Tower Power Pokey

 

Tower Power Pokey
Tower Power Pokey's appearance in Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Chronological information
First game	Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012)
Latest game	Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015)
Game appearances	Paper Mario: Sticker Star Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Personal information
Species	Pokey

The Tower Power Pokey is a boss in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. It is the boss of World 2, and is fought at the end of Drybake Stadium. The Tower Power Pokey returns in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam under the name Paper Tower Pokey, and is fought in the second main area, Doop Doop Dunes.

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Physical description

Tower Power Pokey is a very large Pokey with a Yellow Royal Sticker on its head. It has green spines unlike most Pokeys. Like the Megasparkle Goomba, it has yellow eyes. Its entire body shines.

Appearances

In Paper Mario: Sticker Star

The Tower Power Pokey was given a Royal Sticker by Kamek and was tasked to guard it at Drybake Stadium. Eventually, Mario and Kersti confronted the Tower Power Pokey at the top of Drybake Stadium and challenged it to a fight. Thanks to the Bat Thing Sticker, the Tower Power Pokey was defeated and Mario and Kersti were able to take it's Royal Sticker giving the heroes two for their collection.

In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Paper Tower Pokey was seen alongside the Big Pokey where they were guarding the entrance to Bowser's Castle in Doop Doop Dunes. When the Mario's (Mario and Paper Mario), and Luigi attempt to cross over a bridge, the Paper Tower Pokey and the Big Pokey will send them flying down to the grotto. This forces the heroes to find a way to get up to the large Pokeys and defeat them in battle. After getting the trampoline from some Paper Toads, the heroes were able to get up to the two Pokeys and defeat them in battle.

Battle

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

The Tower Power Pokey attacks by spinning into Mario causing multiple damage. It can also do a slam attack which has the change to Crumble Mario for two turns. It can also summon smaller green Pokeys to aid it in battle. The Tower Power Pokey can add segments to its Body each turn until four has appeared.

Strategy

Mario should use any Shiny Stickers (mainly Shiny Jumps) to start wearing down Tower Power Pokey's HP (which is at 300). For the smaller Pokeys, a Line Jump or Shell Stickers should take them down in one hit. The Bat Thing sticker is required, which is even hinted by the battle field, so if the Tower Power Pokey has all four body segments up, Mario must use the Bat Thing sticker to start knocking away at a Tower Power Pokey's body segments, dealing up to 100 damage. After more stomping later, the Tower Power Pokey is defeated and Mario earns the second Royal Sticker. 

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

In battle, the Paper Tower Power Pokey often uses tag team attacks with the Big Pokey with one of the main attacks being the Paper Tower Power Pokey flinging the Big Pokey's segments at either Mario, Luigi, or Paper Mario. Another attack involves charging from the background with the Big Pokey in attempt to ram the heroes.

Strategy

It is definitely recommended to take down the Paper Tower Power Pokey first as it is the one that executes the tag team attacks and the Big Pokey only has one attack involving rolling at the heroes. The Paper Tower Power Pokey can be easily taken out with some rounds of 3D Red Shell and other Bros. Attacks. It is also important to remember is that both Pokeys will heal themselves based on the amount of segments the other has. Attacking the head only will destroy the body as well.

Trivia

• Interestingly, even though Tower Power Pokey is a much stronger version of a regular Pokey, it does not have spikes on its head thus Mario can jump on it without taking damage.
  • As shown when it heals, the Tower Power Pokey has a flower on it's head, something that some regular Pokeys have possessed in several games since Super Mario Sunshine.
• Tower Power Pokey is the second major boss that is a Pokey, with Mummipokey from New Super Mario Bros. being the first.
  • Coincidentally, both of them are the boss of World 2 of their games where the main location involves the desert.
• Oddly enough, the Tower Power Pokey still has a Royal Sticker on its head in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam despite all of the Royal Stickers being collected and returned in Paper Mario: Sticker Star.