Super Leaf

Super Leaf
Official art of a Super Leaf from Super Mario 3D World.
Universe	Mario
Appears in	SSB4 Ultimate
Item class	Gear
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Super Leaf

“	Picking up this item will cause your fighter to sprout raccoon ears and a tail.	”
—Super Smash Bros. 4 Official Site

The Super Leaf (スーパーこのは, Super Leaf) is an item from the Mario series.

Origin

Artwork of Mario using the Super Leaf from New Super Mario Bros. 2 to become Raccoon Mario.

The Super Leaf made its debut in Super Mario Bros. 3 and has become a recurring item in later Mario games. It is a brown-striped leaf with simple eyes.

The Super Leaf allows the player to transform into various forms based on shape-shifting creatures from Japanese mythology. In Super Mario Bros. 3, the Super Leaf could transform Mario and Luigi into Raccoon Mario and Raccoon Luigi, respectively; in New Super Mario Bros. 2, it could transform Luigi into Fox Luigi; in Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World, it could transform Mario and Luigi into Tanooki Mario and Kitsune Luigi.

The Super Leaf forms allows the player to fly high is they ran fast enough, slow their descent by waving their tail, and hit enemies and blocks by swinging their tail. Also, the Tanooki Mario and Kitsune Luigi forms allow the player to transform into statues, which replaces the Ground Pound move.

Overview

As an item

The Super Leaf debuted in Super Smash Bros. 4 as a gear item.

The Super Leaf gives the fighter raccoon ears and a tail, allowing them to float for about three seconds by holding the jump button in a similar manner to Peach and Daisy's floating ability; however, it will allow the fighter to slowly descend. If the jump button is released before its time runs out, the player can reactivate it at any time by holding down the jump button again. While floating, a character can still perform all of their attacks as normal. It can not be used while in a helpless state, such as after many characters' up special moves.

In Ultimate, aerial attacks performed during the Super Leaf's float will never apply the new multiplier for short hop aerial attacks no matter how close to the floor the attacker is, much like Peach's aerials when done out of her float.

Trophies

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Bullet Bill was mentioned in the Raccoon Mario trophy description.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Super Leaf trophy in for 3DS.

Super Leaf trophy in for Wii U.

Transform into an adorable version of your normal self thanks to some raccoon ears and a fluffy tail. Unfortunately, you won't be able to fly through the air like Tanooki Mario—but you can hover for a bit by wiggling that tail. Hold the jump button while airborne to pull off this cute tactic.

This item gives you fuzzy ears and a tail. Remember, when it's just ears and a tail, he's Raccoon Mario - Tanooki Mario is the full suit. You won't be able to soar into the air like in Super Mario Bros. 3, but you can float by holding the jump button while in mid-air.

: Super Mario Bros. 3 (02/1990)

: New Super Mario Bros. 2 (08/2012)

Spirits

Equipping the ChuChu, Princess Shokora, or Girl from Hajimari no Mori support spirits will give the player a Super Leaf at a start of a match.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
338		ChuChu		★	1	Super Leaf Equipped	Kirby Series
746		Princess Shokora		★	1	Super Leaf Equipped	Wario Land Series
1,156		Girl from Hajimari no Mori		★	1	Super Leaf Equipped	Hajimari no Mori

Gallery

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  Peach, Toon Link, and Marth with the power-up in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Captain Falcon landing with the Super Leaf in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  The Super Leaf and Luigi as Raccoon Luigi in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Artwork of the Super Leaf from Ultimate.

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  Chrom with the item equipped in Ultimate.

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  Luigi with the item equipped in Ultimate.

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  Mario with the item equipped in Ultimate alongside many Piranha Plants.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スーパーこのは	Super Leaf
English	Super Leaf	—
French	Super feuille	Super Leaf
German	Superblatt	Super Leaf
Spanish	Superhoja	Super Leaf
Italian	Superfoglia	Super Leaf
Chinese (Simplified)	超级树叶	Super Leaf
Chinese (Traditional)	超級樹葉	Super Leaf
Korean	슈퍼나뭇잎	Super Leaf
Dutch	Superblaadje	Super Leaf
Russian	Суперлист	Super Leaf

Trivia

• At one point in time, it was considered to allow characters to attack with their tail, another feature the Super Leaf gives in the Mario games, though it was decided against before the final release of Super Smash Bros. 4.
• Characters that naturally have a tail will have a second tail upon picking up the Super Leaf. Conversely, the raccoon ears are not visible on characters that already have pointed ears (with Fox and Lucario being two examples), with the exception of Pichu.
• Although Luigi's Raccoon and Tanooki forms are Kitsune-themed (as of Super Mario 3D Land), Luigi gains raccoon ears and a tail instead of fox ones if he uses a Super Leaf, like every other character. Similarly, if he grabs 100 coins on Golden Plains, he turns golden instead of silver, unlike in New Super Mario Bros. 2.
• For unknown reasons, Meta Knight and Olimar cannot float with the Super Leaf and simultaneously perform aerials. This applies to Ness, Lucas and Mewtwo as well, but only in SSB4.
  • Olimar's inability to attack while floating may be because if he could the Pikmin would have to spawn next to him in an unnatural manner.
• When a Mii Fighter grabs a Super Leaf, they will only gain raccoon ears if they are not wearing any headgear; if they are, then only the tail will appear.
• Bowser and Mr. Game & Watch can cancel the falling in their stall-then-fall down aerials by activating the Super Leaf float after initiating their down aerials.
  • Toon Link can also do this, but only if he hits an opponent.
  • The Ice Climbers can also do this, but the falling is canceled very late into the move.
• When Mario, Diddy Kong and Terry equip the Super Leaf and use a taunt that removes their hat, the ears stay on their hat instead of their head. The same applies to the Bunny Hood.