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|image=[[File:Bowsersinsidestorycover.jpg|300px]]<br>North American box cover

|release={{release|Japan|February 11, 2009|ROC|February 11, 2009|USA|September 15, 2009|Europe|October 9, 2009<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-DS/Mario-Luigi-Bowser-s-Inside-Story-271584.html Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]. ''Nintendo UK''. Retrieved May 7, 2022.</ref>|Australia|October 22, 2009|South Korea|July 21, 2011}}

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'''''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''''' is a [[Nintendo DS]] game developed by [[AlphaDream]] and published by [[Nintendo]]. It was released worldwide in 2009 and in South Korea in 2011. It is the third title in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]], preceded by ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' for the Nintendo DS in 2005 and succeeded by ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2013. The title of the game is a parody on the term "inside story", meaning the "true" tale of an event from the perspective of an insider who participated in the action, as opposed to an outsider who only hears about the event later on. In this case, the game is a literal inside story, as Mario and Luigi have to adventure through Bowser's insides. The game's European Spanish, European French, and Italian name is a parody on the famous novel ''{{wp|Journey to the Center of the Earth}}''. The original French name is ''Voyage au centre de la Terre'', the Spanish name is ''Viaje al centro de la Tierra'', and the Italian name is ''Viaggio al centro della Terra''.

This is the only non-3DS installment in the ''Mario & Luigi'' series not to be released on the [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] for the [[Wii U]].

After the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]'s citizens start contracting the [[blorbs]], a disease that swells [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Princess Peach]] holds an emergency conference meeting at [[Peach's Castle|her castle]], which includes [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Toadbert]], [[Toadsworth]], and a Star Sprite named [[Starlow]]. [[Bowser]] crashes in and is sent flying out of Peach's Castle after easily being defeated by Mario, eventually landing in [[Dimble Wood]], and after regaining consciousness, he comes across a cloaked merchant (who is [[Fawful]] in disguise). The merchant gives him a "[[Vacuum Shroom|Lucky Mushroom]]" that causes Bowser to inhale his surroundings. He returns to Peach's Castle and uses this ability to suck in everyone who attended the conference.

Mario, Luigi, and Starlow reawaken inside the [[Trash Pit]] area of [[Bowser's body]], where they acquire hammers and use them to hit an [[Funny Bone|exposed nerve]] and rouse Bowser, who had been dumped in [[Cavi Cape Cave]]. Starlow, who talks to Bowser throughout the game, withholds information surrounding the Mario Bros.' whereabouts and assists him in remembering the past events. Bowser then encounters Fawful, who explains that the blorbs and the Vacuum Shroom he gave him were all part of a plan to conquer both the Mushroom Kingdom and [[Bowser's Castle]]. He sends out his minion, [[Midbus]], whose speech irritates the Koopa King so much that he decides to pick a fight with him. Bowser loses to Midbus, and he and Fawful abandon him.

Bowser helps a stranded [[Broque Monsieur]] get back on [[Plack Beach]], where the sentient block rewards him a [[Vacuum Block]], allowing him to control his sucking abilities. After defeating the [[Sea Pipe Statue]], Bowser drinks water which allows Mario and Luigi to enter the [[Pump Works]] and defeat the [[Scutlet (boss)|Scutlet]] bug that was blocking his fire breath at the [[Flame Pipe]]. Starlow starts using the alias "Chippy" to Bowser. After subduing Broque's pet dog [[Broggy]], Bowser enters Dimble Wood, where he eventually comes across three of his minions: [[Sergeant Guy]], [[Corporal Paraplonk]], and [[Private Goomp]]. They plan to retake Bowser's castle with a [[Banzai Bill]] launcher, where Bowser is required to find ammunition. Bowser procures a giant carrot as a makeshift missile, but the owner, a Wiggler, makes him eat it and then attacks him. After he obtains the Banzai Bill from the Wiggler, Bowser is then overcome with stomach pain caused by consuming a parasitic [[Durmite]] along with the carrot; Mario and Luigi defeat it in battle.

After his stomach issue is resolved, Bowser proceeds to launch the Banzai Bill towards Bowser Castle. However, Midbus dodges his Banzai Bill by launching the castle and landing it on him. The Mario Bros. revive Bowser from the [[Rump Command]], which unintentionally turns him as giant as the castle. After Bowser defeats the castle, it flies away with him in pursuit, traveling through [[Bumpsy Plains]] and [[Bowser Path]] to reach the destination. Bowser deflects Midbus's iron ball, which knocks the castle down. Entering his castle, Bowser discovers that Fawful has turned it into a theater and brainwashed all the Koopa Troop members into a pack of his own adoring fans. Fawful himself arrives and tricks Bowser, forcing him to perform a cage match with Midbus on stage. When Bowser wins, his prize is being forcibly fed fattening foods cooked by Fawful, gaining so much weight that he breaks through the floor and becomes trapped.

