Mario Kart DS Enemy List

Info on all enemies and bosses in Mario Kart DS

Here is a large table showing the names, methods of defeating and much other information about the enemies and boss characters in the game of Mario Kart DS for the Nintendo DS console.  This table is exclusive to this site.

Enemy Name Description Defeat able by star? By lightning bolt item? By shells? Has to be outraced. By mushroom or bob-omb?
Goomba A small brown enemy Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Monty Mole A mole that jumps out of the ground Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Rocky Wrench A koopa/mole thing that appears from the deck of the Airship in Airship Fortress. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Swoop A small blue bat Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Crab A red crab Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Cheep Cheep A small fish that bounces around. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Boo A white ghost, similar to the item of the same name. No No No No No
Chain Chomp A large black sphere like monster with teeth.  It's actually a dog. Yes No No No Yes
Bullet Bill A missile with an angry face, like the item version. Yes No No No Yes
Flamethrower A moving object firing a laser beam of fire. No No No No No
Piranha Plant A small man-eating plant Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Venus Fire trap A piranha plant that breathes fire. No No No No No
Angry Sun The sun, with an angry face, found in Desert Hills. No No No No No
Pinball A pinball. Yes No No No Yes
Traffic (cars, buses etc) Any car, bus or truck that is an in-game obstacle. Yes No No No Yes
Snowball A snowball. Yes No No No Yes
Pendulum A clock pendulum. Yes No No No  
Clock hand The red thing that goes in a circle. Yes No No No  
Podoboo A fireballl. Yes No No No Yes
Thwomp A large stone face that pounds the floor Yes No No No Yes
Sideways moving Thwomp A sideways moving Thwomp. Yes No No No Yes
Pipe A green pipe. No No No No  
Snowman A snowman. Yes Yes No No Yes
Boulder A large boulder which falls onto the road. Yes No No No Yes
Puddle A puddle of water. Yes No No No  
Beanstalk A beanstalk/vine No No No No  
Big Bully A large circular thing with horns. No No No No Yes
Eyerok The two hands with eyes in the palm of each hand. No No Yes No  
Goomboss The large goomba you have to race in level 3. No No No Yes No
Red Car A red car. Yes No No Yes No
King Boo A large boo with a crown. No No No No No
Chain Chomp (2) A Chain Chomp that moves along the whole track. Yes No No Yes No
Big Bob-omb A large bomb that throws smaller bombs. No No No No Yes
Chief Chilly A large, circular, blue coloured sphere with one horn and a moustache. No No No No Yes
Wiggler A caterpillar. No No No Yes No