Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary

This article is about the bestiary of the original game. For the bestiary of the Nintendo Switch remake, see Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary.

The following is a bestiary for all enemies as encountered in the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Please note that some of these enemies are variations of a single enemy, were fought in a grouped-battle, or had several battles where the enemy had a different stat-spread or form. For convenience, these variations are listed as separate enemies. This bestiary also serves as the Tattle Log, providing all Tattle information provided by Goombella and records of enemies in the Tattle Log in-game. All enemies are listed in the order they appear in the game.

Legend

• Name: The name of the enemy.
• HP: The enemy's HP at the start of the battle.
• Attack: The enemy's general attack power, as listed in Goombella's Tattle. Some enemies have several attacks that inflict different attack powers.
• Defense: The enemy's defense.
• Level: The enemy's level. If the enemy's level exceeds Mario's level, Mario will earn additional Star Points from it.
• Exp. points: The basic amount of EXP gained from the enemy (having a lower level than the enemy increases the EXP gained).
• Status Ailments: The chances of the enemy being afflicted with a status effect successfully.
  • Sleep?: The chances of the enemy falling asleep with Sleepy Sheep or Sleepy Stomp.
  • Dizzy?: The chances of the enemy becoming dizzy with Dizzy Dial, or Tease.
  • Confuse?: The chances of the enemy becoming confused with Infatuate, Ruin Powder, or Head Rattle
  • Shrink?: The chances of the enemy becoming shrunk with Shrink Stomp, Mini-Egg, or Mini Mr. Mini.
  • Stop?: The chances of the enemy becoming immobilized with Stopwatch or Emerald Star's Clock Out.
  • Soft?: The chances of the enemy becoming softened with Mr. Softener or Soft Stomp.
  • Burn?: The chances of the enemy becoming burned with Shade Fist, Fiery Jinx, or Fire Drive.
  • Freeze?: The chances of the enemy becoming frozen with Ice Storm or Ice Smash.
• Fright?: The chances of the enemy running away with the Fright Mask.
• Gale Force?: The chances of the enemy being blown away from the battlefield with Flurrie's Gale Force.
• KO?: The chances of the enemy being instantly defeated with Garnet Star's Showstopper

Notes on Enemies

• The stats information ("Max HP is 4, Attack is 2 and Defense is 1") is missing in the Koopa Troopa's Tattle.
• The information for Sky-Blue Spiny is incorrect because they do not spawn from a pipe thrown by the Dark Lakitu, but are instead thrown just like their red counterparts. The mistake was likely a result of mistranslating "Paipo," the Japanese name for Spiny Eggs.
• In some older versions of the game (such as the NTSC-U version), Rawk Hawk is incorrectly listed as having 3 attack and 1 defense, and the Red Spike Top is incorrectly listed as having 5 defense. These errors were corrected for later releases, such as the PAL version.
• Any fire based enemy will regain HP when attacked by a fire-based move (e.g. Vivian's fire moves, or a Fire Flower), and possibly even multiply. Similarly, any ice based enemy (e.g. Ice Puffs or Frost Piranhas) will regain HP when hit by an Ice Storm or ice based attack, but thunder based enemies are a special case: Dark Puffs will not be healed by a Thunder Bolt or a Thunder Rage; they will take damage as normal, but Ruff Puffs will be healed. A Frost Piranha's bite is not considered an ice-based attack - it is a non-elemental attack that can inflict Frozen. This can be observed if they are Confused; they will still damage each other.
• Fuzzies, Swoopulas, Swampires, Bandits, Big Bandits, and Badge Bandits cannot steal HP or items if the player wears Zap Tap.
• If Bulky Bob-ombs or Bob-ulks are attacked with an explosion, lightning or any fire-based attack except Shade Fist, it will set off a chain reaction of explosions. Shade Fist is an exception because it is not actually a fire-based attack - it is a non-elemental attack that causes the Burn status if the Action Command is correctly performed. This Burn status, however, will set off the explosion at the end of the turn.

Enemy stats

Lord Crump (1)
	Max HP	5	Attack	1	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport	Role	Boss, training	Level	20
	Sleep?	100%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	100%
	Tiny?	100%	Stop?	100%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	100%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	100%	KO?	0%	Moves	Body Slam (1)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	N/A	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 119	Log	N/A
	Tattle	That's Lord Crump. This is type 1. Max HP is 5, Attack is X, Defense is 0.

Goombella (1)
	Max HP	N/A	Attack	1	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport	Role	Training	Level	0
	Sleep?	N/A	Dizzy?	N/A	Confuse?	N/A
	Tiny?	N/A	Stop?	N/A	Soft?	N/A
	Burn?	N/A	Freeze?	N/A	Fright?	N/A
	Gale Force?	N/A	KO?	N/A	Moves	Headbonk (1)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	N/A	Items	none
Tattle Log #: N/A	Log	N/A
	Tattle	N/A

Goomba
	Max HP	2	Attack	1	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport Sewers, Petal Meadows, Path to Shhwonk Fortress, Glitz Pit, Riverside Station	Role	Common, training	Level	7
	Sleep?	100%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	100%
	Tiny?	100%	Stop?	110%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	100%	Fright?	110%
	Gale Force?	100%	KO?	150%	Moves	Headbonk (1)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	0 - 1	Items	Dried Shroom, Fire Flower, Fright Mask (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Sleepy Sheep, Tasty Tonic (drop only), Close Call
Tattle Log #: 1	Log	The underling of underlings. No other distinguishing characteristics.
	Tattle	That's a Goomba. Umm... Yeah, I'm one of those, in case you hadn't noticed. Ahem... It says here: "Goombas are underlings of underlings." ...That is totally rude! Their maximum HP is 2. They have an Attack power of 1 and a Defense of 0.

