Yoshi Tour (2023)

Yoshi Tour
Start date	April 4, 2023 11:00 p.m. (PT)[?]
End date	April 18, 2023 10:59 p.m. (PT)[?]
Number of cups	15
Ranked cups	Yoshi Cup (week 1) Baby Peach Cup (week 2)
Coin Rush course	Yoshi's Island
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The Yoshi Tour is the ninety-third tour of Mario Kart Tour, which began on April 5, 2023 and ends on April 18, 2023. The tour adds Yoshi's Island, which first appeared in Wave 4 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, and Yoshi Desert, returning from Mario Kart: Super Circuit for the first time as a classic course; the R/T variant of N64 Yoshi Valley is also introduced. In addition to the Yoshi's Island course being themed around the Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island game, many other Yoshi franchise items are also introduced in this tour, including Poochy's first playable appearance in the Mario Kart series and a Yoshi Cookie-themed glider. During this tour, some courses feature spring eggs which give points when interacted with. If the player hits a small egg, the text reads, "Hippity!" If the player uses an item that hits a large egg, the text reads, "Hoppity!"

The introduction of Poochy makes this the first tour since the Piranha Plant Tour to introduce a brand new driver, as well as the first tour since the 2022 Los Angeles Tour over a year prior to introduce a new character to the Mario Kart series. This is the first tour since the Super Mario Kart Tour to include different ending music after the trailer's music, which is an arrangement of the "Goal & Score" fanfare from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, which serves as the goal and results theme for the Yoshi's Island track. This is also the first tour since the Sundae Tour, 17 tours prior, to not introduce any new gold item. Excluding tours that introduce re-routes of courses, this is the first tour to introduce both a new course and a classic course since the 2019 Paris Tour, and is also the first tour overall to introduce a new course, a classic course, and an R/T variant simultaneously. This is also the first tour since the Animal Tour ten tours prior to feature the Snap a Photo bonus challenge.

The Spring Celebration event that began in the previous tour continues through this tour. The thirteenth set of Expert Challenges begins in this tour. Extreme Challenges also debut in this tour.

This is the tenth tour in a row to share the same name as a previous tour.

Spotlight Shop

Week 1 banner items April 4, 2023, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – April 11, 2023, 10:59 p.m. (PT)
Item type	Name	Cost	Contents	Banner image
Driver	Yoshi (Egg Hunt)	105 rubies for 1st purchase; 150 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively	Yoshi (Egg Hunt) ×1
Glider	Yoshi's Cookies	70 rubies for 1st purchase; 100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively	Yoshi's Cookies ×1
Week 2 banner items April 11, 2023, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – April 18, 2023, 10:59 p.m. (PT)
Item type	Name	Cost	Contents	Banner image
Driver	Poochy	105 rubies for 1st purchase; 150 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively	Poochy ×1
Kart	Bright Girl	70 rubies for 1st purchase; 100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively	Bright Girl ×1
Glider	Bright Ribbon	70 rubies for 1st purchase; 100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively	Bright Ribbon ×1

Daily Spotlight

The Daily Spotlight contains a mixture of items themed around the tour, items that have ranked tracks as favorites, and gold items. The rates listed are specific for that type of item; drivers, karts, and gliders are selected separately. Items marked with an asterisk (*) do not appear in the Daily Spotlight during the week they are available as Spotlight Shop banner items.

