Glitchless Route (JP Optimal)

This route requires the Japanese version of the game. It is a low level route that makes use of some extra Fright Masks to save time in Chapter 4, it has the most RNG out of all the routes, but is the fastest.

Before starting your run, it's recommended that you enable debug mode by pressing X, B, R, B, Y, L on the title screen.

Note: Leave the memory card out to skip the autosave at the start of the game. There are no autosaves after this so you can put it in any time after the curtain pulls.

Timing starts when you accept the file name

[section=Banned/Allowed]

**Banned**
● Environmental
　　○  Going out of bounds
　　○  Clipping into/through solid objects
　　○  Bypassing hazard respawn triggers with one frame jumps
　　○  Jumping out of water
● Mario
　　○  Double Jump
　　○  Paper Mode Hitbox Glitch
　　○  Glitches/exploits that make use of Jump Storage
● Partners
　　○  Flurrie Superslide
　　○  Fish Glitch
　　○  Movement Buffers (like Goombella Buffers)
　　○  Time Stop/Text Storage
● Miscellaneous
　　○  Bypassing load zones
　　○  Buffering scripts with the pause menu (doors, loading zones, etc.)
　　○  Sort Glitch
　　○  Save Corruption
　　○  No Partners Glitch
　　○  Having an active partner that’s not in the party menu
　　○  Deleting the Strange Sack

**Allowed**
● Mario/Partners
　　○  Speed swapping
　　○  Jumping out of battle for extra speed
　　○  Cutscene walks
　　○  Falling off ledges while spinning into Paper Mode
　　○  Going into Plane Mode at the edge of a Plane Panel to fly down past it
　　○  Hopping off Yoshi while triggering a load zone/e-mail/cutscene
　　○  Flurrie Lock
● Skips
　　○  Flip Skip/Lock jump/Window Jump
　　○  Continuously jumping/shuffling to prevent the Puni count from dropping (including Water Switch Skip)
　　○  Gate Handle Early
　　○  Cannon Skips
　　○  Sanctum Pole Skip
　　○  Background Skip (Chapter 7)
　　○  Riddle Tower block skips
　　○  Shadow Sirens Skip
　　○  Wooden Wheel Skip

[section=Prologue]

**Lord Crump**
➢ Mario: Jump x2
➢ Superguard Crump’s jump attack
➢ Mario: Jump x2
Level = 1.09

Note: It's always faster to fail the Action Command for the 2nd jump

Goombella joins your party
Break Zess T.’s contact lens

**Toad Bros. Bazaar**
➢ Order the contact lens
➢ Buy 8 Fright Masks
➢ Buy 1 Fire Flower

If you plan on hitting a Save Block to save at any point, it is faster to hit the Save Block and say no so that Goombella doesn’t explain saving to you. Otherwise, it’s faster to let her explain it.

Robbed by Bandit (don’t chase him to get the coins back, you make it up later)
Meet Frankly
Decline the Action Command tutorial (menu up for the first option, then mash B for the second)

**Goomba Trio**
➢ Mario: Fright Mask (up 1)
Level = 1.10

Get the Black Key and Plane Curse
**Take the Plane Panel to the Thousand-Year Door** and stand on the pedestal

Decline the special move tutorial and badge tutorial (mash B twice for each tutorial)
Get **Power Smash** from Frankly

**Open the Badge menu (D-Pad right) before going back to the sewers (so that Goombella doesn’t yell at you)**
➢ Equip Power Smash (A)

Jump on the Blooper’s tentacle

You should have the following badges equipped:
➢ Power Smash

**Blooper**
➢ Goombella: Fire Flower (mash A)
➢ Mario: Failed Power Smash
➢ Goombella: Headbonk x2
➢ Mario: Full Power Smash (fail it if a stage hazard hits Blooper)
Level = 1.30

Go to Petal Meadows

[section=Petal Meadows]

Get the **Fire Flower** from the block past the bridge
Talk to Mayor Kroop
E-mail on the way to the gate (don’t check it yet, it is faster to do so later)

Get the **POW Block** from the block near the Spiky Goomba

**Bald Clefts**
➢ Mario: POW Block (mash A)
Level = 1.40

Get the **POW Block** from the bush near the Paragoomba

**Bristles**
➢ Mario: POW Block (mash A)
Level = 1.54

Get the **Fire Flower** from the block near the Koopa Troopa

[big][big]__**Hit the heart block!**__[/big][/big]

Super Fun Quirk Quiz 65 (1, 3, 4, 2, 3 [if necessary: 1, 2])

Get **Multibounce** from the red block
Go right for the Sun Stone

**Fuzzies**
➢ Mario: Fright Mask (up 1, or mash A if you don’t have either block Fire Flower yet)
➢ If any didn’t run, keep using Fright Masks (you have 3 extras)
Level = 1.55

Go back left for the Moon Stone

**Fuzzies**
➢ Mario: Fright Mask (up 1, or mash A if you don’t have either block Fire Flower yet)
➢ If any didn’t run, keep using Fright Masks (you have 3 extras)
Level = 1.56

**Gold Fuzzy**
➢ Mario: Failed Power Smash
➢ Goombella: Headbonk x2 on Gold Fuzzy (right 1)
➢ Guard Fuzzy Horde
➢ Superguard Gold Fuzzy
➢ Mario: Jump x2 on Gold Fuzzy
➢ Goombella: Headbonk x2 on Gold Fuzzy (Fire Flower [mash A] if you missed the Superguard and didn’t miss both block ones, there’s a backup in the sewers)
Level = 1.78

Go back to Petal Meadows
Koops joins your party
Go to Hooktail Castle

[section=Hooktail Castle]

Get **Power Bounce** from the red block in the first hall
Don’t read Kolorado’s dad’s letter (mash B to pick the second option)

**Red Bones**
➢ Koops: Fire Flower (mash A)
➢ Mario: Failed Power Smash
Level = 2.11 // FP = 10

Do Lock Jump and Flip Skip to get to the Castle Key
Go all the way to the right and get the Black Key from the chest
Get the Paper Curse
Get **Attack FX R**

**Open the Badge menu while unspinning from Paper Mode (so that the animation finishes in the pause menu)**
➢ Equip Attack FX R (A)
➢ Unequip Power Smash (up 1 -> A)
➢ Equip Power Bounce (up 2 -> A)
➢ Check the e-mail so that you don’t get text explaining e-mails again (B x2 -> left 1 -> A -> down 1 -> A x3)

Backtrack to Red Bones room and get Castle Key
Go back to the room with the Save Block and ride the green block up to unlock the door
In the upper hallway, hit the first “!” block
Use Koops to hit the second “!” block

Note: You can jump to the window without hitting the second block. It saves 8 seconds. However, if you mess up and fall below, you waste about 30 seconds.

