Return Postage

Return Postage is a badge in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

This is the most powerful badge in the game. Return Postage is given to Mario after he has defeated the final test in the Pit of 100 Trials. This badge is at floor 100 of the pit. Mario, once enters this room, is challenged by Bonetail, the boss of the pit, to a fight. After the fight is over, Mario gets this badge.

Return Postage is very strong as it makes it possible to defeat an enemy without damaging it at all. With this badge equipped, Mario deals damage to every direct attacking enemy equal to half of the damage (rounded up) Mario had taken. Defense is factored into this equation as well. This effect is the primary purpose for the Double Pain Badge. Return Postage is one of the two badges that has a BP cost of 7 in TTYD. The other badge is Lucky Day.

The ultimate strategy with this badge is equipping A LOT of HP Plus badges, this, Zap Tap, and Double Pain, This badge combination works wonders, as Mario can endure almost any attacks thanks to the HP Plus badges. The Double Pain badge gives Mario lowered defense but makes the damage the enemies do to themselves much higher. Zap Tap helps as this badge will do an extra point of damage to direct attackers. Return Postage, of course, is the center of this strategy.