Items
Pictured highlights from EarthBound’s weapons, protection, goods and food, followed by the complete item tables with prices and locations.
35 pictured items · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Weapons
Ness · Offense 8
Tee Ball Bat
Found at Onett (Drugstore).
Ness · Offense 48
T-rex’s Bat
Found at Winters (Drugstore).
Ness · Offense 100
Gutsy Bat
Increases Guts by 127.
Paula · Offense 10
Fry Pan
Paula’s first weapon.
Paula · Offense 80
Holy Fry Pan
Paula’s ultimate weapon. Increases Guts by 10.
Poo · Offense 30
Sword of Kings
Poo’s ultimate weapon and the only weapon that raises his Offense.
Protection
Defense 5
Baseball cap
A basic head item.
Defense 25
Red ribbon
Paula only.
Defense 20
Diadem of kings
Poo only. Luck +30. Weakens enemy PSI; some resistance to fire, freeze, flash and paralysis.
Defense 20
Cloak of kings
Poo only. Body. Speed +40.
Goods & key items
Goods
Bad key machine
Opens the Snow Wood locker room lockers and the locked cave in Threed.
Goods
Broken bazooka
Jeff repairs it into the Heavy bazooka (45 IQ).
Goods
Cup of Lifenoodles
Revives and cures all conditions, like Healing Ω.
Goods
Jar of Fly Honey
Distracts Master Belch so he won’t attack.
Goods
Key to the shack
Opens the travelling entertainers’ shack in Onett.
Goods
Meteorite piece
Needed for the third Phase Distorter.
Goods
Shyness book
Cures the Tendas’ shyness.
Goods
Signed banana
Give it to Mr. Spoon to reach the Fourside Sewers.
Goods
Town map
Shows the current town’s layout. Press X to view it.
Food
Restores 6 HP
Cookie
The first food you’ll find.
Restores 6 HP
Can of fruit juice
Found at Onett (burger shop, trash can).
Restores 24 HP
Bag of fries
Cheap and effective.
Restores 42 HP
Boiled egg
One of Jeff’s first items.
Restores 84 HP
Picnic lunch
Useful in the Dusty Dunes Desert.
Restores 96 HP
Double burger
Found at Fourside (Department Store).
Restores 120 HP
Pizza
Found at Mach Pizza.
Restores 204 HP
Mammoth burger
Found at Lost Underworld (Grocery Store).
Restores 240 each HP
Large pizza
Heals the whole party.
Restores 300 (Poo: full) HP
Brain food lunch
Restores HP and PP. Useful to the end.
Restores 6 HP
Skip sandwich
Walk very fast for about 10 seconds.
Restores 6 HP
Skip sandwich DX
Walk very fast for about 20 seconds.
Restores 80 PP
Magic truffle
Found at Dug up in Deep Darkness with the Piggy nose.
Condiments
Condiment · $2
Salt packet
Works best with Boiled egg, Brain food lunch, Chef’s special, Picnic lunch.
Condiment · $2
Sprig of parsley
Works best with Bowl of rice gruel, Peanut cheese bar, Piggy jelly.
Condiment · $3
Sugar packet
Works best with Bread roll, Calorie stick, Magic pudding, Magic tart, Plain yogurt, PSI caramel, Rock candy.
Quick notes
- Read the help before spending an item. An item’s name may fit the game’s humor without explaining its function immediately.
Weapons 41Protection 41Goods & key items 95Food 46Condiments 8Medicine & capsules 12
Weapons
Bats are Ness’s, frying pans are Paula’s and guns are Jeff’s. Miss rate is the chance an attack whiffs.