Ride the big green block up and go into the left door past the Dull Bones

Ms. Mowz cutscene
Get the Castle Key

Run away from the Dull Bones

Go through the locked door
Get the last Castle Key and go through the big locked door

You should have the following badges equipped:
➢ Attack FX R
➢ Power Bounce

**Hooktail**
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x9
➢ Koops: Shell Toss
➢ Guard Hooktail’s fire
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x8
➢ Koops: Shell Toss
➢ Hooktail cutscene (pick the first option [if you say no, it is faster to say no the next two times as well])
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x8
➢ Koops: Shell Toss
Level = 2.42

[section=Pre-Chapter 2]

**Peach Segment**
➢ Enter the shower area and leave immediately to open the door (you don’t have to take a shower)
➢ Visit TEC

**Bowser Segment**
➢ Walk to the end of the hall

Grab **Mega Rush P** in Kroop's yard

**Open the Badge menu**
➢ Unequip Power Bounce (down 2 -> A)
➢ Equip Multibounce (down 1 -> A)
➢ Equip Power Smash (down 1 -> A)
➢ Equip Mega Rush P (down 1 -> A)

Peach e-mail before the bridge in Petal Meadows

You can speed swap to skip waiting for the last platform to move to the pipe

If you used a Fire Flower on Gold Fuzzy, get the **Fire Flower** from the left block in the sewers near where the Spiky Goomba was

Go back to the Thousand-Year Door
Go to Boggly Woods

[section=Boggly Woods]

Go right for Shadow Sirens cutscene
Run into the last Piranha on this screen to get Koops to 6HP

**Pale Piranha**
➢ Koops: Swap to Goombella
➢ Mario: Swap to Koops
➢ Do not guard any attacks
➢ Koops: Run away

Go to the Great Tree
Talk to Punio by the door
Talk to Punio again
Leave the Great Tree for the Flurrie cutscene

Get **P-Down, D-Up P** from the hidden block (7th stump from the right, between the two trees fully surrounded by flowers)
Raise the Plane Panel

Talk to Flurrie
Leave Flurrie’s house for Shadow Sirens cutscene
Get **Quake Hammer** from the block before the stumps on the way back to the Shadow Sirens

You should have the following badges equipped:
➢ Mega Rush P
➢ Attack FX R (unnecessary)
➢ Multibounce (unnecessary until Glitzville)
➢ Power Smash (unnecessary until Glitzville)

**Shadow Sirens**
➢ Mario: Fire Flower (mash A)
➢ Koops: Power Shell
➢ Do not guard any attacks
➢ Koops: Power Shell
Level = 2.78

Grab the Necklace
Get the **Honey Syrup** near the enemies on the way back to the right
Return to Flurrie’s house
Flurrie joins your party

**USE THE HONEY SYRUP** while entering Paper Mode to leave the Flurrie’s house screen
E-mail on the screen with the Great Tree in the background
Blow away the secret entrance and enter the Great Tree

[section=The Great Tree]

**X-Nauts**
➢ Mario: Fright Mask (mash A)
Level = 2.79

Go to the top of the tree (where the cells are)
Enter the storage room

**X-Naut**
➢ Mario: Swap to Koops (Jump x2 + Defend first if the X-Naut has HP Plus or HP Plus P)
➢ Koops: Shell Toss
Level = 2.84

Get the Red Key
Unlock the red cage
Get the **Power Punch** from the bush below the cage room on the way back to the entrance

Get 10 Punies and the Puni Orb
Use the Puni Orb to make the pipe appear

Shuffle or use “weird jumps” to keep the Punies in the bubble room (or just blow them across, wait a bit before jumping across if you do so to avoid a game crash)

Continuously jump to the next pipe to keep the Punies

10 Jabbi fight
Get the Blue Key

Fall down in the Pider room to leave the punies behind (skip this if you’re just blowing the Punies across)

Drop down in the bubble room and get the **Thunder Rage** from the bush to the right

Go back to the cells and release all the Punies
Head back down to the narrow passageway room

Stun the Pider with Flurrie as it falls
Hammer the invisible block under the red block to get across
Hit the red block for **Damage Dodge P** (get it on the way to the Super Boots if it goes right)

100 Jabbi fight

Lock the Punis in the cage
Use Paper Mode to get out of the cage and go down the pipe
Hit the switch
Backtrack to the room where you got the Blue Key (get Damage Dodge P if you missed it earlier)
The order of the switches is Sun-Moon-Puni-Star (number of times to hit each switch: 3, 2, 0, 1)

Get the Super Boots

Backtrack to the Punies and Spin Jump to break the floor panels
Blow the Punies down the hole

Jump down to the pipe on the stump (continue jumping to keep the Punies)

Perform Water Switch Skip (or hit the switch with Koops to lower the water)
Take the Punies down to the basement of the tree and activate the escape

**X-Nauts**
➢ Swap to Koops if he’s not already out
➢ Fright Mask (up 1)
Level = 2.85

Go back to the entrance
**Swap to Koops** before triggering the boss fight

**Magnus Von Grapple**
➢ Koops: Power Punch (down 1) on Mario
➢ Mario: Spin Jump (down 1) (hit both Action Commands)
➢ Guard Magnus' stomp (can Superguard to save about 1 second from the animation)
➢ Koops: Shell Toss
➢ Mario: Spin Jump (down 1) (hit both Action Commands)
➢ Magnus detaches X-Fists
➢ Koops: Swap to Goombella (so that Koops doesn’t heal from the level up)
➢ Mario: Spin Jump (down 1) on Magnus (left 1) (hit both Action Commands)
Level = 3.18 // FP = 15

[section=Pre-Chapter 3]

**Peach Segment**
➢ Visit TEC for dancing (just wait at the door until it opens, need to hit 10 out of the 16 dance cues correctly)

**Bowser Segment**
➢ Beat 1-1 (161 is best possible time, 160 if you get the meats)

Peach e-mail outside Great Tree

Grab **Damage Dodge** in the sewers after leaving Boggly Woods
➢ You might also want an extra badge for coins, you ideally shouldn't need one though

Go to the Thousand-Year Door

**Lovely Howz of Badges (second option to sell)**
➢ Sell Damage Dodge P (down 1)
➢ Sell Quake Hammer (down 1) (can keep it if you want a backup for Koopinator)
➢ Sell P-Down, D-Up P (down 1, or down 2 if you got Quake Hammer first and kept it)
➢ Sell Attack FX R (down 2, or down 3 if you kept Quake Hammer)
➢ You should just have Damage Dodge, (optionally Quake Hammer), Mega Rush P, Power Bounce, Multibounce, and Power Smash left at this point
➢ Buy **Power Rush** (first option to buy, second option for non-sales, scroll down for Power Rush; or get it from the counter if it’s on sale)

