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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

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Navigate Rogueport's shops and sewers in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Learn about badges, items, and the Blooper boss.

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Navigate Rogueport's shops and sewers in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Learn about badges, items, and the Blooper boss.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After telling the demon you understand the consequences, it will leave. Exit the room.
  2. 2
    Head to the grayish floor panel, press Y, and balance yourself using left and right to reach the other side. Exit to the left.
  3. 3
    In the next room, step on the pedestal near the HUGE door. A map will appear with two circles of light surrounding Mario, Goombella, and Professor Frankly. A star will also appear.
  4. 4
    The trio will decide to return to Professor Frankly's house.
  5. 5
    Back at Frankly's, after some discussion, leave the house. Professor Frankly will explain Star Power, Special Attacks, and appealing.
  6. 6
    After the tutorial, Frankly will explain more. Mario and Goombella will decide to go to Petal Meadows, believing Peach and the Crystal Star may be there.
  7. 7
    As you leave the house again, Frankly will explain badges and give you a Power Smash. Equip it.
  8. 8
    Head into the Town Square for shopping.

Rogueport Shops:

Toad Bros. Bazaar:

  • Fire Flower: 10 Coins (Deals three HP (Fire) damage to all enemies)
  • Fright Mask: 5 Coins (May scare enemies out of battle)
  • Honey Syrup: 5 Coins (Heals 5 FP)
  • Mushroom: 5 Coins (Heals 5 HP)
  • Sleepy Sheep: 8 Coins (May make enemies go to sleep)
  • Tasty Tonic: 3 Coins (Heals any negative status effect)

Lovely Howz of Badges:

  • FP Drain: 100 Coins / 70 Coins (Discounted) ( -1 Attack, gain FP per hit)
  • Happy Flower: 150 Coins / 105 Coins (Discounted) (Slowly regain FP in battle)
  • Last Stand: 50 Coins / 35 Coins (Discounted) (Take 1/2 damage in Danger)
  • Last Stand P: 50 Coins / 35 Coins (Discounted) (Take 1/2 damage in Danger)
  • Piercing Blow: 75 Coins / 52 Coins (Discounted) (Pierce defense and do damage)
  • Power Jump: 50 Coins / 35 Coins (Discounted) (Deal extra jump damage)
  • Simplifier: 50 Coins / 35 Coins (Discounted) (Easy A. Commands, less SP)
  • Super Appeal: 50 Coins / 35 Coins (Discounted) (Extra SP when appealing)
  • Unsimplifier: 50 Coins / 35 Coins (Discounted) (Hard A. Commands, more SP)

Shopping Recommendations:

  • Get the Power Jump badge (and Super Appeal if possible).
  • At the item shop, get a Fire Flower if you don't have one.
  • Spend remaining coins on a balanced amount of Mushrooms and Honey Syrups.

Rogueport Sewers:

  1. After shopping, head into the sewers.
  2. Head left. Dazzle will be present.
  3. Dazzle's shop sells badges like Power Plus, Power Plus P, and Quick Change, which cost at least 8 Star Pieces.

Dazzle's Star Piece Exchange:

  • Attack FX Y: 1 Star Piece (Changes the sound of Mario's attacks)
  • Chill Out: 2 Star Pieces (Never succumb to First Strikes)
  • Flower Finder: 6 Star Pieces (Find more flowers after a battle)
  • Flower Saver: 10 Star Pieces (Spend one less FP for attacks (Mario))
  • Flower Saver P: 10 Star Pieces (Spend one less FP for attacks (Partner))
  • Happy Flower: 4 Star Pieces (Slowly recover FP in battles)
  • Happy Heart: 4 Star Pieces (Slowly recover HP in battles (Mario))
  • Happy Heart P: 4 Star Pieces (Slowly recover HP in battles (Partner))
  • Heart Finder: 6 Star Pieces (Find more hearts after a battle)
  • Item Hog: 5 Star Pieces (Find more items after a battle)
  • Peekaboo: 7 Star Pieces (Always see enemy HP)
  • Power Plus: 15 Star Pieces (Increases Mario jump/hammer power by one)
  • Power Plus P: 15 Star Pieces (Increases the partner's power by one)
  • Pretty Lucky: 3 Star Pieces (May make enemy attacks miss (Mario))
  • Quick Change: 8 Star Pieces (Change partners without wasting a turn)
  1. Leave Dazzle's shop to the right.
  2. Continue right until you reach an airplane panel. Use it to fly to the other side.
  3. Exit on that side.
  4. In the next room, jump on or hammer the odd tentacle sticking out of the water to initiate a battle.

BOSS: Blooper

  • Max HP: 12 (Blooper), 3 (tentacles)
  • Attack: ...
Tips
  • Consider buying the Power Jump badge from the Lovely Howz of Badges for increased jump damage.
  • Stock up on Mushrooms and Honey Syrups from Toad Bros. Bazaar for health and FP recovery.
  • Dazzle's shop in the sewers offers powerful badges, but requires Star Pieces, which are a rarer currency.

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