- "While Fobby is one of the weakest foes, he is capable of discharging a deadly Brain Shock attack."
- — EarthBound Player's Guide
Fobbies are enemies in EarthBound. They are stronger variants of the Foppies found within Lumine Hall and the Spiral of Magicant as enemies useful for experience-grinding due to their high experience-over-challenge ratio. They are one of the few enemies in the game that need to concentrate to use PSI, making them even more harmless.
Profile[]
Appearance[]
Similar to the Foppies, Fobbies have a orange oval body, with two dot-like eyes in the middle of it and two small feet under its body.
Battle[]
Groups with[]
- Up to other five Fobbies
- Uncontrollable Spheres
- Conducting Spirits
- Hyper Spinning Robos
Attacks[]
- Bash - The Fobby bashes an enemy, dealing low-level damage to one party member.
- HP-Sucker - The Fobby uses the HP-Sucker, draining HP from one party member and adding it to its own.
- Brainshock α - The Fobby tries Brainshock α, making one party member feel strange, however, three turns need to pass in order for the Fobby to concentrate and be able to use it.
- PSI Magnet α - The Fobby tries PK Magnet α, draining PP from one party member and adding it to its own.
Strategy[]
- Fobbies are weak to PK Fire, PK Freeze, Paralysis, Brainshock and some what susceptible to PK Flash.
Trivia[]
- These enemies were the base for the phrase: "Foppies are Pink, so Fobbies are Borange," which dubbed a quite famous radio series based off of EarthBound named Fobbies are Borange.
- Oddly, Some Fobbies are unable to fight in groups, and have a different background when fought.
- This enemy is the namesake of fobby.net, a web hosting site.
- Its battle theme is Battle Against a Mobile Opponent.
- They are commonly used to grind to level 99.