**Toad Bros Bazaar**
➢ Buy the Contact Lens
➢ Get a Mushroom from shop points

**Charlieton**
➢ Buy **Mega Rush** if he has it (can also buy the Boo's Sheet, but if you use an extra Fright Mask in Minor League then you will only have 1 shot at Koopinator)
➢ You can buy other stuff to increase your odds for Mega Rush if you wish (you need at least 104 coins from here plus 5 for every extra Fright Mask used on Fuzzies)

If you didn’t get Mega Rush, go to the train station to reset Charlieton’s inventory

**Westside Goods**
➢ Buy 1 Dried Shroom
➢ Buy 1 Dizzy Dial
➢ Answer anything for the first question, “Yellow” (third option) for the second
➢ Store (third option) the Dizzy Dial, Dried Shroom, Mushroom, and any items from Charlieton (mash A x3+)

Talk to Don Pianta

Go to Rogueport Harbor and talk to Francesca

**Toad Bros Bazaar**
➢ You could buy a Honey Syrup in place of a Fright Mask/Boo's Sheet in case you use extra FP
➢ Store any items from Charlieton (down 1) (sell [second option] if you’re short on coins)
➢ Buy 6 Fright Masks (plus one for each extra used on Fuzzies, you want 9 total, or 8 if Honey Syrup/Boo's Sheet)
➢ If you get the Ice Storm from shop points here, store it

Go back to Don Pianta and get the Blimp Ticket
E-mail on way to the blimp
Farm for Mega Rush if you still don’t have it
Go to Glitzville

[section=Minor League]

Enter the Glitz Pit
Go into the lower lobby doors
Head backstage through the left door and walk around to Grubba’s office
Sign up to be a fighter (pick the first option after Grubba shows you around)

Say yes to Jolene after signing up for your first match

**Glitz Pit Notes**
➢ If you don’t use any extra Fright Masks in Minor League, you will have 3 chances to Fright Mask Koopinator (2 if you kept a Honey Syrup or Boo's Sheet)
➢ Always fulfill the condition, except for Rawk Hawk, some backups are listed but use common sense
➢ Using a Fright Mask or Clock Out **does** count as an attack for conditions such as “don’t attack for the first 3 turns”
➢ Jumping on spiky enemies or taking damage from a rock from the audience **does** count toward “take damage 3 [or 5] times”
➢ Superguarding does **not** count as an attack even if it does damage
➢ You want to avoid sleeping in the bed to keep Koops (and later Mario) in Peril, also make sure Koops is not out when you level up
➢ The fight order can vary a little bit sometimes (for example, you can get Shell Shockers before Poker Faces)
➢ Optimally you want no more than 9 extra Star Points, if you get more than this then you probably want to Fright Mask the Fuzzies to try and fix it as long as you have at least 2 Fright Masks at that point

**#19 Goomba Bros. (5 Goombas [3 Star Points each])**
➢ Goombella: Appeal (condition is always “appeal at least once”)
➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 1)
Level = 3.33

**#18 KP Koopas (2 KP Koopas [2 Star Points each] and 1 KP Paratroopa [3 Star Points])**
➢ Fright Mask (mash A)
➢ Headbonk x1 (x2 on Paratroopa) + Jump x2 if one didn’t run
➢ If no items, 3-bar Earth Tremor (down 1)
Level = 3.34

**#17 Pokey Triplets (3 Pokeys [4 Star Points each]**
➢ Mario: Swap to Koops
➢ Koops: Fright Mask (mash A)
➢ If no items, 3-bar Earth Tremor (down 1)
Level = 3.35

**#16 Dead Bones (3 Dull Bones [3 Star Points each])**
➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 1)
➢ If no FP, failed Earth Tremor (down 1)
➢ If don’t attack with Mario, failed Power Shell (will then need to Earth Tremor/Thunder Rage the Punk Rocks to save FP, or Sweet Treat on Armored Harriers)
Level = 3.44

**#15 Spike Storm (2 Spinies [3 Star Points each] and 1 Lakitu [4 Star Points])**
➢ Fright Mask (mash A)
➢ If no items, 4-bar Earth Tremor (down 1)
Level = 3.45

**#14 Hand-It-Overs (2 Bandits [5 Star Points each] and 2 Big Bandits [6 Star Points each])**
➢ Fright Mask (mash A)
➢ If no items, you can let them steal coins/items so that they run away
Level = 3.46

**#13 Mind Bogglers (1 Pale Piranha [4 Star Points], 1 Dark Puff [3 Star Points], and 1 Pider [4 Star Points]**
➢ Mario: Fright Mask (mash A or up 1 depending on fails/extras)
➢ Kill the Pale Piranha if it’s the only enemy left (Shell Toss)
Level = 3.47 (likely 3 more than this, the Piranha only has a 30% chance to run)

**#12 Punk Rocks (3 Hyper Bald Clefts [4 Star Points each])**
➢ Koops: Failed Power Shell
➢ If don’t attack with partners or no FP (or if you have 5 FP or less), 2-bar Earth Tremor (down 1) or Thunder Rage (down)
Level = 3.59

**#11 Bob-omb Squad (4 Bob-ombs [5 Star Points each])**
➢ Fright Mask (mash A or up 1 depending on fails/extras)
➢ If no items, failed Power Shell (or failed Earth Tremor + Superguards)
Level = 3.60

Go outside and get the egg **before** signing up for the first Armored Harriers fight
Open the chest on top of the juice bar for **Power Plus P**

**#10 Armored Harriers**
➢ Run Away

Yoshi joins your party

You need 8 FP for this next fight. If you used extra FP, use the possibly Honey Syrup you have, otherwise you will just have to sleep in the bed and improvise getting Koops back into peril.

Also remember when you level to **not have Koops out** as this will put him back to 10HP

**#10 Armored Harriers (2 Iron Clefts [7 Star Points each])**
➢ Yoshi: Gulp
➢ Mario: Defend, or Sweet Treat if you have less than 4 FP
➢ Guard the Armored Harriers if necessary (4 damage unguarded, defense-piercing)
➢ Yoshi: Gulp
Level = 3.74 (upgrade BP if you level up here)

[section=Major League]

**#9 Tiny Spinies (2 Red Spike Tops [7 Star Points each])**
➢ Thunder Rage (mash A or down)
➢ If no items or if you used the Thunder Rage already, 4-bar Earth Tremor
Level = 3.88 (upgrade BP if you level up here)

Get the **Ice Storm** behind the lockers to the left
**Do not have Koops out**

**#8 Poker Faces (2 Bristles [6 Star Points each])**
➢ Ice Storm (mash A)
➢ If no items, 1-bar Earth Tremor
Level = 4.00 // BP = 6

