Cerebrum

Cerebrum
Clay model of the Cerebrum
ブレインガ
bureinga
Appears in	EarthBound Beginnings
Battle Theme
Stats
Brainga
The Cerebrum's in-battle sprite
Description	"What evil lab has manufactured this mobile brain."
Attack Message	"Cerebrum tried PSI-Block!" "Cerebrum tried PSI-Magnet!" "Cerebrum tried PSIShield α!" "Cerebrum tried Def.Down β!" "Cerebrum tried PK Fire β!" "Cerebrum tried PK Thunderβ!" "Cerebrum tried PK Beam α!" "Cerebrum tried PK Beam β!"
Attack Effect	Uses PSI Block on a member. Uses PSI Magnet on a member. Uses PSI Shield α. Decreases all member's DEFENSE. Attacks with PK Fire β. Attacks with PK Thunder β. Attacks with PK Beam α. Attacks with PK Beam β.
Status	Normal
Hit Points	200
Psychic Points	180
Offense	60
Defense	280
Fight	120
Speed	120
Wisdom	120
Strength	80
Force	100
Experience reward	89
Wealth	$80
Location	Mt. Itoi Underground

The Cerebrum is an enemy in EarthBound Beginnings. It can be encountered in the Mt. Itoi underground and plateau. This enemy has, among with a few others, the most amount of moves in the entire game, being able to use PSI Block, PSI Magnet, PSI Shield ɑ, Def.Down β, PK Fire β, PK Thunder β, and both PK Beam ɑ and β. This enemy's battle theme is Battle with a Dangerous Foe.

Defensively, the Cerebrum has 200 HP and 280 DEFENSE. Offensively, it has 60 OFFENSE, 120 FIGHT, and 120 SPEED. Its resilience to Status Ailments is 120 WISDOM, 80 STRENGTH, and 100 FORCE. It drops 89 EXP and $80 when defeated.

Trivia

• In the companion guide, he is called "Brainga" in Mother, "Cerebrum" in EarthBound Beginnings, and "Brainger" in Mother 1 + 2.
  • His description reads, "A space creature who's nothing but a brain and legs. A fearsome foe with a mastery of eight kinds of PSI. Don't even think about letting yourself be deceived by his lightweight appearance. Appears in such places as the Holy Loly Mountain caves.".