Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

1 Important Information

Getting Started

2 amiibo

Introduction

3 About the Game

4 Starting the Game

5 About Save Data

Out on an Adventure

6 Field Screen

7 Navigating the Field

8 Moves

9 Quests

Battles

10 Starting a Battle
11 Battling Enemies

12 Battle Actions

13 Paper Mario's Actions

14 Bros. and Trio Attacks

15 Battle Cards

16 Status Effects

17 Leveling Up

Papercraft Battles

18 Papercraft Basics

19 Battling Papercrafts

Menu

20 Using the Menu

amiibo

21 Making Character Cards

22 Using Character Cards

 Helpful Tips

23 Beating Tough Foes

24 Fun Things to Do

Troubleshooting

25 Support Information
1 Important Information

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2 amiibo

This software support s .

You can use compatible amiibo™
accessories by touching them to the
lo we r scree n of your
New Nintendo 3DS or
New Nintendo 3DS XL system.
Using near-field communication
(NFC), amiibo can co nnect to
compatible software to open brand-
new ways to interact with your
favorite Nintendo games. For more
information, please visit Nintendo's
official website at
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◆ Only the g ame data from one
software title can be saved on an
amiibo at a time . In orde r to
create new game data on an
amiibo that has existing data from
ano the r game, y ou must first
delete the existing game data. To
delete your game data, ope n
on the HOME Me nu and then
reset the data under amiibo
Settings.
◆ Data stored on amiibo can be read
by multiple compatible games.
◆ If the data on an amiibo is
corrupted and can't be restored,
open on the HOME Menu and
then reset the data under amiibo
Settings.

U s i n g a m i ib o w i t h a N i n t e n d o
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Ni n t e n d o 2 D S s y s t e m r e q ui r e s
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W rit er accessory.

Precaution about amiibo

● Just a lig ht touch on the lower
screen is enough for the system
to detect your amiibo . Do not
press the amiibo into the screen
or forcefully d rag it across the
screen.
3 About the Game

Mario & Luigi™: Paper Jam is an

action RPG in which Mario™ and
Luigi™ j oin forces with Mario's
paper alter e go. After Paper
Peach™ and her two-dimensional
subjects fall out of a mysterious
book, it'll be up to you to get
them back to their home world!
4 Starting the Game

On the title screen, tap Start

Game or press  to start.

Fil e-Sel ection Screen

Choose the fil e
you'd like to us e .
Once yo u'v e
selected a file, the
Start menu will b e
displayed.

Menu Contro ls

Navig ate menu /

C onfirm selection 
C ancel 

◆ You can also select options

by tapping them.

Start Menu
Select Start t o
begin playing wit h
the selected file.
 Delet e
Delete the selected file.

Del et ing All Dat a

You can delet e all s ave data

by s i m ul t an e o us l y ho l d i n g
, , , an d  rig h t aft er
l o a d i n g t h e g a me , b e f o r e
t he tit le screen appears.

Deleted data cannot be restored,

so please be very careful when
deleting.

Copy
Copy the data of the sele cted
file into another file slot.
◆ If there's already data in the
file slot being copied to, it will
be overwritten.
5 About Save Data

Saving Data
Touch Save on the Touch
Screen while on the field screen
(page 6) to save your g ame
progress.

Autosaving
Game progre ss will be
automatically saved in the
following situations:
● When a character card (page
21) is created using an amiibo
● When entering a Battle Ring
or an Attackathon challenge
(page 24)

Dat a can be l ost due to user

a c t i o n , s u c h a s re p e a t e d l y
p o w e r in g o f f a n d o n t h e
s ys t em or remov ing a Game
C a rd o r S D C a r d w h i l e
s av i n g . D at a l o s s m ay al s o
be c aus e d by po o r
c o n n e c t iv it y d u e t o d i r t o r
d u s t in t h e s y s t e m ' s p o r t s .
P l e ase be aw ar e t hat i n
t h es e cas es d at a c an not b e
restored.
6 Field Screen

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1 Moves
The move that will be performed
when you press , , or 
(page 8).

