Super Mario RPG

How to Beat King Calamari and Rewards

Super Mario RPG Remake - How to Beat King Calamari and Rewards

This is a guide for King Calamari, a Boss in Super Mario RPG Remake. Read on to learn how you can beat King Calamari, its stats, rewards, location, weaknesses, and best party setup!

King Calamari Weaknesses and Recommended Level

Overview

Body
Right Tentacle
Left Tentacle
Super Mario RPG Remake - King CalamariKing Calamari
Recommended Level HP
10 800
Attacks
Venom Drool, Sand Storm, Ink Blast, Painspout
Weaknesses and Resistances
Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance = Weak / Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance = OK / Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance = Resist
Super Mario RPG Remake - Jump Jump
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Fire Fire
Super Mario RPG Remake - Weakness
Super Mario RPG Remake - Lightning Lightning
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Ice Ice
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Fear Fear
Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance
Super Mario RPG Remake - Poison Poison
Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance
Super Mario RPG Remake - Sleep Sleep
Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance
Super Mario RPG Remake - MuteMute
Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance
Super Mario RPG Remake - Tentacle (Right)Tentacle (Right)
Recommended Level HP
10 260
Attacks
-
Weaknesses and Resistances
Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance = Weak / Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance = OK / Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance = Resist
Super Mario RPG Remake - Jump Jump
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Fire Fire
Super Mario RPG Remake - Weakness
Super Mario RPG Remake - Lightning Lightning
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Ice Ice
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Fear Fear
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Poison Poison
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Sleep Sleep
Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance
Super Mario RPG Remake - MuteMute
Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance
Super Mario RPG Remake - Tentacle (Left)Tentacle (Left)
Recommended Level HP
10 200
Attacks
-
Weaknesses and Resistances
Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance = Weak / Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance = OK / Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance = Resist
Super Mario RPG Remake - Jump Jump
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Fire Fire
Super Mario RPG Remake - Weakness
Super Mario RPG Remake - Lightning Lightning
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Ice Ice
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Fear Fear
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Poison Poison
Super Mario RPG Remake - OK
Super Mario RPG Remake - Sleep Sleep
Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance
Super Mario RPG Remake - MuteMute
Super Mario RPG Remake - Resistance

Rewards

King Calamari Rewards
Coins EXP Item Drops
100 100 -
Thought Peek Quote
This ship's mine! Scram!

Best Party for King Calamari

Best Party Setup

Beginning Active Party
Character Role
Mario Mario ・Main attacker
・Attack enemies with Super Fireball
Peach Peach ・Serves as a healer
・Heals and cures status effects for the party with Group Hug
Bowser Bowser ・Attacker and support
・Deals damage with normal attacks
・Inflicts Fear with Terrorize
Standby Party
Geno Geno ・Serves as an attacker and support
・Deal damage with normal and special attacks
・Boost allies with Geno Boost
Mallow Mallow ・Serves as a healer
・Heal with HP Rain

Recommended Equipment and Level

Active Party
Character/Level Equipment
Mario Mario
Level: 10
Weapon:
Armor:
Accessory:
Peach Peach
Level: 10
Weapon:
Armor:
Accessory:
Bowser Bowser
Level: 10
Weapon:
Armor:
Accessory:
Standby Party
Geno Geno
Level: 10
Weapon:
Armor:
Accessory:
Mallow Mallow
Level: 10
Weapon:
Armor:
Accessory:

Best Equipment for Each Character

How to Beat King Calamari and Attack Patterns





Protect Against Fear with Fearless Pin

Super Mario RPG Remake - Protect Against Fear with Fearless Pin

Accessory Where to Get
・Purchase from Rose Town or Seaside Town for 60 Coins

Fight will start with fighting King Calamari's tentacles first, and as you defeat each tentacle, you will move forward in the battlefield until you reach King Calamari's body.

Each tentacle is capable inflicting Fear onto a party member it grabs and throws, and King Calamari himself can inflict the same with multi-target move Sand Storm.

Fear will cause an affected member to deal half the damage receive double, so make sure to have the multiple Fearless Pins equipped to prevent this status ailment from affecting a party member!

