Tanooki Suit

The Tanooki Suit is an item from Super Mario Bros. 3 that will allow Mario to turn into Tanooki Mario. Once it is worn, Mario can fly and turn into a statue. Turning into a statue will allow him to avoid any enemy, and will also allow him to defeat most enemies. The Tanooki Suit is based off of the Japanese Tanukis.

Statue Mario Trick
There is a trick that the player can do while Mario is in the Tanooki suit that will allow them to defeat most enemies. To do this, the player must get above whatever enemy they want to defeat. Then, they use Statue Mario. Mario will fall on the enemy and defeat it. This will instantly defeat most enemies, including Thwomps and Roto-Discs. It can also defeat certain enemies in one hit instead of multiple hits, such as Koopas and Buzzy Beetles.