Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)
In Mario Kart Tour, every driver, kart and glider has a special skill that grants particular advantages during a race, such as special items or bonus points.
Driver skills
For drivers, a special skill refers to a unique item that only certain characters can obtain from Item Boxes.
Kart skills
Kart skills increase the duration of speed boosts and the amount of points resulted from performing a certain technique, such as Rocket Starts, Jump Boosts and Slipstreams, or driving over a Dash Panel. The following table classifies karts by their special skill and shows how many bonus points that skill awards per kart tier.
| Special skill | Normal | Super | High-End |
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 Dash Panel Plus Increases Dash Panel boost time and points earned from using one. |
+5 points | +10 points | +15 points |
 
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 Jump Boost Plus Increases Jump Boost boost time and points earned for performing one. |
+4 points | +6 points | +8 points |
  
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 Mini-Turbo Plus Increases Mini-Turbo boost time and points earned for performing one. |
+2 points | +3 points | +4 points |
 
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 Rocket Start Plus Increases Rocket Start boost time and points earned for performing one. |
+30 points | +50 points | +80 points |
   
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 Slipstream Plus Increases Slipstream boost time and points earned for performing one. |
+10 points | +20 points | +40 points |
     
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Glider skills
Glider skills increase the chances of obtaining a certain item from Item Boxes, as well as the number of points obtained from using that item. In the case of offensive items, such as Bananas, Green Shells or Bloopers, bonus points are only awarded by successfully landing hits with them. The following table classifies gliders by their special skill and shows how many bonus points that skill awards per glider tier.
| Special skill | Normal | Super | High-End |
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 Banana Plus Increases your chances of getting a Banana. Using one will get you more points. |
+10 points | +20 points | +30 points |
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 Blooper Plus Increases your chances of getting a Blooper. Using one will get you more points. |
+5 points | +10 points | +15 points |
  
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 Bob-omb Plus Increases your chances of getting a Bob-omb. Using one will get you more points. |
— | +20 points | +30 points |
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 Bullet Bill Plus Increases your chances of getting a Bullet Bill. Using one will get you more points. |
— | +20 points | +30 points |
 
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 Coin Plus Increases your chances of getting a coin. Using one will get you more points. |
— | +2 points | +3 points |
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 Green Shell Plus Increases your chances of getting a Green Shell. Using one will get you more points. |
+10 points | +20 points | +30 points |
 
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 Lightning Plus Increases your chances of getting Lightning. Using one will get you more points. |
— | +5 points | +8 points |
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 Mega Mushroom Plus Increases your chances of getting a Mega Mushroom. Using one will get you more points. |
+10 points | +20 points | +30 points |
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 Mushroom Plus Increases your chances of getting a Mushroom. Using one will get you more points. |
+5 points | +10 points | +15 points |
 
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 Red Shell Plus Increases your chances of getting a Red Shell. Using one will get you more points. |
— | +20 points | +30 points |
 
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 Super Horn Plus Increases your chances of getting a Super Horn. Using one will get you more points. |
— | +20 points | +30 points |
 
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