It's recommended that you enable debug mode by pressing X, B, R, B, Y, L on the title screen

Routed by: SolidifiedGaming, Vynneve, SwayNC, MuzYoshi, Zephiles, Sjorec, Glan

Note: Leave the memory card out to skip the autosave at the start of the game. There are no autosaves after this so you can put it in any time after the curtain pulls.

This is a significantly easier route then the optimal Peril Mario route (much less superguarding and no Charlieton farming), but is about 2.5 minutes slower than the ideal Peril Mario route. If you are new to the game, this route will be better.

[section=Prologue]

Lord Crump ➢ Mario: Jump x2 ➢ Superguard Crump's jump attack ➢ Mario: Jump x2 Level = 1.09

Note: It's always faster to fail the Action Command for the 2nd jump

Goombella joins your party

Break Zess T.'s contact lens

Toad Bros. Bazaar

IF PERFORMING GOOMBA TRIO SKIP ➢ Order the contact lens ➢ Buy 2 Honey Syrup ➢ Buy 3 Fire Flowers ➢ Buy 4 Fright Masks

IF NOT PERFORMING GOOMBA TRIO SKIP ➢ Order the contact lens ➢ Buy 1 Honey Syrup ➢ Buy 3 Fire Flowers ➢ Buy 5 Fright Masks

Hit the Save Block, don't save (so that Goombella doesn't explain saving)

Robbed by Bandit (don't chase him to get the coins back, you make it up later) Meet Frankly Decline the Action Command tutorial (menu up for the top option, then mash B for second option)

Perform Goomba Trio Skip (or Fright Mask [mash A], this will give 1 extra Star Point)

Note: For the start of the run, coins are important. You want zero encounters optimally. There's some optional items mentioned to sell if you want more coins for Fright Masks. The other option is to go without the extra Fright Masks (you get 2 extra, 10 coins). Each encounter loses 5 coins, so one Fright Mask.

Get Pretty Lucky from the invisible block (directly south of the Puni hole) Get the Black Key and the Plane Curse (choose the second option)

Perform Blooper Skip

[section=Petal Meadows]

Grab Close Call Perform Bridge Skip (or check the bush to reveal a pipe and hit the switch in the background)
Get the Fire Flower from the block (pick this up on the return trip if you did Goomba Trio Skip)
Go to Petalburg

Talk to Mayor Kroop E-mail on the way to the gate (Don't check it yet, it is faster to do so later)

Get the POW Block from the block near the Spiky Goomba

Bald Clefts ➢ Mario: POW Block (mash A) Level = 1.19

Get the POW Block from the bush near the Paragoomba

Bristles ➢ Mario: POW Block (mash A) Level = 1.33

Super Fun Quirk Quiz 65 Answers are (1, 3, 4, 2, 3 [if necessary: 1, 2])

Get Multibounce from the red block Go right for the Sun Stone

Fuzzies ➢ Mario: Fire Flower (mash A) Level = 1.49

Get the Moon Stone

Fuzzies ➢ Mario: Fire Flower (mash A) Level = 1.65

Gold Fuzzy ➢ Mario: Jump x2 ➢ Goombella: Headbonk x2 ➢ Guard Fuzzy horde ➢ Superguard Gold Fuzzy ➢ Mario: Jump x2 on Gold Fuzzy ➢ Goombella: Fire Flower (mash A) Level = 1.87

Get the Fire Flower from the block near the Koopa Troopa

Get the Inn Coupon near the block that the Fire Flower was in on the way back

Go back to Petal Meadows
Koops joins your party
Get the Fire Flower from the block if you haven't picked it up yet
Go to Hooktail Castle

[section=Hooktail Castle]

Get Power Bounce in the first hall from the block Do not read Kolorado’s dad's letter (mash B to select the bottom option)

Red Bones ➢ Mario: Fire Flower (mash A) ➢ Koops: Fire Flower (mash A) ➢ Level = 2.20 // BP = 6

Do Lock Jump and Flip Skip to get the Star Piece and Castle Key Go all the way to the right and get the Black Key from the chest Get the Paper Curse (choose the second option) Get Attack FX R

