Cataris Area Map and 100% Items Guide

This is a 100% items guide to Cataris, one of the areas found in planet ZDR in Metroid Dread for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn about all the enemies, bosses, and upgrades found in Cataris and find out how to navigate the Cataris map in order to locate all the stations, teleportals, elevators, missile tanks, and energy tanks!

Cataris Map

Complete Cataris Map
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Cataris Objectives

Cataris Objectives
✔ Learn about Cataris from Adam ✔ Encounter the Green EMMI ✔ Obtain the Wide Beam ✔ Head to Dairon ✔ Encounter the Yellow EMMI in Dairon ✔ Defeat the Green EMMI in Cataris ✔ Return to Artaria to Obtain the Varia Suit ✔ Defeat Kraid in Cataris ✔ Obtain the Diffusion Beam

Cataris Walkthrough

All Items in Cataris

Missile Tanks

All Cataris Missile Tank Locations
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Missile Tank No.	How to Get
Missile Tank 01	Use the Morph Ball to go through the opening. Required Ability: • Morph Ball
Missile Tank 02 (Missile+ Tank)	Use the Morph Ball to go through the narrow passageway to get the item. Required Ability: • Morph Ball
Missile Tank 03	Use the Morph Ball to go through the opening in the wall. Required Ability: • Morph Ball
Missile Tank 04	Climb onto the Magnetic ceiling and then shoot a Missile at the wall. Required Ability: • Spider Magnet • Morph Ball
Missile Tank 05	Open the Charge Beam Door and hop up through the gap using the Morph Ball. Required Ability: • Charge Beam • Morph Ball
Missile Tank 06	Jump up the side of the wall and cling to the sides of the divets. Shoot the blocks from the magnetic strip and use the Morph Ball to get the item. Don't go through the lava. Required Ability: • Spider Magnet • Morph Ball • Varia Suit
Missile Tank 07	Open the Charge Beam Door and continue to the right. Do a wall jump to reach this item. Required Ability: • Charge Beam • Varia Suit
Missile Tank 08	Hit the Wide Beam Block out of the way, then use Bombs to break the Bomb Blocks in the floor. Shoot the Beam Block out of the way to get this Missile Tank. Required Ability: • Wide Beam • Morph Ball • Varia Suit • Bomb
Missile Tank 09	Break the blocks in the room before with the Diffusion Beam, then roll through with the Morph Ball. Required Ability: • Morph Ball • Varia Suit • Diffusion Beam
Missile Tank 10	This is a Shinespark Puzzle. You will need to store your Shinespark as you make your way near under the Speed Boost Blocks to launch yourself diagonally. Remember to use Flash Shift to cut down time. Required Ability: • Flash Shift • Speed Booster • Space Jump
Missile Tank 11	Use Space Jump to clear reach the ledge, then use Morph Ball to crawl through the opening. Required Ability: • Morph Ball • Space Jump
Missile Tank 12	Use Space Jump to reach the top of the room and bomb the wall. Drop down and use another bomb to grab this Missile Tank. Required Ability: • Morph Ball • Varia Suit • Bomb • Space Jump
Missile Tank 13	Turn into a Morph Ball and roll through the lava. Required Ability: • Morph Ball • Gravity Suit
Missile Tank 14	Start at the left wall, shoot the Beam Blocks out of the way, and use the Speed Booster to start running. Slide under the platform and break the wall to get this Missile Tank. Required Ability: • Speed Booster • Gravity Suit
Missile Tank 15	Use the Screw Attack to break the blocks. Required Ability: • Screw Attack

Speed Booster and Shinespark Puzzle Solutions

Missile Tank 10

How to Solve
Map Location

This Missile Tank can be found at the very top of the map. Starting from the shuttle going to Dairon from Cataris, use your Speed Booster to charge your Shinespark. As you enter the next room, you will need to slide to break the Beam Block and then store your Shinespark as you get past it. Next, you will need to make your way across the platform and reach the other end of the room. As shown in the gif, you will need to use the Flash Shift mid-air to save time. As you land, activate your Shinespark and tilt your analog stick to the top left to hit the Speed Boost Blocks.

Energy Tanks

All Cataris Energy Tank Locations
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Energy Tank No.	How to Get
Energy Tank 01 (Energy Part)	After lowering the lava, backtrack through the hallways to reach this Energy Part. You can alternate wall-jumping off both walls to reach the top of the room.
Energy Tank 02	Lower the magnetic platform in the room directly below. To access this room you will need to shoot open some blocks above a magnetic strip in the room with an Energy Recharge Station at the bottom. Once the platform is lowered go back up to get the item. Required Ability: • Spider Magnet
Energy Tank 03 (Energy Part)	This is a Shinespark Puzzle. With your back against the Power Bomb Block wall, activate your Speed Booster and store your Shinespark just before you hit the ledge. After, drop down and activate your Shinespark upwards. Required Ability: • Speed Booster • Grapple Beam • Gravity Suit • Power Bomb • Wave Beam

Speed Booster and Shinespark Puzzle Solutions

Energy Tank 03

This Energy Tank can be found around the Purple Teleporter. This puzzle will have multiple parts. You will also need the Gravity Suit as well as the Wave Beam to access this room.

