Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Guide: All Smiley Flower Locations

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book hides 260 Smiley Flowers across its habitats, and finding every last one takes real effort. The game tracks your progress through the book itself, showing you exactly how many remain in each level, but it won't tell you where they are or how to reach them. That's what this guide is for. Whether you're filling in the last few gaps before the credits or starting a full collection run from scratch, every habitat is covered below by chapter.

How many Smiley Flowers are there in total?

There are exactly 260 Smiley Flowers in the game. Of those, 146 appear during the main story campaign spanning Chapters 1 through 6. The remaining 114 become available only after you finish the base game and enter the post-game content. So if your counter stops climbing before 260, you haven't missed anything — you just haven't reached Chapter 7 and 8 territory yet.

Here's a quick breakdown of how the total splits across the game:

What do Smiley Flowers actually do?

During the main campaign, Smiley Flowers sit in your collection without doing much beyond satisfying your completionist instincts. Their real value unlocks once you clear Chapter 6.

Finishing the base story grants access to Exploration Tools, which are screen overlays that help you locate creatures, discoveries, and collectibles more easily. Each tool costs 5 Smiley Flowers to unlock, and they're handed out in a fixed order — you can't cherry-pick which one comes next. The more powerful tools sit further down the unlock chain, so you'll need a solid flower count before the best ones become available.

Collect all 260 and you'll earn the All-Smiley Flowers Badge, a cosmetic badge that functions similarly to Exploration Tools and can be displayed on your screen as you explore.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Guide: All Smiley Flower Locations

For a broader picture of how long collecting everything actually takes, the how long to beat guide for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book breaks down completion times from a quick story run to full 100% clears.

Chapter 1 Smiley Flower locations

Crazee Dayzee Habitat (3 flowers)

• Flower 1: Follow the sloped grass path to the left beneath the Arched Bush to find a hidden section. The flower sits at the far left end.
• Flower 2: Take the hidden path that runs beneath the Red Exclamation Switch, heading right until you spot the flower floating above a mud puddle.
• Flower 3: Ground Pound the Red Exclamation Switch, climb the large flower stem to the platform on the right, then Flutter Jump from the short platforms to the left to reach it.

Bunchabee Habitat (5 flowers)

This habitat is one of the few where collecting flowers is tied to level progress, so pay close attention here.

• Flower 1: Hit the Winged Cloud with an egg to create platforms, then grab the flower from the Bunchabees on the longer platform.
• Flower 2: Check the leaf platforms below the cave with the small entrance and free the flower from the Bunchabees.
• Flower 3: From the Winged Cloud platforms, reach the yellow platform then the upper-left orange platform. Swing vine to vine to grab the flower.
• Flower 4: Crawl through the small cave entrance in the upper-right area to find and free the flower inside.
• Flower 5: Find the long platform with a pinecone-like ball above the vine area. Clear the Bunchabee hives underneath and collect the flower.

Scatterpuff Habitat (3 flowers)

• Flower 1: Spread spores on the statue to the right side of the map until it's fully covered, then Ground Pound it.
• Flower 2: Spread spores to the floating shrub above the cave with the sleeping creature. Once the large Scatterpuff balls grow, jump on them to reach the higher platform.
• Flower 3: Spread spores near the pond to dry it up, create a giant white puffball, then roll it through the dried pond to uncover the hidden area.

Croakaoke Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Float up to where the Red Croakaoke singing the high Do note is perched.
• Flower 2: Unlocks after making the discovery described as a "Whimsical waltz fit for festive fleas."
• Flower 3: Unlocks after making the discovery for a "Lovely lullaby for a little lamb."
• Flower 4: Floats above the Red Croakaoke after you discover the "Tune for a famous fallen bridge."

Glubbit Habitat (5 flowers)

• Flower 1: Jump bubble to bubble toward the upper right and collect the flower from the leaf platforms.
• Flower 2: Float up on a bubble to the top of the tall rock pillar.
• Flower 3: Float up with a bubble, hit the Winged Cloud with an egg, then Flutter Jump to collect the spawned flower.
• Flower 4: Bring a muddy Glubbit to the leaf pile on the ground to clear it and reveal the hidden cave below.
• Flower 5: Float up toward the giant platform with a bubble, then Flutter Jump to reach the flower nearby.

