This article is about the Yoshi species. For Yoshi as a character, seeYoshi. For other uses, seeYoshi (disambiguation).

Yoshi
Artwork fromYoshi's New Island
Full name	Yoshisaur
First appearance	Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Latest portrayal	Kazumi Totaka (1997–present)
Variants Baby Yoshi Wonder Wool
Relatives Bahamutt Dorrie Koopa Plessie Rex
Comparable Birdo Fake Yoshi
Notable members Baby Fat Boshi Fearsome 5 "It" Ura Yoshi Village Leader Yoob Yoshi Yoshi Kid

“Wow! Yoshi faces... Everywhere! ♪ ”

—Blue Yoshi,Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Yoshis (referred to asYoshisaurs in theSuper Mario World cartoon, and alternatively pluralized as "Yoshies" inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) are a sapient species of omnivorousdinosaur-like creatures that first appeared inSuper Mario World. They later starred intheir own series of games. The most well-known Yoshi is green and simply namedYoshi. He is an ally ofMario, often aiding him or being a protagonist in his own adventures.

Yoshis are known for their long tongues, which they use to grab and eatfruits or enemies. They can layeggs on their own, sometimes as a result ofswallowing an enemy or eating enough food, and they canthrow said eggs as an attack. Other eggs hatch into items, and some eggs hatch intoBaby Yoshis. In some games, such as theSuper Smash Bros. series, Yoshis can hide in eggs for defense (instead of using shields as with most fighters) androll 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 onYoshi's Island; however, they are a widespread species and can live on a number of other islands, such asLavalava Island andIsle Delfino, as well as the continentalMushroom Kingdom and the neighboringBeanbean Kingdom.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

Mario and three colors of Yoshis in Star World

InSuper Mario World,Bowser invades Dinosaur Land, and with hisKoopalings, trap a number of Yoshis in enchanted eggs, and steal seven unhatched Yoshi Eggs, who then have to be rescued by Mario andLuigi. This is also how the brothers meet Yoshi, whom they befriend very early in the game. Red, Blue, and Yellow Yoshis appear inStar World, exclusively found asMini-Yoshis, which can grow into adult Yoshis if they eat enough enemies or fruits or apower-up. However, Blue Yoshis can be obtained elsewhere if a player grabsYoshi's Wings while riding any Yoshi in a level in the SNES version. Eating Koopa shells gives Yoshis different abilities: when eating aRed Shell, Yoshis spit out threefireballs, when eating aYellow Shell, Yoshis can createsand clouds each time they land on the ground, and when eating aBlue Shell, Yoshisgrow wings which allow them tofly. When they hold any shell in their mouths, Red, Blue, and Yellow Yoshis always experience the abilities of Red, Blue and Yellow Shells respectively, in addition to that shell's specific ability if it is of a different color than the Yoshi.Flashing Shells grant all three abilities, while Green Shells yield no extra abilities, and can merely be spat out as a projectile. If a Yoshi holds a shell in its mouth for too long, it swallows it. Yoshis can also eat most enemies, as well asberries that grow on bushes in certain areas; eating ten red berries causes a Yoshi to lay an egg that hatches into aSuper Mushroom (or aFire Flower,Super Star, orCape Feather, depending on the Yoshi's color in theGBA version), two pink berries will release aYoshi Cloud, and eating any number of green berries extends theTime Limit. If a Yoshi gets hurt by an enemy, it will drop Mario and run around in a panic until Mario jumps back on its shell.

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

Orange Yoshi is one of the Yoshi colors inSuper Mario Sunshine.

Yoshis are allies inSuper Mario Sunshine. They can ridden by Mario on his quest to recover theShine Sprites. To get a Yoshi, Mario must first find aYoshi egg and give it the specificfruit it wants, the Yoshi will then hatch and Mario can ride on it. Yoshis typically require a random choice frompapayas,pineapples,bananas, orcoconuts to be hatched, but in Episode 3 ofSirena Beach,Mysterious Hotel Delfino, they always require pineapples, and in Episode 8 ofRicco Harbor,Yoshi's Fruit Adventure, they instead requiredurians.

Depending on the fruit it has eaten, the Yoshi will be one of three colors: orange (if fed a papaya or a pineapple), pink (if fed bananas or a coconut), or purple (if fed a durian orpepper). Even after hatching, a Yoshi can still change colors by eating fruits of a different type. Each color will give a Yoshi the ability to spitjuice of the same color (which replacesFLUDD's water tank) that affects enemies by turning them into various types ofplatforms. The orange juice turns enemies into orange stationary platforms, the pink juice turns them into pink ascending platforms, and the purple juice turns them into purple forward-moving platforms. All three types of platforms disappear after a short amount of time. Unlike FLUDD, Yoshis can also destroyOrange Juice Generators. Yoshis are unlocked by beating Episode 4 ofPinna Park,The Wilted Sunflowers, which features an enemy called aSnooza Koopa, whose shell resembles a Yoshi egg. Afterwards,Shadow Mario will appear inDelfino Plaza carrying a Yoshi egg. Once Shadow Mario is defeated, Yoshis can appear in Delfino Plaza and most other levels in the game, though typically only in specificepisodes.

A Yoshi's juice meter depletes as the Yoshi sprays it, and will drain over time as well; the juice meter can be fully replenished by having the Yoshi eat any fruit, changing the Yoshi's color and the juice's properties depending on the fruit. If a Yoshi runs out of juice, it will turn green and begin to flicker for a few seconds before vanishing altogether; during this time, it can only spit water instead of juice. Landing in sufficiently deep water makes the Yoshi disappear immediately, as they cannot swim in this game.

Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Yoshi, Red Yoshi, and Blue Yoshi in theCastle Grounds in VS Mode inSuper Mario 64 DS

While Yoshi himself is playable in the main story, up to three additional Yoshis are playable in themultiplayer mode ofSuper Mario 64 DS. The first player (the host) plays as Yoshi, the second player plays as a Red Yoshi, the third player plays as a Blue Yoshi, and the fourth player plays as a Yellow Yoshi. Each Yoshi has the same abilities and can pick up caps ofMario,Luigi, andWario to use the abilities of those characters. It is also possible for a Yoshi to eat another Yoshi and spit them out, but the same cannot be done on a Yoshi with a cap. When a Yoshi gets wings, it grows wings out of its body, like inSuper Mario World. A Light Blue Yoshi appears in the minigameTox Box Shuffle, alongside Yoshi himself after enough rounds have passed.

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Yoshi and Red Yoshi in the Snowball Slamminigame ofNew Super Mario Bros.

Yoshi, along with Red, Yellow, and Blue Yoshis, appear in theSnowball Slam andBalloon Racing minigames inNew Super Mario Bros. In both minigames, player one controls Red Yoshi, player two controls Yoshi, player three controls Yellow Yoshi, and player four controls Blue Yoshi. In the Balloon Racing minigame, both Red and Yellow Yoshi's are colored slightly differently, with their head spines and saddles both matching their shoe color.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Three of the Yoshis found inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Green Yoshis, along with Yellow, Light Blue, and Pink Yoshis appear inNew 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 inWorld 1-3,World 2-5,World 3-2,World 4-5,World 6-4, andWorld 7-6, they also appear inWorldCoin-5 of theCoin Battle mode.

Yoshis canFlutter Jump and stomp enemies that Mario and the others cannot normally defeat with jumps. Like inSuper Mario World, their main ability is eating enemies and fruits, but they cannot swallow shelled enemies, and the shells do not give Yoshis any special abilities. Instead, swallowing aVenus Fire Trap gives a Yoshi the ability to spit a fireball, they can also spit fireballs from a Venus Fire Trap or a player, iceballs thrown by anIce Bro, and hammers thrown by aHammer Bro. Eating five fruits and leaf-coveredPokeys causes Yoshis to lay eggs that hatch into power-ups for the players to collect. When hurt, the Yoshi drops off its rider and runs around in panic until someone jumps back on its saddle. Unlike inSuper Mario World, Yoshis cannot be taken out of the levels in which they are found.

According tounused in-game data, Yoshis cannot be used while underwater, as the player automatically dismounts them if they fall into the water. Yoshis also cannot makeJumbo Rays chirp, cannot sink floatingbarrels, do not have proper animations for entering horizontalWarp Pipes, cannot hitFlying ? Blocks for items, and cannot useBouncy Clouds properly; most of these issues are resolved with the Green Yoshis inNew Super Mario Bros. U.

Originally, Red and Blue Yoshis were meant to appear, but they werereplaced by the Pink and Light Blue Yoshis in the final game.

New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Luigi U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

The three Baby Yoshis: Bubble Baby Yoshi, Balloon Baby Yoshi, and Glowing Baby Yoshi

Mario riding on a Green Yoshi inNew Super Mario Bros. U

InNew Super Mario Bros. U, only Green Yoshis appear, though they behave identically to the ones inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. Up to four Green Yoshis can appear in multiplayer.

Baby Yoshis also appear on the world map and certain levels and have different colors with special abilities.Bubble Baby Yoshis spit out bubbles that trap enemies when the player shakes theirWii Remote.Balloon Baby Yoshis inflate like a balloon when the Wii Remote is shaken.Glowing Baby Yoshis can illuminate the dark and stun enemies when the Wii Remote is shaken. Baby Yoshis are also vital in aToad House minigame. A new meter appears when Yoshi eatsfruits, which shows how many fruits Yoshi has eaten, effectively replacing the number system. Yoshis also appear inNew Super Luigi U with the same role and purpose.

Adult Yoshis and Glowing Baby Yoshis cannot be taken out of levels, but Bubble and Balloon Baby Yoshis can.