Exploring the newly opened [[Flab Zone]] and defeating some [[Kretin]] enemies, Mario and Luigi are reunited with Princess Peach, who explains that Fawful is actually after the [[Dark Star]], an evil entity locked away under Toad Town that can only be revived using Peach herself. Fawful then uses a laser to extract Peach from Bowser and he and Midbus leave with her, while Bowser falls the rest of the way through the floor onto a treadmill they placed beneath him in the basement. He literally burns off all the excess fat, igniting a crate of Bob-ombs in the process which sends him blasting off back to Cavi Cape, falling into the [[Tunnel]]. He meets up with some [[Monty Bros.|Monty Mole minions]] and helps them drill all the way to Toad Town, but when Bowser wanders into the corridor leading to the Dark Star, the security system activates and electrocutes him, rendering him unconscious.

Mario and Luigi gain access to the [[Pipe Yard]] in Bowser's body, which allows them to use warp pipes to return to the outside world. They emerge in the [[Toad Town Caves]] themselves and try to head off and stop [[Fawful]], but arrive too late. Fawful takes the Dark Star to Peach's Castle and uses its power to create a barrier preventing the Mario Bros. from following him. With no other option, they head to [[Dr. Toadley]] to try and do something about the blorbs problem instead, but Bowser arrives at the clinic as well and the three battle, with Bowser losing. Dr. Toadley then tells Mario and Luigi that they need to collect three [[Star Cure]]s to cure the blorbs and possibly find a way into the castle. Bowser awakens, hears this, and rushes off, determined to find the cures before the Bros. Dr. Toadley then reveals to Mario and Luigi that the first cure is held by Durmite inside Bowser's body, and they head back in to get it. They locate Durmite immediately, but it flees through an impassable, [[Boo]]-like barrier, stopping the Mario Bros. in their tracks.

Meanwhile, Bowser heads to the shores of [[Blubble Lake]], where his sneezes raise the propeller-topped [[Tower of Yikk]] out of the water and straight onto him. The Mario Bros. supersize Bowser again and he defeats the moving tower, venturing inside once he shrinks back to his regular size and meeting the ghost of [[Yikk]], who shines his invention, the [[Boo-ray Machine]], on Bowser's gut. The light from the machine causes the Boo-like barrier to disappear and help Mario and Luigi navigate [[Energy Hold|the maze beyond them]], allowing them to track down Durmite, who reveals herself to be a sage named [[Wisdurm]]. She battles them, turning to a butterfly after her defeat, dropping the Star Cure, and flying off.

Bowser leaves the tower and meets up with Private Goomp, who tells him that he already had one of the Star Cures locked away in his treasure chamber, having recently stolen it from an old Koopa named [[Kuzzle]]. Bowser returns to his castle, regaining access to his treasure vault by pushing a statue of Fawful through the barricades in the floor, only to find that the Monty Bros. are now under Fawful's control and have built a railway straight through the vault. They use the [[Fawful Express]] to ram him out of the castle and into a boulder, resulting in another emergency revival and a giant battle between Bowser and the train. Returning to his vault after destroying the train, Bowser realizes that he has forgotten the combination to the safe that the Star Cure is stored in and asks "Chippy" to retrieve it for him. In the [[Memory Banks]], Mario and Luigi have to defeat [[Bowser Memory ML|blocky doppelgangers]] of themselves, crafted from Bowser's own memories of them. After that, they reassemble a puzzle representing the memory and Bowser opens his safe, only to be pushed in by Private Goomp, Sergeant Guy, and Corporal Paraplonk, who had turned to Fawful's side. With nothing else to do in the cramped safe, Bowser eats the Star Cure, and it is retrieved from his [[Gut Check (location)|gut]] by the Mario Bros.

Mario and Luigi return to Toad Town and are sent after the final Star Cure by Dr. Toadley. Guided by the doctor's messenger bird, [[Birdley]], they meet the sage known as [[Chakron]] at the top of a cliff over Plack Beach, but he will only give them the Star Cure if they can knock him out of the pose he has held for a thousand years. After a cryptic hint from Chakron, the Bros. head for Dimble Wood to collect Attack Pieces for the ground-shaking [[Snack Basket]] move, but Mario is kidnapped by a [[Sockop]] and has to be rescued by Luigi, who wears a [[giant Sockop|knocked-out Sockop]] like a [[Goomba's Shoe]] to sneak into the enemies' territory. Reunited and having gathered all the pieces, the brothers return to Chakron and knock him over, so true to his word, he gives them the final Star Cure.