| Item | Used by | Offense | Miss rate | Price | Where to find | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked Bat | Ness | 4 | 1/16 | $18 | Ness’s house (gift box); Onett (Drugstore) | Ness’s first weapon. |
| Tee Ball Bat | Ness | 8 | 1/16 | $48 | Onett (Drugstore); Twoson (Department Store); Happy Happy Village (Drugstore) | |
| Sand Lot Bat | Ness | 15 | 1/16 | $98 | Fourside (Department Store); Happy Happy Village (Drugstore) | |
| Minor League Bat | Ness | 26 | 1/16 | $399 | Threed (Drugstore); Fourside (Department Store) | |
| Mr. Baseball Bat | Ness | 38 | 1/16 | $498 | Dusty Dunes Desert (Drugstore); Fourside (Department Store) | |
| T-rex’s Bat | Ness | 48 | 1/16 | $698 | Winters (Drugstore) | |
| Big League Bat | Ness | 54 | 1/16 | $3080 (Summers), $1380 (Scaraba) | Summers (Drugstore); Scaraba (Convenience Store) | |
| Hall of Fame Bat | Ness | 62 | 1/16 | Sells for $1880 | Tenda Village | |
| Ultimate Bat | Ness | 68 | 1/16 | $2298 | Lost Underworld (Grocery Store) | |
| Magicant Bat | Ness | 80 | 1/16 | — | Magicant (gift box) | |
| Gutsy Bat | Ness | 100 | 1/16 | Sells for $2980 | Dropped by Bionic Kraken (1/128) | Increases Guts by 127. |
| Legendary Bat | Ness | 110 | 1/16 | — | Cave of the Past (gift box) | Ness’s ultimate weapon. |
| Casey Bat | Ness | 125 | 3/4 | Sells for $38 | Dropped by Master Barf | Huge power, but it misses most of the time. |
| Fry Pan | Paula | 10 | 1/16 | $56 | Twoson (Department Store); Happy Happy Village (Drugstore) | Paula’s first weapon. |
| Thick Fry Pan | Paula | 20 | 1/16 | $198 | Threed (Drugstore); Dusty Dunes Desert (Drugstore) | |
| Deluxe Fry Pan | Paula | 30 | 1/16 | $598 | Fourside (Department Store) | |
| Chef’s Fry Pan | Paula | 40 | 1/16 | $1198 | Fourside (Department Store); Summers (Drugstore) | |
| Non-stick Frypan | Paula | 50 | 1/16 | $1490 | Winters (Drugstore) | |
| Magic Fry Pan | Paula | 50 | 1/4 | Sells for $4790 | Dropped by Chomposaur, Lost Underworld (1/128) | Increases Guts by 100, but misses more often. |
| French Fry Pan | Paula | 60 | 1/16 | $1790 | Scaraba (Grocery Store) | |
| Holy Fry Pan | Paula | 80 | 1/16 | $3480 | Lost Underworld (Grocery Store) | Paula’s ultimate weapon. Increases Guts by 10. |
| Pop Gun | Jeff | 16 | 0 | Sells for $55 | Snow Wood Boarding School (gift box) | Jeff’s first weapon. |
| Stun Gun | Jeff | 24 | 0 | Sells for $150 | Brick Road Maze (gift box) | |
| Toy Air Gun | Jeff | 32 | 1/16 | $215 | Threed (Arms Dealer) | |
| Magnum Air Gun | Jeff | 36 | 0 | — | Snow Wood locker room, Winters | Repair the Broken Air Gun to get it. |
| Zip Gun | Jeff | 40 | 1/16 | $425 | Dusty Dunes Desert (Arms Dealer) | |
| Laser Gun | Jeff | 48 | 0 | — | Belch’s Factory | Repair the Broken Laser to get it. |
| Hyper Beam | Jeff | 58 | 0 | $850 | Fourside (Arms Dealer) | |
| Double Beam | Jeff | 66 | 0 | Sells for $1000 | Repair the Broken Gadget | |
| Crusher Beam | Jeff | 72 | 0 | $1150 | Scaraba (Grocery Store) | |
| Spectrum Beam | Jeff | 78 | 0 | Sells for $1650 | Scaraba Tool Shop | Repair the Broken Cannon to get it. |
| Death Ray | Jeff | 90 | 0 | Sells for $2300 | Tenda Village (trash can) | |
| Baddest Beam | Jeff | 98 | 0 | — | Repair the Broken Harmonica | |
| Moon Beam Gun | Jeff | 110 | 0 | Sells for $4450 | The Fire Spring (gift box) | |
| Gaia Beam | Jeff | 125 | 0 | — | Broken Antenna dropped by Uncontrollable Sphere, Lumine Hall | Jeff’s ultimate weapon. Repair the Broken Antenna to get it. |
| Yo-yo | Any | 6 | 3/16 | $29 | Onett (Drugstore) | Lowers Poo’s Offense when equipped. |
| Slingshot | Any | 12 | 3/16 | $89 | Twoson (Department Store) | |
| Bionic Slingshot | Any | 32 | 3/16 | $449 | Saturn Valley (Drugstore) | |
| Trick Yo-yo | Any | 46 | 3/16 | $998 | Fourside (Department Store) | Lowers Poo’s Offense when equipped. |
| Combat Yo-Yo | Any | 54 | 3/16 | $1148 | Deep Darkness (secret weapon shop) | Lowers Poo’s Offense when equipped. |
| Sword of Kings | Poo | 30 | 0 | — | Dropped by Starman Super, Stonehenge Base (1/128) | Poo’s ultimate weapon and the only weapon that raises his Offense. |
Protection
Body, arm and other slots. Pendants and charms block status attacks.