Super Mario Run[edit]

Yoshi is a playable character inSuper Mario Run, with the ability to Flutter Jump and having an immunity to landing on spikes. In addition, many Yoshi themed items exist in reference to him. Four other colored Yoshis were added in the version 2.0.0 update. Their emblems use an Yoshi's Egg with spots matching the color, but theirGoal Pole andCheckpoint Flag color remains orange. The Houses that unlock them are the same asYoshi's House, but with the egg uses spots of the matching color. Combined with Yoshi, the Yoshis match the five colors of Toads in the game. Yoshis are popular with Toads of their own color, meaning that in Toad Rally, when a Yoshi uses a move that makes a Toad cheer for them, that Toad is more likely to be of that color. It also allows Toads of colors that do not normally appear in a course to appear. This effect was also added to Yoshi, corresponding with Green Toads. Blue Yoshi is the only Yoshi available to unlock if players do not have the full version of this game.

Character	Image	Unlock criteria
Yoshi		Recruit 30 Red Toads and 30 Yellow Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Yoshi's House, which costs 1000 coins to purchase.
Red Yoshi		Recruit 1000 Yellow Toads and 9999 total Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Red Yoshi's House, which costs 50000 coins to purchase.
Blue Yoshi		Recruit 50 Red Toads and 50 Blue Toads through Toad Rally to unlock Blue Yoshi's House, which costs 800 coins to purchase.
Yellow Yoshi		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 purchase.
Purple Yoshi		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 purchase.

Super Mario Maker /Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Yoshis return inSuper Mario Maker andSuper Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, appearing in both theSuper Mario World andNew Super Mario Bros. U styles, where they retain their functions in each style. They are replaced by theGoomba's Shoe in theSuper Mario Bros. andSuper Mario Bros. 3 styles.

Super Mario Maker introduces several unique characteristics for Yoshis not present in the originalSuper Mario World andNew Super Mario Bros. U. Yoshis can now be used in castle, airship, or Ghost House levels, as well as underwater levels in theNew Super Mario Bros. U style; music tracks associated with these levels from the respective original games now have new percussion parts for riding a Yoshi. Yoshis can also eatHammer Bros (unlike inNew Super Mario Bros. U where they were immune to Yoshis' tongue),Chain Chomps,Rocky Wrenches,Cannonballs, andMagikoopas, and, likeFire Piranha Plants' fireballs and Hammer Bros.' hammers inNew Super Mario Bros. U, they can eat and spit out Rocky Wrenches' wrenches andBowser's fireballs. Their tongue also passes throughBoos. When spitting out a Fire Piranha Plant or aLava Bubble, Yoshis release three spreading fireballs, like they could withRed Shells inSuper Mario World; they can also eat the fire fromBurners orFire Bars and spit a single fireball. Similarly, when eating aDry Bones, Yoshis spit three spreading bones, similarly to how Dry Bones used a bone as a projectile inSuper Mario World. While riding a Yoshi, Mario can jump off ofGrinders (like other spiked enemies) and stand onThwomps without taking damage, and becomes immune to theSledge Bros.' andBowser Jr.'s Ground Pound attacks.

In addition, Pink and Light-Blue Yarn Yoshis appear as unlockableMystery Mushroomcostumes in the original game, which can be unlocked either at random upon completion of the 100-Mario Challenge on Normal difficulty, or by scanning the respectiveamiibo. The costumes use sound effects fromYoshi's Woolly World.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Fire Mario riding a Red Yoshi spitting fireballs in a wallpaper forSuper Mario Maker 2

Yoshis appear inSuper Mario Maker 2 with the same appearance and functionality as inSuper Mario Maker. Red Yoshis are available as a course element created by applying theSuper Mushroom modifier toYoshi's Egg to create a big red Yoshi's Egg. Rather than using their tongue, they spit fireballs, and if Mario isFire Mario, Red Yoshi will spit three fireballs at once like inSuper Mario World.

Like inSuper Mario Maker,Super Mario Maker 2 introduces several unique properties for Yoshis that were not present in eitherSuper Mario World orNew Super Mario Bros. U:

• Like underwater, castle, airship and Ghost House themes, new percussion parts for riding a Yoshi were added to theNew Super Mario Bros. U-style forest music (although in this case, it was actuallyan unused track in the original game).
• Yoshis cannot completely defeatMechakoopas (as well as itsBlasta andZappa variants) by eating them, similar to shelled enemies; when spitted out, they become stunned as if they were stomped.
• Yoshis can eat and spit outSpike Balls,Snowballs, and theKoopalings' magic spells, although the latter of which only works in theNew Super Mario Bros. U style.
• Like Sledge Bros. and Bowser Jr., Mario becomes immune toRoy orMorton's Ground Pound attacks while riding a Yoshi.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

In addition toYoshi himself, Red, Yellow and Light Blue Yoshis appear as playable characters inSuper 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.^[1]

As inSuper Mario World and theSuper Mario Maker series, eating a fire- or bone-based enemy make Yoshis spit out three fireballs or bones, respectively, while they can also spit out watermelon seeds by eating the newly-introducedMelon Piranha Plants, akin to the mechanic ofwatermelons inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

Super Mario Adventures[edit]

Multiple Yoshis living in Yoshi Village

InNintendo Power'sSuper Mario Adventures comics, which is based on theSuper Mario World video game, Bowser kidnaps various Yoshis from theYoshi Village, and their leader, Yoshi himself, has to team up with Mario and Luigi to save them and Princess Peach. They later are able to free the Yoshis and have them stampede the wedding between Bowser and the brainwashed Peach, rescuing the princess. Bowser tries to hide in the giant wedding cake, but the Yoshis eat it, forcing him to accept defeat and leave Dinosaur Land.

Their language is shown to consist of nothing but the word "Yoshi", making Yoshis unintelligible to Mario and Luigi.

Club Nintendo[edit]

Yoshi appeared in various issues of the Nintendo-based GermanClub Nintendo comics. Other Yoshis also appeared in a few issues:

• Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland: In this comic, Mario meets a Yoshi who wants darker skin, and is later turned into a Black Yoshi by the Crab wizard.
• Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit: Mario gets sent back to the Stone Age in this 16-page comic, where he encounters a Yoshi as well as dinosaurs and cave men. The Yoshi is wearing a hat reading "taxi" and offers his services to Mario, but he declines.
• Auf der Suche nach dem Glück!: In this comic, Kamek sucks all of the color out of Yoshi's Island. But six gray Yoshi eggs hatch six colorful baby Yoshis. The Yoshis soon see that something is wrong with the world around them when a colorful Lakitu flies over to them and tells them the predicament that they are in. The Yoshis then go to town and start eating all of the fruit in the market. After that, the color starts returning. They are soon on a talk show that Baby Bowser is watching which makes Baby Bowser furious, so he and Kamek go out to find the Yoshis. Meanwhile the Yoshi finish the talk show and start a band concert about fruit. Baby Bowser and Kamek soon interrupt their concert and trap them in a force field. The people in the stands then start throwing fruit at the Yoshis, which the Yoshis eat and use to break out of the force field. Baby Bowser and Kamek attempt to fly away, but Baby Bowser falls off and lands in a cannon. A clown then blasts the cannon and shoots Baby Bowser into the sky, ending the comic.

A Green and Yellow Yoshi swimming away from a shark (which turns out to be a Black Yoshi) Translation: That wants to have us for breakfast!

• Die Nacht der leuchtenden Yoshis!: This comic is the second part of the comic above. The Yoshis are at the beach, when a shark appears in the water. Everyone runs away except a Green and Yellow Yoshi who are still swimming. When they notice the shark, they panic and try to swim away, but end up needing to be saved by a lifeguard. After they are all out of the water, the shark turns out to be a Black Yoshi. When the Yoshis see him, they think he has dirt all over him because they have never seen a Black Yoshi before. So thinking they are cleaning him, they wash him. He turns out still black when he tells them this is his skin. They all reject and leave him and he stands in the same spot until night falls. The Yoshis then camp out as soon as night falls. Meanwhile, hiding in a bush, Baby Bowser and Kamek plan the Yoshis' capture, waiting until they are asleep before raiding the campsite with an army of Shy Guys. Then, out of nowhere, both Kamek and Baby Bowser are struck by Yoshi eggs. They then get angry and ask who did threw them, only to have dozens and dozens of eggs rain down and chase them away. It turns out that the Black Yoshi is the one who threw the eggs. He then unties the Yoshis and tells them his story. It turns out that he is the same Yoshi fromSuper Mario: Mario im Wunderland who was turned black by the wizard. It turns out that after he was turned black, his life got harder: he was not allowed into movies, he was yelled at, and he was chased by a chef who wanted to make a meatball out of him. The Yoshis finally accept the Black Yoshi as a friend, and they all have a good rest of the night.
• Das Lied der Yoshi's!: This short 1-page comic is the third part of the above comics. It pictures the Yoshis continuing their life and doing many different things. The last part of the comic shows all of the Yoshis singing together.

Yoshi franchise[edit]

Yoshi[edit]

InYoshi, Mario has to arrange egg halves and enemies to produce Small, Tall, Winged, and Star Yoshis. To get a Small Yoshi, Mario must combine two halves of a Yoshi egg. To get a Tall Yoshi, Mario must have one to four enemies in between the two halves of an egg. To get aWinged Yoshi, Mario must have five or six enemies in between the two halves of an egg. To get aStar Yoshi, Mario must have seven enemies in between the two halves of an egg. If a Small Yoshi hatches, 50 points are awarded. If a Tall Yoshi hatches, 100-250 points are awarded. If a Winged Yoshi hatches, 300-350 points are awarded. If a Star Yoshi hatches, 500 points are awarded.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

The Yoshis with Baby Mario.

InSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and the reissueYoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3,Baby Bowser's caretaker,Kamek, predicts that two babies born that morning will spell disaster for the Koopas and attempts to steal them from thestork, who is carrying the babies to their parents. However, he only manages to snagBaby Luigi, whileBaby Mario falls to Yoshi's Island and lands unharmed on Yoshi's back.

The infant causes some brief panic among the Yoshis, until Yoshi takes charge and decides to help reunite Mario and Luigi and send them to their parents. The other Yoshis agree to help him transport Baby Mario across Yoshi's Island toBowser's Castle through use of a relay system. Each Yoshi carries the baby for one level in each world, before passing him on to the next Yoshi in line. Yoshis can eat enemies, turning them into eggs which they can then throw at other enemies and obstacles. Yoshis can also use theFlutter Jump ability, allowing them to prolong their descent and stay airborne temporarily. Yoshis can also transform themselves into various vehicles through the use ofmorph bubbles, which helps them progress through the island. Later in the game, Yoshi defeats Baby Bowser and forces Kamek to retreat, allowing him to rescue Baby Luigi and free the stork. The Yoshis then let the stork send Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to their parents.