2 HP
The remaining he alth of Mario
and his companions.
 3 Map
Information abo ut the
surrounding area. You can zoom
in or out by tapping or touch and
drag to move the map around.

Your position
Next obj ect ive
Recovery Block

Shops

Lakitu Info C ent er

Map l ink
Pipe position

4 S ave
Tap he re to save your current
game progress.

5 Action icon
Switch the moves (page 8) Mario
and his companions will perform
on the field screen.

6 Menu
Tap he re to display the me nu
screen (page 20).

Obj ects in the Field

 Block s
Bash these from underneath, and
see what happens!

? Block
Gives y ou use ful t hing s, l ik e
coins or ite ms.
Recovery Bl ock
Res to re s al l o f yo ur HP and
BP (pag e 1 1).
C haract er block
Gives y ou use ful t hing s, l ik e
c o i n s o r i t e ms , b u t o nl y i f
y o u b as h i t w i t h t h e r i g h t
character!

Pipes
Jump onto or walk int o
a pipe to be transported
to another location.

Jump Platfo rms

If you dash (page 8) to
get on top of one o f
these, you'll perform a
huge j ump!
7 Navigating the Field

Move Mario ,
Luigi, and Paper
Mario™ aroun d
the field t o
ex plore th e
kingdom.

Moving
Use  to mo ve Mario and his
companions around.

Move s
Press , , or  to perform a
move (page 8) with the
character corresponding to that
button.

Other Contro ls

Read ing Me ssages

When t he icon appears, press
, , , or  to advance the
text.
 Fast-Forwarding
While th e icon is on the
screen, you can hold  to fast-
forward through the scene.
◆ There are some scenes you
can't fast-forward through.

N e w N int end o 3 D S
Controls
When playing on a New
Nintendo 3DS or New Nintendo
3DS XL system, you can use its
extra inputs for the following:

Using Recovery Ite ms

Pres s or to recover all your
HP or BP, respectively, using
items.
◆ If you don't have enoug h
items to recover all your HP
or BP, you'll recover as much
as possible using the items
you do have.

Scrol ling the Map

Us e to scroll the map on the
Touch Screen.
8 Moves

Press  to perform an action

with Mario,  to perfo rm an
action with Luigi, or  to
perform an action with Paper
Mario.

Switching Moves
Press  or  or tap an action
icon, such as , on the Touch
Screen to switch betwe en the
differe nt moves Mario and his
companions can perform.
◆ Some moves will automatically
become active when you
approach certain characters or
objects.

Sol o Moves
These actions are performed by
a single character.

Jump
Jumping can help yo u
reach higher places or
hit blocks.
 H ammer
Swing your hammer t o
destroy rocks an d
blocks or hit switche s
and enemies.

Talk
When this icon appears, press
the corresponding button to talk
to the character standing in front
of you.

C heck
When this icon appears, press
the corre sponding button to
investigate the object in front of
you.
Slipping t hroug h Gaps
By investigating narrow gaps,
you can enter them to reach
new areas or see what's inside.
◆ Only Paper Mario can slip
through gaps.

Trio Moves
These moves are performed by
all three characters together.
◆ These moves will become
available as y ou pro gress
through the game.
 Team Jump
Press  to make al l
three characters j ump
at once.

◆ You won't j ump as high as

when j umping solo, but you
can j ump farther.

Dash
Hold  to charge th e
dash. Once it's read y ,
hold  in any direction
and release  to start
dashing in the direction you' re
holding.
S li d e
During quests wher e
you have to capture
characters (pag e 9) ,
you can perform a slide
by pressing , , or  while
dashing.
◆ It's easiest to catch your
target if you press the button
when appears.
 Trio H amme r
Press  →  →  with
proper timing for a
powerful hammer attack
that can even destro y
huge rocks.
◆ There are more Trio Moves
besides these to discover!
9 Quests

You'll be able t o
take on quest s
as you progres s
thro ugh th e
game.