Paragoomba
	Max HP	2	Attack	1	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport Sewers, Petal Meadows, Path to Shhwonk Fortress, Hooktail Castle	Role	Common, training	Level	7
	Sleep?	100%	Dizzy?	120%	Confuse?	100%
	Tiny?	100%	Stop?	110%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	100%	Fright?	110%
	Gale Force?	110%	KO?	150%	Moves	Dive (1)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	0 - 1	Items	Dizzy Dial, Dried Shroom (drop only), Fire Flower, Mushroom (drop only), POW Block, Sleepy Sheep, Volt Shroom (drop only), Close Call
Tattle Log #: 2	Log	A Goomba with wings. Can't reach it with a hammer while it's in the air, but once it's damaged, its wings get clipped. It's kind of sad really.
	Tattle	That's a Paragoomba. Basically a Goomba with wings. I'm jealous! Maximum HP is 2, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. You can't hammer it while it's flying, but rough it up and it'll totally plummet!

Spiky Goomba
	Max HP	2	Attack	2	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport Sewers, Petal Meadows, Path to Shhwonk Fortress, Hooktail Castle	Role	Common, training	Level	8
	Sleep?	100%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	100%
	Tiny?	100%	Stop?	110%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	100%	Fright?	110%
	Gale Force?	110%	KO?	150%	Moves	Spikebonk (2)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	0 - 1	Items	Dried Shroom (drop only), Fire Flower, Fright Mask (drop only), Mushroom, Power Punch, Sleepy Sheep, Volt Shroom (drop only), Close Call
Tattle Log #: 3	Log	A Goomba that wears a spiked helmet. Slightly higher attack power than a typical Goomba.
	Tattle	That's a Spiky Goomba. ...A spiky-headed Goomba. What a creative name. That spike is super-pointy, so it's better to hit it with a hammer than jump on it. Maximum HP is 2, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. The addition of the spike means you'll hurt your feet if you jump on it. Duh!

Spinia
	Max HP	3	Attack	1	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport Sewers, Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 2, 4, 7, 9)	Role	Common	Level	7
	Sleep?	100%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	100%
	Tiny?	100%	Stop?	120%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	150%	Freeze?	100%	Fright?	110%
	Gale Force?	110%	KO?	150%	Moves	Spin (1)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	0 - 1	Items	Mushroom, Pretty Lucky P, Sleepy Sheep
Tattle Log #: 47	Log	A strange creature made of thin, papery boards. Still a completely mysterious species.
	Tattle	That's a Spinia. A totally weird creature made of thin, papery boards. It certainly looks unique. Nobody knows much about these creatures, actually. Max HP is 3, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. Its attacks are super-swift, but it should be pretty easy. Just give it a "Hee-YAAA!"

Prof. Frankly
	Max HP	N/A	Attack	N/A	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport	Role	Training	Level	0
	Sleep?	N/A	Dizzy?	N/A	Confuse?	N/A
	Tiny?	N/A	Stop?	N/A	Soft?	N/A
	Burn?	N/A	Freeze?	N/A	Fright?	N/A
	Gale Force?	N/A	KO?	N/A	Moves	N/A
	Exp. points	0	Coins	N/A	Items	None
Tattle Log #: N/A	Log	N/A
	Tattle	N/A

Gus
	Max HP	20	Attack	3	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport	Role	Boss, training	Level	45
	Sleep?	90%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	90%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	70%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	60%	KO?	50%	Moves	Spear Dash (3), Spear Toss (3)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	N/A	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 42	Log	A super-annoying guy with a big spear that he tends to throw at people. Some people think he's a bunch of sass talk, but he's tough.
	Tattle	That's Gus. He's super-annoying and tries to take tolls from everyone. Max HP is 20, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. All in all, he's pretty tough. Oh, and I've told you a million times...that pointy spear of his hurts if you stomp on it. I wonder if this guy watches people pass 365 days a year. Talk about a workaholic.

Blooper
	Max HP	12	Attack	1	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport Sewers	Role	Boss	Level	41
	Sleep?	100%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	100%
	Tiny?	100%	Stop?	100%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	100%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	0%	KO?	0%	Moves	Ink Blast (1)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	N/A	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 98	Log	A giant, squid like thing that attacks with its ink and tentacles. Based on its dialect, it may come from the western sea.
	Tattle	That's a Blooper...and a really super-humongous one, too! EWWWW! It's all slimy!!! I just totally can't STAND slimy, nasty, icky things. G-R-O-S-S, gross! Max HP is 12, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. It attacks with tentacles and ink. Once you damage both its tentacles, it'll fall down... And then it's attack time! By the way, the tentacles each have 3 HP. Now relax and house on that slimy, nasty Blooper!

