Monty Mole (Flower Fields)

Paper Mario enemy
Monty Mole
フラワーチョロプー (Furawā Choropū)
Stats Level Max HP Attack 19 12 3 Defense Coins Run 0 1 30
Additional information
Location(s)	Flower Fields
Type	Ground
Moves	Rock Toss (3)
Items	None
Strong	None
Weak	Hammer Throw (+3)
Move/status effectiveness Sleep Dizzy Shock Shrink 60%, 0 90%, -1 90%, 1 75%, 0 Stop Fright Air Lift Hurricane 90%, 0 50% 55% 40%
Similar entities
Species origin	Mole
Variant of	Monty Mole

“I can't tell you how horrible it feels to have Monty Moles biting at my roots in this dark place!”

—Petunia, Paper Mario

Monty Moles are a green variant of Monty Moles found in Flower Fields in Paper Mario. They are green in color and stronger than regular Monty Moles, which appear at Mt. Rugged in the same game. Despite their differences, the two species are both simply called "Monty Moles". However, the Flower Fields Monty Moles were given a unique name in Japanese, implying them to being a unique variant. The Flower Fields Monty Moles are also implied to have originated from Mt. Rugged as standard Monty Moles, but when they started to eat the roots in Flower Fields, they had gain much more health points.

Mario encounters these Monty Moles when he goes to see Petunia, who tells him they are digging up the ground where she lives, eating her seeds and biting her roots. At her behest, Mario defeats all the Monty Moles. After defeating all the Monty Moles, Mario receives the Magical Bean from Petunia as thanks.

The Monty Moles function the exact same as their Mt. Rugged counterparts, with the only major difference being the increased health. When a Monty Mole is defeated, they can occasionally drop a Honey Syrup. These Monty Moles also have a specific weakness to the Hammer Throw attack, which will deal 3 more damage than a normal hammer strike. They are the only enemies in the entire game with this weakness. If Mario or one of his partners attempts to First Strike a Monty Mole before talking to Petunia for the first time, they will hide underground and dodge the attack.

Profile and statistics

• Tattle: "This is a Monty Mole. You remember Monty Moles from Mt. Rugged, don't you? Max HP: 12, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 They're vicious rock-throwers. They may look intimidating but they're not very strong."
• Nintendo Player's Guide: "You'll encounter Monty Mole again in Petunia's garden, and eating all those tasty roots has been good for him. His Heart Points are much higher than the Monty Moles on Mt. Rugged, but luckily for Mario his attack remains rather weak."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フラワーチョロプー Furawā Choropū	Flower Monty Mole
Chinese	绿鼹鼠 Lǜ yǎnshǔ	Green Mole
German	Monty Maulwurf	Monty Mole