Paper Mario/Unused Items

This is a sub-page of Paper Mario.

Refer to the Notes page for details on how to access these items.

For unused items that do not have functionality programmed in, see the Unlocalized Japanese Text sub-page.

All translations from Japanese are rendered in italics. Non-italic text indicates the string was localized in the international versions.

Regular Items

Insecticide Grass

To do: What enemies does this work on?

ID	Name	Description (all)	Selling value (coins)
0087	むしよけそう Insecticide Grass	虫のてきを　おいはらう Drives away bug enemies.	1

A plant item that resembles a fern, which can be used in battle. It has no effect on most enemies, but true to its name, if used on a bug enemy, it'll instantly kill it, albeit without any star point rewards.

Hustle Drink

ID	Name	Description (all)	Selling value (coins)
0091	ハッスルドリンク Hustle Drink	バトルで　つぎのマリオのばんが　きたとき ２回　こうどうできる Next turn in battle, Mario can take 2 actions.	10

Appears to be a drink item of some sort. When used in battle, it cures most status effects from Mario, prevents him from being inflicted by them, and lets him attack twice on the next turn.

Please Come Back

ID	Name	Items menu description	Shop/Pause menu description	Selling value (coins)
0099	おねがいカムバック Please Come Back	とばされた　パーティーキャラを よびもどす Calls back removed party characters.	どこかへ　とばされた　なかまも おねがいすれば　もどってくるぞ Even partners sent away to somewhere can be brought back if you wish for them.	5

This odd item looks like a tag and has the kanji character 日 on it, meaning "day" or "sun" (though subtle shading suggests it may be a "B" instead). It can be used in battle, but has no effect. Its Japanese description says that it possibly returns partners from somewhere; perhaps earlier in development, it was possible for partners to die in battle, and this item would have revived them. While such a concept was eventually implemented in the sequel, no similar item makes an appearance there and Life Shrooms are used for reviving both Mario and partners.

This bears the same name as one of Peach's spells from Super Mario RPG, (which, on a side note, is an ally revival spell) from which this game draws many elements.

Duplicate Jelly Shrooms

Five duplicates of the Jelly Shroom item appear right after the actual used item, going from ID 00DB to 00DF. They behave just like normal.

Key Items

These are key items that are never used in the game. Unless otherwise stated, none of them have an effect in-game.

Maps

ID	Name	Description (all)
0008	ち　ず M a p	データなし No data
0009	おおきなちず Big Map

Two map items that use the same placeholder icon. There is an unused line of text in the Japanese version relating to a map of Dry Dry Desert, which may have corresponded to one of these.

Golden Jar

ID	Name	Description (all)
0018	Golden Jar	A sparkling gold pot. Moustafa was looking for this.

A vase-like item resembling the Volcano Vase, this was supposed to be a side quest item that went to Moustafa. This is one of the few unused items that got translated in the American version.

Forest Pass

ID	Name	Items/Pause menu description	Shop menu description
001B	おもりのつうこうしょ Forest Pass	森のばんをしている　キノピオから もらった　まよいの森の通行しょうです A pass for Forever Forest, received from the Toad who guards it.	なし Nothing

A little white card with a tree on it. This was originally to be given to you by Fice T. at the forest entrance to pass through the forest.

Suspicious Note

ID	Name	Items/Pause menu description	Shop menu description
0026	あやしいメモ Suspicious Note	あやしいもじが　かいてあるメモ A note written in a dubious language.	なし Nothing

An alternate version of the Mystery Note, intended to be given to Russ T. This item can actually be used. In the Japanese version, it gives a hint about giving Lemon Candy to Anti Guy, but in the international versions it has the same effect as the normal note.

Screwdriver

ID	Name	Items/Pause menu description	Shop menu description
0028	ネジまわし Screwdriver	ネジを回す　どうぐです　はやく クリパパに　わたしましょう It's a tool for turning screws. Hurry it to Goompapa.	なし Nothing

A green screwdriver with no English name or description. It was presumably meant to help Goompapa fix the gate in the beginning of the game.

Toad Doll

ID	Name	Items/Pause menu description	Shop menu description
002F	キノピオのにんぎょ Toad Doll	キノピオの　にんぎょう Toad Doll	なし Nothing

May have originally been used the same way as the Dolly.