Back at the clinic, Dr. Toadley creates the [[Miracle Cure]] from the three Star Cures, which flies around ridding all the Toads of the blorbs and then allows Mario and Luigi to blast their way through the barriers to get to Peach's Castle. They search the gardens for a way in and are attacked by Midbus, who uses the remote-control [[Junker]] robot to fight them. The Mario Bros. win the battle, and the robot goes haywire, throwing the safe containing Bowser into a pile of garbage, breaking it open. Bowser's back seized up from being in the cramped safe for so long, so Mario and Luigi go back inside him to fix it, allowing him to break into Peach's Castle for them.

Bowser fights his way to Fawful and Midbus as they are slowly awakening the Dark Star. Fawful supercharges his minion into [[Blizzard Midbus]], but Bowser wins the ensuing fight and Midbus's new ice powers end up freezing him solid. Bowser punches out Fawful as he tries to absorb the Dark Star's powers and he only gets a portion of it, with the rest of the revived evil entity forcing its way inside Bowser. Mario and Luigi chase the Dark Star [[Airway (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|around]] as it absorbs Bowser's DNA and takes on his characteristics, eventually emerging as an incomplete copy of Bowser, which sucks up Peach and floats off in search of the rest of its power. Bowser goes after it but is sidetracked by a final giant battle against Peach's Castle, which had been transformed into [[Super Peach's Castle of Fury|a giant robot]] by Fawful. He then battles Fawful himself, now souped-up by the Dark Star's powers into [[Dark Fawful]]. Bowser wins the fight and Fawful turns into a small ball of dark energy and tries to flee, but he gets absorbed by the Dark Star, allowing it to fully transform into [[Dark Bowser]].

The real Bowser goes after his copy, chasing it to the tallest tower where it deposits the unconscious Peach before being confronted by Bowser, who aims to capture Peach, both castles and the Dark Star's powers. The final battle is waged on two fronts, starting off with Bowser fighting his clone, before punching it in the gut and forcing it to spit up Fawful. Bowser sucks up the little ball of energy and Mario and Luigi take over the fight, defeating both Fawful and the Dark Star Core inside Bowser. This leaves Dark Bowser unstable, and the real Bowser punches it until it explodes, freeing the Mushroom Kingdom from the Dark Star’s influence for good.

Inside Bowser, a battered and unstable Fawful appears in front of the Mario Bros., seemingly accepting defeat to them and saying that he will go away permanently, but he is actually faking it as he uses this opportunity to try and take the Mario Bros. with him in a final explosion of his own while sporting a large, dying grin on his face. All this accomplishes though is making Bowser eject everyone he had inhaled. The liberated Toads and the now-conscious Peach move to congratulate Mario and Luigi on a job well done, and Bowser, confused and angry, realizes that the brothers had been inside his body the whole time. Starlow dismissively tells Bowser to not worry about what's in the past but discovering that she was his supposedly loyal minion "Chippy" throws him into a complete rage. The Toads and the Princess flee from the scene, and the [[List of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story staff|credits]] show a montage of still images showing that Bowser loses the ensuing fight.

Afterward, the heavily-injured Bowser is seen lying in bed at his castle while Private Goomp, Sergeant Guy, and Corporal Paraplonk beg him for forgiveness over their treason. Birdley arrives with a package from Peach, but when Starlow pops out of it to check in on him, Bowser angrily tells her to leave, as he is too busy fixing his castle to attack again anytime soon. He then lets the trio rejoin the rest of the Koopa Troop in helping with the repairs, and only once he is sure he is alone does Bowser open the package, revealing a thank-you cake with his face, Mario, Luigi, and Peach on it.  

As in the other ''Mario & Luigi'' games, there is no "Endless Play" feature. As such, if the player plays the game after it is beaten and the ending is done, the game just starts from the last save point, before the final battle.

The battle system of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' is similar to that of its predecessors. There are some new additions to the system. In this installment, all [[Action Command]]s are evaluated based on how well they are performed. There are five evaluation levels. Ranging from the worst to the best, these levels are: Nothing, OK, Good, Great, and Excellent. The better an Action Command is performed, the more damage an attack does. Receiving a Nothing is equivalent to not performing an Action Command at all. This is carried into all the later installments of the series.  

