How to Defeat Prince Mush

Prince Mush is a secret boss you can fight in the post game in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (TTYD). Read on to learn more about this boss, his stats, and how to beat him!

How to Fight Prince Mush

Compelete Jolene's Help Wanted Trouble Quest

After completing Chapter 3, a trouble quest from Jolene should be available at the Trouble Center.

In her Help Wanted! quest, she'll ask you to clean out the storage room. You need to complete this quest and get your reward in order to start Prince Mush's comeback.

Help Wanted! Trouble Center Walkthrough

Receive an Email from Jolene After the Completing Quest

Some time after completing the Help Wanted! quest, Jolene will send Mario an email. In this email, she mentions that Prince Mush is planning his comeback.

Receiving this email takes around 20 minutes of active gameplay and moving between different locations.

Get an Email from Prince Mush

Some time after receiving Jolene's email, Mario will receive an email from Prince Mush. In this email, Prince Mush tells Mario that he has completed his training and wants to fight Mario as his grand debut back at the Glitz Pit.

Prince Mush's email will come after about 20 minutes of active gameplay or more after receiving Jolene's email and fulfilling all requirements.

Challenge Prince Mush in an Exhibition Match

After you receive Prince Mush's email, you can fight him in an Exhibition Match at the Glitz Pit. Make sure you're well-rested, stocked on items, and have all the badges you need equipped before taking him on.

Do note that you do not need to become the Glitz Pit's champ again to fight Prince Mush.

How to Defeat Prince Mush

1. Change Your Attacks Depending on His Stance
2. Attacks that Ignore Defense are Very Effective
3. Use Power Lift to Boost Attack and Defense
4. Avoid Using Status Moves
5. Successful Superguard Reduces Defense to 0
6. Always Superguard Charged Combo Attacks
7. Use Spread Attacks to Defeat the Clones
8. Carry a Lot of Life Shrooms

Change Your Attacks Depending on His Stance

Stance	Details
Side Step	Information: Jump moves are ineffective. Recommended Attacks: ・ Hammer Moves ・ Special Moves ・ Koops' Shell Slam move ・ Madame Flurrie's Lip Lock move
Jump	Information: Hammer moves and partner moves from the side are ineffective. Recommended Attacks: ・ Jump Moves ・ Special Moves
Defense	Information: All attacks are ineffective when below half HP. Recommended Attacks: ・ Superguard first, then Hammer or Jump move to damage.

Prince Mush will change his stance during your battle against him. Each stance has different attack conditions, so be prepared to use alternative attack strategies.

Note that while in his defense stance, you can only damage him after successfully using Superguard, which is when he kneels and his defense drops to 0.

How to Guard and Superguard

Attacks that Ignore Defense are Very Effective

Using attacks that ignore defense, like Koops' Shell Slam move, Madame Flurrie's Lip Lock move, or Piercing Blow badge, are very effective against Prince Mush's high defense of 6.

When in Jump Stance, Use Charge

Jump attacks do not ignore defense, so if Prince Mush is in jump stance, you can use Charge to increase your next attack.

How to Get Charge Badge

Use Power Lift to Boost Attack and Defense

If you don't have a lot of Defense-piercing moves, you can use the special move Power Lift to boost the Attack and Defense of Mario and his partner. This will allow Mario and his partners to do some damage with non-piercing moves and take less damage from Mush's strong attacks.

All Special Moves

Avoid Using Status Moves

Status effects from items, moves, or stage hazards cannot be inflicted on Prince Mush unless he's vulnerable after a Superguard. Before starting the match, make sure your inventory is full of recovery items instead of items that affect the opponent.

Successful Superguard Reduces Defense to 0

Successfully using Superguard against Prince Mush's combo attacks will make him kneel on the ground and drops his defense to 0. When he is on his knees, use your best jump and hammer attacks to deal high amounts of damage.

When in Defense Stance, Use Superguard

When Prince Mush's HP drops below half, he will enter defense stance, and the only way to damage him is to use Superguard successfully.

Always Superguard Charged Combo Attacks

After taking some damage, Prince Mush will start using charged combo attacks that deal around 100 damage. If you try to avoid his attack after he charges, such as by using Vivian's Veil, he will just charge again and wait for you to appear before launching his attack.

Since you can't avoid this attack, the only way to stop it is to use Superguard. If you don't successfully Superguard his first attack, you can Superguard any of his subsequent ones in order to stop his onslaught.

Use Spread Attacks to Defeat the Clones

Prince Mush also has the ability to spawn clones of himself, which you can defeat easily by using spread attacks. Note that if you ignore the clones, they can reduce your party's HP very quickly.

Carry a Lot of Life Shrooms

Always carry a lot of Life Shrooms when having a battle against a powerful boss, such as Prince Mush, to revive your knocked out characters.

Prince Mush Attacks and Guard Timings

Straight Punch

This move involves walking to the center of the stage and delivering a punch. He will charge for a bit when gets to the center of the stage, so be careful of the timing of your Superguard.

Flying Kick

This move is where he jumps and then charges forward while delivering a kick. This attack can also target the character positioned at the back, so be sure to watch the trajectory and determine the target of the attack.

Charged Flying Kick

This move is used after he uses charge for a moment, and is faster than a normal flying kick and is characterized by getting closer to the target. It is very powerful, and if you fail to Superguard, you can get knocked out.

You Can Still Superguard in the Middle of His Combo Attack

Even if you fail to super guard the first hit, you can still super guard in the middle of a combo, so don't give up.

Prince Mush Reward

Prince Mush's Belt

After defeating Prince Mush, talk to him in the arena corridor to get an important item, Prince Mush's Belt. This is a key item and has no in-battle effect.

Prince Mush's Belt Effect and How to Get

Prince Mush Details and Stats

Tattle Log No. 134
Prince Mush
Description	Former champion of the Glitz Pit, who Mario saves during his run in the fighting grounds. Appears as new secret boss.
Type	Secret Boss

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Stats

HP	96
Atk	6
Def	6

Immune to All Status Effects and Elemental Attacks

Prince Mush is immune to all status effects and elemental attacks. However, if you successfully use Superguard against him and he falls to the ground, elemental attacks will be effective against him.

Immue to Return Postage badge

Prince Mush is immune to the Return Postage badge, which lets Mario use counterattacks permanently.

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