Poshley Heights
| Poshley Heights | |
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| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
| Greater location | Rogueport's surrounding areas |
| Inhabitants | Bumpties,Toads,Bob-ombs |
- “...Poshley Heights? Only filthy-rich folks live there, right? Not that I've ever been...”
- —An orangeToad inRogueport,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Poshley Heights is a posh village thatMario visits to acquire theGarnet Star inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. TheExcess Express stops at the Poshley Heights Station, the main form of transportation into the village, though a pipe later opens through which Mario can access the village. It is the home of many affluent individuals, includingGoldbob,Sylvia, andBub, as well as severalPenguins andToads.Toodles owns a summer home here, andLady Bow andBootler also vacation here after Mario and company defeat theShadow Queen.Grodus,Lord Crump and theX-Nauts are also shown to have ended up in Poshley Heights after the Shadow Queen's defeat; however, when Mario goes to the place where they can be seen inGoombella'semail, they cannot be found there. The town's main attraction is thePoshley Sanctum, home of the Garnet Star, wherePennington serves as manager when he is not performing detective work.
Along withRogueport, Poshley Heights has the only inn,Royal Poshley Park Tower, inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door that has more than one room, though it is the most expensive at 30coins per stay as opposed to the average 5-10 coins. Royal Poshley Park Tower's suite, the only room in which Mario and his party can stay, is similar to theMarrymore suite fromSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. The morning after Mario rests at the Royal Poshley Park Tower, the staff serves him anOmelette Meal prepared byZess T.
Inhabitants[edit]
- Main story
- Pennington
- Goldbob
- Sylvia
- Bub
- Toodles
- Toadia, secretary of theLuigi Fan Club
- Penguin residents
- A maleToad Poshley Heights Station Worker in black and blue uniform that checks train tickets.
- A green female Toad who sellsFresh Pasta in her stand
- An orange female Toad receptionist of theRoyal Poshley Park Tower, whoDupree has a crush on
- Chapter 6 only
- Post-game
- Lady Bow andBootler
- Grodus,Lord Crump and theX-Nauts
Collectibles[edit]
Field/Given[edit]
| Item | Location | Location Image | Location Image (Remake) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Choco Cake | Given byToadia after finishingher trouble. | .png) | _(Switch).png) |
 Coin | 30 given byToodles after returning herGold Ring (only if not given on the Excess Express). | .png) | _(Switch).png) |
| During the conversation about the cannon, Mario gives Goldbob all his Coins. After getting Goldbob's Pass, he gives it back. | .png) | _(Switch).png) | |
| 64 given byGoldbob after finishing histrouble. | .png) | _(Switch).png) | |
| 200 given by innkeeper after sleeping in the inn 50 times. Missable if given elsewhere. | .png) | _(Switch).png) | |
| 3 given byBub after finishing histrouble. | .png) | _(Switch).png) | |
 Fresh Pasta | In the second area, it can be bought for 50 coins from the shop in the left. | .png) | _(Switch).png) |
 Goldbob's Pass | Given byGoldbob during the General White hunt in Chapter 7. Required to progress. | .png) | .png) |
 Inn Coupon | In the second area; behind the pasta-selling little shop in the left. | .png) | _(Switch).png) |
 Omelette Meal | In the second area, it appears in the desk to the left of the inn counter after sleeping at theinn. | .png) | _(Switch).png) |
 Package | Given byGoldbob duringhis trouble. |  | .png) |
 Platinum Card | Given byToodles after finishingher trouble. | .png) | _(Switch).png) |
 Present | Given byBub while doinghis trouble. | .png) | _(Switch).png) |
Shine Sprite[edit]
| Location | Location Image | Location Image (Remake) |
|---|---|---|
| In the third scene; high to the left of Poshley Sanctum. |  | .png) |
Star Pieces[edit]
| Location | Location Image | Location Image (Remake) |
|---|---|---|
| In the first scene; under a panel in the red floor at the center. |  | .png) |
| In the first scene; behind the chair to the left of Goldbob's house. |  | .png) |
| In the first scene; inside the hedge to the right ofToodles's house. |  | .png) |
| In the second scene; in the corner of the hedge to the northwest of the penguin's house. |  | .png) |
Treasure Chest[edit]
| Item | Location | Location Image | Location Image (Remake) |
|---|---|---|---|
 HP Drain P | In the first area; in a chest in the back room of Goldbob's house. Accessible using Paper Mode. |  | .png) |
Profiles[edit]
- Tattles
- "This is the Poshley Heights Station. The Excess Express to Rogueport is here. This place is sooooo upscale. It's like, the polar opposite of Rogueport. You can tell that movie stars and millionaires live here. It just REEKS of cash."
- In the Switch version, the word "like" also has a comma before it.
- "This is Poshley Heights. It's a relaxed town that positively reeks of money. There's a very nice hotel here, too. Wouldn't it be nice to stay there sometime?"
- In the Switch version, the comma after "here" is removed.
- "That's Poshley Sanctum. I guess the sanctum grounds are used as a public square. That fountain out front is unique, huh? Yeah, but that water... I betNibbles would still chomp your tush if you fell in..."
- "This is the Poshley Heights Station. The Excess Express to Rogueport is here. This place is sooooo upscale. It's like, the polar opposite of Rogueport. You can tell that movie stars and millionaires live here. It just REEKS of cash."
- Map description
- A town famous for all of the rich and famous people living in it. There are plenty of extravagant vacation homes and hotels in town. (GCN)
- A town famous for all of the wealthy people living in it. There are plenty of extravagant vacation homes and hotels in town. (Switch)
Gallery[edit]
Mario and Yoshi Kid standing in front of the Royal Poshley Park Tower
Multimedia[edit]
 Poshley Heights - Poshley Heights' music in the original GameCube version. | File info |
| Poshley Heights - Poshley Heights' music in the Nintendo Switch remake. | File info |
| Royal Poshley Park Tower - Plays in Poshley Heights' inn. A piano arrangement of "Poshley Heights." Exclusive to the remake. | File info |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ピカリーヒルズ[?] Pikarī Hiruzu | Play on「ピカり」(pikari, "dazzling") and "Beverly Hills" | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 比亮丽山庄[?] Bǐ liànglì shān zhuāng | From「比弗利山庄」("Beverly Hills") and「亮丽」("bright") | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 比亮麗山莊[?] Bǐ liànglì shān zhuāng | From「比弗利山庄」("Beverly Hills") and「亮丽」("bright") | |
| Dutch | Praalstede[?] | Frompraal (splendor) +stede (old word for town) | |
| French | Picaly Hills[?] | From the Japanese name | |
| German | Bad Glimmerich[?] | Frombad- (meaning "bath", a prefix in German place names indicating a spa town) +glimmer ("to gleam") and possibly-ich (a German suffix for place names) | |
| Italian | Sfoggy Hills[?] | Diminutive ofsfoggiare ("to flaunt") + "hills" | |
| Korean | 트윙클 힐즈[?] Teuwingkeul Hiljeu | Twinkle Hills | |
| Spanish | Villa Preciosa[?] | Valuable Village |
Notes[edit]
- In the house adjacent to the hotel, thePenguin at the far end of the room referencesShiver City fromPaper Mario. Whiletattling the Penguin near the front door reveals that he bought the house because of the sales ofHerringway's novels, as the Penguin is a relative of Herringway.
