Any% Route (April 2020)

Route here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EHEbLXiT8J1L6Pvrwf-J0ulhqs1XpiYHDqONsb8ro2A/edit?usp=sharing
ROUTE THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE **DREAMY DOZING SANDS SKIP**: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PQSVykYSheZGf5JbDmzIO_OOafWlfYl82P_ejLkVe3M/edit?usp=sharing (Easier route than with Dreamy Dozing skip, but a few minutes slower)
This route saves up to 40 minutes (including both skips) compared to Migu's route.

UPDATED COIN ROUTE: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRU2JpkXpyqYvfpq_vpbw32nq-Clz1kpREXm-YueprySW54uMN2sTIWcXIX8B_yoinLG5qnOxcHt1ci/pubhtml

If you follow the updated coin route (only for the route with Dreamy Dozing Skip), ignore anything regarding the coins in the Google Documents. An update will be made to include the coins.

Videos still have to be made. Will make tutorials for a couple stuff (most notably Dreamy Dozing Sands Skip).

Driftwood Shore Skip found by Yoshiabel55555.

Bowser's Dream Skip found by me. Dreamy Dozing Sands Skip was created by Lordmagecar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIje7suy50Y

Any% Route (Detailed, August 2018)

# Pi'illo Blimport
???: ok jump, ok jump, dodge or avoid the bats, doesn’t save any time either way
Quiz: No, Yes 
Gromba 1 fight: ok jump, excellent jump, ok jump until dead, dodge all attacks
Gromba 2 fight: ok jump top until dead, counter all
Get the 150 coins and 1-up deluxe from the minigame

# Pi’illo Castle
Starlow’s tutorial prompt: No, No
Get as many coins as possible from the minigame (end with at 214 at minimum)
Gromba 3: Excellent top, Excellent middle, Ok bottom, Excellent bottom, counter all attacks, say No, No to Starlow’s prompt   
Smoldergeist’s tutorial prompt: No, No
Smoldergeist’s other tutorial prompt: No, No
While the menu is open from Starlow teaching us about badges, go to gear and de-equip the Thin Wear from Mario and Luigi
Smoldergeist: Excellent left, Excellent bottom, Excellent right, Excellent top, Excellent left, Excellent bottom, Excellent right, Excellent top, say no to Starlow’s tutorial prompt, counter the counterable attack and dodge the other ones 
Expert Challenges: Excellent Jump (2), Dodge 10 1 (22) → Expert Boots reward 
+40 coins (254)
Mario level up: SPEED +4 (22 SPEED, 22 POW)

# Dreamy Pi’illo Castle
Room with many doors: Go in second door with the symbol twice
Dromba: Excellent jump the one it selects automatically
Counter the most
Excellent jump top-left, 
Counter 3 of them, get hit by the rest
excellent jump bottom-right. 
Luigi level up: POW +4 (22 POW)
Don’t bother getting the 50 coins
If you messed up getting the pow +4 roll, equip Expert Boots to Luigi 
Dreamy Mario: Failed Jump on a fake one, go into easy mode, Excellent jump on one next to the real one
+45 coins (299)
Mario level up: POW +4 (27 POW)
Luigi level up: POW +3 (26 POW)

# Beneath Pi’illo Castle
First Pi’illo: To break the nightmare chunks, pull mario all the way down-right, then catch him on the far wall and launch at about this angle: https://prnt.sc/jqjl5b
RPJIUPCaTSHAS
Second Pi’illo: Say No to Dreambert’s tutorial prompt
After saving the Pi’illo, talk to him and say “I need help”
Third Pi’illo: In the third room, get onto the middle platform and then drop to the one below it and activate the luiginary work from there
https://youtu.be/EkC16ignrM4
After saving the next Pi’illo, talk to him and say “I need help”

# Mushrise Park
Early Hammers
Feather Skip
Thorbs:
Say No to Starlow, Excellent Hammer top twice 
Say No to Starlow, Great Hammer bottom twice 
Counter top, get hit by bottom 
Great Hammer bottom
+12 coins (311)
Attack Piece route:
Attack Piece 2: Go down right and use the slingshroom, hammer it twice and collect the attack piece
Attack Piece 3: Go up left and hammer the slingshroom and collect the attack piece
Attack Piece 4: Go down, hammer the slingshroom twice and collect the attack piece
Attack Piece 5: Take the south loading zone and then go down-right, hammer the right seesaw-shroom and then jump up and collect the attack piece
Attack Piece 6: Go down-left towards the slingshroom, hammer it twice and collect the attack piece
Attack Piece 7: Go right, Hammer the far right seesaw-shroom, then hammer the second to left one twice and jump up and collect the attack piece
Attack Piece 8: Go up-right, hammer the left seesaw-shroom and then hammer the slingshroom twice and collect the attack piece
Attack Piece 9: Go up, hammer the left seesaw-shroom, hammer the slingshroom three times, then after it launches you hammer the slingshroom once and collect the attack piece, then hammer the slingshroom, go up-right and take the loading zone
Capnaps: Say no to Starlow
M: 3D Red Shell bottom (9 hits, kill bottom and 2 damage to middle) 
L: Excellent Jump middle (6) (8 HP remaining)
Counter the first attack only if it targets only Mario, get hit by it if it targets Luigi. Counter the second attack only if you got hit by the first attack.
M: 3D Red Shell middle (9 hits if you did 0 counters, 8 hits if you did 1 counter)
L: Excellent jump top (6)
+15 coins (326)
Mario level up: POW +4 (33)

