List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake, Mario can discover fifteen Hidden Blocks throughout the areas he visits. Like regular ? Blocks, these invisible blocks contain coins, items, and even badges. Mario can locate them by using Ms. Mowz's field ability (by pressing 
) to search or items on the field or from hidden blocks. Mario can still uncover them himself without her, however, even before she joins his party. He can also learn of the locations of some the hidden blocks by listening to some of Wonky's tales. If Mario reveals a block containing an item or badge, then leaves and returns to the area without collecting the contents, the block will become invisible again until he does so. Some invisible blocks are used as stepping stones to reach new places or other items, such as Shine Sprites.
There are fifteen hidden blocks in the GameCube version. Seven new ones were added in the Nintendo Switch remake, totalling them up to twenty-two. This page lists the location of each hidden block, the contents, and how to get to them.
Hidden BlocksEdit
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| Rogueport Underground |  Pretty Lucky
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In the area with the Puni hole, on the opposite side from the hole itself, Mario should jump to reveal the Hidden Block. The location of this block is mentioned in Wonky's Tales, "What's Hidden Below".[1] |  
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| Boggly Woods |  P-Down, D-Up P
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In the area with the tall stump that allows him to go into Airplane Mode, he should go to the tree stumps in the back and jump at the tenth one from the left to reveal the Hidden Block. The location of this block is mentioned in Wonky's Tales, "Secret of Boggly Woods".[2] |  
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| The Great Tree | 1  Coin
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In the area with the narrow passageways with Piders, is a red ? Block. Mario must use Koops to hit the Hidden Block directly underneath the block. |  
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| Glitzville | 1 Coin
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Outside, near the front-right pillar of the Glitz Pit's entrance is a Shine Sprite. There's a Hidden Block underneath it that Mario can reveal by hitting it with his Hammer. |  
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| Twilight Trail |  Super Mushroom
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In the second area from Twilight Town, Mario should find a ? Block, then jump up from it to reveal the Hidden Block. |  
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| Twilight Trail | Coin Block | In the dark wooded area with the boulder that must be pushed, Mario should jump left of the first hole to reveal the Hidden Block (covered by a tree in the foreground). |  
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| Creepy Steeple | 1 Coin
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At the entrance of the Steeple, Mario should jump at the fourth step from the top to reveal the Hidden Block. The location of this block is mentioned in Wonky's Tales, "Creepy Steeple's Secret".[3] |  
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| Keelhaul Key | Coin Block containing 10 Coins
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In the fourth area is a ? Block on the ground. Jumping at the square outline above it will reveal the Hidden Block. |  
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| Keelhaul Key |  Jammin' Jelly
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In the same area, is another ? block containing a Thunder Rage at the top of the area. Slightly south of this block is the hidden one. To hit it, Mario must walk to the edge and spin his Hammer to reveal it. Alternatively, he can use Bobbery to reveal it. Another option is for Mario to get to the center yellow block and using the Spring Jump from the Ultra Boots to spring straight up to reveal the Hidden Block. The location of this block is mentioned in Wonky's Tales, "Southern Isle Secret".[4] On the Nintendo Switch version, Mario can just use the hammer by facing down to reveal it. |  
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| Pirate's Grotto | 1 Coin
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In the area with the second Save Block, at the second step from the top, Mario must use Koops to hit the Hidden Block underneath the Shine Sprite. |  
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| Pirate's Grotto | Coin Block | In the area just before the corridor with Bill Blasters, there's a Shine Sprite on the right side. There's a Hidden Block underneath it that Mario can reveal by hitting it with his Hammer. |  
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| Riverside Station |  Thunder Rage
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Outside, in the area with Poison Pokeys, is a lone ? Block. Jumping up from it will reveal the Hidden Block. |  
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| Path to Fahr Outpost |  Double Dip P
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In the first area with the Warp Pipe to Rogueport Underground, Mario should jump directly in front of the rightmost tree to reveal the Hidden Block. The location of this block is mentioned in Wonky's Tales, "Cold Place's Secret".[5] |  