**Open the Badge menu**
➢ Equip Mega Rush (down 1 -> A)
➢ Equip Power Rush (down 1+ -> A)

Enter the juice bar and talk to Podler for the Super Hammer
Break the block in Minor League locker room for the Dubious Paper (charge the spin hammer **FULLY** to avoid a softlock)
Return to the Major League locker room and sign up for your next match

You should have the following badges equipped:
➢ Mega Rush
➢ Power Rush
➢ Mega Rush P
➢ Multibounce
➢ Power Smash

You need to manipulate Mario's health down to 1 as well here. If Mario has less than 10HP you have to guard some of the attacks and make sure you end up at 1HP

**#7 Shell Shockers (2 Shady Koopas [7 Star Points each] and 1 Shady Paratroopa [7 Star Points])**
➢ Mario: Failed Jump on the Shady Paratroopa (right 1)
➢ Yoshi: Swap to Koops
➢ Do not guard any attacks (unless you need to adapt due to items, you want to get to 1 HP)
➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 1)
Level = 4.21

Run away from Armored Harriers
You should now have Mario and Koops in Peril, ideally you maintain **Koops** peril across chapters

**#6 The Fuzz (1 Fuzzy [2 Star Points], 1 Green Fuzzy [8 Star Points], and 1 Flower Fuzzy [8 Star Points])**
➢ Koops: Failed Power Shell (Fright Mask if you have at least two and are Level 4.31 or higher, normal Fuzzy has a 95% chance to run and the other two each have an 85% chance)
Level = 4.39

**#5 Magikoopa Masters (1 Red Magikoopa [7 Star Points], 1 White Magikoopa [7 Star Points], 1 Green Magikoopa [7 Star Points])**
➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 1)
Level = 4.60

Run away from Bowser (don't die to Bowser, you will Game Over)

**#4 Craw Daddy (1 Dark Craw [13 Star Points])**
➢ Mario: Power Smash (up 1)
➢ Koops: Shell Toss
➢ If no hammer or don’t attack with Mario, Shell Toss x3 and Superguard (or Gale Force [60% chance to work])
➢ If don’t attack with partners, Hammer + Superguard + failed Hammer
Level = 4.73

Go to telephone booth to get the key
Take the right door to backstage
Get **Last Stand** in the blue box (allows for faster Shadow Queen phase 1 at no risk if full HP, also guarantees you won't lose a Life Shroom to Kammy if 4-5 HP)

Go to storage room
Blow away the covering and break the boxes on the left
Hit the switch to reveal the staircase
Hover behind the giant block upstairs with Yoshi to get **HP Plus P**
Fall down the vent and listen to Grubba and Jolene

**Do not have Koops out**

**#3 Hamma, Bamma, and Flare (1 Hammer Bro [12 Star Points], 1 Fire Bro [8 Star Points], 1 Boomerang Bro [8 Star Points])**
➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 1)
➢ If you’re not in Peril or if no jump, full Earth Tremor + Power Shell (failed Earth Tremor if Koops is still in Peril)
Level = 5.01 // BP = 9

**#2 Chomp Country (2 Red Chomps [9 Star Points each])**
➢ Mario: Swap partners
➢ Partner: Swap partners
➢ Guard one attack, don’t guard the other (you want to be at 1 HP)
➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 1)
Level = 5.19

**Open the Badge menu**
➢ Unequip Power Smash (up 1 -> A)
➢ Equip Power Bounce (up 2 -> A)
➢ If you kept Quake Hammer, you can equip it unless the condition prevents you from using it

You should have the following badges equipped:
➢ Mega Rush
➢ Power Rush
➢ Quake Hammer if you kept it
➢ Mega Rush P
➢ Power Bounce
➢ Multibounce

**#1 Koopinator (1 Dark Koopatrol [13 Star Points])**
➢ Fright Mask (up 1 or mash A)
➢ If no items or if Fright Masks failed, Hammer x2 (can fail one) + Shell Toss x2 and Superguard (or Clock Out [up 1]) (could also Quake Hammer + Jump x2 if you kept Quake Hammer)
Level = 5.20

Go to the lobby and blow away the left poster upstairs with Flurrie to get the second storage room key

Unlock the door on the second floor of the storage room and break the block to find the injured fighters

Go back to the Major League locker room and sign up for the title match

Escape the locker room and make your way to the ring

**Champion: Rawk Hawk**
➢ If you have less than 6 FP, have your partner Defend then Sweet Treat to restore FP (avoid Mario hearts unless you’re getting Peril here, in which case keep Mario in front)
➢ If Mario is not in Peril, guard or Defend (not both) 3 attacks from 10 HP to get into Peril
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x7 (x6 if you Superguarded) (you don’t have to follow the condition as long as you win)
Level = 5.34 (upgrade BP if you level up here)

Go to Grubba’s office from the champion room and check the drawer
Chase him to the ring

**Macho Grubba**
➢ If you are not in Peril, you can try to Clock Out + Superguard (improvise)
➢ If you really want to try to get back into Peril, Grubba does 4 damage unguarded, 7 if attack boost, 8 if charge
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x6+ (go for 7) (x4 if you have at least 6 FP)
➢ Yoshi: If you went for 7 bounces and got 6-capped, Ground Pound (3+ hits, fill the bar almost all of the way); Defend otherwise
➢ Mario: Jump x2 (Power Bounce x4 if you did a 4-bounce last turn)
Level = 5.67 (upgrade BP if you level up here)

[section=Pre-Chapter 4]

**Peach Segment**
➢ Visit TEC
➢ Ride the elevator up
➢ Enter the first door on the right
➢ Check the second locker from the left and change into an X-Naut
➢ Exit, go right, and talk to Grodus
➢ Change back into Peach and exit the room

**Bowser Segment**
➢ Check the bush on the far right (the one with the Puni Elder)

Leave Glitzville

Peach e-mail before the sewer grate in West Rogueport
**Get rejected by the Twilight Town pipe**
Use Flurrie to reveal the pipe toward the Pit of 100 Trials room
Go to the Thousand-Year Door

E-mail leaving Frankly's house
**TALK TO DARKLY**
Go to Twilight Town

[section=Twilight Town & Creepy Steeple]

Go right and talk to the gatekeeper
Talk to the shop manager’s wife
Return to the mayor’s house to see him turned into a pig
Go back to the gatekeeper to see him turned into a pig

Get the Shop Key by shooting Koops under the fallen log
Get the Black Key in the shed

Unlock the Black Chest to get the Tube Curse
Pick up the **Life Shroom**, **Boo’s Sheet**, and **Jammin’ Jelly**

Skip the Jammin' Jelly if one of the following is true:
➢ You have 0-76 Star Points and 6+ FP
➢ You have 90+ Star Points and 3+ FP (77+ Star Points works if Koops is no longer in Peril)

If you're worried about coins, you can also get **Defend Plus** from the chest

The Life Shroom is just for safety, you could skip it if you're confident you won't get First Struck or anything

