List of Hidden Blocks in Paper Mario
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Mario revealing a hidden ? Block in Shy Guy's Toy Box.
In Paper Mario, Mario can discover hidden ? Blocks throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. Like regular ? Blocks, these invisible blocks contain coins, items, and even badges. Mario can reveal them by using Watt's field ability by pressing 
; however, Mario can still uncover them himself without her, even before she joins his party. All hidden ? Blocks are revealed by jumping at them -- there are no hidden ? Blocks on the ground that must be hit with the Hammer. Some blocks require the use of the Ultra Boots to reveal them (such as four mandatory ones in Toad Town Tunnels leading to Shiver City). Invisible ? Blocks will never be found in areas with NPCs. As such, they will not be found in shops or houses. If Mario reveals a block containing an item or badge, then leaves and returns to the area without collecting the contents, the block will become invisible again until he does so. Some invisible blocks are used as stepping stones to reach new places or other items. There are 46 hidden blocks in the game. This page lists the location of each hidden block, the contents, and how to get to them.
Hidden ? Block locations
| Hidden ? Block Locations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Item | Description | Image |
| Goomba Village | Repel Gel | The Super Hammer is required to hit this ? Block. In the area immediately east of Jr. Troopa's playground, Mario will find a gray block that can be broken with the Super Hammer. Jumping in the center where the block once was will reveal the hidden ? Block. | |
| Pleasant Path | Fire Flower | In the area two screens west of the Koopa Bros. Fortress, the hidden ? Block is between the two brick blocks. | |
| Dry Dry Desert (Area B1) | Thunder Rage | In the area two screens north of Kolorado's camp, the hidden ? Block is above the easternmost rock. | |
| Dry Dry Desert (Area G2) | Attack FX C Badge | In the area one screen east and three south from Kolorado's camp, the hidden ? Block is above the lone rock. | |
| Dry Dry Desert (Area C5) | Runaway Pay Badge | In the area one screen north and four east from Kolorado's camp, the hidden ? Block is in the center of the triangle of trees. | |
| Dry Dry Desert (Area E7) | Life Shroom | In the area one screen north of the oasis, the hidden ? Block is above the ? Block on the ground. | |
| Toad Town Tunnels | Super Shroom | In the area one screen east from the entrance, the hidden ? Block is in the middle of the gap in the row of blocks. | |
| Toad Town Tunnels | 1 Coin each | In the area one screen west of the blue Warp Pipe to Boo's Mansion is a gap between the two high platforms with the Super Block on the western one. There are three hidden ? Blocks in this area. Using the blue movable block, Mario should move it to the middle of the left side, the center, and the middle of the right side and jump from the movable block at those spots to reveal them. Alternately, Mario can hit the invisible blocks from the tiles without using the movable block if he's equipped with the Ultra Boots. | |
| Toad Town Tunnels | Maple Syrup | Having Lakilester in Mario's party is required to find this ? Block. In the area two screens east of where the player obtains the Ultra Boots, near the pipe, Mario should jump at the center of the pathway sticking out to reveal the hidden ? Block. | |
| Toad Town Tunnels | Stop Watch | In the same area, from the pipe, Mario should follow the central path going east. The hidden ? Block is located just before the path splits north and south. | |
| Toad Town Tunnels | Volt Shroom | Also in the same area, near the doorway, the hidden ? Block is west of the visible one. | |
| Toad Town Tunnels | Life Shroom | The Ultra Boots are required to hit this ? Block. In the next area, the hidden ? Block is between the two sets of three blocks. | |
| Toad Town Tunnels | 1 Coin each | REQUIRED: The Ultra Boots are needed to hit these ? Blocks. In the area two screens east of the blue Warp Pipe to Yoshi's Village is a gap between two high platforms, with a doorway leading to Shiver City in the east. There are four hidden ? Blocks in this area. From the visible ? Block touching the western platform, Mario should move three block lengths from it and Tornado Jump to reveal the first hidden ? Block, then continue to use the same method for the next blocks to reveal them all. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Blue Zone) | Stone Cap | By the Blue Station, the hidden ? Block is slightly east of the station itself. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Blue Zone) | Maple Syrup | One screen west of the Blue Station, the hidden ? Block is three tiles east of the large toy block. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Blue Zone) | Mystery? | Two screens west of the Blue Station, the hidden ? Block is two beige tiles southwest of the large jack-in-the-box in the north. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Blue Zone) | Fright Jar | In the same area, the hidden ? Block is two tiles south of the large jack-in-the-box, slightly east of the last hidden block. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Pink Zone) | Super Soda | Two screens west of the Pink Station, past the gate where Gourmet Guy sits going northwest, the hidden ? Block is at the beige tile west of the large toy block. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Pink Zone) | Dizzy Dial | In the same area, in the northern path going east, the hidden ? Block in the center of the gap between the two visible ? Blocks, at the beige tile. