Moon clip

A moon clip is a type of out-of-bounds clip that involves attaining skew at the moment Mario collects a Power Moon, so that the animation of collecting the moon forces Mario upright at the position of his feet, thus forcing him partially through an adjacent wall or ceiling. The Power Moon used for the clip must be uncollected, meaning that a player will only have one attempt to perform a moon clip unless they create a backup of their save file.

Execution

The most common method used to perform moon clips is a backflip against the wall (or in some cases, ceiling) the player wishes to clip through, using a moon that is spawned by a specific action.

As a general method to moon clip in this manner:

• Begin spawning the moon.
• At the correct moment, perform a backflip while facing away from the wall (if attempting to clip through a ceiling, this direction is less important).
• When Mario's feet are facing towards the wall or ceiling, input a cap throw. The direction does not matter.
• If done correctly, the moon should become solid at the same moment the cap throw occurs, causing Mario to collect it during the skew induced by the cap throw. This causes Mario's in-game position to be closer to the wall or ceiling than normally possible. The moon then forces Mario's hit sensors to be above his position, which should now be partially out of bounds.
• After collecting the moon, continue moving in the direction of the wall (or cap bounce to stay above a ceiling) to ensure Mario does not clip back into bounds.

The timing of the inputs for each moon clip will vary slightly, since the positioning and spawn time tends to vary.

Locations

The following is a list of known moon clip locations:

