Enemy tattle log information in Professor Frankly's House
If you defeat a Boss or enemy that you fight once (for example, Hooktail, Red Bones, Gus, etc.), and you do not tattle on them, you can get their information by looking in the yellow trash can in Professor Frankly's house.Secret door in Rogueport
In Rougeport, go east to where the bandit stole your coins. Go up and through the wall.
Ms. Mowz in Trouble Center
In story mode, you will get six characters (Goombella, Koops, Madame Flurrie, Yoshi, Vivian, and Admiral Bobbery). However after Chapter 4, go to the Trouble Center and take the chore of the mystery person. You will figure out that it is the mouse thief and when the mission is over you get the partner Ms. Mowz. Also after Chapter 4, a trouble in the Trouble Center that has the recipient, ???. It is Ms. Mowz. She needs a badge in Hooktail Castle. In the room where you fought her, in the middle is an invisible chest. Use Flurrie. Give the badge to her, and she will join your party.
Easy Star Points in Twilight Trail
After Chapter 8, it is difficult to get Star Points. Go to the Twilight Trail and kill everything there until you find an Amazing Dazy. Then, use everything you have to kill it. If you make a mistake, it will run away or hit you for 20 points. To defeat it, try using Art Attack or Supernova. After defeating it, you will get about 38 Star Points.
Jump on spiked enemies
Normally, you will hurt yourself when jumping on spiked enemies. When you get Vivian go into the sewers and have Flurrie. Reveal the hidden pipe and go down it. You will enter a room where the floor has spikes going up and down. Change Flurrie to Vivian and go on the floor when the spikes are down. When you think the spikes will come up, press X and Vivian will take you under the spikes, then come up when they go down. At the end of the room is a chest with the badge that lets you jump attack spiked enemies and not get hurt. Unfortunately it does not help you get across the spiked floor. Repeat the previous technique to get back out.
Mario's maze
When underground in the Thousand Year Door level, you will reach a part where if you make a wrong move you will end-up at the beginning. There are four doors. Never go back, so there are really only two to choose from. First, take the one straight across the room, then again in the next room. In the third room, go upstairs to the door facing the right-hand side. In the fourth room, do the same thing. Then in room 5, take the bottom right-hand door. In room 6 take the top right-hand door. Finally, in room 7 take the bottom right-hand door. Quickly save the game, as you will face four Bosses. Stock up on health supplies and thunder items.
Audience
Sometimes the audience can be an enemy or a friend. For example, your audience in the first chapter would most likely be Goombas, Koopas, one of the people from the village, or Dry Bones because they are in your first chapter.
Ghost's name
In Chapter 4, the ghost that you fought and that takes over Mario asks you to guess his name. His name is Doopliss.
Keep clothes
Get the L Emblem and go to Rogueport to the badge shop. Sell the badge. After you sell it, you will still be wearing Luigi's clothes. If you pause game play, you will change into Mario's clothes again. This also works with the W Emblem.
Paper Mario reference
After you defeat the Shadow Queen, go to the town where the train from Rougeport takes you. Go in the area outside of the building where you obtained the Crystal Star. In that area you will see Bow and Bootler from the original Paper Mario.
Defeating Gloomtail
You should have a Zap Zip Badge and at least 45 Health, 35 Flower Points, and about 30 Badge Power. You should only use Star Power for Sweat Treat. Use a strong party member and keep an even pace with your attacks. Additionally, Gloomtail, Hooktail's older brother, has 80 HP and 6 ATT power . Use Power Smash (equip many if you have more than one) and use Admiral Bobbery to bomb him . This should not take long. Note: If you have a Feeling Fine Badge, put it on to avoid Poison . After five to eight turns, Gloomtail will be defeated and you will get the Star Stone.
Defeating Hooktail
Before fighting Hooktail, get the Sound Changing Badge in the jail cell. The sound is a cricket noise, and is Hooktail's weakness.
Defeating Jabbies
Use the following trick if you have trouble defeating the Jabbies in Chapter 2. Use Flurrie as your partner. As soon as the Jabbies come for you, use Flurrie's ability and blow them into the wall. This will stun some of them (indicated by a star above them). The Punies should be able to defeat the Jabbies easily if this is done correctly.
Defeating the Shadow Queen
Make sure that you have 60 HP, 60 FP, and 30 BP. When you fight her just as Peach use Vivian as your partner. Then. use the spinning jump and Vivian's Shade Fist until the Shadow Queen turns into her other form. Then switch to Koops. Use his power shell to attack the hands and the body. Then, use the Power Smash badge. Also, when she adds 7 more to her next attack, use either Koops' Shell Shield or Vivians Veil. Make sure both Koops' and Vivian's level is at the highest. Repeat this and you should be able to win. Do not forget to heal and make sure you have a lot of Life Shrooms.