Tackl ing Quests

You'll cle ar quests by
completing minig ames or
performing certain actions.
◆ Touch the Info button on the
Touch Screen to view the
quest's obj ectives or give up
for now.
◆ If you give up on a quest,
you'll return to a point shortly
before you started and can
restart it.
◆ You can't save the game
during a quest.

Lakitu Info Center

You'll find these
helpful facilitie s
thro ughout th e
world . They 'l l
offer you Pap er
Toad Rescue quests from time to
time, as well as the chance to
replay que sts you've already
completed.
 Pape r Toad Rescue
The se ar e
special quest s
where your goal
is to rescu e
Paper Toads .
Something special might happen
if you rescue enough, so grab all
you can find!
10 Starting a Battle

A battle wil l
begin when yo u
touch an enemy
in the field.

Preemptive Attacks
If you touch an enemy in one of
the fo llowing ways, you'll
perform a preemptive attack,
dealing damage to ene mies
before the battle starts:
● Jump on an enemy
● Hit an enemy with your
hammer
● Dash into an enemy

If you s trike the g round near

a n e n e m y w i t h t h e T r io
H a mm e r mo v e , t h e e n e m y
w i l l s t o p m o v in g , m a k in g i t
e as i e r to pe r f o r m a
preempt ive att ack.

Ambushes
If an e nemy touches you from
behind, you'll start the battle
with the Trip status (page 16).
11 Battling Enemies

Choose Command Blocks with

, and use the characters'
action buttons (//) to
select and perform actions.
◆ You can cancel selections
with .

Battl e Screen

3 4

1 C ommand Blocks

Jump
Jump on an enemy to deal
damage.
◆ You'll be damaged yourself if
you jump on a spiked enemy!
 Hammer
Whack an enemy with your
hammer.
◆ Your hammer can't reach
enemies in the air.
Flee
Run from the battle.
◆ You won't be able to run
when facing certain enemies,
such as bosses.
It em
Use various items to get a leg up
during battle, such as items that
heal the characters.
Bros. Attack ( pag e 14)
Use a special attack in which
Mario and Luigi work together.
◆ Only Mario and Luigi can
choose the Bros. Attack
block.
C opy (pag e 13)
Create extra copies of Paper
Mario.
Trio Att ack (page 14)
Use a special attack in which
Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario all
work together.
◆ Only Paper Mario can choose
the Copy and Trio Attack
blocks.
 Hint
View helpful tips about the
ene mies y ou're fighting or
suggested strategies.
◆ This Command Block will
appear when you're playing in
Easy Mode or if you've had a
g ame over and selected
Retry.

2 H P and BP
BP (Bros. Points) are used to
perform Bros. Attacks and Trio
Attacks.
◆ When Paper Mario has made
copies of himself, the number
o f remaining copies will be
displayed instead of his HP.

Recovering HP and BP

Y ou c an re cov er HP an d BP
b y u s i n g i t e ms o r h i t t i n g
Recovery Blocks.

3 E x pe r t C ha l l e n g e
conditio ns
Tap he re to view Expert
Challenge conditions and check
how many battle points you' ve
collected.
 4 Battle Guide
Tap here to view explanations of
the actions you can perform in
battle.

If Your HP Runs Out

Any character whos e
HP re aches 0 wil l
collapse and be unabl e
to battle.
◆ Once the battle is over, any
collapsed characters will be
revived with 1 HP.

