Special Attack

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Special Attack
Information
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Type	Game mechanic
Description	Attacks that cost Special Points.

Special Attacks are an attack type that has appeared in every Mario & Luigi series installment, except for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, though they are referred to as such first in the game Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story due to their categorization. Bowser, Mario and Luigi are able to use these, which each special attack using a certain amount of Special Points, or SP (abbreviation changed to BP in the 3DS version). Special Attacks even have a menu section in the Star Menu, where the player can watch demos and practice the attacks.

Because Bros. Attacks are the only type of Special Attack to appear in Superstar Saga, this article does not cover that.

Mario and Luigi's Attacks (Bros. Attacks)

Mario and Luigi both use a total of ten Special Attacks called Bros. Attacks in the 3DS version throughout the game. To obtain a Special Attack, Mario and Luigi need to collect ten Attack Pieces. They can be obtained from special Attack Piece Blocks and completing various sidequests. All ten of Mario and Luigi's Special Attacks are shown in the table below. (Note: When using an attack with a Tight Belt, the SP cost is reduced in half):

Special Attacks
Attack	SP	Location	Overview	Target	Bonus
Green Shell	3	Trash Pit	The Mario brothers kick a green Koopa Shell toward the target.	Single (changes targets if you kill the target)	No additional effects.
Fire Flower	4	Pump Works	The Mario brothers enter their Fire Forms and toss fireballs at their foes.	All (random)	Can burn enemies.
Jump Helmet	6	Flab Zone	Luigi charges a foe with a golden Koopa Shell on his head. On this shell is a spring. Mario bounces on this spring as the bros. make their way to the target.	Single	No additional effects.
Yoo Who Cannon	7	Toad Town	The Mario brothers hide in barrel cannons that shoot them towards the foes, allowing them to kick the enemies.	All (random; maximum 8)	No additional effects.
Super Bouncer	7	Energy Hold	Luigi boards the Super Bouncer and tries to move to the bouncer's top as Mario throws it high up. When Luigi lands on his target, press B to strike. This attack CAN hit spiny foes.	All (random; maximum 8)	Can stun enemies.
Spin Pipe	10	Plack Beach (complete Kuzzle's puzzle)	The Mario brothers stack up, fly somewhere above their target, and stomp down. Press the appropriate button to kick, bouncing off.	Single (changes targets if you kill the target)	Can stun enemies.
Mighty Meteor	8	Toadley Clinic	The Mario brothers smack a giant meteor into their target.	All (random; maximum 5)	Can lower the enemy's attack power.
Snack Basket	14	Dimble Wood	Luigi devours the food in the basket, causing him to bloat. Mario catches him and tries to throw him high up with all his might. Press B as Luigi falls to ground pound, shaking the ground and damaging grounded foes.	All (does not affect flying enemies)	No additional effects.
Magic Window	18	Beat the three Shroobs in Bowser Castle	The Mario brothers sneak-attack their target via the Magic Windows. Press the appropriate button to stomp.	All (random)	Can stun opponents
Falling Star	20	Peach's Castle	The Mario brothers throw smaller stars toward the larger star to power it up, dealing more damage to a single foe.	Single	Can lower the target's defense.

Bowser's Attacks (Brawl Attacks)

Bowser has a total of six Special Attacks that he gathers throughout the game. (Due to his nature, these are called Brawl Attacks in the 3DS version.) Like Mario & Luigi, Bowser has to unlock them in many areas of the game. To unlock these type of attacks for Bowser to use, the player must liberate Bowser's loyal, non-brainwashed troops. The player finds them in cages all around the Mushroom Kingdom. Out of the six, five of them would be found inside one of the cages. The last one is when the player collects all fifteen Blitties through the vacuum ability. Unlike Mario & Luigi's attacks, which use the buttons, Bowser's attacks use the touch screen. All six of Bowser's Special Attacks are shown in the table below (note: When using an attack with an Economy Ring, the SP cost is halved):

Special Attacks
Attack	SP	Location	Overview	Target
Goomba Storm	6	Dimble Wood (after rescuing the Goomba corps)	Bowser fires up his goombas to deal more damage. This can burn targets.	Single (changes targets if you kill the target)
Shy Guy Squad	8	Bowser Path (after rescuing the Shy Guy corps)	The Shy Guys drag Bowser backwards to slingshot him into the foe. Press the appropriate button to have Bowser kick.	Single
Koopa Corps	10	Blubble Lake (after rescuing the Koopa unit)	Bowser rebounds his Koopa Troopas back via his shell.	All (random)
Bob-omb Blitz	12	Bowser Castle (after rescuing the Bob-omb squad)	Bowser aligns his bombs with his target and orders them to charge. This can stun targets.	Selected (maximum 6)
Magikoopa Mob	15	Peach's Castle (after rescuing the Magikoopa corps)	Bowser powers up the Magikoopas with his own magic. This can burn the enemy.	All (random; maximum 24)
Broggy Bonker	20	Broque Monsieur's Shop (After collecting all fifteen Blitties)	Bowser cleans up the Broggy and sends him charging. The more you cleaned his body, the more charges the Broggy does. As he charges, the Broggy can stun targets.	Single (changes targets if you kill the target)

In Other Games

Special Attacks return in the following games, though not referred to as such.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

In this game, Special Attacks are divided into the well-known Bros. Attacks and a new type of attack called a Luiginary Attack. See the respective pages for details.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Bros. Attacks return in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, but Trio Attacks take over as the second variation in the game. See their pages for details.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Only Bros. Attacks return in Mario & Luigi: Brothership.

Trivia

• Though the top screen of the Bros.'s tutorials always shows a Goomba being defeated by the acquired Special Move, no normal Goombas are seen in the game as enemies in Bowser's Inside Story.
  • Additionally, the top screen of Bowser's tutorials always show a candy-less Chuboomba being defeated by the acquired Special Move. However, in normal battle conditions, Chuboombas flee once Bowser devours their candy with his Vacuum Block.
• Special Attacks are referred to as such in Bowser's Inside Story only.