Infinite Coins in Petalburg
Go to the Rougeport store and buy as many Sleep Sheep as you can (8 Coins each). Then, go to Petalburg. Go to there store and sell all of your Sleep Sheep for 10 Coins. This process takes awhile, but is well worth it.
Star pieces
In the main area, use Ground Pound in front of the gallows. If done correctly, you will either see a plate form jump up or a Star piece will come out of the ground. Additionally, go behind any pipe in the game and you will usually find a Star piece.
Get Yoshi in Glitz Pit
Whenever you fight Iron Clefts you will lose. Go outside the Glitz Pitz and you will see a egg hopping get it. Fight Iron Clefts again and you will lose. Go back and your egg will have hatched. It is a Yoshi and you will get to name it.
Second cake in Glitzville
In Glitzville (Chapter 3), when you get to rank 6 someone will leave you cake. Eat it and it will heal you. However, when you get to rank 3, do not eat the cake that is waiting for you. It is poisonous, and if you eat it your party members will not be able to fight with you during the next round.
Easy money
Sleep over fifty times at the inns to get 200 Coins from a photographer.
No snow prints
Go to Fahr Outpost. Get in the snow and hop on Yoshi. Yoshi will not make any snow prints when he runs around. Alternately, jump around. However, you have to press Jump before you move the Analog-stick.
Paper Mario references
After you defeat the Shadow Queen, go to the town where the train from Rougeport takes you. Go in the area outside of the building where you obtained the Crystal Star. In that area you will see Bow and Bootler from the original Paper Mario. Also, after your ordeal on the train, you will receive an e-mail from the real Zip Toad. If you look closely at the image he sends you, you will notice that Jr. Troopa from the original Paper Mario is in it, flying outside the window.
Fight Rawk Hawk multiple times and a free bed in Glitz Pit
After completing Chapter 3 (in Glitzville), you will be reset in the rankings for the Glitz Pit. Fight your way all the way to the top again and defeat Rawk Hawk. You will then have access to the Champion's Room as long as you do not lose another fight. If you make a challenge, you will fight Rawk Hawk and be instructed to use a special attack in every battle (however, it does not matter if you do not). You will be given 20 coins in prize money every time that you win. Also, in the Champion's Room there is a bed that restores you completely (HP, FP, and Star Points).
X and d-e-a-d-m-e-a-t in Glitz Pit
In the Glitz Pit, Rawk Hawk will enter into the minor league. Your partner will notice a fake crystal star on his belt. He or she will wonder where the real crystal star is. Soon, scary music will play. It is your Mailbox SP. Someone named X will give you a star, if you follow X's instructions. After a few instructions, a man will e-mail you, saying to keep your nose out of things or you are d-e-a-d-m-e-a-t. He will then say to stop collecting crystal stars or you will disappear. First, talk to the juice bar manager to get a Super Hammer. All instructions are obvious and easy until you get a key for the storage room. Use Flurrie to blow the covers off the blocks. The blocks are vulnerable to your hammer. Break them to find a switch. Pull it and climb the stairs. Fall in the vent after talking to King K and Bandit. Then, go to the right and look in the hole.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong reference in Glitz Pit
Go to the main backstage hallway, near the ceiling. You will see a blue and yellow present in a metal box connected to a pipe.
Defeating the two Iron Clefts in Glitzville
In Glitzville (Chapter 3), when you get to rank 11 you will face two unbeatable clefts. Without the Yoshi in your party, you must run away. However after that match, when you get Yoshi, face them again. Use Yoshi's Gulp attack to defeat them. Additionally, go to the badge shop in Rougueport. You may find be a badge called Piercing Blow. It automatically goes through the enemy's defense and will help you defeat the Iron Clefts.
Easy Star Points in Keelhaul Key
Battle the Fuzzy Guys and leave one left. They should multiply. Then, kill them and you get Star Points, thus making you level up faster.
Extra Defense Badges in Palace Of Shadow
In the Palace of Shadow (Chapter 8), you will enter a big room with two Black Chomps guarding a Recover and Save Block. If you fight the one on the right, you will discover a Black Chomp with a Defend Plus badge. Use Ms. Mowz's Kiss Thief ability to acquire it. Then, leave the Palace Of Shadow entirely (by exiting the Thousand Year Door) and re-enter. Both Black Chomps will have respawned, and the one on the right has a Defend Plus P for your partner.
