Not-Bottomless Hole

Olivia warns Mario before he falls into the Not-Bottomless Hole.

“Do you see that huge hole in the ground? I don't think you'd like falling into it! Maybe there's a way to fix it... But how? Hmm...”

—Olivia, Paper Mario: The Origami King

Not-Bottomless Holes are types of terrain found in almost every area in Paper Mario: The Origami King, mainly caused by Paper Macho Soldiers. They can be filled up by using confetti, with the amount needed to fix them depending on their size. If Mario falls into one, he loses seven HP. Not-Bottomless Holes work similarly to colorless spots from Paper Mario: Color Splash; completely filling a hole with confetti causes the hole to turn back to normal, usually rewarding the player with several coins. Filling in all of the Not-Bottomless Holes in a given area will show a message informing the player that all of the holes in the area have been repaired, and the music for that area will be unlocked within the Musée Champignon Sound Gallery. This page lists the locations of all 349 Not-Bottomless Holes, including pictures and information on where exactly they are.

NOTES:

• Some holes are found in areas that are inaccessible until returning later; these entries are highlighted in beige.
• Locations absent from the list contain no Not-Bottomless Holes, specifically: Big Sho' Theater, Breezy Tunnel, Scorching Sandpaper Minor, The Great Sea, Mushroom Island, Hammer Island, Scuffle Island, Diamond Island, Hotfoot Crater, Peach's Castle, and Origami Castle.
• Most holes will give an amount of coins based on their size: small holes give 0-60 coins, medium holes give 0-120 coins, large holes give 0-180 coins. There is a weighted probability for which coins are dropped.

• A small amount of holes (found in Overlook Mountain, Chestnut Valley, Water Vellumental Shrine, Shogun Studios, Club Island, and Sea Tower) will give 0-70 coins. Internal data suggests these were originally planned to give items and weapons, but this was removed from the game, making them functionally identical.
• One hole in the main room of the Water Vellumental Shrine gives 0-800 coins.
• One hole in Chestnut Valley is guaranteed to give a heart, and an additional 1-51 coins.
• Two holes in Eddy River give a guaranteed 1000-coin bag and 0-450 additional coins.

Red Streamer

Click an area to see the Not-Bottomless Holes found there.

There are a total of 96 Not-Bottomless Holes to fill in the red streamer area:

• Whispering Woods have 25 Holes
• Graffiti Underground has 16 Holes
• Toad Town has 5 Holes
• Picnic Road has 17 Holes
• Overlook Mountain has 19 Holes
• Earth Vellumental Temple has 11 Holes
• Overlook Tower has 3 Holes

