Chemistry

Chemistry is a new feature in the Mario sports titles that is so far exclusive to Mario Superstar Baseball. 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 his/her 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 his/her 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.

Unfortunately, there is also bad chemistry which is obviously in contrast to good chemistry. When a character throws the ball to another character 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 to. Bad chemistry is symbolized by a black squiggly line that resembles a tornado and the character throwing the ball would cry unhappily. Luckily, if a character that has bad chemistry with the one who's batting will not affect him/her. Bad chemistry will nearly always result in a messed up play and allowing the opposing team to score and/or advance on the bases.

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

Chemistry returns in the sequel game Mario Super Sluggers.

Mario Superstar Baseball Chemistry Chart

Character	Good Chemistry	Bad Chemistry
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 Petey Piranha Bowser
Yoshi	Mario Birdo Baby Mario Baby Luigi	None
Birdo	Yoshi Shy Guy Petey Piranha	None
Wario	Waluigi Boo	Mario Peach Toad Baby Mario
Waluigi	Wario Magikoopa	Luigi Daisy Baby Luigi
Donkey Kong	Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Petey Piranha	None
Diddy Kong	Donkey Kong Dixie Kong Goomba	None
Bowser	Bowser Jr. Hammer Bro. Dry Bones Koopa Troopa Paratroopa	Mario Peach Toad Baby Mario Daisy
Bowser Jr.	Bowser Hammer Bro. Magikoopa	None
Toad	Peach Toadette Toadsworth	Wario Bowser
Toadette	Toad Toadsworth Peach	None
Toadsworth	Peach Toad Toadette	None
Goomba	Diddy Kong Paragoomba Monty Mole	None
Paragoomba	Goomba Monty Mole Paratroopa	None
Shy Guy	Birdo Monty Mole	Baby Mario Baby Luigi
Dixie Kong	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong	None
Baby Mario	Yoshi Baby Luigi	Bowser Wario
Baby Luigi	Yoshi Baby Mario	Waluigi
Boo	King Boo Wario	Luigi
King Boo	Boo Petey Piranha	Luigi
Dry Bones	Bowser Koopa Troopa	None
Koopa Troopa	Paratroopa Bowser Dry Bones	None
Paratroopa	Koopa Troopa Bowser Paragoomba	None
Hammer Bro.	Bowser Bowser Jr.	None
Magikoopa	Boo Waluigi Bowser Jr.	None
Petey Piranha	King Boo Donkey Kong Birdo	Peach Daisy Pianta Noki
Monty Mole	Goomba Paragoomba Shy Guy	None
Pianta	Noki	Petey Piranha
Noki	Pianta	Petey Piranha

Mario Super Sluggers Chemistry Chart

Character	Good Chemistry	Bad Chemistry
Mario	Luigi Peach Yoshi Pianta Noki Mii	Unknown
Luigi	Mario Daisy	Waluigi
Peach	Daisy Mario Toad Toadette Toadsworth	Unknown
Daisy	Peach Luigi Birdo	Unknown
Yoshi	Birdo Mario Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby Donkey Kong	Magikoopa
Birdo	Yoshi Daisy Shy Guy Toadette Petey Piranha	Unknown
Wario	Waluigi	Unknown
Waluigi	Wario Mii	Luigi
Donkey Kong	Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong	Unknown
Diddy Kong	Donkey Kong Dixie Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong	Unknown
Bowser	Bowser Jr. Dry Bones Hammer Bro. Koopa Troopa Paratroopa Magikoopa	Unknown
Bowser Jr.	Bowser Koopa Troopa Hammer Bro. Magikoopa	Unknown
Toad	Peach Toadette Toadsworth Pianta Baby Peach	Unknown
Toadette	Peach Birdo Toad Toadsworth Noki	Unknown
Toadsworth	Peach Toad Toadette Pianta Baby Peach	Paratroopa
Pianta	Mario Noki Toad Toadsworth	Unknown
Noki	Mario Pianta Toadette	Hammer Bro
Baby Mario	Yoshi Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby Donkey Kong	Unknown
Baby Luigi	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby Donkey Kong	Unknown
Baby Peach	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Daisy Baby Donkey Kong Toadsworth	Unknown
Baby Daisy	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Donkey Kong	Unknown
Baby Donkey Kong	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Dixie Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong	Unknown
Dixie Kong	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong Baby Donkey Kong	Unknown
Funky Kong	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Tiny Kong Baby Donkey Kong	Unknown
Tiny Kong	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Funky Kong Baby Donkey Kong	Unknown
King K. Rool	Kritter King Boo	Unknown
Kritter	King K. Rool	Unknown
Koopa Troopa	Bowser Bowser Jr. Paratroopa Goomba Dry Bones	Unknown
Paratroopa	Bowser Koopa Troopa Paragoomba	Toadsworth
Goomba	Paragoomba Monty Mole Koopa Troopa	Unknown
Paragoomba	Goomba Monty Mole Paratroopa	Unknown
Boo	King Boo Shy Guy Magikoopa Blooper	Unknown
Dry Bones	Bowser Koopa Troopa	Unknown
Hammer Bro.	Bowser Bowser Jr. Magikoopa	Noki
Magikoopa	Bowser Bowser Jr. Hammer Bro. Boo	Unknown
Shy Guy	Birdo Boo Monty Mole	Unknown
Monty Mole	Goomba Shy Guy Paragoomba	Unknown
Blooper	Boo Petey Piranha Wiggler	Unknown
King Boo	Petey Pirahna Boo King K. Rool Wiggler	Unknown
Petey Piranha	Birdo King Boo Wiggler Blooper	Unknown
Wiggler	Blooper Petey Piranha King Boo	Unknown
Mii	Mii Waluigi Mario	None