Love Bubble

Love Bubbles are enemies encountered by Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi in a few areas of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. They are encountered in Toad Town during the past, Star Hill, and Star Shrine, making them the most encountered enemy. Love Bubbles have a stronger cousin named Soul Bubble, which appears later in Shroob Castle.
== Physical description ==
Love Bubbles are pink, spherical creatures with wings and two round feet, They have two Xs for eyes and have a small smile. In their damaged state, their eyes become spirals and their smile fades. The eyes return to crosses and the smile returns to normal provided the attack doesn't kill the Love Bubble.
==Battle==
In battle, a Love Bubble has many different attacks to rock the bros. First, a Love Bubble flies high in the air then dive bomb into a Mario brother. Before attacking, however, it lifts one of its feet to indicate which brother it will dive bomb. If it lifts up its right foot, the Love Bubble will attack Mario; if left, it will attack Luigi.
Instead of dive bombing, the Love Bubble may attempt to attack both Mario Bros. To do this, it flies in front of the brothers, hovering either low or high. If hovering low, the Love Bubble will attempt to fly into both Mario Bros. Thus, both Mario Bros. must jump one after the other to dodge this attack. However, if the Love Bubble is hovering high in the air, it will fly down into one Bro. then fly back up. If both jump, the second Bro will be hit during the Love Bubble's ascent.
A Love Bubble may turn into a glowing sphere and circle around the Mario Bros. Eventually, the Love Bubble will home in on one Bro. and strike. The player can counter this attack with a Hammer as it circles the Mario Bros. Depending on which Mario Bro. counters, if Luigi hits it, it will be flying upward and eventually crash into the ground. If Mario hits the moving sphere with his hammer, it flies like a baseball and gets back to its battle spot after when going off the screen. This is helpful when fighting the Elder Shrooboid later in the game when it uses its spiked ball attack.
In the Japanese and European versions, Love Bubble always flies up into the air when hit regardless of which bro hit it. The Love Bubble will never use this move when the Bros. are fighting without the Babies.
However, despite all these attacks, the Love Bubble's signature technique is healing other monsters. When attacked, a Love Bubble will heal one-fourth of the damage inflicted to another monster. As such, all Love Bubbles should be eliminated before they can heal their allies in battle.
== Stats ==
HP - 90
POW - 90
DEF - 86
Speed - 74
EXP - 130
Coins - 10
==Gallery==
Love Bubble.PNG|Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time sprite
Love.PNG|Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time sprite
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Category:Enemies in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time