Paper Mario: Final Bowser Practice Codes

Last updated: 7/25/18

The following sets of codes are designed to help with practicing fighting Bowser. Due to the lengthy cutscenes and randomness of the fight itself, it can be difficult to efficiently practice. There are two sets of codes here. The first will let you efficiently practice blocking Bowser's attacks by selecting which move he'll do each turn. The second lets you skip straight to the second phase of the fight without having to do the lengthy Twink/Kammy Koopa fight.

Note that these codes only work for the Japanese version of the game, though I have plans to create an English version as well.

Codes created by me. Memory addresses found by Rain and myself. Final Bowser AI discovered by jdaster64.

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These codes will allow you to pick Final Bowser's next move, not lose health, and prevent Bowser from using Star Shield, all in Phase 1. This allows for much more efficient Bowser block practice. For Claw/Stomp/Wave, simply press the specified button at some point before Bowser's attack starts. For Fire/Lightning, press the specified button once, then hold R until Bowsers attack begins. You can also just not press any of these buttons, and Bowser will cycle through a normal attack pattern, minus Star Shield.

Pressing the used buttons (C-Left, C-Right, C-Down, R) in non-mentioned combinations has not been tested. Outcomes in those cases are not guaranteed (will probably just select a random move).

Known Bugs: Sometimes Bowser decides to randomly use Star Shield anyway.

Controls:

Claw:      C-Left
Stomp:     C-Right
Fire:      C-Left or C-Right, then hold R
Wave:      C-Down
Lightning: C-Down, then hold R

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DE025C00 0000 Key Code (Must be on for other codes to work)
F106C690 2400

8010F452 000A Unlimited Health

810743F0 4459 Freeze RNG
810743F2 8F5E

803DE387 0000 Shield Freeze

D03DE37B 0001 Skip scripted Star Shield
803DE37B 0002

D1074006 0002 (C-Left) Claw
803DE38B 0001
D1074006 0002
803DE37B 0000
D1074006 0002
803DE38F 0000

D1074006 0001 (C-Right) Stomp
803DE38F 0001
D1074006 0001
803DE37B 0000

D1074006 0004 (C-Down) Wave
803DE37B 0004
D1074006 0004
803DE383 0006

D1074006 0010 (Hold R) RNG Manip - Press C-Left or C-Right first for Fire, C-Down for Lightning
810743F2 0001

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This second set of codes is designed to allow you to warp straight to the cutscene after defeating Kammy Koopa with Twink, skipping straight to the second phase of Final Bowser. You're also able to set Bowser's starting HP to simulate damage done in the first phase. To use these codes, prepare Mario for how he would normally be in battle (correct level, partner selected, badges, items, etc.). Then, walk through any loading zone while holding L. The cutscene that plays after defeating Kammy will begin. When you enter battle, you'll be at full HP and FP and can play through the fight as normal.

Bowser's starting HP can also be configured by editing the Bowser starting HP code below. By default it's 66 (0x42 in hex), as this is the starting HP in phase 2 for all current Glitchless routes with a 4 and 3 cap in phase 1. You can change it to whatever you want, but below are some common values:

Any% (all routes): 004C

Any% No PW (all routes): 0040

All Cards (non-optimal, 3/3 cap): 0045
All Cards (non-optimal, 4/3 cap): 0042
All Cards (expert, 4/4 cap): 003F
All Cards (expert, 5/4 cap): 003D
All Cards (optimal, fire/4cap): 003A
All Cards (optimal, fire/3cap): 003D
All Cards (optimal, no fire): 003D

Glitchless (all routes, 3/3 cap): 0045
Glitchless (all routes, 4/3 cap): 0042

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DE025C00 0000 Key Code (Must be on for other codes to work)
F106C690 2400

800DBEDA 0042 Set Bowser's starting HP (default 66)

D1074006 0020 (Hold L) Warp to Phase 2 of Final Bowser
8007408B 0004
D1074006 0020
81074090 0013
D1074006 0020
80074093 0001