High-End items obtainable from Daily Spotlight during the Yoshi Tour		Rate (each)
High-End drivers	Yoshi (Kangaroo), Birdo (White), Petey Piranha	8.9180%
	Yoshi (Egg Hunt)*, Builder Toadette, Mario (Satellaview), Dr. Mario, Dr. Luigi, Cat Luigi, Daisy (Sailor), Toadette (Sailor), Luigi (Chef), Kitsune Luigi, Toad (Astronaut), Shy Guy (Ninja)	5.9453%
	Yoshi (Gold Egg), Gold Koopa (Freerunning), Dry Bones (Gold), Dry Bowser (Gold), Shy Guy (Gold), King Boo (Gold), King Bob-omb (Gold), Chargin' Chuck (Gold)	0.2378%
High-End karts	Bright Bunny, Goo-Goo Buggy, Goo-Goo Pink, Streetle, Purple Bunny, Goo-Goo Black	4.0717%
	Sky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2, Metal B Dasher Mk. 2, Cream B Dasher Mk. 2, Prop Kart, Armored Rider, Capsule Kart, Green Cat Cruiser, Lightning Streamliner, Flowery Badwagon, Coral Jet Cruiser, Ice-Cream Minibus, Strawberry Soft Swerve, Shielded Speedster, Flaming Speeder, Blazing Eagle, Camo Tanooki Kart, Moo Moo Offroader, Pink Speeder, Pink Sneeker, Rainbow Taxi, Blooper Shuttle, Pineapple 1, Hot Pot Hot Rod, Jade Hop Rod, Combo Cruiser, Piranha Pipes, Black Sneeker	2.7144%
	Gold Egg, Gold Clanky Kart, Gold Pipe Frame, Gold Snow Skimmer, Gold Bunny, Gold Kiddie Kart, Gold Zucchini, Gold Standard, Gold Double-Decker, Gold Sweet Ride, Gold Eagle, Gold Rambi Rider, Gold Jingle Bell, Wild Gold, Gold Quickshaw, Gold Capsule Kart, Gold Train, Gold Cheep Snorkel, Gold Cheep Charger, Gold Bullet Blaster, Gold Bruiser	0.1086%
High-End gliders	Bright Glider, Candlelight Flight Cake, Bright Balloons	4.6846%
	Daisy Glider, 8-Bit Bullet Bill, Sunny Surf Master, Glittering Parasol, Luigi Parafoil, Sky-High Flyer, Record Setter, Mario's Mustache, Pretzel Glider, 8-Bit 1-Up Mushroom, Fire Manta Glider, Mint & Berry Balloons, Vanilla & Chocolate Balloons, Icy Mario's Mustache, Flying Flappers, Silver Luigi's Mustache, Luigi's Hat Balloon, Chocolate Pretzel, Calico Toe-Bean Balloons, Wonderful Garnet, Yellow Hard Hat Balloon, Fuzzy Kite, New Year's 2023, Stealth Glider, Yoshi's Cookies*, Piranha Plant Balloons, Black Starchute	3.1230%
	Gold Glider, Gold Crane, Silver-and-Gold Hearts, Gold Home-Field Glider, Gold Tanooki Parafoil, Gold Penguin Wingtip, Gold Toe-Bean Balloons, Gold Eggshell Glider, Gold Meteors, Gold Umbrella, Gold Candlelight Flight, Gold Swooper, Golden Wings	0.1249%

