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Yo-yo

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Yo-yo
ヨーヨー Yo-yo
Yo-yo.png
Artwork of the standard yo-yo from Mother 2's instructions booklet
Type Weapon
Appears in EarthBound
Mother 3

Yo-yos are equippable weapons in the EarthBound series. They were introduced in EarthBound, and later reappearing in Mother 3. They replace the boomerang from EarthBound Beginnings.

Usage

When equipped, yo-yos will raise the respective party member's Offense by a varying amount. They are universal weapons in all their appearances, meaning they can be used by any of the human party members. The "Bash" command is replaced with "Shoot" when a yo-yo is equipped similar to Guns, as such in EarthBound they ignore the effect of shields but are incapable of landing   hits.

In EarthBound they noticeably raise the user's offense higher than most of the equips that can normally be obtained at that point of the game, however they come with a cost: they lower the user's accuracy by a bit causing attacks to miss 18.75% of the time. In Mother 3 they no longer lower the user's accuracy.

List of yo-yos

EarthBound

List of yo-yos in EarthBound
Name Japanese Offense Price Additional effects Where to obtain


  Yo-yo ヨーヨー
Yo-yo
+6 $29 Lowered accuracy Onett Drugstore
A so-so weapon.

  Trick yo-yo すっごいヨーヨー
Awesome yo-yo
+46 $998 Lowered accuracy Fourside Grand Department Store
A tough, strong weapon!

  Combat yo-yo コンバットヨーヨー
Combat yo-yo
+54 $1148 Lowered accuracy Deep Darkness
This one rocks, for sure.


Mother 3

List of yo-yos in Mother 3
Name Japanese Offense Price Additional effects Where to find


  Handy Yo-yo てごろなヨーヨー
Affordable Yo-yo
+20 350 DP Highway
This yo-yo makes a perfect gift or souvenir. Offense +20.

  Friend's Yo-yo ともだちのヨーヨー
Friend's Yo-yo
+30 Speed +5
When used as an item, the enemy will applaud
Thunder Tower (guarded by Li'l Miss Marshmallow)
Offense +30. Speed +5.


In the Super Smash Bros. series

 
Ness using his yo-yo in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In all six of the Super Smash Bros. games Ness uses a yo-yo for both his up smash and his down smash. For his up smash Ness performs the "around-the-world" trick where he swing the yo-yo over his head, starting from the front, then finishing from the back. His down smash is the "walk-the-dog" trick and swings down from behind, then around below him and finishing in the front. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate they have been given the ability to charge while hanging off of a ledge, which has become infamous for its strong utility as an edgeguarding technique.

Trivia

  • The friend's yo-yo is often theorized to be Ness's yo-yo due to being found in Porky's playroom and being called the "friend's" yo-yo.
  • In Super Smash Bros. Melee there is a glitch with Ness's yo-yo smash attacks where they will drop a hitbox on the ground, which allows Ness to attack an opponent from almost anywhere on the stage.


Weapons in the Mother series
Mother / EarthBound
Baseball batsFrying pansGunsBlades
Mother 3
SticksGlovesShoesCollars
Miscellaneous
BoomerangCanine WeaponYo-yosSlingshotsSpiky Weapon