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|image=[[File:DrMarioWorldMegavitamin.png]]<br>Artwork of a Capsule from ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''.

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Doctor Tour]]) (2022)

|effect=Clears any viruses of the same color when a line of at least four (or three in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'') is lined up.

{{quote2|To eliminate a [[virus]], you need to use a capsule.|[[Toad#Dr. Mario World|Dr. Toad]]|[[Dr. Mario World]]}}

'''Capsules''', also known as '''vitamins''' or '''vitamin capsules''', are [[Dr. Mario]]'s prescription of choice, seen in the ''[[Dr. Mario (series)|Dr. Mario]]'' series. Invented by Dr. Mario himself,<ref>"''I have just developed a new vitamin that should be able to take care of it. I sure hope this stuff works!''" - ''Dr. Mario'' NES instruction booklet, page 3.</ref> Capsules are an effective weapon against [[virus]]es, where they are used to match up with viruses of the same color to eliminate them.

In ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' and its [[Dr. Mario (game)#VS._Dr._Mario|Vs. counterpart]], capsules were first introduced, where they were known as vitamin capsules. They come in six different color combinations that include red, blue, or yellow (all red, all blue, all yellow, red and blue, yellow and blue, and red and yellow). For the Game Boy version, these patterns correspond to black, white, and gray/textured colors.  

In a 2-Player game, if multiple capsule matches are made in a single move, colored pieces will fall into the opponent's bottle depending on the colors cleared which is determined by what the colors of the matched rows or columns are, and also the amount of matches made during the move, where clearing two, three, or four lines will result in two, three, or four pieces falling into the opponent's bottle. Clearing more than four matches will still result in four pieces instead of more. The stray capsules start to fall after the opponent lands their current capsule, and they has to wait for the stray capsule pieces to land before they can use the next capsule.

While the capsules during gameplay is referred to as one of the following either in-game or the manual: "vitamin capsule", "capsule", or "vitamin", there is a separate type of medicine called the '''Megavitamins''' in Story mode. These Megavitamins belong to Dr. Mario and are contained in a bottle, who uses them to cure patients all day long due to them being struck by flu season. Whenever the effects of the Megavitamins are applied, a star appears and envelop the one who consumes them. After both [[Wario]] and [[Mad Scienstein]] each separately witnesses Dr. Mario using his Megavitamins to cure an ailing [[Octo]], they each plans to steal it for their own use: Wario plans to use the medicine to take advantage of the situation to enrich himself, while Mad Scienstein was tasked by [[Rudy|a hidden figure]] to steal them for him. After Mad Scienstein steals the medicine at Dr. Mario's house after he left it for a short while, Wario discovers the thief and chases him while Dr. Mario returned. Dr. Mario thought Wario has stolen them in the ensuing chaos until he is proven to not be the thief, but when the real thief scrambles away from the scene, both Dr. Mario and Wario chase Mad Scienstein until they reach Rudy's castle. If Dr. Mario is the chosen character, he eventually uses his Megavitamins to cure Rudy, who had a cold, but if Wario is the chosen character, Mad Scienstein will snatch the Megavitamins from Wario in the end, prompting a never-ending chase. This brand of Megavitamins are also shown to have a transforming property when consumed, where in Dr. Mario's case, it causes him to transforms into [[Metal Mario]], whereas in Wario's case, it causes him to transform into [[Vampire Wario]].

====''Dr. Mario: Online Rx''====

In ''[[Dr. Mario Express]]'', capsules behave similarly to previous ''Dr. Mario'' games, and is controlled similarly to the Dr. Mario mode in its predecessor ''Dr. Mario: Online Rx''. In Vs. CPU mode, Dr. Mario is present to throw the capsules into the bottle on the player's side, unlike in the other multiplayer modes in other games. The CPU still has a separate container where new capsule are added from.

In ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', Capsules work a bit different where they need to only make a match of three in a row or column instead of four, including viruses, in order to be cleared alongside any viruses in the line. Also, two capsules are in preview at one time, rather than three like in more recent games. The capsules have similar controls to the Virus Buster mode in previous ''Dr. Mario'' games that have it, where they can be moved by dragging it and rotated clockwise by tapping it. The primary difference is that instead of capsules falling down, the capsules in this game will float upwards. Moreover, the player can rotate the capsule before it is brought to the stage, instead of the capsule being automatically being pushed to the stage, and they can bring as many capsule into the stage as possible. Rather than the capsules gradually moving by gravity even though it is being controlled, it is possible to hold the capsule so that it does not float. Finally, it is possible to push a capsule or any floating object upwards by pushing the controlled capsule below them upwards. In this game, doctors have a skill meter that can be filled by making capsule matches.

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''====

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', capsules return as part of the Dr. Mario's neutral special move Megavitamin, as Dr. Mario himself returns as a fighter. The projectiles of this move are referred to as "Megavitamin capsules". The Megavitamin move is given two customizable variants, which are similar in effect to Mario's Fireball customs. The first is '''Fast Capsule''', which sends out a fast-moving but weaker Megavitamin that travels directly forward, and the second is '''Mega Capsule''', which sends out a slow-moving giant Megavitamin that does not travel as far but deals multiple hits of damage. Although the move is officially called Megavitamins, the move is referred to as "Capsules" in a couple of Dr. Mario's tips in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U''.

Similar to ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'', while the move itself is known as Megavitamins, the move in the Tips section is referred to as "Capsules". The capsules themselves are also referred to as either "capsules" or "vitamin capsules".

===''Mario Kart Tour''===

Capsules appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as new special items starting from the [[Doctor Tour]]. They are the special items of Dr. Mario and Dr. Luigi. New capsule-themed karts are also introduced in the tour, aptly named the [[Capsule Kart]] and the [[Blue-Green Capsule Kart]]. Dr. Mario and Dr. Luigi's emblems also consist of red-and-blue and green-and-blue capsules, respectively.

===Other appearances===

In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', a minigame called [[Dr. Wario]] features Wario in a doctor persona using capsules to eliminate viruses.

In ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', one of the things thrown at [[Vanessa]] is a red/blue capsule.

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', there is a planet in [[Good Egg Galaxy]] that resembles a capsule.

In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', when playing as Dr. Mario's [[Costume Mario|costume]], holding the {{button|wii|Padup}} button will result in Dr. Mario holding up a capsule.

MKT Preview of Wii Coconut Mall.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

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|ChiSM=Pill<br><br>Capsule<br>

|SpaE=Cápsula

|Fra=Gélule

|FraM=Capsule

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===''Super Smash Bros.'' (series) Move===

|Fra=Méga vitamines

|SpaE=Megavitaminas

|Dut=Megavitamines

|Kor=캡슐

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