Moon Cave Skip

Moon Cavern Skip (also referred to as Moon Cave Skip, Cave Skip or simply Moon Skip) is a jump that can be used

File:SMO - Moon Cave Skip Tutorial

to skip the entirety of the Underground Moon Caverns in the Moon Kingdom.

Execution

To perform Moon Cavern Skip,

• Either groundpound, backflip or sideflip off the Sphynx's head
• Wall jump in the "L" shape made by the normal surface of the wall (See image)
• Hold straight left until mario grabs the wall
• Wall jump again to reach the platform

Uses in runs

This is used in all categories that needs to go through Moon Kingdom.

In the case of 100%, All Moons and Darker Side, this saves time by allowing the player to finish Moon Kingdom quickly on the first pass and come back a second time to allow the player to grab remaining moons from the first pass combined with the moons that spawns from achieving peace in the kingdom.