Each brother and Bowser have their own [[Heart Point|HP]], [[Special Point|SP]], POW, DEF, and [[Speed|SPEED]], as well as [[Stache|STACHE]] points for the brothers, and HORN points for Bowser. When they finish a battle, they each gain [[Experience Point|EXP Points]] and [[coin]]s. With enough Experience Points, they can level-up and increase each respective statistic.  

|HP, or '''H'''eart '''P'''oints, indicate the amount of remaining health a character has. When an enemy hits a character, they lose HP. When their HP reaches zero, they pass out, but can be revived with a [[1-Up Mushroom]] or a [[1-Up Mushroom#Mario & Luigi series|1-Up Deluxe]]. HP can be replenished with a [[Mushroom]], a [[Nut]] or a [[Hot Drumstick|Drumstick]] (Bowser only).

|SP, or '''S'''pecial '''P'''oints, indicates how many times Mario, Luigi, or Bowser can use a Special Move. Each attack uses up a certain amount of SP, draining the total. SP can only be restored by ingesting [[Syrup Jar]]s.

|POW, or '''Pow'''er, is how strong the fighter is. POW determines how much damage they can inflict.

|DEF, or '''Def'''ense, is how much damage the character can block from an enemy hit. A higher DEF stat means less damage is taken.

|SPEED is how fast the character is. In any given battle, the fighter with the most SPEED gets to attack first. The turn then continues, allowing fighters with subsequently lower SPEED to attack until the fighter with the lowest SPEED has attacked. The fighter with the most SPEED then gets to attack again, and the cycle continues until a fight is over.

|STACHE, a Mario and Luigi exclusive stat, is the luck stat of this game. The higher their STACHE stats are, the greater there is a chance of a Critical or Lucky Hit, which doubles POW. A higher STACHE stat makes the player more likely to receive a hit on a [[Scratch Card]].

|HORN, a Bowser exclusive stat, functions exactly the same as STACHE does.

The battle system with Mario and Luigi is similar to the battles from the previous games. There are now six categories of attack during battle, as opposed to ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''{{'}}s five, or ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''{{'}}s four. These are Jump, Hammer, [[Attack Pieces]] ([[Bros. Items]]), Items, [[Bros. Badges]], and Escape. The Bros. can defend with their jump and their hammers. The Jump makes Mario and/or Luigi jump to dodge an attack or to counter-attack. The Hammer is used to counter-attack. The music played while battling is the same as the music played during the debut trailer, as seen in the Japanese site.

Enemy Attacks are special attacks that use mostly members of Bowser's army, which are [[Goomba]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Magikoopas]], and [[Broggy]]. These attacks require the stylus to perform. These characters need to be liberated to unlock these attacks.

 

 

At certain points in the game, Bowser gets crushed by a large object such as [[Bowser's Castle]]. In order to revive Bowser, the Bros. must play a 2D-Shooter-like minigame in the [[Rump Command]]. When revived, Bowser grows to a giant state. In order to complete these battles, the player must rotate their DS sideways to play. In these battles, Bowser only has three options of attack. Punching requires quickly sliding the stylus across the screen to execute. Fire requires the player to blow into the [[Nintendo DS#Microphone|DS microphone]]. The last option, Healing, requires Mushrooms found within the battle itself. Defending includes an event where the player must tap the touch screen in certain areas to counter-attack, punching to deflect blows, and blowing huge flames at the enemy. After each giant battle, Bowser returns to normal. There are four such battles in the game.

{{main|Rank}}

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|style="text-align:left"|[[File:MushroomRankBIS.png]]Mushroom Rank

|Allows up to one accessory to be equipped.

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:ShellRankBIS.png]]Shell Rank

|Allows up to two accessories to be equipped.

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:FlowerRankBIS.png]]Flower Rank

|Allows up to three accessories to be equipped.

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:ShineRankBIS.png]]Shine Rank

|Allows the bros to shop at the [[Toadles Boutique]] in [[Toad Town#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Toad Town]].

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:StarRankBIS.png]]Star Rank

|Allows the bros to shop at the [[Star Shop]] in [[Toad Town#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Toad Town]].

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:RainbowRankBIS.png]]Rainbow Rank

|When both brothers reach this rank, gives the [[Badge#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Excellent!! Bros Badge]].

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|style="text-align:left"|[[File:BronzeBossRankBIS.png]]Bronze Boss Rank

|Allows up to one accessory to be equipped.

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SilverBossRankBIS.png]]Silver Boss Rank

|Allows up to two accessories to be equipped.

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:GoldBossRankBIS.png]]Gold Boss Rank

||Allows up to three accessories to be equipped.

