Chemistry

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Chemistry occurs when two characters have compatible relationships.

Chemistry is a feature in the Mario sports titles that is so far exclusive to Mario Superstar Baseball and the sequel, Mario Super Sluggers. It extensively sparks the relationships between the different characters in the Mario series and puts them to good use. Good chemistry occurs when a player throws a ball to their buddy, the ball travels faster than a normal throw would; it would glow purple and leave a purple trail, and the character throwing the ball would cry out happily. Chemistry's uses are even more useful because a player hits better when one of their buddies are on base; they'll hit even better if two or three of the character's buddies are on base. Positive chemistry is symbolized by a musical note.

There is also bad chemistry, which is obviously in contrast to good chemistry. When a character throws the ball to another character that he or she has problems with or just doesn't like, the ball travels much slower and in a slanted direction than where the ball was directed. Bad chemistry is symbolized by a black squiggly line that resembles a tornado and the character throwing the ball would cry unhappily. Bad chemistry will nearly always result in a messed up play and allowing the opposing team to score and/or advance on the bases. Unlike good chemistry, bad chemistry only occurs in the outfield and it does not occur all the time.

In Challenge Mode, there is an item called the Buddy Emblem that improves chemistry relations, such that nearly everyone on the team will have good chemistry with each other.

Mario Superstar Baseball Chemistry Chart

Mario	Luigi	Peach	Yoshi	Wario	Bowser
Luigi	Mario	Peach	Daisy	Waluigi	Boo	King Boo
Peach	Mario	Luigi	Daisy	Toad	Toadette	Toadsworth	Wario	Bowser	Petey Piranha
Daisy	Peach	Luigi	Waluigi	Bowser	Petey Piranha
Yoshi	Mario	Birdo	Baby Mario	Baby Luigi
Birdo	Yoshi	Shy Guy	Petey Piranha	Wario
Wario	Waluigi	Boo	Mario	Peach	Toad	Baby Mario
Waluigi	Wario	Magikoopa	Luigi	Daisy	Baby Luigi
Donkey Kong	Diddy Kong	Dixie Kong	Petey Piranha
Diddy Kong	Donkey Kong	Dixie Kong	Goomba
Bowser	Bowser Jr.	Hammer Bro.	Dry Bones	Koopa Troopa	Paratroopa	Mario	Peach	Toad	Baby Mario	Daisy
Bowser Jr.	Bowser	Hammer Bro.	Magikoopa
Toad	Peach	Toadette	Toadsworth	Wario	Bowser
Toadette	Toad	Toadsworth	Peach
Toadsworth	Peach	Toad	Toadette
Goomba	Diddy Kong	Paragoomba	Monty Mole
Paragoomba	Goomba	Monty Mole	Paratroopa
Shy Guy	Birdo	Monty Mole	Baby Mario	Baby Luigi
Dixie Kong	Donkey Kong	Diddy Kong
Baby Mario	Yoshi	Baby Luigi	Bowser	Wario	Shy Guy
Baby Luigi	Yoshi	Baby Mario	Waluigi	Shy Guy
Boo	King Boo	Wario	Magikoopa	Luigi
King Boo	Boo	Petey Piranha	Luigi
Dry Bones	Bowser	Koopa Troopa
Koopa Troopa	Paratroopa	Bowser	Dry Bones
Paratroopa	Koopa Troopa	Bowser	Paragoomba
Hammer Bro.	Bowser	Bowser Jr.
Magikoopa	Boo	Waluigi	Bowser Jr.
Petey Piranha	King Boo	Donkey Kong	Birdo	Peach	Daisy	Pianta	Noki
Monty Mole	Goomba	Paragoomba	Shy Guy
Pianta	Noki	Petey Piranha
Noki	Pianta	Petey Piranha

