List of blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

This article is about the visible blocks from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its remake. For the hidden ones from same games, see List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

This is a list of blocks from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its remake of the same name. There are 42 visible blocks in the original game and 59 in the remake; blocks with no GameCube screenshots in the table are exclusive to the remake. There are two types of blocks:

• ? Block: Yellow/red block with white question mark on them, contain mostly single coins or items, with occasional Badge. Two blocks in the remake version of Twilight Trail also share the design with Brick Blocks.
• Coin Block: They have the same design as Brick Blocks and contain 1 or 10 coins.

Rogueport, Petalburg, Flurrie's House, Glitzville, Glitz Pit, Twilight Town, Pirate's Grotto, Excess Express, Poshley Heights, Fahr Outpost and Moon are the only locations without any visible block.

Prologue: A Rogue's Welcome

There are a total of 2 ? Blocks to find in Rogueport Underground during the Prologue.

Item/s	Description	Image (Gamecube)	Image (Switch)
Rogueport Underground ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 2 ? Blocks
Fire Flower, Mushroom	In the eastern corridor on sublevel 2.

Chapter 1: Castle and Dragon

There are a total of 10 Blocks to find during Chapter 1:

• Petal Meadows has 4 Blocks - 3 ? and 1 Coin
• Path to Shhwonk Fortress has 2 ? Blocks
• Shhwonk Fortress has 3 ? Blocks
• Hooktail Castle has 1 ? Block

Item/s	Description	Image (Gamecube)	Image (Switch)
Petal Meadows ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 4 Blocks (3 ?, 1 Coin)
Mushroom	In the right of the first screen.
Close Call	Near the start of the second screen.
10 Coins	Same area, between two pipes.
Fire Flower	Near the bridge in the third screen.
Path to Shhwonk Fortress ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 2 ? Blocks
POW Block	On the ground in the first screen to the right of Petalburg.
Fire Flower	In the middle of the fifth screen to the right of Petalburg.
Shhwonk Fortress ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 3 ? Blocks
Multibounce	In the entrance screen underground.
Mushroom	In the screen two screens to the left of the entrance.	N/A
Fire Flower	In the screen two screens to the right of the entrance.	N/A
Hooktail Castle ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 ? Block
Power Bounce	In the first room on the first floor.

Between Chapters 1 and 2

There are a total of 2 ? Blocks to find in Rogueport Underground between Chapters 1 and 2.

Item/s	Description	Image (Gamecube)	Image (Switch)
Rogueport Underground ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 2 ? Blocks
Slow Mushroom, Gradual Syrup	In the western corridor on sublevel 2.

Chapter 2: The Great Boggly Tree

There are a total of 2 ? Blocks to find during Chapter 2:

• Boggly Woods has 1 ? Block
• The Great Tree has 1 ? Block

Item/s	Description	Image (Gamecube)	Image (Switch)
Boggly Woods ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 ? Block
Quake Hammer	In the fourth screen, on top of the right platform.
The Great Tree ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 ? Block
Damage Dodge P	Between the rooms with the Jabbi hives (though it can only be accessed by revealing a hidden block under it by using Koops).

Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory

There are a total of 1 Coin Block to find in Petal Meadows during Chapter 3.

Item/s	Description	Image (Gamecube)	Image (Switch)
Petal Meadows ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Coin Block
Coin	In the second area, visible by taking the lower pipe. Can be reached by using Yoshi, then performing a Spin Jump.	N/A

Chapter 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls

There are a total of 9 Blocks to find during Chapter 4:

• Twilight Trail has 8 Blocks - 4 ?, 4 Coin
• Creepy Steeple has 1 ? Block

Item/s	Description	Image (Gamecube)	Image (Switch)
Twilight Trail ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 8 Blocks (4 ?, 4 Coin)
10 Coins	In the wooden shack in the first screen.
Mushroom, Super Mushroom	In the second screen, near the entrance.	N/A
Coin	Same screen, in the middle.
Coin	Same area, southeast of the previous one.	N/A
10 Coins	Same area, near the exit.
10 Coins	In the south of the first forest screen.
Earth Quake	Same area, in the northeast.
Hammer Throw	On the path in the second forest screen.
Creepy Steeple ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 ? Block
Tornado Jump	In the second room after jumping down the well outside the steeple.

Chapter 5: The Key to Pirates

There are a total of 5 Blocks to find in Keelhaul Key during Chapter 5.

Item/s	Description	Image (Gamecube)	Image (Switch)
Keelhaul Key ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 5 Blocks (4 ?, 1 Coin)
Head Rattle, Courage Shell	In the first scene to the right of the town.
Coin	In the second scene to the right of the town, in the middle of the lower part.
Coin	Same area, to the left of the left cliff of the upper part.	N/A
Thunder Rage	Same area, in the middle of the upper part.