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:FinalBossRankBIS.png]]Final Boss Rank

|Gives the Intruder Fangs equipment to Bowser.

|[[File:VacuumMushroom.png|16px]]

|[[Vacuum Shroom]]

|align="left"|A strange Mushroom that gives Bowser the ability to inhale anything.

|[[Dimble Wood]]

|✓

|[[File:MLBIS Hammer icon.png|16px]]

|[[Hammer]]s

|align="left"|''Hammers found in the Trash Pit. Use 'em to whack and break stuff!''

|[[Trash Pit]]

|✓

|[[File:Vacuum Block.png|16px]]

|[[Vacuum Block]]

|align="left"|''A rare block from Broque Monsieur. In battle, Bowser inhales stuff!''

|[[Plack Beach]]

|✓

|[[File:MLBIS Stingler screenshot.png|16px]]

|[[Stingler]]

|align="left"|''An item that might shock something. Where should you use it?''

|[[Pump Works]]

|✓

|[[File:MLBIS Banzai Bill.png|16px]]

|[[Banzai Bill]]

|align="left"|''An enormous, black, shiny weapon. If it's launched at you, you're toast!''

|[[Dimble Wood]]

|✓

|[[File:Star Panel sample sprite.png|40px]] etc.

|[[Star Panel]]

|align="left"|''An item created in the Energy Hold. It takes on various shapes.''

|[[Energy Hold]]

|✓

|[[File:Red Star Cure.png|16px]]

|[[Star Cure|Red Cure]]

|align="left"|''A curative held by the wise Wisdurm. It took a while to find this thing...''

|Energy Hold

|✓

|[[File:Yellow Star Cure.png|16px]]

|[[Star Cure|Yellow Cure]]

|align="left"|''The curative found at Bowser Castle. Bowser swallowed it, so it's all sticky.''

|[[Treasure Chamber]]

|✓

|[[File:Green Star Cure.png|16px]]

|[[Star Cure|Green Cure]]

|align="left"|''A 1,000-year-old curative held by Chakron above Plack Beach.''

|Plack Beach cliff

|✓

|[[File:MiracleCure.png|16px]]

|[[Miracle Cure]]

|align="left"|''A true miracle cure made by combining the three curatives. It works incredibly!''

|[[Toadley Clinic]]

|✓

|[[File:Birdley.png]]

|[[Birdley]]

|align="left"|''Dr. Toadley's pet bird. It guides Mario and friends around.''

|Toadley Clinic

|✓

|[[File:Puzzle Sack.png]]

|[[Puzzle Sack]]

|align="left"|''A puzzle in a sack. Give it to [[Kuzzle]].''

|Plack Beach

|[[File:BlittyMLBiS alt.png|16px]]

|[[Blitty]]

|align="left"|''A Blitty from [enemy].''

|various enemies

|[[File:Mushroom Ball.png]]

|[[Mushroom Ball]]

|align="left"|''An item for the [[PR Toad]] in Toad Town. He'll give you what's inside!''

|[[Toad Town Mall]]

|[[File:MLBIS Blue Key.png]]

|[[Blue Key (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Blue Key]]

|align="left"|''A key that opens the blue door on the second floor of Peach's Castle.''

|[[Peach's Castle]] 2F

|✓

|[[File:MLBIS Red Key.png]]

|[[Red Key (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Red Key]]

|align="left"|''A key that opens the red door on the second floor of Peach's Castle.''

|Peach's Castle 2F

|[[File:MLBIS Green Key.png]]

|[[Green Key]]

|align="left"|''A key that opens the green door on the second floor of Peach's Castle.''

|Peach's Castle 2F

|align="center"|[[File:Mushroom BiS.png]]

|align="center"|[[Mushroom]]  

|Restores 30 HP to one of the bros.

|align="center"|[[File:Mushroom BiS.png]]

|align="center"|[[Super Mushroom]]  

|Restores 60 HP to one of the bros.

|align="center"|[[File:Mushroom BiS.png]]

|align="center"|[[Ultra Mushroom]]

|Restores 120 HP to one of the bros.

|align="center"|[[File:Mushroom BiS.png]]

|align="center"|[[Max Mushroom]]

|Restores 240 HP to one of the bros.

|align="center"|[[File:Mushroom One Up BiS.png]]

|align="center"|[[1-Up Mushroom]]

|Revives a fallen bro with half HP.

|align="center"|[[File:Mushroom One Up BiS.png]]

|align="center"|[[1-Up Deluxe]]

|Revives a fallen bro with full HP.

|align="center"|[[File:Drumstick.png]]

|align="center"|[[Hot Drumstick]]

|Restores 80 HP to Bowser.

