Chemistry

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Mario Superstar Baseball
Mario has positive chemistry with Luigi, marked with a ♪ symbol in a pink speech bubble

Chemistry is a feature in the Mario Baseball series. It refers to how well characters get along, which affects how well they work together. An example of good chemistry is when a character throws the ball to their buddy, the ball travels faster than normal, glows purple, and leaves a purple trail. The character who throws the ball also emits a happy sound while throwing. Chemistry is also useful in batting because a character hits better when one of their buddies is on base (and they will hit even better if two or three of their buddies are on base). Good chemistry is referenced by a musical note.

There is also bad chemistry, which is in contrast to good chemistry. When a character throws the ball to another character with whom they share bad chemistry, the ball travels much slower and in a slanted direction from where the ball was directed. The throwing character also emits an unhappy noise while throwing the ball. Bad chemistry is referenced by a black squiggly line that resembles a tornado. Bad chemistry will nearly always result in a messed-up play which allows the opposing team to score and/or advance on the bases. Unlike good chemistry, bad chemistry only occurs in the field and does not occur all the time.

In the Challenge Mode of both games, there is an item called the Buddy Emblem that improves chemistry relations, so that nearly everyone on the team will have good chemistry with each other.

There exist chemistry tables in Mario Superstar Baseball which determine the above features and more. Each character has a chemistry value, from 0 to 100, with every other character in the game. 90 and above indicates good chemistry, whereas 15 and below indicates bad chemistry. These values are also used in calculating Team Stars pre-game. The game will average each player's chemistry with the captain and convert the average to Team Stars.[1] The key is as follows (x̄ = average captain chemistry):

  • 5 star team: x̄ ≥ 70
  • 4 star team: 70 > x̄ ≥ 55
  • 3 star team: 55 > x̄ ≥ 35
  • 2 star team: 35 > x̄ ≥ 15
  • 1 star team: 15 > x̄ > 0
  • 0 star team: x̄ = 0 (occurs with a team of 9 of the same character; only possible with cheats)

Charts[edit]

Mario Superstar Baseball[edit]

Mario Luigi Peach Yoshi Wario Bowser
Luigi Mario Peach Daisy Waluigi Boo King Boo
Peach Mario Luigi Daisy Toad Toadette Toadsworth Wario Bowser Petey Piranha
Daisy Peach Luigi Bowser Waluigi Petey Piranha
Yoshi Mario Birdo Baby Mario Baby Luigi
Birdo Yoshi Shy Guy Petey Piranha
Wario Waluigi Boo Mario Peach Toad Toadette Baby Mario
Waluigi Wario Magikoopa Luigi Daisy Toad Toadette Baby Luigi
Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Petey Piranha
Diddy Kong Donkey Kong Dixie Kong Goomba
Bowser Bowser Jr. Hammer Bro Dry Bones Koopa Troopa Paratroopa Mario Peach Daisy Toad Toadette Toadsworth Baby Mario Baby Luigi
Bowser Jr. Bowser Hammer Bro Magikoopa
Toad Peach Toadette Toadsworth Wario Waluigi Bowser
Toadette Toad Toadsworth Peach Wario Waluigi Bowser
Toadsworth Peach Toad Toadette Bowser
Goomba Diddy Kong Paragoomba Monty Mole
Paragoomba Goomba Monty Mole Paratroopa
Shy Guy Birdo Monty Mole Baby Mario Baby Luigi
Dixie Kong Donkey Kong Diddy Kong
Baby Mario Yoshi Baby Luigi Bowser Wario Shy Guy Boo
Baby Luigi Yoshi Baby Mario Bowser Waluigi Shy Guy Boo King Boo
Boo King Boo Wario Magikoopa Luigi Baby Mario Baby Luigi
King Boo Boo Petey Piranha Luigi Baby Luigi
Dry Bones Bowser Koopa Troopa
Koopa Troopa Paratroopa Bowser Dry Bones
Paratroopa Koopa Troopa Bowser Paragoomba
Hammer Bro Bowser Bowser Jr.
Magikoopa Boo Waluigi Bowser Jr.
Petey Piranha King Boo Donkey Kong Birdo Peach Daisy Pianta Noki
Monty Mole Goomba Paragoomba Shy Guy
Pianta Noki Petey Piranha
Noki Pianta Petey Piranha

Mario Super Sluggers[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese あいしょう[?]
Aishō
Compatibility
Spanish Química[?] Chemistry

Notes[edit]

  • The instruction booklet from Mario Superstar Baseball has several errors regarding chemistry. Some of them include the following:
    • Bowser's good and bad chemistry with Baby Mario and Paratroopa is swapped.
    • Wario's bad and neutral chemistry with Baby Mario and Pianta is swapped.
    • Bowser Jr. is listed as having bad chemistry with Pianta (this is true in Mario Super Sluggers).
  • In Mario Super Sluggers, Baby Peach and Bowser are tied for having good chemistry with the highest number of characters (including alternate colors) at seventeen. Bowser also has bad chemistry with the highest number of characters (including alternate colors) at sixteen.
  • The Kritters, Wario, and Waluigi are tied for having the least amount of good chemistry in Mario Super Sluggers with them having good chemistry with only Miis of their color and one other character (King K. Rool for the Kritters; Wario and Waluigi for each other).
  • Diddy Kong is the only character in Mario Super Sluggers not to have chemistry with any Miis.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Color-coded spreadsheet of the in-game chemistry tables. Google Docs. Retrieved June 30, 2024.