Paper Mario All Bosses Route

NOTE: This route assumes you know roughly where to go throughout the run, and some areas will not be very detailed. Having experience in All Cards will help.

Routed by GigaDB / Anatomyz

-- Prologue --

- 9 coins from hammer block
- Close Call
- Get all other coins (on the way to fire flower, boxes going towards toad town)
- Hammer Throw
- Go to Star Summit

Magikoopa: Power Jump, Nothing, Power Jump


-- Chapter 1 --

- Get fright jar and POW Block on way to village, hit all coin blocks
- Buy 3 POW block, 1 fire flower at shop

Fuzzy Fight: Fire Flower

- GET HP PLUS
- get all coins on the way to castle
- Thunder Bolt + Invisible Fire Flower

- Staircase skip to basement, enter pit

First Pit fight: TRY TO FIRST STRIKE WITH JUMP, Pow Block, Power Shell (Power Jump if did not first strike)
2nd: Fright Jar
3rd: Pow Block Power Shell

- Get key at the end and coins from fire bars, exit and staircase skip to the top floor and enter door

hit heart block after bombette, switch to kooper

jail fight: pow block power shell

- Go up the stairs into the room on the left, get key behind wall
- Go back right, progress through the castle

Bullet Bill fight: FIRST STRIKE with bombette, thunder bolt, bomb

- Hit heart block and get all coins

Bowser: Power Jump, Bomb, Power Jump (dead)

Bomb Koopa Bros, POW Block, Do Nothing, Fire Flower

ITEMS SO FAR: None



-- Chapter 5 --

Jr Troopa: Power Jump, Bomb, Power Jump, Bomb, Hammer

- Speedy spin (equip it and Power Bounce. Take off Power Jump)
- Get seed + ride train
- Parakarry
- Hit Heart Block
- Quake Hammer Badge
- 3 Whacka Bumps (3I)
- Get desert Seed
- Back to Toad Town
- BHS

Blooper: Bounce strats

LEVEL UP: FP (10/15/3)

- Get Sushi + Jelly + enter volcano (4I)
- Upgrade Bombette
- Fire Shield + Life Shroom + Ultra Hammer (5I)
- Upgrade Parakarry
- Maple Syrup in last room (6I)
- Lava Piranha Skip

ITEMS SO FAR: 3 Whacka Bump, 1 Jelly, 1 Life Shroom, 1 Maple Syrup



-- Chapter 6 --

- Get seed from Kolorado
- Get hidden Repel Gel (7I)
- Switch to Parakarry
- Equip Hammer Throw (take off Power Bounce), ride whale back to Toad Town

Jr Troopa: Hammer Throw, Shell Shot 2x

- Enter chapter 4
- Ride to red Station
- Ride to blue station (right switch), hit blue switch
- Leave Toy Box

- Get seed from Ch 3
- Enter Ch 6
- Eat Maple Syrup (6I)

Mole 1 (top left): First strike w/ Hammer, Hammer Throw

- Switch to Bombette
- Take off Hammer Throw + Speedy Spin, equip HP Plus

Mole 3 (top right): Star Storm, Power Bomb
Mole 4 (bottom right): Star Storm, Power Bomb

LEVEL UP: BP (10/15/6)

- Equip Hammer Throw + Speedy Spin, switch to Parakarry

Mole 2 (bottom left): First Strike + Hammer Throw, Shell Shot 2nd mole, Hammer

- Get Red Berry
- Yellow Berry
- Blue Berry

Maze Fight: Block attacks

T1: Hammer Throw 1st Lakitu, Shell Shot 2nd Lakitu
T2: Star Storm

- Eat Whacka Bump (5I)
- Get Water Stone
- Invisible Maple Syrup (6I)
- Shooting Star before Lakilester (7I)

Lakilester: Block attacks

T1: Hammer Throw, Shell Shot
T2: Hammer Throw, Shell Shot
T3: Hammer Throw, Shell Shot
T4: Whacka, Shell Shot (6I)
T5: Jump 2x, Shell Shot

- Exit, go to sewers for Ultra Boots
- Sewer Life Shroom, Maple Syrup, Shooting Star (9I)
- Back to Ch 6

Machine fight: Shooting Star, nothing, Star Storm (8I)

LEVEL UP: BP (10/15/9)

- Hidden Thunder Rage after Machine fight (9I)
- Super Jump Charge
- Take off Hammer Throw, equip S. Jump Charge, Power Bounce, Close Call

Huff: Manipulate to 5 HP on first 2 attacks.
      Block attack 3. Close Call (2 chances)
      saves you from dying if 5 capped.

