1000 Needles

1000 Needles is Cactuar's Special Shot in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. To perform it, the player must tap out a backwards Z shape.

Cactuar begins the shot by dribbling the ball in a backwards Z shape. The ball glows green, Cactuar throws it straight up and dives headfirst with the ball into the basket, spiraling as he goes. White "needles" explode in all directions. After the shot, he lands back on the ground and two 8-bit Chocobos orbit his head for a second.

If shot outside the three-point line, instead of diving, Cactuar will jump, wind up his right hand, and punch the ball toward the hoop. When a teammate dunk it in, the white "needles" appear.