Early Dozing Sands

# Dozing Sands
Say No, No to the badge salesman
Go south and get mole/mini mario
Sandoon: Easy mode, counter, excellent jump top, excellent jump bottom, counter
Expert Challenges: No Hitter 11 (44)
+24 coins (350)
Luigi level up: POW +2 (30)
Do the Dozite Pi’illo until you gain the ability to collapse the Luiginoids, then leave the dream world
Do the jump over the Sandoon if you want in the dozite Pi’illo
Dozing Sands Skip
Enter Dreamy Dozing Sands

# Dreamy Dozing Sands
Do drills fast but not so fast that you fuck up
Say No to Dreambert’s tutorial prompt
Play Dream Team
50 coins in the first room with the constellation (400)
100 coins in the next room for safety (in case you miss excellent on drilldigger)
In that one room, get the 100 coins (500)
After talking to the Dream Stone’s Spirit after gaining Spring Jump and Ground Pound, hold right during the first Spring Jump so that you bonk
Robo-Drilldigger: Excellent Jump, Excellent Hammer, Excellent Hammer, Excellent Hammer, Excellent Jump, Excellent Jump or Hammer depending on position, Excellent Finishing Bros, counter all
+500 coins (1000)

# Pre-Mount Pajamaja
When leaving Dozing Sands, buy the Virus and Master badges (-1000 coins)
From now until Elite Trio, if you get an encounter, equip the Virus/Master badges before fleeing
Make a safety save if you want before performing Reverse Early Dozing Sands, as getting an encounter as solo mini-mario without preemptively jumping on them will softlock, but the enemies are really easy to avoid 
Reverse Early Dozing Sands
Go back through where you collected the attack pieces; taking the north lz triggers a cutscene that’s both long and softlocks as solo mario
Hammer the rock leading up to the lookout to get Luigi back
Go east, then south-east and perform Early Grobot
Hammer the switch on the gate
Get Mario out of mini, it’s faster if you do it yourself than have the cutscene do it for you
Grobot Skip
WtA
Don’t bother getting Luigi back after WtA, just go west and head towards Wakeport
Enter Wakeport
Get the attack piece in the center house
Leave Wakeport

# Mount Pajamaja
Head to Mount Pajamaja
Hammer the switch in the first room
Use WtA to hammer the switch in the second room and then enter Mount Pajamaja
Jump up to the top-right lz using WtA
Get the Taunt Ball in the ? block
In the Spin Jump room, collect the attack piece (#1) and then get spin jump
Backtrack to the Mega Pi’illo, play until you get the Hover Spin, then backtrack and leave the dream world
Take the pipe up to the peak of Mount Pajamaja
Enter the left dream world, go until you get Hiking Boots, then backtrack to the dream portal and make a safety save
Attack Piece route:
https://youtu.be/v360g1UvPy0
Get Walk Through Walls while taking the middle-left loading zone
Immediately use Spin Jump 
Go left, use Spin Jump and cancel it under the bridge to make Luigi gain height, then go up-left to collect the attack piece (#2) and then go back
Take the upper-right loading zone upon returning to the main room, note that you have to go around the breakable rock
Go up-right, then stack the bros. to lose height and take the loading zone
Stack the bros. to get out of bounds and then traverse out of bounds to collect the attack piece (#3)
Return to the main room and then take the south loading zone
Go down-right while stacking the bros twice to lose height
Collect the attack piece (#4)
Go down-left and take the lz
Go down-right and take the south lz
Go left and stack the bros immediately before triggering the Side Drill cutscene
After getting side drill take the south lz
Stack the bros to get past the Mighty Gate and get out of bounds and then head to the lower-left loading zone while traversing out of bounds to avoid a cutscene
Go up-left, stack the bros to get oob, unstack and stack to gain height and take the left lz
Take the left lz, use side drill to gain height and collect the attack piece (#5)
Get the silver statue in the M block
Stack the bros to lose height and take the right lz
Collect the attack piece (#6), use side drill to gain height and take the north lz
Use side drill to gain height, go up-left towards the attack piece
Stack the bros to gain height and collect the attack piece (#7)
Stack the bros to lose height and go back and take the south lz
Side drill oob, then stack to lose height and take the rightmost lz
Take the upper-east lz
Take the the lower-east lz
Side to get oob and gain height, and take the north lz
Go east and stack the bros to lose height and get the Taunt Ball in the ? block
Then stack once you get closer to the east loading zone
Stack to lose height, take the south lz
Stack to lose height, take the east lz
Stack to lose height, get the Taunt Ball in the M block, get the attack piece (#8)
Side drill to gain height, stack when you get close to the west lz, take it
Get oob and head west towards the attack piece, stack twice while oob to gain height, then get the attack piece (#9)
Get oob, stack once while oob to gain height and take the west lz 
Stack to get oob, lose height above attack piece, get it (#10) have luigi fall off mountain
Jump to lose height, talk to the shell hutch guy, sell the silver statue and then buy and equip Fighter Wear to both bros (+1000 coins, -840 coins, 160 remaining)
Take the south lz
Use side drill to lose height, take the south lz
Use side drill to lose height, stack the bros using side drill and walk forward before side drilling again
Take the south lz

