Chemistry

Mario has positive chemistry with Luigi, marked with a ♪ symbol in a pink speech bubble.

Chemistry appears in Super Mario Stadium. It refers to how well characters get along, which affects how well they work together. An example of good chemistry is when a character throws the ball to their buddy, the ball travels faster than normal, glows purple, and leaves a purple trail. The character who throws the ball also emits a happy sound while throwing. Chemistry is also useful in batting because a character hits better when one of their buddies is on base (and they will hit even better if two or three of their buddies are on base). Good chemistry is referenced by a musical note.

There is also bad chemistry, which is in contrast to good chemistry. When a character throws the ball to another character with whom they share bad chemistry, the ball travels much slower and in a slanted direction from where the ball was directed. The throwing character also emits an unhappy noise while throwing the ball. Bad chemistry is referenced by a black squiggly line that resembles a tornado. Bad chemistry nearly always results in a messed-up play that allows the opposing team to score and/or advance on the bases. Unlike good chemistry, bad chemistry occurs only in the field and does not occur all the time.

In the Challenge Mode of both games, 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.

There exist chemistry tables in Mario Superstar Baseball, which determine the above features and more. Each character has a chemistry value, from 0 to 100, with every other character in the game. 90 and above indicates good chemistry, whereas 15 and below indicates bad chemistry. These values are also used in calculating Team Stars pre-game. The game will average each player's chemistry with the captain and convert the average to Team Stars. The key is as follows (x̄ = average captain chemistry):

• 5 star team: x̄ ≥ 70
• 4 star team: 70 > x̄ ≥ 55
• 3 star team: 55 > x̄ ≥ 35
• 2 star team: 35 > x̄ ≥ 15
• 1 star team: 15 > x̄ > 0
• 0 star team: x̄ = 0 (occurs with a team of 9 of the same character; only possible with cheats)

Charts

Mario Superstar Baseball

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	Bowser Waluigi Petey Piranha
Yoshi	Mario Birdo Baby Mario Baby Luigi
Birdo	Yoshi Shy Guy Petey Piranha
Wario	Waluigi Boo	Mario Peach Toad Toadette Baby Mario
Waluigi	Wario Magikoopa	Luigi Daisy Toad Toadette Baby Luigi
Donkey Kong	Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Petey Piranha
Diddy Kong	Donkey Kong Dixie Kong Goomba
Bowser	Bowser Jr. Hammer Bro Dry Bones Koopa Troopa Paratroopa	Mario Peach Daisy Toad Toadette Toadsworth Baby Mario Baby Luigi
Bowser Jr.	Bowser Hammer Bro Magikoopa
Toad	Peach Toadette Toadsworth	Wario Waluigi Bowser
Toadette	Toad Toadsworth Peach	Wario Waluigi Bowser
Toadsworth	Peach Toad Toadette	Bowser
Goomba	Diddy Kong Paragoomba Monty Mole
Paragoomba	Goomba Monty Mole Paratroopa
Shy Guy	Birdo Monty Mole	Baby Mario Baby Luigi
Dixie Kong	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong
Baby Mario	Yoshi Baby Luigi	Bowser Wario Shy Guy Boo
Baby Luigi	Yoshi Baby Mario	Bowser Waluigi Shy Guy Boo King Boo
Boo	King Boo Wario Magikoopa	Luigi Baby Mario Baby Luigi
King Boo	Boo Petey Piranha	Luigi Baby Luigi
Dry Bones	Bowser Koopa Troopa
Koopa Troopa	Paratroopa Bowser Dry Bones
Paratroopa	Koopa Troopa Bowser Paragoomba
Hammer Bro	Bowser Bowser Jr.
Magikoopa	Boo Waluigi Bowser Jr.
Petey Piranha	King Boo Donkey Kong Birdo	Peach Daisy Pianta Noki
Monty Mole	Goomba Paragoomba Shy Guy
Pianta	Noki	Petey Piranha
Noki	Pianta	Petey Piranha