Cups

Yoshi Cup Ranked cup (week 1)	Yoshi's Island	1,000	GBA Yoshi Desert	1,400	N64 Yoshi Valley R/T	1,100	Time Trial
		1,500		2,000		1,600	GCN Yoshi Circuit	Yoshi
		1,800		2,400		1,900		2:35.00
		2,000		2,700		2,200		2:15.00
		2,300		3,100		2,400		2:00.00
Mii Cup	DS Twilight House (Balloon Battle)	1,400	GCN Yoshi Circuit T	1,100	SNES Donut Plains 2R	1,200	Precision Gliding
		2,100		1,600		1,900	GBA Yoshi Desert	Peach
		2,400		1,900		2,200		200
		2,800		2,200		2,600		350
		3,300		2,600		3,000		500
Baby Peach Cup Ranked cup (week 2)	GCN Baby Park R/T	1,700	GBA Yoshi Desert R/T	1,500	Yoshi's Island R/T	1,600	Goomba Takedown
		2,700		2,300		2,600	SNES Choco Island 1	Metal Mario
		3,100		2,700		3,000		25
		3,600		3,100		3,500		35
		4,400		3,900		4,300		40
King Boo Cup	GBA Riverside Park	1,200	N64 Yoshi Valley	1,500	GBA Boo Lake R	1,800	Do Jump Boosts
		1,900		2,500		3,000	GCN Baby Park	Baby Luigi
		2,200		2,900		3,500		8
		2,600		3,400		4,000		10
		3,300		4,400		5,200		12
Ice Mario Cup	SNES Donut Plains 2	1,200	Yoshi's Island R	1,600	GCN Baby Park R	2,100	Smash Small Dry Bones
		2,100		2,700		3,600	GBA Boo Lake R	Koopa Troopa
		2,400		3,100		4,100		4
		2,900		3,700		4,900		7
		3,800		4,800		6,400		10
Peachette Cup	GCN Yoshi Circuit	1,100	GBA Riverside Park R	1,300	GCN Cookie Land (Balloon Battle)	1,900	Vs. Mega King Boo
		1,900		2,200		3,300	SNES Choco Island 1	Any character
		2,100		2,500		3,700		50cc
		2,500		3,000		4,400		100cc
		3,400		4,100		6,000		150cc
Luigi Cup	Yoshi's Island T	1,800	GBA Boo Lake T	1,800	N64 Yoshi Valley T	2,100	Time Trial
		3,200		3,300		3,700	SNES Donut Plains 2R	Koopa Troopa
		3,600		3,800		4,300		1:45.00
		4,400		4,500		5,100		1:35.00
		6,100		6,300		7,100		1:25.00
Pauline Cup	GCN Baby Park	1,900	SNES Choco Island 1	1,700	GBA Yoshi Desert R	1,900	Glider Challenge
		3,500		3,200		3,500	GCN Yoshi Circuit	Yoshi
		4,000		3,600		3,900		250
		4,800		4,300		4,700		500
		6,900		6,200		6,800		750
Birdo Cup	SNES Donut Plains 2T	1,300	DS Twilight House (Balloon Battle)	1,700	Yoshi's Island	1,600	Steer Clear of Obstacles
		2,500		3,200		3,000	GCN Baby Park	Baby Daisy
		2,800		3,700		3,400		1
		3,400		4,400		4,100		2
		5,000		6,500		6,000		3
Metal Mario Cup	GCN Yoshi Circuit R	1,300	N64 Yoshi Valley R/T	1,500	GBA Riverside Park R/T	1,600	Smash Small Dry Bones
		2,500		3,000		3,200	GBA Yoshi Desert	Birdo
		2,900		3,400		3,600		7
		3,500		4,100		4,400		10
		5,200		6,200		6,600		13
Monty Mole Cup	Yoshi's Island R	1,600	GBA Boo Lake	2,100	SNES Choco Island 1T	1,600	Combo Attack
		3,300		4,200		3,200	N64 Yoshi Valley T	Red Yoshi
		3,700		4,700		3,600		10
		4,500		5,700		4,300		15
		6,900		8,700		6,600		22
Waluigi Cup	GBA Yoshi Desert T	1,500	SNES Donut Plains 2R/T	1,700	GCN Baby Park T	2,200	Ring Race
		3,100		3,600		4,500	Yoshi's Island	Luigi
		3,400		4,000		5,000		10
		4,200		4,900		6,200		20
		6,600		7,600		9,600		30
Donkey Kong Cup	N64 Yoshi Valley R	1,400	SNES Choco Island 1R	1,800	Yoshi's Island T	1,900	Snap a Photo
		2,900		3,700		4,000	GCN Yoshi Circuit T	Yoshi (Egg Hunt)
		3,200		4,100		4,500		1
		3,900		5,100		5,500		2
		6,200		8,100		8,700		3
Ludwig Cup	GCN Cookie Land (Balloon Battle)	1,800	GBA Riverside Park T	1,500	GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T	1,000	Break Item Boxes
		4,000		3,200		2,200	N64 Yoshi Valley	Daisy
		4,400		3,600		2,500		8
		5,500		4,500		3,100		14
		8,800		7,200		5,000		20
Bowser Jr. Cup	GBA Boo Lake R/T	1,700	Yoshi's Island R/T	1,800	SNES Choco Island 1R/T	1,500	Big Reverse Race
		3,700		3,900		3,300	SNES Donut Plains 2	Any character
		4,100		4,400		3,700		50cc
		5,100		5,400		4,600		100cc
		8,400		8,900		7,600		150cc

New content

Drivers

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  Light-blue Yoshi

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  Poochy

Mii Racing Suits

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  Piranha Plant Mii Racing Suit

Karts

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  Light-blue Turbo Yoshi

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  Bright Girl

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  Huffin Puffin Egg

Gliders

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  Bright Ribbon

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  Yoshi's Cookies

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  Smiley Flower Glider

Balloon designs

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  Yoshi's Egg Balloon

Courses

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  Yoshi's Island (N, R, T, R/T)

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  GBA Yoshi Desert (N, R, T, R/T)

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  N64 Yoshi Valley (R/T)