Take the west lz
Side drill to gain height, take the south lz
Side drill to lose height, take the south lz
Just keep going south until we reach the Early Dozing room, stack with drill to get past the gate and then use drill for optimal movement strats
Enter Driftwood Shore

# Driftwood Shore
Side drill to lose height, take south lz
Stack the bros to get past the guards, then use side drill to gain height while heading towards the east lz and stack to take the lz
Side drill to lose height, stack and then unstack, then stack to get oob and take the lz into Broque Madame’s shop
Side drill to gain height and take the north lz
After the cutscene you can make a safety save if you want
Leave the shop and get walk through walls on both bros
During the pause required for this, equip the Hiking Boots on Mario
Take the west lz
Lose height, west lz
Hit the switch, south lz
Hit the switch, break one of the boulders, east lz
Break one of the boulders, walk to square stones to activate cutscene, enter dream world
Talk to Seadric, leave dream world
The order for collecting dream eggs doesn’t matter
South-east lz
Enter dream world
After entering the pipe, activate the constellation and go back into the pipe to bring the constellation back
Dream egg 1, west lz
West lz
North lz
Enter dream world, dream egg 2, south lz
South-west lz
Enter dream world, dream egg 3, east lz
East lz
Enter dream world

# Dreamy Driftwood Shore
Give first dream egg
Give 2nd dream egg
Give 3rd dream egg
Get POW Scarf
Elite Trio
Fail jump on Paraplonk
Get into easy mode
If not already equipped, equip the Virus/Master badges
Excellent jump on Paraplonk (118)
If the cannon is loaded, excellent jump on cannon, otherwise excellent jump on Paraplonk
Once you’ve attacked Paraplonk twice, switch to jumping on Sergeant Guy when the cannon isn’t loaded
Make sure to jump on Private Goomp during the chase attack if all three have low enough HP to be killed by it
+at least 505 coins (665)
Mario LV 5-7: POW +2 (44 POW)
M Shell Rank: POW Up+
M LV 8: BP +4 (19 BP, 47 POW) (wheel is 3344334444554455)
M LV 9-10: POW +2 (57 POW, 21 BP)
Luigi LV 5-7: POW +2 (40 POW)
L Shell Rank: POW Up+
L LV 8-9: POW +2 (49 POW)
Pipe on the right
! block, Buy Glass Boots and equip them on Luigi, blue pipe (-640 coins, 25 remaining)
Leave Dream World

Get Driftwood WtW again, west lz
Lose height, north lz
Gain height, east lz

North lz
West lz
West lz
North lz
North lz
East lz
North lz
Head to Wakeport

# Wakeport
Talk to costumed guy for attack piece #2
Lose height, south lz
Gain height with spin for attack piece #3 on roof
Lose height, talk to Hoo for attack piece #4
Attack piece #5 on dock area
Lose height, south lz
Avoid cutscene that takes WtW
Gain height with spin for attack piece #6
Lose height, north-west lz
Enter Kylie’s house, cutscene
Walk to right underneath the attack piece block
Gain height with spin twice, attack piece #7
https://youtu.be/HaucmYIiqDs
Lose height, leave Kylie’s house
North lz
Gain height with spin to get attack piece #8 on the left
Go right and avoid the Popple cutscene trigger by going north of it
Gain height with spin to get attack piece #9
Lose height, attack piece #10
Lose height, leave Wakeport

East lz, east lz, north lz, east lz, hammer the switch, east lz, gain height, enter Somnom Woods