Mario Super Sluggers

Character	Good chemistry	Bad chemistry
Mario	Luigi Peach Yoshi Pianta Noki Red Mii	Bowser Wario Bowser Jr. King Boo
Luigi	Mario Daisy Dark Green Mii	Waluigi Boo King Boo Dry Bones Bowser
Peach	Daisy Mario Toad Toadette Toadsworth Pink Mii	Bowser Birdo
Daisy	Peach Luigi Birdo Orange Mii	Hammer Bro
Yoshi	Birdo Mario Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby DK Mii (according to Yoshi's color)	Magikoopa Shy Guy Boo King Boo
Birdo	Yoshi Daisy Shy Guy Toadette Petey Piranha Pink Mii	Peach Tiny Kong Wario Blooper Waluigi
Wario	Waluigi Yellow Mii	Mario Birdo
Waluigi	Wario Purple Mii	Luigi Birdo
Donkey Kong	Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong Brown Mii	Kritter King K. Rool
Diddy Kong	Donkey Kong Dixie Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong
Bowser	Bowser Jr. Dry Bones Hammer Bro Koopa Troopa Paratroopa Magikoopa Black Mii	Mario Luigi Peach Toad Toadsworth Toadette Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby DK King K. Rool
Bowser Jr.	Bowser Koopa Troopa Hammer Bro Magikoopa Black Mii	Mario Pianta Noki
Toad	Peach Toadette Toadsworth Pianta Baby Peach Mii (according to Toad's color)	Bowser Goomba Paragoomba
Toadette	Peach Birdo Toad Toadsworth Noki Pink Mii
Toadsworth	Peach Toad Toadette Pianta Baby Peach Brown Mii	Paratroopa Goomba Paragoomba Bowser
Pianta	Mario Noki Toad Toadsworth Mii (according to Pianta's color)	Petey Piranha Bowser Jr. Goomba
Noki	Mario Pianta Toadette Mii (according to Noki's color)	Bowser Jr. Petey Piranha Hammer Bro
Baby Mario	Yoshi Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby DK Red Mii	Magikoopa Shy Guy Boo King Boo Bowser Petey Piranha
Baby Luigi	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby DK Dark Green Mii
Baby Peach	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Daisy Baby DK Toad Toadsworth Pink Mii	Petey Piranha Shy Guy Boo King Boo Dry Bones Bowser
Baby Daisy	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby DK Orange Mii	Bowser Petey Piranha Boo King Boo Dry Bones
Baby DK	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Dixie Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong Brown Mii	Bowser King K. Rool Kritter Shy Guy Petey Piranha
Dixie Kong	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Funky Kong Tiny Kong Baby DK Pink Mii	King K. Rool Kritter Dry Bones
Funky Kong	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Tiny Kong Baby DK Light Blue Mii	King K. Rool Kritter
Tiny Kong	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Funky Kong Baby DK Light Blue Mii	Birdo King K. Rool Kritter
King K. Rool	Kritter King Boo Dark Green Mii	Bowser Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Tiny Kong Funky Kong Baby DK
Kritter	King K. Rool Mii (according to Kritter's color)	Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Tiny Kong Funky Kong Baby DK
Koopa Troopa	Bowser Bowser Jr. Paratroopa Goomba Dry Bones Mii (according to Koopa Troopa's color)	None
Paratroopa	Bowser Koopa Troopa Paragoomba Mii (according to Paratroopa's color)	Toadsworth
Goomba	Paragoomba Monty Mole Koopa Troopa Brown Mii	Toad Toadette Toadsworth Pianta
Paragoomba	Goomba Monty Mole Paratroopa Brown Mii	Toad Toadette Toadsworth
Boo	King Boo Shy Guy Magikoopa Blooper White Mii	Luigi Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy
Dry Bones	Bowser Koopa Troopa Mii (according to Dry Bones' color)	Luigi Dixie Kong Baby Peach Baby Daisy
Hammer Bro	Bowser Bowser Jr. Magikoopa Mii (according to Hammer Bro's color)	Daisy Noki
