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[[File:ShellToss SMB3.png|thumb|left|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]]
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.
The '''Shell Toss''' is a move used in many platform games in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|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 Troopa]] shells are the most common type of shell, although [[Buzzy Shell]]s and upside-down [[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shells]] are also common.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''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.
[[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 the grass and thrown at will. The shells speed across the ground, knocking over any enemies.


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.
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. [[Brick Block|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'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', shells can even be used to collect [[coin]]s or other items.


===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
{{PM move infobox
{{PM move infobox
|game=[[Paper Mario]] and [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]
|game=[[Paper Mario]] and [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]
|image=Shell Toss PMTTYDNS.png
|image=PM Shell Toss.png
|mastered_by=[[Kooper]] and [[Koops]]
|mastered_by=[[Kooper]] and [[Koops]]
|attack=2 Base Rank<br>3 Super Rank<br>5 Ultra Rank
|attack=2 Base Rank<br>3 Super Rank<br>4 Kooper's Ultra Rank<br>5 Koops' Ultra Rank
|rank=Base Rank
|rank=Base Rank
|effect=Kooper or Koops hits an enemy with his shell, dealing damage.
|effect=Kooper or Koops hits an enemy with his shell, dealing damage
|target=Single frontmost grounded enemy
|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.
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 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.
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.
In the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]] of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', [[Koopley]] mentions wanting to teach Shell Toss to Koops, only to learn that Koops already knows it. This differs from the original game, where Koopley wants to teach Koops [[Power Shell]] instead.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
PM Shell Toss.png|Kooper using Shell Toss in ''Paper Mario''.
Shell Toss Info.png|Demonstration of field move
Shell Toss Info.png|Demonstration of field move
PMTTYD Koops Happy Heart Backtrack.png|Grabbing the [[Happy Heart]] [[badge]]
PMTTYD Koops Happy Heart Backtrack.png|Grabbing [[Happy Heart]] [[badge]]
Koops In Battle.png|Menu
Koops In Battle.png|Menu
PMTTYDNS Shell Toss.jpg|Koops using Shell Toss in the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=コウラアタック
|Jap=コウラアタック
|JpnR=Kōra Atakku
|JapR=Kōra Atakku
|JpnM=Shell Attack
|JapM=Shell Attack
|ChiS=龟壳
|Fra=Lance Carap
|ChiSR=Guīké
|FraM=Shell Launch
|ChiSM=Turtle Shell
|ChiS2=龟壳攻击
|ChiS2N=''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake
|ChiS2R=Guīké Gōngjí
|ChiS2M=Turtle Shell Attack
|ChiT=龜殼攻擊
|ChiTN=''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake
|ChiTR=Guīké Gōngjí
|ChiTM=Turtle Shell Attack
|Dut=Schildschot
|DutN=''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake
|DutM=Shell Shot
|Ger=Panzerstoß
|GerM=Shell Bump
|Fre=Lance Carap
|FreM=Shell Launch
|Ita=Tartattacco
|Ita=Tartattacco
|ItaM=Turtley Attack
|ItaM=Turtley Attack
|Kor=등껍질어택
|KorR=Deungkkeopjil Eotaek
|KorM=Shell Attack
|Spa=Lanzaconcha
|Spa=Lanzaconcha
|SpaM=Seashell Launcher
|SpaM=Shell Launch
|Spa2=Lanzacaparazón
|Ger=Panzerstoß
|Spa2N=''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake
|GerM=Shell Bump
|Spa2M=Shell Launcher
|Chi=龟壳
|ChiR=Guīké
|ChiM=Turtle Shell
}}
}}


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