voices in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and ''New Super Luigi U'', their speech bubbles once again consist of the word "Yoshi", which is translated for the player.


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series===
===''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series===
====''[[Super Mario World]]''====
====''[[Super Mario World]]''====
*'''''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue #28:''' ''Yoshi has three special abilities that are triggered when he swallows Koopa shells of certain colors. He also has three cousins who come in those colors and carry one of Yoshi's special traits when they swallow any shell. You'll discover them in the elusive Star World.<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue #28, [https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Nintendo-Power/Issue-28?id=50377&readType=1 page 9].</ref>
*'''''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue #28:''' ''Yoshi has three special abilities that are triggered when he swallows Koopa shells of certain colors. He also has three cousins who come in those colors and carry one of Yoshi's special traits when they swallow any shell. You'll discover them in the elusive Star World.<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue #28. [https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Nintendo-Power/Issue-28?id=50377&readType=1 Page 9].</ref>
**'''Red Yoshi:''' ''When this crimson creature grabs the shell of a Koopa, he lets forth a three-Fireball blast.''
**'''Red Yoshi:''' ''When this crimson creature grabs the shell of a Koopa, he lets forth a three-Fireball blast.''
**'''Blue Yoshi:''' ''By biting down on a tasty turtle, this blue wonder will gain the ability to fly for a few seconds.''
**'''Blue Yoshi:''' ''By biting down on a tasty turtle, this blue wonder will gain the ability to fly for a few seconds.''
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===''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''===
===''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''===
*'''''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''The cookie-loving Yoshis helped save Baby Mario and Baby Luigi once before. Now they meet again—without the annoying crying!''<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide, page 3.</ref>
*'''''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''The cookie-loving Yoshis helped save Baby Mario and Baby Luigi once before. Now they meet again—without the annoying crying!''<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 3.</ref>


===Yoshi franchise===
===''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''===
====''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 平和な南の島に住む恐竜の一族。ある日のこと、のんきにお散歩を楽しんでいたら、空から赤ちゃんが降ってきた。なんとかこの赤ちゃんを、パパとママのもとへとどけたい。なんでもぺロリと食べてしまう食欲はあい変わらず。食べたものをタマゴにして投げれば、赤ちゃんをねらう敵をやっつけることもできる。ヨッシーたちは仲間を集め、冒険の旅に出発した⋯⋯。カメックの魔の手から赤ちゃんを守って、無事にパパとママの家にたどり着けるだろうか。旅の途中で変身アイテムを取ると、ヨッシーはいろんなものに変身して、特別な能力を使うことができるようになるぞ。<ref>「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>
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 平和な南の島に住む恐竜の一族。ある日のこと、のんきにお散歩を楽しんでいたら、空から赤ちゃんが降ってきた。なんとかこの赤ちゃんを、パパとママのもとへとどけたい。なんでもぺロリと食べてしまう食欲はあい変わらず。食べたものをタマゴにして投げれば、赤ちゃんをねらう敵をやっつけることもできる。ヨッシーたちは仲間を集め、冒険の旅に出発した⋯⋯。カメックの魔の手から赤ちゃんを守って、無事にパパとママの家にたどり着けるだろうか。旅の途中で変身アイテムを取ると、ヨッシーはいろんなものに変身して、特別な能力を使うことができるようになるぞ。<ref>「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>
(''A family of dinosaurs lives on a peaceful southern island. One day, while they were taking a carefree stroll, a baby fell from the sky. They wanted to bring this baby back to his mother and father. He still has the same appetite to eat anything and everything. If they could turn what they could eat into eggs and throw them, they can defeat the enemies who are trying to harm the baby. Yoshi and his friends gathered together, and started their adventurous journey... Will they be able to protect the baby from Kamek's evil and get back to the home of mom and dad safely?''<br>
(''A family of dinosaurs lives on a peaceful southern island. One day, while they were taking a carefree stroll, a baby fell from the sky. They wanted to bring this baby back to his mother and father. He still has the same appetite to eat anything and everything. If they could turn what they could eat into eggs and throw them, they can defeat the enemies who are trying to harm the baby. Yoshi and his friends gathered together, and started their adventurous journey... Will they be able to protect the baby from Kamek's evil and get back to the home of mom and dad safely?''<br>
''By acquiring transformation items along the way, Yoshi will be able to transform into various objects and use his special abilities.'')
''By acquiring transformation items along the way, Yoshi will be able to transform into various objects and use his special abilities.'')
====''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''====
*'''North American website bio:''' "''There's Yoshi, and then there are all the other Yoshis: red, pink, blue, yellow, and more.''"