# Somnom Woods
East lz
Bedsmith cutscene (you can skip it but have to watch it later), east lz
Hit the ! block, east lz
Short Nommon cutscene (again you can skip it but have to watch it later), east lz
North-west lz
! block, gain height, avoid Nommon cutscene, jump into elevator
Somnom Tracks Skip, north lz
https://youtu.be/hXoNaUHgnaE
Get Snare Wear, equip Snare Wear to Luigi, elevator
Pi’illodium (1673 HP)
Get into easy mode
All excellent hits, you can substitute in a few greats but you have to count damage carefully
L: Dropchopper (213) (1460)
M: Taunt ball on a Pi’illoid
L: Drop (213) (1247)
M: Bye-bye Cannon (228) (1019)
L: Syrup on Luigi
M: BBC (228) (791)
Pi’illodium heals (120) (911)
Use Virus/Master badge effect (or earlier if you can)
L: Drop (304) (607)
M: BBC (324) (283)
Pi’illodium enters self-destruct phase
L: Jump (76) (211)
M: jump (114) (97)
L: Jump (76) (21)
If not already dead from counters or lucky hits, L jump
Expert Challenges: Bros. Attack 4, Bros. Attack 5 (35)
+600 coins (625)
M LV 11-13: POW +2 (74 POW)
L LV 10-13: POW +2 (70 POW)

# Dreamy Somnom Woods
Cutscene
Go left, pipe
Follow the coins, pipe
Left, up, right, right pipe, right pipe, right
! block, right
Highest lz (don’t collect red coins)
Down, pipe, ! block, left, pipe, left, up, left
Spin across to lowest lz on the left
! block, pipe, left pipe, up, pipe
Collect as many of the coins as you can (have at least 1040 before Zeekeeper)
Pipe, right, cutscene, right, up, left (150 more coins here)

Zeekeeper
Dodge
Counter
Excellent Drill Stomp
Excellent Jump
Dodge/Counter
Excellent Drill Stomp
Excellent Jump
If you got all excellents and countered nearly everything, OK Finishing Bros now. Otherwise, dodge/counter some more first.
+960 coins (2000)
Energy Wear (aka Boost Wear)

Reverse Somnom Tracks Skip
Somnom Escape

Go to Pi’illo Castle Collection Room

# Dream's Deep
Learn Hookshot and leave

Talk to Zeekeeper

# Neo Bowser's Castle
https://youtu.be/IRs_lgSko40
Neo Bowser’s Castle Skip
Flame Cutscene
Equip Energy Wear (aka Boost Wear) to Mario (this can be done anytime between Zeekeeper and Bowser’s Dream)
Flame Skip

# Dreamy Neo Bowser's Castle
Get Walk through Air/Objects from the flame
https://youtu.be/U_IMv1aKrSs

Giant Bowser
Excellent Hammer Uppercut
Counter
Excellent Hammer Uppercut
Counter
Excellent Jump
Counter/Dodge Everything
Excellent Hammer Uppercut
Counter/Dodge Everything
Repel the shell
OK Finishing Bros
Counter
Star Driver
+1600 coins (3600)
Buy and equip Crystal Boots to Luigi, Crystal Hammer to Mario. Buy an extra Crystal Boots and don’t equip it. If you can afford it, buy and equip another Crystal Hammer to Luigi.

# Final Bosses

Antasma:
Easy Mode
Get hit into nightmare to charge badges, badge, excellent jumps, badge again when badge wears off, make sure you have a badge charge remaining for dreamy bowser
M LV 14-15: POW +2 (86 POW)
M Flower Rank: Gear Slot +1
M LV 16-17: POW +2 (98 POW)
L LV 14-15: POW +2 (81 POW)
L Flower Rank: Iron Body (can really be anything, this is probably most useful)
L LV 16-17: POW +2 (92 POW)
If Luigi’s Crystal Boots broke, get Gear Slot +1 for Luigi to make the upcoming menu quicker
Equip POW Scarf and Snare Wear on Mario (switches with Luigi)
If Crystal Boots broke, instead: equip spare Crystal Boots, POW Scarf, and Energy Wear on Luigi (switches with Mario)

Dreamy Bowser:
Get into easy mode
M: Bye-bye Cannon Right Arm
L: Dropchopper Dreamy Bowser
Use badge
M: Bye-bye Cannon Dreamy Bowser
L: Dropchopper Dreamy Bowser

Escape Castle

End

Big Skip in New Bowser Castle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRs_lgSko40

Explanation: For some reason, when you walk towards a candle, you will clip through the inbounds wall.
                    Walk into the corner as shown in the video, then turn around VERY quick to not go too far away from the candle, go into the 
                    spinjump-formation and immediately press B. Luigi should be in the corner now (not shown in the video unfortunately).
                    Now "wiggle" downwards and hope you will clip through.
                    If you are up, but Luigi doesn't want to clip through as well, then you probably walked too far away from the caldle.
                    When both are OoB, just walk to the right pipe (the left one skips way less).

                    For the second skip, all you have to do is drill into the flamethrower. For some reason, Alphadream put checkpoints on the 
                    platforms. By drilling into the flamethrower you hit the checkpoint. Now fall into the lava to get behind the flamethrower.
                    Now you just repeat this two times. After getting hit by a flamethrower, either use the drill to get to the lava without hitting 
                    another checkpoint or use the spinjump, both should work.