      If you are 4 capped, die to babies on purpose
      no matter how many Close Calls you got.

T1: Charge, nothing
T2: Charge, nothing
T3: Charge, nothing
T4: Bounce, Spiny Toss (6 kills)

If 5 bounce: Star Storm next turn
If 4 bounce: Star Storm, Do Nothing turn 5. Star Storm, Spiny Toss turn 6.

- Don't touch the card, leave the chapter
- Eat Whacka Bump (8I)
- Talk to Merlon, enter his house and get Quick Change
- Enter forest

ITEMS SO FAR: 	1 Shooting Star, 1 Jelly, 1 Thunder Rage
		1 Repel Gel, 2 Life Shroom, 2 Maple Syrup



-- Chapter 3 --

FOREST ROUTE: Right x2, Left x1, Left x1, Right x1, Left x1, Right x1, Right x1

Jr Troopa: Block ONLY 1 or 2 attacks.

T1: Charge, Spiny Toss
T2: Charge
T3: Charge
T4: Bounce (4 kills)

- Eat Maple Syrup (7I)
- Head to Tubba's Mansion, get Repel Gel on the way (8I)
- Go left, get key
- Upgrade Sushi, get caught by guard

- Go right, get Mega Rush
- Get Maple after 2nd key unlock (9I)
- Complete Mansion
- Go to Windmill
- Equip Mega Rush and Quake Hammer take off HP Plus

Tubba's Heart:

T1: Bounce, Shell Shot
T2: Bounce

Tubba: Jump 2x

LEVEL UP: FP (10/20/9)

- Leave to Bow's Mansion
- Go into right door, get Portrait
- Get Bow

ITEMS SO FAR: 	1 Shooting Star, 1 Jelly, 1 Thunder Rage
		2 Repel Gel, 2 Life Shroom, 2 Maple Syrup



-- Chapter 2 --

- Head back to Toad Town, ride Train
- Upgrade Bow
- Head to Desert

Buzzar: Block specific attacks (below)

T1: Jump, nothing (34) *Take 2 or 3 from wind*
T2: Jump, nothing (28) *Do not block*
T3: Jump, nothing *If at 3 HP, block. If at 4 HP, do not block*
T4: Bounce (4 kills)

Desert: Up, right, up, right, up

- Ultra Boot jump into loading zone
- Get 1st key, open door
- 2nd key
- Go bottom right to first chomp

Chomp 1: First strike w/ jump, jump other one

All 3 Pokey fights: Spook

- Eat Maple Syrup (8I)
- Go bottom door past pillars
- Hit switch for key, backtrack

Chomp 2: Quake Hammer

- Place Triangle in left pillar, Diamond in middle pillar

Chomp 3: Quake Hammer

- Place stone in left pillar

Tutankoopa: Power Bounce, Shell Shot (5 kills)

- Leave ruins, eat Maple Syrup (7I)
- Go back to Toad Town

ITEMS SO FAR: 	1 Shooting Star, 1 Jelly, 1 Thunder Rage
		2 Repel Gel, 2 Life Shroom



-- Chapter 4 --

- Early Train
- Go put train in Shy Guy's Toy Box, then enter
- Go left from entrance
- Switch to Bow
- Say bottom/top (might be bottom/bottom) answer to Anti Guy

Anti Guy:

T1: Bounce, Outta Sight
T2: Bounce

LEVEL UP: BP (10/20/12)

- Get Power Plus
- Equip Quick Change
- Ride train to Red Station (left switch)
- Go left, encounter with Pyro Guy. Block 1/3 attacks, run away

Lantern Ghost:

T1: Smack Lantern, Power Bounce
T2: Smack Lantern, Power Bounce (4 kills on both)

General Guy:

T1: Jump 2x, Electro Dash untimed
T2: Star Storm stilt guys
T3: Jump 2x, Power Shock other stack
T4: Charge, Electro Dash stack
T5: Hammer Stack
T6: Power Bounce, Electro Dash General Guy (4 kills)

- Touch card

Cake:   2nd from left, eggs, talk to twink
        far left, far right, talk to twink
        bake for 30 seconds
        2nd from right, 3rd from right, talk to twink

