Flower Cup
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The Flower Cup is a cup usually appearing as the second cup in the Mario Kart series. It is represented by a Fire Flower.
This cup usually exclusively features new courses, except for Mario Kart World, where the Flower Cup is comprised entirely of returning courses instead. It is slightly more difficult than the Mushroom Cup, and usually includes a Mario Circuit as its first or second course. The Flower Cup is available from the start in every mainline Mario Kart game except Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8, where it is unlocked by completing the Mushroom Cup. In games that do not have all cups available from the start, completing the Flower Cup in third place or higher unlocks the Star Cup.
In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Flower Cup is one of two cups themed around a flower, alongside the Boomerang Cup. In Mario Kart World, the cup is set around the world's desert area, and it is mirrored by the Ice Rally in Knockout Tour.
List of courses[edit]
Completion rewards[edit]
Winning the Flower 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: Double Dash!![edit]
- 50cc Flower Cup: Bloom Coach
- 100cc Flower Cup: Waluigi Racer
- 150cc Flower Cup: Turbo Birdo
- Mirror Flower Cup: Tilt-a-Kart
Mario Kart DS[edit]
- All nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) on 50cc: Dry Bones
- All nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) on 100cc: Three karts for each playable character
- All nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) or all retro cups (excludes Flower Cup) on 150cc: Seven karts for each playable character
- All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
- All nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) or all retro cups (excludes Flower Cup) on 150cc Mirror: R.O.B.
- All cups on 150cc Mirror: All karts for each playable character
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) on 50cc: Baby Daisy
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) on 100cc: Sneakster
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) on 150cc: Dry Bowser
- All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
- 1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Rosalina
Mario Kart 7[edit]
- All cups on a single engine class: Mii
- 150cc Flower Cup: Wario
- All cups on 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
Mario Kart 8[edit]
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 Flower 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 Flower Cup) on any one engine class, and the 150cc Mirror class can be unlocked by winning all 150cc cups.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
- 1 star rank or higher on all base game cups on 150cc Mirror: Gold Standard
- All base game cups on 200cc: Gold Mario
Mario Kart World[edit]
- Flower Cup on any engine class: Daisy
Appearances outside the Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Tennis series[edit]
The Flower Cup is usually the second cup in the Mario Tennis series, unlocked after the completion of the Mushroom Cup. In singles, it features an eight players bracket with computer opponents. In Mario Tennis, Mario Power Tennis, Mario Tennis Aces and Mario Tennis Fever, the cup takes place on a Clay Court. In Mario Tennis Open, it is played on the Wario Dunes court instead. In Mario Tennis, the first two rounds in the Mushroom Cup consist of one set of two games each, while the final round consists of three sets of two games, in all following games, only the first round consists of one set, while the other two rounds are made up of three sets each.
Unlockables[edit]
In every Mario Tennis game except for Mario Tennis Open, completing the Flower Cup unlocks the Star Cup. In the latter, it unlocks the Banana Cup instead. In Mario Power Tennis, playable characters Fly Guy and Paratroopa are unlocked by winning all World Open cups (Mushroom Cup, Flower Cup and Star Cup) in singles and in doubles, respectively. In Mario Tennis Fever, playable characters Baby Peach and Nabbit are unlocked by winning the singles and doubles Flower Cup, respectively.
Super Mario Strikers[edit]
The Flower Cup appears in Super Mario Strikers, unlocked by placing in the top three of the Mushroom Cup. Here, the Flower Cup has six teams, five rounds, and uses the table system. By finishing in the top three, the Crater Field stadium and the Star Cup are unlocked. The Super Flower Cup is a longer version of the Flower Cup.
Mario Hoops 3-on-3[edit]
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 features the Flower Tourney, which is similar to Flower Cups in other sports games.
Mario Sports Mix[edit]
In Mario Sports Mix, the Flower Cup is the second cup to be played in the tournament modes of each of the game's sports, unlocked after the completion of the Mushroom Cup. It is composed of three rounds, each of which takes place in a different court. The courts available vary depending on the sport played.
| Sport | First round | Second round | Third round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Luigi's Mansion | Western Junction | Daisy Garden |
| Volleyball | DK Dock | Luigi's Mansion | Western Junction |
| Dodgeball | DK Dock | Toad Park | Daisy Garden |
| Hocket | Western Junction | Wario Factory | Daisy Garden |
Alternate routes[edit]
The Mushroom Cup features various alternate routes starting on both the left and ride sides of the bracket. Several split paths along the alternate routes lead to cannons which can move the player between either side of the world. Alternate routes can be accessed after winning the Flower Cup for the first time.
