Dolphin Kick

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Dolphin Kick
Artwork of the dolphin kick badge from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Description
While underwater, press R Button or shake the controller to unleash a brief burst of speed.
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (2026)
Effect Allows players to burst forward in a certain direction while swimming in water
Variants
Dolphin Kick + Boosting Spin Jump
Comparable

The Dolphin Kick Badge in Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park is an Action Badge that allows players to burst forward in a single direction while swimming in water; this provides a speed boost while also allowing for much more precise turning movement. The badge's effects can be activated by pressing R Button or shaking the controller. If a player collides with Brick Blocks while performing a dolphin kick, the blocks will be broken without slowing the player down. The speed boost from the badge is powerful enough to allow the player to easily swim against currents without the aid of a shell. The effects emulate the enhanced swimming abilities of Frog Mario and Penguin Mario, as well as Nabbit and Toadette in the New Super Mario Bros. series.

The badge is obtained by completing either of its Badge Challenges, Badge Challenge Dolphin Kick I and Badge Challenge Dolphin Kick II.

In Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, the Dolphin Kick Badge is incorporated into a single Dual Badge, that being the Dolphin Kick + Boosting Spin Jump Badge.

Courses[edit ]

Course Difficulty Notes
Badge Challenge Dolphin Kick I level thumbnail
Badge Challenge Dolphin Kick I 		★
Badge Challenge Dolphin Kick II level thumbnail
Badge Challenge Dolphin Kick II 		★★
The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon level thumbnail
The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon 		★★★★★ Only in the third room of the course.
Downpour Uproar level thumbnail
Downpour Uproar
Clear course in time! 		★★★ As Dolphin Kick + Boosting Spin Jump Badge.

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Naming[edit ]

Internal names[edit ]

Game File Name Meaning
Super Mario Bros. Wonder G:/romfs/Mals/USen.Product.100.sarc.zs/GameMsg/Name_Badge.msbt ExActGoodSwimmer Extra Action Good Swimmer