Open the Badge menu (D-Pad right) as you unspin from bars (so that the animation finishes in the pause menu) ➢ Equip Attack FX R (A) ➢ Equip Power Bounce (down 1 -> A) ➢ Equip Multibounce (down 1-2 -> A depending on when you got Close Call) ➢ Check the e-mail so that you don't get text explaining e-mails again (B x2 -> left 1 -> A -> down 1 -> A x3)

Backtrack to the Red Bones room and get the Castle Key Go back to the room with the Save Block and ride the green block up to unlock the door In the upper hallway, hit the first “!” block Use Koops to hit the 2nd “!” block

Note: You can jump to the window without hitting the second block. It saves 8 seconds. However, if you mess up and fall below, you waste about 30 seconds. However, you can clip out of bounds in paper mode at the bottom-right corner of the room, which will place you back up to the upper hallway.

Grab the Life Shroom with Koops while riding the big green block up

Ms. Mowz cutscene If you only bought 1 Honey Syrup in Prologue, get the Honey Syrup from the chest below the Shine Sprite Get the Castle Key

Run away from the Dull Bones

Go through the locked door Get the last Castle Key and go through the big locked door

You should have the following badges equipped: ➢ Attack FX R ➢ Power Bounce ➢ Multibounce (unnecessary until Minor League)

If you want to go for a faster fight, do the strats in [ ]. This strat is RNG however, 11% chance to work.

Hooktail ➢ Mario: Power Bounce x9 [x10] ➢ Koops: Honey Syrup (up 1) ➢ Guard Hooktail's fire ➢ Mario: Power Bounce x8 [x9] ➢ Koops: Honey Syrup (up 1) [Shell Toss] (Phase 1 ends here if you got the higher bounces) ➢ Mario: Jump x2 ➢ Koops: Shell Toss ➢ Hooktail cutscene (pick the first option [if you say no, it is faster to say no the next two times as well])

➢ Mario: Power Bounce x8 ➢ Koops: Shell Toss

Or if you got higher bounces: ➢ Koops: Honey Syrup (up 1) ➢ Mario: Power Bounce x10 ➢ Koops: Shell Toss if needed Level = 2.51

[section=Pre-Chapter 7]

Peach Segment ➢ Enter the shower area and leave immediately to open the door (you don’t have to take a shower) ➢ Visit TEC

Bowser Segment ➢ Walk to the end of the hall

Grab Mega Rush P

Peach e-mail before the bridge in Petal Meadows Go down the pipe to get Happy Heart

Take the Plane Panel to the Thousand-Year Door

Stand on the pedestal and talk to Frankly

Go down the East Rogueport pipe TALK TO PUNIO to open the entrance to Boggly Woods

Optional for coins: Get the Fire Flower from the left block near where the Spiky Goomba was

Go back up to Rogueport

Toad Bros. Bazaar ➢ Buy the Contact Lens ➢ Sell the Life Shroom (and all other items you have) ➢ Buy at least 6 Fright Masks (as many as you can afford up to eight) ➢ Get a Mushroom from shop points

Give Zess T. the Contact Lens Head down West Rogueport sewers Perform Teleporter Room Early

[section=X-Naut Fortress]

Go two rooms to the right and read the red note Go right to Grodus’ office and get the Card Key

Go in the elevator and go to Sublevel 1 (2nd option) Go right and enter the access code (014029, or "excuse" if on French) Super Fun Quirk Quiz 66 (3, 4, 2, 3, 1 [if necessary: 3, 4]) Get the Elevator Key

Take the elevator back to Sublevel 2 (2nd option) Go all the way to the left room to get the Card Key

Go two rooms to the right and take the teleporter back to the sewers

Get Jump Storage from the teleporter room door, then take the pipe up to West Rogueport

Super Jump from the step in front of Garf's house to get Double Dip

Check the Trouble Center board (pick the first option)

Take Frankie's trouble (4th from the bottom) and then take the pipe

Head to Boggly Woods and then the Great Tree

Optional: If you have 8 items or less, grab the Honey Syrup in Boggly Woods Optional: If you want to buy a Life Shroom later, get FP Plus on the right side of the tree

