Mook

The Mook is an enemy in EarthBound Beginnings. It can be encountered in the Swamp and its eastern side, Ellay, and the Mt. Itoi base. This enemy has, among with a few others, the most amount of moves in the entire game, being able to use PK Freeze ɑ and β, LifeUp ɑ, DefenseUp ɑ, Darkness, Hypnosis, Paralysis, and BrainShock. It also has a chance to group with another Mook or 2 Mooks. This enemy's battle theme is Battle with a Dangerous Foe.

Defensively, the Mook has 85 HP and 110 DEFENSE. Offensively, it has 80 PP, 50 OFFENSE, 50 FIGHT, and 40 SPEED. Its resilience to Status Ailments is 100 WISDOM, 30 STRENGTH, and 30 FORCE. It drops 166 EXP and $42 when defeated.

The superior version of this enemy is the Oh-Mook.

Trivia

• EarthBound's equivalent to the Mook is the Lesser Mook. It is found in Winters and in Dungeon Man. It has significantly more HP and attacks with PSI Freeze, functioning similarly to EarthBound Beginnings. Mother 3 lacks an equivalent enemy.
• In the companion guide, he is called "Mook" in all versions of the game.
  • His description reads, "Appears in the Swampland. His intelligence being pretty high up there, he attacks you with PSI. He specializes in such varied attacks as the PK Freeze family, Paralysis, Brainshock and Hypnosis.".