Letters

Many unused letters are present in the code. All of them have an in-game description of データなし, which means "(There is) no data".

ID Number	Name	Translation
0035 0055	テンバーヘのてがみ	Letter to Tenbā
003F	ゆきぐにへのてがみ	Letter to Snow Country
0042	ラジオヘのてがみ	Letter to Radio
0043	さくしかへのてがみ	Letter to Lyricist
0044	たびびとへのてがみ２	Letter to Traveler 2
004D	テレサヘのてがみ３	Letter to a Boo 3

• Tenba (天馬, no macron) means "Pegasus", but there is no character in the game that fits such a description, so it's unclear if this was the intended meaning. Alternatively, it may be a spoonerism of バーテン, an abbreviation of "bartender"; this could refer to the unnamed keeper of Club 64.
• Yukiguni (雪国, "snow country") is mentioned once by Goombario in the Japanese script, which was localized as "the good citizens of Shiver City".

Koopa Koot's Shell

ID	Name	Items/Pause menu description	Shop menu description
0072	ノコジロウのコウラ Koopa Koot's Shell	ノコジロウのたのまれもの Something Koopa Koot asked for.	なし Nothing

Most likely was a Koopa Koot side quest item.

Photograph

ID	Name	Items/Pause menu description	Shop menu description
0075	しゃしん Photograph	ノコジロウのたのまれもの Something Koopa Koot asked for.	なし Nothing

A picture of a Koopa, this item resembles an existing side quest item.

Prison Key

ID	Name	Description (all)
007D 007E 007F	Prison Key	A key to the prison in Bowser's Castle.

Three duplicate items that use the Castle Key icon from Princess Peach's Castle. There is a used item with the same name and description (007A), but it has a different icon.

