Swamola

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Swamola
Game(s)	A Link to the Past
Habitat(s)	Desert Palace
Effective Weapons	Sword

Swamola is a very mysterious and dangerous creature that roams the Desert Palace of western Hyrule. They act as mobile sand creatures that travel by a sand whirlpool that can appear anywhere in the earth. Once they spout up, slash them with Link's sword before they emit a beam at Link and cause damage.