If Eve ryone' s HP Runs Out

If all your characters' HP
reaches 0, it's game over! When
this happens, you'll have the
following options:

Try ag ain fro m t he

Retry s t art o f t he b at t l e
you j ust l ost .
T r y ag ai n i n an
e as i e r m o d e ,
Ea sy
m ak i ng y o u r
Mode
c h a ra c t e rs m o r e
powerful .
R e tur n t o G o bac k t o the
Tit le title screen.
I f y o u r e tr y i n E as y M o d e ,
y o u ' l l s t a y i n E a s y Mo d e
ev en a f t e r t h e b a t t l e e n d s .
Sel e ct fro m t he men u
s c re e n ( p ag e 20 ) t o t ur n i t
off.
12 Battle Actions

Attacking Enemies
You can attack enemies by
choosing Jump or Hammer.

Jump
If you press the actio n
button j ust before yo u
land on an ene my ,
you'll j ump off an d
repeat the action for additional
damage.

Hammer
If you press the actio n
button j ust as th e
character readies his
hammer, the attack wil l
become more powerful.

Evading Attack s
Press the action button
while an enemy i s
attacking to dodge it s
attacks.
◆ Paper Mario can j ump extra
high if you hold down his
action button.
 Countering Attacks
If y ou time your actions j ust
right, you can stomp on enemies
or hit them with your hammer
while the y're try ing to attack
you.

Assist Mode

P re s s
during bat tle t o turn
o n t he A s si st
f e a t u r e . On c e i t ' s
ac t i vat e d , y ou ' l l b e ab l e t o
s e e w h i c h c h a ra c t e r t h e
e ne m y i s abo ut to at t ac k ,
making it easier to dodg e.
◆ I n Eas y Mo de , t h e A ss is t
feat ure wil l al ways b e on.
You can't turn it off.

Emerg ency Block

Hold  to make your characters
enter a defensive po sitio n.
They'll take less damage than
normal while guarding in this
manner.
About Expert C hall eng es

Y o u' l l earn t i t l e s and b at t l e

po i n t s fo r fu l f i l l i ng c e r t a i n
c o nd i t i o ns d ur i ng bat tl e .
T he se po i n ts c a n be
e x c h a n g e d f o r i t e m s in
cert ain shops.
◆ Y o u c an ' t c o m pl e t e
Expert C hal leng es in Easy
Mode.
13 Paper Mario's Actions

Copy
Create copies of Pape r
Mario to help him out in
battle.

Actions with Copies

Jump
If you press  when a
Paper Mario cop y
stomps on an ene my ,
the next copy in lin e
will perform a stomp. This
repeats until the copies run out
or you miss a button press.

Hammer
Your copies wil l
ready thei r
hammers on e
after another. I f
you press 
once they're all ready to attack,
they'll deal more damage.
◆ This will attack multiple
enemies at the same time!
Taking Damag e

W h e n e n e mi e s d a m a g e
Pape r Mario , hi s c o pi es wi l l
t a k e t h e d a ma g e f o r h i m.
T h i s w il l m a k e h i s c o p i e s
d i s a p p e a r a t a ra t e o f o n e
copy per hit.
14 Bros. and Trio Attacks

Bros. Attacks and Trio Attacks

are powerful moves that require
multiple characters to work
together. They can deal large
amounts of damage or damage
multiple enemies at once.

Bros. Attack s
These are performed by Mario
and Luigi together.
◆ You can't use a Bros. Attack
if one of the brothers is
collapsed or suffering from
certain status effects.

3D Red She ll
The brother s
take turn s
kick ing a re d
shell, dealin g
high damage t o
a single enemy.
 Trio Attack s
These are performed by Mario,
Luigi, and Paper Mario together.
◆ You can't use a Trio Attack if
any of y our characters are
collapsed or suffering from
certain status effects.

Trio Racque t
The thre e
characters us e
rack ets t o
bounce a bal l
off a wall ,
dealing damage to multiple
enemies.

T h e re are many m or e B ro s .
A t t ack s an d Tri o A t t ac k s t o
d i s c o v e r. Y o u c a n c h e c k
ho w t o pe rfo rm t h em in t he
Bat tl e Guide, acc ess ed from
t he T o u c h S c r e e n w hi l e i n
combat or the menu.
15 Battle Cards

As you progress through the

game, you'll gain the ability to
use these special cards in battle
to boost y our abilities or deal
damage to enemies.

