Snack Basket

Snack Basket is a Special Attack used in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its Nintendo 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, which is unlocked after acquiring all 10 Dimble Wood Attack Pieces.

When using this attack, Luigi will eat falling cookies and other sweets while the player controls him with the. As a result of his snacking, Luigi gets very fat; Mario then grabs him and begins to try to toss him into the air. The player must rapidly mash here to aid Mario. After that, Luigi will initiate a Ground Pound-esque attack by pushing the button at the correct time. When Luigi lands, a big shockwave will hit all of the enemies on solid ground. Levitating or flying enemies can dodge this move. In order to get an "Excellent", the player must: 1) miss no more than 2 pieces of food while controlling Luigi with the 2) raise Luigi fully while mashing  3) press  at exactly the right time (namely, right after Luigi has attained his full height after being thrown). After Luigi has finished the attack, he will shrink down to his normal size. This attack costs fourteen SP and seven when reduced. It is also required to knock Chakron out of his "1000 year pose" and get the final Star Cure. To use it, all Dimble Wood Attack Pieces must be collected.

This, Green Shell, Mighty Meteor and Yoo Who Cannon are the only required Special Attacks in this game; Snack Basket is needed to knock the Star Sage Chakron out of his thousand year pose so the bros can acquire the third and final Star Cure.

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, the player can make Luigi jump upwards by pressing while he is trying to eat the food so he can eat them much earlier.