Best Yoshi colors

Green wins 70% of its duels and tops the Super Mario ranking ahead of Red and Light Blue.

Green holds a commanding 71 ELO point advantage over Red, the largest gap in the top tier of this ranking. Light Blue secures third place with 1244 points, establishing a clear podium of the most iconic Yoshi variants. Yellow sits at fourth with 1214 ELO points, while Black rounds out the top five at 1212 points, separated by just 2 points. The dominance of Green reflects its status as the original and most recognizable Yoshi variant, the one that appears alongside Mario in countless adventures and serves as the default choice across games. Red's second-place finish with 1289 points and a 62% win rate acknowledges its recurring role as a distinct alternative, though it never quite eclipses the classic green dinosaur in player consciousness. At the bottom, Orange languishes at 1045 ELO points with a 32% win rate across 62 duels, suggesting the community views certain color variants as forgettable additions to the Yoshi roster. Brown occupies the second-to-last position at 1099 points, while Purple sits just above at 1149, indicating that novelty alone does not secure iconic status when nostalgia and gameplay prominence weigh heavily in player memory.

This ranking draws from 1541 duels submitted by 61 players across 11 contenders, updated on 11 October 2026. The results capture which Yoshi color has left the deepest mark on players, balancing nostalgia with gameplay memories spanning decades of Super Mario titles. Vote now to shape the ranking and settle which Yoshi variant deserves recognition as the most iconic.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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