| Item | Defense | Price | Where to find | Slot & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel charm | 0 | $60 | Onett (travelling entertainers); Twoson (Burglin Park); Peaceful Rest Valley (gift box); Saturn Valley (Drugstore) | Body. Protects from paralysis. |
| Great charm | 1 | $400 | Lilliputian Footprints (gift box); Saturn Valley (Drugstore) | Body. Protects from paralysis. Speed +5. |
| Crystal charm | 2 | $600 | Scaraba (Convenience Store) | Body. Protects from paralysis. Speed +15. |
| Rabbit’s foot | 3 | Sells for $1800 | Lumine Hall (gift box) | Body. Protects from paralysis. Speed +40. |
| Flame pendant | 15 | $3000 | Talah Rama’s Cave (chest); Saturn Valley (Drugstore, after the Meteorite piece) | Body. Protects from fire. |
| Rain pendant | 15 | $3000 | The Pyramid (gift box); Saturn Valley (Drugstore, after the Meteorite piece) | Body. Protects from freeze. |
| Night pendant | 15 | $3000 | Moonside (gift box); Saturn Valley (Drugstore, after the Meteorite piece) | Body. Protects from flash. |
| Earth pendant | 16 | $4000 | Magicant (shop) | Body. Protects from fire, freeze and flash. |
| Sea pendant | 20 | Sells for $5000 | Lost Underworld (gift box) | Body. Protects from fire, freeze and flash. |
| Star pendant | 30 | Sells for $7000 | Dropped by Major Psychic Psycho (1/128) | Body. Protects from fire, freeze, flash and paralysis. The best pendant. |
| Cheap bracelet | 5 | $98 | Onett (Drugstore); Twoson (Department Store) | Arm. |
| Copper bracelet | 10 | $349 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Happy Happy Village (Drugstore); Threed (Drugstore) | Arm. |
| Silver bracelet | 15 | $599 | Underground Road (coffin); Saturn Valley (Drugstore); Dusty Dunes Desert (Drugstore); Fourside (Department Store) | Arm. |
| Gold bracelet | 30 | $2799 | Fourside (Department Store); Summers (Drugstore) | Arm. |
| Platinum band | 40 | $6899 (Summers), $3899 (Scaraba) | Desert Gold Mine (gift box); Summers (Drugstore); Scaraba (Convenience Store) | Arm. |
| Diamond band | 50 | $9998 (Summers), $5198 (Deep Darkness) | Summers (Drugstore); The Pyramid (gift box); Deep Darkness (businessman) | Arm. |
| Pixie’s bracelet | 60 | Sells for $1590 | Stonehenge Base (gift box) | Arm. Protects from sleep. Luck +10. |
| Cherub’s band | 70 | Sells for $1790 | The Fire Spring (gift box) | Arm. Protects from sleep. Luck +20. |
| Goddess band | 80 | Sells for $1980 | Magicant (gift box) | Arm. Protects from sleep. Luck +30. |
| Bracer of kings | 30 | — | Cave of the Pink Cloud (gift box) | Poo only. Arm. Protects from sleep. Luck +35. |
| Baseball cap | 5 | $19 | Onett (Drugstore); Twoson (Department Store); Fourside (Department Store) | Other. |
| Mr. Baseball cap | 6 | Sells for $99 | Onett | Other. |
| Holmes hat | 10 | $59 | Happy Happy Village (Drugstore); Snow Wood Boarding School (gift box) | Other. |
| Hard hat | 15 | $298 | Peaceful Rest Valley (gift box); Threed (Drugstore) | Other. |
| Coin of slumber | 30 | $1500 | Dusty Dunes Desert (Drugstore); Fourside (Department Store) | Other. Luck +10. |
| Coin of defense | 40 | $2000 | Fourside (Department Store); Desert Gold Mine (gift box); Toto (Grocery Store) | Other. Luck +13. |
| Coin of silence | 45 | $2500 | Winters (Drugstore) | Other. Luck +16. |
| Mr. Saturn coin | 47 | $1000 | — | Other. Luck +18. |
| Charm coin | 50 | $6000 | Deep Darkness (businessman) | Other. Luck +20. |
| Lucky coin | 50 | $6000 | Summers (Drugstore) | Other. Luck +20. |
| Talisman coin | 60 | $3500 | Tenda Village (shop) | Other. Luck +25. |
| Shiny coin | 70 | $4000 | Lost Underworld (Grocery Store) | Other. Luck +30. |
| Souvenir coin | 80 | Sells for $6000 | Deep Darkness (gift box) | Other. Luck +35. |
| Ribbon | 20 | $89 | Twoson (Department Store); Happy Happy Village (Drugstore) | Paula only. |
| Red ribbon | 25 | $179 | Saturn Valley (Drugstore); Fourside (Department Store) | Paula only. |
| Defense ribbon | 40 | $389 | Fourside (Department Store) | Paula only. Luck +15. |
| Talisman ribbon | 60 | Sells for $3500 | Dungeon Man (gift box) | Paula only. Luck +25. |
| Saturn ribbon | 90 | Sells for $3980 | Given by a Mr. Saturn after Stonehenge Base is shut down | Paula only. Luck +40. |
| Goddess ribbon | 110 | Sells for $6980 | Dropped by Ghost of Starman (1/128) | Paula only. Her ultimate ribbon. |
| Diadem of kings | 20 | — | Lumine Hall (gift box) | Poo only. Luck +30. Weakens enemy PSI; some resistance to fire, freeze, flash and paralysis. |
| Cloak of kings | 20 | — | Lost Underworld (gift box) | Poo only. Body. Speed +40. |
Goods & key items
Battle items, Jeff’s gadgets, broken items to repair and story items.