===''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series===
===''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series===
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===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Eight Yoshis
|image=[[File:Sticker Yoshis SMA3.png|100x100px]]
|game=''[[Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island]]''
|effect=[Arm, Leg] - Attack +18
|usable_by=Yoshi
}}
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Yoshi
|image=[[File:Sticker Yoshi Blue.png|x100px]]
|game=''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''
|effect=|[Arm, Leg] - Attack +8
|usable_by=Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser
}}


===''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''===
===''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''===
====Team Player Yoshis====
{{Sluggers character
{|class="wikitable"style="margin:auto"
|name=Yoshi
|-
|image=[[File:MSS Yoshi Character Select Sprite.png]]
!style="background:#d0d0d0;width:13.5em"|Name
|team=Yoshi Eggs
!style="background:#d0d0d0"|Bio
|ability=[[Tongue Catch]]
!style="background:#d0d0d0"|Ability
|bat=Left
!style="background:#d0d0d0;width:3em"|Bat
|glove=Right
!style="background:#d0d0d0;width:3em"|Glove
|starpitch=[[Rainbow Ball]]
!style="background:#d0d0d0" colspan=2 |Stats
|starswing=[[Egg Swing]]
|-
|batting=4
!rowspan=4|Red Yoshi
|pitching=4
|rowspan=4|A speedy Yoshi with all-around skills.
|fielding=6
|rowspan=4|Tongue Catch
|running=9
|rowspan=4|Left
|goodchem={{sluggers icon|Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Birdo}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Luigi}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Peach}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Daisy}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Donkey Kong}} {{sluggers icon|Mii}} ({{color|light-green|lightgreen}})
|rowspan=4|Right
|badchem={{sluggers icon|Bowser}} {{sluggers icon|Magikoopa}} {{sluggers icon|Red Shy Guy}} {{sluggers icon|Boo}} {{sluggers icon|King Boo}}
|Pitch||3/10
|bio=Top-class speed in the field and on base.
|-
}}
|Bat||4/10
{{Sluggers character
|-
|name=Red Yoshi
|Field||4/10
|image=[[File:MSS Red Yoshi Character Select Sprite.png]]
|-
|team=Yoshi Eggs
|Run||8/10
|ability=[[Tongue Catch]]
|-
|bat=Left
!rowspan=4|Blue Yoshi
|glove=Right
|rowspan=4|A speedy Yoshi with a decent arm.
|starpitch=N/A
|rowspan=4|Tongue Catch
|starswing=N/A
|rowspan=4|Left
|batting=4
|rowspan=4|Right
|pitching=3
|Pitch||4/10
|fielding=4
|-
|running=8
|Bat||2/10
|goodchem={{sluggers icon|Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Birdo}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Luigi}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Peach}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Daisy}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Donkey Kong}} {{sluggers icon|Mii}} ({{color|red|red}})
|-
|badchem={{sluggers icon|Bowser}} {{sluggers icon|Magikoopa}} {{sluggers icon|Red Shy Guy}} {{sluggers icon|Boo}} {{sluggers icon|King Boo}}
|Field||6/10
|bio=A speedy Yoshi with all-around skills.
|-
}}
|Run||8/10
{{Sluggers character
|-
|name=Blue Yoshi
!rowspan=4|Yellow Yoshi
|image=[[File:MSS Blue Yoshi Character Select Sprite.png]]
|rowspan=4|A speedy Yoshi with a decent bat.
|team=Yoshi Eggs
|rowspan=4|Tongue Catch
|ability=[[Tongue Catch]]
|rowspan=4|Left
|bat=Left
|rowspan=4|Right
|glove=Right
|Pitch||3/10
|starpitch=N/A
|-
|starswing=N/A
|Bat||4/10
|batting=2
|-
|pitching=4
|Field||6/10
|fielding=6
|-
|running=8
|Run||7/10
|goodchem={{sluggers icon|Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Birdo}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Luigi}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Peach}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Daisy}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Donkey Kong}} {{sluggers icon|Mii}} ({{color|blue|blue}})
|-
|badchem={{sluggers icon|Bowser}} {{sluggers icon|Magikoopa}} {{sluggers icon|Red Shy Guy}} {{sluggers icon|Boo}} {{sluggers icon|King Boo}}
!rowspan=4|Light Blue Yoshi