IMPORTANT: Avoid the red marked area (not 100% exact)...
http://i.imgur.com/ZGndGUS.jpg
...when you want to fall into the lava, or you will hit the checkpoint. This can easily be avoided by using the Spinjump.

Time saved: about 50 minutes (Yes, this place it loooong)

Boss Info

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tjAlK2ClzqbU0lsDZFnTevzdTZjdFAqprqP_ZJF5YaY/edit?usp=sharing

Documentation of glitches (Written explainations and youtube playlist)

As a start to my documentation of glitches in this game, I made a document. Right now it's mostly for complicated stuff like storage and other stuff that isn't well documented/explained anywhere else. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1APUGWfRuqh1h_7pGGzf8cS_tESJ0O20iJH7sH9Y8gdY/edit?usp=sharing
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUDe6S6yws5nGVjXm3xTdYjjxaB_rcSrP

I also want to make videos instead but for every glitch in the game (just like Really_Tall's playlist for Paper Jam) but this will have to suffice until those get made.

The best way to get me to add something to these is by asking me in the M&L Discord server (in the Dream Team Channel)
There are other ways to get to me but I might not check those as often. for example Twitter, Twitch(currently very inactive) or Discord DMs (only if we have mutual server, not accepting random friend requests)

Dozing Sands Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeESlhr4FWk

Explanation: After a battle (no matter if completed or flee), the game thinks you stand on the ground for a frame, allowing you to jump on                   that one frame.
To do this skip you flee, then hold the pad to the right and mash A, B, Y and X since X and Y also allow both to jump.
Since it's a 1-frame jump, it might take a few tries, but when done sucessfully, you skip the entire Dozing Sands.
IMPORTANT: before performing the skip, go downwards and go to the mole tutorial, otherwise you will not be able to proceed later on!

Time Saved: about 30 minutes

Dozing Sands Skip (ALTERNATE METHOD)

I also discovered yet another out of bounds glitch utilizing the enemy in Dozing Sands that normally you jump on and frame-perfectly time a second jump after fleeing the battle. Using that enemy, and running between up of up left and left of up left against the rocks to the left of that same area, fleeing the battle with that enemy changes Mario & Luigi's collision for just long enough for the bros to clip into it when you gain control again. This only works if you are rocking the circle pad between left of up left and up of up left along a specific part of that wall, which you can see in my video below. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y48elpm1Lg4

early Hammer in Breezy Mushrise Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZslYJHRDdpE

Explanation: Pretty simple Out of Bounds, you walk around the room and go to the hammer.
                     You can use this to also get to Grobot early.
                     For Grobot early, just walk down as shown here
http://i.imgur.com/SHIsF5d.gif

IMPORTANT: If you use this for Grobot early, you will need the Bros. Attacks in order to beat later bosses fast. Get the 3D Red Shell before
                     performing the Grobot early!

Time saved: about 5 minutes (Grobot early should save about 8 minutes if you remove the time needed to get 3D Red Shell)

Early Mount Pajamaja

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOwv7mZCu-g

It´s the hardest OoB in the whole Game. 

Note: I don´t know what you have to do to perform this Glitch aka get OoB. If i know more , i will update this Thing. ( If you know more about this thing message me ) 

Timesaved: Exactly it is unknown at the moment. Maybe about 40 Minutes or more.

Explaination Picture made by Catly:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/211142178641149962/264467736233639957/WVW69imQU5czPv36If.jpg

Glitchless Route documents

[Glitchless Route (2013)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WjiRxMZMCNSYxr5Qq1xTn9ZGxWXlvW57bvBXonqGks0/edit) by DhrGR (Slower)

[Glitchless Route](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qj7-fa7ndvIkBb6ih6AkPSQXfaxRzQUcKa2jo-oHXRE/edit) by Demolition14 (Easy)

[Glitchless Route (Prologue to Dozing Sands for now)](https://mlrpgspeedruns.miraheze.org/wiki/Mario_%26_Luigi:_Dream_Team_-_Glitchless_Route) by Pixiuchu (New)

[Glitchless Route on emulator runs](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SPGsZgluAtmBWt5DnhbPhacnz_qYT_hKXB4FHJjnIuU/edit?hl=pl) by Tegron (Slow) (This route is recommended for runners on an emulator)


Hard Mode Any% Route (September 2024)

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gXPH4_KhCFiem0QofWtjZKM_KNsbILaTXsLxGjDJ3dM/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gXPH4_KhCFiem0QofWtjZKM_KNsbILaTXsLxGjDJ3dM/edit?usp=sharing)

This is the most up-to-date route that I've used for any sort of Hard Mode speedrunning. My segmented run of this route comes out to a 5:40 IGT as seen in the screenshot below.

