Toad Town Caves

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Not to be confused with Toad Town Tunnels.

Toad Town Caves
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
Greater location	Mushroom Kingdom
Inhabitants	Nooz, Fawflant

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The Toad Town Caves are a location found beneath Toad Town during the events of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake. It is sewer-esque, with many ancient structures and multiple yellow Warp Pipes throughout it, leading to random parts of Toad Town and Toad Town shopping mall.

The caves are first mentioned by Princess Peach in the Flab Zone. She tells Mario, Luigi, and Starlow that a malicious entity known as the Dark Star was sequestered under tight security there. She also tells them that in order for Fawful to activate the Dark Star, he would need her as well. Immediately after, Peach is abducted by Fawful and Midbus, who use a special gun to pull her out from within Bowser's body.

The Toad Town Caves first appear after Bowser helps the Monty Bros. drill a tunnel for Project K - an escape route for when Bowser kidnaps the Princess. He tries to venture deeper into the caves before a security system (intended to prevent access to the Dark Star) knocks him out. That triggers an event in the Pipe Yard, which allows Mario and Luigi to finally escape from Bowser's body to Toad Town Caves.

When Mario & Luigi check on Bowser, they wonder how he got knocked out. The alarm goes off again, and it shocks Bowser a second time, causing him more damage. Starlow recommends the bros. to take a different route to get to the Dark Star. If the bros. try to pass by Bowser, the alarm will go off, and they will run back the way they came from, leaving Bowser to get shocked once again. This is also one of two instances where Bowser is present in the overworld when the bros. are out of his body; the second is after the fight against Junker when he is freed from the safe.

The bros. follow the chortling of Fawful to try and beat him to the Dark Star. Along the way, Fawful shuts the door and switches all paths out of line. In order for the brothers to pass, the player needs to activate the Blue Shell, which can be found through a pipe leading to the outskirts of Toad Town. They will then meet the Koopa Paratroopa Trio, who will allow them to use the Blue Shell blocks. This enables Mario to become Shell Mario.

With Shell Mario, the bros. can hit the switches to change the block bridges vertically or horizontally. They need to use these bridges to reach the three purple blocks spread across the small platforms within the water. Hitting all three blocks will open the sealed door leading to the Dark Star. The brothers will need to change the bridge to get to the door as well.

Just past the door, two Toads tell the Mario Bros. and Starlow to worry about nothing. However, they are actually Fawflants, which ambush the Mario Bros. to slow them down even further. Once they defeat them, they witness Fawful destroying the barrier placed on the Dark Star, and snagging it while flying away. An injured Toad (a real one) tells them to hurry and stop Fawful and go to the Castle before it is too late.

At the end of the caves is a yellow pipe, which leads to the part of Toad Town that has a bridge leading to Peach's Castle Garden. Once the Bros. pass through that pipe, all the other pipes that were blocked off will be accessible. Two other pipes are not accessible until Bowser is defeated at the Toadley Clinic.

Enemies

• Nooz
• Fawflant

Items

Beanholes

Location	Item	Image ()	Image ()
In the southeast room with a pipe to Pipe Yard, there are two beanholes in the sunken place in the south.	2x Heart and Special Speed and Defense

Original Only

Location	Image
To the north there is a zigzag path, a beanhole is in the east area of the scene. Heart
In the same scene, a beanhole is at the center of the next stair. Heart
In the same scene, two beanholes are on the stair in the west. From south to north: Special, Heart
Finally, in the first scene past the room where the Dark Star is sealed, there is a platform in the east with four beanholes. From north, counterclockwise: Heart, Special, Heart, Special

? Blocks

Item	Location	Image ()	Image ()
10x 10 Five Coins and Super Nut 2x 2 Refreshing Herbs and Super Nut	In the zigzag path scene (third scene), in the northeastern corner of the purple part.
50-Coin 2x 2 Supersyrup Jars	NOTE: Following fifteen blocks can be accessed only after learning Shell Mario in Toad Town. In the fifth scene, in the northwestern corner.
100-Coin Super Nut	Same scene, southeast of the previous one, can be struck only by Shell Mario.
10x 10 10-Coins Blaze Boots	In the Dark Star chamber, in the northeast.
10x 10 Five Coins and Star Candy	In the scene to the left of the Dark Star chamber, in the northeast.
10x 10 Five Coins	In the first scene beyond the Dark Star chamber, in the northeast.
2x 2 Super Mushrooms	Same scene, in the northwest.
10x 10 Five Coins	In the second scene beyond the Dark Star chamber, above the platform in the southeast.
50-Coin	Same scene, in the northeastern corner.
Supersyrup Jar	Same scene, in the right alcove.
Supersyrup Jar	Same scene, in the left alcove.
10x 10 10-Coins and Coin Socks	Same scene, in the west part of the scene.
10-Coin and 50-Coin 2x 50-Coin and 2 Refreshing Herbs	In the last scene, in the southeast.
Budget Charm and Max Mushroom	NOTE: Following two blocks can be accessed only after entering the scene north of the Toad Town shopping mall scene for the first time ()/entering Energy Hold for the first time. () Inside a hole in the southern pipe area.

Remake Only

Item	Location	Image
Supersyrup Jar	In the zigzag path scene (third scene), in the west of the middle part.
2x 2 Refreshing Herbs	In the fourth scene, in the northwestern part.

Multimedia

The Path of Secrets - Plays at Bowser Path, the Tunnel, Toad Town Caves, and the Tower of Yikk in the original game.

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The Path of Secrets (Inside Bowser) - Plays at Bowser Path, the Tunnel, Toad Town Caves, the Tower of Yikk while inside Bowser, and during the first visit to the Trash Pit, in the original game.

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The Path of Secrets DX - Plays at Bowser Path, the Tunnel, Toad Town Caves, and the Tower of Yikk in the remake.

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The Path of Secrets DX (Inside Bowser) - Plays at Bowser Path, the Tunnel, Toad Town Caves, the Tower of Yikk while inside Bowser, and during the first visit to the Trash Pit, in the remake.

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Prima Official Game Guide description

• "This is where the Blorbs first struck, turning the poor little Toads into massive, roly-poly puffballs. Toad Town is also where Mario and Luigi must go to speak to the fmous Dr. Toadley about the Dark Star and a possible cure for the Blorbs. Getting to Toad Town requires a journey through the tunnels beneath the city, which are unfortunately overrun with Fawful's meanies. But once the Bros. burst to the surface, they can seek out the good doctor's advice. And before leaving town, be sure to stock up on Items and Gear at the many shopping destinations open to the public, Twin disasters like the Blorbs and the return of Fawful are no reason to shutter commerce!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	キノコタウン地下[?] Kinoko Taun Chika	Mushroom Town Underground
French (Europe)	Sous-sol du village des Toad[?]	Toad Town Basement
German	Toad Town-Höhlen[?]	Toad Town Caves
Italian	Sotterranei di Fungopoli[?]	Toad Town Undergrounds
Korean	버섯타운 지하[?] Beoseot Taun Jiha	Mushroom Town Underground
Spanish (Europe)	Sótanos de Ciudad Champiñón[?]	Toad Town Basement