E-mail outside the shop

**Use the Jammin’ Jelly** and swap to Flurrie while rolling under the log
Use Flurrie to blow away the haystack

Walk through the next two screens, using Flurrie to open a path in the tree trunk
Use Flurrie to reveal a floor panel on the following screen
Proceed to Creepy Steeple

If Mario is not in Peril, drop down into the well and get First Struck by the Buzzy Beetle

**Buzzy Beetle**
➢ Mario: Swap partners
➢ Partner: Swap to Yoshi
➢ Don’t guard (repeat until you are in Peril)
➢ Run away

Use Tube Mode to bypass the gate and enter Creepy Steeple

Push the statue to the right and fall down to free the Boos
➢ If you are Level 5.76 or lower OR Level 6.11 or higher, pick the first option (since you’ll level up before Pirate’s Grotto so no healing item needed)
➢ If you are Level 5.77 to Level 6.10, pick the third option for an **Ultra Shroom** (to heal before Pirate’s Grotto)

Take the spring back up and talk to the Boo (pick the second option)

Go through the bottom door and hammer the red switch once
Go up the stairs and grab the Steeple Key
Enter the upper door and hammer the red switch twice
Go up the stairs and unlock the tower
If Goombella is in Peril, swap to her before jumping on the spring to Doopliss

**Doopliss**
➢ Yoshi: Swap to Goombella (or Koops/Flurrie depending on HP) (don’t swap if you have Peril)
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x7
➢ Doopliss copies Mario
➢ If Goombella/Yoshi is in Peril, Headbonk x2 or Ground Pound (2+ hits, fill at least ~50% of the bar)
➢ Superguard Doopliss’ attack
➢ Mario: Jump x2 (x1 if you Superguarded) (Power Bounce x9 if you lost your Life Shroom)
Level = 5.90 (upgrade BP to 12 if you level up here)

Backtrack to Twilight Town
Run away from Doopliss

If Koops is no longer in Peril (or if you're very overleveled), buy Thunder Rages at Twilight Shop
➢ Subtract 1 for each leftover Thunder Rage or Ice Storm from Glitzville
➢ Add 1 if you don't get the Ice Storm from shop points (or stored it in Rogueport)
➢ If Koops is not in Peril: 5 Thunder Rages
➢ If 34-54 Star Points: 1 Thunder Rage
➢ If 55+ Star Points: 3 Thunder Rages

Check the leftmost bush on the far left side of Twilight Town to find the Superbombomb
Show the Superbombomb to Vivian
Vivian joins your party
Run away from Doopliss again and backtrack to Creepy Steeple

Drop into the well
If you’re not in Peril, take damage from the one Buzzy Beetle that doesn’t notice you in the second room
Get **Power Plus**, the Letter “p”, and the Steeple Key

Head back towards Twilight Town

Spell out Doopliss' name (ランペル)
➢ Up, left, up x2, A
➢ Down x2, right, down, A
➢ Left, down, left, A
➢ Up x4, left, A
➢ Right x5, down x3, A

If you leveled up early and Koops is no longer in Peril, do the next badge equip now (beginning of Pre-Chapter 5 section)

Chase Doopliss back to Creepy Steeple
Enter the upper door
Hammer the red switch once
Climb to the top of the tower

**Doopliss**
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x7 on Doopliss, or x5 if you equipped Power Plus already
Level = 6.14 // BP = 12

[section=Pre-Chapter 5]

Peach Segment
➢ TEC Quiz (2, 1, 3, 2, 3)

Bowser Segment
➢ Beat 2-1 (154 is the fastest possible time)

If you got the Ultra Shroom from the Boos, use it to heal at some point before Pirate’s Grotto (ideally while entering Paper Mode)

**Open the Badge menu**
➢ Unequip Multibounce (R -> A, or up 2 -> A if you got any extra badges)
➢ If you equipped Quake Hammer, unequip it (up 2 -> A)
➢ If Koops is still in Peril, equip Power Plus P (L -> down 2-3 -> A)
➢ If Koops is no longer in Peril, equip Power Plus (L -> A)
➢ Swap to Yoshi

Peach e-mail exiting the Twilight Town door
Go to the Thousand-Year Door

Go to the bar and talk to Flavio
Go to the harbor and talk to Flavio on the S.S. Flavion

**Talk to Frankly**
Pay Gus 10 coins (first option) and hover with Yoshi to get onto Bobbery’s rooftop
Tube Mode into Bobbery’s chimney

Talk to Podley behind the bar to get the Old Letter (pick the first option before and after the story)
Pay Gus 10 coins again (first option)
Go to Bobbery’s house and give him the Old Letter
E-mail in Rogueport Square

Talk to Flavio on the S.S. Flavion to head to Keelhaul Key (pick the first option)

[section=Keelhaul Key]

Go right and fight the Embers

You should have the following badges equipped:
➢ Power Plus P (or Power Plus if Koops is no longer in Peril)
➢ Mega Rush (unnecessary until Cortez)
➢ Power Rush (unnecessary until Cortez)
➢ Mega Rush P
➢ Power Bounce (unnecessary until Crump)

**Embers**
If Koops is in Peril:
➢ Mario: Swap to Koops
➢ Koops: Power Shell

If Koops is not in Peril:
➢ Mario: Thunder Rage (mash A or down 1 depending on shop points)
➢ Yoshi: Ice Storm/Thunder Rage (mash A)
Level = 6.35

Agree to find the missing sailors (pick the first option)
Hammer the block by the Fuzzies to get the **Courage Shell** (you can skip this if you stored the Boo’s Sheet from Charlieton)
Hit the invisible block at the bottom of the cliff so that you can climb up
Get the **Thunder Rage** from the block at the top of the cliff

Go right and run into one of the Embers surrounding Bobbery

**Embers**
If Koops is in Peril:
➢ Mario: Swap to Koops
➢ Koops: Power Shell

If Koops is not in Peril:
➢ Mario: Thunder Rage (mash A)
➢ Yoshi: Thunder Rage/Ice Storm (down 1, or mash A if you didn’t get the Courage Shell)
➢ Level = 6.56 (upgrade BP to 15 if you level up here)

Hammer the tree to knock Bobbery down
Get a **Coconut** on the screen to the left
Give the Coconut to Flavio (mash A) for the Chuckola Cola

Take the Chuckola Cola back to Bobbery
Hammer Bobbery to wake him up
Bobbery joins your party

Go back to Flavio and talk to him
Bring Flavio up to the Skull Rock
Check the Skull Rock and talk to Flavio for the Skull Gem (pick the third option)
Place Skull Gem in the Skull Rock
Spin Jump on the small red statue 3 times
Hammer the tall blue statue 4 times

Throw Bobbery into the hole that just appeared (walk toward the skull rock in Paper Mode to cutscene walk into the loading zone and skip the Flavio cutscene)

[section=Pirate's Grotto]

Perform Gate Handle Early (jump toward the Boat Panel while in Tube Mode)
Use Yoshi to cross the floor spikes
Use Yoshi to hover past the Bill Blasters

**DO NOT PLACE THE GATE HANDLE YET**
Go up the cliffs and head left
Use Koops to hit the “!” switch and raise the lift for the Grotto Key
Head back down to the bottom of the cliff and unlock the door

Use Tube Mode to get by the wall spikes (swap to Bobbery)
Use Bobbery to blast away the wooden planks

You can use Paper Mode against the north wall to dodge the first set of Bill Blasters. The same strat works against the south wall for the second set of Bill Blasters.

