Plastic Bat

The Plastic Bat is the first and weakest bat introduced in EarthBound Beginnings. It can be picked up by Ninten in his house's basement before he leaves and ventures into rural Podunk. It can also be bought at Podunk's department store in the third floor for $80. This weapon adds three offense exclusively to Ninten.
The Plastic Bat is generally used at the very start of the game and is easily found by most players. Ninten will usually fight the first enemies such as the Stray Dog and Wally outside with it and defeat the PseudoZombies to eventually rescue Pippi in the Cemetery. Once the player eventually acquires the Wooden Bat for $500 to the City Zoo, it is recommended to sell the Plastic Bat in the first floor of the Podunk Department Store to get $40 back for free.
== Trivia ==
* Attempting to leave without it will put Ninten at a disadvantage due to his very low level.
* A Plastic Bat can be found in Sweet’s Little Factory. However, by the time the party reaches it, they will have most likely already have the Wooden Bat. That being said, it can still be sold in the Merrysville Department Store for $40.
* The EarthBound equivalent to the Plastic Bat is the Cracked Bat, which offers +4 Offense and is also found in the very beginning of the game in Tracy’s room as the very first gift box the player comes across. It can also be bought in the Drug Store in Onett for $18. Mother 3’s equivalent is the Stick, offering +2 Offense and is similarly found in the first chapter of the game by checking the doghouse.
* If the player somehow misses the Plastic Bat in the basement, buying it in Podunk will force the player to choose between it and the slingshot, which costs $40 more but offers more than double the offense. However, the downside is that it does miss more often and the Plastic Bat never misses.
* Some players will instead save enough money to buy and equip the slingshot early and then go to the Cemetery. However, the Plastic Bat is still considered a viable weapon up until the player reaches the City Zoo where both weapons lose their damage output due to the abnormally high defense of the exotic animals.
*Ninten cannot use the Plastic Bat to defeat the Lamp or the Doll. The poltergeist must be removed before he can go outside and unlock the basement.
* The Plastic Bat is the first thing that implies that Ninten is a baseball player or a fan of it similarly to Ness. Although because it’s supposed to be a toy of some kind, it is not meant to be used seriously in both combat and sports.
* In the companion guide, it is called "Battered Bat" in Mother, "Plastic Bat" in EarthBound Beginnings, and "Cracked Bat" in Mother 1 + 2.
** The description reads, "It holds the honor of being the first weapon the protagonist obtains, weathered though it is. No doubt he used this thing to play baseball once upon a time. Is it a memento of someone?".
Category:EarthBound Beginnings
Category:EarthBound Beginnings Weapons
Category:Baseball Bats
Category:Weapons