1 4
2

1 S tar Po ints
You'll need these points to use
battle cards. You can earn them
by successfully attacking
enemies.

2 S tar Po int cost

This shows how many Star
Points you'll need to use this
battle card.

3 S tar Po int deficit

This shows how many more Star
Points you need to earn before
this battle card will be available.
◆ If you have e nough Star
Points, OK will be displayed
here.
 4 Remaining card s
This is how many battle cards
are left in the deck, ready to be
drawn. If the y run out, all the
cards you've discarded will be
reshuffled into a new deck.

Using Battl e Cards

Touch a card to select it, and
then touch it again to spend the
necessary Star Points and use it.

● Us ing a b at t l e card won' t

t a k e u p a t u rn . Y o u c a n
s t i l l s e l e c t a C o m ma n d
Block afterward.
● B a t t l e c a rd s wo n ' t b e
us e d u p l ik e i t ems . On ce
you use one, it' s ret urned
to your deck, ready to be
used ag ain in the fut ure!

Swapping C ards
Touch a card and select Flip
Over to replace it with a different
card on the next turn.
16 Status Effects

Certain enemy attacks will inflict

a status effect on Mario or his
companions. To recover from a
status effect, you can either wait
a few turns for it to wear off on
its own or use an item to recover
immediately.

Trip
The character is unabl e
to move until his ne x t
turn or until he gets h it
by an attack.

Crumple
The character ge t s
crumpled up and i s
unable to move.
◆ Only characters made of
paper can be crumpled.

Burn/ Char
The character is unabl e
to move and take s
damage at regular
intervals.
Dizzy
A dizzy characte r
cannot perform an y
actions.

Creased
The character's copie s
are separate d an d
cannot form a stack for
a certain amount o f
time.
◆ Only Paper Mario can suffer
this status.
17 Leveling Up

You'll e arn EX P (experience

points) and coins for defeating
enemies. Your level will increase
after earning a certain amount of
EXP.

Rank-Up Bo nus
Your rank wil l
increase upo n
reaching certai n
levels. When yo ur
rank increases, you
can select a bonus effect to
obtain.
 T h e c h a ra c t e r
g e t s a n e x t ra
g e ar s l o t ,
Gear Slot +1
a l l o wi n g h i m
t o e q ui p an
ext ra item.
T he
c har ac t e r ' s
DE F w i l l
in c r e a s e b y
DEF Up+
one ad dit i on al
po i nt e a c h
t ime he l e ve l s
up.
T he
c har ac t e r ' s
Jump Man J um p at t ac k s
d e a l mo r e
damag e.

◆ There are many more Rank-Up

Bonuse s to discover, so
increase the characters' levels
as high as you can!
18 Papercraft Basics

As you progress through the

game, you will sometime s be
called upon to battle using giant
papercraft models.
1 3

2 4

1 Boss HP

2 ? Block
Hit this with the dash action
(page 19) to obtain an HP-
restoring mushroom.

3 Your HP

4 T arget cursor
This is where you'll aim when
you use a throw attack (page
19).
 5 T oad Meter
You can charge this meter at
Pape rcraft Charge Spots. This
ene rgy can the n be used to
perform dash and throw actions.

6 Map

Y o u r p o s i t io n a n d t h e
direction you're facing
The e nemy ' s pos it ion and
the direction it' s facing
Papercraft C harge Spot

7 Menu
Tap here if you want to restart
the papercraft battle or view the
controls.
19 Battling Papercrafts

The goal of a papercraft battle is

to attack the boss and reduce its
HP to 0.