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Pink Zone) | Thunder Rage | From the same area, going two screens east to the northwestern region of the Pink Station, the hidden ? Block is at the beige tile northeast of the pink switch. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Green Zone) | Fire Flower | By the Green Station, the hidden ? Block is three tiles north of the eastern passageway, on the northern corners. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Red Zone) | Super Shroom | By the Red Station, the hidden ? Block is five tiles west of the Red Station itself, in line with the Save and Heart Blocks in the east. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Red Zone) | Volt Shroom | One screen west of the Red Station, the hidden ? Block is to the east of the first brown block near the passageway. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Red Zone) | Deep Focus Badge | In the same area, going west by taking the elevator and Ferris wheel into the shaded region, the hidden ? Block is in the gap between to the two visible blocks. | |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box (Red Zone) | Snowman Doll | Also in the same area, the hidden ? Block is all the way to the west, between the last brown block and the passage way to Big Lantern Ghost's room. This is the first hidden ? Block to be revealed with Watt. | |
| Lavalava Island | Repel Gel | Going one screen southeast from the island's westernmost shore with the Whale, the hidden ? Block is directly southeast of the first Bellbell Plant. All Bellbell Plants have a hidden ? Block next to them. | |
| Lavalava Island | Mystery? | In the same area, going east, a second hidden ? Block is directly southwest of the second Bellbell Plant. | |
| Jade Jungle | Thunder Rage | Having Sushie in Mario's party is required to find this ? Block. Going one screen northeast from the island's westernmost shore with the Whale, Mario should use Sushie's field ability to swim from the southern dock to the one northwest of it. Then, he should follow the path east then north to find a Bellbell Plant and jump directly northwest of it to reveal the hidden ? Block. | |
| Jade Jungle | Stone Cap | In the area one screen north of the Raven statue, Mario should go to the high elevated ground and jump directly southeast of the Bellbell Plant to reveal another hidden ? Block. | |
| Jade Jungle | Volt Shroom | In the next area, Mario should use the westernmost blue movable block and push it east once and north once, then jump from it to reveal the hidden ? Block. Alternately, Mario can hit the hidden block from the ground with a Tornado Jump if he's equipped with the Ultra Boots. | |
| Mt. Lavalava | Life Shroom | In the area one screen east of where the player obtains the Ultra Hammer, Mario should climb up all the way to the highest elevated ground in the northeast. Then, he should jump near the center close to the edge to reveal the hidden ? Block. | |
| Flower Fields (Southeast) | Maple Syrup | In the area with the Bubble Tree on the eastern grassy area, Mario should jump slightly northwest of the first patch of yellow flowers -- directly in the opposite spot from the visible block in the west -- to reveal the hidden ? Block. | |
| Flower Fields (West) | 1 Coin | In the area one screen west of the Wise Wisterwood, with the blueflower guard, Mario should jump at the spot between the Springboard and the brick block to reveal the hidden ? Block. | |
| Flower Fields (West) | Shooting Star | In the same area, Mario should jump from the same Springboard onto the revealed ? Block, then to the brick block and jump again to reveal another hidden ? Block. | |
| Flower Fields (Northeast) | Thunder Rage | One screen west of the area with the Puff Puff Machine, in the northeastern corner, is another hidden ? Block. Jumping in the area between the two patches of yellow flowers will reveal them. | |
| Shiver Snowfield | Stop Watch | In the area where Mario fights Monstar, going up the steps in the east to the high platform, the hidden ? Block is on the north-central area. | |
| Shiver Mountain | Ultra Shroom | The Ultra Boots is required to hit this ? Block. In the first area, going all the way east to the brick block, Mario should Tornado Jump underneath it to destroy it, then Tornado Jump again in the same spot to reveal the hidden ? Block. | |
| Crystal Palace | Jammin' Jelly | The Ultra Boots is required to hit this ? Block. On the mirror side, in the western area with the small Albino Dino statue, Mario should Tornado Jump above the Spin Panel to reveal the hidden ? Block. | |
| Bowser's Castle | Maple Syrup | In the eastern room of rooms involving the use of Sushie to raise and lower the water levels, the hidden ? Block is on the top level in between the recessed passages. | |
| Bowser's Castle | Maple Syrup | One screen east of the large hallway with the Bombshell Bill Blasters, the hidden ? Block is underneath the western chandelier. | |
| Princess Peach's Castle | Ultra Shroom | In the first area, the final hidden ? Block is directly on the opposite side of the Save Block, across the steps in the east. |
Hidden ? Block count
This chart shows the number of hidden ? Blocks for each location, with the total amount at the bottom. Locations are listed in the order the Mario visits them.
| Hidden ? Block Count | |
|---|---|
| Location | Count |
| Goomba Village | 1 |
| Pleasant Path | 1 |
| Toad Town Tunnels | 12 |
| Dry Dry Desert | 4 |
| Shy Guy's Toy Box | 12 |
| Lavalava Island | 2 |
| Jade Jungle | 3 |
| Mt. Lavalava | 1 |
| Flower Fields | 4 |
| Shiver Snowfield | 1 |
| Shiver Mountain | 1 |
| Crystal Palace | 1 |
| Bowser's Castle | 2 |
| Princess Peach's Castle | 1 |
| Total | 46 |
