Yoshi is available as a character in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is acquired originally as an egg by using Mario's paper airplane ability to fly to the top of Mr. Hoggle's hot dog stand in Glitzville. Yoshi's egg only appears after Mario and co. reach Rank 11 in the Glitz Pit, and hatches after Mario and co. lose to the Armored Harriers. Yoshi's color will change depending on how long after he hangs out with Mario. His first is the traditional green with red hair. The user has the ability to name him, the first occurrence in the Paper Mario games. If the user decides not to give him a specific name, he will just be called "Yoshi".