Unlockables[edit]
Apart from playing a specific number of matches in general, certain characters, alternate costumes and courts can be unlocked by playing in the Flower Cup:
| Unlockable | Type | Unlock criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Western Junction (Volleyball) | Court | Beat the Flower Cup |
| Daisy Garden (Dodgeball, basketball and hockey) | Court | Beat the Flower Cup |
| Wario Factory (Basketball) | Court | Alternate route mission |
| Waluigi Pinball (Dodgeball and volleyball) | Court | Alternate route mission |
| Ghoulish Galleon (Hockey) | Court | Alternate route mission |
| Slime | Playable character | Alternate route mission |
| Tennis-wear Daisy | Alternate color | Alternate route mission |
| Yellow Yoshi | Alternate color | Alternate route mission |
| Pink Yoshi | Alternate color | Alternate route mission |
| Shadow White Ninja | Alternate color | Alternate route mission |
| Pure White Mage | Alternate color | Alternate route mission |
Other appearances[edit]
While Mario Superstar Baseball does not have cups, it features a Flower difficulty in the game's Challenge Mode.
Profiles[edit]
- Mario Kart 64 website: "The Flower Cup turns up the heat a little, with more challenging and longer courses than in the Mushroom Cup."
- Mario Kart Wii trading card: "Talk about a diverse set of tracks; the tracks that make up the Flower Cup must be located at the four corners of the Mushroom Kingdom! The layouts are great for developing your skills and the surroundings will keep you interested while you look for ways to reduce your lap times."
Gallery[edit]
Emblems and logos[edit]
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64
Mario Tennis
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Extra)
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Superstar Baseball
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 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Mario Kart World
Trophies[edit]
Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Kart DS
Super Mario Strikers
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Tennis Open
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Tennis Aces
Other[edit]
The full map of the Flower Cup tracks in Mario Kart World
The map of the Flower Cup tracks in Mario Kart World with each individual race colored separately
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フラワーカップ[1] Furawā Kappu |
Flower Cup | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 鲜花杯[?] Xiānhuā Bēi |
Flower Cup | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 花朵盃[?] Huāduǒ Bēi |
Flower Cup | |
| Dutch | Bloemenbeker[?] | Flower Cup | |
| French | Coupe Fleur[2] | Flower Cup | |
| German | Blumen-Cup[3] | Flower Cup | |
| Italian | Trofeo Fiore[4] | Flower Trophy | |
| Coppa fiore[?] | Flower Cup | Mario Kart: Super Circuit | |
| Korean | 플라워 컵[5] Peullawo Keop |
Flower Cup | |
| Polish | Puchar Kwietny[6] | Flower Cup | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Copa Flor[?] | Flower Cup | |
| Portuguese (European) | Taça Flor[?] | Flower Cup | |
| Russian | Кубок цветка[?] Kubok tsvetka |
Flower Cup | |
| Spanish | Copa Flor[7][8] | Flower Cup |
Notes[edit]
- Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart World have the only versions of the cup to not feature a Mario Circuit, which instead appears in the Star Cup and Special Cup respectively (though in the latter case, Mario Circuit is the first three Mario Circuits of Super Mario Kart combined together, while an entirely new, similarly themed course, Mario Bros. Circuit, appears in the Mushroom Cup).
- This is the only cup in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! whose courses all share their music with other courses in the game: Mushroom Bridge uses the same music as Mushroom City, Mario Circuit uses the same music as Luigi Circuit and Yoshi Circuit, Daisy Cruiser uses the same music as Peach Beach, and Waluigi Stadium uses the same music as Wario Colosseum.
- The European website for Mario Kart: Double Dash!! uses a unique version of the cup's emblem, sporting a design reminiscent of the Fire Flower's appearance in games such as Super Mario World and Mario Kart 64.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ 【DS】マリオカートDS 実況プレイ！ めざせ全カップ優勝！編【生放送】
- ^ Mario Kart World in-game name from French localization (Uploaded 5 Jun. 2025 on YouTube by Siphano)
- ^ Let's Play Mario Kart DS [Grand Prix / 150 ccm / Deutsch] (Part 4): Blumen-Cup!
- ^ Mario Kart DS nel 2025 è un trip nostalgico
- ^ 마리오 카트 DS #1 : 추억의 마리오 카트 달려보자!
- ^ In-game name. Mario Kart World (Ver. 1.5.0). Nintendo. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ^ Nintendúo. Jugamos la VERSIÓN FINAL de MARIO KART WORLD (4:40). YouTube (European Spanish). Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ BRCDEvg. Estrenando juntos MARIO KART WORLD (17:24). YouTube (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ TCRF. Prerelease:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! § European Website Assets. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved February 2, 2024.