![](/static/blob/7z36lx4z.jpg)

Little Cutscence Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odCCnSvD07s

Explanation: There is 1 Frame , where you can press a button. With you press A at that 1 Point you get the Bonus and skip the rest of the cutscence. You can also press L at this point.

Time Saved: A few Seconds

Little Skip in Mt. Pajamaja

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3mESXDgVpA

Explanation: Through some percise navigating with the spin jump, you can just fly over the wall.

Time saved: about 2 minutes

Mario & Luigi Dream Team Speedrun Route

[center] http://i.imgur.com/IB2koLh.png [/center]

This route only contains the most important informations, so you will have to know the basics about the game to not get lost in these notes.
Also you will have to be able to perform all the currently known glitches, or the route won't work out properly.

**[big][big][center]Prologue**[/big] [/big][/center]

**== Pi’illo Blimport ==**
Quiz: yes, no
 Gromba: excellent, then normal attack the rest
Get all the coins in the minigame (307 coins)

**== Pi’illo Castle ==**
Tutorial fight: normal attack until Starlow leaves, then excellent top, excellent bottom, excellent middle and normal hit middle
 ***Smouldergeist (12HP each):***  Always attack the first 2, then the other 2. Make sure you counter. 
(Easy Mode is not worth it)

**== Dreamy Pi’illo Castle ==**
door 3, door 2
 Tutorial fight: normal attack, counter, excellent
get the 50 coins, then enter the shop
Buy 2 Sandwich Boots (25 coins left)
 ***Dreamy Mario (96HP):*** easy mode, watch for real one, jump

**[big][big][center]Chapter 1: Mushrize Park**[/big] [/big][/center]

**== Mushrize Park ==**
Perform Early Hammer Glitch
Get the 3D Red Shell (Otherwise you can't use Bros. Attacks)
Then perform Early Grobot
 ***Grobot (288HP):*** easy mode, jump until dead

**== Dreamy Mushrize Park ==**
Collect the Attack Pieces
Get the 50 (5¤10) coins in M-block in the second last room

 ***Bowser + Antasma (B: 233HP A: 6HP):*** 
easy mode, jump them to death

**[big][big][center]Chapter 2: Dozing Sands**[/big] [/big][/center]

**== Dozing Sands ==**
Go to the hammer mole tutorial
Get 10 excellent jumps and dodges on Squish fights
Dozing Sands Skip

**== Dreamy Dozing Sands ==**
In the up and down room, get the 100 coins

 ***Robo Drilldigger (Giant Boss):***
Side Swing when tornado is up next to him
Side Swing when on ground with drills up
Jump when floating
When he hides in tornado, the last spot you see his eyes is where he is, low = drills up, middle = normal, high = floating 
get excellent

**[big][big][center]Chapter 3: Wakeport**[/big] [/big][/center]

**== before Wakeport ==**
Buy & Equip Master Badge and Strike Badge
Get these beans
http://i.imgur.com/rEonyBU.png  http://i.imgur.com/AvWBqsX.png  http://i.imgur.com/bSFH6fp.png
[big]After the third bean, go left![/big]
http://i.imgur.com/zB8KN22.png

**== Wakeport ==**
Collect the Attack Pieces for Bye-Bye cannon
in the second building, get the 100 coins (10x10)
In the Mini Mario part, Get the Counter Belt
Get this bean
http://i.imgur.com/wz9Icj2.png

**== Dreamy Wakeport 1 ==**
Get the 100 coins in the coins room
in the coins room, go up and get the Filler Wear
Equip Filler Wear to Mario and Snare Boots to Luigi
Feed Mario with the beans
Sell Counter Belt
Buy Super Boots

 ***Thunder Sass (yellow) (140HP):*** 
easy mode, counter kill him
 ***Heavy Zest (orange) (282HP):*** 
easy mode, jump him to death, don't counter attacks!
 ***Sorrow Fist (blue) (395HP):*** easy mode
before killing him, jump and only excellent every second jump and don't counter any of his attacks (heal at low hp)
when you got two badge attacks, go and kill him with two excellent jumps
 equip POW Scarf
 ***Cloud Beef (white) (357HP):*** jump until he can't sleep, then jump -> badge -> jump -> jump -> badge -> jump -> jump,
if he's not dead yet, continue jumping and pray [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj0EmN6Qadc]

 ***Big Massif (864HP):*** 
easy mode, jump a couple times

**[big][big][center]Chapter 4: Mount Pajamaja**[/big] [/big][/center]

**== Mount Majamaja ==**
Take the left path and get these beans
http://i.imgur.com/kDjWGdV.png  http://i.imgur.com/SawMACf.png
In the room with the little skip, get this bean
http://i.imgur.com/jieBgex.png
In the same room, go left and get this been as well as the 100 (10¤10) coins
http://i.imgur.com/BRo492e.png

