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A Gloomba is an enemy from the Paper Mario series. They live in dark places and are far stronger then regular Goombas. They are also a subtle reference as to the appearance of Goombas underground in Super Mario Bros. The dark color is stated in the Gloomba Catch Card description to be an effect of the lack of sunlight.

Paper Mario[]

In Paper Mario, Gloombas are found in the Toad Town Tunnels, alongside Paragloombas and Spiky Gloombas. They have high HP but their power really comes from them fighting in numbers.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[]

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Gloombas are only found on floors 1-9 of the Pit of 100 Trials. They have a higher attack power (now 3), but aside from this, mostly stay the same.

Super Paper Mario[]

In Super Paper Mario, Gloombas have had their stats nerfed. The now only have 2 HP, and 2 attack power. to combat this, they appear in more areas, now being found in The Bitlands, Castle Bleck Foyer, and the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Rooms 5, 9 and 22). By this point, their most distinguishable trait from normal Goombas is their darker shade and dim habitats.

Tattles[]

Paper Mario: This is a Gloomba. Gloombas are nasty Goombas who live in the Toad Town Tunnels. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 They're stronger than ordinary Goombas, but you can take 'em.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: That's a Gloomba. It likes dark, damp places. Max HP is 7, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It's stronger than a normal Goomba, so be careful. That's not a healthy color for a Goomba, but it doesn't mean it's sick or anything. So don't show any mercy!

Super Paper Mario: This is a Gloomba, a Goomba that lives its entire life underground... Max HP is 2 and Attack is 2. It doesn't see a lot of sun, so it's a little pale... But it is stronger than your average Goomba...and has a very dark personality... It must be hard to be a pale, friendless Goomba that lives underground...

Trivia[]

  • In the guide for Super Paper Mario, it says they can poison you, but this is not true.

Related Siblings[]

Goombas
Characters: Blue Goomba | Gary | Goomba King | Goombaria | Goombario | Goombella | Goomez | Goomfrey | Goompa | Goompapa | Goomther | McGoomba | Professor Frankly | Red Goomba

Species: 2-Fold Goomba | 5-Fold Paragoomba | Accordion Goomba | Bone Goomba | Dark Goomba | Gloomba | Goomba Wheel | Goomba | Headbonk Goomba | Hyper Goomba | Hyper Paragoomba | Hyper Spiky Goomba | Mural Goomba | Paper-Cone Goomba | Paragloomba | Paragoomba | Shiny Goomba | Spiky Gloomba | Spiky Goomba

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