Larry's Groundless Battle

“Defeat Larry Koopa without touching the ground.”

—In-game description

Mario in Larry's Groundless Battle

Larry's Groundless Battle is a Special challenge in the Challenge Mode of New Super Mario Bros. U.

ObjectiveEdit

The player must defeat Larry Koopa without touching the ground, meaning that the player can only land on the Water Geysers that appear during the battle.

DifficultyEdit

★★★☆☆

MedalsEdit

Gold Medal: Clear!
Silver Medal: -
Bronze Medal: -

EnemiesEdit

Larry Koopa

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	げきとつ！ラリーとの空中戦！ Gekitotsu! Rarī tono Kūchūsen!	Intense Clash! Aerial Battle with Larry!
Chinese (simplified)	激战！与拉里的空战！ Jīzhàn! Yǔ Lālǐ dè Kōngzhàn!	Intense Clash! Aerial Battle with Larry!
Chinese (traditional)	激鬥！與拉里的空戰！ Jīdòu! Yǔ Lālǐ dè Kōngzhàn!	Intense Clash! Aerial Battle with Larry!
Italian	Battaglia aerea di Larry	Larry's aerial battle
Korean	격돌! 래리와의 공중전! Gyeokdol! Raeriwaui Gongjungjeon!	Clash! Aerial Battle Against Larry!
Spanish	Duelo aéreo	Aerial Duel

Challenge Mode of New Super Mario Bros. U
Time Attack	Time Attack Trial • Acorn Plains Speed Run • Full Speed Ahead • Stone-Eye Desert Dash • The Boo Ballet • The Boo-Ballet Encore • Icicle Skating • Huckit Hustle • Mini Mountaineer • Lurchin' Urchins • Penguin vs. Torpedo • Slick Slopes and Bullet Bills • The Haunted Propeller • Fliprus Crossing • Rickety Sprint • No-Cash Dash • Poison-Swamp Scramble • Swing into Action • Stoneslide Tower Climb • Screwtop It Up
Coin Collection	Triple-Jump for Coins • Hot Hidden-Coin Hunt • Stingy Big Piranha Plants • Lakitu's Cloud Heist • Hot-Air Yoshi Ride • Ghost House Coin Curse • Perilous Coin Dodge • Waddlewing Wipeout • Prickly Goomba's Coinless Run • 200 Clifftop Coins • Dark Dark Coaster • Cloud-Top Coin Evasion • Attack of the Bob-ombs • Spine Coaster Coin Cruise • Castle Coin Bypass • Don't. Touch. Anything.
1-Up Rally	The Goombrat Stomp • Stone-Eye Koopas • Goomba Bounce Bash • Penguin Bowling • Three Dry Bones • Bullet Bill 1-Up Bounce • Star Connection • Big Goomba Bounce Bash • Airship 1-Up Rally • Paratroopa Panic
Special	Fire, Bro! • Graceful Glide • Mole to Goal • Marathon Glide • Bubble Up • Nonstop Flight • Be Gentle to Giants • Big Air at Sundown • Balancing Act • Bowser's Airship Sneak • Larry's Groundless Battle • No Climbing Allowed • The Trial of Bullet Bill Hill • Spin Jump, Get Dizzy • Mole to Goal Returns • Wobble and Rock • Seriously! Fire, Bro! • Elevator Out of Service • Castle Crawl • Express Elevator • Cashless Castle Crawl
Boost Mode Challenges	Piranha Plant Hideaway • Coins in the Forecast • When Waddlewings Attack • The Perpetual Shell • Boost Block Coin Stalk • Icicle Falls • Fuzzy Alert! • The High Road • Three-Legged Lava Race • Fuzzy Cliff Climb • Thwomp Castle Cash Flow • Cloudy with a Chance of Fire • Ultimate Boost Blast