Interact with the 2nd bush to the right of the entrance for a Frog Coin.
Grab the flower above the upper-leftmost artichoke.
Get Rock Candy near the first room exit.
WARNING: Avoid touching the marked artichokes below. They are inescapable fights.
Get hidden chest on 2nd screen
Get flower tab in right crevice of first train room
Hit the green switch to open Booster Pass secret
Get Frog Coins in the hidden chest and staircase crevice in parachute room
Get all frog coins and the key in the checkerboard room. Open the door and get the Zoom Shoes. Avoid the highlighted tiles in the image below, you will need to reset if you touch one.
Win the curtain minigame to get the Amulet.
Item: Open and then close (sorts items for battle). Switch: Mallow → Bowser Equip: Mario acc: Amulet ブッキーのおまもり Bowser: armor → Geno Mallow: armor → Geno Bowser: acc → Mallow
Get Goodie Bag and Frog Coin in save room.
Save in the save room, and be sure to have Mario land on the save box when it is at the TOP of its oscillation animation.
It is strongly recommended to attempt RNG manipulating this fight. See here for guides.
700/900 HP, 1/6 gamble Mario: Punch Glove パンチグローブ / Work Pants ばっちいパンツ / Amulet ブッキーのおまもり Bowser: None / Work Pants ばっちいパンツ / Fearless Pin きょうふふせぎバッジ Geno: Finger Shot フィンガーショット / Work Pants ばっちいパンツ / Fearless Pin きょうふふせぎバッジ
<aside> 💡 **🔗Timed hit: Bowser unarmed** **🔗Timed block: Knife Guy stab 🔗Timed block: Knife Guy knife toss 🔗Timed block: Grate Guy attack**
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Manip
G: Untimed Attack Knife Guy B: Terrorize (hits both) M: Rock Candy こんぺいとう (freebie)
G: Rock Candy こんぺいとう (freebie) B: Lucky Jewel ラッキージュエル ****M: Rock Candy こんぺいとう
[Choose the right egg if you believe you performed the entire manip perfectly]
<aside> 💡 If your Rock Candy and Lucky Jewel are on different pages, reset and throw out enough Honey Syrup ハニーシロップ Bracer カタクナール or Energizer ツヨクナール freebies to fix this. Save again (still with Mario landing at the top of the save box’s oscillation) and keep trying.
If you fail the manip at any point, do not reset. Switch over to the No Manip strats, and continue to the end of the fight. You do not need the Rock Candy freebie.
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No Manip
G: Timed Attack Knife Guy (48-60) B: Terrorize (hits both) (38, 17) M: Rock Candy こんぺいとう (300)
G: Timed Attack Grate Guy (116-134) B: Timed Attack Knife Guy (120) M: Fire Orb Knife Guy (248) (KOed)
G: Timed Attack Grate Guy (116-134) B: Timed Attack Grate Guy (164) M: Lucky Jewel ラッキージュエル
Attack and Jump (~49) Grate Guy until KOed
<aside> 💡 Use Able Juice リフレッシュジュース on anyone who falls asleep before Lucky Jewel is used. Fear wears off on Grate Guy after 3 turns, at which point you will be doing less damage.
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In this battle and all subsequent battles, reset and do it again if you fail to select the fuzzy egg for 0 EXP.
Get Flower Jar (battle drop).