 The Tanooki Suit enables him to turn into stone to avoid enemies for a short period of time.Changing into a Tanooki statue while jumping results in Mario pounding the ground and killing whatever enemies are directly under him; this is the first appearance of the now standard "ground pound" move in the "Mario" series.The new "Frog Suit" increases the character's underwater speed and agility, and boosts jumping height on land.