Tetris Attack[edit]

The title screen ofTetris Attack shows the different Yoshi colors.

InTetris Attack, Bowser curses Yoshi's friends, includinga baby Yoshi, forcing him to battle them to break their spell. Baby Yoshis of various colors also appear in the title screen.

Yoshi's Story[edit]

All of the Baby Yoshis inYoshi's Story.

InYoshi's Story, Baby Bowser steals theSuper Happy Tree, the source of the island's happiness, and transforms it into a storybook. He curses the Yoshis, making them unable to stop him. However, the curse does not affect six Baby Yoshis in their eggs. When they hatch, the six Baby Yoshis go to find the Super Happy Tree to refill the island's happiness.

More and more worlds become available to the Yoshis as their happiness levels increase by eating fruit. Later on, the Baby Yoshis reach Baby Bowser's Castle where they defeat Baby Bowser and reclaim the Super Happy Tree.

The color of Yoshi used determines their favorite fruits; Green Yoshi favorswatermelons, Yellow Yoshi favorsbananas, Red Yoshi and Pink Yoshi favorapples and Blue Yoshi and Light Blue Yoshi favorgrapes. Both Black Yoshi and White Yoshi favor all fruits equally (barring theLucky Fruit chosen before a playthrough) while all Yoshi colors favormelons. Additionally, both Black and White Yoshis have faster horizontal flutter jump movement than the other Yoshis can while they areSuper Happy.

The Black Yoshi is unlocked after the player finds a black-spottedGiant Egg in theBone Dragon Pit orTorrential Maze, while the White Yoshi is unlocked after finding a white-spotted Giant Egg inThe Tall Tower orPoochy & Nippy.

Each Yoshi also has a different pitch to their voices; Green and Yellow retain a normal pitch, Red and Pink are slightly higher and White Yoshi has the highest pitch, while Blue and Light Blue are slightly lower, and Black Yoshi has the lowest pitched voice. This is not present in the Japanese version of the game.

Orange and Purple Yoshis were originally going to appear in this game, but they werescrapped.

Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]

InYoshi Touch & Go, the Yoshis have to transport Baby Mario to the stork after Kamek kidnaps Baby Luigi and causes the bird to drop Baby Mario. The color of the Yoshi varies depending on how many coins the player collects while guiding Baby Mario down to the ground. The amount of eggs a Yoshi can carry varies depending on their color: Green Yoshi has 20 eggs, Light Blue Yoshi has 25 eggs, Pink Yoshi has 30 eggs, Blue Yoshi has 35 eggs, Yellow Yoshi has 40 eggs, Red Yoshi has 45 eggs, Black, Orange, and Purple Yoshi have 50 eggs, and White Yoshi has unlimited eggs. In marathon, a Yoshi's own color changes after every 1,000 yards.

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

Yoshis each carrying a baby inYoshi's Island DS

InYoshi's Island DS, Bowser and Kamek travel back in time to kidnap sevenstar children in order to use the energy within their bodies to let Bowser take over the world. Without knowing the identity of the children, they plan to steal every single infant in the Mushroom World, but one way or another, the babies escape their grasps. Baby Luigi is successfully captured, but manages to avoid detection for the duration of his time at the castle, and all the other children escape or are cast out by the villains, and help the Yoshis save the rest of the babies.

In the final battle, Yoshi and three others fight Bowser, carryingBaby Mario,Baby Peach,Baby DK andBaby Wario, as Baby Bowser turns traitor when they reach Bowser's Castle. After their defeat, the Koopas return to the future and the babies are brought home by the storks.

A green Baby Yoshi hatching from its egg

A green Baby Yoshi is shown hatching in the end credits for the game, and is revealed to be the seventh star child.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

Yoshi's New Island takes place directly afterSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and beforeYoshi's Island DS, revealing that the stork delivered the babies to the wrong house in the previous game. Kamek then attacks and steals Baby Luigi and the stork, but Baby Mario falls ontoEgg Island, another home of the Yoshis. Baby Mario is then found by the Yoshis, who help reunite him with his brother and save the island from Baby Bowser. During the final boss fight, after Baby Bowser is defeated, adult Bowser travels back in time and must be defeated so that Yoshi can rescue Baby Luigi and the stork.

Gameplay is similar to the originalYoshi's Island, with some new features. Yoshi can now eatMega Guys andMetal Guys to layMega Eggdozers andMetal Eggdozers, respectively. The latter prevents Yoshi fromflutter-jumping, but allows him to go undersea. New vehicle transformations also exist, such asHot-Air Balloon Yoshi,Bobsled Yoshi, andMine-Cart Yoshi. TheYoshi Star is also a new item that transforms Yoshi intoSuper Yoshi. Gold Yoshi Stars allow him to run on walls, while Red Yoshi Stars allow Yoshi to fly horizontally like a rocket.

Yoshi's Woolly World /Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

InYoshi's Woolly World andPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Yoshis live peacefully onCraft Island. One day, Kamek arrives on the island to turn all of the Yoshis intoWonder Wool, but two Yoshis hide from the spell inside theBig Yarn Ball. One is always Red Yoshi, while the other is Green Yoshi, Pink Yoshi, or Light-Blue Yoshi depending on the save file. These two set out to recover and reknit the other Yoshis.

Yoshis act similarly to how they do in other Yoshi games. Instead of carrying Baby Mario and collectingstars to protect him, Yoshis have ahealth display and collecthearts to fill it. The handcrafted aesthetic enables Yoshis to unravel most enemies and objects with their tongue through the Eat action, converting them intoyarn balls while in their mouth. This can include large portions of the terrain, if there is abow to start from. Yarn balls are almost identical to Yoshi's Eggs, with the added advantage of knitting frames and frame enemies into solid objects and tying up certain hazards but the disadvantage of certain enemies only being tied up instead of defeated. In multiplayer or as Double Yoshi, Yoshi can be eaten to make them into yarn balls, They return to their Yoshi state after landing. In addition to ten basic colored Yoshis, there are 58 that have specificdesigns. To unlock one, the player has to collect all five Wonder Wool in a course. Once complete, that Yoshi will be reknit and appear next to that course on that world's World Map as well as in theYoshi Hut. In both places, they can be set as the player character(s). The ten basic colors, excluding Red and the Yoshi for that save file, are only available after completingKing Bowser's Castle, at which point they populate Craft Island again and appear in the Yoshi Hut. (InPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, these Yoshis do not appear on Craft Island.) Additionally,amiibo can be scanned to turn Yoshi into a design based on the character of the amiibo, which additionally adds that design as a selectable character in theamiibo Hut. A Yoshi amiibo can be scanned to unlock Yoshi as a figurine as a playable character. If the player uses a Yarn Yoshi amiibo, they can save a non-amiibo exclusive Yoshi to it and load that Yoshi into any game. Yoshis loaded into a game from a Yarn Yoshi amiibo appear in the amiibo Hut as well. Exclusively inPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, the player can create Original Yoshi with their own colors and patterns in the Yoshi Hut.

Yoshis are made of yarn in this game, which further affects how they move and react to objects. When pushing objects likeChomp Rocks andaccordion walls, their nose deforms. They can cling toConveyor Belts, which consist of hook and loop fasteners. When running and not moving into a wall, Yoshis turn their feet into wheels to roll instead. Turning around maintains this state but coming to a stop while on the ground ends it. When flutter-jumping or swimming, they turn their feet into a propeller. Ground-pounding turns their body, except for the head, into a hammer. Entering a level has Yoshi reform into a ball then hop inside, and starting a level has threads come together to form Yoshi. Exiting a level works in reverse, with the ball landing on the World Map and reverting to Yoshi. This paragraph could go on forever, but suffice to say there are many more minor transformations and interactions.

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

InYoshi's Crafted World, the 8 Yoshis (green, pink, red, orange, yellow, cyan, blue and purple) work together to gather the pieces of the shatteredSundream Stone after the gems were scattered in a fight with Kamek and Baby Bowser. The Yoshis here are similar in terms of abilities to the ones inYoshi's Woolly World, though they can also flip between 2D and 3D perspectives as well as throw eggs at items in the background and foreground.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

InSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Mario and his partners visitYo'ster Isle, where Yoshis race each other in a competition known as theMushroom Derby.

Boshi, a Yoshi inSuper Mario RPG.

The last winner of the derby is a Yoshi namedBoshi who proceeds to name himself leader of Yo'ster Isle and suspends the races. Instead, only one-on-one races between himself and slower Yoshis are allowed, withYoshi Cookies as the prize. When Mario arrives, he helps Yoshi defeat Boshi in a race, prompting the Yoshis to try and appoint Yoshi as their new leader. Yoshi declines the offer, however, and instead re-opens the Mushroom Derby to everyone, with no Yoshi in charge.

During the game, Yoshi also serves as a translator between Mario and the Yoshis, who speak their own language.

A pudgy Baby Yoshi, namedBaby Fat, appears as a inhabitant of the isle that hatches after Mario defeats thecake inMarrymore. It can be fedYoshi Cookies, 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.

Mario Party series[edit]

The Blue and Pink Yoshis inMario Party

InMario Party, a Blue Yoshi and a Pink Yoshi appear on the boardYoshi's Tropical Island. The Blue Yoshi is separated from the Pink Yoshi, who is trapped in a small island surrounded by whirlpools and the Blue Yoshi is unable to get across. The players must collect the stars to use them as a bridge to allow the Blue Yoshi to go to the island, The game ends when the bridge is formed to allow the Blue Yoshi to reunite with the Pink one. They are also accompanied by the top three winners along with Toad, Boo, Koopa, aThwomp, and a star, while the fourth place player tries to join them, but is devoured byBubba.

