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Donkey Kong Bananza Best Outfits
A list of the Best Outfits in Donkey Kong Bananza. See the best outfits for Donkey Kong and Pauline, and which ones to prioritize when leveling up.

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Best Outfits for Pauline

Prime Feast Apparel

Outfit How to Get and Upgrades
Prime Feast ApparelPrime Feast Apparel Feast Layer Style Shop
Lv. 1: 5 Old Tire
Lv. 2: 10 Old Tire
Lv. 3: 3 Cathode-Ray Rube
Lv. 1: During Bananzas, your health will gradually recover.
Lv. 2: During Bananzas, your health will gradually recover at a 25 percent faster rate.
Lv. 3: During Bananzas, your health will gradually recover at a 50 percent faster rate.

The best outfit for Pauline is the Prime Feast Apparel. The outfit allows Donkey Kong to regenerate health while he is in a Bananza form.

There are many boss fights that require you to transform in Bananza form so having Pauline equip this makes the fights easier. It is also useful when completing the Rehearsal Halls, as you are in a permanent Bananza form state.

Prime Feast Apparel has two outfit variations

Neon Feast ApparelNeon Feast Apparel Pastel Feast ApparelPastel Feast Apparel

The Prime Feast Apparel has two outfit variations: the Neon Feast Apparel and Pastel Feast Apparel. They only differ in appearance and the effects of both outfits are the same as the Prime Feast Apparel.

Lady's Dress

Outfit How to Get and Upgrades
LadyLady's Dress Planet Core Style Shop
Lv. 1: 3 8-Bit Barrel
Lv. 2: 5 8-Bit Barrel
Lv. 3: 3 8-Bit Items
Lv. 1: Extends all of your Bananza times by 20 percent.
Lv. 2: Extends all of your Bananza times by 40 percent.
Lv. 3: Extends all of your Bananza times by 60 percent.

The Lady's Dress is another recommended outfit for Pauline as it extends the time duration while in Bananza form. This is useful in situations where transforming in Bananza form is required especially in cases where swapping in between forms are used.

Lady's Dress has two outfit variations

Arcade DressArcade Dress Family DressFamily Dress

The Lady's Dress also has two outfit variations. They only differ in appearance and have the same effects as the default Lady's Dress.

Cyan Lagoon Vest for Banana and Fossil Hunting

Outfit How to Get and Upgrades
Cyan Lagoon VestCyan Lagoon Vest Lagoon Layer Style Shop
Lv. 1: 5 Ammonite
Lv. 2: 10 Ammonite
Lv. 3: 3 Anomalocaris
Lv. 1: Expands your sonar range during a Bananza by 20 percent.
Lv. 2: Expands your sonar range during a Bananza by 60 percent.
Lv. 3: Expands your sonar range during a Bananza by 100 percent.

When collecting Fossils, have Pauline wear the Cyan Lagoon Vest. This has the effect of expanding your sonar range while in Bananza form, increasing the chances of finding Banandium Gems and Fossils.

Cyan Lagoon Vest has two outfit variations

Lilac Lagoon VestLilac Lagoon Vest Green Lagoon VestGreen Lagoon Vest

Lilac Lagoon Vest and Green Lagoon Vest are two variations of the Cyan Lagoon Vest. Both outfits have the same effect as the base outfit.

Gold-Mining Gear for Gold Farming

Outfit How to Get
Gold-Mining GearGold-Mining Gear Complete the main story.
Doubles the amount of gold earned while collecting golden items.

The Gold-Mining Gear doubles the amount of gold you earn when collecting golden items. If you need to farm Gold, such as when unlocking post-game modes or unlocking Getaways, have Pauline wear this outfit.

How to Farm Gold

Diva Dress for Collecting Music Discs

Outfit How to Get
Diva DressDiva Dress Complete the post-game Rehearsal Halls or scan the Donkey Kong and Pauline amiibo.
Discs will be twice as likely to appear after defeating an enemy.

Wearing the Diva Dress increases the chance of music discs to drop when defeating an enemy. This is useful when attempting to collect all 110 Music Discs in the game.

If you have the Donkey Kong & Pauline amiibo, you can talk to Collectone and scan the amiibo to obtain the Diva Dress. This is a shortcut option that lets you skip clearing the main story and the post-game Rehearsal Halls to get the outfit immediately.