Tentacles
	Max HP	3	Attack	1	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport Sewers	Role	Support	Level	0
	Sleep?	0%	Dizzy?	0%	Confuse?	0%
	Tiny?	0%	Stop?	0%	Soft?	0%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	0%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	0%	KO?	0%	Moves	Slap (1)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	N/A	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 98	Log	N/A
	Tattle	That's the Left Tentacle. Looks like it's waving us over, doesn't it? Max HP is 2, Attack is 1, Defense is 0. If we're not quick, it'll smash its tentacle down on both of us. Not that big a deal, though. We can't attack the Blooper's body right away, so let's go after those tentacles first to weaken it. That's the Right Tentacle. Looks like it's waving us over, doesn't it? Max HP is 2, Attack is 1, Defense is 0. If we're not quick, it'll smash its tentacle down on both of us. Not that big a deal, though. We can't attack the Blooper's body right away, so let's go after those tentacles first to weaken it.

Koopa Troopa
	Max HP	4	Attack	2	Defense	1
	Location(s)	Petal Meadows, Path to Shhwonk Fortress, Hooktail Castle, Rogueport Sewers	Role	Common	Level	8
	Sleep?	95%	Dizzy?	90%	Confuse?	90%
	Tiny?	95%	Stop?	100%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	90%	Fright?	95%
	Gale Force?	90%	KO?	100%	Moves	Shell Toss (2), Flail (N/A), Get Up (Stops being Flipped)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1	Items	Courage Shell, Mushroom, POW Block, Sleepy Sheep, Happy Heart
Tattle Log #: 10	Log	Koopa Troopas have been around forever. Jump on them to flip them over and drop their Defense to 0.
	Tattle	That's a Koopa Troopa. They've been around forever! Gotta respect the longevity! Their shells are hard, but flip them over and their Defense drops to zero. And you know how to flip them over, right? Just jump on their heads!

Bald Cleft
	Max HP	2	Attack	1	Defense	2
	Location(s)	Shhwonk Fortress	Role	Boss	Level	12
	Sleep?	50%	Dizzy?	50%	Confuse?	50%
	Tiny?	70%	Stop?	100%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	70%	Fright?	50%
	Gale Force?	40%	KO?	95%	Moves	Charge (1)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	5	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 77	Log	Basically a rock monster with a swarthy-looking face. It attacks by charging and is impervious to fire.
	Tattle	That's a Bald Cleft. Basically, a rock monster with a swarthy-looking face. Uh... This is kind of mean, but bald guys... really just don't do it for me. Max HP is 2, Attack is 1, and Defense is 2. Yeah. This guy is rock solid. Fire doesn't even hurt it. It might be best to attack with, say... a POW Block.

Bristle
	Max HP	2	Attack	1	Defense	4
	Location(s)	Shhwonk Fortress, Glitz Pit	Role	Boss, common	Level	16
	Sleep?	40%	Dizzy?	40%	Confuse?	40%
	Tiny?	60%	Stop?	100%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	60%	Fright?	50%
	Gale Force?	40%	KO?	95%	Moves	Destruction (1)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	5	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 84	Log	A petrified, spine-covered monster that attacks by charging at you and is impervious to fire. If you approach, its spikes will pop out and poke you.
	Tattle	That's a Bristle. ...Totally covered in spikes. They're so prickly! Max HP is 2, Attack is 1, and Defense is 4. AND they're impervious to fire. Even trying to get close enough to whack it with a hammer is dangerous! Seriously, its spikes will totally pop out! So, since you can't jump on it or use your hammer... you'd better use an item!

Cleft
	Max HP	2	Attack	2	Defense	2
	Location(s)	Shhwonk Fortress, Boggly Woods, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 12, 17)	Role	Boss, common	Level	12
	Sleep?	50%	Dizzy?	50%	Confuse?	50%
	Tiny?	70%	Stop?	100%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	70%	Fright?	50%
	Gale Force?	70%	KO?	95%	Moves	Charge (2)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	Mushroom, Thunder Bolt, Earth Quake, Mini Mr. Mini, Dizzy Dial
Tattle Log #: 79	Log	A spiky, rock-headed jerk that's impervious to fire attacks and has a solid body.
	Tattle	That's a Cleft. A rock-head jerk with spikes on his noggin. What a rocker! Max HP is 2, Attack is 2, and Defense is 2. That hard head is a major pain. Fire doesn't hurt it, but other types of items are pretty effective, usually. If nothing seems to work on it, you can always just run.

Fuzzy
	Max HP	3	Attack	1	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Shhwonk Fortress, Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 3, 5, 8)	Role	Common	Level	8
	Sleep?	95%	Dizzy?	90%	Confuse?	95%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	95%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	80%	Fright?	95%
	Gale Force?	90%	KO?	100%	Moves	Kissy-Kissy (1, recovers health according to damage, Piercing)