Paper Mario: The Origami King Picnic Road Guide
Once you’ve opened the path back to Toad Town the only place you can head now is Picnic Road. Like previous levels this location features a number of collectibles for players to find as they make their way through it. To help you reach the end with all collectibles use our Paper Mario: The Origami King Picnic Road guide below.
Picnic Road Collectibles List
- 17x Not-Bottomless Holes.
- 35x Toad Rescues.
- 3x Collectible Treasures.
Picnic Road Guide
To reach the Picnic Road follow the path leaving Toad Town with the red streamer above it. When you enter this location turn left and repair the Not-Bottomless Hole 1. Grab the coins it drops when fixed then walk to the pile of leaves there. Hit the pile with your hammer to free Toad 1. Go back to the path and head up path to Not-Bottomless Hole 2. Repair this hole then continue forward to trigger an interaction with Olivia.
After the interaction with Olivia you will have a number of collectibles in this area you can find. The most obvious are the Not-Bottomless Holes 3-7 you can repair. Alongside these holes there to repair are a number of Toads you can rescue:
- Toad 2: At the top of the incline hang a left and fill in the large Not-Bottomless Hole next to the white fence. Once filled in you will see a round shadow. Hammer the shadow then press a to pull the Toad out.
- Toad 3-7: The white fence mentioned above has a leaning piece you can hit over to access an area with three folded Toads in it. Hammer them back to existence then continue to the left to find a Toad being acosted by a Shy Guy. Defeat the Shy Guy to reach save the Toad.
In the area with the four Toads there is a cave you can enter. Go inside it to reach a ? Block with a Fire Flower inside it. Drop off the ledge with the block so you are back in the open area of Picnic Road again. Fill in the Not-Bottomless Holes you encounter and look for a Pink and White butterfly on the left-side. Hit this butterfly to rescue Toad 8. Next to this butterfly there is a hole in the left wall. Hammer it until Toad 9 comes out.
Continue filling the Not-Bottomless Holes (including the one on the right which gets you access to the ? Block) until you reach the top of the path where the Koopa and sign area. Instead of talking to npc go to the left where there are a number of flowers in a circle near a tree. Hit the yellow flower in the center to find Toad 10. Head over to the Koopa at the sign to speak to him.
After the interaction with the Koopa hit the back-side of the sign with your hammer to make Toad 11 drop. Hit the Toad again to straighten it out. After this walk around the pond and repair Not-Bottomless Holes 8-11. Once those are filled make stand on the block on the right side of the little pound and hit the space to the left to reveal a hidden ? Block. Do this three times while moving to the left to reveal the three ? Blocks there. With this makeshift dock created stand on the edge and wait for the paper swan to come over to you. Hit the swan to reveal Toad 12.
Earth Vellumental Temple Door
From the pond head to the right so you are heading down the stairs towards the ‘Situation’ we learned about earlier. Repair the Not-Bottomless Hole 12 on the first landing and continue down further to the save block. Hit the Yellow Umbrella so it opens then climb back up the stairs and drop on top of it to reach Toad 13 in the little alcove. Head back down to the save block and hit the Toad 14 on the table. Go behind the table and into the little room with the coin behind it. Hit the window with your hammer to knock Toad 15 down. Walk over and talk to the Koopas.
After speaking to the Koopas go over to the Shy Guy at the door and battle him. Defeat the Shy Guy to learn about the missing shells. Once you’ve done this head go to the right corner of the foreground and climb the crates there so you get on top of the stalls. Run across the stalls and hit the statue to your right. This causes a 1,000-Fold Arms symbol to appear. Use this ability break the statue above you to rescue a whole bunch of Toads (16).
Return to the foreground and look for Not-Bottomless Holes 13-14 on the ledges below you. Repair these holes so you can go down the ledges. At the end of the ledges you will see a statue you can break. Destroy it then go into the passage it was blocking. Go to the right to reach the Toad 17 being guarded by a Scaredy Rat. Defeat the enemy then hammer the Toad to free it.
