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GameCube players use B button to talk to NPCs, Switch players use either A button or B button

Basic Controls[edit]

GameCube Switch Action
Neutral control Neutral lstick Move Mario or Yoshi
A button A button, B button Jump, swim. Press when sliding from a wall to wall jump (you can wall jump as many times as you touch a wall), and press just as you land three times for a triple jump. Rotate stick at least once then jump to spin jump. Move Mario the opposite direction to where he is facing and immediately jump to side somersault. When riding Yoshi, hold to flutter jump.
B button Y button Dive (on land or underwater), pick up, throw. When riding Yoshi, press to stick out his tongue.
Left cstick/Right cstick Left rstick/Right rstick Rotate camera
Up cstick/Down cstick Up rstick/Down rstick Zoom in / zoom out
X button X button Switch FLUDD nozzle, dismount Yoshi when riding him.
Y button Press rstick Fix camera over Mario's shoulder (Mario-Cam)
L button ZL button Center camera behind Mario, tilt control stick while holding to sidestep, ground pound when you're in the air.
R button R button, ZR button Use FLUDD - On GameCube controller, press R button lightly to squirt while running, press R button down fully to stand and aim the spray. On Switch, press ZR button to squirt while running, press R button to stand and aim the spray. When riding Yoshi, you will spit juice instead.
Z button L button Guidebook
Start button Plus button Pause / menu
Neutral control + B button Neutral lstick + Y button Slide. Do it when wet to slide really fast
Neutral control + B button + A button Neutral lstick + Y button + either A button or B button Front somersault. Repeat this to have Mario move a bit faster.

Using FLUDD[edit]

GameCube Switch Action
R button while in water R button or ZR button while in water Fill up FLUDD's tank
R button + Neutral control R button + Neutral lstick Aim squirt
Y button then R button Press rstick then R button or ZR button Mario-Cam squirting
R button + A button R button or ZR button + A button or B button Back somersault. Do it in the air to spam spray.
Spin then R button Spin then R button or ZR button Sprinkler Squirt in a circle. Do it in the air to spin spray.
L button + R button + Left control/Right control ZL button + ZR button + Left lstick/Right lstick Sidestep squirt
R button while hanging from a rope, then A button R button or ZR button while hanging from a rope, then A button or B button Super Whirl Jump