Editing Bat (Thing)

{{item infobox
|image=[[File:BatPMSS.png|50px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|description=''"THWACK!"''
}}
{{quote|This piece of wood has the power to send round objects flying when swung correctly. The individual responsible for vandalizing it has yet to be identified.|'''Sticker Museum plaque'''|[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]}}
The '''Bat''' (known as the '''Baseball Bat''' in the British English version) is a [[Thing]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. It is a standard baseball bat with "Mario" written at the end of it. It can be found in a coffin, wrapped up in bandages in a portion of the [[Sandshifter Ruins]]. It remains in Mario's [[Album]] until it is turned into a [[sticker]] at a [[Sling-a-Thing]] station. Once it has been used as a sticker, it returns to its original position. It can also be purchased from the [[Shady Toad]] for 300 [[coin]]s.

As a sticker, the Bat takes up four squares in Mario's album. When it is used in battle, the background disappears and a scoreboard will appear (featuring the [[D-Cell Battery]] and [[Soda]] things as advertisements, alongside a still image of Mario battling some [[Goomba]]s), followed by the Bat, which will hit all enemies on the battlefield one at a time. Additionally, if the player mashes {{button|3ds|a}} as the Bat is about to hit the enemies, they take additional damage.

The Bat is useful for battling [[Tower Power Pokey]] when it reaches to five segments (including its head), as it would be too difficult and high for Mario to reach it. A hint for it to be used is before the battle, as instead of the usual ''"FIGHT!"'' pre-battle text, it will instead say ''"PLAY BALL!"''. If Mario does not use the Bat during the boss, [[Kersti]] tells him to use the stickers in a more effective way. 

The Bat can also be placed into the [[Sticker Museum]] as #19, alongside the [[Newspaper]] and [[Toy Bat]]. Its description identifies it as a piece of wood that can swing round objects flying when it's used properly, referencing the sport that the Bat is used for. It also refers to when it was wrapped up in bandages and thrown into a coffin in the Sandshifter Ruins.

==Media==
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|title1=Bat
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=バット
|JpnR=Batto
|JpnM=Bat
|Fre=Batte de baseball
|FreM=Baseball bat
|Spa=Bate
|SpaM=Bat
|Ger=Baseballschläger
|GerM=Baseball bat
|Ita=Mazza da baseball
|ItaM=Baseball bat
|Chi=球棒
|ChiR=Qiú bàng
|ChiM=Bat
}}

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[[Category:Sports equipment]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: Sticker Star items]]
[[it:Mazza da Baseball]]