Mario Super Sluggers Chemistry Chart

Character	Good Chemistry	Bad Chemistry
Mario	Luigi Peach Yoshi Pianta Noki Red Mii	Bowser Wario Bowser Jr. King Boo
Luigi	Mario Daisy Green Mii	Waluigi Boo King Boo Dry Bones
Peach	Daisy Mario Toad Toadette Toadsworth Pink Mii	Bowser Birdo Petey Piranha Bowser Jr. Wario
Daisy	Peach Luigi Birdo Orange Mii	Petey Piranha Hammer Bro. Waluigi Bowser
Yoshi	Birdo Mario Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby Donkey Kong Mii (according to Yoshi's color)	Magikoopa Shy Guy Bowser Petey Piranha
Birdo	Yoshi Daisy Shy Guy Toadette Petey Piranha Pink Mii	Peach Tiny Kong Wario Baby Peach Blooper
Wario	Waluigi Yellow Mii	Mario Birdo Peach Wiggler
Waluigi	Wario Purple Mii	Luigi Daisy Baby Luigi
Donkey Kong	Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong Brown Mii	Kritter King K. Rool
Diddy Kong	Donkey Kong Dixie Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong	Kritter King K. Rool
Bowser	Bowser Jr. Dry Bones Hammer Bro. Koopa Troopa Paratroopa Magikoopa Black Mii	King K. Rool Mario Peach Toad Toadsworth
Bowser Jr.	Bowser Koopa Troopa Hammer Bro. Magikoopa Black Mii	Mario Pianta Noki
Toad	Peach Toadette Toadsworth Pianta Baby Peach Mii (according to Toad's color)	Bowser Goomba Paragoomba Wario Bowser Jr.
Toadette	Peach Birdo Toad Toadsworth Noki Pink Mii	Paragoomba Bowser Hammer Bro.
Toadsworth	Peach Toad Toadette Pianta Baby Peach	Goomba Paragoomba Bowser Petey Piranha
Pianta	Mario Noki Toad Toadsworth Mii (according to Pianta's color)	Petey Piranha Bowser Jr.
Noki	Mario Pianta Toadette Mii (according to Noki's color)	Bowser Jr. Petey Piranha
Baby Mario	Yoshi Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby Donkey Kong Red Mii	Magikoopa Shy Guy Boo King Boo Petey Piranha Bowser Bowser Jr.
Baby Luigi	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby Donkey Kong Green Mii	Magikoopa Shy Guy Boo King Boo
Baby Peach	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Daisy Baby Donkey Kong Toad Toadsworth Pink Mii	Birdo Petey Piranha Magikoopa Shy Guy
Baby Daisy	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Donkey Kong Orange Mii	Magikoopa Shy Guy Petey Piranha King Boo Boo
Baby Donkey Kong	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Dixie Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong Brown Mii	King K. Rool Kritter Shy Guy Magikoopa
Dixie Kong	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong Baby Donkey Kong Pink Mii	King K. Rool Kritter
Funky Kong	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Tiny Kong Baby Donkey Kong	King K. Rool Kritter
Tiny Kong	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Funky Kong Baby Donkey Kong Cyan Mii	Birdo King K. Rool Kritter
King K. Rool	Kritter King Boo Green Mii	Bowser Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Tiny Kong Funky Kong Baby Donkey Kong
Kritter	King K. Rool Mii (according to Kritter's color)	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Tiny Kong Funky Kong Baby Donkey Kong
Koopa Troopa	Bowser Bowser Jr. Paratroopa Goomba Dry Bones Mii (according to Koopa Troopa's color)	None
Paratroopa	Bowser Koopa Troopa Paragoomba Mii (according to Paratroopa's color)	None
Goomba	Paragoomba Monty Mole Koopa Troopa Brown Mii	Mario Luigi Toad Toadsworth
Paragoomba	Goomba Monty Mole Paratroopa Brown Mii	Mario Toadette
Boo	King Boo Shy Guy Magikoopa Blooper White Mii	Luigi Baby Mario Baby Luigi
Dry Bones	Bowser Koopa Troopa Mii (according to Dry Bones' color)	Luigi
Hammer Bro.	Bowser Bowser Jr. Magikoopa Mii (according to Hammer Bro.'s color)	Mario
Magikoopa	Bowser Bowser Jr. Hammer Bro. Boo Mii (according to Magikoopa's color)	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby Donkey Kong
Shy Guy	Birdo Boo Monty Mole Mii (according to Shy Guy's color)	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby Donkey Kong
Monty Mole	Goomba Shy Guy Paragoomba Brown Mii	None
Blooper	Boo Petey Piranha Wiggler White Mii	Birdo Hammer Bro.
King Boo	Petey Piranha Boo King K. Rool Wiggler White Mii	Mario Luigi Baby Mario Baby Luigi
Petey Piranha	Birdo King Boo Wiggler Blooper Light Green Mii	Peach Daisy Pianta Noki Baby Peach Baby Daisy Yoshi
Wiggler	Blooper Petey Piranha King Boo Yellow Mii	Wario

Trivia

• The instruction booklet from Mario Superstar Baseball makes several errors regarding chemistry. Here are several:
  • Bowser's good and bad chemistry with Baby Mario and Paratroopa swapped.
  • Wario's bad and neutral chemistry with Baby Mario and Pianta swapped.
  • Bowser Jr. listed having bad chemistry with Pianta.
• Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, and Toadsworth are the only characters in Mario Super Sluggers that do not have chemistry with Miis.
• In real life, chemistry is a science regarding atoms and substances.