P a p e rc ra f t B a t t l e
Controls

Move 
Rotate camera /
C e n te r c am e r a

behind papercraft
About-face 
C h arg e Toad Met e r
( wh i l e o n a c h a r g e 
spot)
Dash 
Throw 
Show menu

◆ Th e is only available on
New Nintendo 3DS and New
Nintendo 3DS XL systems.
 U s i n g P a p e r cr af t
Charg e Spots
Follow these instructions to
charge your papercraft's energy:
1. Move y ou r
papercraf t
onto a
Papercraf t
Charge Spot .
The music will change , and
rings will start radiating from
the center.
2. Press  i n
time with th e
rhythm as th e
ex pand in g
rings reac h
the blue area.
3. If your timing is good enough,
the Toad Meter will charge
up!

Attacking

Dash
Press  to dash a t
enemies and slam int o
them. You can also use
this to break blocks.
 Knocking Enemies Over

I f y o u us e a d ash at t ack on
an ene my that' s facing away
f rom y o u o r c harg in g u p an
att ac k o f i t s o w n, i t ' l l be
knocked rig ht o ver!

Throw
Press  to hurl y ou r
papercraft at th e
location of the curs o r
and damage enemies. If
you hit an enemy that's be en
knocked over, it'll deal more
damage than usual.
◆ Throw attacks work differently
for different papercrafts.

Gett ing Knocked Over

W h en yo u g e t hit b y e ne my
at t ac ks o r if y o u t hrow y our
papercraft around, you mig ht
f i n d y o u r p a p e rc ra f t g e t s
k no c k e d o ve r . M o ve y o u r
pl atf o r m o v e r t o y o ur
pa pe r c raf t t o s t an d i t b ac k
up.
20 Using the Menu

Press while you're out in

the field to view the menu
screen. From here you can use
items, adj ust your equipment,
and more.
◆ Ce rtain menu options will
become available as you
progress through the game.

Menu Screen

1 3

4
5

1 P lay time

2 C urrent HP / Max HP

3 C oins
 4 amiibo
Tap here to use amiibo to create
in-game character cards (page
21).

5 S ettings
Choose whether to use Easy
Mode.

Menu Optio ns

Gear
Change your e quipped gear.
Press / to switch between
characters.

Items
Look through the items you've
collected, and use them.

Guide
From here y ou can see a
summary of the latest plot
developments, check out notes
on how to battle, or get in some
practice with the actions you've
learned so far.

Status
View the characters' current
abilities and equipment.
Battle Cards
Organize the battle card s you
want to use in battle.

Colle ction
View various information, such
as how many blocks you've hit
or how many Paper To ads
you've rescued.
21 Making Character Cards

As you progress through the

game, you'll gain the ability to
use amiibo to obtain in-game
character cards.
◆ You can register amiibo even
without progressing through
the game.

A b o u t C h a ra c t e r
Cards
These are special cards that you
can use in battle. They can deal
massive damage to your enemies
or e ven fully recover your
characters' HP.

Compatible amiibo
Mario, Luigi, Peach™, Toad™,
Yoshi™, and Bowser™ amiibo are
compatible with this game.
◆ All amiibo of these characters
are compatible regardless of
their specific designs. For
instance, the Mario amiibo
from the Super Mario™ series
and the Mario amiibo from the
Super Smash Bros.™ series
can both be used as a "Mario
amiibo" with this game.
 amiibo Menu
Tap the amiib o
button on the menu
screen to open th e
amiibo menu. Here,
you can registe r
new amiibo and create or view
character cards.
◆ When using an amiibo with
this game for the first time,
you'll need to select Register
amiibo.
◆ If you're using an amiibo for
the first time ever, you'll also
need to register an owner and
a nickname in amiibo Settings.

View Cards
Select this option to look at the
character cards saved to your
amiibo.

Make a Card
Use special ? Cards, obtained in
battle or from certain Toads, to
create characte r cards by
following these steps:
1. Select a ? Card to use.
2. Scan an amiibo to create a
character card.
3. Scan the amiibo again to save
your new character card.
◆ If y ou cancel the saving
process, yo u'll g et the ?
Card you used back.
However, if the saving
proce ss fails for some
reason, the ? Card will be
lost.