Chapter 2 Smiley Flower locations

Taggit Habitat (3 flowers)

• Flower 1: Throw a Taggit at the flower above the waterfall, then chase it down after the Taggit grabs it.
• Flower 2: Feed a Heart Turnip to the underground Croakaoke (get the turnip from the upper-right platform by pulling it from the ceiling using a Taggit), then go through the tunnel to reach the flower.
• Flower 3: Ride the Red Balloon on the far right all the way up, then break the leaves on the right to reveal the flower.

Milde Habitat (3 flowers)

• Flower 1: Break the boxes to the right of the pink pool, carry a Milde on your back, jump on another Milde to reach the dried flower beside the pool, then pop the Milde onto the pool to water it.
• Flower 2: Climb out of the volcano by jumping on the mega Milde, go left, get onto the sticky pink platform, and jump on Mildes to reach the flower.
• Flower 3: At the far right of the map, activate the black pool by popping a Milde on it, then Ground Pound on Mildes to bounce high enough to reach the upper-right flower.

Peckadee Nest (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Lure a Peckadee into the big nut on the right side of the map, then Ground Pound the stuck Peckadee to break it open.
• Flower 2: Feed a Chili to a Peckadee, throw it at the boulder blocking the upper-left path, then climb to the platform above.
• Flower 3: Aim an egg directly into the hole.
• Flower 4: From the Flower 2 area, use a Peckadee to reach the upper-right ledge, stop the Peckadee in the wheel, then climb up to the flower.

Floofly Habitat (5 flowers)

• Flower 1: Use the windmill tree propellers to reach the Floofy clouds where the flower sits.
• Flower 2: Walk over the 3 Floofy clouds on the ground after the windmill tree to reveal a hidden area.
• Flower 3: Climb to the top of the Floofy boat while passing through the two stalactites.
• Flower 4: Walk on the Rain Floofies on the boat to water the dry flower on the platform before the level's end.
• Flower 5: Reach the Fish-shaped Floofies at the end of the Floofy boat, then Flutter Jump from them to the flower.

Plumebrella Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Throw an egg at the upper-right corner of the cave to reveal a hidden Winged Cloud, then hit it again to drop the flower.
• Flower 2: Grab the Plumebrella and float left above the water to reach the flower.
• Flower 3: Enter the cave below the windmill tree, eat the Golden Plumebrella, throw the egg to create a small Gold Plumebrella, float up, and Flutter Jump to the flower.
• Flower 4: Use the Golden Plumebrella to scatter the storm clouds in the upper-right area, revealing the hidden flower.

Thudd Domain (7 flowers)

Thudd Domain has the most flowers of any Chapter 2 habitat, and most of them require working directly with the Thudd creature.

• Flower 1: Get Thudd to spit you toward the upper-left opening. The flower is on the left side.
• Flower 2: Have Thudd spit you at the rocks in the left corner repeatedly until the flower appears.
• Flower 3: Ground Pound Thudd's belly button to release the flower from its mouth.
• Flower 4: Use Thudd to suck water from the left pond, then spit it at the dried flower near where Thudd was sleeping.
• Flower 5: Found in a nook to the right of Thudd's original sleeping spot.
• Flower 6: Have Thudd suck the right pond dry, drop into it, and enter the secret passage at the lower right. Ground Pound to reach the underwater flower.
• Flower 7: After freeing Bowser Jr., go right with Thudd and have it spit you toward the upper-right tree branches.

Chapter 3 Smiley Flower locations

Weewoo Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Give the Weewoo its conch shell and carry it to the butterflies in the grassy area. Follow the butterflies until a Winged Cloud appears, then hit it with an egg.
• Flower 2: Carry the Weewoo to the sleeping bud beside the hidden concert hall to grow it, climb up, and have the Weewoo play music to the tiny bird perched there.
• Flower 3: Carry the Weewoo to the bud above the concert hall, grow it, climb to the pedestal on its left, and revive the wilted flower there with music.
• Flower 4: Carry the Weewoo to the shore bud to grow it, use its leaves to access the tiny cave in the platform above.

Ouchin Habitat (3 flowers)

• Flower 1: Hit the Ouchin sleeping above the chest on the upper-left of the ship's deck with an egg.
• Flower 2: Eat a watermelon and Ground Pound the water before the ship's front section to find a submerged platform. Spit a watermelon seed at the flower to collect it.
• Flower 3: Climb to the top of the main mast's uppermost platform, spot the flying cloud overhead, and hit it with an egg.

Casterway Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Climb to the platform above the cove and fish in the mud puddle with the Casterway.
• Flower 2: Fish in the water next to where the giant fish was to pull the flower from the sea bottom.
• Flower 3: Stand on the platform inside the cove with the second Casterway and fish out the flower from inside the open clamshell underwater.
• Flower 4: Hit the Winged Cloud flying to the left of the lily pad hut with an egg.