There is also an unused minigame known asYoshi's Tongue Meeting, where the players jump atop a Yoshi, either Pink, Yellow, Blue or Red (if the player plays as Yoshi, he just stands in the same position without a rider). The Yoshis have baby Wigglers on their tongues, which extend to the Wigglers' mothers in order to reunite the children with their parents. If it comes too late, the baby will kick its mother into the bush. If it comes too far, both the Wiggler and its baby will simply cry. However, if is pressed at the right time, the mother and child will reunite and the player wins.

Yoshis reappear inMario Party Superstars due to theMario Party board Yoshi's Tropical Island returning. Unlike the originalN64 version, there are a few more Yoshis on the board. The Blue Yoshi returns but is moved to Cantaloupe Island and is now seen relaxing on a sliced cantaloupe. A Red Yoshi appears on the central island, replacing the Pink Yoshi (though it now appears on a sliced cantaloupe floating on the water beside Cantaloupe Island)^[2] and being surrounded by Cheep Cheeps instead of whirlpools from the original game. A Yellow Yoshi additionally appears on Watermelon Island cheering on top of a sliced big Watermelon.

InSuper Mario Party Jamboree, Yoshis appear in the ShowdownminigameYoshi's Mountain Race where the players ride on Yoshis to race to the finish line and get the green Yoshi as aJamboree Buddy. Yoshis also appear as three judges in the Rhythm Kitchen mode.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

SmashWiki article:Yoshi

Stock icons for all the Yoshi colors inSuper Smash Bros.

All of Yoshi's color schemes inSuper Smash Bros. Melee

Yoshi, along with his Red, Pink, and Yellow Yoshi color schemes in the thumbnail of theYoshi's Rainbow event fromSuper Smash Bros. Brawl

While Yoshi himself appears as a playable character throughout theSuper Smash Bros. series, he also has alternate color schemes to reference other members of his species: Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Light Blue, Purple, and Black. Some stages and events involve fighting multiple Yoshis. InSuper Smash Bros., Yoshi only has three alternate colors alongside his default green color scheme: Red, Light Blue, and Yellow. The first six Yoshi colors are used in the computer-controlled Yoshi team battled during the 1-Player mode, and they all become playable inSuper Smash Bros. Melee and onward. Yoshis also make a small appearance in the opening ofSuper Smash Bros. Melee during a stampede, and asstickers inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl. Yoshi gained Purple and Black Yoshi color schemes inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS /Wii U, althoughSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate replaced his Black Yoshi color scheme with a costume based on the Green Yoshi's appearance inYoshi's Crafted World. Yoshis also appear during Yoshi'sFinal Smash inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate,Stampede!, which is based on theSuper Smash Bros. Melee opening.

Mario Golf series[edit]

Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)[edit]

Yoshi's alternate costumes inMario Golf

InMario Golf, Yellow, Red, and Light-Blue Yoshi can be selected as Yoshi's alternate costume on the character select screen. The player can choose the colors by using,, and, and each Yoshi can be chosen multiple times if there is more than one player.

Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]

Yoshis are non-playable characters inMario Golf: Super Rush. A Pink Yoshi appears inBonny Greens in the qualifying round. It is then never seen again unless the player plays the qualifying round again.

As of the version 2.0.0 update:

• If the player achieved a rank of A- or higher in the Ranked Match during August 2021, they would be able to unlock Red Yoshi, Blue Yoshi, and Yellow Yoshi as variants for Yoshi.
• If the player achieved a rank of A- or higher in the Ranked Match during April 2022, they would be able to unlock Pink Yoshi, Light-Blue Yoshi, and Orange Yoshi as variants for Yoshi.

Mario Tennis series[edit]

Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)[edit]

Yellow Yoshi inMario Tennis

InMario Tennis, if both players select Yoshi in the Short Game or Tiebreaker Game, the second player will have a Yellow Yoshi as Yoshi's alternate costume.

Mario Power Tennis[edit]

InMario Power Tennis, if players play the doubles tournament and complete theMushroom Cup and theFlower Cup, they can power up theRolling Egg Return, making Yoshi change into one of eight colors every time he uses it. The eight colors are Red, Yellow, Green, Light-Blue, Blue, Pink, Black, and White. An image of the Yoshis also appears in the mini-gameArtist On the Court on Expert Mode.

Mario Tennis Open[edit]

Most of the colored Yoshis (excluding the Purple, Orange, and Brown varieties) make an appearance inMario Tennis Open as downloadable QR characters. The different colors, and their playing types, are listed below.

• Red Yoshi - Technique
• Blue Yoshi - Speed
• Light-Blue Yoshi - Speed
• Yellow Yoshi - Power
• Pink Yoshi - Technique
• Black Yoshi - All-Around
• White Yoshi - Tricky

Mario Tennis Aces[edit]

Colored Yoshis return as alternate colors for Yoshi inMario Tennis Aces, in the October 2018 update. Unlike inMario Tennis Open, all Yoshis have the same green tennis racket as Green Yoshi in this game.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

The Yoshis living inYoshi's Village.

Mario and his partners visitYoshi's Village onLavalava Island inPaper Mario. They are there looking for aStar Spirit that Bowser has trapped in a playing card and given to a minion to guard within the island's volcano, but they find they cannot get into the mountain on their own. The YoshiVillage Leader says he will help Mario and the others if they help round upfive missing Yoshi Kids. With the help of theirCheep Cheep babysitter,Sushie, Mario and co. soon find the young Yoshis and can continue on with their quest.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Yoshi inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door can hatch into one of seven colors.

When Mario and his current set of partners visitGlitzville inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, they soon find themselves with custody of aYoshi's Egg, after its initial owner,Mr. Hoggle, decides against cooking and serving it once he realizes it could move on its own accord. For a while, the egg follows Mario and his partners. Then, after the match withThe Iron Adonis Twins, Mario returns to find that the egg has hatched into aYoshi Kid, the color of whom varies depending on how much time has passed between Mario's acquisition of the egg and its hatching. Mario names the Yoshi, who then travels with him and the other partners for the remainder of the game, before becoming a fighter in theGlitz Pit after the quest is over.

One of the Yoshi's attacks involves summoning astampede of Green Yoshis to trample the enemy, and another Green Yoshi businessman can be found on theExcess Express.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

“Listen here, dino-dragon things! It's not OK to go around eating people whole. I mean, you don't even know where Mario has been! I'd go brush my teeth if I were you.”

—Huey,Paper Mario: Color Splash

The Yoshis inPaper Mario: Color Splash.

For the first time in theSuper Mario franchise, nonspecific Yoshis appear as enemies inPaper Mario: Color Splash, even though they cannot be targeted or defeated. They are found inthe Emerald Circus. When Mario first arrives, the Yoshis are locked in a cage around the corner of the main entrance. If Mario attempts to open the cage, one of the Yoshis will swallow him and spit him out, dealing 5 points of damage to him. AfterLemmy flees from the stage, the Yoshis escape from the cage. During the battle on the stage, they will randomly appear out of a curtain to try to eat Mario. Mario has to block their tongues, or they will waste his next card. The Yoshi will then run back into the curtain.Yoshi also appears in theDark Bloo Inn, albeitinvisible at first. If Mario tries to mount him, he runs off to the Emerald Circus, where Mario can talk to him once the Yoshis escape from their cage. A picture atTangerino Grill appears to be the silhouette of a Toad riding a Yoshi.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Although Yoshis do not appear inPaper Mario: The Origami King, the specifications of theBoot Car mention that it outputs 150 Yoshis, equivalent to the real-life horsepower for motor vehicles.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

The Yoshis inMario Kart: Super Circuit

Using the Single-Pak multiplayer functionality ofMario Kart: Super Circuit, up to four players can race together where players 2, 3, and 4 control a red, light-blue, and yellow Yoshi respectively.

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]

Artwork for Red Yoshi and Black Yoshi inMario Kart Arcade GP DX

InMario Kart Arcade GP DX, Red and Black Yoshis appear as downloadable color swaps of Yoshi, with their own exclusiveSpecial Items:Egg Bazooka, andRolling Egg respectively.

Mario Kart 8 /Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

The playable Yoshis inMario Kart 8 andMario Kart 8 Deluxe.

InMario Kart 8 andMario Kart 8 Deluxe, Yoshis can be seen as spectators jumping and waving inSweet Sweet Canyon,Mount Wario,GBA Mario Circuit,SNES Donut Plains 3,N64 Yoshi Valley,GCN Yoshi Circuit,Excitebike Arena,GCN Baby Park, andSuper Bell Subway. In the latter game, they appear inMerry Mountain, as well as thebattle coursesSweet Sweet Kingdom,SNES Battle Course 1, and3DS Wuhu Town. Some are seen sitting in their seats. Occasionally, some of these Yoshis will humTotaka's Song.^[3] Additionally, three different-colored Yarn Yoshis (green, pink, and light blue) are seen in the background ofGBA Ribbon Road.

Also, several differently colored Yoshis are playable as variants of Yoshi, namely Light Blue, Black, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Pink, and Orange Yoshis. InMario Kart 8, these variants are unlocked when both DLC packs (The Legend of Zelda ×Mario Kart 8 andAnimal Crossing ×Mario Kart 8) have been purchased, while inMario Kart 8 Deluxe, they are available from the start in the base game. Red Yoshi is the StaffGhost forGCN Yoshi Circuit and Orange Yoshi is the Staff Ghost forGBA Cheese Land; additionally, inMario Kart 8 Deluxe, White Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost forShy Guy Falls, Yellow Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost for3DS DK Jungle, and Blue Yoshi is the 200cc Staff Ghost for Super Bell Subway.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Red, Blue and White Yoshi tricking onParis Promenade 3 inMario Kart Tour

InMario Kart Tour, Yoshis can be seen as spectators on many courses in the game such asGCN Yoshi Circuit.