Magikoopa	Bowser Bowser Jr. Hammer Bro Boo Mii (according to Magikoopa's color)	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi
Shy Guy	Birdo Boo Monty Mole Mii (according to Shy Guy's color)	Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby DK
Monty Mole	Goomba Shy Guy Paragoomba Brown Mii	None
Blooper	Boo Petey Piranha Wiggler White Mii	Birdo
King Boo	Petey Piranha Boo King K. Rool Wiggler White Mii	Mario Luigi Yoshi Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy
Petey Piranha	Birdo King Boo Wiggler Blooper Light Green Mii	Pianta Noki Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby DK
Wiggler	Blooper Petey Piranha King Boo Yellow Mii	None
Red Mii	Mario Baby Mario Red Shy Guy Red Toad Red Magikoopa Red Pianta Dark Bones Fire Bro Red Kritter Red Koopa Red Paratroopa Red Noki Red Yoshi Red Mii (of opposite gender)
Orange Mii	Daisy Baby Daisy Orange Mii (of opposite gender)
Yellow Mii	Yellow Yoshi Wario Yellow Toad Yellow Pianta Wiggler Yellow Shy Guy Yellow Magikoopa Yellow Mii (of opposite gender)
Light Green Mii	Yoshi Petey Piranha Light Green Mii (of opposite gender)
Dark Green Mii	Luigi Baby Luigi King K. Rool Green Shy Guy Green Toad Green Magikoopa Green Dry Bones Hammer Bro Green Kritter Green Koopa Green Paratroopa Green Noki Dark Green Mii (of opposite gender)
Light Blue Mii	Tiny Kong Funky Kong Light Blue Yoshi Light Blue Mii (of opposite gender)
Dark Blue Mii	Blue Shy Guy Blue Toad Blue Magikoopa Blue Pianta Blue Dry Bones Boomerang Bro Blue Kritter Blue Noki Blue Yoshi Dark Blue Mii (of opposite gender)
Pink Mii	Peach Birdo Baby Peach Toadette Dixie Kong Pink Yoshi Pink Mii (of opposite gender)
Purple Mii	Waluigi Purple Toad Purple Mii (of opposite gender)
Brown Mii	Donkey Kong Toadsworth Goomba Paragoomba Monty Mole Baby DK Brown Kritter Brown Mii (of opposite gender)
White Mii	Boo King Boo Blooper Dry Bones White Mii (of opposite gender)
Black Mii	Bowser Bowser Jr. Gray Shy Guy Black Mii (of opposite gender)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	あいしょう[?] Aishō	Compatibility
Spanish	Química[?]	Chemistry

Notes

• The instruction booklet from Mario Superstar Baseball has several errors regarding chemistry. Some of them include the following:
  • Bowser's good and bad chemistry with Baby Mario and Paratroopa is swapped.
  • Wario's bad and neutral chemistry with Baby Mario and Pianta is swapped.
  • Bowser Jr. is listed as having bad chemistry with Pianta (this is true in Mario Super Sluggers).
• In Mario Super Sluggers, Baby Peach and Bowser are tied for having good chemistry with the highest number of characters (including alternate colors) at seventeen. Bowser also has bad chemistry with the highest number of characters (including alternate colors) at sixteen.
• The Kritters, Wario, and Waluigi are tied for having the least amount of good chemistry in Mario Super Sluggers with them having good chemistry with only Miis of their color and one other character (King K. Rool for the Kritters; Wario and Waluigi for each other).
• Diddy Kong is the only character in Mario Super Sluggers not to have chemistry with any Miis.
• In Mario Super Sluggers, same-color Miis will only have good chemistry if they are of the opposite gender to the other, while Miis of the same color and gender will only have neutral chemistry.
  • Chemistry between Miis and other characters is not affected by gender, only by favorite color. For example, Bowser will have good chemistry with both male and female black-shirt Miis.