List of Status Conditions and How to Heal

Buy and Equip Sailor Armor

Super Mario RPG Remake - Buy Sailor Armor

Equipment
(Mario) (Mallow)
(Geno) (Peach)
Where to Get
Buy each above Sailor-tier equipment in Sea, Sunken Ship, or Seaside Town shop for 50 coins.

It is a good idea to acquire Sailor-tier equipment for all members (with the exception of Bowser) before this fight for higher stats. They're also dependable to continue using after defeating King Calamari, since it will take while until you find better armor at this point of the game.

A merchant selling these armor pieces can be found in a small room with boxes, a chest, and a lone Dry Bones within the Sunken Ship on your way to King Calamari.

Best Equipment for Each Character

Use Group Hug for Healing

Super Mario RPG Remake - Peach Using Group Hug vs Tentacles

Special Move Effect
Group Hug
(Peach)
・Press the A button after the sparkles start to increase the Special Move's healing effect.

King Calamari's tentacle throws will always guarantee Fear, so when needed, have Peach heal and cure your party members of this status condition with Group Hug.

So in case you do not have equipment to directly protect you from fear, you can have Peach cure it for you! Or, if Peach is unavailable, you can uses items such as the Cleansing Juice.

You may want to save the Cleansing Juice for later however since King Calamari can inflict Poison with Venom Drool.

Best Special Moves for Each Character

Cast Super Fireball on the Main Body

Super Mario RPG Remake - Use Super Fireball on King Calamari

Special Move Effect
Super Fireball
(Mario)
・Press the button repeatedly to increase the damage dealt by the Special Move.

King Calamari is weak to Fire, so using a fire attack such as Mario's Super Fireball (which unlocks at Level 10) will come in handy. This will allow you to deal large damage and defeat the boss quickly!

Use Terrorize and Triple Moves

Super Mario RPG Remake - Bowser Using Terrorize on Tentacles

Special Move Effect
Terrorize
(Bowser)
・Inflicts Fear status effect.
・Rotate the left stick to increase the damage dealt by the Special Move.

The Fear status can be inflicted on King Calamari's tentacles, so take advantage of Bowser's Terrorize to reduce the damage done by King Calamari's tentacles while also opening him up to more damage from Bowser's normal attacks.

You get rid of all of the tentacles quickly if you have a Triple Move attack prepared with a 100% Action Gauge. This will get rid of the tenacles quickly if move's damage exceeds that of each of their HP.

When targeting the tentacles, prioritize the right tentacle (HP: 200) since it has lower HP than the left (HP: 260). Defeating one of his tentacles will make it much easier to deal with the boss since that's one less source of damage to worry about!

How to Fill Action Gauge Fast

King Calamari Attacks

King Calamari Special Attacks

Attack Attack Type/Effect
Ink Blast Blockable?: Yes
Additional Effect: N/A
Sand Storm Blockable?: No
Additional Effect: Inflicts Fear
Venom Drool Blockable?: No
Additional Effect: Causes Poison

Super Mario RPG Remake Related Guides

Super Mario RPG Remake - Bosses

All Bosses and Secret Bosses

All Bosses

1st Star Piece Bosses
Bowser Hammer Bros. Croco
(1st Fight)
Claymorton - -
2nd Star Piece Bosses
Belome
(1st Fight)
Bowyer -
3rd Star Piece Bosses
Croco
(2nd Fight)
Punchinello -
4th Star Piece Bosses
Booster Knife Guy and Grate Guy Bundt and Raspberry
5th Star Piece Bosses
King Calamari Johnny -
6th Star Piece Bosses
Speardovich Belome
(2nd Fight)
Megasmilax
Birdo Dodo Valentina
Czar Dragon Zombone Axem Rangers
7th Star Piece Bosses
Wizakoopa Boomer Exor
Count Down and Ding-a-Ling Cloaker and Domino Clerk
Manager Director Gunyolk and Factory Chief
Smithy
(Final Boss)
- -

Non-Story Bosses

Non-Story Bosses
Jinx Jagger Culex

Post-Game Rematch Bosses

Post-Game Rematch Bosses
Mario-Style Jinx Scratchy-Throat Belome Leveled-Up Punchinello
Engine 023 Booster Extra Fancy
Bundt & Raspberry
Duel-Ready Johnny
Culex 3D - -

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