All of Yoshi's alternate colors fromMario Kart 8 return as playable drivers, separate from Yoshi himself, those being Red, Black, Blue, White, Pink, Orange, Light-blue, and Yellow Yoshi, who were respectively introduced in the2020 New Year's Tour,2020 Yoshi Tour,2021 Yoshi Tour (blue and white),September 2021 Sydney Tour,2022 Autumn Tour,2023 Yoshi Tour, andSunshine Tour and have theYoshi's Egg (red, orange, light-blue, and yellow),Double Bob-ombs,Dash Ring,Triple Mushrooms, andHeart as their respectivespecial skills. Red, Blue, Pink, Orange, Light-Blue and Yellow Yoshi are classified as Super drivers while Black and White Yoshi are classified as High-End drivers. Black Yoshi and White Yoshi were originally exclusive to their debut tour and several subsequent tours but became regular High-End drivers starting with theBerlin Tour andSeptember 2021 Sydney Tour, respectively.

Yoshi (Kangaroo) andYoshi (Gold Egg) take the appearance of a Yellow Yoshi (albeit with orange shoes instead of green).While most of the colored Yoshis retain a similar coloring as the one seen inMario Kart 8, Blue Yoshi features a brighter, more saturated blue coloring instead.

Mario Kart World[edit]

Yoshis appear as spectators once again inMario Kart World.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga /Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

The Yoshis inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga andMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.

InMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and itsremake, Yoshis are shown living in theBeanbean Kingdom. They are found at theYoshi Theater and Mario and Luigi must findBean Fruit for seven hungry Yoshis to earnNeon Eggs and ultimately obtain aBeanstar piece. They can be seen in the credits in Yoshi Theater watching the events of the game at the conclusion of the end credits; the remake instead shows a similar scene during a pre-intro cutscene. Regardless of their color, the Yoshis in the originalGBA version all have orange or yellow shoes. In the3DS remake, the Yoshis have their normal shoes, depending on their skin color.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

The Yoshis inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time

InMario & Luigi: Partners in Time, theShroobs drop aGiant Egg on Yoshi's Island. It then becomes a tourist attraction, but later hatches into a Yoshi-like creature known asYoob, which proceeds to eat every Yoshi with its tongue. A factory in itsbelly then encases the eaten Yoshis ineggs, so that they will also hatch as Yoobs. The plan is stopped by Yoshi, who is aided by Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, and their adult counterparts, who had both traveled back in time to save Peach and stop the Shroobs. Yoshi discovers a way to escape through Yoob's digestive tract and the four Mario Bros. free the captured and imprisoned Yoshis to help him. They also defeat the guardian of the factory,Sunnycide, by pushing a large rock on him, and once the Yoshis escape and the factory is destroyed, Yoob falls asleep. In the North American version of the game, a Black Yoshi appears in the Sunnycide boss battle, the only instance of one appearing, while the other international releases shows a Yellow Yoshi instead.^[4]

After Yoob falls asleep, the Yoshis all think that Baby Bowser rescued them, until the Cobalt Shards send him flying, and Toadbert tells the Yoshis that the Mario Bros. saved them.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

The Yoshis inMario & Luigi: Dream Team.

Yoshis appear inMario & Luigi: Dream Team as one of the many species invited to Pi'illo Island. Many Yoshis can be seen in various places such asPi'illo Castle,Mushrise Park andWakeport, coming in Green, Red, and Yellow.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

The Yoshis inMario & Luigi: Paper Jam.

InMario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Yoshis act as minor NPCs throughout the game and can be found in the various Toads Villages throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. One Yoshi appears in the Gloomy Woods Village, and has to be beaten in a footrace to win the melon he has so it can be given to Wiggler. Later on, this Yoshi's brother appears in Mount Brrr, and challenges the trio to a more difficult race, giving them the Speed Gloves as a prize if they win.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Brothership has a Yoshi being featured for a new special attack thatMario can use calledHatch Me if You Can. If Mario and Luigi hit the enemy with theYoshi's Egg that serves as the central weapon, the Yoshi will pop out of the egg and attack the target with aGround Pound.^[5]

Mario Strikers series[edit]

Super Mario Strikers[edit]

InSuper Mario Strikers, Yoshis can be seen as spectators in stadiums during gameplay.

Mario Strikers: Battle League[edit]

The available Yoshi colors inMario Strikers: Battle League

Yoshis return as spectators inMario Strikers: Battle League. Sometimes, one Yoshi will throw a? Block to one of the teams' members during gameplay. The player can select up to four Yoshis on the character select screen per team. Different colored Yoshis will be playable based on the corresponding team color, excluding the lime-green team using Green Yoshis and the purple and light-purple teams using Blue Yoshis (though originally Purple Yoshi was seen on the purple team in the overview trailer for the game, but was scrapped in theMario Strikers: Battle League First Kick pre-release demo and the final game).^[6]

Regardless of the color chosen though, all Yoshi colors excel best at Passing and Shooting, while their other stats are low.

Mario Super Sluggers[edit]

Five colored Yoshis (Red, Blue, Yellow, Light Blue, and Pink) along with Yoshi himself appear inMario 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[edit]

Blue Yoshi and Red Yoshi are non-playable characters in theDodgeball game inMario Sports Mix, assisting the blue and red teams on the sidelines, respectively. Yoshi also has three unlockable alternate colors (Light-blue, Yellow, and Pink).

Mario & Sonic series[edit]

Seven different Yoshi colors, as seen inMario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Yoshis appear as a species in certain games of theMario & Sonic series. InMario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games,Dream Equestrian involves players carrying a wagon full of seven color Yoshi eggs, all hatching into Yoshis upon reaching the goal. In theNintendo 3DS version ofMario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, five differently colored Yoshis (red, blue, light blue, yellow, and pink) accompany the playable Green Yoshi as his teammates in theFootball event, and the Yellow and Light Blue Yoshis operate shops in theRoad to Rio mode, with Yellow Yoshi's shop being used to trade apples forMii outfits, and Light Blue Yoshi's shop being used to trade melons with sports gear. In theWii U version ofMario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Yoshis appear in the Mario League, where Team Mario does not have enough non-guest characters to create three teams of four for any of the events, so Red and Yellow Yoshi are featured alongside Yoshi himself as one of the members of Team Mario, with each Yoshi occupying a team.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

Yoshis inThe Super Mario Bros. Movie

A herd of Yoshis appears inIllumination'sThe Super Mario Bros. Movie when Mario, Toad, and Peach go on a quest to seek the Kongs' aid to defeat Bowser. Yoshi himself makes a brief appearance in a post-credits scene, where he begins to hatch from his egg. Since no green Yoshis make an appearance during their brief cameo early on, this also appears to foreshadow Yoshi's hatching at the end of the movie.

WarioWare: Move It![edit]

The 2-player version ofSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island inWarioWare: Move It!

In theSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island microgame inWarioWare: Move It!, playing in 2-player mode substitutes the green Yoshi with a light-blue Yoshi for player 1, and a yellow Yoshi for player 2.

Other appearances and references[edit]

In theSuper Mario All-Stars andSuper Mario Advance 4 adaptations ofSuper Mario Bros. 3, the king of thePipe Maze is transformed into a Green Yoshi byLudwig von Koopa (whereas in theNES version of the game, predating Yoshis, the king was transformed into aPiranha Plant).

InSuper Mario Chess, Yoshis appear as knights on Mario's team.

In addition, many Yoshi-themedMario Kart racecourses have appeared:Mario Kart 64 hasYoshi Valley,Mario Kart: Super Circuit hasYoshi Desert,Mario Kart: Double Dash!! hasYoshi Circuit,Mario Kart DS hasYoshi Falls and reuses the GameCube course Yoshi Circuit,Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 has atwo-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 inMario Kart 8 andMario Kart 8 Deluxe. Yoshi Valley fromMario Kart 64 and Yoshi Circuit fromMario Kart: Double Dash!! also reappear as retro courses in these two games. A track based onYoshi's Island appears in both theMario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC andMario Kart Tour under thesame name, as well as Yoshi Circuit fromMario Kart: Double Dash!!, Yoshi Valley fromMario Kart 64 and Yoshi Desert fromMario Kart: Super Circuit all returning as classic courses.

Although Yoshis do not appear inSuper Paper Mario, a stone statue of one appears in Chapter 5:Land of the Cragnons. There is also aSammer 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 inSuper Mario Galaxy by a planet shaped like aYoshi's Egg in theGood Egg Galaxy and by a planet shaped like a Yoshi head in theSpace Junk Galaxy. Similarly, inPaper Mario: Sticker Star, there is a sphinx in World 2-2 called theYoshi Sphinx, whose head is shaped exactly like a Yoshi's head.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and itsremake are the only games in theMario & Luigi series that does not feature Yoshis. Yoshi noisescan be found in audio files within the original game's code, but they are unused. It is unknown if Yoshis themselves were going to appear in thegame or itsremake or it was left over fromPartners in Time (as the game's engine was based off this game's).

Also, theFawful Guy and itsdark variant have an attack where a roar very similar to Yoob's can be heard in the original game; a long tongue then snags them, turns them into an egg and throws the egg at their target using aYoshi's Island-style targeting cursor.

InFortune Street, many Yoshis can be seen in the background on the Yoshi's Island board. A majority of theDragon Quest characters refer to them as "dragons."

In theYoshi's Island Zone DLC level of theWii U version ofSonic Lost World, all Yoshi Eggs collected by the player will hatch into Yoshis at the end of the level and give threeextra lives each.

Appearances by color[edit]

Yoshi appear in 10 officially defined colors, with the specific colors that appear varying by game. This table lists every game that features at least two different colors of Yoshi, and what colors they are.

