A complete walkthrough for the Pirate's Grotto in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, detailing every item, puzzle, and enemy encounter.
Walkthrough
- 1After returning to Flavio, he orders you to find treasure near rock formations.
- 2Go back to the rock formations. Examine the skull rock and ask Flavio for the Skull Rock.
- 3Insert the Skull Rock into the hole in the large skull-shaped rock.
- 4Follow the song's instructions: Spin Jump on the short red rock three times and hammer the blue one five times.
- 5A door opens above the skull rocks. Throw Bobbery into the opening; his explosion will open a passage.
- 6Enter the cave (Pirate's Grotto). Use the Save Block. Find Ruin Powder behind barrels.
- 7Navigate down ledges, avoiding bounce-back from a springboard.
- 8Jump onto a partially-sunken boat. Head to the bow for a Shine Sprite.
- 9Continue left, encountering Fire Bubbles. Use Yoshi's Flutter Jump to reach a Star Piece.
- 10Navigate the room with spears. Use Vivian's Veil ability to time your passage between spears. Exit right.
- 11In the room with the Bill Blaster, use Vivian's Veil to avoid Bullet Bills. You will need to fight Bill Blasters at the end. Use piercing attacks like Piercing Blow and Gulp. Exit right.
- 12Jump across a gap. Find a mechanism to raise a gate, but it's missing the handle. Battle a Bulky Bom-omb to the right and exit right.
- 13Defeat an Ember. Climb steps. Use the Save Block. Fire Koops to reveal a Coin Block from the next-to-last step.
- 14Jump on the block, hammer the Shine Sprite's box. Defeat a Parabuzzy and cross a gap.
- 15Throw Bobbery onto a ledge so his explosion triggers a ! block, opening a door. Go through.
- 16Defeat another Bulky Bom-omb. Spin Jump near the doorway for a Star Piece. Continue past a waterfall to the left and exit.
- 17In the storage room, hit the ! block to raise a board. To get the Grotto Key, stand next to the ! block, face left, and fire Koops while holding X. Get on the board, then the crate, and retrieve the Grotto Key.
- 18Use Yoshi's Flutter Jump and the board to reach barrels on the left. Get a Star Piece and a Shine Sprite. Return to the room with the Save Block.
- 19Save and use the Grotto Key on the locked door.
- 20Prepare for battles with Parabuzzies. After the fights, Spin Jump in the middle of the room for a Star Piece. Exit south.
- 21In the room with spears, fire Koops to the right for a Shine Sprite. Use Vivian's Veil or Tube Mode to navigate the spears. Exit left.
- 22In the room with Bill Blasters, deal with them using piercing attacks. Exit left.
- 23Jump off a ledge onto a dock, trapping you. Continue left into the shipwreck.
- 24Find a black chest. Talk to the demon inside. Defeat an Ember that falls from the ceiling to get the Black Key. Open the chest to gain a new ability.
Tips
- Use Vivian's Veil ability to safely pass through spear traps and avoid Bullet Bills.
- Piercing attacks are effective against Bill Blasters and their Bullet Bills.
- Save your SP for the Parabuzzy battles in the later rooms.
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