You’ll need to find all 42 Shine Sprites to upgrade your party members in Paper Mario: TTYD on Switch. We list all Shine Sprite locations in our guide.
Shine Sprites are an important collectable in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (yes, even in the Nintendo Switch remake), as you’ll need them to upgrade your party members.
These collectables are often hiding in plain sight inside of a box to hit (as seen in the screenshot at the top of this guide), but some of them can be a little tricky to find. There are 42 Shine Sprites total in the game, and you’ll be able to find them all by the time you’re about halfway through Chapter 7.
Below, we explain what to use Shine Sprites for and where to find all 42 Shrine Sprites in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.What to use Shine Sprites for in Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door
Merlon, a wizard who lives next door to Professor Frankly, will beef up your partners in return for three Shine Sprites each.