|align="center"|[[File:Drumstick.png]]

|align="center"|[[Fiery Drumstick]]

|Restores 150 HP to Bowser.

|align="center"|[[File:Drumstick.png]]

|align="center"|[[TNT Drumstick]]

|Restores 280 HP to Bowser.

|align="center"|[[File:Nut.png]]

|align="center"|[[Nut]]

|Restores 20 HP to both bros.

|align="center"|[[File:Nut.png]]

|align="center"|[[Super Nut]]

|Restores 40 HP to both bros.

|align="center"|[[File:Nut.png]]

|align="center"|[[Ultra Nut]]

|Restores 80 HP to both bros.

|align="center"|[[File:Nut.png]]

|align="center"|[[Max Nut]]

|Restores 160 HP to both bros.

|align="center"|[[File:Syrup BiS.png]]

|align="center"|[[Syrup Jar]]

|Restores 10 SP.

|align="center"|[[File:Syrup BiS.png]]

|align="center"|[[Supersyrup Jar]]

|Restores 20 SP.

|align="center"|[[File:Syrup BiS.png]]

|align="center"|[[Ultrasyrup Jar]]

|Restores 30 SP.

|align="center"|[[File:Syrup BiS.png]]

|align="center"|[[Max Syrup Jar]]

|Restores 40 SP.

|align="center"|[[File:StarCandy.png]]

|align="center"|[[Star Candy]]

|Restores all HP & SP and cures status ailments.

|align="center"|[[File:Herb Refresh BIS.png]]

|align="center"|[[Refreshing Herb]]

|Cures status effects.

|align="center"|[[File:Bean M&LBIS sprite.png]]

|align="center"|[[Bean|Heart Bean]]

|Increases HP to the selected character by 1 Point.

|align="center"|[[File:Bean M&LBIS sprite.png]]

|align="center"|[[Bean|Special Bean]]

|Increases SP to the selected character by 1 Point.

|align="center"|[[File:Bean M&LBIS sprite.png]]

|align="center"|[[Bean|Power Bean]]

|Increases POW to the selected character by 1 Point.

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|-style="background:#ABC;"

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|-style="background:#ABC;"

!style="background:#ABC;"|[[File:GoodBadge.png]]

|Restores 20% of HP

|Increases Attack Power by 1.2x

|Increases Coins by 1.2x

|Restores 20% of SP

!style="background:#ABC;"|[[File:GreatBadge.png]]

|Restores 30% of HP

|Increases Attack Power by 1.5x

|Increases Coins by 1.4x

|Restores 30% of SP

!style="background:#ABC;"|[[File:ExcellentBadge1.png]]

|Restores 50% of HP & Cures Status Effects

|Increases Attack Power by 2x

|Increases EXP by 1.2x, and Coins by 1.6x

|Restores 50% of SP

!style="background:#ABC;"|[[File:ExcellentBadge2.png]]

|Restores 100% HP & Cures Status Effects

|Increases Attack Power by 4x

|Increases EXP by 1.5x, and Coins by 2x

|Restores 100% SP

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Burn.png]]

|align="center"|[[Burn]]

|align="center"|Player has fire on them; prevents them from attacking/dodging; loses partial HP every turn.

|Mario; Luigi; Enemies

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Defense Down.png]]

|align="center"|[[DEF-Down]]  

|align="center"|Defense stat is lowered; affected player takes more damage.

|Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Def-up Bowser.png]]

|align="center"|[[DEF-Up]]

|align="center"|Defense stat is boosted; affected character takes less damage.

|Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Dizzy.png]]

|align="center"|[[Dizzy]]

|align="center"|Player cannot move from confusion and is unable to attack/dodge.

|Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Fury.png]]

|align="center"|[[Fury]]

|align="center"|Player grows furious and increases damage dealt and received.

|Bowser

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Pow Down.png|80px]]

|align="center"|[[POW-Down]]

|align="center"|Attack Power is lowered; affected player deals less damage.

|Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Pow Up.png]]

|align="center"|[[POW-Up]]

|align="center"|Attack Power is boosted; affected player deals more damage.

|Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Poison.png]]

|align="center"|[[Poison (status effect)|Poison]]

|align="center"|Player turns purple and loses partial HP every turn.

|Mario; Luigi

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Speed Down.png]]

|align="center"|[[SPD-Down]]

|align="center"|Speed stat is lowered; affected player gets fewer turns.

|Mario; Luigi; Bowser; Enemies

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Speed Down.png]]

|align="center"|[[SPD-Up]]

|align="center"|Speed stat is increased; affected player gets more turns.

