Editing Spike ball (seed)

'''Spike balls'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=135|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> are objects in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]]. They are first encountered in [[Clear Pipe Cruise]]. These giant green seeds with yellow spikes are found inside [[Clear Pipe]]s, blocking parts of them. If the player hits a spike ball, they not only take damage but are also ejected backwards in the pipe, so its destruction is necessary to pass. Some [[Green Star]]s are found among spike balls. Spike balls can be destroyed by a [[fireball]] from [[Fire Mario]], a [[Baseball (object)|baseball]], [[Invincible Mario]], or [[White Tanooki Mario]].

Spike balls reappear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|its ports]], where they retain both their design and functionality from ''Super Mario 3D World''. They appear in levels with Clear Pipes such as [[Clear Pipe Puzzleplex]] and block the way of the player, though the player can destroy them using the [[Super Pickax]] power-up.