Zap Tap

Zap Tap is one of the many badges in Paper Mario.

In the first Paper Mario game, Zap Tap was another badge obtained only by Merlow. Mario must collect 10 Star Pieces and give them to Merlow at Shooting Star Summit.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Mario can only obtain this badge while exploring the Pit of 100 Trials. This is the item at the 30th Level. It is inside of the chest.

Strategies
Zap Tap is a very helpful badge, giving Mario the ability to do 1 damage to direct attackers. In the first Paper Mario, this badge is incredibly helpful in beating The Master. His mega attack won't hit multiple times ever so long as this badge is equipped. Also, with the Zap Tap badge equipped, enemies with high defense can be damaged without attack. Combining with a high defense badge settup can be very helpful with Zap Tap as well.

In TTYD, Zap Tap can give Mario an advantage over many foes. All swoopers in both games cannot take HP as they automatically take damage upon attacking. Zap Tap also does damage to invisible enemies as well. Combining this Badge with Return Postage can mean an almost invincible combo. With very high HP and Double Pain as well, Mario can kill almost any foe without attacking.