List of treasure chests in Paper Mario

This is a list of treasure chests from Paper Mario. There are 34 treasure chests in the game.

There are two types of chests: Small ones contain either Badges or items required for progression, while the big ones contain upgrades to Mario's Jump and Hammer abilities.

Mario's House, Toad Town, Goomba Village, Shooting Star Summit, Pleasant Path, Koopa Village, Dry Dry Desert, Dry Dry Outpost, Forever Forest, Windy Mill, Gusty Gulch, Yoshi's Village, Flower Fields, Cloudy Climb, Shiver Snowfield, Starborn Valley, Shiver Mountain, Star Way and Star Haven are the only locations without any treasure chests.

Prologue: A Plea from the Stars

There is only 1 treasure chest to find in Goomba Road during the Prologue.

Item/s	Description	Necessity	Image
Goomba Road ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Treasure Chest
Hammer Throw	On the roof of Toad Town entrance; get it by hitting the tree for a trampoline.	Optional

Chapter 1: Storming Koopa Bros. Fortress

There are a total of 3 treasure chests to find during Chapter 1:

• Koopa Bros. Fortress has 2 Chests
• Toad Town Tunnels has 1 Chest

Item/s	Description	Necessity	Image
Koopa Bros. Fortress ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 2 Treasure Chests
FP Plus	On a high platform near the fortress, accessed through a pipe by blasting the wall found near the recovery block at the end of the last Pleasant Path scene.	Optional
Refund	In a small area outside the fortress that can be accessed by blasting the wall on the east end.	Optional
Toad Town Tunnels ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Treasure Chest
Shrink Stomp	At the end of the area to the east of the entrance.	Optional

Chapter 2: The Mystery of Dry Dry Ruins

There are a total of 4 treasure chests to find during Chapter 2:

• Mt. Rugged has 1 Chest
• Dry Dry Ruins has 2 Chests
• Toad Town Tunnels has 1 Chest

Item/s	Description	Necessity	Image
Mt. Rugged ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Treasure Chest
Damage Dodge	In the scene to the north of the second room, by going in the cave.	Optional
Dry Dry Ruins ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 2 Treasure Chests
Slow Go	In the area with the Super Hammer, falling on the ledges above the chest and following them will lead to smaller one, hidden in the dark.	Optional
Super Hammer	Inside a small room with rotating stairs and a Stone Block blocking the way out.	Required
Toad Town Tunnels ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Treasure Chest
Power Smash	To the west of the entrance is a pipe leading to a new area initially blocked by a Stone Block. In the new area, Mario should go west to find a trampoline on the brick block. By destroying the block and then jumping on the trampoline, he reaches the chest.	Optional

Chapter 3: The "Invincible" Tubba Blubba

There are a total of 6 treasure chests to find during Chapter 3:

• Boo's Mansion has 3 Chests
• Tubba Blubba's Castle has 3 Chests

Item/s	Description	Necessity	Image
Boo's Mansion ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 3 Treasure Chests
Weight	Guarded by a Boo in the left room on the second floor. To access it, Mario must play the Record to lure the Boo away.	Required
EMPTY/TRAP	In the west room on the first floor. This one is a trap because when opened, it causes the chandelier in the room to drop down. By leaving and reentering the room, the treasure chest closes itself.	Optional
Super Boots	In the northwestern corner of the second storage room.	Required
Tubba Blubba's Castle ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 3 Treasure Chests
Castle Key	In the basement, accessed by falling down from the final room to the north of the first-floor corridor.	Required
Castle Key	In the spike room on the second floor.	Required
Mystical Key	In the east corner of Tubba Blubba's room on the third floor.	Required

Chapter 4: Trials in the Toy Box

There are a total of 8 treasure chests to find in the during Chapter 4:

