Dive into the vibrant world of Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s opening realm, Pipe-Rock Plateau, where 35 elusive Wonder Seeds await discovery. From hidden nooks within each course to rewards for conquering challenges and collecting Flower Coins, this guide unveils every secret location to help you collect all the Wonder Seeds and unlock the magic of the Flower Kingdom!
Tips for finding Wonder Seeds
To find Wonder Seeds in the Pipe-Rock Plateau of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, explore each course thoroughly as some seeds are hidden in secret areas or require completing specific challenges, such as clearing Wonder Effects triggered by Wonder Flowers or finishing levels through their intended endings. Additionally, collecting enough Flower Coins allows you to purchase Wonder Seeds from Poplin Shops. Using strategic moves like hitting springs or interacting with environmental objects can unlock access to certain seeds. Following detailed walkthroughs or guides can help pinpoint exact locations and methods to obtain all 35 Wonder Seeds in this world, ensuring you can cleanse King Bowser’s magic and progress in the game.
Nearly every level will reward you with one Wonder Seed just for reaching the flagpole at the end. But finding every Wonder Seed will take a bit more exploring.
Look for Wonder Flowers
Most levels will have a Wonder Flower to collect. This special flower triggers a trippy reframing of the current level – sometimes the gravity disappears or you enter a twilight realm or multihued bubbles will carry you into the sky. Many of the Wonder Flower sequences end with a Wonder Seed.
Some levels have extra Wonder Seeds
Some levels have a third, hidden Wonder Seed beyond the ones listed on the map. Collecting these Wonder Seeds often unlocks a new path to previously hidden levels – and more Wonder Seeds. We’ll note levels that require finding a hidden Wonder Seed in the list below.
Buy the Sensor Badge
When you reach W5 Fungi Mines, you’ll be able to buy the Sensor Badge from the Poplin Shop there. This Badge will ping when you are close to special pickups like 10 Flower Coins, Wonder Flowers, and, most importantly, Wonder Seeds.
W1 Pipe-Rock Plateau Wonder Seed locations
The Pipe-Rock Plateau is the first world in Super Mario Bros. Wonder and features a total of 35 Wonder Seeds to collect. These Wonder Seeds are found throughout the world’s courses, with some hidden within levels, others earned by completing stages, and a few available for purchase using Flower Coins at the Poplin Shop. Each level typically offers multiple Wonder Seeds: one often appears after completing a Wonder Flower effect, another is awarded upon finishing the level, and additional seeds can be discovered by accessing secret exits or completing challenges. This variety encourages exploration and mastery of the world’s unique platforming elements to gather all the seeds needed for progression.
There are 35 Wonder Seeds and one Royal Seed in W1 Pipe-Rock Plateau.
Welcome to the Flower Kingdom!
There are two Wonder Seeds in Welcome to the Flower Kingdom!
About halfway through the level, you’ll find a Wonder Flower. At the end of that hallucinogenic sequence, you’ll find a Wonder Seed floating above a fountain.
You’ll get the other for completing the level.
Piranha Plants on Parade
There are three Wonder Seeds in Piranha Plants on Parade.
You’ll receive the first at the end of the level’s Wonder Flower musical number.
You’ll get the second for completing the level normally.
For the third, you’ll have to replay the level. After the musical number, use the note blocks to jump up on the angled pipe on the right above the screen heading to the left. Go through the pipe at the far left, and then make your way all the way to the right in the foreground – you’ll pass the normal exit.
Duck through the next pipe you come to – it’s a ways to the right – and complete the level again at the second flagpole for the third Wonder Seed.
Scram, Skedaddlers!
There are two Wonder Seeds in Scram, Skedaddlers!
Just past this level’s checkpoint, you’ll find a Skedaddler with a Wonder Flower. In that Super Star sequence, you’ll chase down a Skedaddler carrying the first Wonder Seed.
You’ll get the second for completing the level.
Bulrush Coming Through!
There are three Wonder Seeds in Bulrush Coming Through!
You’ll get one for completing the level normally.
The other two require you to trigger the Wonder Flower. Just past the checkpoint, you’ll see a set of unbreakable blocks with something glowing behind. Continue to the right and lure the Bulrush you find back to the left. It’ll jump and destroy the blocks, exposing the Wonder Flower.
Ride the Bulrush stampede through the level – past the original flag. Stay on to the end and you’ll find the second Wonder Seed on top of some clouds.
You’ll get the third Wonder Seed for completing the level at the new, extra tall flagpole.
Here Come the Hoppos
There are two Wonder Seeds to find in Here Come the Hoppos.
Near the end of the level, you’ll find a Wonder Flower hidden in another, smaller flower.
Bounce your way past the smaller Hoppos until you reach the oversized one. You’ll be able to collect the first Wonder Seed from it.
You collect the second Wonder Seed by completing the level.
Rolla Koopa Derby
There are two Wonder Seeds to collect in Rolla Koopa Derby.
Near the end of the level, you’ll pass by the base of a huge tree. Grab the pull cord with Y to reveal the level’s Wonder Flower.
Collect the five Wonder Tokens on the shimmering ramps to reveal the Wonder Seed at the top of the tree.
You’ll receive the second Wonder Seed for completing the level.
Swamp Pipe Crawl
There are two Wonder Seeds to find in Swamp Pipe Crawl.
Just past this level’s checkpoint, there will be a pair of short pipes you can push. Push the first pipe – the one on the ground – all the way to the right. Hop over the one on the ledge and then push it to the right as well, across the first pipe. It will fall onto the fitting and reveal the Wonder Flower.
Ride the pipe-worms to the end to find this Wonder Seed.