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ドルフィンキック
Dorufin kikku		 Dolphin kick [1]
Chinese 海豚踢
Hǎitún tī		 Dolphin kick [1]
Dutch Dolfijnslag Dolphin blow [1]
French Coup du dauphin Dolphin blow [1]
German Delfin-Kick Dolphin-kick [1]
Italian Spinta delfino Dolphin thrust [1]
Korean 돌핀 킥
Dolpin kik		 Dolphin kick [1]
Polish Kopniak z delfinka Dolphin kick [1]
Portuguese (Brazilian) Nado golfinho Dolphin swim [1]
Portuguese (European) Impulso de golfinho Dolphin thrust [1]
Russian Дельфиний рывок
Del'finiy ryvok		 Dolphin dash [1]
Spanish Impulso delfín Dolphin impulse [1]
Thai ถีบเท้าโลมา
Tìip Táao Loomaa		 Dolphin Kick [1]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m In-game name from the Badge selection screen in Super Mario Bros. Wonder (version 1.2.0, stored internally as ExActGoodSwimmer in message file G:/romfs/Mals/Name_Badge.msbt).
Super Mario Bros. Wonder / Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Daisy • Rosalina* • Co-Star Luma* • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Toadette • Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Light-Blue Yoshi • Nabbit • Captain Toad* • Plucky*
Forms Power-ups Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Invincible Mario • Elephant Mario • Bubble Mario • Drill Mario • Flower Mario*
Wonder Effect forms Hoppycat Mario • Goomba Mario • Balloon Mario • Spike-Ball Mario • Wubba Mario • Sproing Mario b • Puffy Lift Mario a • Metal Mario
Other Ghost
Non-playable characters Ancient Dragon • Baby Yoshi* • Luma* • Poplins • (Angler Poplin · Curious Poplin* · Florist Poplin* · Loyal Poplin · Master Poplin · Poplin Band* · Recruit Poplin*) • Prince Florian • Professor Connect • Talking Flowers • Tip-Tap* • Toad Brigade (Brigade Blue Toad* · Brigade Green Toad* · Brigade Purple Toad* · Brigade Yellow Toad* · Captain Toad)
Enemies Anglefish • Armad • Baboom • Big Fiery Note Piranha a • Big Fire Piranha Plant • Big Goomba • Big Hoppycat • Big Piranha Plant • Big Seeker Bullet Bill • Big Shoomp • Big Smogrin • Big Snootle • Big Trottin' Piranha Plant • Blewbird • Bloomp • Bob-omb • Bone Goomba • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo (Roy's Showdown!*) • Bull's-Eye Billet Train • Bull's-Eye Gnawsher • Bullet Bill • Bulrush • Buzzy Beetle • Castle Bowser • Cheep Cheep • Cloud Cheep Cheep* • Cloud Piranha • Condart • Condrop • Cross Bob-omb* • Dry Bones • Fiery Note Piranha • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Spike • Flying Mechakoopa • Gamboo • Gnawsher • Goomba • Goombrat • Hammer Bro • Hefty Goomba • Hefty Goombrat • Hefty Smogrin • Hefty Swirlypod • Hoppo • Hoppycat • Hothead • Kamek • Kerpop • King Boo • Konk • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu trio a • Lava Blobble • Lava Bubble • Li'l Scorcher • Li'l Sparky • Maw-Maw • Mechakoopa • Melon Piranha Plant • Metal Gamboo • Missile Meg • Mumsy • Muncher • Ninji • Nipper Plant • Noknok • Outmaway • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pokipede • Raargh • Racing Wiggler • Revver • Rift Koopa • Rift Mario • Robbird • Rolla Koopa • Rrrumba • Seeker Bullet Bill • Serpont • Shoomp • Shova • Skedaddler • Sluglug • Smackerel • Smogrin • Snootle • Snortoise • Spike • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sproing • Swirlypod • Sugarstar • Taily • Thwomp • Trompette • Trottin' Bone Piranha Plant • Trottin' Piranha Plant • Urchin • Whohoo • Wonder Anglefish • Wonder Blewbird • Wonder Bloomp • Wonder Bulrush herd • Wonder Fish Bone* • Wonder Gnawsher • Wonder Hoppo • Wonder Hoppycat • Wonder Konk • Wonder Missile Meg • Wonder Piranha b • Wonder Shova • Wonder Smackerel • Wubba • Zip-Zap
Obstacles Bill Blaster • Bob-omb Cannon • Bowser statue • Bull's-Eye Blaster • Burner • Būsuke Hōdai c • Electricity Block • Electricity Cloud • Fire Bar • Fire Knuckle • Fire Wheel • Fireball • Flying battleship (Wonder Effect) • Giant Spiked Ball • Honey • Hot-Hot Rock • Ice • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava tide • Lightning • Mecha Maker • Moving torch • Ōgata no Burner c • Piston • Pit • Poison swamp • Poison tide • Rift • Sand • Spike-Ball • Spike Trap • Volcanic debris
Bosses Bowser Jr. / Wonder Bowser Jr. • Koopalings* (Wendy / Wendy (Wonder form) · Lemmy / Lemmy (Wonder form) · Larry / Larry (Wonder form) · Roy / Roy (Wonder form) · Iggy / Iggy (Wonder form) · Morton / Morton (Wonder form) · Ludwig / Ludwig (Wonder form)) • Bowser / Wonder Bowser
Items and power-ups Badges Parachute Cap • Wall-Climb Jump • Dolphin Kick • Floating High Jump • Crouching High Jump • Timed High Jump • Fast Dash • Grappling Vine • Boosting Spin Jump • Coin Reward • Auto Super Mushroom • Add ! Blocks • Safety Bounce • Rhythm Jump • Sensor • Coin Magnet • All Elephant Power • All Fire Power • All Bubble Power • All Drill Power • All Flower Power* • Jet Run • Spring Feet • Invisibility • Sound Off? • Fruit Lover* • Life Booster* • Zero Damage*
Other items 1-Up Mushroom • 10-Coin Balloon* • 10-flower coin • 30-Coin Balloon* • Bellabel Flower* • Bellabel Water* • Bellabel Water coin* • Big shell • Blue Coin • Bowser Balloon* • Bubble Flower • Buzzy Shell • Coin • Drill Mushroom • Elephant Fruit • Fire Flower • Flower coin • Hidden Coin • Light Vase* • Jar • Key • Koopa Shell • Red POW Block • Royal Seed • Small flower coin b • Standee • Standee Surprise • Super Flower Pot* • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Swirlypod Shell b • Wonder Flower • Wonder Seed • Wonder Token
Objects Blocks ! Block • ? Block • 10-Coin Block • Brick Block • Cactus box • Cloud Block • Crate • Donut Block • Dotted-Line Block • Empty Block • Hard block • Hidden Character Block • Icy block • Invisible block • Iron Block • Jewel block • Launching ? Block b • Launching Block • Light-Switch • Linking Block b • Linking Lift • Long Cloud Block • Long Donut Block • Long Rotating Block a • Marimba Block • ON/OFF Switch • Peanut box • POW Block • Pumpkin box • Race Block • Rhythm Block • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Semisolid Block b • Snow Block • Spring Block b • Timer-Switch • Turn Around Block • Wonder POW Block • Yureru Block c
Other objects ! Switch • ? Capsule b • ? Switch • Aka-Ao Block c • Akatō Lift c • Arrow Sign • Beacon • Bomb • Bone Lift • Bridge • Bowser Switch • Bubble • Bumper • Cannon • Chandelier • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud • Coin blaster a • Conveyor Belt • Cork • Current • Door • Dropdown Countdown Lift • Downpour Cloud • Flower Pedestal* • Fossilized dragon • Fune • Goal (Wiggler Race) • Goal Pole • Goal Pole (secret) • Goo • Handle • Hip Tree • Inchworm Pipe • Item Balloon • Jet Pipe • Key Door • Lakitu's Cloud • Large ! Switch • Lift • Lifting Shabon c • Marui Ki c • Mienai Ashiba c • Mushroom Platform • Mushroom Trampoline • Oseru Ashiba c • Oseru Dokan c • P Switch • Pipe • Pole • Propeller Flower • Puffy Lift • Pump Lift • Rhythm Floor b • Semisolid Platform • Shikaku Trampoline c • Sign • Sinkin' Pipe • Spin Drill • Spotlight • Sprout* • Starpoint* • Topple Rock • Totchī c • Treasure chest • Triangoline • Ugoku Ashiba c • Vine • Water • Water tide • Wilted flower • Wow Bud • Zip Track
Locations Worlds Pipe-Rock Plateau • Fluff-Puff Peaks • Shining Falls • Sunbaked Desert • Fungi Mines • Deep Magma Bog • Petal Isles • Special World • Bellabel Park*
Level types Brigade tent* • Badge Challenge • Bonus • Break Time! • KO Arena • Poplin House • Search Party • Wiggler Race
Other Flower Castle • Flower Kingdom • Poplin Shop • Toad Brigade Training Camp*
Moves Boosting Spin Jump • Carry • Crouch • Crouching High Jump • Dash • Floating High Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Looking up • Midair Spin • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Beat • Coin Heaven • Completion • Extra life • Greeting • Heart Points • Player shadow • Secret exit • Sub-area • Wonder Effect
Music "Bendy-Boing Wonder" • "Coast Theme" • "Doomy-Gloom Wonder" • "Grassland Theme" • "Medley-Mix Wonder" • "Piranha Plants on Parade" • "Poplin House" • "Snowy-Mountain Theme" • "Starry-Staff Wonder" • "World Theme: Attraction Central"* • "World Theme: Pipe-Rock Plateau"
Further info 7-Eleven • Ask the Developer • Baskin-Robbins • Flowers* • Gallery • "Hop Chop Splat Oh-no! Song" • Glitches • Quotes • Prince Florian sprite sightings • Staff (Meetup in Bellabel Park ) • Multimedia • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Online Play Guide • Suntory • Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary Trial Play Event • Super Mario Bros. Wonder Beginner Tips • Wonder no Sekai e (Wonder Challenge Special )
b Uses a derived name
c Uses a foreign name
* Exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Related Play Nintendo activities
All about Super Mario Bros. Wonder • Badge bunch • Personality quiz: Movie match • Spring break adventures! • Which Mario Game Is Perfect for You?