| Item | Price | Where to find | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATM card | — | — | Withdraw or deposit cash at ATMs. Storing it with Escargo Express just stops you using ATMs. |
| Backstage pass | — | — | Lets you backstage at the Chaos Theater. |
| Bad key machine | — | Given by Maxwell | Opens the Snow Wood locker room lockers and the locked cave in Threed. |
| Bag of Dragonite | Sells for $1000 | Talah Rama’s Cave; Tenda Village elder; The Fire Spring (gift box); Magicant (gift box) | Turns a party member into a dragon for one attack on all enemies. Single use. |
| Bazooka | Sells for $950 | Scaraba (Grocery Store) | Jeff only. Hits the target and possibly others. Reusable. |
| Bicycle | — | Twoson (bike shop) | Faster travel, but only while Ness is alone. Ring the bell with R. |
| Big bottle rocket | $139 | Dusty Dunes Desert (Arms Dealer); Fourside (Arms Dealer); Desert Gold Mine (gift box); Scaraba (weapon shop) | Jeff only. Stronger than a Bottle rocket. Single use. |
| Bomb | $149 | Peaceful Rest Valley, Grapefruit Falls, Belch Base, Desert Gold Mine (gift boxes); Threed (Arms Dealer); Fourside (Department Store, Arms Dealer); Scaraba (weapon shop); Attack Slug (1/128) | Damages the target and possibly others. Single use. |
| Bottle rocket | $29 | Threed, Dusty Dunes Desert, Fourside (Arms Dealers); Scaraba (weapon shop) | Jeff only. Damages one enemy. Single use. |
| Brain stone | — | Poo’s starting inventory | Prevents the “can’t concentrate” status while carried, so PSI stays usable. |
| Broken Antenna | — | Dropped by Uncontrollable Sphere (1/128) | Jeff repairs it into the Gaia Beam (65 IQ). |
| Broken bazooka | — | Fourside Sewer (gift box) | Jeff repairs it into the Heavy bazooka (45 IQ). |
| Broken Cannon | — | Scaraba (Convenience Store) | Jeff repairs it into the Spectrum Beam (32 IQ). |
| Broken Gadget | — | Fourside (street salesman) | Jeff repairs it into the Double Beam (34 IQ). |
| Broken Harmonica | — | Stonehenge Base (gift box) | Jeff repairs it into the Baddest Beam (55 IQ). |
| Broken iron | $149 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Brick Road Maze (gift box); Fourside (street salesman); Fourside Sewer (gift box) | Jeff repairs it into the Slime generator (10 IQ). |
| Broken Laser | — | Belch Base (gift box) | Jeff repairs it into the Laser Gun (24 IQ). |
| Broken machine | — | Apple Kid’s house, Twoson | Jeff repairs it into the Counter-PSI unit (1 IQ). |
| Broken pipe | — | Dr. Andonuts’ lab, 2nd floor | Jeff repairs it into the Shield killer (30 IQ). |
| Broken spray can | $189 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Saturn Valley (trash can); Fourside Sewer (gift box) | Jeff repairs it into the Defense spray (1 IQ). |
| Broken Air Gun | — | Snow Wood Boarding School (gift box) | Jeff repairs it into the Magnum Air Gun (12 IQ). |
| Broken trumpet | — | Stonehenge Base (gift box) | Jeff repairs it into the Defense shower (40 IQ). |
| Broken tube | — | Monkey Caves | Jeff repairs it into the Hungry HP-sucker (36 IQ). |
| Carrot key | — | Magnet Hill (chest) | Moves the rabbit statues at the entrance to the Pink Cloud. |
| Chick | Sells for $25 | Hatches from a Fresh Egg after enough steps | Grows into a Chicken if kept. |
| Chicken | Sells for $110 | Grows from a Chick after enough steps | Sell it for cash. It runs away if used. |
| Contact lens | — | Dusty Dunes Desert | Trade it for a Pair of dirty socks. |
| Counter-PSI unit | — | Repair the Broken machine | Jeff only. Counters enemy PSI. Reusable. |
| Cup of Lifenoodles | Sells for $178 | Peaceful Rest Valley, The Pyramid, Dungeon Man, Deep Darkness, Stonehenge Base, Lumine Hall (gift boxes); Talah Rama’s Cave (chest) | Revives and cures all conditions, like Healing Ω. |
| Defense shower | — | Repair the Broken trumpet | Jeff only. Raises the whole party’s Defense; stacks. Reusable. |
