Brawl Attack

Special Attacks first appear in the game Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Bowser, Mario and Luigi are able to use these, which each special attack using a certain amount of Special Points, or SP. Special Attacks even have a menu section in the Star Menu, where the player can watch demos and practice the attacks.

Mario and Luigi's Attacks

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Mario and Luigi using Snack Basket.

Mario and Luigi both use a total of ten Special Attacks throughout the game. To obtain a Special Attack, Mario and Luigi need to collect ten Attack Pieces. They can be obtained from special Attack Piece Blocks and completing various sidequests. All ten of Mario and Luigi's Special Attacks are shown in the table below (Note: When using an attack with a Tight Belt, the SP cost is reduced in half):

Special Attack	SP	Location
Green Shell	3/2	Trash Pit
Fire Flower	4/2	Pump Works
Jump Helmet	6/3	Flab Zone
Yoo Who Cannon	7/3	Toad Town
Super Bouncer	7/3	Energy Hold
Mighty Meteor	8/4	Toadley Clinic
Spin Pipe	10/5	Plack Beach
Snack Basket	14/7	Dimble Wood
Magic Window	18/9	Bowser Castle
Falling Star	20/10	Peach's Castle

Bowser's Attacks

Bowser using Goomba Storm.

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Bowser has a total of six Special Attacks that he gathers throughout the game. Like Mario & Luigi, Bowser has to unlock them in many areas of the game. To unlock these type of attacks for Bowser to use, the player must liberate Bowser's loyal, non-brainwashed troops. The player finds them in cages all around the Mushroom Kingdom. Out of the six, five of them would be found inside one of the cages. The last one is when the player collects all fifteen Blitties through the vacuum ability. Unlike Mario & Luigi's attacks, which use the buttons, Bowser's attacks use the touch screen. All six of Bowser's Special Attacks are shown in the table below:

Special Attack	SP	Location
Goomba Storm	6	Dimble Wood (after rescuing the Goomba corps)
Shy Guy Squad	8	Bowser Path (after rescuing the Shy Guy corps)
Koopa Corps	10	Blubble Lake (after rescuing the Koopa unit)
Bob-omb Blitz	12	Bowser Castle (after rescuing the Bob-omb squad)
Magikoopa Mob	15	Peach's Castle (after rescuing the Magikoopa corps)
Broggy Bonker	20	Broque Monsieur's Shop (After collecting all fifteen Blitties)

Trivia

• Although the top screen of Mario and Luigi's tutorials always show a Goomba being defeated by the acquired Special Move, no normal Goombas are seen in the game as enemies except Jailgoons, Choombas, and Chuboombas.
  • Additionally, the top screen of Bowser's tutorials always show a Chuboomba being defeated by the acquired Special Move without the candy. If the Chuboomba does not have the candy it usually no longer fights.