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Sick.png]]

|align="center"|[[Sick]]

|align="center"|Player gets a runny nose and loses partial HP every turn.

|Bowser; [[Sniffle Thwomp]] (starts battle sick)

|align="center"|[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Super Strike.png]]

|align="center"|[[KO|Super Strike]]

|align="center"|Player charges up and may deal greater damage than normal on their immediate next hit.

|Mario; Luigi

==Characters==

MALBIS Mario.png|[[Mario]]  

MALBIS Luigi.png|[[Luigi]]

BowserMLBiS.png|[[Bowser]]

 

*ⁱ Indicates they can be inhaled by Bowser and then fought by Mario and Luigi.

*^m Indicates only Mario can battle them.

*^m&l Indicates only Mario & Luigi can battle them.

*^b Indicates only Bowser can battle them.

![[Experience Point|EXP]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="1"|[[File:MLBISChuboomba.png]]

|align="center"|50

|align="center"|15

|align="center"|4

|[[Cavi Cape]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="2"|[[File:BorpBIS.png]]

|align="center"|102

|align="center"|220

|align="center"|40

|[[Cavi Cape]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="3"|[[File:MLBISToothyBattle.png]]

|align="center"|27

|align="center"|18

|align="center"|5

|[[Plack Beach]]

|align="center" data-sort-value="4"|[[File:MLBISDrillbitCrab.png]]

|align="center"|115

|align="center"|240

|align="center"|45

|[[Plack Beach]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="5"|[[File:MLBISPendril.png]]

|align="center"|157

|align="center"|260

|align="center"|55

|[[Plack Beach]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="6"|[[File:MLBISTreevilNoBerry.png]][[File:MLBISTreevilWithBerry.png]]

|align="center"|95

|align="center"|30; 35 (berry)

|align="center"|8; 10 (berry)

|[[Dimble Wood]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="8"|[[File:MLBISTrashure.png]]

|align="center"|147

|align="center"|40

|align="center"|15

|[[Dimble Wood]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="9"|[[File:MLBISScutletenemy.png]]

|align="center"|72

|align="center"|100

|align="center"|25

|[[Dimble Wood]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="10"|[[File:MLBISSockop.png]]

|align="center"|110

|align="center"|240

|align="center"|55

|[[Dimble Wood]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="11"|[[File:MLBISFlifit.png]]

|align="center"|108

|align="center"|50

|align="center"|20

|[[Bumpsy Plains]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="12"|[[File:MLBISSneed.png]]

|align="center"|74

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|50

|[[Bumpsy Plains]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="13"|[[File:MLBISLakituKing.png]]

|align="center"|90

|align="center"|35

|align="center"|20

|[[Bumpsy Plains]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="14"|[[File:MLBISChainChawful2.png]]

|align="center"|165

|align="center"|75

|align="center"|30

|[[Bowser Path]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="15"|[[File:MLBISFawfulcopter.png]]

|align="center"|32

|align="center"|40

|align="center"|20

|[[Bowser Path]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="16"|[[File:MLBISFawfulGuy.png]]

|align="center"|172

|align="center"|240

|align="center"|60

|[[Bowser Path]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="17"|[[File:MLBISChoomba.png]]

|align="center"|248

|align="center"|120

|align="center"|31

|[[Tunnel]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="18"|[[File:MLBISCoalbit.png]]

|align="center"|34

|align="center"|40

|align="center"|15

|[[Tunnel]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="19"|[[File:MLBISRedNooz.png]][[File:MLBISGreenNooz.png]]

|align="center"|55

|align="center"|50

|align="center"|25

|[[Toad Town Caves]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="21"|[[File:MLBISFawflant.png]]

|align="center"|100

|align="center"|70

|align="center"|30

|[[Toad Town Caves]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="22"|[[File:MLBISBeehoss.png]]

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|150

|align="center"|40

|[[Blubble Lake]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="23"|[[File:MLBISCrawful.png]]

|align="center"|173

|align="center"|170

|align="center"|45

|[[Blubble Lake]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="26"|[[File:MLBISGlamLakitu.png]]

|align="center"|208

|align="center"|47

|align="center"|60

|[[Blubble Lake]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="24"|[[File:MLBISFawflopper.png]]

|align="center"|96

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|40

|[[Blubble Lake]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="25"|[[File:MLBISMawfulMole.png]]

|align="center"|154

|align="center"|230

|align="center"|45

|[[Blubble Lake]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="27"|[[File:MLBISJailgoon.png]]

|align="center"|183

|align="center"|340

|align="center"|55

|[[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Bowser Castle]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="28"|[[File:MLBISSniffleThwomp.png]]

