Yoshi Amiibo

Yoshi in the Mario Series wave is the Mario-line figure of Yoshi, released March 20, 2015 alongside Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Bowser. Yoshi debuted in Super Mario World (1990 SNES) as Mario's friend-and-mount, and the franchise gave him his own dedicated subfranchise (Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story, Yoshi's New Island, Yoshi's Crafted World) over the following three decades. He's the franchise's only mainline-Mario character whose entire identity is 'small green dinosaur with the cheerful expression.'

What he does in compatible Mario games is unlock Yoshi-themed cosmetic content. Mario Kart 8 gets a Yoshi-themed racing suit. Yoshi-line games get bonus content.

He pairs with the Smash Yoshi figure, the Mario Series wave, and the broader Mario-line cluster.