Enter the Great Tree Do Jabbi Hive Skip Get the Super Boots

Optional: If you want 25 extra coins, get Charge Get the Thunder Rage on the way out

Go back to Rogueport Sewers Grab Damage Dodge

Hit the switch to open the blue pipe to Poshley Heights Get FP Plus in the chest

Read the note on the Poshley Sanctum door (to advance the sequence so that the train e-mail is there)

Recommended: Save in front of the train in case you fail to get Jump Storage Use the e-mail on the Excess Express (between Cabins 004 and 005) to get Jump Storage

Enter Poshley Sanctum and Super Jump to the switch to reveal the pipe Obtain the Garnet Star Recommended: Save after the Bowser intermission in case you fail Blimp Ticket Skip

You can sort your items so that Fright Masks are on top; if not, many will be at the bottom with the rest just above the Mushroom

Perform Blimp Ticket Skip Grab the Star Piece behind the pipe Go to Glitzville

[section=Glitzville]

Take the blimp to Rogueport and then back to Glitzville

Get the Star Piece next to the door leading to the lobby (skip this if you're using the pillar Star Piece for Jump Storage after completing Chapter 7) Move backwards against the Minor League door to be able to open it

Note: Failing an Earth Tremor is generally the fastest way to fulfill “Use at least 1 special move.” Showstopper may come in handy sometimes though.

Note 2: Jumping while waiting for the guard delays him from entering the room. Try to avoid doing any actions during this time aside from equipping badges/changing partners.

Note 3: If you ever need more FP to help you out of a bad situation, you can use the Honey Syrup if you got it in Boggly Woods.

The condition is on the 4th textbox after signing up for a match

Ideally you want to reach Level 3 in Glitzville, but you don't want to leave with more than 5 Star Points. If you are underleveled, you will not have enough BP to equip Double Dip before Magnus 2.0; if you are overleveled, you will have to do a slightly riskier Bowser + Kammy fight.

#19 Goomba Bros (5 Goombas [3 Star Points each]) ➢ Koops: Power Shell (can also Multibounce [up 2] if you want to save FP to Power Shell on the Dull Bones) Level = 2.66

#18 KP Koopas (2 KP Koopas [3 Star Points each], 1 KP Paratroopa [3 Star Points]) ➢ Koops: Fright Mask (up 1 if you didn't sort, mash A if you did) ➢ If one Koopa doesn't run, kill it (Jump) Level = 2.67

#17 Pokey Triplets (3 Pokeys [4 Star Points each]) ➢ Fright Mask (up 1 if you didn't sort, mash A if you did) Level = 2.68

#16 Dead Bones (3 Dull Bones [3 Star Points each]) ➢ Mario: Multibounce (up 2) ➢ Power Shell if don't attack with Mario or no jump, failed Earth Tremor if no FP Level = 2.77

#15 Spike Storm (2 Spinies [3 Star Points each] and 1 Lakitu [4 Star Points]) ➢ Fright Mask (up 1 if you didn't sort, mash A if you did) Level = 2.78

#14 Mind Bogglers (1 Pale Piranha [4 Star Points], 1 Dark Puff [4 Star Points], 1 Pider [5 Star Points]) ➢ Partner: Fright Mask (up 1 if you didn't sort, mash A if you did) ➢ Kill the Pale Piranha if it's the only enemy left Level = 2.79

Note: If you have 89 or more Star Points, Fright Mask on the Punk Rocks to try and fix leveling (40% chance for each to run)

#13 Punk Rocks (3 Hyper Bald Clefts [5 Star Points each]) ➢ Mario: Thunder Rage (mash A if you didn't sort, or down 1 if you got the Honey Syrup after JHS) ➢ 2-bar Earth Tremor or full Showstopper if no items Level = 2.94

Note: If you have 97 or less Star Points, attack the necessary amount of Bob-ombs to light their fuses before using a Fright Mask (so that you get Star Points)

#12 Bob-omb Squad (4 Bob-ombs [6 Star Points each, or 5 each if you leveled up already) ➢ Mario: Failed Jump on the front Bob-omb (skip if you have 98-99 Star Points already) ➢ Partner: Fright Mask (up if you didn't sort, mash A if you did) ➢ If you need to use a special move, fail Showstopper (down 1) and pray that all of the Bob-ombs survive Level = 3.00 // BP = 9

#11 Hand-It-Overs (2 Red Bandits [5 Star Points each], 2 Green Bandits [7 Star Points each, or 6 if you leveled up]) ➢ Fright Mask (up if you didn't sort, mash A if you did) Level = 3.01

Take note of your inventory count here.