| Defense spray | $500 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Fourside (street salesman); Scaraba (Convenience Store) | Raises one ally’s Defense; stacks. Single use. |
| Diamond | — | Miner on the Fourside bridge, after clearing the Desert Gold Mine | Pays off the Runaway Five’s debt at the Topolla Theater. |
| Eraser eraser | — | No Name Mouse in Dr. Andonuts’ lab | Removes the Iron Eraser at Stonehenge. |
| Exit mouse | — | Onett; Desert Gold Mine | Leads you back to a dungeon’s entrance. |
| For Sale sign | — | Twoson (Burglin Park) | Calls a customer to buy your unwanted items anywhere. Reusable. |
| Franklin badge | — | Given by Paula | Reflects lightning attacks while carried. |
| Hand-Aid | Sells for $19 | Given by Paula’s mother | Fully restores the user’s HP. Single use. |
| Handbag strap | Sells for $39 | Moonside (gift box); Cranky Lady and Extra Cranky Lady drops | Damages and briefly stops an enemy. Single use. |
| Hawk eye | — | Secret chamber in the Pyramid | Lights up Deep Darkness. |
| Heavy bazooka | — | Repair the Broken bazooka | Jeff only. Heavy damage to the target and possibly others. Reusable. |
| Hieroglyph copy | — | Summers Museum researcher | Explains how to open the Pyramid. |
| HP-sucker | Sells for $800 | Belch Base (gift box) | Jeff only. Drains HP from one enemy. Reusable. |
| Hungry HP-sucker | — | Repair the Broken tube | Jeff only. Drains HP from all enemies. Reusable. |
| Insecticide spray | $19 | Threed (Drugstore, trash can); Brick Road Maze (gift box); Saturn Valley (Drugstore); Fourside (Department Store) | 100 damage to one bug. Single use. |
| Insignificant item | Sells for $2 | Threed hospital, 2nd floor | Return it to its owner in the Twoson hospital for a Magic truffle. |
| Jar of Fly Honey | — | Threed, after defeating Boogey Tent | Distracts Master Belch so he won’t attack. |
| Key to the cabin | — | Given by Mr. Carpainter | Frees Paula from the cabin in Peaceful Rest Valley. |
| Key to the locker | — | Given by Maxwell | A regular locker key; it doesn’t open Jeff’s locker. |
| Key to the shack | — | Given by Mayor B.H. Pirkle | Opens the travelling entertainers’ shack in Onett. |
| Key to the tower | — | Scaraba | Lets you into Dungeon Man. |
| King banana | — | Talah Rama’s Cave | Moves the monkey blocking a doorway in the Monkey Caves. |
| Letter from kids | — | Saturn Valley (gift box), after the final battle | A letter from the preschool kids to Paula. |
| Letter from mom | — | Saturn Valley (gift box), after the final battle | A letter from Mom to Ness. |
| Letter from Tony | — | Saturn Valley (gift box), after the final battle | A letter from Tony to Jeff. |
| Meteorite piece | — | The meteorite | Needed for the third Phase Distorter. |
| Meteornium | Sells for $2000 | Plain Crocodile and Smilin’ Sphere drops (1/128) | Sell it. |
| Meteotite | Sells for $4000 | Drops from Hyper Spinning Robo, Mechanical Octobot, Military Octobot, Whirling Robo (1/128), Soul Consuming Flame, Evil Eye, Big Pile of Puke | Sell it. |
| Multi bottle rocket | $2139 | Scaraba (Grocery Store); Deep Darkness (secret weapon shop) | Jeff only. Stronger than a Big bottle rocket. Single use. |
| Mummy wrap | Sells for $128 | Shattered Man and Fierce Shattered Man drops | Damages and stops an enemy for a while. Single use. |
| Neutralizer | — | Talah Rama’s Cave (chest) | Jeff only. Resets all stat changes and shields on both sides. Reusable. |
| Pair of dirty socks | Sells for $2 | Fourside | Stops an enemy with the smell. Single use. |
| Pak of bubble gum | $1 | Winters (Drugstore) | Feed it to the Bubble Monkey. |
| Pencil eraser | — | Given by Apple Kid | Removes the iron pencil statues blocking your way. |
| Pharaoh’s curse | Sells for $290 | The Pyramid (gift box) | May poison one enemy. Single use. |