Badges

ID Number(s)	Name	Icon	BP Used	Items menu description	Shop menu description	Pause menu description	Notes
00EA	ヒデーンノショ Secret Book		0	データなし No data	お店用　データなし For shops; no data	マップ用　データなし For field; no data	Shares its name with a stat-boosting item from the Fire Emblem series. However, it doesn't appear to have any effect when equipped.
00F0	ハンマチャージ０ Smash Charge 0		1	『チャージ０』を　すると　つぎの ハンマーの　こうげき力が　『１』アップする When zero-charged, Mario's Hammer power goes up by 1.		『チャージ０』が　できるようになる チャージに　ひつようなＦＰは『１』 『チャージ０』を　すると　つぎの ハンマーの　こうげき力が　『１』アップする Lightly charges up your Hammer. Uses 1 FP. When zero-charged, Mario's Hammer power goes up by 1.	These probably would've been obtained before the regular Jump/Smash Charge badges.
00F6	ジャンチャージ０ Jump Charge 0		1	『チャージ０』を　すると　つぎの ジャンプの　こうげき力が　『１』アップする When zero-charged, Mario's Jump power goes up by 1.		『チャージ０』が　できるようになる チャージに　ひつようなＦＰは『１』 『チャージ』を　すると　つぎの ジャンプの　こうげき力が　『１』アップする Lightly charges up Jump power. Uses 1 FP. When charged, Mario's Jump power goes up by 1.
0101	イカリノパワー Power of Rage		8	こうげき力が　『２』アップするるが マリオを　そうさできなくなる Increases attack power by 2, but gives up control of Mario.			A very odd badge which causes Mario to appear angry and dark red. As the description says, it increases his attack by 2, but makes him auto-attack, leaving you to control the partner. Its effects are similar to the "berserk" status from other RPGs.
0102	Right On!		8	Makes the action command work every time Mario attacks.			This somewhat oddly-named badge lets you perform perfect action command execution, and makes the word "Perfect" appear in Japanese on-screen. Most likely used for debugging purposes, this badge also appears (again unused) in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
010E	ヒッサツフミイ One-Shot Stomp		1	アクションコマンドが　かならず せいこうする　ジャンプこうげき A jump attack where the action command always succeeds.		『ひっさつジャンプ』が　できるようになる こうげきに　ひつようなＦＰは『２』 アクションコマンドが かならず　せいこうする Lets you do a One-Shot Stomp. Uses 2 FP. The action command will always succeed.	Executes a standard jump/hammer attack perfectly. ヒッサツ means "certain kill" or "knockout", but this doesn't line up with how the badges actually behave, so it was probably not meant in a literal sense. Thus, "One-Shot" has been given as the translation, since it is ambiguous enough to fit either context (one-shotting an enemy vs. one-shotting the Action Command).
010F	ヒッサツナグーリ One-Shot Smash		1	アクションコマンドが　かならず せいこうする　ハンマーこうげき A hammer attack where the action command always succeeds.		『ひっさつハンマー』が　できるようになる こうげきに　ひつようなＦＰは『２』 アクションコマンドが かならず　せいこうする Lets you do a One-Shot Smash. Uses 2 FP. The action command will always succeed.
0110	ハピハピーハート Happy Happy Heart		10	バトルで　マリオのばんが　おわるとき ＨＰが　『３』かいふくすることがある Restores Mario's HP by 3 at the end of every turn.			Essentially a stronger version of the Happy Heart badge. It does not stack with Happy Heart (as in, it does not increase the amount healed per turn, as Happy Heart does when stacked); its healing chance is rolled and takes effect separately.
0115	スーパーゲットー Super Get		10	こうげき力が　『２』へるが こうげきごとにＨＰが　『２』かいふくする Decreases Mario's attack power by 2. But for every attack turn, Mario's HP recovers by 2.			Behaves like a more powerful HP Drain. It will decrease Mario's attack power by 2, but recover 2 HP for every hit he lands (up to a maximum of 5 HP).
0118	オートツギツギー Auto Multibounce		2	てきぜんたいを　じゅんばんに ふみつけていくことができる Allows you to stomp on all enemies in order.		『かってにつぎつぎ』が　できるようになる こうげきに　ひつようなＦＰは『１０』 てきぜんたいを　じゅんばんに ふみつけていくことができる Lets you do an Automatic Multibounce. Uses 10 FP. Allows you to stomp on all enemies in order.	Does an attack similar to the normal Multibounce badge, but with no Action Command input required. Contrary to the description, it only uses 5 FP.
0119	トテモセツヤーク Total Saver		10	こうげきのとき　使うＦＰを 『２』へらせる During battle, saves 2 FP every time you attack.			A more powerful version of the Flower Saver badge. Like Flower Saver, it won't reduce a move's FP cost below 1. Interestingly, the reduced cost is rendered in dark blue on the battle menu, as opposed to Flower Saver's light blue. When equipped alongside Flower Saver, the dark blue color takes priority.
0122	バゴーンジャンプ Bagōn Jump		2	大きな　こうげき力で　てきを　ふみつける Stomps on an enemy using a large amount of attack power.		『バゴーンジャンプ』が　できるようになる こうげきに　ひつようなＦＰは『４』 大きな　こうげき力で　てきを　ふみつける Lets you do a Bagōn Jump. Uses 4 FP. Stomps on an enemy using a large amount of attack power.	Uses 4 FP to deal a jump/hammer attack with 3 more attack points (4 if the action command is done correctly). Their placements in the ID list, as well as the number of spikes on the jump badge, indicate they occupied a "middle tier" in between Power and Mega Jump/Smash.
0125	バゴーンナグーリ Bagōn Smash		2	大きな　こうげき力で　てきを　なぐる Hammers an enemy using a large amount of attack power.		『バゴーンハンマー』が　できるようになる こうげきに　ひつようなＦＰは『４』 大きな　こうげき力で　てきを　なぐる Lets you do a Bagōn Smash. Uses 4 FP. Hammers an enemy using a large amount of attack power.
0127 0128	Power Smash		3	Hammers an enemy using lots of attack power.		Lets you do a Power Smash. Uses 2 FP. Hammers an enemy using lots of attack power.	This badge is called Power Smash in the field and Mega Smash in battle. Uses 6 FP, but otherwise behaves just like the normal Mega Smash badge.
012A	スーパーネガーウ Super Focus		5	『ねがう』を　するとき スターパワーが　おおく　たまるようになる Charges Star Power by a large amount when the Focus command is used.			A stronger version of the Deep Focus badge, which charges one full unit of Star Power at a time (equivalent to 2 Deep Focus badges). The Deep Focus Badge found in Bowser's Castle uses the sprite of this unused Badge, which changes to the normal Deep Focus badge in the inventory when collected. This seems to suggest that Super Focus was once able to be obtained in Bowser's Castle before getting cut.
012B	Shrink Smash		1	If it works, the enemy shrinks. Its attack power decreases.		Lets you do a Shrink Smash. Uses 1 FP. If it works, the enemy Mario hits shrinks. It also decreases the enemy's attack power by half for a bit.	This almost-finished badge is a hammer version of Shrink Stomp. Though the description says the attack only requires 1 FP, it actually requires 2.
012C	コウラワーリ Shell Crack		3	データなし No data			Uses 6 FP to do a normal hammer attack.
012D	カイデーン Initiation		0	ダミーメッセージ Dummy message			This flower-like badge has no known use. May have had some connection to the Dojo, as the Diploma's Japanese name is めんきょかいでん (literally "license initiation", but meaning "full mastery" (i.e. of a martial art)). Not to mention it's shaped like a cherry blossom, which fits in with the Dojo's East Asian motif.
0131	ジシーンジャンプ Quake Jump		2	じしんを　おこして　てき全体に ダメージを　あたえることができる Triggers an earthquake that causes damage to all enemies.		『じしんジャンプ』が　できるようになる こうげきに　ひつようなＦＰは『２』 じしんを　おこして　てき全体に ダメージを　あたえることができる Lets you do a Quake Jump. Uses 2 FP. Triggers an earthquake that causes damage to all enemies.	"(NOT USED ANY LONGER!)" appears at the bottom of the screen in place of an Action Command (in the international versions; in Japanese, this is the usual "Press A right before landing" prompt). Mario jumps up and down repeatedly in the center of the field, and all ground enemies are hit for 1 damage each time he lands. The player must press A every time Mario hits the ground to continue jumping. If used in conjunction with Right On! it hits six times.
0149 0151 0152 0153 0154	Attack FX F		0	Changes the sound effects when Mario's attacking.			This purple Sound Effect badge makes the sound of the bushes from Forever Forest. It's unknown why it wasn't included, since it appears to be finished.
0150	ゲンキゲンキ Healthy Healthy		1	てきの　こうげきを　うけたときに どくをうけたり　目が回ったりしにくくなる Makes it harder to become poisoned or dizzy when attacked by an enemy.			A weaker version of Feeling Fine, in that it cuts the chance of status infliction by 50% instead of 100%. The name (which ​would later be reappropriated for Sweet Treat in The Thousand-Year Door) is a play on Feeling Fine's Japanese name, which is イツーモゲンキ ("Always Healthy").

