Leaf Cup
The Leaf Cup is a cup in the Mario Kart series, introduced in Mario Kart DS as the seventh cup in that game. It exclusively features classic courses, and is the third retro cup overall. The Leaf Cup usually contains courses from the Flower Cup and Star Cup of previous games, with some occasional Special Cup courses, though it features a sole course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit's Lightning Cup in Mario Kart DS (GBA Luigi Circuit), and a sole Mushroom Cup course from Mario Kart 64 in Mario Kart 7 (N64 Kalimari Desert). The Leaf Cup is slightly more difficult when compared to the Banana Cup, akin to the Star Cup. The cup's emblem is a Super Leaf, though its design was changed starting with Mario Kart 7 to match its redesign from Super Mario 3D Land.
List of coursesEdit
Completion rewards in the Mario Kart seriesEdit
Winning the Leaf Cup in the Mario Kart series can award the player with various bonuses, depending on the game. Additional cups unlocked are excluded from this list.
Mario Kart DSEdit
- All retro cups (includes Leaf Cup) on 50cc: Daisy
- All retro cups (includes Leaf Cup) on 100cc: Waluigi
- All retro cups (includes Leaf Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Leaf Cup) on 150cc: Seven karts for each playable character
- All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
- All retro cups (includes Leaf Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Leaf Cup) on 150cc Mirror: R.O.B.
- All cups on 150cc Mirror: All karts for each playable character
Mario Kart WiiEdit
- Leaf Cup: Lightning Cup
- 50cc Leaf Cup: Super Blooper
- 1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Leaf Cup) on 50cc: Cheep Charger
- 100cc Leaf Cup: Dry Bones
- 1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Leaf Cup) on 100cc: Bowser Jr.
- 150cc Leaf Cup: Daytripper
- 1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Leaf Cup) on 150cc: Jetsetter
- All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
- Mirror Leaf Cup: Jet Bubble
- 1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Rosalina
Mario Kart 7Edit
- All cups on a single cc class: Mii
- 150cc Leaf Cup: Wiggler
- All cups on 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
Mario Kart 8Edit
Most unlockable characters in Mario Kart 8 are unlocked at random upon winning Grand Prix cups (separate cups must be played to unlock characters), which includes the Leaf Cup. Characters that can be unlocked include Rosalina, Metal Mario, Lakitu, Toadette, Baby Rosalina, Pink Gold Peach, Iggy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, Larry Koopa, Wendy O. Koopa, Ludwig von Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr., and Mii. Mii is unlocked upon the eighth Grand Prix cup victory, unless an amiibo is used to unlock Mii beforehand.
In addition, the Gold Standard body can be unlocked by getting a 1 star rank or higher on all non-DLC cups (including the Leaf Cup) on any one engine class, and the 150cc Mirror class can be unlocked by winning all 150cc cups.
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
- 1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Gold Standard
- All cups on 200cc: Gold Mario
Trading Card infoEdit
"The Leaf Cup takes us back to some tracks that are definitely fan favorites. Go retro while you find shortcuts at DS Desert Hills, avoid the giant Thwomps at GBA Bowser Castle 3, blast over the river at N64 DK's Jungle Parkway, and fake out the Chain Chomp at GCN Mario Circuit."
GalleryEdit
EmblemsEdit
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
TrophiesEdit
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | このはカップ Konoha Kappu |
Small Leaf Cup |
| Chinese (simplified) | 树叶杯 Shùyè Bēi |
Leaf Cup |
| Chinese (traditional) | 樹葉盃 Shùyè Bēi |
Leaf Cup |
| Dutch | Blaadjesbeker |
Leaf Cup. Blaadje is the diminutive form of blad (“leaf”). |
| French | Coupe Feuille |
Leaf Cup |
| German | Blatt-Cup |
Leaf Cup |
| Italian | Trofeo Foglia |
Leaf Trophy |
| Korean | 리프 컵 Lipeu Keop |
Leaf Cup |
| Portuguese | Taça Folha |
Leaf Cup |
| Russian | Кубок листа Kubok lista |
Leaf Cup |
| Spanish | Copa Hoja |
Leaf Cup |
TriviaEdit
- This is the only cup to feature a Mario Kart: Double Dash!! course in every appearance.
- The Leaf Cup trophy in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe features a mirrored silhouette of Tanooki Mario's artwork from Super Mario 3D Land on its back, with the tail being three-dimensional.