Key
	Playable character	Rideable mount	Non-playable character

Game	Green	Red	Blue	Yellow	Pink	Light-Blue	Purple	Orange	Black	White	Notes
Super Mario World
Mario & Wario
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island											One of the playable Yoshis is colored brown.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars			[a 1]
Tetris Attack
Game & Watch Gallery 2
Yoshi's Story
Mario Party
Super Smash Bros.
Game & Watch Gallery 3
Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)
Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)
Paper Mario											A brown Yoshi appears as an NPC.
Super Mario Advance
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Mario Sunshine	[a 2]				[a 2]		[a 2]	[a 2]
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	[a 1]	[a 1]	[a 1]		[a 1]			[a 1]	[a 1]	[a 1]	Separately from the playableYoshi Kid, a standard Green Yoshi appears as an NPC.
Mario Power Tennis		[a 2]	[a 2]	[a 2]	[a 2]	[a 2]			[a 2]	[a 2]
Super Mario 64 DS
Yoshi Touch & Go
Super Mario Strikers											A dynamically colored audience creates several atypical Yoshi colors such as gray or salmon.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time									[a 3]
New Super Mario Bros.
Mario Hoops 3-on-3
Yoshi's Island DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
Super Smash Bros. Brawl											Group artwork fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is used as a sticker, including its brown Yoshi.
Mario Super Sluggers
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2		[a 2]		[a 2]		[a 2]
Mario Sports Mix
Fortune Street
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)
Mario Tennis Open
New Super Mario Bros. U			[a 1]	[a 1]							TheBalloon Baby Yoshi is a unique magenta shade.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
Sonic Lost World	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]
Yoshi's New Island
Mario Kart 8		[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]		[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Mario Party 10
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Yoshi's Woolly World
Super Mario Maker	[a 2]				[a 2]	[a 2]
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Super Mario Run		[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]			[a 4]
Mario Tennis Aces		[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]
WarioWare Gold
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Yoshi's Crafted World
Super Mario Maker 2
Mario Kart Tour		[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]		[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
Mario Golf: Super Rush		[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]	[a 4]		[a 4]
Mario Party Superstars
Mario Strikers: Battle League
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
WarioWare: Move It!
Super Mario Party Jamboree

Notes[edit]

General information[edit]

Physical appearance[edit]

A Green Yoshi inSuper Mario World

Yoshis are bipedal non-aviandinosaurs that come in many different colors, with green being the most common. They have large, round snouts with big eyes protruding out of the very tops of their heads, their faces resembling those ofKoopa Troopas. Red, stegosaurus-like spines run down their backsides, and they have white underbellies. They are almost always seen wearing large, brightly-colored shoes, which are usually orange or red. They were initially portrayed with somewhat more realistic, therapod dinosaur-like features, such as a hunched-over, birdlike stance, a longer neck, and small hands with three digits. Hands with four digits appear first in theSuper Mario World television series fromDIC, then in the Japanese commercial ofMario Paint,^[7] and in artwork ofSuper Mario Kart;^[8] this has become a common design choice by the end of the 1990s.^[9] The design of Yoshis has since changed to make them more anthropomorphic, with upright postures, shorter necks and human-like four digit hands. They usually retain their hunched stance in games where other characters ride them, however. Even though Yoshis are typically portrayed as having no visible teeth and swallowing their enemies whole without chewing them, they have been shown to have a full set of upper and lower teeth since theSuper Mario Picture Books published by Shogakukan and written in collaboration with Nintendo,^[10] in particular:Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 2: Mario's Sports Day,^[11] andSuper Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura (Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book ④ Larry's Mischief),^[12] with the new design retaining them as seen in artwork forYoshi's Story.^[13] The teeth are commonly shown in-game in sprite-basedYoshi platformers while one is flutter jumping. Yoshis were originally conceived of as a type of Koopa, with the saddles on their backs being their shells.^[14] Even in the bio ofYoshi on Nintendo's Japanese site, the saddle is considered to be a shell. Although most Yoshis have never been seen without their shoes, the appearance ofBoshi inSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars confirms that Yoshis have three toes on each foot, and also have white pads on the bottom of their feet, as shown inSuper Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 5: Mario's Amusement Park (「スーパーマリオおはなしクイズえほん 5 マリオの ゆうえんち」).^[15] Early Yoshi sprites forSuper Mario World showed babies that were blob-like in shape and adults with mouths resembling those of the currentBaby Yoshis.

A Yoshi's physical appearance changes depending how old they are. For example, inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, theYoshi Kid appears much smaller compared to adult Yoshis. He also has hair, while most other Yoshis do not, though this is most likely to differentiate the character as playable. Newly-hatched Baby Yoshis featured inSuper Mario World (among other games) are both smaller and also proportioned differently than the adults, with short, stubby bodies lacking in saddles, almost no neck, and a slightly down-curved snout. After eating enough enemies, food or power-ups, these Baby Yoshis will undergo a rapid growth spurt and turn into adults from that point onward.

Color variations[edit]

Yoshis come in a variety of colors. InSuper Mario Sunshine, they can change skin color by eating differentfruit, while their colors are determined by hatching time inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. InYoshi's Woolly World andPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Yoshis come in many themeddesigns and patterns as opposed to being one color, including designs based on enemies,Nintendo consoles and evenother Nintendo characters. Shoe color changes along with skin color: a Green Yoshi has orange shoes, a Red Yoshi has blue shoes, a Yellow Yoshi has green shoes, etc. This shoe color denomination was not standardized untilYoshi's Story.

InSuper Mario World, Yoshis have different abilities depending on their color and the Koopa Shell they hold in their mouth. If a Blue Yoshi holds a Koopa Shell of any color, it can temporarily grow wings until it is swallowed or spat out. If a Red Yoshi holds a shell of any color, it can spit it back out as a trio offireballs. If a Yellow Yoshi holds a shell of any color, it can create sand clouds when landing on the ground until it is swallowed or spat out. Shells of corresponding color can also grant these abilities for a Yoshi of any color. In theSNES version, all Yoshi sprites, excluding the overworld map sprites, have orange arms. This was changed for theGBA port to having the arms match the rest of the body.

The following is all the known colors of Yoshis and the first appearance of said color of Yoshi:

Image	Color	Primary shoe color	First appearance
	Green	Orange Red (Yoshi Story,Paper Mario,Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)	Super Mario World
	Red	Blue Orange (Super Mario World) Turquoise (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)	Super Mario World
	Blue	Magenta Orange (Super Mario World,New Super Mario Bros. U (Bubble Baby Yoshi))	Super Mario World
	Yellow	Green Orange (Super Mario World,New Super Mario Bros. U (Glowing Baby Yoshi))	Super Mario World
	Pink	Golden yellow Light blue (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) Orange (Super Mario Sunshine)	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
	Light-blue	Violet Yellow (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island,Paper Mario)	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
	Purple	Brown Orange (Super Mario Sunshine,Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U) Teal (Yoshi's Story) Pink (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island,Paper Mario) Red (Yoshi's New Island)	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
	Brown	Red-brown (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) Plum (Paper Mario)	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
	Black	White	Yoshi's Story (as a Baby Yoshi)
	White	Azure	Yoshi's Story (as a Baby Yoshi)
	Orange	Blue Green (Yoshi's Story) Orange (Super Mario Sunshine)	Game & Watch Gallery 2 (Game Boy Color)
	Magenta	Orange	New Super Mario Bros. U

Biology[edit]

Yoshis are known for their long, chameleon-like tongues that allow them to swallow whatever they eat and turn it into anegg. The eggs can then be thrown at obstacles, enemies, and bosses, while other eggs hatch into items like1-Up Mushrooms. Yoshis usually swallow items and enemies very quickly, although inSuper Mario World, Yoshis takes a while before swallowing Koopa Shells.

Yoshis have large snouts which they can use tosniff out fruit and other collectibles or objects that are buried underground, although this ability is seen only inYoshi's Story.

Most games show that Yoshis can swim, although how well they swim varies. InSuper Mario World, they can swim and dive, although inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island andYoshi's Island DS, they cannot dive without theirsubmarine form. Yoshi also cannot dive inSuper Mario Galaxy 2, although he can swim. InSuper Mario Sunshine, Yoshis that live on or aroundIsle Delfino turn green and disappear if they touch water.

InSuper Mario World, when carrying a Yellow Shell in their mouths (or any shell if the Yoshi itself is yellow), the Yoshi becomes heavy and shakes the ground each time it lands after a jump or fall. Yoshis are also one of the first creatures shown performing properGround Pounds - a move in which the performer jumps into the air, flips, and then slams into the ground. Yoshis first performed the move inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Yoshi'sYoshi Bomb in theSuper Smash Bros. series has him ground pound as his down special move. Bowser is shown doing the equivalent of a Ground Pound inSuper Mario Bros. 3 (before the debut of Yoshis), and in games since then. Other characters have also been shown Ground Pounding, including Mario himself in titles such asSuper Mario 64,Super Mario Sunshine, and various entries in theMario Party franchise.

Gender and reproduction[edit]

The in-game Japanese text of Yoshi'strophy inSuper Smash Bros. Melee states that Yoshis are neither male nor female. In theChef minigame inGame & Watch Gallery 2 andGame & 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 inPaper Mario refers to his "son," and inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the Yoshi who sometimes appears on board theExcess Express expresses his hatred of business trips due to them keeping him away from his "lovely wife". The originalMario 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 inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, whereSolid Snake assumes that Yoshi is a female because of his egg-laying abilities, only to be corrected byOtacon (both of whom use "it" rather than "he" or "she" while they are talking about Yoshi). It is addressed again inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, whereViridi remarks that there is nothing natural about a male who lays eggs whilePalutena asserts that all living beings have both male and female elements.

Diet[edit]

Though omnivorous, Yoshis favor fruit, and inYoshi's Story, they become happy when eating fruit of their own color. Melons are their favorite fruit regardless of color. Some Yoshis, such as Black and White Yoshis, can digestPeppers without hurting themselves. However, inSuper Mario Galaxy 2, Yoshi can eat theDash Pepper, turning him intoDash Yoshi, and causing him to run very fast for a short amount of time. All Yoshis can eat enemies of various kinds, from largeKoopa Troopas to plants. Also, if they eat aBean Fruit, then they will lay a rareNeon Egg, the color of which depends on the Yoshi's own color.

Speech[edit]

A translation of the Yoshi language, as seen in theSuper Mario Adventures comic.