Bafloonder Habitat (6 flowers)

• Flower 1: Carry an inflated Bafloonder, dive into the ocean, and dash through the crate under the starting platform. Jump on the shell inside to open it.
• Flower 2: Dive to the seabed under the starting platform and dash through the sunken ship crates.
• Flower 3: Dive to the leftmost sea area and dash through the closing tunnel using the inflated Bafloonder.
• Flower 4: Dash up the westernmost waterfall and jump to grab the flower.
• Flower 5: Dive to the leftmost sea area where Ouchins circle a platform. Dash through them around the platform.
• Flower 6: Feed the Bafloonder a chili pepper to grow spikes, then dash into the single coral right of the shipwreck to reveal a seabed hole. Enter it and collect the flower from the fish inside.

Snurfboard Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Ride the Snurfboard through waves and jump up the shipwreck debris with a mast to reach the flower.
• Flower 2: Spin dive to the submerged treasure chest at the far right of the map.
• Flower 3: Use the waves to launch into the air on the right side of the mast debris.
• Flower 4: Jump up the palm tree platforms to reach the area above.

Nep-Enut Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Throw an egg at the hole above the tiny pond on the starting platform.
• Flower 2: Throw Nep-Enut droplets at the big one to grow it, climb to its head, and jump over the crates in the shipwreck to take the flower.
• Flower 3: In the cave behind the waterfall, disassemble 2 Nep-Enuts and throw them into the left mud puddle to combine them into one large muddy Nep-Enut, which will give you the flower.
• Flower 4: Use the large Nep-Enut to hydrate the wilted flower on the rocks at the far right of the map.

Chapter 4 Smiley Flower locations

Loopdeecoop Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Ground Pound the nut to break it open.
• Flower 2: Ground Pound the stack of boxes on the platform to find the hidden flower inside.
• Flower 3: Activate the red exclamation switch, then clear all the blue symbols by throwing eggs at them.
• Flower 4: Use the Loopdeecoop's hoop to launch water at the dehydrated flower, then collect it.

Detonut Habitat (3 flowers)

• Flower 1: Throw an egg up into the hollow tree.
• Flower 2: Ground Pound the pile of rocks mixed with Detonuts to destroy them and reveal the flower.
• Flower 3: Carry a Detonut into the small cave and throw it at the pile of leaves.

Shy Guy Abode (3 flowers)

• Flower 1: Reach the top of the shed and toss the Shy Guy upward.
• Flower 2: Enter the underwater tunnel while carrying a Shy Guy and riding a Snurfboard. Jump at the hump inside the tunnel.
• Flower 3: Find the hidden room and Ground Pound the bottom-right box.

Bugya Habitat (3 flowers)

• Flower 1: Throw a note fruit at the Bugya to possess it, then have it launch music notes at the wilted flower to revive it.
• Flower 2: Go underwater to the very end and launch a seed at the blue fish there.
• Flower 3: Break the large nut.

Little Mouser Nest (6 flowers)

• Flower 1: From the water, jump up to the top of the cave.
• Flower 2: Throw a Little Mouser into the crack in the wall to retrieve the flower.
• Flower 3: Break the rock to access the secret cave inside.
• Flower 4: Throw a Little Mouser up into the space above to retrieve the flower.
• Flower 5: Have a Little Mouser fetch a Nep-Enut, then throw it at the wilted flower in the ditch. Watch out — the Little Mouser can steal the Nep-Enut back.
• Flower 6: Carry a Nep-Enut into the small room and use it to revive the flower there.

Hauger Habitat (5 flowers)

• Flower 1: Break the large nut.
• Flower 2: Ride the Hauger to the top of the tree.
• Flower 3: Ride the Hauger up the vine and break the statue.
• Flower 4: Have the Hauger jump and dig through the wall.
• Flower 5: Ride the Hauger up the wall and into the bush.

Chapter 5 Smiley Flower locations

Behedger Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Lure the Behedger to smash the jars on the platform above the staircase with its scythes.
• Flower 2: Get the mouse from the well and throw it into the small hole in the wall. It will retrieve the flower for you.
• Flower 3: After placing all 4 keys in their keyholes, lure the Behedger outside the temple to smash the nut with its scythes.
• Flower 4: Lure the Behedger to smash the stone ruins outside the temple, revealing a hole in the ground. Enter it and Ground Pound the treasure chest inside.

