Gritzy Caves

Gritzy Caves
The brothers in Gritzy Caves
Appears in	Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
Greater location	Mushroom Kingdom
Inhabitants	Dark Boos, Snifaros, Elite Boom Guys, Petey Piranha

The Gritzy Caves is a place in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. It is a series of caverns directly beneath the Koopaseum within the Gritzy Desert. Petey Piranha is found here during the course of the game.

Layout

The cavern has bluish stone and a sandy floor. Additionally, the walls are covered with vines and rock formations that resemble the heads of Piranha Plants. There are also many openings in the ceiling, allowing light in, however the cavern is mostly dim. Dark Boos, Elite Boom Guys, and Snifaros are enemies in this area. There are also Monty Moles as well, two of which run an Item Shop called the Monty Mart.

The battle with Petey Piranha in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi enter the Gritzy Caves through the floor of the Koopaseum. A group of Shroobs carrying hammers surround them. They then strike the ground, making a hole which the Mario Bros. fall in. When Mario and Luigi land unconscious, Baby Mario uses his hammer to wake Luigi up, only for him to become mad at him, causing the former and Baby Luigi to cry. Mario wakes up soon after and becomes mad at Luigi for upsetting the babies, who cries as well. While exploring the caves, the group encounters Kylie Koopa and a couple of Shroobs, only to see her fed to Petey Piranha who, earlier, had also eaten Princess Peach, but before the Mario Bros. can do anything, Petey Piranha burrows away.

After traveling through the cavern, the Mario Bros. finally battle Petey Piranha. Once defeated, he explodes and both Kylie and a Cobalt Star Shard fly out of him, but Princess Peach does not. Kylie explains that when she was eaten she saw the princess, however, Petey spat her out right after swallowing Kylie. The Mario Bros. proceed a little further to reach a dead end where they encounter "Peach" (who is really Princess Shroob) with a Shroob mushroom on her face, which leads to them returning to the Mushroom Kingdom's present time.

In the cave's first area, there is a Warp Pipe that takes the four bros. back to the main Gritzy Desert. When taking the pipe the first time, Luigi automatically hits the ! Block found on the other side that lowers a platform to the main area, preventing an unwinnable state.

The music for Gritzy Caves (as well as Peach's Castle Dungeon) is an arrangement of the Underground Theme from the original Super Mario Bros., like many other underground places of the Super Mario franchise.

Enemies

• Bob-omb
• Dark Boo
• Elite Boom Guy
• Snifaro
• Petey Piranha (boss)

Items

NOTE: Items not displayed here are the ones bought from the shops.

Dropped Item

Item	Location	Image
Cobalt Star Shard	Third Area: In the third scene, dropped by Petey Piranha after defeating it. Required to progress.

Beanholes

Every Beanhole contains one Bean.

Location	Image
First area: In the first scene there are 3 exits: the north (leads to shop), the east and the south one, the player should take the east one. In this scene, the player should activate the purple block to lower the platform to make the stairs. At the top of those stairs, the adults use the Bros. Ball to get across to get to another scene. Here the cutscene plays and the adults use the Warp Block to call the babies. Then the player should head west from the block and the beanhole is visible southwest of the circular object.
First area: After getting the bean, the player should head through the exit in the southeast. In the next scene, the player should head also southeast until the Bros. fall down. The beanhole will be right next to them.
First area: The player should jump back up and go under the arches, then head up the slope to get to the exit in the southeast. In this next scene, the player should head to the southwest corner. There is a beanhole waiting.
First area: The player should go back to the previous scene and head to the west exit. In the next scene the player should use the machine (with the Bros. Ball) and the water (with the Baby Pump) to hit 3 pairs of the flowers to make a bridge. The player should cross that bridge and go to the next scene. In this scene the player should fall down and then go up the slope in the northwest corner. Up the slope is a beanhole to uncover.
First area: In the same scene, the player should go east from the slope to fall down again until they reach the opening for the baby-only section. The babies must use the Baby Drill to get inside and uncover a beanhole laying in the middle of this section.
Second area: In the third scene, this beanhole is found in the northeast corner.
Second area: In the same scene, the player should head southwest, jump over the object, continue southwest and the Bros. will get to the next beanhole.
Second area: In the fifth scene, the player should head directly south and Bros. will come across the beanhole right away.
Second area: In the same scene, from the last bean, the player should head southwest into a corner. There is another beanhole.
Second area: In the sixth scene, the player should throw the babies onto the platform and head inside. Once the babies are inside, the beanhole is clearly visible.
Second area: In the seventh scene, the beanhole is in the northeast corner.
Third area: In the second scene, the beanhole is found in the northeast corner.

