Shady Koopa
Sprite fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of	Koopa Troopa
Variants Shady Paratroopa
Notable members Shellshock The Shellshockers

Shady Koopas areKoopa Troopas with a cyan shell and slightly darker skin coloration that appear inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and itsNintendo Switch remake. They appear in theGlitz Pit and thePit of 100 Trials.

Shellshock is a Shady Koopa that leadsThe Shellshockers, the seventh-ranked team in the Glitz Pit; his teammates are another Shady Koopa and aShady Paratroopa.

Battle[edit]

Shady Koopas have an attack power of 3, and their primary offense is tucking into their shells and spinning at Mario much like other Koopas. They can also use their shell to attack even when flipped onto their back. Contrary to whatGoombella'sTattle and theTattle Log say, their attack does not increase when they get back up; however, their back-attack hits both Mario and his partner, and has twice the base power of their normal attack at 6. This is also the case with the dialogue and Tattle Log for the Shady Paratroopa.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

GameCube[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Shady Koopa
	Max HP	8	Attack	3	Defense	1
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit,Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 32-34, 37-39)	Role	Common	Level	17
	Sleep?	85%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	80%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	80%	Fright?	85%
	Gale Force?	80%	KO?	95%	Moves	Shell Toss (3), Power Shell (When flipped) (6 to both characters), Get Up (Stops Being Flipped)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	Earth Quake,Courage Shell,Super Shroom,Volt Shroom
Tattle Log #: 14	Log	When a Shady Koopa flips back up from its back, its Attack increases. Shady Koopas have a place of honor in the Koopa family tree because of this distinction.
	Tattle	That's a Shady Koopa. It's yet another member of the Koopa family tree. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. The difference between them and other Koopas? They can attack from their backs! And, when they flip back up, their Attack gets boosted and they go totally ape! ...Wow! That's pretty tricky! No wonder they're called Shady Koopas, huh?

Nintendo Switch[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Shady Koopa
	Max HP	8	Attack	3	Defense	1
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit,Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 32-34, 37-39)	Role	Common	Level	17
	Sleep?	85%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	80%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	80%	Fright?	85%
	Gale Force?	80%	KO?	95%	Moves	Shell Toss (3), Power Shell (When flipped) (6 to both characters), Get Up (Stops Being Flipped)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	Earth Quake,Courage Shell,Super Mushroom,Volt Mushroom
Tattle Log #: 15	Log	When Shady Koopas are flipped on their backs, their Attack will be increased. They enjoy a place of honor in the Koopa family tree because of this distinction.
	Tattle	That's a Shady Koopa. It's yet another member of the Koopa family tree. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. The difference between them and other Koopas? They can attack from their backs! That's not all! While on their backs, their Attack gets boosted, and they use a terrifying technique! Wow! That's pretty tricky! No wonder they're called Shady Koopas, huh?

Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• If a Shady Koopa's Power Shell is Superguarded, it walks back to its battle position on its feet and then returns to being flipped.
• Shady Koopas were planned to appear inSuper Paper Mario, as they appear in the game's files, although they internally do not have a death animation and not much of an attack pattern in its data.

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