Snow Pokey
| Snow Pokey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork fromSuper Mario 3D World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) | ||
| Variant of | Pokey | ||
| |||
- “The Snow theme turnsPokey into a snowman! Step on one, and you're in for asnowy surprise.”
- —Narrator,Super Mario Maker 2 - A Legendary Update - Nintendo Switch
Snow Pokeys areenemies that debut inSuper Mario 3D World. They are snowman-likePokeys withicicle-like spikes on their body, a red pail acting as a hat, and a carrot for a nose.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 3D World /Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
InSuper Mario 3D World andSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Snow Pokeys appear inSnowball Park andPeepa's Fog Bog, and three of them serve as the second wave of enemies inMystery House Brawl. When a Snow Pokey catches sight of the player, it will begin to move towards them. A Snow Pokey can be defeated by hitting its head with a projectile or swiping it with theTanooki Suit. The segments of the Snow Pokey will turn intosnowballs, which can be carried and thrown. If a Snow Pokey is hit withfireballs, snowballs will not appear. Furthermore, a Snow Pokey's segments can be knocked out by tapping them with theWii U GamePad. If a Snow Pokey's head is tapped when all other segments have been knocked out, it will be defeated. If its head is tapped any time before this, its pail hat will fall off.
Cat Snow Pokeys[1] appear in theBowser's Fury campaign inCrisp Climb Castle, acting the same way as they do inSuper Mario 3D World.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Snow Pokeys reappear inSuper Mario Maker 2, taking the role of regular Pokeys in snow-themed levels, except they can be jumped on, which reduces them to a single snowball. In addition to retaining their original appearance in theSuper Mario 3D World style, as well as in theNew Super Mario Bros. U style, they receive new designs in the other three styles. In theSuper Mario Bros. style, they wear yellow hard hats instead of the red pail; in theSuper Mario Bros. 3 style, they wear red knit caps; and in theSuper Mario World style, they wear red bobble caps.
Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]
Snow Pokeys appear inMario Golf: Super Rush where they act as obstacles inBlustery Basin andBowser Highlands during the Golf Adventure mode.
Mario Kart World[edit]
InMario Kart World, Snow Pokeys appear on theroute betweenBoo Cinema andStarview Peak. They stand in place and oscillate.[2] When defeated, their segments stay on the track for a short time.
Other appearances[edit]
Although not directly analogous to Snow Pokeys,Snomaul, a snowy variant of Pokey, appears inThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and can be summoned as an Echo. Unlike Snow Pokeys, it can regrow lost snowballs.
Gallery[edit]
The December 2017LINE calendar
The December 2017 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario Bros. style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario Bros. 3 style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario World style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (New Super Mario Bros. U style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario 3D World style)
Two Snow Pokeys in Peepa's Fog Bog inSuper Mario 3D World (Nintendo Switch version)
A Cat Snow Pokey inBowser's Fury
A Cat Snow Pokey in Crisp Climb Castle inBowser's Fury
Mario Kart World (Sticker)
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due toconcerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
Snow Pokey[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スノーサンボ[3][4] Sunō Sanbo | SnowPokey | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 雪刺球丸子[4] Xuě Cìqiúwánzi(Mandarin) Syut Chikàuh'yúnjí(Cantonese) | Snow Pokey | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 雪刺球丸子[4] Xuě Cìqiúwánzi(Mandarin) Syut Chikàuh'yúnjí(Cantonese) | Snow Pokey | |
| Dutch | Snow Pokey[5][4] | - | |
| French(Canadian) | Pokey des neiges[4] | Snow Pokey | |
| French(European) | Pokey des neiges[6][4] | Snow Pokey | |
| Pokey de neige[7] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| German | Schnee-Pokey[8][9][4] | Snow Pokey | |
| Italian | Nevibruco[10][4] | Portmanteau betweenneve ("snow") andMarghibruco ("Pokey") | |
| Korean | 스노선인[4] Seuno Seon'in | Snow Pokey | |
| Polish | Śnieżny dźgacz[11] | Snow pokey;dźgacz literally means "someone who pokes", and differs from the Polish name for normal Pokeys,Dźgawnica | |
| Portuguese(Brazilian) | Cactubola Polar[12] | Polar Pokey | |
| Portuguese(European) | Catubola Polar[13][14] | Polar Pokey | |
| Russian | Снежный поки[15][4] Snezhnyy poki | Snow pokey | |
| Spanish | Pokey Polar[a][16][17][4][18] | Polar Pokey |
Cat Snow Pokey[edit]
"Cat Snow Pokey"[1] refers to the type of Snow Pokey found aroundLake Lapcat inBowser's Fury.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ネコスノーサンボ[19] Neko Sunō Sanbo | Cat Snow Pokey; comparable to「ネコマリオ」(Neko Mario, "Cat Mario") |
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