Yoshis are capable of speaking intelligibly, as demonstrated by Yoshi inSuper Mario World,Super Mario 64,Tetris Attack, andSuper Mario Galaxy 2, as well as other Yoshis in games likeYoshi's Story,Paper Mario,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and others. However, other games present Yoshis' speech in parentheses, such asSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (in which Yoshi must translate the speech of other Yoshis for Mario) and theMario & Luigi series. Others have Yoshis only say the word "Yoshi" followed by a translation of what they are saying in parentheses, such as theMario Baseball series,Fortune Street,Super Mario Party, and others. TheSuper Mario Adventures comic jokes that Yoshis only say the word "Yoshi" to communicate. Their language has been referred to as simply "Yoshi".^[16]

In some games, particularly older ones, Yoshis produce a sound of two pitch-bended orchestra hits (inSuper Mario World, only Yoshi speaks with a text bubble, though this was changed in theSuper Mario Advance 2 version). InYoshi's Story and many later games, the Yoshis are voiced by Nintendo musicianKazumi 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.

AlthoughBaby Yoshis retain their squeaky voices inNew Super Mario Bros. U andNew Super Luigi U, their speech bubbles once again consist of the word "Yoshi" followed by a translation.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

• 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.^[17]
  • 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.
  • Yellow Yoshi:When Yoshi's yellow cousin eats a Koopa, he'll be able to shake the ground with super strong jumps.

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

• European instruction manual:
  • Red Yoshis
    These little hotheads can spit out fireballs regardless of the coloured shells they have in their mouths.
  • Blue Yoshis
    It doesn't matter what colour shell they eat — once Blue Yoshis have shells in their mouths, they can fly for a set period of time.
  • Yellow Yoshis
    As long as they have shells in their mouths — any shells will do — sand clouds surround Yellow Yoshis when they jump.

Super Mario Run[edit]

Notebook bios[edit]

• Red Yoshi: "Yoshi is Mario's loyal adventuring buddy. He can Flutter Jump, and he's got no fear of spikes! Popular with Red Toads."
• Blue Yoshi: "Yoshi is Mario's loyal adventuring buddy. He can Flutter Jump, and he's got no fear of spikes! Popular with Blue Toads."
• Purple Yoshi: "Yoshi is Mario's loyal adventuring buddy. He can Flutter Jump, and he's got no fear of spikes! Popular with Purple Toads."
• Yellow Yoshi: "Yoshi is Mario's loyal adventuring buddy. He can Flutter Jump, and he's got no fear of spikes! Popular with Yellow Toads."

Items descriptions[edit]

• Blue Yoshi's House: "The house where Blue Yoshi lives. Place this and Blue Yoshi will join!"
• Purple Yoshi's House: "The house where Purple Yoshi lives. Place this and Purple Yoshi will join!"
• Yellow Yoshi's House: "The house where Yellow Yoshi lives. Place this and Yellow Yoshi will join!"
• Red Yoshi's House: "The house where Red Yoshi lives. Place this and Red Yoshi will join!"

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

• North American website bio: "The path to Princess Peach is full of foes—luckily, you’ll also meet some friendly and familiar faces along the way. Hatch a Yoshi Egg to get a lift or pick up a Baby Yoshi and use their unique skills to help you reach tough places, light up passages, and more!"

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

• Trading card bio:These long-time companions to Mario can grab things with their long, sticky tongues and flutter jump to rescue.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

• 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!^[18]

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

• 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。^[19]

(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?
By acquiring transformation items along the way, Yoshi will be able to transform into various objects and use his special abilities.)

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]

• Weight Class: Medium
• Stats
  • Speed:
  • Acceleration:
  • Handling:

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Red Yoshi[edit]

Statistics

Special skill	Yoshi's Egg
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	GCN Yoshi Circuit GCN Dino Dino Jungle R/T Tokyo Blur 2T Tokyo Blur 2R/T 3DS Rock Rock Mountain T 3DS Daisy Hills R/T GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R London Loop T Wii Maple Treeway R Yoshi's Island SNES Bowser Castle 3R
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	GCN Yoshi Circuit R N64 Frappe Snowland R N64 Frappe Snowland T SNES Vanilla Lake 1 3DS Rock Rock Mountain 3DS Daisy Hills SNES Mario Circuit 2R SNES Mario Circuit 2R/T** London Loop 2 London Loop 2R/T SNES Donut Plains 1T SNES Donut Plains 1R* RMX Choco Island 1T SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T Tokyo Blur R/T London Loop London Loop R/T Wii Maple Treeway T London Loop 3R/T DS Peach Gardens T DS Peach Gardens R GBA Yoshi Desert R/T SNES Bowser Castle 3T New York Minute Squeaky Clean Sprint R Madrid Drive 3
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

• Mario Kart Tour Twitter: "For some, red is the luckiest color. No wonder Red Yoshi looks so happy! Paired with the Red Turbo Yoshi, these two are sure to have good luck on the tracks!"^[20]

Blue Yoshi[edit]

Statistics

Special skill	Dash Ring
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	RMX Mario Circuit 1 Tokyo Blur 4 GBA Sunset Wilds DS Waluigi Pinball SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T 3DS Rosalina's Ice World R GCN Dino Dino Jungle R N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R/T N64 Frappe Snowland T GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R Tokyo Blur 3T DS DK Pass T Vancouver Velocity T
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	GCN Yoshi Circuit T* DS Waluigi Pinball R GBA Sunset Wilds T** Tokyo Blur 4R SNES Donut Plains 2R/T 3DS Rosalina's Ice World T Sydney Sprint Sydney Sprint R GCN Dino Dino Jungle SNES Vanilla Lake 1R SNES Vanilla Lake 1T GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T N64 Frappe Snowland R/T N64 Frappe Snowland R Paris Promenade 3 Paris Promenade 3T GBA Cheep-Cheep Island Tokyo Blur 3R/T RMX Vanilla Lake 1T RMX Vanilla Lake 1R Sydney Sprint 2T Vancouver Velocity R Vancouver Velocity 2R N64 Yoshi Valley T Amsterdam Drift 3 Amsterdam Drift 3T GBA Sky Garden R/T 3DS Piranha Plant Slide R/T N64 Yoshi Valley R/T GCN Mushroom Bridge T GBA Luigi Circuit R/T
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Pink Yoshi[edit]

Statistics

Special skill	Heart
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	GCN Yoshi Circuit R SNES Choco Island 2R/T Sydney Sprint R Sydney Sprint 2R/T London Loop London Loop R GCN Dino Dino Jungle T GCN Dino Dino Jungle R GBA Sunset Wilds R London Loop 3R GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T 3DS Daisy Hills N64 Royal Raceway Merry Mountain T Merry Mountain R 3DS Mario Circuit Los Angeles Laps 3 Ninja Hideaway
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	GCN Yoshi Circuit GBA Sunset Wilds R/T* RMX Rainbow Road 2T** New York Minute 4 New York Minute 4T GBA Sunset Wilds T Wii Maple Treeway R/T London Loop 3R/T N64 Royal Raceway R/T GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T 3DS Toad Circuit R Singapore Speedway R 3DS Wario Shipyard T Los Angeles Laps 2 3DS Rock Rock Mountain R GCN Cookie Land GBA Peach Circuit
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Orange Yoshi[edit]

Statistics

Special skill	Yoshi's Egg
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	New York Minute 2 New York Minute 3 Los Angeles Laps 3T Los Angeles Laps 2T N64 Yoshi Valley R GBA Riverside Park T N64 Royal Raceway T DS Airship Fortress T Merry Mountain T 3DS Rosalina's Ice World R 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R/T N64 Kalimari Desert R/T GBA Cheep-Cheep Island Bangkok Rush R Bangkok Rush T N64 Kalimari Desert RMX Choco Island 2 N64 Luigi Raceway 3DS Daisy Hills R GBA Yoshi Desert R/T Amsterdam Drift Athens Dash 2R GBA Bowser's Castle 1 SNES Choco Island 2R Wii Maple Treeway T Piranha Plant Cove 3R N64 Mario Raceway R New York Minute 2R Paris Promenade 3R/T SNES Vanilla Lake 2R/T Athens Dash 3R
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	New York Minute 2T New York Minute 2R/T* Los Angeles Laps T New York Minute 3R/T** GCN Yoshi Circuit R N64 Yoshi Valley GCN DK Mountain GCN DK Mountain R/T DS Airship Fortress R/T 3DS Bowser's Castle R GBA Bowser's Castle 3 Merry Mountain R Merry Mountain R/T 3DS Rosalina's Ice World 3DS Rosalina's Ice World R/T 3DS Daisy Hills R/T GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R/T 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T Bangkok Rush Bangkok Rush 2R Bangkok Rush 3T Bangkok Rush 2R/T Bangkok Rush 2T Bangkok Rush 3R/T N64 Kalimari Desert R GBA Sunset Wilds T GBA Sunset Wilds R/T N64 Luigi Raceway T RMX Choco Island 2R/T SNES Mario Circuit 2 SNES Mario Circuit 2T SNES Mario Circuit 3 SNES Mario Circuit 3R 3DS Daisy Hills T 3DS Wario Shipyard T 3DS Wario Shipyard R/T Wii Dry Dry Ruins Wii Dry Dry Ruins R/T Wii Dry Dry Ruins R GBA Yoshi Desert R Paris Promenade 2T Amsterdam Drift R/T Athens Dash 2T Athens Dash R GBA Bowser's Castle 2R SNES Choco Island 2R/T Wii Maple Treeway Piranha Plant Cove 3 RMX Choco Island 1T RMX Choco Island 1R Wii Daisy Circuit R/T New York Minute Rome Avanti R/T Madrid Drive 2 Madrid Drive R Sky-High Sundae T Athens Dash 3
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Light-blue Yoshi[edit]

