Raccoon

Raccoons are a species in Link's Awakening.

Names in the American English canon

Name	Raccoons
Appearance(s)	Link's Awakening^[1] Link's Awakening DX^[2] Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch^[3]

Names in the American English canon
Name	Appearance(s)
Raccoons	Link's Awakening^[1] Link's Awakening DX^[2] Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch^[3]

For terminology in other regions, see § Nomenclature below.

Characteristics

Main article: Tarin

Tarin is transformed into a Raccoon after eating a Toadstool in the Mysterious Forest, giving him the ability to create the Looping Path enchantment.^[2] In order to progress in the Forest, Link has to sprinkle Magic Powder on him, turning him back into a Human.

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japan Japanese	いたずらタヌキ (Itazura Tanuki) ^{(LALink's Awakening \| LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}	Naughty Tanuki
The People's Republic of China Chinese^SISimplified	恶作剧狸猫 (Èzuòjùlímāo) ^{(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China Chinese^{TRTraditional}	惡作劇狸貓 (Èzuòjùlímāo) ^{(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}
The Federal Republic of Germany German	Waschbär ^{(LALink's Awakening \| LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}	Same as English.
The Italian Republic Italian	Tanuki dispettoso ^{(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}^[4]	Mischievious tanuki
Latin America Spanish^{LALatin American}	Mapache ^{(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}
The Kingdom of Spain Spanish^EUEuropean	Mapache ^{(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))}
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.