(a.k.a Lava Bubble, Spark Spook, Pyrosphere*)
100 (Magic)
48 (Magic)
These creatures are used as sentries by Bowser and his children. It seems that wild versions also exist, but wild or not, they are still dangerous.
Being living balls of fire, they are very hard to fight, and in fact you can't defeat them in most of Mario's adventures.
Some might argue that the characters we see in the games after SMB3 aren't Podobos at all, but some advanced or related species. Another possibility is that all of the different names are simply nick-names.
At any rate, I consider all of them to be the same species, as they have similar behaviour and appearance, and I lump them under the name Podobo, because it is the most consistent (used in three games as opposed to one or two for the other names). If new evidence appears suggesting that there might be two species lumped together here, I'll reconsider. Incidentally, I think that the ones from Yoshi's Story look the best of the bunch, don't you? They have a nice bright glow that makes them look really bright and hot.
"Protector of the great sorcerer Koopa king, he comes flying out of the lake of fire inside the Koopa king's castle." - SMB instructions.
"Living bubbles of magma that leap out of lava lakes and also drop off the ceilings." - SMB3 Strategy Guide.
"Lava often bursts into bubbles when it reaches the boiling point. Wait until they begin to fall before you try to leap over them to safety." -Mario Mania