#10 Armored Harriers ➢ Run away

Yoshi hatches and joins your party

Souvenir Shop ➢ Buy at least 5 Point Swaps (fill inventory if you can afford to, buy Dried Shrooms [2 coins in Westside Goods] later otherwise) ➢ If you have 6 Point Swaps, you can do a backup strat for missing the Superguard on Magnus 2.0 ➢ Get an Ice Storm from shop points (it's fine if you don't get this)

Leave Glitzville

[section=Pianta Parlor]

Talk to Frankie in the garden in West Rogueport

Lovely Howz of Badges (second option to sell) ➢ Sell FP Plus (mash A, or down 1 if you got Double Dip already) ➢ Sell Damage Dodge (mash A or down 1) ➢ Optional: Sell Charge and FP Plus from the Great Tree if you have them (mash A or down 1) ➢ Sell Happy Heart (mash A or down 1) ➢ Sell Pretty Lucky (up 1) ➢ Sell Close Call (up 1 or mash A/down 1 depending on when you got it) ➢ Sell Multibounce (up 1) ➢ Sell Power Bounce (up 1) ➢ Sell Attack FX R (up 1) ➢ You should just have Mega Rush P (and Double Dip if you got it already) left at this point ➢ Buy Power Rush P (first option to buy, second option for non-sales, scroll down for Power Rush P; or get it from the counter if it's on sale)

Get Jump Storage from a floor panel Star Piece Alternatively, you can buy a Lottery Ticket and receive a Mushroom, and use that to get Jump Storage. Super Jump from the step in front of Garf's house to get Double Dip

Pay Gus 10 coins

Grab the Star Piece behind the wall near the loading zone to the right

Get the Wedding Ring Give the Wedding Ring to Frankie for the Gold Card

Go to the Pianta Parlor and buy 136 Piantas Trade in Piantas (bottom option) for 4 Power Rush P's (up 3)

There’s a potential crash that can occur when entering the boss area for Chapter 7. Entering Westside Goods prevents this: ➢ Just leave if you don't need to buy anything ➢ If you obtained the extra coins, buy a Life Shroom ➢ If you still don't have full items, buy Dried Shrooms ➢ Lastly, if you bought more than 1 item, you need to re-enter the shop after leaving to prevent the crash

Go down to the sewers through the grate

Open the Badge menu while entering Paper Mode above the grate ➢ Equip all of your badges (A -> [down 1 -> A] x6)

Take the teleporter back to X-Naut Fortress

[section=Magnus von Grapple 2.0]

Go right and use the Elevator Key to go to Sublevel 3 (the second elevator) Go left to the third electric tile room and get the Card Key

Use the HP Drain in the block to get Jump Storage (toss a Fright Mask/Honey Syrup/Mushroom, or Point Swap if you have more than 5)

Go right and use the 3 Card Keys

Do a Super Jump to skip the conveyor belt Get the last Card Key when you land

Navigate the room and hit the stairs switch Use the Card Key to enter the final room

You should have the following badges equipped: ➢ 5 Power Rush P's ➢ Double Dip ➢ Mega Rush P

Magnus Von Grapple 2.0 (Superguard strat, saves ~12 seconds) ➢ Mario: Double Dip (Point Swap [down 1-2 or up 1+] on Yoshi + Nothing [B -> A]) (just Point Swap if 1 FP) ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (full) ➢ Superguard Magnus’ drill attack ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (2+ hits, fill at least ~50% of the bar)

