Not to be confused with Pulser or Pull Star.

Pulsar
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance	Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of	Cluster

“By the stars, you'll regret hitting me!”

—Pulsar, Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Pulsars are small and strange red-eyed creatures covered in spiked armor that appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. They appear as stronger variants of Clusters, and can be found on Star Hill and in Bowser's Keep within one of the battle courses. Their names are derived from pulsars, radiation-releasing neutron stars found in distant nebulae; a Pulsar calls itself a "mini-pulsar" in its English SNES thought.

Battle

Pulsars have extremely high defense, and possess powerful electric attacks such as Static Electricity and Bolt. A hidden blond mushroom person with a green vest^[1] behind a Mushroom Kingdom house warns Mario to avoid attacking these "pointy monsters" if he chats with him before Star Hill. This alludes to the fact that Pulsars can perform the Migraine special attack; unlike Clusters, Pulsars will use the move as soon as they are hit. This will instantly down a party member unless they deflect the attack or wear an accessory such as the Safety Ring. Their high defense also makes it unlikely that Mario and the party can actually one-shot the Pulsar otherwise. Upon defeat, there is a chance that a Pulsar will drop a Pick Me Up.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Pulsar
	HP	69	FP	100	Speed	8
	Location(s)	Star Hill, The Trial Course	Attack	75	Magic attack	33
	Role	Common	Defense	90	Magic defense	35
	Bonus Flower	Lucky! (90%)	Yoshi Cookie	Pick Me Up	Morph rate	100%
	Evade	10%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Static E!, Electroshock, Bolt
	Weak	Fire	Strong	Jump	Sp. attacks	Migraine (CP)
	Coins	12	Exp. points	15	Items	Pick Me Up (25%)
Psychopath	"I'm a mini-pulsar."

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Pulsar
	HP	69	Weak Elements		Drops	Pick Me Up
	Exp.	15	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Star Hill
	Monster List profile	We've already covered the Pulsar's idiosyncrasies in their Thought Peek. Feel free to look it up the next time you meet one.
	Thought Peek	"By the stars, you'll regret hitting me!"
	Animations

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  Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Names in other languages

Notes

• In the Japanese version, Pulsar's thought instead reads「なぐったら、うんさんむしょうで　おしおきよ！」(Hit me and you will be punished when I vanish like mist!). This is a reference to Sailor Moon, where Sailor Moon herself uses the catchphrase of "In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"^[3] This thought serves as a hint about the enemy's counterattack.

References

• Crystals
• Explosives
• Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemies