Grass (item)

Grass (, "Grass") is an item from the series.

Origin
Black tufts of grass made their appearance in the Japan-only game  (repurposed as Super Mario Bros. 2 for international markets, where the grass tufts become red). When plucked, they will produce an item, most commonly a vegetable but sometimes a, a POW Block, a bomb, or a Turtle Shell. In, plucking grass rewards the player with s that can be spent at the end-of-level slot machine.

Players can also pull up es in place of every fifth ripe vegetable, s, and in the Game Boy Advance remake, hearts, all of which activate immediately. In , grass tufts reappear, reprising their function in Super Mario Bros. 2, though they are now green like the vegetables' leaves. In , the grass tufts are replaced by es, which functions in a similar manner.

As a stage element
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, the grass tufts appear as part of the background element in the Mushroom Kingdom II stage.

As an item
The grass debuted as a carrying item in Super Smash Bros. 4.

The grass tufts randomly appear on the stage platforms and ground. The fighter who plucks it will receive a random item - with some exceptions such as Freezies and Pitfalls - and briefly holds it above their head before wielding it (if it can be wielded) or automatically using it (if it is a status or recovery item). If the platform vanishes, the grass it grows on will disappear.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the grass does not appear in the list of items when editing the rules.

In Super Smash Bros. 4
The Grass trophy appears in both versions.