Baseball bat

Baseball bats are used as weapons in all of the games, primarily in the  and second games. They are mainly used by Ninten and Ness, and occasionally Lucas. Their main purpose is to increase a character's Offense, although some bats have additional effects.

In EarthBound Beginnings
The baseball bats in Mother are equippable items that only are usable by Ninten. There is a total of four different bats that can be obtained throughout the game, with varying Offense increasing values.

Plastic Bat
The Plastic Bat ( Worn-Out Bat) is the weakest offense-affecting equipment in the game, only increasing Ninten's offense by 3. It can be purchased for 80 in the department store of Podunk; it can otherwise be found in presents in the basement of Ninten's house, in the northwestern portion of Sweet's Little Factory, and in the second classroom from the right on the second floor of Twinkle Elementary School.

Its Japanese name matches that of the Cracked bat from EarthBound.

In-game description
"This weapon is OK for Ninten. USE it!"

Wooden Bat
The Wooden Bat ( Ordinary Bat) increases Ninten's offense by 12 when equipped. It can be purchased for 500 in the department stores of Podunk and Merrysville.

Its Japanese name matches that of the Tee ball bat from EarthBound.

In-game description
"Ninten, USE this weapon to fight with weak enemies."

Aluminum Bat
The Aluminum Bat, abbreviated in-game to AluminumBat, ( Good Bat) increases Ninten's offense by 30 when equipped. It can be purchased for $1000 in the department stores of Merrysville and Reindeer.

Its Japanese name matches that of the Sand lot bat from EarthBound.

In-game description
"With this weapon Ninten can easily fight tougher enemies."

Hank's Bat
Hank's Bat ( Supreme Bat) is Ninten's best offense-affecting equipment, increasing his offense by 48. It can only be obtained from a present in the maze-like caves of Mt. Itoi, where Ana's and Teddy's most powerful offense-increasing items coincidentally also are found, being the Iron Skillet and Katana, respectively. If Hank's Bat would get confiscated by the police in Ellay, it can be rebought for 1400 from a policeman in the city's police station.

Its Japanese name matches that of the Hall of fame bat from EarthBound.

In-game description
"This awesome bat was personally autographed."

In EarthBound

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In Mother 3

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Trivia

 * The Fake Bat has a separate attack sound effect from Lucas's usual combo sound effects.
 * Hank's Bat is a reference to then home run king Hank Aaron.
 * The Casey Bat's name and it's high miss probability is a reference to the famous American poem Casey at the Bat
 * The Home-Run Bat item from the Super Smash Bros. series may be inspired by the baseball bats in the EarthBound series.
 * An infamous mistake in the EarthBound Player's Guide states the Gutsy Bat is obtained from the Krakens in the Sea of Eden.

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