Easy completion in Pit Of 100 Trials
You must get more than 600 coins (try to sell badges that requires 3 or more BP to get large amounts of coins), two Jamming Jellies and two Ultra Shrooms. You can buy them in the west side in Rogueport. Convert in paper mode and then fall to the sewers. Both items cost 200 coins. Then, get two Fire Flower and two Cake Mix. Next, buy two Life Shroom, four Super Shroom, and four Maple Syrup. Cook the two Jamming Jellies with Ultra Shrooms, the Fire Flowers with the Cake Mix, and the Super Shroom with the Maple Syrup. You will get:
Infinite Mystic Eggs in Rogueport
Once you have the Super Hammer go to Rugeport Sewers. Enter the sewers on the east side of Rougeport. Enter the tube to the right of you, with the gate in front of it. Then, walk down the stairs or go through the gate using Paper mode. Go left and move through the door . Smash the big yellow block and jump on the elevator. Take a left and jump into the blue tube. You should appear at the Great Tree. Go inside and talk to the girl Punie with the pink dot on its head. She will want to play a game. You will be asked to make up an easy question. Select "Mario likes which person the most?" She will say "Oh that's easy. It's Princess Peach. Thanks for playing." She will give you a Mystic Egg. Exit the Great Tree and go back in the tube. Then, go back in the tube and return to the Great Tree. Do the same thing again. You can repeat going through the tubes as many times as desired. However, she will only play if you have left the tree and went inside the tube. If you just stand there talking to her, she will only say "Thanks for playing come again!". Mystic Eggs only give you 5 HP, but they make great recipes. Note: If she did not say that she wanted to play a game, you probably need to get farther in the game.
Hidden crystal star in Rogueport
Go in front of Franky's house and do a Power Bomb. Note: You must get the new shoe from Chapter 2.
Free entry in Rogueport
Just outside of Rogueport Plaza, a Robbo named Gus will be blocking a doorway. He will ask you for ten coins. Tell him that you can take him. He will want to battle you. He will be carrying a spear; do not jump on him or you will take damage. If you defeat him, he will run away and you will be able to get in for free for the rest of the game.
Classic Mario reference in Shadow Palace
Listen carefully to the music inside the Shadow Palace, you will notice that it is a slower remix of the classic Mario "pipe" theme (like the one in Super Mario Sunshine inside the pipes, or in Super Mario 64 in Hazy Maze Cave).
Secret Ultra shroom in Twilight Town
Once you get through the gate, there will be a yellow box to smash. Smash the box, then jump on top of it. Once on top of it, jump again. You will find another yellow box with a super shroom in it.
Letter "p" in Twilight Town
The person who stole Body's name is Doopliss, but there is no lower case "p". Go to the creepy steeple outside the place. Go down the well. Go as far as you can until you reach a gate-like object. Push it, then use Vivian's ability to go under it. Slide down the hill and get the letter "p". Guess his name and he will run away. Go to where you first met him, then defeat him. Do not bother attacking his partners. Defeat him to get your body back. Get the crystal star to complete Chapter 4.
Easy Amayzee Dayzee in Twilight Town
Go to the area where you first enter the woods in Twilight Town (where you see your first Crazee Dayzee, at the area just after you take the warp pipe). The first Crayzee Dayzee is special -- do not kill it. Enter a battle with him. Most likely, there will not be an Amayzee Dayzee in the battle. If there is not, run away from him and go back towards the warp pipe, leaving the area. Turn back around after leaving the woods and go back in. The Crazee Dayzee will still be there (if you did not kill him). Enter a battle with him again. Repeat this until you find an Amayzee Dayzee. They are worth about 50 Star points.
Classic Mario in X-Naut Fortress
To turn yourself into the Mario from Super Mario Bros., go to the X-Naut Fortress and go to the room where you have to Spring-Jump through the air vent. Spring-Jump up there, then move to the right. Go into paper mode by holding R and fall through the vent. You will land in the second changing curtain. When you open it, Mario and all of his partners will be NES characters. The Mario theme will also play. When you exit the room, the music will stop and you and your partners will revert back to normal.
Reverse scrolling for dialogue
While someone is speaking, press Z to review what they said earlier in the conversation.
Do not read the diary
In Chapter 6 (when you are on the train), when you find the ghost in room 004 he will ask you to get his diary and warn you not to read it. When you get the diary, do not read it. If you do, the game will end and you have to start at the last save point.
Do not become the Shadow Queen's servant
In the last chapter when you are going to fight the Shadow Queen, she will ask if you want to become her servant. Answer "No". If you answer "Yes", the game will automatically end.
Map completed by Professor Frankly
Every time Mario gets new star information on his map, he will go to Professor Frankly. The first few times, he will ask to see your map. During your first time, when you get information for Petal Meadows, Frankly will ask for your map, but then talk more and more. He will keep talking for a bit until he gives your map back. In this time, he puts down your map face up. This allows you to see the map. You can see the moon very clearly, and notice the revealing spot for the X-Naut Fortress. The map is already completed and Mario just started.
Defeating Bonetail
In the Tattle Log, you will notice there an empty space between Gloomtail and Rawk Hawk. This is the space for Bonetail. Bonetail is the oldest of the dragons. To fight him, you must go to the very bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials. You must be very strong, as he is the strongest Boss in the game, and has about 90 battles beaten on you as well. He has 200 HP. If you defeat him, you will get the Return Postage Badge.
