2-3: What's Gusty Taste Like?
Map

- A hidden Winged Cloud can be found inside the soft rock in the early part of Ground Area. It reveals a switch; activate it to make 54 coins appear at ★1.
- The hidden Winged Cloud at ★2 (in the bottom-left part of Underground Area 1) appears when you bring the Chomp Rock from the slope just before and hit it.
- At the bottom-left of Underground Area 1, a hidden Winged Cloud which reveals a switch can be found inside the soft rock. Activate the switch to reveal the entrance to B.
- Transform into a Mole Tank and follow the ★3 path (at the bottom-center of Underground Area 1) to go along the ceiling outside the screen, then you can reach a 1-UP.
Stars
Ground Area ×10
- Inside the Winged Cloud above the sunken terrain in the middle part ×5
- Inside the Winged Cloud in the later part ×5
Underground Area 1 ×31
- Pass through the Middle Ring just past the entrance ×10
- Inside the Winged Cloud buried within the soft rock in the early part ×3
- Inside the leftmost Winged Cloud of the three arranged in the middle part ×5
- Inside the hidden Winged Cloud that appears by hitting the Chomp Rock in the bottom-left part ×5
- Inside the Winged Cloud buried within the soft rock in the bottom-left part ×3
- Inside the Winged Cloud buried within the soft rock, just past the bottom-left fork to the right ×5
Red Conis
Ground Area ×3
- Above the fallen tree in the early part ×1
- Above the fallen tree in the later part ×1
- Below the Winged Cloud in the later part ×1
Underground Area 1 ×7
- Just after the first soft rock ×2
- Between the narrow soft rocks in the early part ×2
- In the top-right Fang area ×1
- Carried by the Fly Guy in the top-right Fang area ×1
- On the slope below the flipper in the middle part ×1
Underground Area 2 ×10
- Go left avoiding the Nep-Enut ×10
Flowers
Ground Area ×2
- Inside the Winged Cloud above the central hole
- Inside the Winged Cloud between the fallen trees in the later part
Underground Area 1 ×3
- Inside the rightmost Winged Cloud of the three arranged in the middle part
- Break the soft rock in a stair-like pattern in the bottom-left part, then go up
- At the top-left after jumping with the Spring Ball in the later part
Enemies
| Name | Defeat | Description | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eat | Stomp | Pound the Ground | Egg | Green Water -melon | Red Water -melon | Blue Water -melon | Trans -form | |||
| Shy Guy | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | A normal Shy Guy. It appears from the pipe until the eggs are full. | |
| Fly Guy | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | × | × | ○ | Flying in the sky, carrying a Red Coin, a Winged Cloud, etc. | |
| Lantern Ghost | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | Wanders around holding a lantern. | |
| Nep-Enut | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | Emerges from the water. Hitting it with an egg will stagger it for a while. | |
| Fang | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ★ | ○ | ○ | ○ | Flies through the sky, swaying gently. | |
| Milde | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | Stomping on it makes it pop. | |
| Tap-Tap | × | × | × | × | × | ○ | ○ | ○ | Both walk and jump types are found. They cannot be eaten, but can be pushed with the tongue. | |
| Gusty | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ★ | ○ | ○ | ○ | Flies straight through the sky. | |
| Flightless Goonie | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | Runs straight towards you. | |
○: Can be defeated
△: Can be defeated under certain conditions (e.g., multiple attacks, attacking during a specific state, etc.)
×: Cannot be defeated
★: Transforms into a Star (only in the Green Watermelon column)
The "Transform" column indicates whether the enemy can be defeated by using the Special Item "Anywhere POW", "Winged Cloud Maker", or by passing through the Middle Ring.