| Picture postcard | $2 | Happy Happy Village (before Carpainter is beaten); Saturn Valley (Drugstore) | No effect. |
| Piggy nose | $300 | Scaraba (Convenience Store) | Wear it to dig up Magic truffles. Reusable. |
| Protractor | $2 | Saturn Valley (trash can); Fourside (Department Store); Talah Rama’s Cave (chest) | No effect. |
| Receiver phone | — | No Name Mouse at Apple Kid’s house | Lets Apple Kid and Dad call you. |
| Ruler | $2 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Talah Rama’s Cave (chest); New Age Retro Hippie drop | No effect. |
| Rust promoter | $89 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Threed (Arms Dealer); Saturn Valley (gift box); Dusty Dunes Desert (Arms Dealer); Fourside (street salesman) | About 200 damage to a metallic enemy. Single use. |
| Rust promoter DX | $289 | Fourside Sewer (gift box); Deep Darkness (secret weapon shop) | About 400 damage to a metallic enemy. Single use. |
| Shield killer | — | Repair the Broken pipe | Jeff only. Breaks an enemy’s shield. Reusable. |
| Show ticket | $30 | Topolla Theater clerk | Entry to the Topolla Theater. |
| Shyness book | — | Onett Library | Cures the Tendas’ shyness. |
| Signed banana | — | Given by Venus | Give it to Mr. Spoon to reach the Fourside Sewers. |
| Slime generator | Sells for $420 | Repair the Broken iron | Jeff only. Stops an enemy with sticky slime. Reusable. |
| Snake | $220 | Scaraba (snake shop); Dungeon Man (gift box) | Bites one enemy and may poison it. Single use. |
| Snake bag | $98 | Scaraba (snake bag shop) | Bites one enemy and may poison it. Reusable. |
| Sound Stone | — | Given by Buzz Buzz | Records the melodies of the eight Your Sanctuary spots. |
| Stag beetle | $8 | Saturn Valley (Drugstore) | Stops an enemy for a moment. Single use. |
| Sudden Guts Pill | $500 | Saturn Valley (trash can); Monotoli Building, Cave of the Pink Cloud, Dungeon Man (gift boxes); Scaraba (Hassan’s shop); Enraged Fire Plug and Musica drops (1/128) | Doubles Guts for one battle. Single use. |
| Super bomb | $399 | Fourside (Arms Dealer); Desert Gold Mine (gift box); Scaraba (weapon shop); Deep Darkness (secret weapon shop); Lumine Hall (gift box) | Heavy damage to the target and possibly others; anyone can use it. Single use. |
| Super plush bear | $1198 | Summers (Drugstore); Dungeon Man (gift box); Mighty Bear Seven drop (1/128) | A decoy that takes enemy attacks. |
| Suporma | Sells for $50 | Given by Orange Kid | No effect. Plays a song about Orange Kid, then breaks. |
| Teddy bear | $178 | Twoson (Department Store); Threed (trash can); Fourside (Department Store); Desert Gold Mine (gift box) | A decoy that takes enemy attacks. |
| Tendakraut | — | Tenda Village elder | Gets you into the Tendas’ dinosaur cage in the Lost Underworld. |
| Tiny ruby | — | Poo’s starting inventory | Opens the hieroglyph room at the Summers museum. |
| Toothbrush | $3 | Threed (Drugstore); Fourside (Department Store) | Stops an enemy for a moment. Single use. |
| Town map | — | Onett Library (from the librarian) | Shows the current town’s layout. Press X to view it. |
| Video relaxant | — | Unused; hacking only | No use in normal play. |
| Viper | $550 | Scaraba (snake shop); The Pyramid (gift box) | Bites one enemy and always poisons it. Single use. |
| Wad of bills | — | Given by Everdred after rescuing Paula | Pays off the Runaway Five’s debt at the Chaos Theater. |
| Xterminator spray | Sells for $315 | Mad Taxi drop (1/128) | 200 damage to every bug. Reusable. |
| Yogurt dispenser | — | Talah Rama’s Cave | Give it to Electra to reach the Monotoli Building’s 48th floor. Jeff can also use it in battle. |
| Zombie paper | — | Delivered by Mach Pizza after defeating Boogey Tent | Traps the zombies in Threed. |
Food
HP and PP are approximate. Poo recovers only 6 HP from most food, but more PP from water.