|align="center"|256

|align="center"|400

|align="center"|60

|[[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Bowser Castle]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="29"|[[File:MLBISMagifoofa.png]]

|align="center"|124

|align="center"|260

|align="center"|50

|[[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Bowser Castle]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="30"|[[File:MLBISMechawful.png]]

|align="center"|277

|align="center"|300{{footnote|main|2}}

|align="center"|70

|[[Peach's Castle Garden]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="31"|[[File:MLBISMechawfulHead.png]]

|align="center"|98

|align="center"|150

|align="center"|20

|[[Peach's Castle Garden]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="32"|[[File:MLBISMetalMawfulMole.png]]

|align="center"|140

|align="center"|350

|align="center"|60

|[[Peach's Castle Garden]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="33"|[[File:MLBISNaplockAwake.png]]

|align="center"|183

|align="center"|580

|align="center"|80

|[[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Peach's Castle]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="34"|[[File:MLBISAlarmBobomb.png]]

|align="center"|123

|align="center"|170

|align="center"|50

|[[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Peach's Castle]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="38"|[[File:MLBISDarkTrashure.png]]

|align="center"|360

|align="center"|640

|align="center"|100

|[[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Peach's Castle]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="39"|[[File:MLBISDarkFawfulGuy.png]]

|align="center"|128

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|65

|[[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Peach's Castle]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="40"|[[File:MLBISDarkFawfulBomb.png]]

|align="center"|316

|align="center"|0

|align="center"|0

|[[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Peach's Castle]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="35"|[[File:MLBISDarkMechawful.png]]

|align="center"|280

|align="center"|800

|align="center"|80

|[[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Peach's Castle]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="36"|[[File:MLBISDarkMechawfulHead.png]]

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|40

|[[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Peach's Castle]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="37"|[[File:Mechawful 5 Dark.png]]

|align="center"|280

|align="center"|800{{footnote|main|2}}

|align="center"|80

|[[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Peach's Castle]]

{{footnote|note|1|Though they are instantly defeated by Bowser in overworld, Bowser can meet them by battling against other enemies.}}

{{footnote|note|2|Defeating the summoned bodies will not grant extra experience and coins.}}

![[Experience Point|EXP]]

|align="center"|[[File:Goombule Cell Thing.png]]

|align="center"|8

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|2

|[[Trash Pit]]

|align="center"|[[File:Goombule Elite.png]]

|align="center"|16

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|2

|[[Trash Pit]]

|align="center"|[[File:Spike blop.png]]

|align="center"|12

|align="center"|5

|align="center"|3

|[[Trash Pit]]

|align="center"|[[File:MLBISBubbleBlooper.png]][[File:MLBISDriedBlooper.png]]

|align="center"|23

|align="center"|15

|align="center"|5

|[[Pump Works]]

|align="center"|[[File:Protobattle Blis.png]]

|align="center"|36

|align="center"|15

|align="center"|5

|[[Pump Works]]

|align="center"|[[File:Tenderloin.png]]

|align="center"|45

|align="center"|30

|align="center"|12

|[[Flab Zone]]

|align="center"|[[File:Calorite Bis.png]]

|align="center"|85

|align="center"|40

|align="center"|20

|[[Flab Zone]]

|align="center"|[[File:Napse Napse.png]]

|align="center"|68

|align="center"|100

|align="center"|35

|[[Energy Hold]]

|align="center"|[[File:MLBISPowPep.png]][[File:MLBISDefPep.png]][[File:MLBISSpeedPep.png]]

|align="center"|105

|align="center"|120

|align="center"|40

|[[Energy Hold]]

|align="center"|[[File:MLBISPiranhaPlorp.png]]

|align="center"|165

|align="center"|140

|align="center"|55

|[[Energy Hold]]

|align="center"|[[File:Protobattler Blue.png]]

|align="center"|130

|align="center"|150

|align="center"|45

|[[Energy Hold]]

|align="center"|[[File:MLBISAirCheep.png]]

|align="center"|236

|align="center"|600

|align="center"|75

|[[Airway (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Airway]]

|align="center"|[[File:MLBISStonk.png]]

|align="center"|198

|align="center"|630

|align="center"|85

|[[Airway (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Airway]]

|align="center"|[[File:Airnapse.png]]

|align="center"|150

|align="center"|610

|align="center"|70

|[[Airway (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Airway]]

|align="center"|[[File:MLBISAirCannon.png]]

|align="center"|254

|align="center"|670

|align="center"|100

|[[Airway (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Airway]]

*^e Indicates the battle automatically ends after several turns.