• Shy Guy's Toy Box has 7 Chests
• Princess Peach's Castle has 1 Chest

Item/s	Description	Necessity	Image
Shy Guy's Toy Box ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 7 Treasure Chests
Power Plus	Guarded by an Anti Guy in the Blue Station area. Mario can fight him or bribe him with a Lemon Candy to get it.	Optional
Storeroom Key	In the very east of the Blue Station area. Depending on Peach's answers during the interlude, it is guarded by either a Mushroom, Goomba or Clubba.	Required
Mailbag	To the east of the Pink Station.	Optional
Defend Plus	On the high platform in the northwestern corner of the east scene in the Pink Station area.	Optional
Ice Power	At the east of the Pink Station area.	Optional
Frying Pan	In the east corner of the Pink Station area. Depending on Peach's answers during the interlude, it is guarded by either a Thunder Rage, Fuzzy or Hammer Bro.	Required
Dictionary	On the platform at the very east of the Green Station area. Depending on Peach's answers during the interlude, it is guarded by either a Super Soda, Pokey or Koopatrol.	Optional
Princess Peach's Castle ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Treasure Chest
Last Stand	During the Princess Peach interlude after saving Muskular. Found in the room with a wardrobe. Can be given to Mario via Mysterious Treasure Chest. Alternatively, Mario can pick it up himself during chapter 8.	Optional

Chapter 5: Hot Hot Times on Lavalava Island

There are a total of 3 treasure chests to find during Chapter 5:

• Jade Jungle has 1 Chest
• Mt. Lavalava has 2 Chests

Item/s	Description	Necessity	Image
Jade Jungle ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Treasure Chest
Volcano Vase	In a scene to the east of the Yoshi Village entrance scene (the one where Sushie was recruited). Only appears after Lava Piranha is defeated and Mt. Lavalava erupts.	Required
Mt. Lavalava ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 2 Treasure Chests
Ultra Hammer	Found in the area accessed by going left from second zipline until the dead end.	Required
Dizzy Stomp	At the northeastern corner of the scene to the south of the Ultra Hammer area.	Optional

Chapter 6: Dark Days in Flower Fields

There is only 1 treasure chest to find in Toad Town Tunnels during Chapter 6.

Item/s	Description	Necessity	Image
Toad Town Tunnels ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Treasure Chest
Ultra Boots	At the end of the third room of the area accessed by a pipe in the room with spikes.	Required

Chapter 7: A Star Spirit on Ice

There are a total of 7 treasure chests to find during Chapter 7:

• Shiver City has 1 Chest
• Crystal Palace has 6 Chests

Item/s	Description	Necessity	Image
Shiver City ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Treasure Chest
Attack FX E	In the middle house in the west scene. Mario need to go through the right house to reach the window of the middle one to enter.	Optional
Crystal Palace ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 6 Treasure Chests
Blue Key P-Down D-Up P-Up D-Down Palace Key	NOTE: These four rooms share the same layout so only one image is used. At the very east of the area to the south of the first room. (Blue Key) At the very east of the area below the room to the north of the first room. (P-Down, D-Up Badge) At the very east of the area below the small Albino Dino statue room. (P-Up, D-Down Badge) At the very east of the area below the big Albino Dino room. (Palace Key)	Key Chests Required, Badge Chests Optional
Red Key	At the very east of the area below the room to the south of the first room. Mario needs to break the panel in the north room first, then use Bombette to reach the room itself.	Required
Triple Dip	In the fourth room after the red key. Mario must use Bombette on the wall behind the mirror one scene earlier to reach it.	Optional

Chapter 8: A Star-Powered Showdown!

There is only 1 treasure chest to find in Bowser's Castle during the Chapter 8.

Item/s	Description	Necessity	Image
Bowser's Castle ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Treasure Chest
Castle Key	In the scene to the north in the second lava/moving platform area.	Required

Statistics

This chart shows the number of Treasure Chests for each location, with the total amount at the bottom. Locations are listed in the order the player can visit them.

Location	Total
Goomba Road	1
Koopa Bros. Fortress	2
Toad Town Tunnels	3
Mt. Rugged	1
Dry Dry Ruins	2
Boo's Mansion	3
Tubba Blubba's Castle	3
Shy Guy's Toy Box	7
Princess Peach's Castle	1
Jade Jungle	1
Mt. Lavalava	2
Shiver City	1
Crystal Palace	6
Bowser's Castle	1
Total	34

See also

• Super Block
• List of blocks in Paper Mario
• List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario
• List of Star Pieces in Paper Mario
• List of treasure chests in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• List of treasure chests in Super Paper Mario
• List of Collectible Treasures in Paper Mario: The Origami King