This is a walkthrough for Scorching Sandpaper Desert in Paper Mario: The Origami King. Read on to learn all Toad, treasure, hidden block, and confetti hole locations, as well as other useful tips and strategies for getting through this area.

Scorching Sandpaper Desert Walkthrough

Scorching Sandpaper Desert

	Objectives
1	After obtaining the Sun Incense from Snif City, in Scorching Sandpaper Desert, go east and north around the corner with Warp Pipe No. 3 to find the Sun Altar. Place the Sun Incense here to start a cutscene.
2	After placing the Sun Incense in the Sun Altar, defeat the Paper Macho Giant Pokey in a real-time boss battle. After the battle, you'll recruit Professor Toad into your party.How to Beat Giant Pokey
3	Go back to the Royal Hotel in Snif City. On the second floor, have Professor Toad reach each of the inscriptions for clues. After a cutscene, go back outside the Hotel.
4	Go to the northwest corner of the city to find a Snifit behind a stand. You'll need to pay 100 Coins to try to guess its mood from four options. The answer will be Sad Sniff the first time you play (on the 2nd guess), and if you lose the first round, it will be Snickering Sniff in the second round.How to Guess the Snifit Mood
5	After winning the mini-game, use the 1,000 Fold Arms via the Magic Circle to rub the magic lamp, and Lugii will give you the Suite Key. Go back to the second floor and use the Suite Key to open the door. Go inside and interact with the north wall, and a cutscene will occur. Go into the east door in this room to find a chest with Treasure No. 69.
6	Enlarge This mural shows the arrangement of the bird statues. Go to the southeast area of Scorching Sandpaper Desert, where there are six statues of birds. By hitting their wings with the Hammer, you can rotate the birds. Rotate the statues so that all of them face inwards, matching the mural in the hotel. A karaoke microphone will appear. Interact with it and have Olivia perform My Heart's-a Burnin'.
7	Go inside the Fire Vellumental Cave.

Fire Vellumental Cave Walkthrough

Scorching Sandpaper Desert Video Walkthrough

This video guide also includes walkthrough information for the previous part of the story in Snif City.

Tips and Strategies

How to Find the Sun Altar

Sun Altar Location
Enlarge In relation to Warp Pipe 3	Enlarge Sun Altar

After exiting Snif City, head into the southwest pathway of the Scorching Sandpaper Minor, and another area will load, which is the Scorching Sandpaper Desert. Head northeast, past Warp Pipe No. 3, to find the Sun Altar.

Use Professor Toad's Digging

After Professor Toad has joined the party, by pressing down on the D-pad, he'll dig up the earth below you to find coins aplenty! Especially when you see shining spots in the desert, take a moment to dig them up and earn some extra cash.

Boss Strategy Guide

Giant Pokey

The Giant Pokey moves fast, and near the start of the battle, your Boot Car will be blown away by a sand tornado. But don't forget – you've got the Boot Whistle! By accessing the Items menu with Y, you can use the Boot Whistle to bring back your Boot Car.

Stay in the Boot Car for the majority of the fight, and only get out the second you have an opportunity to hit one of the Giant Pokey's seals, or ram the boot car straight into the bottom of its segments to destroy them without leaving the comfort of your vehicle. Keep hitting it until all three of its body portions go pow!

Boss Battle Guide: How to Beat Pokey

Scorching Sandpaper Desert Toad Locations

10 Locations Total

Locations
South of the Fire Cave	Pull out of the sand directly south of the bird statues by the Fire Vellumental Cave
South-Eastern Ruins	Find the scorpion origami in the south-east ruins of Scorching Sandpaper Desert.
Cactus by the Cafe	Hammer the cactus in the somewhat hidden area farthest south-east of the Desert three times.
South of the Sun Altar	Free this Toad close to the sand dune walls south-east of the Sun Altar by pulling him out of the sand.
South-East of the Tower	Pull out of the sand south-east of the Tower, or south-west of the Pipe in the area.
Beetle on the Tower	On the left side of the Tower, a Toad in the form of an origami beetle can be found.
Sensor Lab	On the ledge at the western part of the desert, you can find the door to the Scorching Sandpaper Desert Sensor Lab. Free the Toad inside.
Lizard South-West	Slide down the western slope to hit the origami lizard on the way down, then hit it with your Hammer.
Inside Paper Macho Pokey	Free Professor Toad by defeating the Mega Paper Macho Pokey.
In the Sun Altar	Enter the Sun Altar after finding all Jewels and free the Toad enclosed in ice.

List of All Toad Locations

Scorching Sandpaper Desert Collectible Treasure Locations

3 Locations Total

Treasure Name and How to Find
Enlarge Treasure No. 60: Boot Car	Dig the glowing hole, west of the ruins.
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Enlarge Treasure No. 64: Temple of Shrooms Statues	At the altar, hit the hidden ? Block to the west of the green box.

Scorching Sandpaper Desert ? Block (Hidden Block) Locations

7 Locations Total

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Scorching Sandpaper Desert Not-Bottomless (Confetti) Hole Locations

11 Locations Total

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Story Walkthrough

Main Story Walkthrough

Prologue
Peach's Castle
Red Streamer
Whispering Woods	Toad Town
Graffiti Underground	Picnic Road
Overlook Mountain	Earth Vellumental Temple
Overlook Tower	-
Blue Streamer
Autumn Mountain	Chestnut Valley
Water Vellumental Shrine	Eddy River
Shogun Studios	Ninja Attraction
Big Sho' Theater	-
Yellow Streamer
Sweetpaper Valley	The Princess Peach
Breezy Tunnel	Shroom City (Snif City)
Scorching Sandpaper Desert	Fire Vellumental Cave
Scorching Sandpaper West	Scorching Sandpaper Far West
Scorching Sandpaper East	Scorching Sandpaper Far East
Scorching Sandpaper Minor	Temple of Shrooms
Purple Streamer
The Great Sea	Bonehead Island
Crescent/Full Moon Island	Mushroom Island
Heart Island	Spade Island
Club Island	Ice Vellumental Mountain
Diamond Island	Sea Tower
Scuffle Island	? Island (Question Mark Island)
Hammer Island	-
Green Streamer
Shangri-Spa	Spring of Jungle Mist
Spring of Rainbows	Bowser's Castle
Finale
Hotfoot Crater	Origami Castle

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