Peach's Battle Skills

The skills she has with Perry include:

Smack - Press B or Y. This sharp slap with the umbrella kills Peach's enemies and breaks the classic Mario-game blocks. And while she's carrying things, B or Y can send said objects flying.

Pick-Up/Put-Down - Press X. This allows Peach to pick up enemies or objects. Also, if she ends up carrying something you don't want, you can press X to have her put it down.

Enemy Absorption - Press X to pick up an enemy, then Down on the D-pad to absorb it. When Peach absorbs an enemy in this way, her Vibe Gauge is built back. Good for when there are no Vibe Crystals around!

Other skills are:

Jump - Press A.

Running Jump - Left or Right + A. This will have Peach jump a little bit higher than she would from just jumping straight up.

Squat - Down on the D-pad. This doesn't really do much except make Peach a little smaller to duck flying enemies. She can't walk while squatting, either.

Slide - Left or Right + Down on the D-pad. Peach will shimmy under tight little spaces with this crafty little maneuver, but you have to time it just right and get enough of a run-and-go.

Hill Slide - Down on the D-pad while you're on a hill. If you've got numerous enemies on a hill and you don't feel like whacking them all, have Peach use her Hill Slide and blip all enemies off at once. This is an ability you don't have at the first of the game, but you get it early on.