Duo C ards

W he n y o u' r e c r e at i ng a
character card, t he mes sag e
"C o ng r at ul at i o ns ! " m ay
appe ar. I f t his h app ens , yo u
c an c ho o s e to s c an an
a mi i b o o f a d i f f e r e n t
c h ar ac t e r . W h e n y o u d o ,
y o u ' l l g e t a s p e c i a l c a rd
f e a tur i ng bo t h c har ac te r s
t og ether!
◆ Fo r thi s s e c o nd am i i bo ,
y o u ca n e ve n use a n
a m i i b o wi t h g a m e d a t a
saved for a different t itl e.
Make a Sparkle Card
You can use this option if you
have two amiibo of the same
character. If the two amiibo both
have the same character card
saved to them, it will become a
spark le card and grow more
powerful.
◆ You can make only one
sparkle card a day.
22 Using Character Cards

To use y our character cards,

follow these steps:
1. During a battle , tap Battle
Card on the Touch Screen
and then scan the amiibo you
want to use.
2. Choo se a
character car d
from the list .

Character Card Features

● U n l i k e n o r ma l b a t t l e
c ar d s , y o u c a n u s e
c h a ra c t e r c a r d s w i t h o u t
spending Star Point s.
● Y o u c an us e o nl y o ne
ch aract er card p er amiibo
type per battl e.
● Y o u c an s ti l l s e l e c t a
C o m ma n d B l o c k a f t e r
using a character card.
● C haract er cards will nev er
be used up.
23 Beating Tough Foes

Incre ase Your Leve l

If y ou're finding enemies too
hard, your characters' levels
might be too low. Try fighting
easier enemie s to earn more
EXP, and then face the tougher
one s once your characters'
levels are a bit higher.

Equip Your Best Ge ar

The gear you collect doesn't
have any effect if you don't
equip it. Open the menu and
select Gear, and then make sure
you've go t your best gear
equipped!

Go fo r Preemptive Attacks
If y ou start the battle with a
preemptive attack, it'll be much
easier to win. If you let an
enemy touch you from behind,
though, y ou'll start the battle
with the Trip status effect, so be
careful!
 U s e J u m p s a nd H am m e r s
Wisel y
Only Jump attacks can re ach
ene mies in the air, and only
Hammer attack s are effective
against e nemies with spik es.
Make sure to choose the right
attack for the situation.

If All Seems Lost...

If you j ust don't think you can
win a battle, it might be a good
idea to run away!
◆ There are so me battles you
can't run from.

Use Battle C ards

You can use battle card s as
often as you'd like, so d on't
hesitate to tak e advantage of
them once you've got enough
Star Points!

Use C haract er Card s

Character cards have powerful
effects, and you don't even
need Star Points to use them.
You can use one per ty pe of
amiibo in each battle, so take
advantage of the m to ge t
yourself out of those stick y
situations!
24 Fun Things to Do

Lakitu Arcade
As you progress through the
game, you'll come across a
place called Lakitu Arcade where
you can play minigames. Use the
skills you've honed in battle to
show what you can do in the
following challenges!

Battle Ring
Face off against bosses you've
beaten in the past.

Attac kathon
Play remixed versions of Bros.
Attacks and Trio Attacks to see
how high a score you can get.

I f y o u g e t g o o d re s u l t s ,
y ou'l l earn bat t le points that
can be exchang ed for priz es
in shops.
 Digg ing Up Beans
If y ou d ig up certai n
suspicious spots in the
field, you can fin d
beans that will boos t
your characters' abilities. They
can be found all over the world,
so keep an eye out!
◆ You can see how many of
these spots you've uncovered
by selecting Collection from
the menu.
25 Support Information

Nintendo C ust omer Service

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