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{{distinguish|Ukiki}}
{{species infobox
|name=Grinder
|image=[[File:Grinder Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|150px]]<br>A '''Grinder''' in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[2014]])
|variants=[[Seedy Sally]]<br>[[Short Fuse]]
|relatives=[[Ukiki]]
}}
'''Grinders''',<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' [[Nintendo Player's Guide]]. Page 127.</ref> also named '''Monkeys''', are a type of monkey enemy featured in the ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' series. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', and are typically found within jungle areas.

==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Game Boy Advance]] [[reissue|remake]] ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', Grinders attack Yoshi in a variety of ways, including by spitting seeds, dropping [[bomb]]s, and grabbing [[Baby Mario]]. If hit, a Grinder turns a darker shade of brown and run away. Some Grinders are harmless and simply run around the stage. A Grinder usually [[jump]]s onto a [[vine]] and climbs it as high as possible, but if a Yoshi gets too close to a Grinder, it runs away again. Because of their speed, Grinders are hard for Yoshi to catch.

A Grinder can be stunned with a [[Yoshi Egg]] or a stomp, after which Yoshi can defeat them by eating them or running over them while they are unconscious. A Grinder can also swim slowly in water, and cannot be defeated while doing so as stunning it instead causes the Grinder to "flail" in place.

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', they are named Monkeys. All of them are harmless, and they can be defeated from any attack. Monkeys are no longer invulnerable while in the water. Monkeys retain their agility, making them still difficult to catch.

At the start of the level [[Baby DK, the Jungle King!]], one Grinder kidnaps both Baby Mario and [[Baby Peach]].

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', they are named '''Ukikis'''. Unlike earlier ''Yoshi's Island'' titles, they cannot be eaten.
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===''Tetris Attack''===
A Grinder also appears in ''[[Tetris Attack]]'' as an ally with [[Poochy]].

==Gallery==
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Monkay.PNG|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' sprite
Monkay-1.PNG|thumb|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' screenshot showing both color variants of Grinder
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=おさるさん
|JapR=Osarusan
|JapM=Monkey-san
|Ger=Schim-Peng
|GerM=Pun on "Schimpanse" (chimpanzee) and "peng" (a sound equivalent to "bang")
}}

==Reference==
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[[Category:Primates]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]]
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