Statistics

Special skill	Yoshi's Egg
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	GCN Yoshi Circuit R N64 Yoshi Valley T GBA Riverside Park T GCN Baby Park R/T Paris Promenade 2T Amsterdam Drift R Amsterdam Drift 2 3DS Neo Bowser City RT DS Airship Fortress SNES Donut Plains 1 Wii Koopa Cape DS Shroom Ridge Wii Coconut Mall R GBA Snow Land T GBA Sky Garden R/T 3DS Mario Circuit R/T N64 Mario Raceway R N64 Luigi Raceway SNES Mario Circuit 3R Singapore Speedway R Rome Avanti Wii Moonview Highway R/T GCN Dino Dino Jungle T Piranha Plant Cove T Wii Dry Dry Ruins T N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R Sydney Sprint 2R/T Squeaky Clean Sprint T Tokyo Blur 2 Los Angeles Laps 3R RMX Vanilla Lake 1T SNES Vanilla Lake 2T Vancouver Velocity 3T Sydney Sprint 3R/T
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	GCN Yoshi Circuit GCN Baby Park R* GBA Riverside Park R Yoshi's Island Yoshi's Island T** Piranha Plant Cove 3T New York Minute B Paris Promenade R/T Paris Promenade 2R Amsterdam Drift R/T Amsterdam Drift 2T 3DS Neo Bowser City T GBA Bowser's Castle 2R/T DS Airship Fortress R GBA Bowser's Castle 3 SNES Bowser Castle 3 SNES Donut Plains 1R/T Wii Mushroom Gorge R/T N64 Royal Raceway R GBA Snow Land Wii Coconut Mall R/T GBA Peach Circuit T 3DS Mario Circuit R N64 Mario Raceway N64 Luigi Raceway R/T Singapore Speedway Wii Moonview Highway GCN Dino Dino Jungle R/T Piranha Plant Cove Piranha Plant Cove 2 Wii Dry Dry Ruins R/T 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon T N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T Sydney Sprint 2T GCN Daisy Cruiser Squeaky Clean Sprint Tokyo Blur Los Angeles Laps 3 N64 Frappe Snowland R SNES Vanilla Lake 1T RMX Vanilla Lake 1 Sky-High Sundae SNES Vanilla Lake 2R/T Tokyo Blur 3 Sydney Sprint 3R Vancouver Velocity 3R Madrid Drive 3T
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Yellow Yoshi[edit]

Statistics

Special skill	Yoshi's Egg
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T GCN Daisy Cruiser R GBA Lakeside Park T GBA Lakeside Park R SNES Choco Island 2T SNES Donut Plains 1R Wii Maple Treeway R/T New York Minute R Los Angeles Laps T GCN Baby Park Bangkok Rush R Athens Dash 2T Athens Dash R GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T N64 Yoshi Valley R 3DS Mario Circuit T N64 Royal Raceway T GBA Snow Land R Berlin Byways 2R Madrid Drive R Madrid Drive 2R/T N64 Kalimari Desert R/T 3DS Rainbow Road T Kalimari Desert 2R/T Bangkok Rush 3R/T SNES Vanilla Lake 1R 3DS Rosalina's Ice World RMX Vanilla Lake 2R 3DS Toad Circuit T RMX Choco Island 2R Tokyo Blur 3R Bangkok Rush 3 Athens Dash 3R Wii Dry Dry Ruins R GBA Yoshi Desert T GBA Bowser's Castle 2T N64 Mario Raceway R Rome Avanti 2
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	Sydney Sprint T* Sydney Sprint 2 Wii Daisy Circuit T** GBA Lakeside Park R/T Paris Promenade B SNES Choco Island 2R RMX Donut Plains 1 RMX Donut Plains 1R/T Wii Maple Treeway R New York Minute 2 Los Angeles Laps 2R/T GCN Baby Park T Bangkok Rush 2R/T Athens Dash 2R GCN Yoshi Circuit R N64 Yoshi Valley Amsterdam Drift 3R/T DS Peach Gardens T DS Peach Gardens R GBA Snow Land T Tokyo Blur 2R Madrid Drive Madrid Drive 2T Wii Koopa Cape R/T Wii Rainbow Road Kalimari Desert 2T 3DS Rosalina's Ice World T SNES Vanilla Lake 2R RMX Vanilla Lake 2R/T RMX Vanilla Lake 1R/T Tokyo Blur 3T Bangkok Rush 3T Athens Dash 3 Wii Dry Dry Ruins T GBA Yoshi Desert R GBA Bowser's Castle 2R/T N64 Mario Raceway T Rome Avanti R/T
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Black Yoshi[edit]

Statistics

Special skill	Double Bob-ombs
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	SNES Donut Plains 1R/T RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T 3DS Daisy Hills GCN Yoshi Circuit R 3DS Daisy Hills T 3DS Rock Rock Mountain T DS DK Pass R/T 3DS Daisy Hills R/T 3DS Toad Circuit SNES Ghost Valley 1R SNES Ghost Valley 1T SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T N64 Choco Mountain T Tokyo Blur 3T Tokyo Blur 3R GBA Sunset Wilds GBA Sunset Wilds T Paris Promenade 2 SNES Donut Plains 2R Wii DK Summit R
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	GCN Yoshi Circuit* 3DS Rock Rock Mountain 3DS Rock Rock Mountain R 3DS Daisy Hills R* GCN Yoshi Circuit T 3DS Toad Circuit R/T GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T 3DS Toad Circuit R GCN Dino Dino Jungle T RMX Mario Circuit 1 SNES Ghost Valley 1** N64 Choco Mountain** Tokyo Blur 3 GBA Sunset Wilds R Berlin Byways 2T Berlin Byways 2R SNES Donut Plains 2T Wii DK Summit RMX Choco Island 1R/T*** SNES Vanilla Lake 2 N64 Yoshi Valley T DS Twilight House
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

• Mario Kart Tour Twitter: "Black Yoshi is here for part two of the Yoshi Tour! He's ready and raring to make his mark with the Double Bob-ombs special item."^[21]

White Yoshi[edit]

Statistics

Special skill	Triple Mushrooms
Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box)	N64 Royal Raceway R/T Tokyo Blur 4 3DS Toad Circuit R RMX Mario Circuit 1 3DS Mario Circuit R 3DS Toad Circuit R/T SNES Donut Plains 2 SNES Donut Plains 2R SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 Sydney Sprint R SNES Mario Circuit 3 SNES Mario Circuit 3T GCN Dino Dino Jungle SNES Mario Circuit 3R/T RMX Choco Island 1R/T N64 Frappe Snowland Paris Promenade 3T Paris Promenade 3 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon T Los Angeles Laps 3R Tokyo Blur R Tokyo Blur 3T DS DK Pass Sydney Sprint 2T Sydney Sprint 2R Vancouver Velocity R New York Minute 4R SNES Vanilla Lake 2R GBA Boo Lake R Athens Dash 2R
Favored courses (Two items per Item Box)	3DS Toad Circuit** GCN Yoshi Circuit GCN Yoshi Circuit T* RMX Mario Circuit 1R* Tokyo Blur 4R SNES Donut Plains 2R/T** 3DS Mario Circuit 3DS Mario Circuit T Sydney Sprint GCN Dino Dino Jungle R GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T N64 Frappe Snowland R GBA Cheep-Cheep Island GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T Los Angeles Laps 3T RMX Vanilla Lake 1T Vancouver Velocity T SNES Vanilla Lake 2T*** SNES Vanilla Lake 2 N64 Yoshi Valley R GBA Boo Lake Paris Promenade B SNES Bowser Castle 3R SNES Bowser Castle 3T
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker Eight Yoshis
	Artwork from:Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island
	Effects inThe Subspace Emissary: [Arm, Leg] - Attack +18
	Usable by: Yoshi

Sticker Yoshi
	Artwork from:Yoshi Touch & Go
	Effects inThe Subspace Emissary: [Arm, Leg] - Attack +8
	Usable by: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser

Mario Super Sluggers[edit]

Yoshi
	Team	Yoshi Eggs	Ability	Tongue Catch
	Bat	Left	Glove	Right
	Batting	4/10	Pitching	4/10
	Star Pitch	Rainbow Ball	Star Swing	Egg Swing
	Fielding	6/10	Running	9/10
	Good chemistry	(light-green)	Bad chemistry
	Bio: Top-class speed in the field and on base.

Red Yoshi
	Team	Yoshi Eggs	Ability	Tongue Catch
	Bat	Left	Glove	Right
	Batting	4/10	Pitching	3/10
	Star Pitch	N/A	Star Swing	N/A
	Fielding	4/10	Running	8/10
	Good chemistry	(red)	Bad chemistry
	Bio: A speedy Yoshi with all-around skills.

Blue Yoshi
	Team	Yoshi Eggs	Ability	Tongue Catch
	Bat	Left	Glove	Right
	Batting	2/10	Pitching	4/10
	Star Pitch	N/A	Star Swing	N/A
	Fielding	6/10	Running	8/10
	Good chemistry	(blue)	Bad chemistry
	Bio: A speedy Yoshi with a decent arm.

Yellow Yoshi
	Team	Yoshi Eggs	Ability	Tongue Catch
	Bat	Left	Glove	Right
	Batting	4/10	Pitching	3/10
	Star Pitch	N/A	Star Swing	N/A
	Fielding	6/10	Running	7/10
	Good chemistry	(yellow)	Bad chemistry
	Bio: A speedy Yoshi with a decent bat.

Light-Blue Yoshi
	Team	Yoshi Eggs	Ability	Tongue Catch
	Bat	Left	Glove	Right
	Batting	3/10	Pitching	3/10
	Star Pitch	N/A	Star Swing	N/A
	Fielding	6/10	Running	8/10
	Good chemistry	(light-blue)	Bad chemistry
	Bio: A speedy Yoshi with a decent glove.

Pink Yoshi
	Team	Yoshi Eggs	Ability	Tongue Catch
	Bat	Left	Glove	Right
	Batting	3/10	Pitching	2/10
	Star Pitch	N/A	Star Swing	N/A
	Fielding	6/10	Running	9/10
	Good chemistry	(pink)	Bad chemistry
	Bio: An extra-speedy Yoshi who loves to run.

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

• North American website bio: "There's Yoshi, and then there are all the other Yoshis: red, pink, blue, yellow, and more."

Mario Strikers: Battle League[edit]

• Type: Offense
• Default color: Green
• Hyper Strike: Egg Stomp
• Strength: 10/25
• Speed: 10/25
• Shooting: 17/25
• Passing: 17/25
• Technique: 9/25