Yoshi Eggs first appear in Super Mario World when Mario or Luigi finds one, a Yoshi hatches from it, allowing Mario and Luigi to ride it. History Super Mario series Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 1.13 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.1.10 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.1.8.1 Mario Golf: World Tour / Mario Sports Superstars.1.5.8 Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.1.3.7 Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World.1.3.2 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.1.1.10 Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2.U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. 1.1.1 Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.A Yoshi's Egg is often used as Yoshi's emblem in various games, and Yoshi has various abilities that make use of the eggs. The eggs themselves can vary in size from smaller than a Yoshi to bigger than even Bowser. Though the basic white egg with green dots is the most common design throughout the Super Mario franchise, the body and dots can be a variety of colors, depending on either the Yoshi that laid the egg or the egg's contents or properties. Otherwise, an egg may contain items or a Yoshi, either fully grown or in baby form.

In several games, particularly the Yoshi's Island series, Yoshis are capable of laying eggs after eating enemies, and they can then use the eggs as throwing projectiles. Yoshi's Eggs, also formatted as Yoshi's eggs, Yoshi Eggs, or Yoshi eggs, are dotted eggs associated with Yoshis, who either lay them or create them through other means, such as by hitting ? Blocks or Egg Blocks, which can give them up to 6 eggs, the maximum amount in most games. For the game for the NES and Game Boy, see Yoshi (game).

For information about the team from Mario Super Sluggers, see Yoshi Islanders.

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