Unused Duplicates of Used Badges

ID Number(s)	Name	Icon	BP Cost	Notes
0137	Happy Heart		3	An unused duplicate of the Happy Heart badge. There are normally two in-game, but this third one exists in the code.
0139	Flower Saver		6	An unused duplicate of the Flower Saver badge. There are normally two in-game, but this third one exists in the code.
013B	Damage Dodge		3	An unused duplicate of the Damage Dodge badge. There are normally two in-game, but this third one exists in the code.
013D	Power Plus		6	An unused duplicate of the Power Plus badge. There are normally two in-game, but this third one exists in the code.
013E 013F	Defend Plus		6	An unused duplicate of the Defend Plus badge. There's normally only one in-game, but two other duplicates appear in the code.
0142	Happy Flower		3	An unused duplicate of the Happy Flower badge. There are normally two in-game, but this third one exists in the code.
014B 014C	HP Plus		3	An unused duplicate of the HP Plus badge. There's normally three of them in-game, but there are two other duplicates in the code.
014E 014F	FP Plus		3	An unused duplicate of the FP Plus badge. There's normally three of them in-game, but there are two other duplicates in the code.

Other

Heart Container

ID: 0158
Japanese name: ハートのうつわ

In among the entries for the after-battle pickups, this item can't be used in or out of battle. Possibly a leftover from when the game had a more Zelda-like health system.

Unused Item Sprites

In addition to the above, there are a few sprites which do not correspond to any item in the game. The sprites in the top row likely belonged to key items, while the ones in the middle were badges of some sort. The bottom one is unknown, but may have been a normal item.

(Translations: Joe, Alley, Super Mario Wiki)

(Source: Original TCRF research)