Get First Struck by a Bullet Bill on the way back to get closer to Peril
If you have 79+ Star Points, get First Struck on the way back instead

**Bullet Bills**
➢ Mario: Swap partners, or run away if you have 78 Star Points
➢ Partner: Swap to Yoshi
Level = 6.57

Check the black chest in the wrecked ship at the end of the path

**Embers**
If Koops is in Peril:
➢ Mario: Swap to Koops
➢ Koops: Power Shell

If Koops is not in Peril:
➢ Mario: Thunder Rage (down 1-2, or mash A if you don’t have the Courage Shell)
➢ Yoshi: Thunder Rage or Ice Storm (down 1, or mash A if you don’t have the Courage Shell)
Level = 6.78 (upgrade BP to 15 if you level up here)

Get the Black Key and unlock the black chest for the Boat Curse

**Open the Badge menu (skip this if you equipped Power Plus earlier and didn't level up early)**
➢ Unequip Power Plus P (down 2-3 -> A)
➢ Equip Power Plus (L -> A)
➢ If you leveled up early:
➢ ➢ Equip Multibounce (R -> A [1 down input for each extra badge])
➢ ➢ Unequip Mega Rush P (up 2 -> A)
➢ ➢ Equip Damage Dodge (up 1-2 -> A)
➢ Swap to Yoshi

Use the Gate Handle to open the floodgate
Go back up to the top and go down the waterfall and through the gate
Dodge the waves and head to the right

Hit the two switches in the background to save the shipwrecked Toads
If you are not at 1 HP, fall in the water until you are
Get on the Black Skull and enter Cortez’ room

You should have the following badges equipped:
➢ Power Plus
➢ Mega Rush
➢ Power Rush
➢ Mega Rush P (unnecessary)
➢ Power Bounce (unnecessary until Crump)

**Cortez**
➢ Mario: Spin Jump (down 1) (hit both Action Commands)
➢ Mario: Spin Jump (down 1) (hit both Action Commands)
➢ Mario: Spin Jump (down 1) on Cortez (left 2) (hit both Action Commands)
Level = 7.13 // BP = 15

If you are at 10 HP, fall in the water once to get to 9 HP

Go back to the room with the Toads and blow up the wall

**Open the Badge menu right before (or after) blowing up the cracked wall (skip this if you equipped Damage Dodge already)**
➢ Equip Multibounce (R -> A [1 down input for each extra badge])
➢ Unequip Mega Rush P (up 2 -> A)
➢ Equip Damage Dodge (up 1-2 -> A)
➢ Swap to Bobbery (or Yoshi if you do this after blowing up the wall)

You should have the following badges equipped:
➢ Power Plus
➢ Mega Rush
➢ Power Rush
➢ Damage Dodge
➢ Power Bounce
➢ Multibounce (unnecessary until Riverside)

**Lord Crump**
➢ Mario: Swap out a partner
➢ Partner: Swap back to Yoshi
➢ Guard nothing if Mario has 9 HP, one attack if 7 HP, both if 5 HP
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x4 on Crump (right 1)

Phase 2
➢ Yoshi: Courage Shell (top) on Mario (or Boo’s Sheet if you have 2 Boo's Sheets)
➢ Guard the X-Nauts’ ball attack (don’t need to guard Crump)
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x4 on Crump (right 1)
Level = 7.38

[section=Pre-Chapter 6]

**Peach Segment**
➢ Check the elevator button to go up to Sublevel 2
➢ Go left to the potion room (first door with a green light above it)
➢ Pick up the Blue Potion, Red Potion, Orange Potion, and Green Potion
➢ Place the potions from **right to left**: Green (up 1), Orange (up 1), Blue (mash A), Red (mash A)
➢ Say yes to TEC and press the button to the left
➢ Press the buttons where the beaker stops (1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4)
➢ Wait 25 to 35 seconds after closing TEC’s last textbox, then press the button to stop heating
➢ **Pick the first option** and drink the potion
➢ Go right to Grodus’ office and check the cabinet for the Data Disk
➢ Go back to the potion room and drink the Green Potion
➢ Leave the room to return to TEC

**Bowser Segment**
➢ Talk to Lord Crump

Peach e-mail after docking in Rogueport
E-mail in Rogueport Square
Head down the sewers via the **east side**
Blow up the wall to Chet Rippo

**Chet Rippo**
➢ Change Mario’s stats (mash A)
➢ BP = 18 (up 1)
➢ HP = 5 (mash A)

Continue down and break the block
Go to the Thousand-Year Door
Go talk to Don Pianta
Talk to Cortez on the Black Skull to return to Keelhaul Key
Get the Wedding Ring near the tree where Bobbery joined
Talk to Frankie or Francesca twice to give them the Wedding Ring
Go back to Don Pianta and get the Train Ticket
E-mail outside the Excess Express

[section=Excess Express & Riverside Station]

Talk to the conductor at the back of the train (left)
Talk to Pennington in the kitchen
Examine the floor in front of Cabin 003
Talk to Heff. T
Get the Galley Pot from the drawer

Talk to Pennington in Cabin 006
Talk to Sylvia in Cabin 008 to find out about Bub’s present (say yes to Bub)
Talk to Bub twice more
Talk to the conductor
Get the Autograph from the engineer in the front of the train (right)
Give Bub the Autograph

Talk to the conductor (pick the first option)
Use Vivian to talk to Ghost T. in Cabin 004
Get the Ragged Diary from the baggage car
Give the Ragged Diary to Ghost T.
Give the Blanket to the conductor (receive Mushroom)
Go to sleep in Cabin 005

E-mail at the beginning of the dining car

If you’re not confident in Shadow Sirens Skip, you can stop at Sales Stall and buy a Boo’s Sheet (unnecessary if you already have 2)

Talk to Pennington in Cabin 006
Get the Vital Paper in Cabin 001
Return to Cabin 006 and give Pennington the Vital Paper
Use Vivian to catch Zip Toad in Cabin 005
Return the Briefcase when prompted

Talk to the Riverside worker to get the Station Key
Unlock the door and head inside