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Best Britches for Donkey Kong

Wear Britches that Offer Environmental Resistance

Outfit How to Get and Upgrades
Yellow BritchesYellow Britches Forest Layer Style Shop
Reduces damage from poison water by 10 percent.
Poison-Proof BritchesPoison-Proof Britches Forest Layer Style Shop
Lv. 1: 5 Beaver
Lv. 2: 10 Beaver
Lv. 3: 3 Pig
Lv. 1: Reduces damage from poison water by 20 percent.
Lv. 2: Reduces damage from poison water by 30 percent.
Lv. 3: Reduces damage from poison water by 40 percent.
Orange BritchesOrange Britches Freezer Layer Style Shop
Reduces damage from ice water by 10 percent.
Hot-Pink BritchesHot-Pink Britches Freezer Layer Style Shop
Lv. 1: 5 Sea Lily
Lv. 2: 10 Sea Lily
Lv. 3: 3 Preserved Bug
Lv. 1: Reduces damage from ice water by 20 percent.
Lv. 2: Reduces damage from ice water by 30 percent.
Lv. 3: Reduces damage from ice water by 40 percent.
Sky-Blue BritchesSky-Blue Britches Tempest Layer Style Shop
Reduces burn damage from lava or oil by 10 percent.
Burn-Proof BritchesBurn-Proof Britches Tempest Layer Style Shop
Lv. 1: 5 Frog
Lv. 2: 10 Frog
Lv. 3: 3 Anglerfish
Lv. 1: Reduces burn damage from lava or oil by 20 percent.
Lv. 2: Reduces burn damage from lava or oil by 30 percent.
Lv. 3: Reduces burn damage from lava or oil by 40 percent.
Black BritchesBlack Britches Radiance Layer Style Shop
Reduces damage from enemies by 10 percent.
Defense BritchesDefense Britches Radiance Layer Style Shop
Lv. 1: 5 Banana Bird
Lv. 2: 10 Banana Bird
Lv. 3: 3 Armadillo
Lv. 1: Reduces damage from enemies by 15 percent.
Lv. 2: Reduces damage from enemies by 20 percent.
Lv. 3: Reduces damage from enemies by 25 percent.
Purple BritchesPurple Britches Feast Layer Style Shop
Reduces shock damage from electrified iron or muck by 10 percent.
Shock-Proof BritchesShock-Proof Britches Feast Layer Style Shop
Lv. 1: 5 Old Tire
Lv. 2: 10 Old Tire
Lv. 3: 3 Cathode-Ray Tube
Lv. 1: Reduces shock damage from electrified iron or muck by 20 percent.
Lv. 2: Reduces shock damage from electrified iron or muck by 30 percent.
Lv. 3: Reduces shock damage from electrified iron or muck by 40 percent.
Golden BritchesGolden Britches Planet Core Style Shop
Reduces damage from thorns, spikes, and Banandium Mush by 10 percent.
Girded BritchesGirded Britches Planet Core Style Shop
Lv. 1: 3 8-Bit Barrel
Lv. 2: 5 8-Bit Barrel
Lv. 3: 3 8-Bit Items
Lv. 1: Reduces damage from thorns, spikes, and Banandium Mush by 20 percent.
Lv. 2: Reduces damage from thorns, spikes, and Banandium Mush by 30 percent.
Lv. 3: Reduces damage from thorns, spikes, and Banandium Mush by 40 percent.

The best britches for Donkey Kong are ones that reduces damage taken from deadly environmental terrain types such as lava, icy water, poison, thorns, and electricity. You encounter most of these in various Layer and in Challenge Ruins.

Best Neckware for Donkey Kong

Dig-It Neckerchief for Combat

Outfit How to Get and Upgrades
Dig-It NeckerchiefDig-It Neckerchief Freezer Layer Style Shop
Lv. 1: 1 Preserved Bug
Lv. 2: 3 Preserved Bug
Lv. 3: 1 T-Rex
Lv. 1: Restores your Bananergy as you destroy terrain.
Lv. 2: Restores your Bananergy as you destroy terrain with 50 percent greater effectiveness.
Lv. 3: Restores your Bananergy as you destroy terrain with 100 percent greater effectiveness.

The best neckwear to equip is the Dig-It Neckerchief as it allows you to restore your Bananery when destroying terrain, making it possible to use Bananza forms often without relying on looking for gold terrain.

Most terrain in the game are destructible, making this neckwear situable for most situations.

Treasure Tie and Banandium Chip Bolo for Collecting

Outfit How to Get and Upgrades
Treasure TieTreasure Tie Lagoon Layer Style Shop
Lv. 1: 1 Anomalocaris
Lv. 2: 3 Anomalocaris
Lv. 3: 1 Whale
Lv. 1: Increases the chance a treasure chest will appear as you destroy terrain by 10 percent.
Lv. 2: Increases the chance a treasure chest will appear as you destroy terrain by 20 percent.
Lv. 3: Increases the chance a treasure chest will appear as you destroy terrain by 30 percent.
Banandium Chip BoloBanandium Chip Bolo Radiance Layer Style Shop
Lv. 1: 1 Armadillo
Lv. 2: 3 Armadillo
Lv. 3: 1 Sea Urchin
Lv. 1: Increases the chance of doubling any Banandium Chips you collect by 20 percent.
Lv. 2: Increases the chance of doubling any Banandium Chips you collect by 30 percent.
Lv. 3: Increases the chance of doubling any Banandium Chips you collect by 40 percent.

You can use the Treasure Tie and Banandium Chip Bolo for obtaining collectibles as they increase the chances of treasure chests and Banandium Chips to spawn in the area respectively.

Treasure Chests contain useful items such as maps for fossils and Banandium Gems while Banandium Chips can be used at the Chip Exchange to trade 10 chips for 1 Banandium Gem.

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