If you missed the Superguard (loses a couple seconds to the normal guard strat): ➢ Mario: Swap to Koops ➢ Koops: Swap to Goombella ➢ Magnus detaches X-Punches ➢ Mario: Double Dip (Point Swap [down 1-2 or up 1+] on Goombella + Nothing [B -> A]) ➢ Goombella: Headbonk x2 on Magnus ➢ You'll be short a Point Swap if you only had 5, you can backtrack after Palace Skip in this case

If you don't want to Superguard: ➢ Mario: Point Swap (down 1-2 or up 1+) on Yoshi (DO NOT DOUBLE DIP) ➢ Yoshi: Defend (if you accidentally Double Dipped, refer to the Superguard strat) ➢ Guard Magnus' drill attack ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (full) ➢ Mario: Defend ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (2+ hits, fill at least ~50% of the bar) on Magnus Level = 3.41 (you will level up here if you were underleveled leaving Glitzville; upgrade BP to 9 if this is the case)

Bowser Segment ➢ Go into Poshley Sanctum

Go to Sublevel 4 and talk to TEC Head to Sublevel 2 and go two rooms to the left Take the teleporter back to Rogueport Sewers

Obtain Jump Storage with the e-mail (or the Star Piece to the left of the teleporter room) Super Jump over the pillar to the right

Talk to Dazzle and trade in 5 Star Pieces for Item Hog (down 6)

Open the Thousand-Year Door

[section=Palace of Shadow]

Get the Shooting Star from the block before the Bombshell Bill Blasters (skip this if you have both the Ice Storm and Thunder Rage unless you are overleveled)

Get into an encounter to get Koops into Peril (Phantom Ember in the fire bar room is fastest, or Bombshell Bill Blaster if you're not doing the cannon skips) ➢ Mario: Double Dip (Point Swap [up 1+] on Koops + Nothing [B -> A]) ➢ Koops: Run away

Go through the spike room (Bottom - Top or Bottom - Top)

Get the Boo's Sheet in the fire bar room (toss a Fright Mask/Mushroom/Honey Syrup/Point Swap if necessary)

Encounter the Phantom Ember and use the invincibility frames to get past the fire bars

You may want to swap to Koops before starting the Dark Bones fight, not a big deal if you don't though

Dark Bones ➢ Koops: Power Shell (fail it if you got the Shooting Star) ➢ Mario: Swap to Yoshi (so that Koops doesn't heal from the level up) ➢ Superguard for swag (don't worry if Koops dies, you can still First Strike with him to kill the Phantom Ember later) ➢ Yoshi: Shooting Star (down 1) if you got it, HP Drain (down 1) on Dark Bones or Thunder Rage (up 1+) otherwise Level = 4.41 // HP = 15

Get the Palace Key

Get the Ultra Shroom before the next Bombshell Bills Run between the Bombshell Bills

Open the Badge menu while entering Paper Mode for a cannon skip ➢ Unequip Double Dip (up 2-3 -> A) ➢ Equip Item Hog (L -> A)

Get the Jammin' Jelly

Endless Hallway ➢ Down - Down - Up - Up - Down - Up - Down

You should have the following badges equipped: ➢ Item Hog ➢ 5 Power Rush P's (unnecessary for now) ➢ Mega Rush P (unnecessary for now)

Go right to the room before Gloomtail Recommended: Save near Gloomtail's room to farm for an item drop First Strike (Shell Toss) the left Phantom Ember

Phantom Ember ➢ Koops: Shell Toss Level = 4.54

Perform Palace Skip (use the Jammin' Jelly)

Hit the red “!” switch and use Yoshi to get to the Palace Key Hover with Yoshi to get the Life Shroom If you don't have an Ice Storm, hover with Yoshi to get the Shooting Star

Inventory should be as follows (order will vary): ➢ Life Shroom ➢ Ultra Shroom ➢ Boo’s Sheet ➢ HP Drain ➢ Ice Storm (or Thunder Rage) ➢ Point Swap (or extra item/Life Shroom) ➢ Point Swap ➢ Point Swap ➢ Point Swap ➢ Point Swap (or extra item)

Fall down and use the spring to get back up to the Plane Panel Fly across the room and unlock the door

Open the Badge menu before Grodus Unequip Item Hog (A) Equip Double Dip (up 2-3 -> A)

