The Blackout is an event that happens in Luigi's Mansion after defeating Boolossus, causing all lights to turn off after a lightning strikes the Mansion. This attracts back a large number of ghosts, where they will return to previously completed rooms.
Luigi needs to defeat Uncle Grimmly and then head to the Breaker Room in order to fix the problem. All optional portrait ghosts, such as Mr. Luggs, Biff Atlas, and Slim Bankshot, Henry and Orville in the Hidden Mansion 3DS version, disappear, and will not appear again, until the blackout ends. There is another chance to catch Gold Mouses, as long as they haven't escaped or have not been destroyed with elements. However, the Speedy Spirits previously caught cannot be found again during the blackout. Speedy Spirits from optional rooms up to that point in the game, such as the Dining Room, Billiards Room, and Rec Room, can only be caught until the blackout ends. For this reason, the Breaker Room's Speedy Spirit will not spawn if it is not caught before the blackout. There are 3 Speedy Spirits that can only be caught during the Blackout, and they are in the Conservatory, Hidden Room, and Nursery. In the Hidden Mansion 3DS version, their hideouts in the blackout change places, they're now in the Tea Room, Mirror Room and The Twins' Room.
Version differences[]
| Room | Ghost | Ghost Hidden Mansion (PAL) | Ghost Hidden Mansion (3DS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone Room | 1 Gold Ghost 1 Purple Puncher 1 Blue Twirler |
2 Gold Ghost 2 Purple Puncher 2 Blue Twirler |
1 Gold Ghost 1 Purple Puncher 1 Blue Twirler |
| Balcony (3F) | 2 Gold Ghost 2 Purple Puncher 2 Blue Twirler | ||
| 3F Left Hallway | 1 Bowling Ghost
2 Ceiling Surprises (Only On 3DS) |
1 Bowling Ghost Purple Bombers | |
| 3F Right Hallway | |||
| Safari Room | 2 Gold Ghosts 2 White Grabbing Ghosts |
2 Gold Ghosts 2 White Grabbing Ghosts Blue Ghost Mouse |
2 Gold Ghosts 2 White Grabbing Ghosts |
| 2F Hallway | Purple Bats Gold Bats Ceiling Surprises Purple Bombers Blue Ghost Mouse Purple Ghost Mouse Bowling Ghosts Sparks | ||
| 1F Hallway | Purple Bats Gold Bats Ceiling Surprises Purple Bombers Blue Ghost Mouse Purple Ghost Mouse Bowling Ghosts |
Purple Bats Gold Bats Ceiling Surprises Purple Bombers Blue Ghost Mouse Purple Ghost Mouse Bowling Ghosts Sparks | |
| 2F Area 1 Hallway | Blue Ghost Mouse Purple Ghost Mouse Ceiling Surprise Purple Bomber | ||
| Parlor | 5 Gold Ghosts | ||
| Anteroom | 4 Gold Ghosts 1 Purple Puncher |
4 Gold Ghosts 1 Purple Puncher Blue Ghost Mouse | |
| Wardrobe Room | Uncle Grimmly | ||
| Astral Hall | 6 Ghost Guys | ||
| Washroom (2F) | 2 Temper Terrors | ||
| Bathroom (2F) | 2 Blue Twirlers | ||
| Nana's Room | 5 Purple Punchers
6 Blue Twirlers 2 Ceiling Surprises (Only On 3DS Hidden Mansion) | ||
| 2F Staircase | 3 Gold Bats | ||
| Rec Room | 2 White Grabbing Ghosts 3 Blue Twirlers | ||
| Courtyard | Pink Flying Fish | Green Flying Fish | Pink Flying Fish |
| Boneyard | 3 Temper Terrors | ||
| Bathroom (1F) | |||
| Washroom (1F) | 1 Red Grabbing Ghost | ||
| Study | |||
| Billiards Room | 3 Gold Ghosts 3 White Grabbing Ghosts |
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| Projection Room | 7 Invisible Purple Grabbing Ghosts | ||
| Ball Room | 5 Ghost Guys | 5 Ghost Guys Pink Flying Fish Green Flying Fish | |
| Storage Room | 2 Purple Punchers 2 White Grabbing Ghosts | ||
| Dining Room | 1 Gold Ghost 2 Garbage Can Ghosts | ||
| Kitchen | 1 Gold Ghost 2 Purple Punchers |
2 Purple Punchers 2 Flashes Blue Ghost Mouse | |
| Fortune-Teller's Room | 2 Purple Punchers 1 Blue Twirler | ||
| Laundry Room | 3 Garbage Can Ghosts | ||
| Butler's Room | 2 Gold Ghosts 2 Flashes Blue Ghost Mouse |
2 Gold Ghosts 2 Flashes Blue Ghost Mouse Green Flying Fish | |
| Master Bedroom | 2 Gold Ghosts 3 Red Grabbing Ghosts | ||
| Balcony (2F) | 2 Gold Ghosts | ||
| Breaker Room | Blue Ghost Mouse | Blue Ghost Mouse Gold Bats | |
| Conservatory | 3 Gold Ghosts 1 Purple Puncher 1 Speedy Spirit (Blackout Only) |
3 Gold Ghosts 1 Purple Puncher | |
| Hidden Room | 1 White Grabbing Ghost 2 Blue Twirlers 1 Speedy Spirit (Blackout Only) |
1 White Grabbing Ghost 2 Blue Twirlers | |
| Nursery | 2 Gold Ghosts 1 Purple Puncher 1 Blue Twirler 1 Speedy Spirit (Blackout Only) |
2 Gold Ghosts 1 Purple Puncher 1 Blue Twirler | |
| Tea Room | 1 Blue Blaze | 1 Blue Blaze 1 Speedy Spirit (Blackout Only) | |
| Mirror Room | 6 Invisible Cyan Grabbing Ghosts | 6 Invisible Cyan Grabbing Ghosts 1 Speedy Spirit (Blackout Only) | |
| The Twins' Room | 2 Ghost Guys 2 White Grabbing Ghosts |
2 Ghost Guys 2 White Grabbing Ghosts 1 Speedy Spirit (Blackout Only) | |
| Observatory | N/A | ||
| Bottom of the Well | |||
| Graveyard | |||
| Foyer | |||
| Basement Staircase | |||
Inaccessible Blackout Ghosts[]
These rooms are inaccessible during the blackout, effectively making them unused. This could imply these rooms were accessible during the blackout in early versions of the game. However, any room that has Ghost Mouses, Bats, or Flying Fish, with or without blackout, will have these ghosts, regardless of whether the player can access them or not.
These rooms can only be accessed with an Action Replay Code to open any door, however, the rest of the inaccessible rooms are empty, including the Roof, and the Portrait Ghost Rooms.
| Room | Ghost | Ghost Hidden Mansion (PAL) |
|---|---|---|
| Sitting Room | 4 Temper Terrors | |
| Guest Room | 2 Temper Terrors 2 Garbage Can Ghosts | |
| Sewer | Green Flying Fish | |
| Armory | N/A | Blue Ghost Mouse |
| Sealed Room | Gold Mouse (20% random chance) | |
Trivia[]
- The Blackout may have been the inspiration for the Treacherous Mansion's fifth mission, "Paranormal Chaos" as both include a multitude of ghosts appearing in already cleared rooms after defeating multiple Boos combined into one (Boolossus in the first game and Big Boo in the second). The rooms are also completely dark during both events.
