When using this move in battle, a circle appears on the targeted enemy and a crosshair moves toward the circle to complete the Action Command, the player must press when the crosshair is inside the circle, and to perform the Stylish move, the player must press again right away. Goombella's version of Tattle adds an Action Command and a Stylish move. During battle, she reads information about enemies from the Tattle Log but, oddly, recites the info from memory outside battle. This version of Tattle is similar to Goombario's. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Goombella can use Tattle after joining Mario's party.

Additionally, if a Duplighost (such as Lee) transforms into Goombario, it can then use Tattle on Mario. However, Gulpits' Rocks and the tree in the Goomba King battle can be tattled on, despite being inanimate objects. Some targets cannot be tattled on in battle, including General Guy's light bulb, the slot machine in Shy Guy's Toy Box, and the Fuzzipede, since the scenery becomes too dark for Goombario to use Tattle on him. There is no Action Command associated with Goombario's Tattle move. Goombario will often also make comments about the enemy unrelated to its battle abilities, adding flair to the tattle. The health meter will then appear from that point on whenever Mario encounters the same enemy. Tattling an enemy will also make a health meter appear under the enemy, indicating how much HP it has left. Tattling in battle will list various characteristics and traits of an enemy, including HP, Attack power, Defense power, and sometimes battle strategies. Tattling on the field will tell Mario about his surroundings, or a character if they are close to him. In Paper Mario, Goombario is able to use Tattle after joining Mario's party, listing information and statistics from memory. 3.2 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.1.2 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

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