Three-of-a-Kind

Three of a Kind are enemies that only appear in Link's Awakening. They normally are the only monsters in the room they are found, and usually must be defeated to open the door to the next room. Three of a Kind are small round foes that constantly flash a Club, Spade, Diamond, or Heart on their bellies until they are slashed by a sword. They move constantly until slashed, and damage Link on contact.

The only way to kill the Three of a Kind is to have all three stop flashing on the same symbol. If one is accidentally slashed with an unmatching symbol, all other ones stopped with begin moving again.