Shell Armor: His shell will be able to completely armor through attacks that hit it although he'll take half the damage the attacks would've done as recoil, can't protect from powerful attacks & becomes more vulnerable at high damage.
Moveset[]
Ground Attacks[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Jab
N/A
Slashes with his non-dominant arm, then his dominant arm.
One of his attacks in Super Mario 64 and its DS remake.
7%, 7%, 5%, 1.5% (Flurry), 5% (Final Hit)
Dash Attack
N/A
Performs a shoulder tackle, gaining a quick speed boost during the move's duration.
One of Bowser's Attacks in Super Princess Peach.
Edge Attack
N/A
Slowly climbs up from the ledge & then swipes at the ground in front of himself.
N/A
10%
Front Floor Attack
N/A
Swipes his claws behind himself & then in front while getting up.
N/A
Back Floor Attack
N/A
Swipes his claws around himself while getting up.
N/A
Trip Floor Attack
N/A
Same as Back Floor Attack.
N/A
Tilt Attacks[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Side Tilt
Punch
Punches Straight forward.
His Standard Punch from Mario & Luigi's Bowser Inside Story.
Up Tilt
Ceiling Scratch
Does an arcing claw swipe upward.
N/A
Down Tilt
Stomp
Stomps his feet onto the ground, burying opponents.
Stomp from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.
Smash Attacks[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Side Smash
Finishing Punch
Reels back before unleashing a cross punch.
His Stronger Punch in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story & its remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
Up Smash
Down Smash
Fire Tail Whip
Swipes with his tail on fire.
His Tail Swipe Attack from Super Mario Odyssey.
Aerial Attacks[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Neutral Aerial
Whirling Fortress
Withdraws into his shell and spins around rapidly.
How Koopas retreat into their shells when jumped on in the Super Mario franchise.
7% (aerial hit 1), 1% (aerial hits 2-11), 2% (aerial hit 12)
Forward Aerial
Back Aerial
Up Aerial
Down Aerial
Ground Pound
Butt Stomps downward, bouncing on & Meteor Spiking opponents.
Ground Pound from the Super Mario franchise.
20%
Grabs & Throws[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Grab
N/A
Reaches out.
N/A
N/A
Pummel
N/A
Squeezes the opponent.
N/A
1.6%
Forward Throw
N/A
Grabs the opponent by their feet with his dominant hand, spins them over his head & tosses them forward.
How he attacks with a ball & chain from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the 7 Stars.
17%
Back Throw
Up Throw
Down Throw
Special Moves[]
Input
Name
Description
Reference
Strength
Weakness
Damage
Neutral Special
FireBall (Tapped)/Fire Breath (Held)
If Tapped, Shoots a Fireball or If held, shoots a Stream of Fire, both dealing fire damage, which the latter can be angled.
His ability to shoot fire from his mouth from the Super Mario franchise.
6% (Fireball), 1.8% (Fire Breath)
Side Special
Spike Ball
Curls into his shell and tackles at high speed.
Spike Ball from Super Mario Galaxy and Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story.
Up Special
Body Slam
Retreats into his shell and flips high into the air, and stays there for a bit. You can move left and right slightly at the peak of his jump, too. At the peak of his jump, if you press B again, then Bowser will come crashing downward inside his shell, dealing damage to any opponent underneath him. The slam buries grounded opponents and meteor smashes aerial one.
Body Slam from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.
10% (leap), 15% (plummet), 2% (shockwave)
Down Special
Minion Help
Spawns a menu where he could summon his minions to help him do a specific attack, while leads to a cooldown.
Goomba Storm: Summons Goombas who he lights on fire & fall over to opponents.
Koopa Corps: Summons Koopa Troopas before retreating into his shell & several Koopa Shells will appear & bounce off him at random opponents.
Shy Guy Squad: Summons Shy Guys to roll & push him into a rope & will be fired like a slingshot & hit any opponent at a great speed.
Magikoopa Mob: Summons Magikoopas so he can throw fireballs on them as they all fire a magic blast forward.
Minion System from Mario & luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.