Description	Necessity	Image
Whispering Woods ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 25 Holes
On the path south of where Mario falls after getting out of the tree at the start of Whispering Woods. The first Not-Bottomless Hole in the game and is required to save Olivia.	Required
Near the first Save Block, in the second area of Whispering Woods.	Optional
In the dark area, to the left of a tree that is to the left of a spike trap.	Optional
In front of the spike trap mentioned above.	Optional
Behind the spike trap mentioned above, below a ? Block.	Optional
On the left of the declining path south of the spike trap mentioned above.	Optional
To the right of the next spike trap after the decline.	Optional
On the side of a small cliff, to the left of the trees with vines.	Optional
Under the vine in the bottom-right of the area.	Optional
South of the golden ball, right on the ledge.	Optional
On a path north-east of the golden ball, before entering the area where Ol' Grandsappy can be found.	Optional
Near the save block on the way to the spring.	Optional
On the left of the declining path, directly after the hole above.	Optional
Blocking the path towards the spring.	Required
To the left of the tree after the small drop, in front of the spring.	Optional
South-west of the above hole, left of an origami Goomba that was hiding in a bush.	Optional
Can be found by going left past the platform used to throw items into the spring.	Optional
To the right of the tree that is to the right of the spring.	Optional
On Ol' Grandsappy.	Required
On the path after knocking over the white fence.	Optional
In front of the zipped-up tent that is on the left of the path.	Optional
Behind the path just before crossing the bridge.	Optional
In between the bench and the undercover picnic tables.	Optional
In front of the second picnic table.	Optional
To the right of the log cabin.	Optional
Toad Town ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 16 Holes
Immediately seen at the start of the Toad Town area.	Optional
On the path after defeating Origami Goombas.	Optional
After the path starts heading downwards, multiple ledges are seen. Hole is on the highest ledge under the ? Block.	Optional
In the wall after the ledges.	Optional
Left of the entrance to Toad Town.	Optional
In front of the Battle Lab.	Optional
On the house which was being eaten by Paper Macho Goomba.	Optional
On the door of the red brick house next to the harbor.	Required
On the ground between the fountain and red brick house.	Optional
In front of the mansion's entrance.	Optional
Under the mansion's scafolding.	Optional
On the bottom floor of the mansion.	Optional
In front of the stairs south of the house with Graffiti Underground entrance.	Optional
On the house reached by the stairs opposite the house with captive Red Shy Guy.	Optional
On the door of the house with the captive Red Shy Guy.	Required
Required: Rescue the owner of the shop in Picnic Road. On the ground in the Fun, Funky, Functional Accessories Shop.	Optional
Graffiti Underground ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 5 Holes
After turning on the light in the first area, the hole is seen left of the ladder.	Optional
Left of the stairs in the second area.	Optional
Left of the handrail in the drainage pipe area.	Optional
On the wall above the drainage pipe.	Optional
At the very end of the last area on the wall.	Optional
Picnic Road ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 17 Holes
Immediately seen on the left after entering the Picnic Road area.	Optional
Also immediately seen, this time on the wall next to the path.	Optional
In front of the white fence.	Optional
Above the previous one, left of the path.	Optional
On the path, next to a hole with ? Block above it.	Optional
Right of the path and under the ? Block.	Optional
In front of a tree with hedge fence next to it.	Optional
On the path in front of the Sensor Lab.	Optional
Right of the previous one.	Optional
Under the Red Toad butterfly, seen right of the Sensor Lab.	Optional
South of the goal pole.	Optional
South of the highest ? Block in the area.	Optional
Under the previous one, next to a tree.	Optional
On the wall, right of the small lake.	Optional
Also on the wall, above the stairs leading to Earth Vellumental Temple entrance.	Optional
In the corner after going down the first set of stairs leading to Earth Vellumental Temple entrance.	Optional
On the stairs seen in front of the Earth Vellumental Temple entrance.	Optional
Overlook Mountain ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 19 Holes
Immediately seen on the wall after entering Overlook Mountain area.	Optional
Under the bench area with blue roof.	Optional
Right of the blue roof, under the ? Block.	Optional
On the path above the first ? Block.	Optional
On the wall, left of the Monty Mole auctioner.	Optional
On the tree left of the pipe to Musée Champignon.	Optional
Between the tree and bridge.	Optional
Behind previously mentioned trees is a secret ledge. On it is another hole.	Optional
Left of the other end of the bridge, under a Toad stuck on the wall.	Optional
Right of the other end of the bridge.	Optional
Right of the Save Block.	Optional
Left of the fishing spot, under a ? Block.	Optional
Continuing from previous one to the left takes Mario into a secret area with treasure chest and hole.	Optional
After defeating a row of Thwomps with Superstar, this hole is seen on the left on the wall.	Optional
After defeating a row of Thwomps with Superstar, this hole is seen on the right on the wall.	Optional
Continuing from previous one, keep going to the right to find another hole in the corner with ? Block above it.	Optional
In front of the wooden stairs in the tram area.	Optional
After the wooden stairs, this hole is seen on the wall.	Optional
Required: Destroy the red streamer. On the stairs in front of the tram to Autumn Mountain.	Required
Earth Vellumental Temple ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 11 Holes
After the first Save Block, on one of the pillars.	Optional
To the right of the Earth Vellumental-like platform.	Required
Near the ? Block after fixing Not-Bottomless Hole #2.	Optional
On the pillar that gets the player back up from the pit.	Optional
After being pushed off by the pushing pillars.	Optional
After passing the pushing pillars.	Optional
Before the Save Block, on the right side of the ledge.	Optional
Two are before the double fire trap.	Optional
On the floor before the stronger fire trap.	Optional
After avoiding the gigantic shell.	Optional
Overlook Tower ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 3 Holes
In front of the elevator on the first floor.	Required
In front of the stairs on the first floor.	Required
In front of the stairs on the second floor leading to the third floor.	Required