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To perform Moon Cavern Skip:  
To perform Moon Cavern Skip:  
* The player must either groundpound, spinpound, backflip or sideflip off the Sphynx's head;
* Perform a [[ground pound jump]] off of the Sphynx's head. (Other jump types are possible, but more difficult.)
* The player must wall jump off of a certain spot on the wall behind the Sphynx;
*[[Wall jump]] off of a specific spot on the wall behind the Sphynx, shown at right. This spot has a texture that resembles a rectangle or L-shape.
* The player must hold straight left until Mario grabs the wall on the left;
* Hold straight left until Mario begins to slide on the wall on the left. If Mario is unable to slide, it means the ''first'' wall jump was likely performed in the wrong location.
* The player must wall jump again, throw Cappy and dive on top of the back wall.
* Wall jump again, throw Cappy and dive on top of the back wall.
Other methods are possible but this is the most consistent and one of the most efficient
 
Other methods are possible, but this is generally the most consistent, and is therefore used by the majority of players.


== Speedrun usage ==
== Speedrun usage ==