Equip Knockout Boots to Mario, Iron-Ball Hammer and Super Boots to Luigi
 ***Mammoshka (918HP):*** 
Easy mode, kill spike helmet dudes with luigi (hammer)
Bye-Bye cannon, jump, Bye-Bye cannon, jump, jump

 **== Dreamy Mount Majamaja ==**
Get the Attack Pieces for Luiginary Hammer

 ***Mt. Pajamaja (Giant Boss):***
Uppercut when defending
Uppercut when lava behind pajamaja
Side Swing when lava next to pajamaja
Bros Attack/Jump when pajama is downed and none of above

**[big][big][center]Chapter 5: Driftwood Shore**[/big] [/big][/center]

 **== Driftwood Shore ==**
Activate Warp Pipe.
Bros Bean by warp pipe.
http://i.imgur.com/sWREn2T.png
500 (50¤10) coins on the first up and down platform on the left.

 **== Egg Dream #1 ==**
Buy 2x Glass Hammer (equip), 2x Glass Boots (equip) [sell Bare Hammer if not enough coins]
Sell Knockout Boots, Super Boots, Snare Boots, Iron-Ball Hammer
Buy 2 Hero Wear
Equip Hero Wear to both

 **== Driftwood Shore ==**
head east and get bean on the east
http://i.imgur.com/j102jwX.png
head south for Bros Bean
http://i.imgur.com/Zc2ze6Q.png
Activate Warp Pipe before Minigame

 **== Egg Dream #3 ==**
up, right, up, right, left, up, down 

 **== Driftwood Shore ==**
Power bean on west after bridge unlocked
http://i.imgur.com/CUFRFhy.png

 **== Dreamy Driftwood Shore ==**
- Egg 1
Up, Left, Down, Right, Down
puzzle, right, up, right, up, left, down, right, down
- Egg 2
up, left, right, walk off full speed, down
up to flower, right
left to flower, down
up to flower, left
walk off cliff and land in area with orange block, right, down
- Egg 3
walk left in first room for pow scarf
puzzle, tilt clockwise
Equip POW Scarf to Luigi

 ***Elite Trio [Koopa: 415 Goomba: 249 ShyGuy: 581]:*** 
easy mode, 2 Luiginary Balls

**[big][big][center]Chapter 6: The Skip**[/big] [/big][/center]

 **== Pi'illo Castle ==**
Go into deep dream
Warp room: left, right, left, left top

 **== Mount Pajamaja ==**
power bean on the way, the left one
http://i.imgur.com/H1kIYlB.png
Before using the warp pipe, get the Slingsniper!
Use the warp pipe without the Ultibed part and warp to Wakeport

 **== Wakeport ==**
Perform the Ultibed Skip
Get the 100 coins in the cellar

 **== Dreamy Wakeport 2 ==**
Kill the Golden Beanie (easy mode)
when you see 50/100 coins, get them

 ***Earthwake (Giant Boss):***
Jump/Bro Attack if it has armor
Uppercut if no armor
Counter it as much as you can
When blocks are summoned, red = Mario, green = Luigi, and yellow = heal, get rid of yellow using side swing or uppercut

**[big][big][center]Chapter 7: Somnom Woods**[/big] [/big][/center]

 **== before Somnom Woods ==**
Warp to the Somnom Woods

 **== Somnom Woods ==**
Perform the Somnom Tracks Skip
Before the boss, feed the beans to Mario
 ***Piíllodium [B:1673 W:172]*** Easy mode, should die after 2 turns with Bye-Bye-Cannon and Slingsniper

 **==Dreamy Somnom Woods ==**
***Zeekeeper (Giant Boss):***
Go with the flow~ 2-4 turns is all you need, all other damage is counters

**[big][big][center]Chapter 8: Neo Broken Castle**[/big] [/big][/center]

**== Neo Bowser Castle ==**
Skip this shit

***Bowser (Giant Battle):***
jump, uppercut, spin, uppercut, uppercut
finish him off on the final platform

De-equip Hero Wear
Equip Filler Gloves DX to Mario and Metal Gloves to Luigi since they are better than nothing 
(Equip Perfect POW Gloves to Mario if you got 140 points)
Sell All Boots and Hammer you have
Buy Crystal Boots, Crystal Hammer and Star Wear for both
Buy 5-10 Taunt Ball

 ***Antasma [A: 2435 S: 90]***
easy mode, counter and Luiginary Hammer

 ***Dreamy Bowser: [B:2417 L:350 R:464]***
easy mode, kill his left arm with Bye-Bye cannon, then use Bye-Bye cannon and Slingsniper on his head.
When he's in the background, use Taunt Ball
This fight fucking sucks, get used to it

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**[big][big][center]Extra Information[/center][/big][/big]**

**Level Ups**

-Always go for attack and try to get the highest, it's really not difficult in Dream Team
-Get the extra Gear Slots

**To do**

-Maybe don't upgrade attack on every level up
-Give the speed stat some love

**Credits**

- http://twitch.tv/ewaller for most of the informations on the old route
- http://twitch.tv/anwonu for a few strats on the old route and good speedruns
- Pedalpowderluigi for the glitches he found
- http://twitch.tv/dhrgr for nothing


Found mistakes or got ideas for better strats? You can message me on Twitter, @FretziSR

Mushrise Park Skip

I discovered a fairly easy wall clip to get out of bounds in Mushrise Park that will allow you to go beyond the gate blocking your entry to Dozing Sands and Driftwood Shore. 