|bio=A speedy Yoshi with a decent arm.
|rowspan=4|A speedy Yoshi with a decent glove.
}}
|rowspan=4|Tongue Catch
{{Sluggers character
|rowspan=4|Left
|name=Yellow Yoshi
|rowspan=4|Right
|image=[[File:MSS Yellow Yoshi Character Select Sprite.png]]
|Pitch||3/10
|team=Yoshi Eggs
|-
|ability=[[Tongue Catch]]
|Bat||3/10
|bat=Left
|-
|glove=Right
|Field||6/10
|starpitch=N/A
|-
|starswing=N/A
|Run||8/10
|batting=4
|-
|pitching=3
!rowspan=4|Pink Yoshi
|fielding=6
|rowspan=4|An extra-speedy Yoshi who loves to run.
|running=7
|rowspan=4|Tongue Catch
|goodchem={{sluggers icon|Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Birdo}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Luigi}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Peach}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Daisy}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Donkey Kong}} {{sluggers icon|Mii}} ({{color|yellow|gold}})
|rowspan=4|Left
|badchem={{sluggers icon|Bowser}} {{sluggers icon|Magikoopa}} {{sluggers icon|Red Shy Guy}} {{sluggers icon|Boo}} {{sluggers icon|King Boo}}
|rowspan=4|Right
|bio=A speedy Yoshi with a decent bat.
|Pitch||2/10
}}
|-
{{Sluggers character
|Bat||3/10
|name=Light-Blue Yoshi
|-
|image=[[File:MSS Light-Blue Yoshi Character Select Sprite.png]]
|Field||6/10
|team=Yoshi Eggs
|-
|ability=[[Tongue Catch]]
|Run||9/10
|bat=Left
|}
|glove=Right
|starpitch=N/A
|starswing=N/A
|batting=3
|pitching=3
|fielding=6
|running=8
|goodchem={{sluggers icon|Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Birdo}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Luigi}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Peach}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Daisy}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Donkey Kong}} {{sluggers icon|Mii}} ({{color|light-blue|cyan}})
|badchem={{sluggers icon|Bowser}} {{sluggers icon|Magikoopa}} {{sluggers icon|Red Shy Guy}} {{sluggers icon|Boo}} {{sluggers icon|King Boo}}
|bio=A speedy Yoshi with a decent glove.
}}
{{Sluggers character
|name=Pink Yoshi
|image=[[File:MSS Pink Yoshi Character Select Sprite.png]]
|team=Yoshi Eggs
|ability=[[Tongue Catch]]
|bat=Left
|glove=Right
|starpitch=N/A
|starswing=N/A
|batting=3
|pitching=2
|fielding=6
|running=9
|goodchem={{sluggers icon|Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Birdo}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Mario}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Luigi}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Peach}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Daisy}} {{sluggers icon|Baby Donkey Kong}} {{sluggers icon|Mii}} ({{color|pink|magenta}})
|badchem={{sluggers icon|Bowser}} {{sluggers icon|Magikoopa}} {{sluggers icon|Red Shy Guy}} {{sluggers icon|Boo}} {{sluggers icon|King Boo}}
|bio=An extra-speedy Yoshi who loves to run.
}}


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' sticker===
===''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''===
{|align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial;"
*'''North American website bio:''' "''There's Yoshi, and then there are all the other Yoshis: red, pink, blue, yellow, and more.''"
|-
!width="150px"|Name
!width="100px"|Image
!Artwork from
!Effect in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Story|The Subspace Emissary]]
|-
|Eight Yoshis
|[[File:Sticker Yoshis SMA3.png|100x100px]]
|''[[Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island]]''
|align=left|[Arm, Leg] - Attack +18<br>Usable by: Yoshi
|-
|Yoshi
|[[File:Sticker Yoshi Blue.png|100x100px]]
|''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''
|align=left|[Arm, Leg] - Attack +8<br>Usable by: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser
|}


===''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''===
===''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''===
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===Light-blue Yoshi===
===Light-blue Yoshi===
Known as '''Light-Blue Yoshi''' in Europe and Oceania.
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=みずいろヨッシー
|Jap=みずいろヨッシー
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