Snack Basket
| Snack Basket | |
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| BP/SP/CP needed | 14 |
| BP/SP/CP needed (remake) | 18/20 (Normal/Easy) |
| Location | Dimble Wood |
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) |
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) |
| Bowser's Inside Story description | Use   to eat, then repeatedly press  to throw Luigi. Slam down with  !Target: All Bonus effect: Nothing |
| Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey description | As sweets come flying out of the snack basket, move Luigi right and left with  so he can eat up. When Luigi is nice and full of sweets, he'll move above Mario. Tap  repeatedly to lift him up and toss him overhead. When Luigi starts to flail in mid-air, press  to perform a body press! Remember that the amount of damage and your rating depend on Luigi's size. As the sweets are falling, if you see one flashing, press to make Luigi jump and eat it. This will allow you to fatten him up as much as possible.
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Snack Basket is a Bros. Attack used in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its Nintendo 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, which is unlocked after acquiring all 10 Dimble Wood Attack Pieces.
When using this attack, the brother who started the attack will throw a basket into the air, which opens up and releases a bunch of cookies and other sweets that start raining down. Luigi will then eat the falling food while the player controls him with the 
. As a result of his snacking, Luigi gets very fat and jumps on top of Mario, who then proceeds to lift him up. The player must rapidly mash here so Mario can push Luigi upwards. After that, Luigi is tossed into the air, and falls back down to the ground. Pushing the button at the correct time with make Luigi perform a Ground Pound-esque maneuver. When Luigi lands, a big shockwave will hit all of the enemies on solid ground for great damage. This move has no effect on airborne enemies. In order to get an "Excellent", the player must miss no more than two pieces of food while controlling Luigi with the and raise Luigi fully while mashing . After Luigi has finished the attack, he will shrink down to his normal size. This attack costs fourteen SP in the original game and eighteen BP (twenty BP on Easy) in the remake.
This, Green Shell, Yoo Who Cannon and Mighty Meteor are the only required Bros. Attacks in the game; Snack Basket is required because it is the only attack that can knock the Star Sage Chakron out of his thousand year pose at the top of the cliff in Plack Beach so the bros can acquire the third and final Star Cure.
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, the player can make Luigi jump upwards by pressing while he is trying to eat the food so he can eat them much earlier. The food is also more spread out and fall slower, making it easier for Luigi to eat every food, but the player only needs to eat the glowing food in order to make Luigi reach the largest size.
Gallery
Artwork of Mario and Luigi using Snack Basket
Luigi after eating almost every snack
Remake artwork
Mario and Luigi using Snack Basket in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スイーツバスケット[?] Suītsu Basuketto |
Sweet Basket | |
| French (NOA) | Folle fringale[?] | Crazy ravenousness | |
| French (NOE) | Panier Gourmand[?] | Gourmet Basket | |
| German | Fresskorb[?] | Hamper or gift basket | |
| Italian | Dolcesto[?] | Portmanteau of "dolce" (sweet) and "cesto" (basket). | |
| Korean | 스위트바스켓[?] Seuwiteu Baseuket |
Sweet Basket | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Canasta de Merienda[?] | Snack Basket | |
| Cesta de Pícnic (3DS version)[?] | Picnic Basket | ||
| Spanish (NOE) | Basquetomelo[?] | Portmanteau of Basket and Caramelo (candy). |
