Editing Shell Cup

{{distinguish|[[Koopa Troopa Cup]], another cup with a [[Green Shell]] as the emblem}}
[[File:Mario Kart 8 - Shell Cup logo.svg|thumb|200px|The Shell Cup logo in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
The '''Shell Cup''' is a [[cup]] in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, introduced in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as the fifth cup of that game. Typically, it exclusively features [[classic course]]s and is the first retro cup overall; these tend to be from the [[Mushroom Cup]] and [[Flower Cup]] of previous games, and are thus usually simple with few hazards, akin to the Mushroom Cup. The emblem of the cup is a [[Green Shell]]. In ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', the Shell Cup is one of two cups to be themed around a shell, alongside the [[Spiny Cup]].

==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====List of courses====
{|class=wikitable width=100% style="text-align:center"
|-
!width="25%"|Game
!width="15%"|Course 1
!width="15%"|Course 2
!width="15%"|Course 3
!width="15%"|Course 4
|-
!''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|[[File:MKDS Mario Circuit 1.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 1}}
|[[File:MKDS Moo Moo Farm Intro.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Moo Moo Farm}}
|[[File:MKDS Peach Circuit Intro.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|GBA|Peach Circuit}}
|[[File:MKDS Luigi Circuit GCN Intro.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Luigi Circuit}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|[[File:Peach Beach MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Peach Beach}}
|[[File:Yoshi Falls MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Yoshi Falls}} 
|[[File:Ghost Valley 2 MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Ghost Valley 2}}
|[[File:Mario Raceway 64 MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Mario Raceway}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|[[File:LuigiracewayMK7.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Luigi Raceway}} 
|[[File:GBA Bowser Castle 1.jpg|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 1|Bowser Castle 1}}
|[[File:MushroomGorgeMK7.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|Wii|Mushroom Gorge}}
|[[File:LuigiMansionMK7.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Luigi's Mansion}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|[[File:MK8-Course-Wii MooMooMeadows.jpg|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|Wii|Moo Moo Meadows}}
|[[File:MK8 GBA Mario Circuit Overview.jpg|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|GBA|Mario Circuit}}
|[[File:MK8-Course-DS CheepCheepBeach.jpg|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Cheep Cheep Beach}}
|[[File:MK8-Course-N64 ToadsTurnpike.jpg|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Toad's Turnpike}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|[[File:MKLHC Work Zone Course Icon.png|125px]]<br>[[Work Zone]]
|[[File:MKLHC Cheep Cheep Reef Course Icon.png|125px]]<br>[[Cheep Cheep Reef]]
|[[File:MKLHC Bowser's Castle Course Icon.png|125px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''N/A''
|}

===''Mario Tennis Open''===
The Shell Cup also appears in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' as the third cup in the Star Open tournament series, but the shell is a [[Red Shell]] instead of the usual green. The trophy is designed as a Red Shell on top of a tower that resembles a feature from [[Bowser's Castle]]. This cup is held in the Bowser's Castle court, with the matches having three sets for the starting round, three sets for the semifinals, and five sets for the finals.

==Completion rewards in the ''Mario Kart'' series==
Winning the Shell Cup in the ''Mario Kart'' series can award the player with various bonuses, depending on the game. Additional cups unlocked are excluded from this list.

===''Mario Kart DS''===
*All retro cups (includes Shell Cup) on 50cc: [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
*All retro cups (includes Shell Cup) on 100cc: [[Waluigi]]
*All retro cups (includes Shell Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Shell Cup) on 150cc: Seven karts for each playable character
*All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
*All retro cups (includes Shell Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Shell Cup) on 150cc Mirror: [[R.O.B.]]
*All cups on 150cc Mirror: All karts for each playable character

===''Mario Kart Wii''===
*Shell and Banana Cups: [[Leaf Cup]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Shell Cup) on 50cc: [[Cheep Charger]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Shell Cup) on 100cc: [[Bowser Jr.]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Shell Cup) on 150cc: [[Jetsetter]]
*All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
*1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: [[Rosalina]]

===''Mario Kart 7''===
*All cups on a single cc class: [[Mii]]
*150cc Shell Cup: [[Shy Guy]]
*All cups on 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc: 150cc Mirror class

===''Mario Kart 8''===
Most unlockable characters in ''Mario Kart 8'' are unlocked at random upon winning Grand Prix cups (separate cups must be played to unlock characters), which includes the Shell Cup. Characters that can be unlocked include Rosalina, [[Metal Mario]], [[Lakitu]], [[Toadette]], [[Baby Rosalina]], [[Pink Gold Peach]], [[Iggy Koopa]], [[Roy Koopa]], [[Lemmy Koopa]], [[Larry Koopa]], [[Wendy O. Koopa]], [[Ludwig von Koopa]], [[Morton Koopa Jr.]], and Mii. Mii is unlocked upon the eighth Grand Prix cup victory, unless an [[amiibo]] is used to unlock Mii beforehand.

In addition, the [[Gold Standard]] body can be unlocked by getting a 1 star rank or higher on all non-DLC cups (including the Shell Cup) on any one engine class, and the 150cc Mirror class can be unlocked by winning all 150cc cups.

===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Gold Standard
*All cups on 200cc: [[Gold Mario]]

==Trading Card info==
[[File:MKW Shell Cup Trading Card.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
''"The first of four Retro Cups, the Shell Cup is made up of four great blasts from the past. One track from GameCube, one from DS, one from Super NES, and one from N64. It's a great mix, and they all get a face lift with the graphics boost in Mario Kart Wii."''
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==Gallery==
===Emblems===
<gallery widths=70px>
MKDS Shell Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart DS''
MKW_Shell_Cup_Icon.png|''Mario Kart Wii''
MK7 Shell Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart 7''
MK8 Shell Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8 ShellCuptv.svg|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MKL Icon Shell Cup.png|''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''
</gallery>

===Trophies===
<gallery>
MKDS Shell Cup Screenshot.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
MKW Shell Cup Screenshot.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
MK7 Shell Cup Screenshot.png|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
MK8 Shell Cup Screenshot.png|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Dut=Schildbeker
|DutM=Shell Cup
|Ger=Panzer-Cup
|GerM=Shell Cup
|Fre=Coupe Carapace
|FreM=Shell Cup
|Spa=Copa Caparazón
|SpaM=Shell Cup
|Jap=こうらカップ
|JapR=Kōra Kappu
|JapM=Shell Cup
|PorA=Copa Casco
|PorAM=Shell Cup
|PorE=Taça Carapaça
|PorEM=Shell Cup
|Rus=Кубок панциря
|RusR=Kubok pantsirya
|RusM=Shell Cup
|Ita=Trofeo Guscio
|ItaM=Shell Trophy
|Kor=등껍질 컵
|KorR=Deungkkeopjil Keop
|KorM=Shell Cup
|ChiT=龜殼盃
|ChiTR=Guīké Bēi
|ChiTM=Turtle Shell Cup
|ChiS=龟壳杯
|ChiSR=Guīké Bēi
|ChiSM=Turtle Shell Cup
}}

== Trivia ==
*''Mario Kart 7''{{'}}s Shell Cup is the only Shell Cup without a returning Mario Circuit, which is instead part of the [[Banana Cup]].
*The Shell Cup is currently the only cup in ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' to contain retro courses in which none of the courses are in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

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