Shell Toss

Shell Toss is a move used in many platformer games in the Mario series. To use it, one must grab or carry a shell and toss it. Koopa Troopa shells are the most common type of shell, although Buzzy Beetle shells are also common.

Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad could first use it in Super Mario Bros. 2. The Red Shells could be obtained in the grass and thrown at will. The shell would speed across the ground, knocking over any enemies. Later in Super Mario Bros. 3, the Shell Toss can be used to hit any blocks and gain the items contained within them. Bricks can also be broken to gain access to other areas.

In the Paper Mario series, Kooper and Koops used this attack by going inside their shell and being launched by Mario stomping on his shell. The attack is used in and out of battle. In battle this attack can only hit the enemy on the ground in front. Out of battle this attack can used to grab far away items, and to activate switches. The attack does one damage without the Action Command and two with it. This changes to two or three damage at Super Rank and three or five at Ultra Rank. The Action Command for Shell Toss differs slightly depending on which Koopa is using it. Also, Koops's version includes Stylish Moves.

The term 'shell toss' can be used to describe any attack wherein an ally or foe uses its shell to attack by launching it forward.