Tattle
| Paper Mario,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, andSuper Paper Mario move | |
|---|---|
| Tattle | |
  | |
| Mastered by | Goombario,Goombella,Tippi, andTiptron |
| Rank | Base Rank |
| Effect | Provides information, and reveals the enemy's health meter |
| Target | Any single enemy |
| Action Command Tier | NICE |
Tattle is amove that is used in thePaper Mario series. It can be used in battle or on the field by apartner, and informsMario about a specificenemy,character, orplace that he is currently near. The partner who can use Tattle is always the first obtainable partner in the game.
History[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
- See also:Paper Mario bestiary
InPaper Mario,Goombario is able to use Tattle after joining Mario's party, listing information and statistics from memory. Tattling on the field will tell Mario about his surroundings, or a character if they are close to him.
Tattling in battle will list various characteristics and traits of an enemy, including HP, Attack power, Defense power, and sometimes battle strategies. Tattling an enemy will also make a health meter appear under the enemy, indicating how muchHP it has left. The health meter will then appear from that point on whenever Mario encounters the same enemy. Goombario will often also make comments about the enemy unrelated to its battle abilities, adding flair to the Tattle. There is noAction Command associated with Goombario's Tattle move.
Some targets cannot be Tattled on in battle, includingGeneral Guy's light bulb and theFuzzipede, since the scenery becomes too dark for Goombario to use Tattle for the latter. However,Gulpits' Rocks and the tree in theGoomba King battle can be Tattled on, despite being inanimate objects. Additionally, if aDuplighost (such asLee) transforms into Goombario, it can then use Tattle on Mario.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
- See also:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary,List of tattles in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
InPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and itsremake on theNintendo Switch,Goombella can use Tattle after joining Mario's party. This version of Tattle is similar to Goombario's. During battle, she reads information about enemies from theTattle Log but recites the info from memory outside battle.
Goombella's version of Tattle adds anAction Command and aStylish move. When using this move in battle, a circle appears on the targeted enemy and a crosshair moves toward the circle; to complete the Action Command, the player must press
when the crosshair is inside the circle, and to perform the Stylish move, the player must press again right away. If the player presses the button while the crosshair is outside the circle, the Tattle move fails. Additionally, the Tattle Log will automatically update its data if an enemy becomes stronger (as some recurringbosses do). In the remake, stronger versions of bosses have separate Tattle Log entries.
When an enemy becomes no longer able to be encountered, such as all bosses (with the exception of theIron Clefts,Rawk Hawk,Prince Mush, andWhacka since they can be refought),Bald Clefts andX-Naut related enemies (with the exception of theZ-Yux), their Tattle Log page will appear inProfessor Frankly's garbage can, where Mario can retrieve it and add it to the Tattle Log.
Outside of battle, the player may press
to get information about nearby people, places, or objects, depending on what Mario is facing. The Nintendo Switch remake includes an
icon above Goombella's head to indicate the target can be tattled. Additionally added in the remake, the player can press
to receivePartner Hints from Goombella and otherparty members about how to proceed through the game.
During battles in the remake, the player can press
to re-read the Tattle dialogue of enemies in the battle Goombella has used Tattle on already. This does not use up a turn.
Super Paper Mario[edit]
InSuper Paper Mario, Tattling works differently due to the different game mechanics. Mario's main partner,Tippi, and her replica,Tiptron, can use Tattle. At any time (except for in situations where Tippi is unavailable), the player may point theWii Remote at the screen. Tippi will turn into a large cursor, and the screen will freeze and darken. The player can move the cursor over an enemy or object by pointing the remote and press
to see its Tattle information. When selecting the player character, Tippi gives advice on what to do next. Tippi's Tattle ability can also reveal invisible objects.
All enemies and bosses may be scanned using Tippi's Tattle, exceptDimentio and theUnderchomp. In Dimentio's first battle inChapter 3, Tippi is still captured byFrancis, and for his second battle inCastle Bleck, Mario and Tippi leave Luigi to fight him alone. It is unknown if this was an intentional choice or not, given Dimentio's significance to the overall plot. The Underchomp cannot be Tattled at all due to the turn-based nature of the fight. Despite this, it still has unused Tattle text.Big Blooper is the only enemy that cannot be Tattled during its fight, but can be Tattled later on. Francis cannot be tattled during his mandatory fight, but can be tattled during his optional fight.Bowser cannot be Tattled during his first fight, but can be Tattled during his second.
References in other games[edit]
While not referred to as Tattle by name, the on-the-field functionality of Tattling appears inPaper Mario: Sticker Star,Paper Mario: Color Splash, andPaper Mario: The Origami King, used byKersti,Huey, andOlivia, respectively, in the same fashion as Tippi. InPaper Mario: The Origami King, when Mario and Bob-omb are onThe Princess Peach and Olivia is absent, pressing will have him Tattle instead. No form of Tattling exists during battle, but inPaper Mario: The Origami King, there areHint Envelopes found in boss battles that give Mario information and tips about the specific boss, in a similar manner. Mario can also press X during standard battles to ask Olivia for a hint, which will prompt her to say information about certain enemies on the field. This concept was added to the Switch remake ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, whereGoombella and otherparty members will providePartner Hints whenever is pressed.
InSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars,Mallow can perform a similar move calledThought Peek.
InLuigi's Mansion,Luigi can obtain information in a similar manner using theGame Boy Horror.
Gallery[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
A profile ofGoombario's Tattle (shown when Goombario joins Mario's party)
Goombario tattling a Spiked Goomba
Goombario tattling Green Ninjakoopa
Lee (as Goombario) tattling Mario
Goombario tattlingBuzzar
Goombario's Tattle on aBulb Bush
Goombario's Tattle on aVillage Leader inYoshi's Village (Japanese version)
Goombario’s Tattle on aBubble Plant
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
Goombella tattling a Goomba
Goombella's in-field Tattle inPetal Meadows
Reminder
Goombella tattling aParagloomba
Goombella's in-field Tattle inside thePalace of Shadow
Goombella using Tattle onGus during the battle with him in theNintendo Switch remake
Preview for Tattle in the remake
Super Paper Mario[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ものしり[?] Monoshiri | Know-it-All | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 扫描[?] Sǎomiáo | Scan | Paper Mario |
| 百科知识[?] Bǎikē Zhīshì | Encyclopedia Knowledge | The Thousand-Year Door remake | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 百科知識[?] Bǎikē Zhīshì | Encyclopedia Knowledge | |
| Dutch | Tipgever[?] | Tipster | |
| French | Indic[?] | Informer | |
| German | Scanner[?] | Scanner | |
| Italian | Enciclopedia[?] | Encyclopedia | |
| Korean | 분석[?] Bunseok | Analysis | |
| 박학다식[?] Bakhakdasik | Know-it-All | The Thousand-Year Door remake | |
| Spanish | Descripción[?] | Description |