ITEMS SO FAR: 	1 Shooting Star, 1 Jelly, 1 Thunder Rage
		2 Repel Gel, 2 Life Shroom



-- Chapter 5 (Revisited) --

- Go to the docks and help the whale

Fuzzipede:

T1: Jump 2x, Power Shock
T2: Jump 2x, Electro Dash
T3: Jump 2x

- Go through normal sewers pipe to Chapter 5
- Enter Volcano
- Go straight to the end
- Get Peril from Fire Bars

Lava Piranha:

T1: Bounce, Outta Sight
T2: Bounce (4 kills)

T1: Squirt, Bounce
T2: Bounce (4 kills)

LEVEL UP: BP (10/20/15)

- Take off Quick Change and Quake Hammer, equip Power Plus and HP Plus
- Touch card
- Peach quiz again

ITEMS SO FAR: 	1 Shooting Star, 1 Jelly, 1 Thunder Rage
		2 Repel Gel, 2 Life Shroom



-- Chapter 7 --

- Complete Volcano again (Peach Warp)
- Talk to Merlon
- Go to Ch 7
- Mayor quest
- Sushi Glitch

Jr. Troopa: Block both attacks

T1: Charge, nothing
T2: Charge, nothing
T3: Bounce, Squirt (4 kills)

- Swim to right screen
- Bottom option to Monstar

Monstar: Bounce (4 kills)

- Back to left screen
- Repel Gel (8I)
- Swim into snowman loading zone
- Cancel Sushi glitch by switching partners in Clubba encounter
- Enter Palace
- Eat Jammin Jelly (7I)
- Take off HP plus, equip Quake Hammer

- Get 1st Key, Mirror Clip, enter middle door, break floor
- Backtrack around to other key

Clubba 1: Jump 2x Clubba, do nothing
Clubba 2: Quake Hammer, Power Bomb
Clubba 3: Quake Hammer, Power Bomb

LEVEL UP: FP (10/25/15)

- Get Triple Dip
- Take off Quake Hammer, equip HP Plus
- Get Jammin Jelly + P-Up D-Down (8I)
- Get Maple from big statue room block (9I)


Crystal King: 2/4 blocks

T1: Charge, Electro Dash a Crystal bit
T2: Charge, nothing
T3: Charge, Electro Dash a crystal bit
T4: Charge
T5: Bounce, Electro Dash (4 kills)

ITEMS SO FAR: 	1 Shooting Star, 1 Jelly, 1 Thunder Rage
		3 Repel Gel, 2 Life Shroom, 1 Maple


-- Pre Chapter 8 --

- Take off HP Plus
- Eat a Life Shroom if you have 2 (7I)
- Shooting Star from Pillar (8I)
- Exit Sewers through BHS, go back in normal sewer pipe

Electro Blooper: Block 1/2 attacks

T1: Charge, nothing
T2: Charge, nothing
T3: Do Nothing
T4: Bounce

LEVEL UP: BP (10/25/18)

- Go to pipe to Goomba Village
- Get Repel Gel from Goomba Playground (9I)
- Go back to sewers for Super Blooper

Super Blooper:

T1: Charge, swap to Bow *DO NOT BLOCK*
T2: Charge, nothing
T3: Charge, nothing *TAKE 4 from babies*
T4: Bounce, Outta Sight
T5: Star Storm

- Equip P-Up D-Down, HP Plus
- Back to Toad Town, dojo

Dojo 1: Jump 2x
Dojo 2: Jump 2x, Smack

Master 1:

T1: Bounce, Outta Sight
T2: Bounce (4 + 3 kills)

- Eat Jelly, switch to Watt (8I)

Master 2:

T1: Repel Gel, Turbo Charge
T2: Bounce, Electro Dash
T3: Bounce, Electro Dash (4 + 4 kills)

- Switch to Bow

Master 3:

T1: Bounce, Outta Sight
T2: Repel Gel
T3: Bounce
T4: Bounce, Outta Sight
T5: Bounce

- Eat Maple (7I)
- Towards Koopa Village, switch to Goombario
- Answer 3 then 3 for Kent C. Koopa

Kent C. Koopa:

T1: Lullaby, Headbonk
T2: Bounce tail
T3: Bounce tail
T4: Bounce tail if necessary

- Head to Star Summit

ITEMS SO FAR: 	2 Shooting Star, 1 Thunder Rage
		4 Repel Gel, 1 Life Shroom


-- Chapter 8 --

- Switch to Bow
- Bowser's Castle
- Spook Koopatrols
- Life Shroom from Jail if you want it
- Tasty Tonic if risky final bowser
- Life Shroom outside if you want it
- Invisible Maple in water room (10I)
- Cannonless

- Encounter with Hammer Bro by last key
- Switch to Bow

Hammer Bro: Do Nothing, then run.
If Magikoopa Powers up Hammer Bro, you must block it. Otherwise don't block.

