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Swoopula
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Swoopulas are gray batlike creatures, and a more powerful variety of the Swooper encountered in the Paper Mario series. It attacks by leeching hit points from Mario or his partner in a similar manner to a Fuzzy's attack. Its name is based off Count Dracula, due to its similar health-leeching ability.
History
Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, Swoopulas appear in the Crystal Palace. At the start of battle, Swoopulas are perched on the ceiling and can be knocked down with an item, Special Move, certain partner moves, or the Quake Hammer or Hammer Throw abilities. They fly down briefly to attack but return to their roost unless previously knocked down. They leech two hit points at a time up to five times unless an Action Command gauge is filled up first, similar to Jungle Fuzzy.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake, Swoopulas appear in the Palace of Shadow and slightly late in the Pit of 100 Trials. Unlike the weaker Swoopers, they start battle in the air rather than on the ceiling. Their leeching move now takes four hit points, but cannot hit more than once a turn. An even stronger variant known as Swampire appears near the end of the Pit of 100 Trials. The Nintendo Switch remake also allows them to use the Swooper's swoop attack.
Profiles and statistics
Paper Mario
| Paper Mario enemy
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| Swoopula
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Max HP
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8
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Attack
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2
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Defense
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0
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| Role
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Common
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Type
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Ceiling or Flying
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Level
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22
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| Strong
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None
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Weak
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None
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Moves
|
Kissy-Kiss (2 x 5, recovers health according to damage)
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| Sleep?
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60%, 0
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Dizzy?
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100%, 1
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Shock?
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80%, 0
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| Shrink?
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75%, 0
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Stop?
|
85%, 0
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Fright?
|
70%
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| Air Lift?
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95%
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Hurricane?
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95%
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Coins
|
1 + 0-4
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| Items
|
Volt Shroom
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Run
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40
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Location(s)
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Crystal Palace
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| Tattle
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This is a Swoopula. Swoopulas attack from the air and cling to you to suck your HP. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 Hit  repeatedly to fight it off or else it'll keep sucking your HP. You can't jump high enough to attack them while they're hanging from the ceiling. An earthquake attack ought to work, though. Flying party members, like Bow or Parakarry, can also attack them with ease. If they fall and begin to flap around, you can attack them by jumping as well.
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- Player's Guide: Swoopula has watched too many vampire films, and now it spends all its time flying at adventurers, latching on and sucking out HP. You'll need a party member's flying attack or the Quake Hammer Badge to get one off its high perch.[1]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
GameCube
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
|
| Swoopula
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|
Max HP
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9
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Attack
|
4
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Defense
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0
|
| Location(s)
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Palace of Shadow, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 73, 74, 78, 79)
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Role
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Common
|
Level
|
30
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| Sleep?
|
70%
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Dizzy?
|
100%
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Confuse?
|
70%
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| Tiny?
|
80%
|
Stop?
|
75%
|
Soft?
|
90%
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| Burn?
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100%
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Freeze?
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70%
|
Fright?
|
70%
|
| Gale Force?
|
85%
|
KO?
|
95%
|
Moves
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Suck (4, recovers health according to damage, Piercing)
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| Exp. points
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0
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Coins
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0 - 4
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Items
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Boo's Sheet, Dizzy Dial, Dried Shroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Honey Syrup (drop only), Ice Storm, Mushroom (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Spite Pouch (drop only), Super Shroom, Tasty Tonic (drop only), Volt Shroom (drop only), HP Drain P (drop only), Multibounce (drop only)
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Tattle Log #:
65
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Log
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An HP-sucking batlike thing. Its name comes from its swooping, blood-sucking attack.
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| Tattle
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That's a Swoopula. An airborne, bloodsucking, batlike thing. Max HP is 9, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. As if losing HP wasn't bad enough, this little creep adds yours to its own! How totally, totally gross! Don't let it bite me, Mario!
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Nintendo Switch
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
|
| Swoopula
|
|
Max HP
|
9
|
Attack
|
4
|
Defense
|
0
|
| Location(s)
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Palace of Shadow, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 73, 74, 78, 79)
|
Role
|
Common
|
Level
|
30
|
| Sleep?
|
70%
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Dizzy?
|
100%
|
Confuse?
|
70%
|
| Tiny?
|
80%
|
Stop?
|
75%
|
Soft?
|
90%
|
| Burn?
|
100%
|
Freeze?
|
70%
|
Fright?
|
70%
|
| Gale Force?
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90%
|
KO?
|
95%
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Moves
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Swoop (4), Suck (Absorbs 4 HP, Piercing)
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| Exp. points
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0
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Coins
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0 - 4
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Items
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Boo's Sheet, Dizzy Dial, Dried Mushroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Honey Syrup (drop only), Ice Storm, Mushroom (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Spite Pouch (drop only), Super Mushroom, Tasty Tonic (drop only), Volt Mushroom (drop only), HP Drain P (drop only), Multibounce (drop only)
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Tattle Log #:
68
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Log
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An HP-sucking, bat-like thing. Its name comes from its swooping, bloodsucking attack.
|
| Tattle
|
That's a Swoopula. An airborne, bloodsucking, bat-like thing. Max HP is 9, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. As if losing HP wasn't bad enough, this little creep adds yours to its own! How totally, totally gross! Don't let it bite me, Mario!
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Gallery
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|
| Japanese | バサバサチュルル
Basabasa Chururu | Compound of「バサバサ」(Basabasa, "Swoop") and「ちゅるる」(chururu, onomatopoeia for slurping) | | [?] |
| Chinese | 吸血啪沙啪沙蝙蝠
Xīxuè Pāshāpāshā Biānfú | Vampire Swoop | The Thousand-Year Door remake | [?] |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 啪萨嗦噜
Pāsà Suōlū | Transliteration from the Japanese name | Paper Mario | [?] |
| Dutch | Swoopula | - | | [?] |
| French | Swoopula | - | | [?] |
| German | Swoopula | - | | [?] |
| Italian | Pipistrex | From pipistrello ("bat") and rex ("king" in Latin) | | [?] |
| Korean | 스우풀라
Seuupulla | Transliteration of the English name | | [?] |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Golpílago | From golpe ("hit") and Vampílago ("Swoop") | | [?] |
| Spanish (Europe) | Súpula | An adaption of the English Name to Spanish pronunciation | | [?] |
References
- ^ Averill, Alan, Jason Leung, and Jennifer Villarreal (2001). Paper Mario Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-07-0. Page 111.
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