Swirm Habitat (5 flowers)

• Flower 1: Throw an egg at the flower at the bottom of the waterfall.
• Flower 2: Fly slam into the nut atop the second waterfall using the giant Swirm.
• Flower 3: Ground Pound the red button, stretch the Swirm on the platform, Ground Pound on it to bounce high, and collect all blue tokens.
• Flower 4: Stretch the giant Swirm inside the cave at a straight angle and throw eggs at it so they bounce to the flower on the platform above.
• Flower 5: Stretch the giant Swirm diagonally inside the cave. Ground Pounding at its tip performs a powerful aerial strike that breaks the rocks above.

Stickiwick Habitat (5 flowers)

• Flower 1: Throw the Stickiwick web ball onto the rock ceiling and swing to the flower above the middle platform.
• Flower 2: Throw the web ball onto the edge of the tree root and perform a big swing to reach the hidden cavern.
• Flower 3: Throw the web ball onto the cliff platform at the far right of the map and swing to the hidden area.
• Flower 4: Throw the web ball onto the platform next to the webbed twig box at the upper-right. Ground Pound while swinging to smash the box, then swing up through the crevice inside to the flower above.
• Flower 5: Pull out the red exclamation button from the far left of the map, Ground Pound it, and collect all blue tokens within the time limit.

Mawstalk Habitat (3 flowers)

• Flower 1: Feed the giant nut from the group of leaves on the second level to the Mawstalk.
• Flower 2: Have the Mawstalk eat the rock below the nut on the second level to open the secret underground area, then chase the insect holding the flower.
• Flower 3: Feed the empowered Mawstalk a hot pepper and let it eat the leaves around the platforms above the second-level crevice to release a Winged Cloud. Chase it with the Mawstalk.

Slugarang Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Throw the Slugarang at the leaf patch above the arched platform right of the Croakaoke to drop a giant nut, then destroy it with the Slugarang.
• Flower 2: Destroy the crate under the platform near the waterfall and enter the cave. Throw the Slugarang under the wood platform inside to carry the flower back to you.
• Flower 3: Hit the blue fish jumping up the base of the waterfall with the Slugarang.
• Flower 4: Ride the rain clouds from the upper-right area to reach the top of the central tree.

Wooshwing Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Fly with the Wooshwing to the platform above the 2 yellow Crazee Dayzees on the cliffside.
• Flower 2: Fly toward the flower to the left of the winged clouds near the updraft.
• Flower 3: Ground Pound the red exclamation button at the upper-right corner of the map and collect all blue tokens within the time limit. The flower appears on the thread.
• Flower 4: Carry a hot pepper and ride a Wooshwing to blast off to the upper-right corner. Take the flower from the yellow butterfly.

Chapter 6 Smiley Flower locations

Goonie Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Ground Pound a Goonie over the water to the right of the starting point to pick up a giant clam. When over the campfire, Ground Pound again to drop the clam into the fire and break it open.
• Flower 2: Ride on top of a Goonie to reach the upper-right opening just before the house. The flower is right of the nest.
• Flower 3: Use a Goonie to reach the top of the house and throw an egg at the flower above.
• Flower 4: Drop into the water and swim right to enter the house containing the flower. Hit it with an egg.

Huffin Puffin Habitat (3 flowers)

• Flower 1: Climb the tree and aim a baby Huffin Puffin into the top area, bouncing it off the sides to reach the flower.
• Flower 2: Aim a baby Huffin Puffin at the opening in the river where lily pads spawn.
• Flower 3: Throw a baby Huffin Puffin at the screw plant above the boulder-blocked entrance. Throw the plant at the boulder to break it, then break the boxes inside to find the flower at the top right of the cavern.

Jetty Jelly Habitat (4 flowers)

• Flower 1: Take the Jetty Jelly from the water and use it to wash the leaf pile to the left of the starting point.
• Flower 2: Fly with the Jetty Jelly to the upper-right corner and break the box containing the flower.
• Flower 3: Dive into the lake with the Jetty Jelly to reach the chest in the middle.
• Flower 4: Absorb red clouds with the Jetty Jelly, then break the monkey statue in the upper-right area.