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| Palace of Shadow |  Boo's Sheet
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In the area with a bridge over water with Fire Bars, in the middle of the room is a couple of Fire Bars spinning around one spot. At that spot, Mario should jump from it to reveal the Hidden Block. |  
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| Palace of Shadow |  Point Swap
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In the mechanical side of the hallways leading to the palace's throne room, one of the rooms has a lone Coin Block. Jumping above this block will reveal the Hidden Block. |  
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Nintendo Switch version-exclusive Hidden BlocksEdit
| Location | Item | Description | Image | Image (block revealed) |
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| Pirate's Grotto | 1 Coin
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In the area with the second Save Block, at the second step from the top, Mario must use hammer to hit the two hidden blocks that lead to the Shine Sprite, which can then be obtained by simply jumping. |
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| Pirate's Grotto | Super Mushroom
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In the second lower stone platform near the Black Skull. This hidden block cannot be accesed after completing Chapter 5 due to the Black Skull breaking the bridge leading it. | 
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| Riverside Station | Super Mushroom
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In the Records Room, a Hidden Block can be found at the end of the middle ledge on the right. | 
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| Rogueport Underground |  Ultra Mushroom
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On top of Herb T.'s building on the northwestern part of its roof. Can be reached by using a Spring Jump on the pipe to reach the roof of Merluvlee's building then using Yoshi Kid to cross the gap. | 
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| Rogueport Underground |  Power Plus P
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On top of Herb T.'s building on the northeastern part of its roof. | 
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| Palace of Shadow | Jammin' Jelly
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In the courtyard, at the Palace of Shadow Tower's entryway, on the left side of the tower's base. | 
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| Palace of Shadow | Ultra Mushroom
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In the courtyard, at the Palace of Shadow Tower's entryway, on the right side of the tower's base. | 
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Hidden Block countEdit
This chart shows the number of Hidden Blocks for each location, with the total amount at the bottom. Locations are listed in the order the player can visit them.
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| Rogueport Underground | 1 | 3 |
| Boggly Woods | 1 | 1 |
| The Great Tree | 1 | 1 |
| Glitzville | 1 | 1 |
| Twilight Trail | 2 | 2 |
| Creepy Steeple | 1 | 1 |
| Keelhaul Key | 2 | 2 |
| Pirate's Grotto | 2 | 4 |
| Riverside Station | 1 | 2 |
| Fahr Outpost | 1 | 1 |
| Palace of Shadow | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 15 | 22 |
TriviaEdit
- In the original Japanese version, the hidden block at Riverside Station is a breakable block, and breaking it causes it to stay broken until the player leaves Riverside Station. The international and Nintendo Switch versions made this block unbreakable.
See alsoEdit
- List of Star Pieces in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- List of Shine Sprites in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario
- List of ? Blocks in Paper Mario: The Origami King
- List of hidden blocks in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- List of blocks in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Wonky: Ol' Wonky just got this juicy bit of info recently... You know that small hole down here that only a little critter can get through? Well, you just head out away from the wall there... And when you can't go any further, jump to get something good. If you see that hole, you should give it a try...
- ^ Wonky: Deep in Boggly Woods is a spot with a bunch of tree stumps all lined up... If you jump hard on the tenth stump from the left, you'll get something good. Now I don't know what it is, but I hear it's really good.
- ^ Wonky: There's a wacky old place called Creepy Steeple somewhere in this land, and if you jump on the fourth step from the top, ol' Wonky hears you get a good thing. I don't know how useful that is, but hey, it's worth a shot.
- ^ Wonky: Far to the south of Rogueport lies an isle, and on this isle there are three yellow blocks in a row. And if you do a Spring Jump on the second of these blocks from the bottom... I hear you'll get something good for your health. But what island could this "southern isle" be referring to, anyway?
- ^ Wonky: There's a pipe down here that leads to a very cold place, ol' Wonky hears, and if you jump in front of the tree to the far right of the area you come out in then you get something nice, supposedly. But you won't catch 'ol Wonky out in a chilly place like that, no sir!