Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story / Items, Blitties and exploration
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story Items, Blitties and exploration: inside/outside checklist
Use the right healing stock and collect Bowser’s optional reward.
Edition covered
Original Nintendo DS release. The 3DS remake, Bowser Jr.’s Journey and changed rank rewards are excluded.
5 items · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Items, Blitties and exploration
More items, blitties and exploration
- Nut — 20 HP each · Both brothers
- Refreshing Herb — Cure status effects · Eligible target
Quick notes
- Bowser and the brothers use different healing. Mushrooms heal individual brothers and Nuts heal both.
- Blitties hide inside eligible enemies. Use Bowser’s Vacuum on enemies carrying the collectible.
- Body areas respond to outside actions. Water, food and physical exertion create internal routes or minigames.
- Permanent beans can specialize a character. Heart Beans raise HP, Special Beans raise SP and Power Beans raise POW by one.
Blitties hide inside eligible enemies
| Goal | Action | Reward or route |
|---|---|---|
| Fifteen Blitties | Vacuum the relevant enemies | Broggy Bonker |
| Minion cages | Free Bowser’s captured troops | New Bowser specials |
| Attack Piece Blocks | Complete a regional set | New brother special |
| Body mechanism blocked | Check Bowser’s outside action | Opens internal activity |
| Beans | Find and consume the selected type | Permanent +1 statistic |
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Nintendo game information or original manual | www.nintendo.com |
| Super Mario Wiki game reference | www.mariowiki.com |