Where to Find the Four Shell Stones
To advance the story we need to find four Shell Stones to open the Earth Vellumental door. None of the shells are located in the Picnic Road area so that means it is time to move on. Before leaving for Overlook Mountain you can spend some time exploring for more collectibles if you so desire (locations shown below).
More Picnic Road Collectibles
Head back to the pond and continue heading to the left until you reach the area just above where we found the yellow flower Toad. Here you should see a Toad bouncing up and down. Hammer this Toad to rescue Toad 18. Head up from here and you should see a blue and white butterfly floating among some flowers near the building wrapped up. Hit this butterfly to free Toad 19. Head along the path to right and fight the Goomba there. Hit the tree the Goomba was near to have Toad 20 fall out of it.
Follow the path to the right and Repair Not-Bottomless Hole 15 which is on the cliff-side. Once this spot is repaired a red and white butterfly will appear. Hit this butterfly to rescue Toad 21. Head across the path to the golf green and grab Toad 22 out of the sand-trap on the left-side of the green. Go onto the green and you will see an outline of some blocks. Use your hammer to make the blocks appear. Jump up the blocks so you can reach the flag. Jump onto the flag to rescue a bunch of Toads (23). Hit the flag when you are done to rescue Toad 24. Head to the foreground and fill in Not-Bottomless Hole 16 to make a hole appear. Hammer to hole to rescue Toad 25. Do the same in the flower circle to the left to get Toad 26.
Once you’ve cleared out all of those Toads and other collectibles make your way back to the path and follow it to the fox. On your right you will see an arrow made of coins. At the end of the arrow jump to reveal a hidden ? Block. Go to the right of the hidden block and so you are on the ledge along the cliff. In the wall to the right you should see a hole. Hit it repeatedly to free 4x Toads. Continue head along this ledge to reach Not-Bottomless Holes 16-17. Repair them then hit the hole in the ground to have a scarab appear. Hit the Scarab to get Toad 27. Hit the nearby tree to rescue Toad 28. Drop down the ledge by the tree so you reach a hedged in area. Complete the whack-a-mole sequence to rescue Toad 29.
That’s all the collectibles we can find so far in the Picnic Road. Once we advance the story more we can return to clear up a few things. Until then simply go to the end of the path where there is the fox and hammer it to reveal a Toad that runs the Battle Lab in Toad Town. Go up the path to reach Overlook Mountain.
After Completing the Earth Vellumental Temple
The following portion of Picnic Road can be completed only after you’ve completed the Earth Vellumental Temple. After beating this dungeon you can leave to find a number of shops are now open just outside.
- Toad Rescue 32: Buy Popcorn from vendor to left of door for 100 to collect rescue these Toads.
- Toad Rescue 33: Hit the odd looking Mushroom in the vendor stall on the right of the door to rescue a Toad.
- Collectible Treasure No.22 Shellvation is Near: Buy from the same vendor you found the Toad above. Costs 2400.
- Collectible Treasure No.23 Vellumental Idol: Available at vendor after buy Collectible Treasure 22. Costs 3800.
If you spend a total of 5,000 coins at this shop you will be given the 20% off membership. Keep spending money at shops to improve this membership card.
After Red Streamer Unraveling
Upon unraveling the Red Streamer atop Overlook Tower you will gain access to the Sensor Lab. This building was inaccessible up to this point, so let’s go visit it. As soon as you get close smash the red and whit letters next to the mailbox to free three Toads 34. Head up to the lab and hammer the sign to free another Toad 34. From the sign take a right to the treasure chest to get the Collectible Treasure No 24: Sensor Lab. Go back to the front of the lab and open the orange pipe back to Toad Town.
Once you’re done with the exterior head inside the lab and hit the fax machine with your hammer to free the head researcher Toad 35. This Toad will give you the Toad Radar which when used gives off a glowing red light when you are near a Toad in the world.
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