Kingdom	Moon	Movement	Use	Video
Cap Kingdom	Bonneter Blockade	Long jump	Theorized to save time in the Dark Side and Darker Side categories.	Link
Cap Kingdom	Secrets of the Frog Pond	Triple jump		Link
Cascade Kingdom	Treasure of the Waterfall Basin	Backflip	Saves time in multiple categories. Known as Chest Clip.	Link
Cascade Kingdom	Rolling Rocks by the Falls	Backflip	Saves time in the Dark Side and Darker Side categories.	Link
Cascade Kingdom	Chomp Through the Rocks	Triple jump		Link
Sand Kingdom	Employees Only	Triple jump	Saves time in Darker Side.	Link
Sand Kingdom	Hidden Room in the Flowing Sands	Roll cancel		Link
Sand Kingdom	Desert Gardening: Plaza Seed Desert Gardening: Ruins Seed Desert Gardening: Seed on the Cliff	Backflip		Link
Sand Kingdom	Skull Sign in the Transparent Maze	Long jump	Theorized to save time in All Sub Areas.	Link
Sand Kingdom	The Invisible Maze	Long jump		Link
Sand Kingdom	Jump Onto the Transparent Lift	Triple jump		Link
Lake Kingdom	End of the Hidden Passage	Triple jump	A faster alternative to Lake Clip known as Lake Moon Clip.	Link
Lake Kingdom	End of the Hidden Passage	Backflip	A faster alternative to Lake Clip known as Lake Moon Clip.	File
Lake Kingdom	End of the Hidden Passage	2p vault	An even faster version of Lake Moon Clip for two-player mode.	Link
Lake Kingdom	Behind the Floodgate	Backflip		Link
Lake Kingdom	Found with Dark Side Art 9	Backflip		Link
Wooded Kingdom	Tucked Away Inside the Tunnel	Backflip	Saves time in multiple categories. Known as Nut Clip.	Link
Wooded Kingdom	Behind the Rock Wall	Backflip	A clip performed immediately after Nut Clip that saves time in multiple categories.	Link
Wooded Kingdom	The Nut 'Round the Corner	Backflip	Saves time in the Darker Side category.	Link
Wooded Kingdom	The Nut in the Red Maze	Triple jump	Saves time in multiple categories. Known as Maze Clip.	Link
Wooded Kingdom	The Nut in the Red Maze	2p bounce	A faster version of Maze Clip for two-player mode.	Link
Wooded Kingdom	The Nut that Grew on the Tall Fence	Backflip		Link
Wooded Kingdom	Flooding Pipeway Ceiling Secret	Triple jump	Used as a shortcut in the Flooding Pipeway room.	Link
Wooded Kingdom	Flooding Pipeway Ceiling Secret	2p vault	A faster Flooding Pipeway clip for two-player mode.	Link
Wooded Kingdom	Secret Path to the Steam Gardens!	2p vault	Grants access to Morning Wooded.	Link
Wooded Kingdom	Secret Path to the Steam Gardens!	Triple jump	Grants access to Morning Wooded.	Link
Wooded Kingdom	Found with Moon Kingdom Art	Backflip		Link
Wooded Kingdom	Nut Planted in the Tower	Triple jump		Link
Wooded Kingdom	Rolling Rock in the Woods	Backflip	Saves time in the All Sub Areas Category Extention.	Link
Wooded Kingdom	Down and Back Breakdown Road	Triple jump		Link
Wooded Kingdom	Below Breakdown Road	Backflip		Link
Wooded Kingdom	Thanks For the Charge	Backflip		Link
Wooded Kingdom	Found With Moon Kingdom Art	Backflip		Link
Wooded Kingdom	Nut Hidden in the Fog	Backflip		Link
Lost Kingdom	Below the Cliff's Edge	Backflip	Theorized to save time for the Dark Side and Darker Side categories.	Link
Lost Kingdom	Cave Gardening	Backflip	Has been theorized to potentially save time in some categories.	Link
Lost Kingdom	Inside the Stone Cage	Backflip	Saves time in Any%.	Link
Lost Kingdom	Inside the Rising Stone Pillar	Triple jump	Saves time in the Dark Side and Darker Side categories.	Link
Lost Kingdom	Peeking Out from Under the Bridge	2p bounce	Saves time in multiple two-player categories.	Link
Lost Kingdom	Chasing Klepto	Backflip		Link
Metro Kingdom	Inside an Iron Girder	2p bounce		Link
Metro Kingdom	Inside an Iron Girder	Backflip	Saves time in Any% No NSCA.	Link
Metro Kingdom	Inside an Iron Girder	Long jump	Theorized to save time in Any% No NSCA.	Link
Metro Kingdom	City Hall Lost & Found	Backflip		Link
Metro Kingdom	Secret Girder Tunnel!	2p vault	Saves time in Minimum Captures.	Link
Metro Kingdom	Secret Girder Tunnel!	Backflip		Link
Metro Kingdom	Girder Sandwich	Backflip	Saves time in Any% and multiple other Categories.	Link
Metro Kingdom	Outside the Rotating Maze	Long jump	Theorized to save time in All Sub Areas.	Link
Metro Kingdom	High Over the Crowd	Backflip		Link
Metro Kingdom	Sewer Treasure	Triple jump		Link
Metro Kingdom	Off the Beaten Wire	Triple jump		Link
Snow Kingdom	Behind Snowy Mountain	Triple jump		Link
Snow Kingdom	Behind Snowy Mountain	Backflip		Link
Snow Kingdom	Shining in the Snow in Town	Backflip	Saves time in multiple categories. Known as Snow Moon Clip.	Link
Seaside Kingdom	The Back Canyon: Excavate!	Backflip		Link
Luncheon Kingdom	Climb the Cheese Rocks	Backflip	Saves time in Minimum Captures.	Link
Luncheon Kingdom	From Inside a Bright Stone	Backflip		Link
Luncheon Kingdom	Love Above the Lava	Triple jump		Link
Luncheon Kingdom	Volcano Cave and Mysterious Clouds	Triple jump		Link
Ruined Kingdom	In the Ancient Treasure Chest	Sideflip	Saves time in the Dark Side and Darker Side categories.	Link
Bowser's Kingdom	Hidden Corridor Under the Floor	Triple jump		Link
Bowser's Kingdom	Hidden Corridor Under the Floor	Long jump	Theorized to save time in Any%.	Link
Bowser's Kingdom	Poking the Turret Wall	Triple jump	Theorized to save time in the Dark Side and Darker Side categories.	Link
Bowser's Kingdom	Poking the Turret Wall	Backflip	Theorized to save time in the Dark Side and Darker Side categories.	Link
Bowser's Kingdom	Poking You Nose in the Plaster Wall	Triple jump		Link
Bowser's Kingdom	Behind the Big Wall	Triple jump		Link
Bowser's Kingdom	Poking Your Nose by the Great Gate	Backflip		Link
Bowser's Kingdom	Poke the Wooden Tower	Backflip		Link
Bowser's Kingdom	Sphinx Over Bowser's Castle	Triple jump	Theorized to save time in All Moons.	Link
Bowser's Kingdom	Jizo and the Hidden Room	Sideflip		Link