09. Tadpole Pond
Run northeast and mash through the cutscene with the tadpoles and Frogfucious.
Jump across the tadpoles and mash through the dialogue with old frog dude.
Make sure you don't pick the "Recap" option when talking to Frogfucious!
After the big cutscene, talk to Frog Man again and give him the Cricket Pie to get the Froggie Stick for Mallow.
Now hop back across the tadpoles and go north to the shops. Talk to the Juice Bar shopkeeper on the right and do some shopping:
BUY:
Froggie Drink x 4 (5 for safe strats)
EQUIP Mario:
Nok Nok Shell
EQUIP Mallow:
Froggie Stick
Pants (if not equipped from the Croco 1 fight)
Trueform Pin
Go to the Frog Coin Emporium directly to the left of the Juice Bar:
BUY:
Sleepy Bomb x 3
Energizer
If you missed the Mushroom Kingdom and/or Midas River frog coins, you can only buy 2 Sleep Bombs here! The important thing is you must have 1 frog coin leftover. The remaining route depends on it for getting the Exp Booster later.
Leave Tadpole Pond and head to Rose Way.