Thaddeus is the first giant animal to be used Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. It is a real glutton that will try to inhale anything in sight, including Yoshi. Although it moves slowly, nothing can escape once it decides to breathe.
Thudd's Discoveries also leans heavily on its inhale mechanic. Yoshi needs to guide Thadda, and also spit, in order to complete its creature page in order to get more quests. Yoshi and the Mysterious BookAnd we'll show you how to get them all here!

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Thad's Place in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
You can find Thudd at the end of Chapter 2Once you have discovered all the other creatures in the chapter and completed their stages. There are 26 Thudd inventions. The text turns red when you've found all the quests.
Thud is special because Thud's domain has two parts: Thud initially sleeping, and Thud moving after waking up.
Yoshi and all the thud quests in the mysterious book
- All searches of Thudd can be done within its phase, the Thudd domain.
It is possible to miss some of them, therefore If it looks like Discovery is working, just start the level.
You can select “End Search” at any time because all your searches will be recorded and saved after you receive them. Here is each quest and how to get it:
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invention |
stage |
How to get it |
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Spit Smiley Flower |
Thudd domain |
Ground pound thud's belly button while it sleeps. |
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Yoshi doesn't like the taste |
Thudd domain |
Inhale through the thud, then spit at Yoshi. |
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Crazee Dayzee sighed |
Thudd domain |
Throw a Crazee Dayzee into its mouth. |
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Thapa got up |
Thudd domain |
Carry Crazee Dayzee, then spit Thudd Yoshi directly on top. Throw 5 Crazy Daisy at the Buried Heart Turnip to dig it up. Roll the heart turnip off the edge to swallow the Thudd and stand up. |
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Breathe in the entire pool |
Thudd domain |
Go to the pond to the left of the start area of the thud. Have Thad inhale the water. |
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A sparkling white jewel breathed out |
Thudd domain |
Spit Yoshi to break the rocks to the left of the starting area above the pool to reveal white gems. Take a white jewel on the thud and place it on the floor for breathing. |
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The red tear gem breathed out |
Thudd domain |
Spit Yoshi to break the top-right rocks of Thudd's starting area until you reveal the red gems. Take the red jewel on Thudd and place it on the ground to breathe. |
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Fossils of an ancient creature |
Thudd domain |
Spit at Yoshi to break the rocks in the upper-right part of the thudd's starting area until you expose a rope that Yoshi can grab onto. Spit Yoshi onto the rope, then drop to the right to reveal a fossil. |
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Not satisfied with apples |
Thudd domain |
Go through the cave until you reach an outer area with a large pool. Spit Yoshi at the apple trees above the pond to knock down the apples. Have Thaddeus inhale the apple from the floor. |
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Krokaoke sighed |
Thudd domain |
Progress through the levels until you reach Bowser Jr. Smash all the stone structures until Thadd can reach the Krokaoke and breathe. |
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Rescued Bowser Jr |
Thudd domain |
Progress through the stages until you reach the trapped Bowser Jr. Keep Yoshi breathing and spitting until all blocks are destroyed. |
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Even large creatures feel pain |
Thudd domain |
As the thud walks around, pound the ground on its head. |
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For the great outdoors |
Thudd domain |
Thud spit Yoshi out to break the rocks at the top-left of its starting area. Spit Yoshi straight up in the air when the Smiley Flower's location is below, above the cave. You can spit Yoshi onto the rope in the top-left area, then use speed and aim to get out. |
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Spit water and revive the smiley flower |
Thudd domain |
Inhale the water to the chest. Go to the dry smiley flower at the starting point of Thud, then spit at Yoshi to spray water on the smiley flower. |
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The statue was demolished |
Thudd domain |
Move Thudd from the edge to the right of its starting area. Turn left, breathe Yoshi, and spit into the small tunnel to the left below the starting point of the thudd to break the statue inside. |
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spat and opened the nut |
Thudd domain |
Take Thudd to the area outside the cave. Spit Yoshi on the rocks above to reveal and drop nuts. Let the thud breathe and spit the nuts to break them. |
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Plumebrella breathing |
Thudd domain |
Go to the large pool outside the cave. Spit Yoshi into the air above the pool to find a Plumebrella. Take the Plumebrella to the thud, then throw it to the thud to inhale. |
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A smiley flower was found in a dry pond cave |
Thudd domain |
Have Thadda breathe in the large pool outside the cave. Go forward to find more water and a smiley flower. Have Thad inhale the last bit of water to reach the area and the Smiley Flower. |
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Glubit sighed |
Thudd domain |
Go to the large pool outside the cave. To the left of the pool, there are small rocks with bubbles sticking out. Ground pound the bubbles to reveal a Glubbit, then inhale Thudd. |
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Eat fossilized fish |
Thudd domain |
Spit Yoshi to break the rocks at the top-right of Thudd's starting area to reveal small fish fossils. Take the fish fossil to the thud and inhale it. |
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Many things grow |
Thudd domain |
Breathe the water into the thud, then spit it out in the grassy area to the left of the large pool. |
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sighed Bunchby |
Thudd domain |
Bowser Jr. After freeing him, go to the right side of the stage. In the top-right, you'll see bees and some bunchbees. Hide the Bunchbee near the thud, then make it breathe. |
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sighed Golden Springhopper |
Thudd domain |
Bowser Jr. After freeing it, continue right until you see a boulder on the ground. Spit Yoshi on the boulder to break it and reveal Springhoppers |
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Kamek also tried to eat |
Thudd domain |
Bowser Jr. Progress through the stage until you see Kamek flying around while trapped. Approach Kamek to breathe a sigh of relief. You must do this before saving Bowser Jr. |
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Every crazy daisy turned into grass |
Thudd domain |
Make sure that all the water is not absorbed during the cooling phase. Break everything around Bowser Jr to make way for Thdd. Once you reach the three crazy daisies, have Thad breathe some water. At the end of the stage return to the three planted Crazee DayzeeThen spit water on Yoshi to turn them all into grass. |
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Hidden smiley flower found |
Thudd domain |
Bowser Jr. After freeing him, go to the right side of the stage. Spit Yoshi to the top-right area with the bee to reach the Smiley Flower. |
Hopefully, in this guide All Thudd searches on Yoshi and the Mysterious Book You helped to complete some of the difficult ones that were missed. If you want to find more collections, you can follow these guides:

- issued
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May 21, 2026
- ESRB
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Everyone / Mild Fantasy Violence
- developer(s)
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Nintendo
- publisher(s)
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Nintendo