Badges for Anti Guy:
Mega Rush, Power Plus, P-Up D-Down
Quick Change, Power Bounce, Triple Dip

Fail Quiz (2, 2, 1)


Anti Guy 3x:

T1: Power Bomb, T. Dip - Repel, Thunder Rage, Maple Syrup
T2: Bounce 1st guy, Power Bomb
T3: Bounce 2nd guy, Outta Sight
T4: Bounce 3rd guy

LEVEL UP: BP (10/25/21)

- Take off P-Up D-Down, Triple Dip, equip HP Plus, S Jump Charge
- Jammin Jelly on stairs
- Duplighosts: Up and Away

Jr Troopa: block both attacks

T1: Charge, Electro Dash
T2: Charge, Electro Dash
T3: Charge, Outta Sight
T4: Bounce (4 kills)

- Eat Jammin Jelly
- Get Life Shroom in Library if you want it
- Take off Super Jump Charge, equip P-Up D-Down

Hallway Bowser

T1: Bounce, Outta Sight
T2: Bounce
T3: Bounce

SAFE BOWSER:
- Take off Power Plus
- Equip Triple Dip, HP Plus, Fire Shield

RISKY BOWSER:
- Equip Triple Dip


Final Bowser:

SAFE:

Badges: Mega Rush (1), Quick Change (5), Triple Dip (8), P-Up D-Down (10)
Power Bounce (12), HP Plus (15), Fire Shield (17), Speedy Spin (18)

Phase 1

T1: Bounce, Outta Sight
T2: Bounce

Phase 2: Bowser has max 69 HP left.

Attacks:
Block both attacks on T1 and T2.

T1: Beam, Water Block (69 HP, 22 FP)
T2: Star Storm, Electro Dash (58 HP, 22 FP)
T3: T. Dip - Repel, Shooting Star 2x, Electro Dash (42 HP, 16 FP)
T4: Bounce, Electro Dash (23 HP, 13 FP)
T5: Bounce, Outta Sight (8 HP, 8 FP) *With 4 extra damage, Electro Dash.*


Turn 3 Beam (42 HP, 16 FP)

T4: Beam, Electro Dash (38 HP, 16 FP)
T5: Bounce, Outta Sight (23 HP, 11 FP)
T6: Bounce (8 HP, 8 FP)
T7: Jump 2x, Electro Dash


Turn 4 Beam (23 HP, 13 FP)

T5: Beam, Outta Sight (23 HP, 11 FP)
T6: Bounce (8 HP, 8 FP)
T7: Jump 2x, Electro Dash


RISKY:

Badges: Mega Rush (1), Power Plus (7), P-Up D-Down (9), Triple Dip (12)
Power Bounce (14), Speedy Spin (15), Quick Change (19)

Phase 1

T1: Bounce, Outta Sight
T2: Bounce

Phase 2: Bowser has max 63 HP left

Turn 1 Attacks:
Fire - Don't block
Claw - Don't block
Stomp - Reset

** Pay attention to your 'extra' damage (anything over 3 cap) including phase 1.
If Bowser gives you Claw, you lose 6 damage. Subtract this from your extra damage.

T1: Beam, Water Block (63 HP, 22 FP)

*If Bowser gave you Claw, use Tasty Tonic instead of 1 Shooting Star
T2: T. Dip - Repel, Shooting Star 2x, Electro Dash (47 HP, 16 FP)
T3: Bounce, Electro Dash (25 HP, 13 FP)
T4: Bounce, Outta Sight (7 HP, 10 FP) *With 3 or more extra damage, Electro Dash*

T3 Beam (25 HP, 13 FP)

T4: Beam, Outta Sight (25 HP, 11 FP)
T5: Bounce (7 HP, 8 FP)
T6: Star Storm