Editing Sponge

{{about|the tire from the Mario Kart series|the Thing from [[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]|[[Sponge (Thing)]]}}
{{kart-infobox
|image=[[File:SpongeTiresMK8.png]]
|high=Acceleration (MK7)<br>Acceleration, Traction (MK8)<br>Traction (MK8D)
|low=Speed, Weight (MK7)<br>Speed, Weight, Handling (MK8, MK8D)
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
}}
The '''Sponge''' is a set of tires in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series.

==History==
===''Mario Kart 7''===
[[File:MK7 Sponge Wheels.png|thumb|120px|left|The Sponge tires, as they appear in ''Mario Kart 7'']]
The Sponge tires first appear in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', where they are an unlockable kart part. They offer an acceleration boost that is tied with the [[Wood]] tires, but they also hinder speed and weight. In fact, the Sponge tires offer the second lowest weight boost, the lowest being the [[Roller]] tires.

In terms of their hidden stats, the Sponge tires excel very poorly on sand and while underwater, but their air stats are given a strong boost to make up for it.
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===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
The Sponge tires also appear as an unlockable kart part in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', where their appearance has been altered to an extent. Their stats have also been modified a bit in that they do not boost acceleration as much, and they are not as light as before. Their handling does get hindered to boost traction, however.

Much like in ''Mario Kart 7'', the Sponge tires are among the worst when it comes to underwater performance, but they do get a mini-turbo boost to make up for it. The Sponge tires share their stats with the [[Wood]] and [[Cushion]] tires.

In ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', the Sponge tires are available from the start. Their water speed is slightly better, they do not boost acceleration anymore, and their traction has been slightly reduced as well. The Sponge tires now only share their stats with the Cushion tires. CPU [[Pink Gold Peach]] uses these tires with the [[Circuit Special]].

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
The Sponge tires return in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where they are used by the [[Soda Jet]], [[Cloud 9]], [[Queen Bee]], [[Cheep Charger]], [[Green Cheep Charger]], [[Bright Bunny]], [[Cact-X]], and [[Black Penguin Slider]]. Blue-rimmed versions are used by the [[Sunny Surf Sailer]], pink versions are used by the [[Poison Apple Kart]], and purple versions are used by the [[Sunset Cloud]] and [[Purple Bunny]].

==Statistics==
Stat values are out of 6.
===''Mario Kart 7'' stat boosts===
*'''Speed''': -0.25
*'''Sea Speed''': -1
*'''Air Speed''': +1
*'''Acceleration''': +0.5
*'''Weight''': -0.75
*'''Handling''': 0
*'''Sea Handling''': -1.25
*'''Air Handling''': +1
*'''Off-Road''': 0
*'''Mini-Turbo''': 0
*'''Stability''': 0
*'''Drift''': +1
===''Mario Kart 8'' stat boosts===
*'''Ground Speed''': -0.25
*'''Water Speed''': -1
*'''Air Speed''': +0.25
*'''Anti-Gravity Speed''': -0.25
*'''Acceleration''': +0.25
*'''Weight''': -0.25
*'''Ground Handling''': -0.25
*'''Water Handling''': -0.5
*'''Air Handling''': 0
*'''Anti-Gravity Handling''': -0.25
*'''Traction''': +0.5
*'''Mini-Turbo''': +0.25
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' stat boosts===
*'''Ground Speed''': -0.25
*'''Water Speed''': -0.5
*'''Air Speed''': +0.25
*'''Anti-Gravity Speed''': -0.25
*'''Acceleration''': 0
*'''Weight''': -0.25
*'''Ground Handling''': -0.25
*'''Water Handling''': -0.5
*'''Air Handling''': 0
*'''Anti-Gravity Handling''': -0.25
*'''Traction''': +0.25
*'''Mini-Turbo''': +0.25

==Gallery==
===''Mario Kart 7''===
<gallery>
MK7_Sponge.png|The icon for Sponge tires
Daisy MK7.png|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]'s [[Birthday Girl]], equipped with the Sponge tires
Queen Bee Kart.png|[[Honey Queen]]'s [[Bumble V]], equipped with the Sponge tires
LakituKart MK7.jpg|[[Lakitu]]'s Standard Kart, equipped with the Sponge tires
MushroomGorgeMK7Start.jpg|The [[B Dasher]], equipped with the Sponge tires
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
<gallery>
MKT Icon CheepCharger.png|Sponge tires on the Cheep Charger
MKT Icon GreenCheepCharger.png|Sponge tires on the Green Cheep Charger
MKT Icon SodaJet.png|Sponge tires on the Soda Jet
MKT Icon Cloud9.png|Sponge tires on the Cloud 9
MKT Icon QueenBee.png|Sponge tires on the Queen Bee
MKT Icon BrightBunny.png|Sponge tires on the Bright Bunny
MKT Icon CactX.png|Sponge tires on the Cact-X
MKT Icon BlackPenguinSlider.png|Sponge tires on the Black Penguin Slider
File:MKT Icon SunnySurfSailer.png|Sponge tires (blue) on the Sunny Surf Sailer
MKT Icon PoisonAppleKart.png|Sponge tires (pink) on the Poison Apple Kart
MKT Icon SunsetCloud.png|Sponge tires (purple) on the Sunset Cloud
MKT Icon PurpleBunny.png|Sponge tires (purple) on the Purple Bunny
MKT Model Sponge Orange.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour''
MKT Model Sponge OrangeBlue.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (blue)
MKT Model Sponge Pink.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (pink)
MKT Model Sponge Purple.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Tour'' (purple)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スポンジタイヤ
|JapR=Suponjitaiya
|JapM=Sponge Tire
|Spa=Esponja
|SpaM=Sponge
|Fra=Éponge
|FraM=Sponge
|Dut=Sponzen
|DutM=Sponges
|Ita=Spugnosi
|ItaM=Sponges
|Ger=Schwamm
|GerM=Sponge
|PorE=Esponja
|PorEM=Sponge
|Kor=스펀지타이어
|KorR=Seupeonji Taieo
|KorM=Sponge Tire
|Rus=Губки
|RusR=Gubki
|RusM=Sponges
|Chi=海绵轮胎 (Simplified)<br>海綿輪胎 (Traditional)
|ChiR=Hǎimián Lúntāi 
|ChiM=Sponge Tires
}}
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[[Category:Unlockables]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 7 tires]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 tires]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tires]]
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