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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

Exploration and optional goals
GoalActionReward or route
Fifteen BlittiesVacuum the relevant enemiesBroggy Bonker
Minion cagesFree Bowser’s captured troopsNew Bowser specials
Attack Piece BlocksComplete a regional setNew brother special
Body mechanism blockedCheck Bowser’s outside actionOpens internal activity
BeansFind and consume the selected typePermanent +1 statistic
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Nintendo game information or original manualwww.nintendo.com
Super Mario Wiki game referencewww.mariowiki.com