Trio Racquet

Trio Racquet
BP/SP/CP needed	6
Location	Sunbeam Plains
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Paper Jam description	Press the characters' buttons (, and ) to hit the ball back at the wall. Return each hit and then press the character buttons in order to do a special attack!

Trio Racquet is the first available Trio Attack for Paper Mario in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. After the brothers collect all Paper Toads for the first time outside the castle, the Paper Toads create a folded giant hammer for Trio Attack, and a Toad delivers that to the bros in which Paper Mario gains this option to battle enemies. It costs 6 BP and is the only Trio Attack in the game that is not initiated with the button, instead being initiated with the button.

When the attack is initiated, a wall appears and sticks the enemies to it. Luigi takes out a black ball and serves it with the button. The trio must then use their corresponding button ( for Mario, for Luigi, and for Paper Mario) to hit the ball. They then rally the ball against the wall, damaging the enemies in the process. The ball increases in speed the longer the brothers rally the ball, and the attack ends when a brother misses the ball at a pivotal moment, or misses twice altogether. After seven hits, the ball lobs toward either Mario or Paper Mario, while also increasing in speed and size. The attack ends in two different ways: if Mario gets the final hit, he spins and strikes the ball with his racquet. If Paper Mario gets the final hit, he folds himself into a Japanese paper fan and hits it.

Striking three, five, seven and ten times with the squash will yield an "OK", "Good!", "Great!" and "Excellent!" rating respectively.

Attackathon

In the Attackathon, a pre-determined set of enemies show up. They are depicted on paper on the wall, which peels off after being hit to reveal the boss underneath it. The boss must be defeated by a final charged attack. A few enemies appear as cardboard roadblocks and only award points once fully destroyed.

• Round 1: The enemies are Goombas, which take one hit, and Koopa Troopas, which take two hits. The boss is Petey Piranha.
• Round 2: The enemies are Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and Mechakoopas, the latter taking three hits. A cardboard Bully drops down midway through. The boss is King Boo.
• Round 3: The enemies are Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and Cheep Cheeps, the latter taking two hits and rebounding the ball at a slower speed. The boss is King Bob-omb.
• Round 4: The enemies are Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and Ninjis, the latter taking one hit and making the ball speed up. A cardboard Big Tail Goomba drops down midway through. The boss is Bowser Jr.
• Round 5: The enemies are Mechakoopas, Cheep Cheeps, Ninjis, and Boos, the latter taking three hits and making the ball temporarily invisible after being hit. A cardboard Thwomp drops down midway through. The boss is Bowser.

After this point, the bosses and roadblocks appear in the same order, but different enemies can appear in each round. The game ends once a single command is missed.

Profiles

• Instruction manual bio: "The three characters use rackets to bounce a ball off a wall, dealing damage to multiple enemies."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	トリオスカッシュ[?] Torio Sukasshu	Trio Squash
French (NOE)	Raquette trio[?]	Trio Racket
German	Trio-Squash[?]	Trio Squash
Italian	Racchetta trio[?]	Trio racket
Russian	Триотеннис[?] Triotennis	Trio Tennis
Spanish (NOA)	Squash Trío[?]	Trio Squash
Spanish (NOE)	Frontón Trío[?]	Trio Fronton (Fronton is a popular sport in Spain.)