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												5) Shell Shock | 
											
											
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												The Shell Shock is an item that 
												was introduced in Super Paper 
												Mario. It's not the most 
												powerful item or anything, but 
												it truly is old school. With 
												one, a player can launch a Koopa 
												shell at enemies and create 
												massive combos. | 
											
											
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												4) Pick Me Up / Life Shroom | 
											
											
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												Both these items are revival 
												items. Pick Me Ups are found in 
												Super Mario RPG while Life 
												Shrooms are consistent 
												throughout the Paper Mario 
												series. When Mario or a partner 
												falls, these provide an extra 
												life, like a 1-Up! | 
											
											
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												3) Shiny Stone | 
											
											
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												The Shiny Stone is the only 
												items to make this list that 
												does absolutely nothing in the 
												field or in battle. It is, 
												however, the key to fighting 
												Culex. It's not often that an 
												item like that comes along in a 
												Mario game. | 
											
											
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												2) Ice Bomb / Fire Bomb / Fright 
												Bomb / Rock Candy | 
											
											
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												All 4 of these share the number 
												2 spot. They're all very 
												powerful items and can leave a 
												variety of effects on enemies. 
												All 3 Bombs are found in Super 
												Mario RPG and are some of the 
												more rarer items in the game, 
												and Rock Candies inflict a lot 
												of damage with a cool star 
												effect! | 
											
											
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												1) Red Essence | 
											
											
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												Red Essences only appear in 
												Super Mario RPG, but are by far 
												the coolest and best items to be 
												in the Mario series. They make 
												Mario and friends 100% 
												invincible, and are the hardest 
												items to come by in the game. 
												They're very powerful, and with 
												them, Mario and friends become 
												unstoppable. | 
											
											
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