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Fishing spots are areas in Paper Mario: The Origami King, found in Overlook Mountain, Shogun Studios, and Full Moon Island. They are piers next to bodies of water, with a fishing rod attached to them. Mario can fish from these spots to obtain items, Cheep Cheeps, and Bloopers.
Controls
Once Mario chooses to go fishing, the player must hold and to grip the fishing rod and use the L-Stick to aim the fishing rod's line. The player must then flick the Joy-Cons to cast the line, with the distance it moves depending on how forcefully the player flicked the Joy-Cons. The bobber can be reeled in with . If the fishing rod's bobber lands near a fish shadow, a "!" symbol will appear and the fish will start nibbling the bobber. Eventually, the fish will bite the bobber and a symbol of Joy-Cons and an arrow will appear, at which point the player must flick the Joy-Cons upward as soon as possible to reel in the fish.
Locations
Overlook Mountain
The first fishing spot can be found near the river on the right side of Overlook Mountain. Here, a Koopa Troopa will teach Mario how to fish. Mario must move the fishing rod towards the biggest shadow in the river and reel it in to fish a large origami Cheep Cheep. After Mario defeats the origami Cheep Cheep, it drops the Blue Shell Stone.
Shogun Studios
The second fishing spot can be found in front of the House of Tricky Ninjas in Shogun Studios. However, in order to fish from this spot, Mario must first find the hidden Toad inside the stable behind Princess and whack the Toad with the Hammer. An additional hidden Toad can be found and rescued by fishing here.
Occasionally, Mario can catch large Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers here that reveal themselves as Ninjis in disguise before running away.
Full Moon Island
The third and final fishing spot can be found on the northwest side of Full Moon Island. When Mario first arrives on Full Moon Island, it is known as Crescent Moon Island in its initial state. Its pier has a Not-Bottomless Hole through it that must be filled in to progress. Once the pier is restored, Mario must fish and battle an origami Sidestepper. Defeating it spawns a Magic Circle for the Earth Vellumental, which can be used to cause a circular landmass to surface, turning Crescent Moon Island into Full Moon Island.
Fish types
The types of fish Mario can find in fishing spots include Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers of various sizes, including the Legendary Cheep Cheep and Legendary Blooper, which can only be caught at the pier on Full Moon Island.