Blocks

Item	Location	Image
5x 5 Trampolines	First area: In the southwest of the north scene.
6x 6 Coins	First area: Same scene, in the north.
3x 3 Smash Eggs	First area: Same scene, in the south.
20 Coin	First area: Same scene, in the southeastern corner.
5x 2x 2x 5 10-Coins, 2 Green Peppers and 2 Red Peppers	First area: In the cave behind the north scene.
Ultra Drop	First area: In the northeastern corner of the northeast scene.
Coin	First area: Same scene, in the southwestern corner.
2x 2 Bro Flowers	First area: In the west of the east scene.
10-Coin	First area: Same scene, in the east.
50x 50 10-Coins	First area: In the scene south of the previous one. High in the air, Piggyback Jump required.
2x 20 Coin and 2 Trampolines	First area: In the cave behind the east scene.
20 Coin	First area: In the upper east part of the center-west scene.
3x 3 Trampolines	First area: Same scene, in the south of the lower part.
20 Coin and Dire-Free Badge	First area: In the cave behind the center-west scene.
7x 2x 7 Coins and 2 Pocket Chomps	Second area: In the cave behind the second scene.
3x Big-DEF Badge and 3 20 Coins	Second area: In the middle of the second scene.
10-Coin	Second area: In the east of the third scene.
100-Coin	Second area: Same scene, in the upper pipe.
100-Coin	Second area: Same scene, in the lower pipe.
5x 5 Bro Flowers	Second area: In the east of the fourth scene.
5x Big-POW Badge, 5 10-Coins and Red Pepper	Second area: Same scene, above the east high platform.
3x 3 Cannonballers	Second area: Same scene, in the south.
Coin	Second area: Same scene, down from the blocks above the east high platform.
10-Coin	Second area: Same scene, in the west.
2x 20 Coin and 2 Ultra Mushrooms	Second area: Same scene, above the west high platform.
3x 3 Green Shells	Second area: In the center of the fifth scene.
10-Coin	Second area: Same scene, in the southwestern corner.
100-Coin	Second area: Same scene, in the upper pipe.
Coin	Second area: In the cave behind the sixth scene, in the north. Required to progress.
Coin	Second area: Same scene, southeast of the previous one. Required to progress.
Coin	Second area: Same scene, in the northeastern corner. Required to progress.
2x 7x 2 Bro Flowers and 7 Coins	Second area: In the seventh scene.
2x 2 Super Drops, Ultra Drop	Second area: In the scene to the east of the seventh scene.
3x 3 Green Shells	Third area: In the southeastern corner of the second scene.
3x 3 Pocket Chomps	Third area: Same scene, in the northeastern corner.
3x 3 Bro Flowers	Third area: Same scene, in the southwestern corner.
3x 3 Trampolines	Third area: Same scene, in the northwestern corner.
Coin	Third area: In the center of the third scene. High in the air, Piggyback Jump required. Required to progress. This block is the only one that completely disappears after being struck, due to events in the upcoming cutscene.

Map

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	砂漠地下[?] Sabaku Chika	Desert Underground
French	Grottes du désert[?]	Desert caves
German	Schleifsand-Höhlen[?]	Grinding sands Caves
Italian	Caverne del Gritzy[?]	Caves of the Gritzy
Korean	사막 지하[?] Samak Jiha	Desert Underground
Spanish	Bajo el Kooliseo[?]	Beneath the Koopaseum