Tackling Guide

Tackling is an essential technique to steal the ball or defend against your opponents in Mario Strikers: Battle League. Read on to learn how to do tackles, including tips on different tackles!

How to Tackle

Press Y Button to Tackle

How to Tackle	Press or hold Y button to tackle

You can tackle opponents by pressing Y button, or holding it to charge for stronger tackle. You will move to the direction you're facing or where the arrow is pointed.

Strength Affects the Power of the Tackle

Characters with High Strength
Waluigi	Donkey Kong	Bowser	Wario

Strength stat affects the power of the tackle and makes the character more resistant to tackles. Using characters with high Strength allows you to tackle most of the other characters even without charging it.

Tackle Result Against Opponents that has More Strength

Strength Difference	Basic Tackle	Charged Tackle	Perfect Tackle	Fully Charged Tackle
+1	✔	✔	✔	✔
+2	✔	✔	✔	✔
+3	✔	✔	✔	✔
+4	✔	✔	✔	✔
+5	✖	✔	✔	✔
+6	✖	✔	✔	✔
+7	✖	✔	✔	✔
+8	✖	✔	✔	✔
+9	✖	✖	✔	✔
+10	✖	✖	✔	✔
+11	✖	✖	✔	✔
+12	✖	✖	✔	✔
+13	✖	✖	✔	✔
+14	✖	✖	✔	✔
+15	✖	✖	✔	✔

Learn and Practice Tackling in Training Mode

You can learn and practice basic tackling in Training Mode under the Tackles & Dodges lesson, but more advanced tackling techniques are found in other lessons. Training Mode is a set of tutorial levels for Mario Strikers: Battle League where players can learn and practice the basics of the game.

Training Mode

Tackle Techniques

Use Teammates to Tackle Opponents

How to do a Team Tackle	Tackle your teammates by pressing or holding Y button

Team Tackle is a technique where you tackle your teammates instead of directly hitting your opponents. It allows you to steal the ball if done successfully and won't trip your teammate that got pushed even if it fails.

It might be hard to pull off as the characters are constantly moving. It also requires great coordination between teammates, so only do it if you get the chance!

How to Do a Team Tackle

Perfect Tackle is Great against High Strength Characters

How to do a Perfect Tackle	Hold Y button to charge up a tackle and release it once the gauge is filled up and glows.

A perfect tackle is a technique that lets you tackle any character even if they have maxed strength and steal the ball from them. It is best to use against a team with high Strength characters, as it will be hard to defend against them as they won't budge with a light tap.

Perfect tackle also affects team tackle, so if the situation needs it, be sure to do so!

How to Perform Perfect Actions

Basic Tackle is Good against Low Strength Characters

How to do a Basic Tackle	Press Y button to do a Basic Tackle

Low Strength characters doesn't have that much resistance against tackles. You can easily and quickly steal the ball from them by simply pressing the tackle button.

Cancel Charged Tackles to Confuse Opponents

How to Cancel Charged Tackles	Press B or R Button to cancel

Your opponent might try to dodge your Charged tackles to gain a speed boost and a scoring advantage. However, by canceling your Charged Tackle, you can confuse your opponents into taking the wrong action, giving you the upperhand on defense.

Tackling Tips

Tackle Opponents Before they Receive the Ball

Opponents can often avoid your tackles (especially charged tackles), leaving your team tmeprarily defenseless. However tackling an opponent who is about to receive the ball makes it harder for them to avoid it, and gives you possesion of the ball after the successful hit.

Avoid Tackling Too Much

While tackling is a good way to apply pressure, constantly tackling can make your defense very predictable which can lead to opponents dodging your tackles with greater ease. Tackling an opponent who is not holding the ball will cause the crowd to throw items to help them as well, so make sure to tackle in moderation, especially when the opponent is on your side of the field.

You won't be able to move temporarily if you missed

Failing to tackle an opponent will leave you immobilized for a few seconds, especially if they dodged it. Try not to tackle unnecessarily, as it may put your team at a disadvantage.

Tackle Opponents In Case Boom Boom Blocks a Hyper Strike

Hyper Strikes that are not perfectly executed can be potentially blocked by the goalie. Tackling your opponents will give you the advantage if the Hyper Strike misses, since you will be able to shoot back again or bring the ball to the other side if that happens.

Do Consecutive Regular Tackles if Needed

Opponents can predict and dodge your tackles, and that is true, especially on the teams on Galactic Mode. You can perform consecutive tackles if needed to stop them from advancing and scoring.

You can also bait them by canceling your tackle at the last minute so they can expend their dodges and become defenseless.

Tackle Opponents Doing a Hyper Strike

You can cancel out an opponent's Hyper Strike right before they press the needle in the gauge. You only have 3 seconds max to stop them from doing a Hyper Strike, and you won't be able to touch them once they finish.

Mark them closely to stop them once they get a Strike Orb and prevent them from scoring double in a single goal.
How to Do a Hyper Strike

Mario Strikers: Battle League Related Guides

Beginner's Tips and Guides

Beginner's Guide
Best Team Composition	Stat Explanation Guide
List of Hyper Strikes	Best Gear for Each Character
Coin Farming Guide: How to Earn Money Quickly	Galactic Mode Guide
Multiplayer Features	Beginner's Guide to Winning Matches
How to Earn Tokens	How to Get the Ball Quickly at the Start of the Match
Formation Positions Explained	What is Golden Goal?
How to Practice Without CPUs	Rules and How to Play
How to Increase Division Rank	List of Unlockables
List of Teams: Can You Change Team Names?	How to Access the Game Guide
Season Achievements Guide	-
System, Settings, & Controls
List of Controls	Manual Vs Auto Switching
Best Settings	Controller Compatibility and Best Controller to Use
How to Play with 8 Players	How to Pause the Game: Can You Pause Online?

Beginner's Guide: Tips and Tricks

Techniques

Useful Techniques
How to Do a Hyper Strike	How To Score Goals Effectively
How to Dodge	How to Do an Aimed Shot
How to Defend Effectively	How to Do a Team Tackle
How to Intercept a Lobbed Pass	How to Perform Perfect Actions
How to Do Charged Shots	Dribbling Guide
Shooting Guide	Passing Guide
Tackling Guide	-

List of Techniques