Hint Art
Hint Art is a type of special object that appears in Super Mario Odyssey. The objects are photographs or graphics that hint the location of a Power Moon; however, the Power Moon that is hinted at does not appear in the same kingdom that the Hint Art is found in, although it will qualify as and appear as a Power Moon for the kingdom the Hint Art is in. The player is required to look at the Hint Art in order for the corresponding Power Moon to become available. The player can also use the capture feature on the Nintendo Switch to save the Hint Art in their gallery, though this is not required. Once Mario locates the exact spot of a hidden Power Moon as described in the Hint Art, he must ground-pound it to make the Power Moon appear out of the ground. In the Lake Kingdom and Seaside Kingdom, he can also reveal a Power Moon by attacking its spot as a Cheep Cheep. Only one piece of Hint Art can be found in a kingdom, aside from the Dark Side, which has ten different pieces of Hint Art. Hint Art does not appear in the Cascade Kingdom, in the Cloud Kingdom, in the Lost Kingdom, in the Ruined Kingdom, or on the Darker Side. Finding and solving enough Hint Art puzzles rewards Mario with two Power Moons from Archivist Toadette in the Mushroom Kingdom: one for solving five puzzles, and another for solving fifteen.
In addition to the in-game Hint Art, from March 14, 2018, to November 28, 2018, following the version 1.2.0 update, Nintendo posted new Hint Art on social media. If Mario ground-pounds at the correct spot as described in these pictures, instead of a Power Moon, a Pixel Luigi pops out of the ground and grants Mario 200 coins. It uses colors that match Luigi's modern design, instead of the colors of the original sprite from Super Mario Bros. If Mario reveals a hidden Pixel Luigi he previously discovered, he receives ten coins instead. These pieces of Hint Art are based on the unused Hint Art found in the game's files. To celebrate Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker releasing on the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS, the Pixel Luigi in all kingdoms was replaced by a Pixel Captain Toad with the same effect until August 8, 2018.[1] However, even after this date, the Pixel Captain Toads remain in place of Pixel Luigis in the Snow Kingdom and Ruined Kingdom, as those 8-bit characters were added while the Captain Toad event was still on-going.
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Power Moon Hint Art[edit]
Cap Kingdom Hint Art
Sand Kingdom Hint Art
Lake Kingdom Hint Art
Wooded Kingdom Hint Art
Metro Kingdom Hint Art
Snow Kingdom Hint Art
Seaside Kingdom Hint Art
Luncheon Kingdom Hint Art
Bowser's Kingdom Hint Art
Moon Kingdom Hint Art
Mushroom Kingdom Hint Art
Dark Side Hint Art 1
Dark Side Hint Art 2
Dark Side Hint Art 3
Dark Side Hint Art 4
Dark Side Hint Art 5
Dark Side Hint Art 6
Dark Side Hint Art 7
Dark Side Hint Art 8
Dark Side Hint Art 9
Dark Side Hint Art 10
Hidden Luigi/Captain Toad Hint Art[edit]
Sand Kingdom Hint Art 1 (Posted March 14, 2018)
Cap Kingdom Hint Art (Posted March 21, 2018)
Seaside Kingdom Hint Art (Posted April 4, 2018)
Metro Kingdom Hint Art 1 (Posted April 11, 2018)
Wooded Kingdom Hint Art (Posted April 18, 2018)
Luncheon Kingdom Hint Art 1 (Posted May 2, 2018)
Mushroom Kingdom Hint Art 1 (Posted May 9, 2018)
Cloud Kingdom Hint Art (Posted May 16, 2018)
Lost Kingdom Hint Art 1 (Posted June 6, 2018)
Moon Kingdom Hint Art (Posted June 20, 2018)
Ruined Kingdom Hint Art (Posted July 11, 2018)
Snow Kingdom Hint Art (Posted July 25, 2018)
Bowser's Kingdom Hint Art (Posted August 8, 2018)
Lake Kingdom Hint Art (Posted August 22, 2018)
Metro Kingdom Hint Art 2 (Posted September 5, 2018)
Sand Kingdom Hint Art 2 (Posted September 19, 2018)
Lost Kingdom Hint Art 2 (Posted October 10, 2018)
Luncheon Kingdom Hint Art 2 (Posted October 24, 2018)
Cascade Kingdom Hint Art (Posted November 7, 2018)
Mushroom Kingdom Hint Art 2 (Posted November 28, 2018)
Early/Unused Hint Art[edit]
Sand Kingdom Hint Art 1
Cap Kingdom Hint Art
Seaside Kingdom Hint Art 1
Metro Kingdom Hint Art 1
Wooded Kingdom Hint Art 1
Luncheon Kingdom Hint Art 1
Mushroom Kingdom Hint Art 1
Cloud Kingdom Hint Art
Lost Kingdom Hint Art 1
Moon Kingdom Hint Art
Ruined Kingdom Hint Art
Snow Kingdom Hint Art 1
Bowser's Kingdom Hint Art
Lake Kingdom Hint Art
Metro Kingdom Hint Art 2
Sand Kingdom Hint Art 2
Lost Kingdom Hint Art 2
Luncheon Kingdom Hint Art 2
Cascade Kingdom Hint Art
Mushroom Kingdom Hint Art 2
Snow Kingdom Hint Art 2
Seaside Kingdom Hint Art 2
Luncheon Kingdom Hint Art 3
Wooded Kingdom Hint Art 2
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | お宝写真[?] Otakara Shashin |
Treasure Photo | |
| Dutch | Aanwijzingen in kunst[?] | Clues in art | |
| French | Photo d'indice[?] | Clue photo | |
| German | Hinweis-Kunst[?] | Hint-Art | |
| Italian | Foto indizio[?] | Photo clue | |
| Korean | 보물 사진[?] Bomul Sajin |
Treasure Photo | |
| Russian | Картинка-подсказка[?] Kartinka-podskazka |
Hint picture | |
| Spanish | Pista artística[?] | Artistic hint |
