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There are three basic behaviours enemy species display. Aggresive enemies will start attacking Tingle as soon as he gets near them. They ignore bodyguards, though might by accident hit them while aiming for Tingle. Passive enemies will not fight Tingle until provoked (ie, when either Tingle or a bodyguard starts fighting them). Some passive enemies become aggresive when you attack others of their kind in their presence. And lastly, cowardly enemies will run away from a fight or just from Tingle altogether. Like the aggresive enemies, they do not respond to the presence of bodyguards.

Apart from these three basic behaviour patterns, there's a whole range of attack patterns enemy species have. The most common one is simple melee combat. Some enemies though, use ranged attacks. The speed with which they move away when you approach them varies from enemy type to enemy type. Other enemies are immune for attacks until their defence is broken.

Sometimes, you might encounter a golden version of an enemy species. They only appear near regular versions of their kind. They drop far more money than regular enemies.

[edit] Enemies

Enemy	Behaviour	Location	Item(s)
Green rat	Passive	Hometown Prairie / Sunshine Seashore	Bone
Big green rat	Aggressive	Hometown Prairie / Sunshine Seashore; Aba's training course	Bone
Black rat	Aggressive	Cape Treasure; Pirate Hideaway	None
Purple pig	Cowardly	Hometown Prairie / Cape Treasure	Minced Meat, Short Fur
Flying purple pig	Passive. It can only be attacked when it lands.	Sunshine Seashore	Minced Meat, Short Fur
Fire pig	Aggressive. Throw a bottle of water on them to be able to attack them.	Mount Desma	Marbled Meat, Gold Gem
Shadow	Aggressive	Hometown Prairie; Hero's Shrine	None
Bat	Aggressive	Hometown Prairie; Hero's Shrine	None
Red crab	Aggressive	Sunshine Seashore	Minced Meat, Marine Gem
Blue crab	Aggressive	Cape treasure / Lon Lon Meadow	Ground Shell, Marine Stone
Purple crab	Cowardly	Fairy Garden (only one)	?
Rock crab	Aggressive	Sunshine Seashore	None
Purple turtle	Aggressive. In order to get its item, it has to be attacked when it sleeps.	Cape Treasure	Large Shell
Green turtle	Aggressive. In order to get its item, it has to be attacked when it sleeps.	Gooey Swamp	Large Shell
Pink rabbit	Cowardly	Cape Treasure / Mount Desma	Frizzy Carrot
White rabbit	Cowardly	Icy Plain	Frizzy Carrot, Stiff Beard
Purple shrimp	Passive	Sunshine Seashore / Cape Treasure	Ground Shell, Thin Beard
Brown shrimp	Passive	Mount Desma	Ground Shell
Blue Beetles	Aggressive	Deku Forest	Ground Shell
Alien cow	Cowardly	Lon Lon Meadow	Heart Meat
Brown toadstool	Cowardly. It can not be attacked when it buries itself, which it tends to do when you approach it.	Lon Lon Meadow / Mount Desma	Aroma Toadstool, Spore Powder
Poisonous toadstool	Cowardly	Deku Forest	Misty Toadstool, Glowing Spore
Colorful toadstool	Cowardly	Mount Desma	Aroma Toadstool, Spore Powder
Beaver	Aggressive. They will jump out of the water and attack.	Lon Lon Meadow	Love Carp, Tasty Squid
Mole	Passive. Moles only come up once in awhile and can only be attacked then.	Lon Lon Meadow	Power Garlic
Green jelly	Aggressive. They shoot jelly from a distance and move away from Tingle at roughly half his speed.	Deku Forest / Steamy marsh	Gelatine
Blue jelly	Aggressive. They shoot jelly from a distance and move away from Tingle at roughly half his speed.	Icy Plain	Gelatine
Red jelly	Aggressive. They shoot jelly from a distance and move away from Tingle at roughly half his speed.	Mount Desma	Gelatine
Sheep	Cowardly	Deku Forest	Twisted Tusk, Frizzy Carrot
Turkey	Aggressive	Deku Forest	Explosive Claws, Love Carp
Duck	Cowardly	Steamy Marsh	Thick Meat, Explosive Claws
Monkey	Aggressive. Throws rocks from above. Knock them down with a bomb.	Steamy Marsh	Heart Meat, Rib Steak
Snorkel Pigs	Cowardly	Steamy Marsh	Baby Shark, Pink Quartz
Bomb squirrel	Aggressive. Must attack when sleeping to get item.	Steamy Marsh	Bomb Fruit
Brown Alligator	Aggressive. Jumps out of ponds at you.	Gooey Swamp	Salty Octopus, Love Carp
Purple Alligator	Aggressive	Gooey Swamp	Salty Octopus, Love Carp
Catfish	Passive. Although, once engaged they will gang up on you.	Gooey Swamp	Bitter Newt, Explosive Claws
Hornet	Passive	Gooey Swamp	Minced Meat, Wind-Cutter Wings
Scorpion	Aggressive. Will shoot at you.	Gooey Swamp	Explosive Claws
Penguin	Aggressive. Will slide after you	Icy Plain	Tough Meat
Polar Bear	Aggressive. It's advised not to attack these	Icy Plain	?

[edit] Special enemies

Enemy	Location	Attacks by	Item(s)
Fire Oinker Wizard	Oinker camps on Icy Plain and Auros Ruins	Shoots fire from a distance.	Magical Hat
Ice Oinker Wizard	Oinker camp on Auros Ruins	Shoots ice from a distance.	Magical Hat
Mosquito swarm	Steamy Marsh	Suddenly appears and sometimes comes at you. You can't fight it, so just avoid it.	None
Oyster	Sunshine Seashore	Might close for awhile when you try to steal its pearl	Snatched Pearl
Purple Oinker Warrior	Oinker camps on Lon Lon Meadow and Deku Forest	Charges at you. Can only be attacked after it hits something and is KO'ed.	Shoddy Knife, Low-Budget Mace
Trick Chest	Some dungeons have one	Won't let you go until you either offer the right amount of money or only have one rupee left.	Differs per chest.
Vitamin Plant	Deku Forest	Might close for awhile when you try to steal its Forest Vitamin	Forest Vitamin
White Oinker Warrior	Oinker camp on Icy Plain	Charges at you. Can only be attacked after it hits something and is KO'ed.	?

[edit] Bosses

Enemy	Dungeon	Attack Method	Failure Fine	Victory Reward
Beetle Lord Death Bug	Hometown Prairie; Hero's Shrine	Shoots energy balls and spawns larvae	10	Metal Super Rupee + 1000 rupees
Captain Stalfos	Cape Treasure; Pirate Hideaway	Spits fire and creates energy waves	30	Aqua Super Rupee + 3000 rupees
Tri-Force Colored Plant: Bana Bana	Deku Forest; Deku Temple	Spits color-coordinated mushrooms, mine balls, and springs	90	Leaf Super Rupee + 9000 rupees
Undiscovered Parasitic Insect: Gargantu-Bug	Gooey Swamp; Insect Hive	Shoots laser beams and spawns homing bleach	400	Earth Super Rupee + 40,000 rupees