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What outfits will keep Mario warm?
The Aviator Outfit, the Snow Outfit, and the Space Suit are the only clothing sets that will keep Mario warm in cold environments.
In addition, these outfits will keep Mario cool in hot environments: ...
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How do I get a rounder body?
Like many other entities in the game, you can possess the racer who doesn't want to participate. This will let you enter the race.
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What outfits will keep Mario warm?
After reading Pyrite's answer, I decided to do a bit more experimentation with the outfits. I visited each kingdom in the game to see how the weather affected Mario's well-being.
Mario has 3 ...
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Is 9999 coins a hard limit?
9999 coins is a hard limit.
To test this, I got 9999 coins from Luigi’s Balloon Hunt. I then continued to collect more coins, which did not increase the counter.
Spending 10 coins to try hunting ...
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Why did Bowser kidnap Cappy’s sister Tiara?
The storyline of the game is "Bowser steals the fanciest things for his wedding to Peach"; Tiara is presumably a high-value wedding prize for his bride to be. In the next three levels (after Cascade), ...
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How do you get moons from the green robots?
After beating the game, each kingdom is populated with many new elements. One such element is that several kingdoms have flying airships from the Cap Kingdom cruising around high in the sky. In ...
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Is there a limit to how many power moons you can buy at Crazy Cap stores?
No, there is no limit. You can do this at any store that sells these as well, giving you more power moons than you would ordinarily find in game. I suspect this exists to offset the harder-to-find ...
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Is there a reward for 100 jumps in the Jump-Rope Challenge?
It took a few attempts, but you can earn two power moons by playing the Jump-Rope challenge.
30 jumps: (#29: Jump-Rope Hero)
100 jumps: (#30: Jump-Rope Genius)
Any score above 100 jumps is just for ...
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Can I save my progress in the tower?
I wouldn't exactly call it a "secret", but there is a way to heal in between bosses during the tower.
I was having a lot of trouble without being able to heal, so I tried just going back to the ship.
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Will Cappy tell me if there are purple coins left in an area?
Cappy will explicitly tell you if there are any purple coins left in an area, even if you haven’t collected all the moons yet.
If a room still has both Power Moons and Purple Coins to find, Cappy ...
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What's a good strategy for getting the Jump-Rope Genius moon?
An important thing to note is that the jump rope will keep speeding up until it hits 50 jumps. Once you get to 50 jumps, the rope will continue moving at the same pace indefinitely.
Here are some ...
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Can you pickup a Hint Painting Moon without having seen the painting?
Nope, the moons aren't available until you look at the hint art. I tried this with the one near the scarecrow in the Wooded Kingdom.
IGN's guide also indicates this is the case.
Power Moons found ...
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What is the giant coin slot before the boss area in the Sand Kingdom?
This is where the Binding Band that Bowser stole from this kingdom is normally kept. If you access this area in the postgame, you will find the Binding Band here.
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How many power moons are there?
According to the Prima Guide:
Cap Kingdom: 31 moons
Cascade Kingdom: 40
Sand Kingdom: 89
Lake Kingdom: 42
Wooded Kingdom: 76
Cloud Kingdom: 9
Lost Kingdom: 35
Metro Kingdom: 81
Snow Kingdom: 55
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Can I replay the festival in New Donk City?
Yes, you can!
All you need to do is return to New Donk City and re-enter city hall. There will be a man in the left corner who you can speak to which lets you replay the festival.
Not that I think ...
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What are the answers to Mayor Pauline’s quiz?
Question: How am I doing as mayor of this city?
Answer: Fantastic!
Question: What is my most treasured possession?
Answer: A hat.
Question: What kind of music do I like?
Answer: Peppy music.
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How many power moons are there?
Let's get more specific. There are far more moons available in many levels since there are multi-moons (counts as 3 power moons). Also most kingdoms have Crazy Cap stores so you can potentially get ...
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Does the skeleton suit do anything special?
According to this article, the skeleton suit does nothing noteworthy other than turn Mario into a skeleton.
Spoiler alert. Donning your very expensive skeleton costume does absolutely nothing. Zip. ...
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What is the largest possible Goomba Tower?
According to the Mario Wiki, the maximum number of Goombas in a tower in Super Mario Odessey is 30 according to this quote.
The maximum number of Goombas there can be in a Goomba Tower is 30. This ...
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Why can’t Mario enter the pipe for A Traditional Festival?
When Mario is standing on top of a tube, you need to press down to go down the tube (in 3D mode you need to crouch instead).
In this case, it's the other way around: To go up the tube, you need to ...
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Do you have to meet Peach in the World Order?
There certainly doesn't seem to be any order, at least not in my experience. I've met Peach on several of the worlds in no particular order. Each time, she mentioned visiting the Cap Kingdom. When I ...
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What does guided mode do?
The Assist mode basically helps your progress in the game by directing you to the main objective's power moon. You probably knew this, because you've finished the game. However, the other benefits ...
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How do I change Mario's outfit?
There is a closet inside Mario's ship which you can use to change into any purchased outfit.
Additionally, most stores will have closets which you can use to change clothes.
*The stores in Cap ...
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Where did I get a dog?
From the Super Mario Wiki:
"the Dog appears inside the Odyssey after finishing the game at least once..."
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If you finish a world without fighting the Broodal, can you still fight them later?
Yes, you can come back to a world later and fight the Broodals.
If you leave the Sand Kingdom before beating the boss, the Broodal ship won’t be visible when you return to the level.
However, if you ...
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Is it possible to do all hat throws without using motion controls?
As far as I could tell, it's not possible to do all of the hat throws without using motion. They really wanted to make motion as part of the game, despite how many players generally dislike them.
I ...
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What are those plain white rock cubes for?
I’ll avoid spoilers and not give the plot reason, but basically they are used as end game content after you complete the final boss.
Per Power Up Gaming:
After completing the story, if you return ...
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Cascade Kingdom floating island Power Moon
According to Polygon:
To get this power moon, you need to travel to Seaside Kingdom. After you beat the boss there, swim and climb up to any of the water spouts. They’ll fling you to where the boss ...
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How long does it take for the potted plants to grow?
It varies depending on the plant’s size. 3 leaves grow every 3 minutes, while the bulb takes 9 minutes to grow.
Based on my experiments in the Sand Kingdom, I initially assumed that each plant took 21 ...
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