You’ll get the second for completing the level.
Angry Spikes and Sinkin’ Pipes
There are two Wonder Seeds to find in Angry Spikes and Sinkin’ Pipes.
Past the level’s checkpoint, you’ll pass a Pow Block and come to a short row of Note Blocks. Stand on the pipe at the left end of the Note Blocks, and it will start to sink. Ride it down and off the screen.
As you fall, you’ll pass through a Wonder Flower. Survive the Spikes’ musical number to collect the Wonder Seed.
You’ll get the second Wonder Seed for completing the level.
Bulrush Express
There are three Wonder Seeds to find in Bulrush Express.
Ride this level’s stampede of Bulrushes and survive to the end to collect the first Wonder Seed.
You’ll get a second for hitting the flagpole at the end.
The third seed requires you to be either Elephant Mario or Drill Mario at the end of the stampeded ride. Smash through the rows of bricks to the right of the exit pipe to find a different pipe.
The one leads you to one last Bulrush. Ride it across the spikes to a different flagpole where you’ll receive the final Wonder Seed.
Sproings in the Twilight Forest
You’ll have to collect the third Wonder Seed in Bulrush Express to find the path to Sproings in the Twilight Forest. When you do, there are two Wonder Seeds to collect.
Just past the checkpoint, you’ll find a Sproing with a glowing head – jump on it to reveal the level’s Wonder Flower.
Make your way through the level until almost the end – if you reach the flagpole, you’ve gone to far. Look for a pair of trees, and stand in the middle. Duck, and the Wonder Seed will drop down to where you can reach it.
You’ll get the second Wonder Seed when you complete the level.
Cosmic Hoppos
There are two Wonder Seeds to collect in Cosmic Hoppos.
At the very end of the level, instead of jumping to the flagpole, use the Hoppo to jump back to the left.
Use the Hoppos and a snail shell to hit the glowing spot on the left wall to reveal the level’s Wonder Flower.
You’ll find the first Wonder Seed at the end of a zero-G area.
You’ll receive the second when you complete the level.
Badge Challenge: Parachute Cap 1
Complete this level to earn its Wonder Seed.
Badge Challenge: Wall-Climb Jump 1
Climb to the top of the level with the Wall-Climb Jump Badge to pick up this level’s Wonder Seed.
Expert Badge Challenge: Jet Run 1
Complete this level to earn its Wonder Seed.
Wiggler Race: Mountaineering!
Defeat the Wiggler in the race, and it’ll reward you with this level’s Wonder Seed.
Pipe-Rock Plateau Palace
There is one Wonder Seed and one Royal Seed to find in the Pipe-Rock Plateau Palace.
This level’s Wonder Seed is directly below the checkpoint flag – you’ll have to head to the right and then duck through the pipe to reach it.
Survive the falling pipes to collect the Wonder Seed.
You’ll receive the Royal Seed for defeating Bowser Jr.
KO Arena: Pipe-Rock Rumble
Defeat the levels of Goombas, Walking Piranha Plants, and Bulrushes to collect this Wonder Seed.
Break Time!: Hurry, Hurry
Hit the timer block, and dash to the end of the level to collect this Wonder Seed.
Break Time!: Wonder Token Tunes
Once you collect all five Wonder Tokens, this level’s Wonder Seed will appear.
Break Time!: Pop Up, Hoppo!
You’ll have to run along under the Hoppo to hit the springs with the right timing – hit the blue and red springs from below just as the Hoppo passes over them to launch it into the gap on the right. Use it to bounce up and collect this level’s Wonder Seed.
Badge House in Pipe-Rock Plateau
There are no Wonder Seeds in Badge House in Pipe-Rock Plateau.
Poplin Shop
This world’s Poplin Shop sells one Wonder Seed for 100 flower coins.
What secret tricks unlock the hidden Wonder Seeds in Pipe-Rock Plateau
In Pipe-Rock Plateau of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, unlocking hidden Wonder Seeds requires mastering secret tricks such as triggering the Wonder Flower to start special effects, riding the Bulrush stampede to reach cloud platforms, and uncovering secret exits by navigating warp pipes and hidden paths. For example, in the “Piranha Plants on Parade” level, after grabbing the first Wonder Seed, you must jump onto an overhead Warp Pipe, enter a series of warp pipes, and find a hidden Goal Pole to unlock a secret Wonder Seed and a new Warp Pipe on the map. Other tricks include activating domino effects with Hoppos to spawn a Wonder Flower, surviving spike ball dances in secret areas, and using environmental interactions like ground-pounding ice blocks to reveal hidden paths. Completing courses normally also grants Wonder Seeds, but exploring these secret routes is key to collecting them all in Pipe-Rock Plateau.
What is the sequence to unlock the secret exit in Piranha Plants on Parade
The sequence to unlock the secret exit in “Piranha Plants on Parade” in Super Mario Bros. Wonder is as follows:
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Reach the end of the Piranha Plants parade and jump onto the Warp Pipes to your right to collect the first Wonder Seed in the course.
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Walk onto the Note Block bridge located to the right of the Wonder Seed’s position.
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Turn left to face the overhead platform with three Warp Pipes.
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With a running start, jump onto the Warp Pipe protruding from the right side of the overhead platform.
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After reaching the upper platform, enter the red Warp Pipe on your left to teleport to the foreground.
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Head right in the foreground and enter the green Warp Pipe to return to the central path.
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Just ahead, you will find a hidden Goal Pole that serves as the secret exit for this course.
Taking this secret exit rewards you with a previously hidden Wonder Seed and unlocks a new Warp Pipe on the course map below Piranha Plants on Parade.
