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[[File:ShellToss SMB3.png|thumb|350px|Mario performing a '''Shell Toss''' with a series of demonstrations.]]
[[File:ShellToss SMB3.png|thumb|left|350px|[[Mario]] performing a Shell Toss with a series of demonstrations]]
'''Shell Toss''' is a move used in many platformer games in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' series. To use it, one must grab or carry a [[shell]] and toss it. [[Koopa Troopa]] shells are the most common type of shell, although [[Buzzy Beetle]] shells are also common.
The '''Shell Toss''' is a move used in many platform games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. The term "shell toss" can be used to describe any attack wherein an ally or foe uses its shell to attack by launching it forward. To use the Shell Toss, one must grab or carry a shell and toss it. [[Koopa Shell]]s are the most common type of shell, although [[Buzzy Shell]]s and upside-down [[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shells]] are also common.


[[File:Shell Toss.png|thumb|left|Kooper performs his '''Shell Toss''' in ''Paper Mario''.]]
==History==
[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Toad]] could first use it in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The [[Red Shell]]s could be obtained in the grass and thrown at will. The shell would speed across the ground, knocking over any enemies.
===''Super Mario'' series===
[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]] can first use the Shell Toss in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The [[Red Shell]]s can be obtained in [[grass]] and thrown at will. The shells speed across the ground, knocking over any enemies, though they break upon hitting walls. ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' lets shells rebound off walls, allowing Mario and friends to reuse them.


Later, in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the Shell Toss can be used to hit [[block]]s from the side and gain the items contained within them. Bricks can also be broken to gain access to other areas. This is also possible in most later 2D Mario games. In some games, such as ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', enemies may also throw shells at the player. In a few games, such as ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', shells can even be used to collect coins or other items.
In most games since ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the Shell Toss can be used to hit or break [[block]]s from the side and gain the items contained within them and even gain access to other areas. In some games, such as ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', enemies may also throw shells at the player. In most later 2D ''Mario'' games, starting with ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', shells can even be used to collect [[coin]]s or other items.


In the ''[[Paper Mario]]'' series, various Koopas and Buzzy Beetles, including Mario's party members [[Kooper]] and [[Koops]], use this attack by going inside their shell and launching themselves at enemies in battle. This attack can only hit the enemy on the ground in front. For Kooper and Koops at normal rank, the attack does 1 damage without the [[Action Command]] and 2 with it; this changes to 2 or 3 damage at [[Super Rank]] and 3 or 5 at [[Ultra Rank]]. The Action Command for Shell Toss differs slightly depending on which Koopa is using it. Also, Koops's version includes [[Stylish Move]]s.
===''Paper Mario'' series===
{{PM move infobox
|game=[[Paper Mario]] and [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]
|image=PM Shell Toss.png
|mastered_by=[[Kooper]] and [[Koops]]
|attack=2 Base Rank<br>3 Super Rank<br>5 Ultra Rank
|rank=Base Rank
|effect=Kooper or Koops hits an enemy with his shell, dealing damage.
|target=Single frontmost grounded enemy
}}
In the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]], various Koopas and [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, including Mario's party members [[Kooper]] and [[Koops]], use Shell Toss by going inside their shells and launching themselves at enemies in battle. This attack can hit only the frontmost enemy on the ground, but it does not take contact damage from things such as fire and electrification. For Kooper and Koops at normal rank, the attack does one damage without the [[Action Command]] and two with it; this changes to two or three damage at [[Super Rank]] and three or five at [[Ultra Rank]]. The Action Command for Shell Toss differs slightly depending on which Koopa is using it, but both involve releasing {{button|n64|Stick}} at the right time. Also, Koops's version includes [[Stylish move]]s.


