all characters and where to obtain them in challenge mode (note. this will not tell u wat u have to do when u find them, this just shows u where they r, and all characters between the captains ex: mario - peach, r all obtained from the first captains stadium
| Unlockable | How to unlock |
| mario | unlocke at the beginning |
| luigi | head to mario stadium |
| red noki | found on a clam shell in the middle of the stadium |
| green noki | next to a umbrella on the beach |
| blue noki | next to a beach umbrella on the beach |
| montey mole | peach is needed - he is in the big imprint on the beach |
| red pianta | yoshi is needed - he is in the shaking tree on the beach |
| blue pianta | he is locked in the item shop |
| yellow pianta | dk is needed - he is stuck in the barrel near the entrance |
| blooper | peach is needed - on the other side of the pier where u find the pipe |
| baby luigi | found on the pier on the other side of the bridge |
| baby mario | joins after beating bowser jr at mario stadium |
| peach | joins after u have beaten bowser jr at peaches ice garden |
| daisy | joins after u have rescued peach |
| toadsworth | joins after u bring the daisy staute to him |
| toadette | joins shortly after u first enter peaches ice garden |
| red toad | joins after u defeat fire brother |
| blue toad | joins when u talk to him as peach near the mushroom faced garden puzzle |
| green toad | mario is needed - search one of the toad hedge trimmings near the pot |
| yellow magikoopa | joins when bowser is beaten a 2nd time |
| purple toad | search one of the toad hedge trimmings near the pot |
| yellow toad | peach and yoshi is needed - search on the other side of the manhole in the shaking bushes, search them as peach |
| baby daisy | yoshi and wario is needed - on the other side of the manhole. talk to her, then use wario to find her rattle on the right side of the fountain |
| baby peach | search the toad hedge trimmings near where u obtained the daisy statue |
| petey pirahna | peach is needed - use peaches heart powers on the pot |
| yoshi | obtained after u beat magikoopa |
| birdo | joins after u beat bowser jr in yoshi's park stadium |
| red shy guy | joins after u clear the ferris wheel of the pirahna plants |
| blue shy guy | joins after u clear the ferris wheel of the pirahna plants |
| yellow shy guy | joins after u jump through the pipe where u fought bowser jr in yoshis park stadium and fac him off at the treasure chest |
| green shy guy | peach is needed - search one of the log stumps near the stadium |
| black shy guy | search one of the log stumps near the stadium |
| red yoshi | found in front of the item shop |
| blue yoshi | joins after u solve the password for wiggler |
| yellow yoshi | hiding in a tree next to the stadium |
| light blue yoshi | joins after u beat magikoopa (note green yoshi must be obtained first) |
| pink yoshi | hiding in a tree next to the item shop - yoshi is needed |
| wiggler | joins after u solve the password for wigglers puzzle |
| DK | joins shortly after u beat dark bones |
| diddy | joins after u have obtained all pieces of the stone tablet |
| dixie | joins after u save her from dark bones and find the stone tablet piece |
| funky kong | joins after u save him from one of the 3 brothers (forgot which) |
| tiny kong | joins after u beat bowser jr at dk stadium |
| DK jr | yoshi is needed - climb down the vine on the other side of the river near the entrance. ground pound the tree that is shaking |
| kritter | joins after u beat king k rool |
| red kritter | joins after u beat king k rool |
| blue kritter | joins after u beat king k rool |
| brown kritter | joins after u beat king k rool |
| king K rool | behind a the waterfall - all 4 kritters must of been defeated |
| wario | joins after u save him from the top of the building |
| waluigi | joins after u go through the man hole and find him |
| boo | joins when u break one of the crates at the puzzle that leas to the man hole |
| king boo | joins if u have the error item mini boo's unlocked after u beat bowser jr at warios stadium |
| green koopa | peach is needed - search the poster that has the moving head |
| red koopa | (plz note these next 3 may be skrewed up) joins after u save him from the light house |
| green para-troopa | im srry....i absolutly forget |
| red para-troopa | found near the blank poster |
| goomba | found at his item shop - trace his 3 outlines |
| para-goomba | found at th dynamo |
| bowser | joins after beating his team a 2nd time |
| bowser jr | joins after beating bowsers team a 2nd time |
| dry bones | joins after bowser if beaten a 2nd time |
| green dry bones | joins after bowser is beaten a 2nd time |
| blue dry bones | joins after bowser is beaten a 2nd time |
| red/dark dry bones | joins after bowser is beaten a 2nd time |
| hammer brother | joins after bowser is beaten a 2nd time |
| fire brother | joins when bowser is beaten a 2nd time |
| boomerang brother | joins when bowser is beaten a 2nd time |
| blue magikoopa | joins when bowser is beaten a 2nd time |
| red magikoopa | joins when bowser is beaten a 2nd time |
| green magikoopa | joins when bowser is beaten a 2nd time |