The Stray Dog is an enemy in EarthBound Beginnings. It can be encountered at the beginning of the game in Podunk and in Merrysville guarding Duncan's Factory. It only attacks physically. The Flea Bag has a 1/16 chance of dropping from the Stray Dog. This enemy's battle theme is Battle with a Dangerous Foe.
Defensively, the Stray Dog has 16 HP and 10 DEFENSE. Offensively, it has 8 OFFENSE, 8 FIGHT, and 12 SPEED. Its resilience to Status Ailments is 2 WISDOM, 5 STRENGTH, and 8 FORCE. It drops 4 EXP and $10 when defeated.
Ninten starts off with at least 7 in every stat after fighting the Doll. It is recommended to equip the Plastic Bat due to Ninten's low level early on. Until the next level up, the Stray Dog will only be slightly behind in overall resilience and offensive strength. The superior version of this enemy is the Wolf, Lone Wolf, and Silver Wolf.
Trivia
- The Stray Dog is slightly weaker in resilience than the Crow, having 16 HP instead of 22, and is 2 DEFENSEs lower. It is offensively the same as the Crow, boasting the same OFFENSE, FIGHT, and SPEED. It is 1 WISDOM higher, has the same STRENGTH, and is 2 FORCEs lower.
- EarthBound's equivalent to the Stray Dog is the Runaway Dog. It is found in Onett, Twoson, and Winters (Jeff only). It has slightly more HP and also has a chance of wasting a move, functioning differently than in EarthBound Beginnings. Mother 3 lacks an equivalent enemy.
- In the companion guide, he is called "Stray Dog" in all versions of the game.
- His description reads, "Will bite you as soon as glare at you with a sharp look. You'll want to be careful: the neighborhoods around Mother's Day are crawling with these guys. If you're lucky, when you beat him, you'll get Fleas and Lice.".