| Item | HP | PP | Price | Where to find | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookie | 6 | $7 | Onett, Threed, Fourside (bakeries); Twoson (Department Store, Burglin Park); Snow Wood Boarding School (gift box) | The first food you’ll find. | |
| Can of fruit juice | 6 | $4 | Onett (burger shop, trash can); Twoson; Happy Happy Village; Threed; Dusty Dunes Desert; Fourside; Summers; Toto | ||
| Cup of coffee | 12 | $6 | Onett (burger shop); Twoson; Happy Happy Village; Threed; Winters; Fourside; Summers; Toto; Scaraba | ||
| Popsicle | 18 | $7 | Dusty Dunes Desert | Only sold in the Dusty Dunes Desert. | |
| Bag of fries | 24 | $8 | Onett (burger shop); Twoson (Department Store); Fourside (Department Store) | Cheap and effective. | |
| Banana | 25 | $5 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Happy Happy Village; Fourside; Scaraba (Hassan’s shop); Deep Darkness (gift box) | ||
| Bread roll | 30 | $12 | Onett, Threed, Fourside (bakeries); Twoson; Brick Road Maze (gift box) | ||
| Gelato de resort | 30 | $49 | Summers (ice cream cart) | ||
| Trout yogurt | 30 | Sells for $48 | Electra, Monotoli Building | ||
| Boiled egg | 42 | $9 | Fourside (Department Store); Scaraba (delicacy shop) | One of Jeff’s first items. | |
| Bean croquette | 42 | $12 | Scaraba (delicacy shop) | ||
| Cup of noodles | 42 | $98 | Deep Darkness (businessman) | ||
| Hamburger | 48 | $14 | Onett (burger shop, trash can, gift box); Giant Step caves (gift box); Twoson; Fourside; Talah Rama’s Cave | Handy in Onett and Twoson. | |
| Calorie stick | 60 | $18 | Threed; Belch Base (gift box); Dusty Dunes Desert; Fourside; Desert Gold Mine (gift box) | ||
| Croissant | 60 | $18 | Threed, Fourside (bakeries); Lilliputian Footprints, Peaceful Rest Valley, Brick Road Maze, Desert Gold Mine, Fourside Sewer (gift boxes) | ||
| Royal iced tea | 60 | $78 | Summers (restaurant) | ||
| Plain roll | 80 | — | Tenda Village trader | Traded, not bought. | |
| Fresh Egg | 84 | $12 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Happy Happy Village; Talah Rama’s Cave; Dr. Andonuts’ lab; Scaraba | Keep it and it hatches into a Chick. | |
| Molokheiya soup | 84 | $20 | Scaraba (delicacy shop); Dungeon Man (gift box) | ||
| Picnic lunch | 84 | $24 | Winters (Drugstore, Dr. Andonuts’ lab); Dusty Dunes Desert; Fourside; Desert Gold Mine; Talah Rama’s Cave | Useful in the Dusty Dunes Desert. | |
| Protein drink | 84 | $38 | Fourside; Grapefruit Falls, Moonside (gift boxes); Talah Rama’s Cave; Scaraba; Deep Darkness; Annoying Old Party Man drop | ||
| Double burger | 96 | $24 | Fourside (Department Store); Moonside (gift box); Dr. Andonuts’ lab | ||
| Pasta di Summers | 108 | $128 | Summers (restaurant) | ||
| Peanut cheese bar | 108 | $22 | Saturn Valley (Drugstore) | Mr. Saturn’s favourite. Cheap but effective. | |
| Pizza | 120 | $48 | Mach Pizza; Talah Rama’s Cave; Dungeon Man (gift box); Skate Punk drop (1/128) | ||
| Kabob | 126 | $54 | Scaraba (delicacy shop) | ||
| Beef jerky | 150 | $70 | Scaraba (Grocery Store); Deep Darkness (businessman, gift box) | ||
| Plain yogurt | 168 | — | Tenda Village trader | Traded, not bought. | |
| Mammoth burger | 204 | $98 | Lost Underworld (Grocery Store) | ||
| Bowl of rice gruel | 216 | $88 | Dalaam (restaurant) | ||
| Chef’s special | 216 | $298 | Summers (restaurant) | ||
| Large pizza | 240 each | $238 | Mach Pizza (by phone) | Heals the whole party. | |
| Spicy jerky | 252 | $140 | Stonehenge Base, Lumine Hall (gift boxes); Tenda Village trader | ||
| Luxury jerky | 300 | $210 | Lost Underworld (Grocery Store) | ||
| Piggy jelly | 300 | $222 | Saturn Valley (Drugstore) | ||
| Brain food lunch | 300 (Poo: full) | 50 (Jeff 0; Poo: full) | $800 | Dalaam (restaurant); Talah Rama’s Cave; Lost Underworld (gift box); Conducting Spirit and Starman drops (1/128) | Restores HP and PP. Useful to the end. |
| Kraken soup | Full | $648 | Summers (restaurant); Beautiful UFO drop | Full HP for Ness, Paula and Jeff. | |
| Lucky sandwich | 60, 240 or full | 5, 20 or full (Poo 0) | $128 | Onett, Threed, Fourside (bakeries); Twoson; Happy Happy Village; Winters; Dusty Dunes Desert; Toto | Recovery depends on luck. |
| Skip sandwich | 6 | $38 | Onett, Threed, Fourside (bakeries); Twoson; Giant Step caves; Happy Happy Village; Dusty Dunes Desert | Walk very fast for about 10 seconds. | |
| Skip sandwich DX | 6 | $98 | Winters; Underground Road (coffin); Fourside (bakery); Toto | Walk very fast for about 20 seconds. | |
| Bottle of water | 1 (Jeff 0; Poo 10) | $4 | Toto (Grocery Store); Dalaam (restaurant); Scaraba (delicacy shop) | Good PP for Poo. | |
| Bottle of DXwater | 1 (Jeff 0; Poo 40) | $198 | Scaraba; Deep Darkness (businessman); Lumine Hall (gift box); Lost Underworld | Especially good PP for Poo. | |
| PSI caramel | 20 | — | Lilliputian Footprints, Desert Gold Mine, Dungeon Man, Stonehenge Base, Magicant (gift boxes); Dali’s Clock, Insane Cultist, Territorial Oak drops (1/128) | ||
| Magic tart | 20 | $480 | Summers (street vendor); Magicant (gift box) | ||
| Magic pudding | 40 | $680 | Magicant (shop) | ||
| Magic truffle | 80 | — | Dug up in Deep Darkness with the Piggy nose; reward for returning the Insignificant item |
Condiments
Sprinkle on food. A good match boosts its recovery.