This video actually shows the process of how to perform the glitch. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aITEbcJeZAk

This video shows me actually going back in bounds behind the gate. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMOUZfZWuGU

Neo Bowser Castle Skip

This guide leads to a video explanation of the major skips used in Neo Bowser Castle that cut it down to a mere fraction of its length. Nothing new here, just a condensed guide of everything you do in Neo Bowser Castle along with a more consistent alignment for Bowser's Dream Skip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Dza-Kv-RY

Other kind of Grobot early

https://youtu.be/Oh92n_vb9pw

Explanation: After you defeat the enemie where you get the 10th Attack piece , you go back to the point where the Video you show. Then you jump with Mario and Luigi " behind " the Block where was a Attack piece into. Now you are Out of Bounce and walk to the Bridge in the same part. Now you skipped the part where you have to go in the Underground and activate the water.


Timesave: about 5 Minutes

Somnom Tracks Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXoNaUHgnaE

Explanation: If you hop into the spin-formation and walk towards the wall and the save block, the game will slightly clip you into the wall.
                    Behind the inbounds wall that is only a few pixels thin, is another kind of wall (I call it the OoB wall since that kind of wall only 
                    appers in Out of Bounds areas) that allows you to clip through pretty easily.
                    By "wiggling" the pad towards the OoB wall, it should clip you through at one point.
                    Once you are through the first OoB wall, just walk up and you get to the second OoB wall. Just "wiggle" through it.
                    Now head to the top and complete the Dreamy Somnom Woods.
                    
                    After you completed the Dreamy Somnom Woods, you come to a problem. The track is not there.
                    LUCKILY there is this one ?-block just in the perfect position to clip you OoB.
                    The trick about that clip it to hop into the spin-formation just above the ?-block, and then hold straight down.
                    If done correctly, you should be just a bit in the wall. Now don't jump of Luigi immediately and just walk a bit to the left.
                    Now you should be OoB and you can just walk to the beginning. The best spot do get back inbounds is at the statue.

IMPORTANT: DON'T get into any of the pathes that the track would send you to or you will be stuck!

Time saved: about 20 minutes

Ultibed Part Skip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMI1JNgMxSE

Explanation: By entering the top of the building early, you can skip getting the Ultibed parts.
                    First, side drill into the NPC that Mario stands right into him.
                    Then, let Mario face left and mash A. 
                    After the dialogue, Mario should be in the spin jump formation and a bit in the wall.
                    In the wall, spin jump over the first invisible wall.
                    On the second invisible wall, walk up. At one point you should notice something like a little corner. Walk slowly down and try to
                    side drill. On one spot, you notice that Mario drills a bit to the right instead of straight forward. That means you are passed the 
                    second invisible wall.
                    From here, walk around the map, avoid the loading zones on the right and enter the building from the top to enter the 
                    Dreamy Wakeport early.
                    This let's you skip the entire Ultibed Parts.

Important: You WILL need the ball ability to enter Somnom Woods, means you can't skip Mt. Pajamaja and Driftwood Shore.

Time Saved: about an hour

Name	Autor
Any% Route (April 2020)	Pixiuchu 4 years ago
Any% Route (Detailed, August 2018)	Migu 6 years ago
Big Skip in New Bowser Castle	Gelöscht 10 years ago
Boss Info	IlluminaTea 8 years ago
Documentation of glitches (Written explainations and youtube playlist)	Isaq21 8 years ago
Dozing Sands Skip	Gelöscht 10 years ago
Dozing Sands Skip (ALTERNATE METHOD)	SaraMelody 8 years ago
early Hammer in Breezy Mushrise Park	Gelöscht 10 years ago
Early Mount Pajamaja	MarvJungs 8 years ago
Glitchless Route documents	Tegron 11 months ago
Hard Mode Any% Route (September 2024)	MrMatt724 10 months ago
Little Cutscence Skip	MarvJungs 9 years ago
Little Skip in Mt. Pajamaja	Gelöscht 10 years ago
Mario & Luigi Dream Team Speedrun Route	Gelöscht 8 years ago
Mushrise Park Skip	SaraMelody 8 years ago
Neo Bowser Castle Skip	MrMatt724 9 months ago
Other kind of Grobot early	MarvJungs 9 years ago
Somnom Tracks Skip	Gelöscht 10 years ago
Ultibed Part Skip	Gelöscht 10 years ago