- "Like many denizens of the desert, the Skelpion can't abide PSI Thunder and Freeze."
- — EarthBound Player's Guide
The Skelpion is an enemy in EarthBound. They are gray, skull-faced scorpions that are located in the Dusty Dunes Desert.
A stronger relative, the Dread Skelpion, is found in Scaraba.
Battle[]
Skelpions can poison party members with its stinger, waste a turn by edging closer, and use PSI Thunder α. The Skelpion also has rather high Guts, and may land a few smash hits on party members.
It is vulnerable to Hypnosis, which can stop it from poisoning the party. It drops a vial of serum upon defeat.