| Item | Price | Where to find | Works best with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carton of cream | $4 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Fourside (Department Store); Scaraba (seasoning shop) | Banana, Lucky sandwich, Popsicle, Trout yogurt |
| Jar of delisauce | $300 | Dalaam (restaurant) | Any food |
| Jar of hot sauce | $3 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Fourside (Department Store); Scaraba (seasoning shop) | Cup of noodles, Pasta di Summers, Pizza |
| Ketchup packet | $2 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Fourside (Department Store); Scaraba (seasoning shop) | Bag of fries, Bean croquette, Beef jerky, Croissant, Double burger, Fresh Egg, Hamburger, Kabob, Luxury jerky, Magic truffle, Mammoth burger, Spicy jerky |
| Salt packet | $2 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Fourside (Department Store); Scaraba (seasoning shop) | Boiled egg, Brain food lunch, Chef’s special, Picnic lunch |
| Sprig of parsley | $2 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Fourside (Department Store); Scaraba (seasoning shop) | Bowl of rice gruel, Peanut cheese bar, Piggy jelly |
| Sugar packet | $3 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Fourside (Department Store); Scaraba (seasoning shop) | Bread roll, Calorie stick, Magic pudding, Magic tart, Plain yogurt, PSI caramel, Rock candy |
| Tin of cocoa | $4 | Twoson (Burglin Park); Fourside (Department Store); Scaraba (seasoning shop) | Cookie, Gelato de resort, Plain roll, Skip sandwich, Skip sandwich DX |
Medicine & capsules
Status cures and permanent stat boosts.
| Item | Price | Where to find | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold remedy | $22 | Onett (Drugstore); Giant Step caves (gift box); Twoson; Threed; Fourside | Cures a cold. |
| Vial of serum | $58 | Threed (Drugstore); Scaraba (Hassan’s shop, snake shop) | Cures poison. |
| Wet towel | $24 | Dusty Dunes Desert (Drugstore); Talah Rama’s Cave; Scaraba (Hassan’s shop); Dungeon Man (gift box) | Cures sunstroke and anything Healing α cures. |
| Refreshing herb | $80 | Threed; Saturn Valley; Dusty Dunes Desert; Fourside | Cures cold, sunstroke, crying, poison, feeling strange and nausea, like Healing β. |
| Secret herb | $380 | Saturn Valley; Desert Gold Mine, Moonside (gift boxes); Dr. Andonuts’ lab; Toto; Scaraba; Deep Darkness (businessman); Violent Roach drop (1/128) | Cures all bad conditions and can revive, like Healing γ. |
| Horn of life | $1780 | Saturn Valley (Drugstore); Lost Underworld (Grocery Store, gift box); The Fire Spring (gift box); Manly Fish’s Brother drop (1/128) | Revives and cures everything, like Healing Ω. |
| Guts Capsule | — | Desert Gold Mine, Stonehenge Base, Lost Underworld (gift boxes) | Guts +1 permanently. |
| IQ Capsule | — | Belch Base, Desert Gold Mine, Deep Darkness, Lumine Hall (gift boxes) | IQ +1 permanently. |
| Luck Capsule | — | Peaceful Rest Valley, Desert Gold Mine, Lumine Hall (gift boxes) | Luck +1 permanently. |
| Speed Capsule | — | The Pyramid, Stonehenge Base, The Fire Spring (gift boxes) | Speed +1 permanently. |
| Vital Capsule | — | Belch Base, Monotoli Building (gift boxes) | Vitality +1 permanently. |
| Rock candy | — | Cave of the Pink Cloud, Deep Darkness, Lumine Hall (gift boxes) | Raises Speed, Guts, Vitality, IQ or Luck by 1 permanently. |
Item data from the (CC BY-SA). EarthBound · Super Nintendo. Game content © Nintendo / APE / HAL Laboratory.
References
Covered edition: The original SNES adventure: Mother 2 in Japan (1994), released as EarthBound in North America in 1995. This guide uses English-version names.