Kooper and Koops can also be launched by Mario outside of battle, which can used to grab faraway items, activate switches, or do a first strike on an enemy. A first strike with Kooper always fails the Action Command, while a first strike with Koops always succeeds.
Kooper and Koops can also be launched by Mario out of battle, which can be used to grab faraway items, activate switches, or do a [[First Strike]] on an enemy. A First Strike with Kooper always fails the Action Command, while a First Strike with Koops always succeeds.
{{br}}


The term 'shell toss' can be used to describe any attack wherein an ally or foe uses its shell to attack by launching it forward.
==Gallery==
{{br}}
<gallery>
Shell Toss Info.png|Demonstration of field move
PMTTYD Koops Happy Heart Backtrack.png|Grabbing the [[Happy Heart]] [[badge]]
Koops In Battle.png|Menu
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=コウラアタック
|Jap=コウラアタック
|JapR=Kōra Atakku
|JapR=Kōra Atakku
|JapM=Shell Attack
|JapM=Shell Attack
|Fra=Lance Carap
|Fre=Lance Carap
|FraM=Shell Launch
|FreM=Shell Launch
|Ita=Tartattacco
|Ita=Tartattacco
|ItaM=Turtley Attack
|ItaM=Turtley Attack
|Spa=Lanzaconcha
|Spa=Lanzaconcha<br>Lanzacaparazón<small> (''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake)</small>
|SpaM=Shell Launch
|SpaM=Shell Launcher
|Ger=Panzerstoß
|Ger=Panzerstoß
|GerM=Shell Bump}}
|GerM=Shell Bump
|Chi=龟壳
|ChiR=Guīké
|ChiM=Turtle Shell
}}


{{BoxTop}}
{{SMB2}}
{{SMB3}}
{{SMW}}
{{PM}}
{{PM}}
{{PMTTYD}}
{{PMTTYD}}
{{NSMBW}}
[[Category:Paper Mario special moves]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door moves]]
[[de:Panzerstoß]]
[[de:Panzerstoß]]
[[Category:Special Moves]]
[[Category:Paper Mario Special Moves]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]
[[Category:Paper Mario]]

Latest revision as of 14:31, May 1, 2024

Mario performing a Shell Toss with a series of demonstrations

The Shell Toss is a move used in many platform games of the Super Mario franchise. The term "shell toss" can be used to describe any attack wherein an ally or foe uses its shell to attack by launching it forward. To use the Shell Toss, one must grab or carry a shell and toss it. Koopa Shells are the most common type of shell, although Buzzy Shells and upside-down Spiny Shells are also common.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad can first use the Shell Toss in Super Mario Bros. 2. The Red Shells can be obtained in grass and thrown at will. The shells speed across the ground, knocking over any enemies, though they break upon hitting walls. Super Mario Advance lets shells rebound off walls, allowing Mario and friends to reuse them.

In most games since Super Mario Bros. 3, the Shell Toss can be used to hit or break blocks from the side and gain the items contained within them and even gain access to other areas. In some games, such as Super Mario World and Super Paper Mario, enemies may also throw shells at the player. In most later 2D Mario games, starting with Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, shells can even be used to collect coins or other items.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door move
Shell Toss
PM Shell Toss.png
Mastered by Kooper and Koops
Rank Base Rank
Effect Kooper or Koops hits an enemy with his shell, dealing damage.
Target Single frontmost grounded enemy
Attack Power 2 Base Rank
3 Super Rank
5 Ultra Rank

In the Paper Mario series, various Koopas and Buzzy Beetles, including Mario's party members Kooper and Koops, use Shell Toss by going inside their shells and launching themselves at enemies in battle. This attack can hit only the frontmost enemy on the ground, but it does not take contact damage from things such as fire and electrification. For Kooper and Koops at normal rank, the attack does one damage without the Action Command and two with it; this changes to two or three damage at Super Rank and three or five at Ultra Rank. The Action Command for Shell Toss differs slightly depending on which Koopa is using it, but both involve releasing Control Stick at the right time. Also, Koops's version includes Stylish moves.

Kooper and Koops can also be launched by Mario out of battle, which can be used to grab faraway items, activate switches, or do a First Strike on an enemy. A First Strike with Kooper always fails the Action Command, while a First Strike with Koops always succeeds.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese コウラアタック
Kōra Atakku
Shell Attack

Chinese 龟壳
Guīké
Turtle Shell

French Lance Carap
Shell Launch
German Panzerstoß
Shell Bump
Italian Tartattacco
Turtley Attack
Spanish Lanzaconcha
Lanzacaparazón (The Thousand-Year Door remake)
Shell Launcher