If Goombella has less than 7 HP, you may want to hit the Heart Block before fighting Grodus if you can afford it (or use the Mushroom on her if you still have it)

Enter the throne room

You should have the following badges equipped: ➢ 5 Power Rush P's ➢ Double Dip ➢ Mega Rush P

[section=Grodus, Bowser, and Shadow Queen]

Grodus ➢ Mario: Double Dip (Ice Storm [down 4] or Shooting Star [top or down 3] + Point Swap [A, up 1+, or down] on Yoshi) (just use the attacking item if Yoshi is already in Peril) ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (full) Level = 4.95 (you will level up here if you were overleveled leaving Glitzville; upgrade HP to 20 and use the backup listed for Bowser + Kammy if this is the case)

Bowser / Kammy Koopa ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (full) on Kammy ➢ Mario: Swap to Goombella ➢ Guard Bowser's fire (can Superguard if you want to keep Goombella at high health for invincible Shadow Queen) ➢ Mario: Swap to Yoshi ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (2+ hits, less damage first skips some text) ➢ Guard Bowser's bite (can Superguard to skip some text) ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (full) Level = 5.49 // HP = 20

If you leveled up on Grodus: ➢ Mario: Double Dip (Point Swap [up 1+] on Yoshi + Nothing [B -> A]) ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (full) on Kammy ➢ Superguard Bowser's fire ➢ Mario: Defend (if you missed the Superguard, Double Dip [Point Swap on Yoshi + Nothing]) ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (2+ hits, less damage first skips some text) ➢ Superguard Bowser's bite ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (full)

If Mario is not at full health, you may want to hit the Heart Block if you can afford it (or use the Mushroom if you still have it)

If you only have 1 Life Shroom, get the Ultra Shroom in the chest near the Heart Block (top of stairs)

Shadow Queen ➢ Mario: Double Dip (HP Drain [down 3-4] or Thunder Rage [up 1] + Point Swap [A, down 1+, or up 1+] on Yoshi) ➢ If Yoshi is already in Peril, just have Mario use the attacking item ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (full)

Phase 2 starts

1 Life Shroom, 2 Ultra Shrooms ➢ Mario: Failed Jump ➢ Yoshi: Swap to Koops or Goombella (whoever has more HP) ➢ Superguard all attacks (guard if it would be safer, each attack does 7 damage unguarded) ➢ Mario: Failed Jump ➢ Partner: Ultra Shroom (mash A) on Mario if he is not at 20HP, otherwise swap to Yoshi ➢ Superguard all attacks ➢ Mario: Failed Jump OR swap to Yoshi if partner is dead ➢ Partner: Swap to Yoshi or Failed Ground Pound/Defend

2 Life Shrooms, 1 Ultra Shroom ➢ Mario: Failed Jump ➢ Yoshi: Swap to Koops or Goombella (whoever has more HP) ➢ Superguard all attacks (guard if it would be safer, each attack does 7 damage unguarded) ➢ Mario: Failed Jump ➢ Partner: Swap to Goombella ➢ Superguard all attacks ➢ Mario: Failed Jump ➢ Partner: Swap to Yoshi

You must have Yoshi as the active partner at the end of this fight

Crystal Stars cutscene

Shadow Queen (final phase) ➢ Mario: Double Dip (Boo’s Sheet [down or top] on Yoshi + Point Swap [A] on Yoshi) ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (full) on Shadow Queen ➢ Guard two attacks, Superguard the rest ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (full) on Shadow Queen ➢ Mario: Ultra Shroom (down 1 or mash A) or Defend (the two hands combined do at most 14 damage unguarded; the swarm does at most 12 damage to the front party member, 9 damage to the back) ➢ Guard all HP drain attacks ➢ Yoshi: Ground Pound (full if Shadow Queen stole any HP from Mario, 3+ hits otherwise) on Shadow Queen ➢ If Shadow Queen stole HP twice: Jump x1 on Shadow Queen if you missed one guard, Jump x2 if you missed both ➢ If Shadow Queen stole HP more than twice: Supernova (up 1)

Mash through the epilogue Timing ends on the circular fade to black before credits start (first fully black frame)