Chapter 6: Three Days of Excess

There are a total of 6 Blocks to find during Chapter 6:

• Riverside Station has 3 Blocks - 2 ?, 1 Coin
• Poshley Sanctum has 3 Blocks - 2 ?, 1 Coin

Item/s	Description	Image (Gamecube)	Image (Switch)
Riverside Station ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 3 Blocks (2 ?, 1 Coin)
Ice Storm	Above a gear in the Machinery Room.	N/A
Coin	On the Deck, in the middle of the upper part.	N/A
Maple Syrup	Same area, near the west stairs in the lower part.	N/A
Poshley Sanctum ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 3 Blocks (2 ?, 1 Coin)
Thunder Rage	In the front room, in the east.	N/A
Mystery	Same area, in the west	N/A
Coin	In the hidden room, on the highest level on the east side. Can be reached by using Yoshi, then performing a Spin Jump.	N/A

Chapter 7: Mario Shoots The Moon

There are a total of 4 ? Blocks to find during Chapter 7:

• Path to Fahr Outpost has 1 ? Block
• X-Naut Fortress has 3 ? Blocks

Item/s	Description	Image (Gamecube)	Image (Switch)
Path to Fahr Outpost ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 ? Block
HP Plus P	In the third scene of the path.
X-Naut Fortress ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 3 ? Blocks
: Super Mushroom : Ultra Mushroom	To the right of level 1, on the back side.
Sleepy Sheep	To the left of sublevel 2, on the back side.
HP Drain	To the left of sublevel 3, on the south side.

Chapter 8: The Thousand-Year Door

There are a total of 17 ? Blocks to find in Palace of Shadow during the Chapter 8.

Item/s	Description	Image (Gamecube)	Image (Switch)
Palace of Shadow ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 17 ? Blocks
: Shooting Star : Mr. Softener	In the third room from the start, near the entrance.
All or Nothing	In the fourth room from the start, near the entrance.
Ultra Mushroom	In the seventh room from the start, near the entrance.
: Coin, P-Up, D-Down P, Jammin' Jelly : P-Up, D-Down P, Ice Storm	In the eighth room from the start, in the north.
Ice Storm	In the third corridor to Gloomtail's lair. Accessible before activating the orrery in the Palace of Shadow Tower.	N/A
: Ultra Mushroom : Gradual Syrup	To the right of Gloomtail's room, near the entrance. Requires Admiral Bobbery. Accessible before activating the solar system in the Palace of Shadow Tower, but not afterwards.
Shooting Star	Same room, in the middle.	N/A
: Jammin' Jelly : Mystery	Same room, at the end.
Thunder Rage	In the first descended hallway, right of the stairs, high in the air. Requires Spring Jump.
Repel Cape	In Gear Room One, near the exit to hallway 2 in the lower part. On the ground in the remake.
: Life Mushroom : Power Punch	Same room, near the east entrance in the upper part.
Life Mushroom	In Gear Room Two, above the spinning wheels.
Coin	In Gear Room Three, on the ground in the west part.
Fire Flower, Ultra Mushroom	First two blocks in the Antechamber.	N/A
Jammin' Jelly	Same room, right of the previous two.	N/A

Statistics

These charts show the number of blocks for each location, with the total amount at the bottom. Locations are listed in the order the player can visit them.

Nintendo GameCube

Location	? Blocks	Coin Blocks	Total
Rogueport Underground	4	0	4
Petal Meadows	6	1	7
Hooktail Castle	1	0	1
Boggly Woods	1	0	1
The Great Tree	1	0	1
Twilight Trail	3	3	6
Creepy Steeple	1	0	1
Keelhaul Key	4	0	4
Fahr Outpost	1	0	1
X-Naut Fortress	3	0	3
Palace of Shadow	13	0	13
Total	38	4	42

Nintendo Switch

Location	? Blocks	Coin Blocks	Total
Rogueport Underground	4	0	4
Petal Meadows	3	2	5
Path to Shhwonk Fortress	2	0	2
Shhwonk Fortress	3	0	3
Hooktail Castle	1	0	1
Boggly Woods	1	0	1
The Great Tree	1	0	1
Twilight Trail	5	4	9
Creepy Steeple	1	0	1
Keelhaul Key	4	1	5
Riverside Station	2	1	3
Poshley Sanctum	2	1	3
Path to Fahr Outpost	1	0	1
X-Naut Fortress	3	0	3
Palace of Shadow	17	0	17
Total	50	9	59

See also

• List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• List of Shine Sprites in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• List of treasure chests in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• List of Star Pieces in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• List of blocks in Paper Mario
• List of blocks in Super Paper Mario
• List of blocks in Paper Mario: Sticker Star
• List of blocks in Paper Mario: Color Splash
• List of ? Blocks in Paper Mario: The Origami King