Lunge Fish Habitat (6 flowers)

• Flower 1: Get the Lunge Fish to spit you over the trees to grab the flower in the air.
• Flower 2: Jump on the fish-shaped blue Floofly clouds to the right of the map to reach the flower above.
• Flower 3: Destroy the ruin boxes underwater and collect the flower on the ground nearby.
• Flower 4: Get the Lunge Fish to spit Yoshi at the dried flower on the cliffside to the right.
• Flower 5: Get the Lunge Fish to spit Yoshi into the opening on the right side of the middle platform.
• Flower 6: Use the Lunge Fish to dive into the water, find the hole in the sand toward the right side of the map, and have the fish spit Yoshi inside.

Jam Guy Habitat (3 flowers)

• Flower 1: Use Tail Flick on the Jam Guy beside the flower to start its music, then Tail Flick again on the 4th beat. Chase the flower when it drops to the ground.
• Flower 2: Go to the upper-left platform with the hanging curtain. Tail Flick the Jam Guy to start music, then Tail Flick on the 4th beat. Jump up immediately when the flower peeks through the curtain.
• Flower 3: Get all Jam Guys playing at once, then stand on the upper-right platform directly above the blue drummer Jam Guy. It will lift you to the flower.

Bewilder Bird Habitat (6 flowers)

This is the largest habitat in Chapter 6, and several flowers require creature abilities you've picked up throughout the chapter.

• Flower 1: From the lake, use the Jetty Jelly to reach the left platform and water the dried flower there.
• Flower 2: Use the Lunge Fish to dive into the underwater cavern beneath the lake and destroy the giant statue at the lower right.
• Flower 3: Use the Jetty Jelly or another flying creature to reach the flower above the tree line.
• Flower 4: Eat a watermelon from the right of the Bowser Jr. fight area, return to the lake, and shoot seeds at the Winged Cloud underwater.
• Flower 5: Use Hauger to dig under the sand left of the giant purple wall. The flower is in the far southeast corner — send in Mouser to retrieve it from the narrow crevice.
• Flower 6: Transform into a Jetty Jelly to get up the waterfall, transform into a Detonut to break the boulder behind it, then transform into a Hauger to dig through the sand.

Chapters 7 and 8 Smiley Flower locations

Chapters 7 and 8 are post-game content that unlocks after finishing Chapter 6. The 114 flowers here are spread across habitats including the Tumball Nest, Wiggaline Habitat, Goopsie Habitat, Underbit Habitat, Billeau Habitat, Crudworm Domain, Piranha Plant Habitat, Bounseed Habitat, and Wash Squash Habitat.

Chapter 7 highlights

• Tumball Nest (5 flowers): Most require logrolling the Tumball with precision. Flower 3 needs you to bring an apple and toss it into a crevice from a flagged platform in the burrows.
• Wiggaline Habitat (3 flowers): Position the Wiggaline to redirect water flows and create platforms. Flower 3 involves latching the Wiggaline's head to a violet root.
• Goopsie Habitat (6 flowers): Several are in the ceiling of underground sections. Flower 1 requires carrying a Goopsie and Flutter Jumping to a ceiling corner.
• Underbit Habitat (4 flowers): Flower 1 requires gobbling blue tokens outside and inside floating sands within a time limit. Flower 3 demands careful movement under sand to avoid magma pools.
• Billeau Habitat (4 flowers): Flower 4 is the standout — create a Billeau trail from fire through a hole to an underground rock, causing a chain of explosions.
• Crudworm Domain (3 flowers): Flower 3 requires Flutter Jumping from the top of the huge creature ridden by Kamek and Bowser Jr.

Chapter 8 highlights

• Piranha Plant Habitat (3 flowers): Flower 2 requires having the Piranha Plant consume fireflies to become a flashlight for navigating a dark cave.
• Bounseed Habitat (3 flowers): Flower 2 needs you to carry a Crazee Dayzee while bouncing on the Bounseed to bloom the flower bushes on the arch.
• Wash Squash Habitat (3 flowers): Flower 3 follows a Shy Guy mural sequence — place a full Wash Squash in mud, toss it into fire, and give it to the Shy Guy.

What's the reward for collecting all Smiley Flowers?

Beyond the Exploration Tools you unlock 5 flowers at a time, completing the full set of 260 earns you the All-Smiley Flowers Badge. Like Exploration Tools, this badge can be placed on your screen as a visible marker of completion. It's a cosmetic reward, but for players going for 100%, it's the final stamp of approval the game offers.

For everything else the post-game has to offer once you start spending your flower collection, the full Yoshi and the Mysterious Book strategy guides collection covers post-game content, creature discoveries, and more in detail. If you're just getting started and want a foundation before hunting flowers, the beginner's guide for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book covers the core mechanics you'll rely on throughout the whole hunt.