Use Tube Mode to hit the blue switch in the second room
Go up the stairs and get the Station Key in the next room with Yoshi
Go back one room and unlock the door to go outside
Drop down and blow away the posters with Flurrie
Get **P-Up, D-Down** in the tube maze

**Goombas**
➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 2)
Level = 7.39

**Goombas**
➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 2)
Level = 7.40

**Goombas**
➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 2)
Level = 7.41

Hit the numbered switches to spawn the stairs
Get the Ultra Boots

**Open the Badge menu while entering Paper Mode above the grate**
➢ Equip P-Up, D-Down (A)

Re-pause and swap to Yoshi while unspinning after falling down the grate

Spring Jump to get the Elevator Key
Begin backtracking to the first room of Riverside
Get the **Thunder Rage** from the invisible block in the outside area (to the right of the Poison Pokeys)
Ride elevator up and hammer the Smorgs away
Activate both switches to lower the bridge
E-mail in front of the train

Go to sleep in Cabin 005
Go talk to the engineer to start the Smorg sequence
E-mail at the beginning of the dining car
Head all the way left and clear the Smorgs in the baggage car
Spring Jump up to the roof
Use Yoshi to run to the front of the train

You should have the following badges equipped:
➢ P-Up, D-Down
➢ Power Plus
➢ Mega Rush (unnecessary)
➢ Power Rush
➢ Damage Dodge (unnecessary)
➢ Power Bounce
➢ Multibounce (unnecessary until X-Naut Fortress)

**Smorg**
➢ Yoshi: Thunder Rage (mash A)
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x5
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x5
Level = 7.76 (upgrade BP to 21 if you level up)

Go to Poshley Sanctum
Sanctum Pole Skip (Spring Jump to the middle pole on the left side)
Grab the Garnet Star
Leave Sanctum

[section=Pre-Chapter 7]

**Peach Segment**
➢ Visit TEC

**Bowser Segment**
➢ Beat 3-1
    ➢ 154 is best possible time if you destroy the third fire bar to avoid taking damage
    ➢ 155 is possible if you skip breaking the third fire bar and take the hit, but this ends up being slower overall
    ➢ 156 requires a cycle that seems to be very rarely possible on console without dying first

Peach e-mail right outside the Excess Express
Go to the Thousand-Year Door
Pay Gus 10 coins (first option) and go to the Trouble Center
Check the Trouble Center bulletin (pick the first option)
Take on Frankie’s trouble (up 4)
E-mail in front of Frankly's house

**Get the Ultra Hammer**

**Lovely Howz of Badges**
➢ Stop selling whenever you have 511+ coins (521 if paying Gus again)
➢ If you got HP Plus P or Defend Plus, sell it (down 2)
➢ Sell Power Plus P (down 3)
➢ Sell Damage Dodge (down 5)
➢ Sell Quake Hammer (down 5)
➢ Sell Power Smash (up 1)
➢ Sell Mega Rush P (up 3)

**Go to the Pianta Parlour** and buy 170 Pianta Tokens (to wait for Frankly to discover Fahr Outpost)
Talk to Frankie about the trouble

**TALK TO PROFESSOR FRANKLY** to learn about Fahr Outpost
Spring Jump near Gus to get the Wedding Ring
Give Frankie the Wedding Ring to get the Gold Card
Trade in 170 Pianta Tokens (bottom option) for 5 Power Rushes (up 3)

Go to Fahr Outpost

[section=Fahr Outpost]

Go all the way right

**Open the Badge menu right before (or after) talking to the mayor**
➢ Unequip Mega Rush (R -> A)
➢ Equip 5 Power Rushes (L -> A -> [down 1 -> A] x4)
➢ Swap to Bobbery (or Yoshi if you do this after talking)

**Make sure Bobbery is out** and talk to the mayor (green Bob-omb near the cannon statue)
Go back to Rogueport Sewers
Break the large blocks in the blue pipe rooms

**General White Hunt**
➢ Spin Jump on the right switch in the yellow block room to open the blue pipe to Petalburg
➢ Go to **Petalburg** and talk to **Mayor Kroop**
➢ Spin Jump on the left switch to open the blue pipe to the Great Tree (don’t take this pipe yet)
➢ Hit the right switch in the gray block room to open the blue pipe to Keelhaul Key
➢ Go to **Keelhaul Key** and talk to **Pa-Patch** (if you have no coins, get one coin from the bush to the right of the pond near the blue pipe)
➢ Hit the left switch to open the blue pipe to Poshley Heights
➢ Go to **Poshley Heights** and talk to **Goldbob** (pick the bottom option, then pick the first option 5 times)
➢ Go to **Glitzville** and talk to **Podler** (the guy in the juice bar who gave you the Super Hammer)
➢ Go to the **Great Tree** via the blue pipe and talk to the **first Puni inside**
➢ Go to **Twilight Town** and talk to the **Twilighter near the Inn**
➢ Go back to **Fahr Outpost** and enter General White’s house (rightmost house, don’t need to talk to the mayor first)

Wake up General White (pick the first option 11 times)
**Talk to the mayor** near the cannon statue
Talk to the mayor again on the screen to the left

Go 3 screens to the right and blow up the rock up-right to reveal the pipe
Take the pipe to the background to get to X-Naut Fortress

You should have the following badges equipped:
➢ 5 Power Rushes (from the Pianta Parlour)
➢ P-Up, D-Down
➢ Power Plus
➢ Power Rush (from Lovely Howz of Badges)
➢ Power Bounce
➢ Multibounce

[section=X-Naut Fortress]

**Elite X-Nauts**
➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 2)
Level = 7.96 (upgrade BP to 21 if you level up)

Go to the first electric tile room and get the Elevator Key (the block in this room has a Super Shroom if you want it for safety)
Take the elevator to Sublevel 1 (mash A)

Go right and enter the access code (014029)
66th Annual Quirk Quiz (3, 4, 2, 3, 1 [if necessary: 3, 4])

Get the Elevator Key
Go to Sublevel 2 (down 1)

Go left to the second electric tile room and get the Card Key
Go all the way right to Grodus’ office and get the Card Key
Go to Sublevel 3 (mash A)

Go left to the third electric tile room and get the Card Key (ride Yoshi onto the tiles then hop off him to speed them up, or hover onto the moving tiles)

Get the **HP Drain** from the block in the tile room
➢ If you're getting Peril for Gloomtail (~3-4 seconds slower than 7-bounce, ~5-6 seconds faster than 6-cap), you can skip the HP Drain
➢ Note that Peril for Gloomtail likely means doing the second half of Chapter 8 in Peril (this includes some spike rooms)

Go right and use the 3 Card Keys
Throw Bobbery over the fence to hit the conveyor belt switch
Cutscene walk through the bars (swap to Vivian while unspinning from Paper Mode)
Use Vivian to get past the wall
Swap to Bobbery in the background and take the first pipe

