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Paper Mario: Sticker Star / HP and collection

Paper Mario: Sticker Star HP and collection: Hearts, album space and the museum

Organize completion goals around useful rewards.

Edition covered

Original Nintendo 3DS game. Battles spend stickers and do not award experience points; this is not the partner-and-badge system of the earlier Paper Mario games.

HP-Up Hearts are permanent upgrades

Mario confronts a Goomba while the sticker album appears below.
Mario confronts a Goomba while the sticker album appears below.

Search stages and finish helpful side tasks. Repeated battles cannot substitute for finding these health increases.

Collection priorities
TargetValuePriority
HP-Up HeartPermanent health increaseHigh before tough bosses
Ordinary stickersReliable combat supplyMaintain a reserve
Thing stickersPuzzles and special attacksKeep relevant types
Museum entriesCollection progressDonate spare examples

Album space is a real constraint

Large Thing and rare stickers take more room. Arrange the book so it can still hold healing and inexpensive attacks.

Return-trip checklist
CheckQuestionAction
Unvisited branchCould a new Thing solve it?Revisit with the object
Secret Door spotHave the correct sticker?Paperize at the marked place
Album congestionToo many large stickers?Reorganize before buying
Missing HeartDid you finish local side tasks?Explore beyond the main exit

The museum consumes donated stickers

Keep a working supply before donating a rare type. A completed display is a collection objective rather than immediate battle power.

Secret Doors open optional discoveries

Carry the door sticker to an appropriate marked location and use Paperize. These routes reward revisiting familiar courses.

References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Nintendo original game informationwww.nintendo.com
Edition-specific mechanics referencewww.mariowiki.com