Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The whole point of this strategy is to enable a Petey Piranha IL that gets HR, Body Check, and the Mario shutout in a single match and then plays Piranha Panic immediately after to cross the finish line. As you can clearly see, even a "slow" 5 Catch obtained through Jr. is going to blow any proper match of baseball completely out of the water speedwise. This is the optimal strat and it is viable.
It is also, however, really, really hard. This was the only successful 5 Catch I was able to land in two hours of attempts. I am getting better at it, but all too much of it is completely down to luck. I wouldn't say I was playing at my best for the post-Jr. portion - my baserunning in particular stunk! But I'm optimistic that if I'm able to get enough 5 Catches out of Jr. then at least one of them will have a not-terrible Mario immediately after, and then Piranha Panic is 100% free (and optimal to be done last!). If I'm able to get a Jr. 5 Catch on the board, that will be victory. For now, I'm going to keep trying, especially having proven that I can do it.
The whole point of this strategy is to enable a Petey Piranha IL that gets HR, Body Check, and the Mario shutout in a single match and then plays Piranha Panic immediately after to cross the finish line. As you can clearly see, even a "slow" 5 Catch obtained through Jr. is going to blow any proper match of baseball completely out of the water speedwise. This is the optimal strat and it is viable.
It is also, however, really, really hard. This was the only successful 5 Catch I was able to land in two hours of attempts. I am getting better at it, but all too much of it is completely down to luck. I wouldn't say I was playing at my best for the post-Jr. portion - my baserunning in particular stunk! But I'm optimistic that if I'm able to get enough 5 Catches out of Jr. then at least one of them will have a not-terrible Mario immediately after, and then Piranha Panic is 100% free (and optimal to be done last!). If I'm able to get a Jr. 5 Catch on the board, that will be victory. For now, I'm going to keep trying, especially having proven that I can do it.
