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Find all 3 Smiley Flowers and unlock every Discovery in the Scatterpuff Habitat with this step-by-step walkthrough.
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The Scatterpuff Habitat is the third level in Chapter 1: The Wildwoods in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, and it's where the game starts teaching you how environmental manipulation works. The white puff creatures at the center of this level can sprout on grass, rocks, water, and trees, and every puzzle here hinges on spreading them in the right place at the right time. There are 3 Smiley Flowers to collect and a large list of Discoveries to unlock, including a Big Discovery that ends the level.
Scatterpuffs are small white fluffy creatures that spread spores when disturbed. They can sprout on nearly any surface, including grass, rocks, water, and trees, and they change form depending on where they land. A Ground Pound on a large Scatterpuff breaks it into smaller ones and scatters them across nearby surfaces. You can also use a tongue flick to send them flying, or roll them into a tumbleweed to create a giant fluffy ball. Understanding these interactions is the key to everything in this habitat.
The Scatterpuff Habitat holds 3 Smiley Flowers. Two are hidden in areas that require creative use of the Scatterpuff mechanics, and the third rewards you for breaking a statue on the right side of the map.
Head to the right side of the map where you'll find a stone statue. Spread Scatterpuff spores onto it until it's fully covered, then Ground Pound it to smash it open. The Smiley Flower pops out once the statue breaks., This is technically the most straightforward of the three, but you need enough spores on the statue before the Ground Pound will work.
Find the platform above the cave where a larger sleeping creature is settled. Spread Scatterpuff spores onto the floating shrub nearby. Once large Scatterpuff balls grow on the shrub, use them as platforms to jump up to a higher ledge where the Smiley Flower is waiting. The key here is making sure the shrub is well covered before you attempt the jump
This one takes the most steps. First, spread Scatterpuffs near the underground pond to absorb the water and drop the water level. Once the pond is mostly drained, push the wooden ball through the Scatterpuffs to cover it and create a giant white puff ball. Roll this ball down the dried-up pond to break open a hidden area at the bottom. The Smiley Flower is inside.
The Golden Bug in this habitat sits above the starting point, perched at the top of a large withered tree on the west side of the level. Spread Scatterpuffs onto the tree to grow platforms, then climb up to reach it. Dropping Scatterpuffs directly on the Golden Bug earns you extra tokens. This is also tied to the Discovery "Even grows on a golden bug" and "Soaked up a golden bug's tokens?!"
The Scatterpuff Habitat has a large pool of Discoveries to unlock. Most are tied to experimenting with the Scatterpuff's various interactions. The table below covers the main-level Discoveries and how to trigger them
| Discovery | How to Trigger |
|---|---|
| Freshly sprouted Scatterpuff! | Spread Scatterpuffs on grass platforms |
| Even grows on rocks | Spread Scatterpuffs on a rock or boulder |
| Grew thanks to nutrients from grass | Remove excess Scatterpuffs so growing ones get nourishment |
| Fluff beats rock | Grow Scatterpuffs on a boulder, then smash it |
| Ground pound scatters little ones all around! | Ground Pound a big Scatterpuff to split it |
| Extra fluffs fracture bigger rocks! | Spread Scatterpuffs to weaken and fracture large rocks |
| Simple licks send them flying | Use a tongue flick toward Scatterpuffs |
| Scared off a much bigger creature! | Spread Scatterpuffs inside the cave hole to reach the sleeping creature |
| Like a fluffy snowball! | Roll a tumbleweed through Scatterpuffs until covered |
| Settle as soggy fluffs after absorbing water | Spread Scatterpuffs in the water tunnel |
| Water level dropped! | Keep spreading Scatterpuffs in the water tunnel until the level drops |
| Overpowered the stone statue! | Cover the statue in spores and smash it |
| Saps apples down to the core… | Give a Scatterpuff an apple |
| Fluffy snowfall on the potted tree! | Remove Scatterpuffs from the tree |
| Different forms based on where they land | Have Scatterpuffs land on soil, water, a bloomed flower patch, and an Egg Flower |
| Soaked up all the water! | Completely drain the underground pool |
| Fluffy snowman! | Stack two tumbleweeds in the cave after draining the pool, lean them against the wall, then cover with Scatterpuffs |
| Fluffs up anything, even cozy dens! | Fill the Hauger den with Scatterpuffs |
| A fully fluffified Crazee Dayzee | Spread Scatterpuffs on a Crazee Dayzee |
| Even grows on a golden bug | Remove the golden bug from its branch and spread Scatterpuffs on it |
| Soaked up a golden bug's tokens?! | Drop Scatterpuffs on the golden bug at the top of the withered tree, then collect all dropped tokens |
| Absorbed nutrients from the Egg Flower | Drop Scatterpuffs on an Egg Flower |
| Fluffy and soft for a slippery slope | After draining the pool, spread Scatterpuffs along the right-side slope and slide down |
| Scatterpuff fluffs everywhere! | Cover the entire stage surface with Scatterpuffs |
| No wilting flowers! Bountiful and blooming. (Crazee Dayzee) | Make all buds bloom with a Crazee Dayzee without letting Scatterpuffs destroy them |
After completing the Detonut Habitat, an alternate version of the Scatterpuff Habitat unlocks. This version introduces Detonuts to the level and adds two exclusive Discoveries.
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Chapter | Chapter 1: Wildwoods |
| Level number | 1-3 |
| Total Smiley Flowers | 3 |
| Creatures present | Crazee Dayzee, Scatterpuff, Hauger |
| Alternate level unlocked by | Completing the Detonut Habitat |
Smiley Flowers collected across the game are used post-game to unlock Exploration Tools, which appear as overlays on your screen to help track creatures, Discoveries, and collectibles. Each tool costs 5 Smiley Flowers, and they unlock in a fixed order. , There are 260 total Smiley Flowers across all chapters, with 146 in the main campaign (Chapters 1 through 6) and 114 more available after completing Chapter 6. Collecting all 260 earns you the All-Smiley Flowers Badge. For a full breakdown of every flower across all chapters, the complete Smiley Flower locations guide has every habitat covered.
If you're still getting to grips with the game's systems before tackling the Scatterpuff Habitat, the beginner tips and tricks guide covers Discoveries, Stars, and Token spending to get you up to speed. For everything else across the full game, browse the complete Yoshi and the Mysterious Book strategy guides collection.