Throw Bobbery from the moving platforms to the switch to reveal the stairs
Jump up the stairs to get to the Plane Panel (swap to Yoshi while in Plane Mode)
Get the last Card Key

Spring Jump up to the moving platforms (can hover with Yoshi to the top of the Save Block to make this easier, can also kill the Z-Yux [Multibounce] to get it out of the way)

Use Card Key to enter the final room

**Magnus Von Grapple 2.0**
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x6
Level = 8.34 // BP = 21

[section=Pre-Chapter 8]

**Bowser Segment**
➢ Go into Poshley Sanctum

Go to Sublevel 4 (down 1) and talk to TEC
Head to Sublevel 2 (mash A) and go two rooms to the left
Take the teleporter back to Rogueport Sewers

**Open the Badge menu while entering or exiting Paper Mode**
➢ Equip Mega Rush (R -> A)
➢ Equip Last Stand (up 1 -> A)

Go to the Thousand-Year Door and enter the Palace of Shadow

[section=Palace of Shadow]

If you only have 1 attacking item, get the **Shooting Star** from the block before the Bombshell Bill Blasters (third room)

Avoid the Bombshell Bills by running between them with Yoshi (or by using Vivian for safety)

Get First Struck by a Bombshell Bill, guard to get to 2 HP
➢ This is to set up Peril for Dark Bones (saves ~1.5 seconds), you can skip this if you're not comfortable with the fire bar room

Go through the spike room (Bottom - Top or Bottom - Top)

Touch the first fire bar to get to 1 HP (jump or Yoshi hover over the respawn trigger)

Get the **Boo's Sheet** from the invisible block in the middle of the spinning fire bars near the Phantom Ember

**Dark Bones**
➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 2)
➢ Yoshi: HP Drain (down 1-2) on Dark Bones (right 2) if necessary
Level = 9.17 // FP = 20

Get the Palace Key

Spring Jump to torches above Bombshell Bill Blasters to skip them
➢ If you want Peril for Gloomtail, get First Struck by a Bombshell Bill (do not guard)

**Endless Hallway**
➢ Down - Down - Up - Up - Down - Up - Down

**Blow up the first Chomp statue** and go down the pipe to hit the switch
Blow up the second Chomp statue and cutscene walk toward the door to the right
Go all the way right to Gloomtail

**Gloomtail**
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x7 (or x5 if Peril)
➢ Yoshi: HP Drain (down 1-2), Thunder Rage (down 2-3) or Shooting Star (down 1) if 6-cap
Level = 9.50

Get the Star Key
Make your way back to the palace garden
Take the pipe and hit the switch to reveal a Boat Panel
Use the Boat Panels to reach the Riddle Tower

**Riddle Tower**
➢ 1F Bottom-left: Hit the left switch 3 times, then the right switch twice
➢ 1F Top-left: Unspin Jump behind the red block to hit the switch (or come back after breaking both gray blocks on 2F)
➢ 1F Top-right: Ride Yoshi through the wall
➢ 1F Bottom-right: Use Flurrie in the center of the room to reveal the chest
➢ 2F Bottom-left: Fight the enemies in order (Dull Bones [Jump x1], Red Bones [Jump x1], Dry Bones [Jump x1], Dark Bones [Jump x2]) (can enter Paper Mode while starting the Dark Bones fight to cutscene walk left toward the switch) (Level = 9.75 [upgrade FP to 25 if you level up])
➢ 2F Top-left: Unspin Jump as on 1F (or break both gray blocks and come back after breaking the second one on 1F)
➢ 2F Top-right: Blow up the right wall with Bobbery
➢ 2F Bottom-right: Hit the invisible switch (don’t need to use Vivian, the block is straight right and above the line intersection to the right of the sign)
➢ 3F: Place the Star Key and the 8 Palace Keys

Perform Shadow Sirens Skip

You can just fight them if you miss it, but Shadow Queen will be riskier unless you have at least 3 Boo’s Sheets
➢ Mario: Jump x2 on Beldam (left 1)
➢ Yoshi: Boo’s Sheet (top) on Mario
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x3 on Doopliss
➢ Yoshi: Defend
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x3 on Marilyn

Uncover the staircase with Flurrie and use Yoshi to cross the gap

Use Koops to hit the red switch to get across the platform
If you only have 1 Boo’s Sheet, get the **Repel Cape** at the bottom of the stairs

Hover behind the green block with Yoshi, then raise the purple one to get to the passage

Spring Jump to the poles (you can skip the second one by hovering across with Yoshi)
Use Bobbery to hit red switch and cross the gap to the Chain Chomp
Perform Wooden Wheel Skip
Blow away the block covering with Flurrie
Spin Hammer and Spin Jump through the floor (swap to Yoshi when landing from the Spin Jump)

Use the Plane Panel to reach the area in the middle of the room
Hit the red switch to the left and use Yoshi to get to the Palace Key

If you don't have any attacking items (other than HP Drain), hover right for the **Life Shroom** and **Shooting Star**

You should be safe without a Life Shroom, but you can still get the one to the right for more safety

Fall down and use the spring to get back up to the Plane Panel
Fly across the room and unlock the door
If Yoshi is dead, swap to another partner before fighting Grodus

[section=Grodus, Bowser, and Shadow Queen]

**Grodus**
➢ Yoshi: Thunder Rage (down 2-4), Shooting Star (down 1-2 or top), or Ice Storm (up)
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x4
Level = 10.14 // FP = 25

**Bowser and Kammy Koopa**
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x6 on Bowser
➢ Yoshi: Defend
➢ Superguard Kammy's attack
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x4
Level = 10.62 (upgrade FP to 30 if you level up)

If you have less than 5 HP, **swap to Bobbery** before fighting Shadow Queen (if you forget this, Power Bounce on turn 1 and use a Boo's Sheet during invincible phase)

**Shadow Queen**
➢ Mario: HP Drain/Mushroom (down) if 1-4 HP, swap to Bobbery if 5 HP
➢ Bobbery: Bomb Squad
➢ Guard Shadow Queen's attack (shouldn't actually matter)
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x3
➢ Bobbery: Swap partners

**True Form**
➢ Bomb Squad detonates
➢ Mario: Failed Jump
➢ Partner: Swap to Bobbery, or Boo's Sheet (top or down) if less than 2 textboxes have triggered
➢ Jump + Swap to Bobbery if necessary

Crystal Stars cutscene

**Shadow Queen (final phase)**
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x6
➢ Bobbery: Boo’s Sheet (down or top) on Mario
➢ Guard all attacks
➢ Mario: Power Bounce x5 (x6 if any HP was stolen from Bobbery)
Level = 10.63 (upgrade FP to 30 if you level up)

Mash through the epilogue
Timing ends on the circular fade to black before the credits start (first fully black frame)