How to Solve: Step 1
Once you have the Wave Beam, shoot the Wave Beam Door through the floor. Go through the door from the other side to access the next lava area.
Step 1: Map Location
How to Solve: Step 2
Proceed through the lava area and use the Grapple Beam to clear the Grapple Beam Block.
How to Solve: Step 3
Go back to the other lava room on the left side. Destroying the Power Bomb Blocks is not required, but it gives you extra time to charge your Shinespark. Store a Shinespark just before you drop down the ledge. Once charged, drop down and aim your Shinespark upwards to destroy the blocks!
Step 3: Map Location

Power Bombs

All Cataris Power Bomb Tank Locations
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Power Bomb Tank No.	How to Get
Power Bomb Tank 01	Head up to this area using the Grapple Beam. Break the Power Beam, Bomb, and Missile Blocks quick enough to bring the platform down. Required Ability: • Spider Magnet • Morph Ball • Varia Suit • Grapple Beam
Power Bomb Tank 02	Once you have the Gravity Suit, go back to Kraid's boss room and slide under the right side. Go through the Morph Ball maze using Bombs to clear the way. Use the Grapple Beam to gain access to the Power Bomb Tank. Required Ability: • Morph Ball • Bomb • Grapple Beam • Gravity Suit
Power Bomb Tank 03	First destroy the Power Bomb Block. Go to the room to the upper left and use the Speed Booster. Store a Shinespark and slide under the wall in the next room. Drop down and turn into a Morph Ball, follow the path until you can drop down and unleash the Shinespark to get this Power Bomb Tank. Required Ability: • Morph Ball • Speed Booster • Power Bomb

Speed Booster and Shinespark Puzzle Solutions

Power Bomb Tank 03

How to Solve
Map Location

You can find this Power Bomb Tank around the middle of the map, inside a Morph Ball hallway in the EMMI zone. You will need to first destroy the Power Bomb Block with the Power Bomb while inside the vents. Once removed, go to the room above and give yourself enough distance to use the Speed Booster and store a Shinespark. Once stored, quickly go back inside the vents and then use the Shinespark while in Morph Ball mode to go grab the Power Bomb Tank.

Cataris Bosses

Kraid

Kraid
Rewards	No Rewards

Kraid Boss Tips
✔ Shoot missiles or fully charged beams at Kraid's mouth to deal damage. ✔ Avoid Kraid's projectiles or shoot them to recover Missiles and Energy. ✔ After dropping down to the lower area, shoot at Kraid's stomach wound. ✔ Cling to the Spider Magnet Strip on the left wall and Shoot at Kraid's mouth. ✔ Pro Tip: Defeat Kraid with Bombs if you unlock the Bombs early.

How to Beat Kraid: Boss Fight Guide

Experiment No. Z-57

Experiment No. Z-57
Rewards	No Rewards

Experiment No. Z-57 Boss Tips
✔ Use Storm Missile attacks on its head ✔ Space Jump to avoid the slashes ✔ Use Flash Shift to jump to the safe area when Z-57 shoots its laser ✔ Counter Z-57 when it goes in for the bite and then spam missiles during the cutscene ✔ Run against the wind and time your Space Jumps to avoid the laser shockwaves ✔ Pro Tip: Use Shinespark to deal fatal damage.

How to Beat Experiment No. Z-57

Cataris EMMI

Green EMMI

Green EMMI
Rewards	Morph Ball
Abilities	• Able to climb walls • Can fit through small spaces • Instant kill attack

Green EMMI Map Location

EMMI Zone Map

How to Beat the Green EMMI

Upgrades and Power-Ups in Cataris

Diffusion Beam

Diffusion Beam Location
Description	This beam causes Charge Beam to explode on impact and can penetrate through terrain. Diffusion Beam emits a purple ignition upon impact.
Upgrade Type	Beam

How to Obtain the Diffusion Beam

Cataris Stations

Station Locations

Map Icon Legends
Save Station	Network Station	Map Station
Ammo Recharge Station	Energy Recharge Station	Total Recharge Station

Cataris Transportation

Elevator, Tram, and Teleportal Locations

Map Icon Legends
Elevator or Shuttle	Teleportal

Elevator to Artaria

The Elevetor the Southeast of Cataris leads back to Artaria. Samus uses this elevator on her first visit to Cataris.

Shuttle to Dairon

The Shuttle to Dairon is located North of the map. Samus will first travel to this shuttle to obtain the Wide Beam from a secret room in Dairon.

Red Teleportal

The Red Teleportal found to the West of the map leads back to Artaria. Samus first uses this Teleportal when she returns to Artaria to obtain the Varia Suit.

Purple Teleportal

The Purple Teleporal found near the south side of the map leads to Dairon. After defeating Kraid, Samus can use this teleportal to travel to directly to Dairon

Blue Teleportal

The Blue Teleportal is located on the east side of the map and leads back to Artaria, to reach the Blue Teleportal, you first need to obtain the Gravity Suit to swim through the lava.

Orange Teleportal

The Orange Teleportal is located on the northwest side of the map and leads to Ghavaron. It is one of the few Teleportals that is not required to complete the game.

Cataris Interactables

Thermal Fuel Switches

Map Icon Legends
Thermal Door	Thermal Fuel Switch

Switch No.	Doors Controlled
Switch 1	Door 1 Door 2 Door 3 Door 4 Door 5
Switch 2	Door 6
Switch 3	Door 7
Switch 4	Door 8 Door 9

Buttons

Button No.	Effect
Button 1	Activates the moving Blue Magnetic Strips above.
Button 2	Activates the moving Blue Magnetic Strips in the room above.
Button 3	Drains the lava from the room below and removes the heat.

Enemies in Cataris

List of Enemies
Ply	Vulkran	Autclast
Obsydomithon	Unknown	Unknown
Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Unknown	Unknown

List of Enemies

Metroid Dread Related Guides

Locations and Maps Top Page

Artaria	Cataris
Dairon	Burenia
Ghavoran	Ferenia
Elun	Hanubia
Itorash	-