Scott Pilgrim Game Shops | Which items to buy and where to find secret shops
Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game isn’t a stroll in Hillcrest Park. As you scrap through intense levels filled with kung-fu hipsters, hazards aplenty, and Ramona’s 7 evil ex-boyfriends, you’ll come across a variety of shops and items to spend your hard-earned coins on.
If you’re going to defeat the League of Evil Exes, then you’ll have to build up your stats by buying as many character-boosting items from stores as you can.
Picking up items increases your character’s Strength, Speed, Will Power, and Defence. Increasing your Health, Guts Points, attacking capability and damage, while reducing the amount of punishment you receive from enemies, is vital to your success in defeating the League, and a lot of new players quickly hit a brick wall by neglecting items.
Here are the effects of every item you can find at the shops in Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game, how much they cost, and where you can add them to your inventory.
We’ll also point you in the direction of the few secret shops you can uncover throughout the game. These are where you’ll find many powerful items which make a huge difference to your experience.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Shops
It’s now been more than a full decade since, in the mysterious land of Toronto, Canada, Scott Pilgrim was dating a high-schooler, and all of the shop locations from the original release of the game remain intact.
There are two main types of items that you can collect:
- ”To-Go” Snack Items
- Stat-boosting Items
Most of the items in Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game restore your health and Guts, give you more experience points, and increase your characters’ stats.
However, there are certain, smaller, snacks that you can take with you once you leave a shop.
These items restore your health and save you from death when your points reach 0. They tend to be cheaper than other items, but are invaluable to stock up on before you take on a new level.
Return to the shopping street often to pick up a snack.
Items you can’t take “To Go” tend to be more expensive and more powerful, but raise your stats to a greater degree.
You have 4 stats to manage:
- Strength - Increases the damage you deal to enemies
- Defence - Reduces incoming damage from enemies, increases your HP, increases the amount of hits you can take before you’re stunned
- Will Power - Raises your maximum Guts Points which revive you when your HP reaches 0, increases the strength of your super attacks
- Speed - Increases speed of movement, attacks, and how quickly you recover from the floor
If you’re struggling to progress, invest in some of the stat-boosting items below and the game will become much more manageable.
Remember, you can buy more than one of the same item to get its effects a second time - which is great for stacking boosts of a stat you specifically want to increase.
- Scott Pilgrim Game Level 1 Shops - Shopping District
- Wallace’s Mystery Shop - Scott Pilgrim Game Secret Shop
- Scott Pilgrim Game Level 2 Shop - Fancy Chip Wagon
- Scott Pilgrim Game Level 3 Shop - Leo’s Place Stand
- Scott Pilgrim Game Level 4 Shop - The Frying Tengu
- Scott Pilgrim Game Level 5 Shop - Scott’s Dad’s BBQ
- Scott Pilgrim Game Level 6 Shop - Mobile’s Secret House
- Scott Pilgrim Game Level 7 Shop - Techno Shack
Scott Pilgrim Game Level 1 Shops - Shopping District
In the second part of the first level, you’ll reach the Shopping District. This is an area you’ll return to many times throughout your time with Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game, since it’s where you’ll have the easiest access to useful items.
There are 7 shops along the main street, each with their own niche.
No Account Video
The first shop, No Account Video, is a special one. You can’t rent any more videos until you pay off Scott’s hefty late fees, but once you do, you have access to the cheapest and best stat buffs in the game.
Start saving if you want to take advantage, but you can always grind the funds out later once you have a feel for the game.
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Delicious Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Scott's Late Fees | 504.25 | Unlocks other shop items | No |
| The Mystical Head | 4.95 | 1-UP | No |
| Seven Shaolin Masters | 4.95 | 100 XP, +10 Strength, +10 Defence, +10 Willpower, +10 Speed | No |
| Aliens vs T-Rex | 4.95 | +20 Strength | No |
| Alone and Disturbed | 4.95 | 1500 XP | No |
| I Love Your Boyfriend | 4.95 | 320 XP, +15 Defence, +15 Willpower | No |
Delicious Cup
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Delicious Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Tea | 1.40 | Restore 10 HP, 1 XP, +1 Willpower | Yes |
| Coffee | 1.60 | Restore 15 HP, 10 Guts, 1XP, Makes you Hyper | Yes |
| Espresso | 1.60 | Restores 25 HP, 20 XP, Makes you Hyper | Yes |
| Hot Chocolate | 2.50 | Restores 40 HP, 20 Guts, 10 XP | Yes |
| Iced Latte | 3.75 | Restores 56 HP, 16 Guts, 10 XP | Yes |
Dee’s Tex Mex
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Dee's Tex Mex | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Nachos | 7.75 | Restore 80 HP, 80 Guts, 10 XP, +1 Strength, +1 Speed | No |
| Tacos | 9.85 | Restore 100 HP, 100 Guts, 5 XP, +3 Speed | No |
| Burrito Grande | 11.25 | Restores 120 HP, 105 Guts, 20 XP, +3 Defence | No |
| Quesadilla | 13.50 | Restores 135 HP, 135 Guts, 25 XP, +4 Strength | No |
| Fajitas | 17.95 | Restores 180 HP, 180 Guts, 30 XP, +5 Willpower | No |
Mini Marts
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Mini Marts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Chewing Gum | 0.95 | Restore 30 HP, 5 XP | Yes |
| Chocolate | 1.25 | Restore 25 HP, 5 Guts | Yes |
| Cola | 1.80 | Restores 55 HP, 5 Guts, 5 XP | Yes |
| Grape Juice | 2.25 | Restores 55 HP, 10 Guts, 5 XP | Yes |
| Energy Drink | 2.95 | Restores 64 HP, 16 Guts, makes you hyper | Yes |
Sushi Bar
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Sushi Bar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Miso | 2.50 | Restore 15 HP, 10 Guts, 15 XP, +1 Defence | No |
| Avocado Hosomaki | 2.50 | Restore 5 HP, 20 Guts, 15 XP, +1 Speed | No |
| Salmon Nigiri | 3.85 | Restores 35 HP, 20 XP, +1 Strength | No |
| Ikura Don | 4.60 | Restores 50 HP, 25 XP, +2 Defence | No |
| Rainbow Maki | 8.75 | Restores 60 HP, 30 Guts, 30 XP, + Strength, +1 Defence, +1 Willpower, +1 Speed | No |
Shockwave Records
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Shockwave Records | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| The Clash at Demonhead | 14.95 | Restore 64 Guts, 64 XP, +8 Willpower | No |
| Smashing Turnips | 16.95 | Restore 64 Guts, 64 XP, + 8 Strength | No |
| Crash and the Boys | 14.95 | Restores 64 Guts, 64 XP, +8 Speed | No |
| Winifred Hailey | 15.95 | Restores 64 Guts, 64 XP, +8 Defence | No |
| Kupek | 14.95 | Restores 40 Guts, 40 XP, +2 Strength, +2 Defence, +2 Willpower, +2 Speed | No |
Flatiron’s Book Store
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Flatiron Books | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Lost at Sea | 11.95 | 350 XP | No |
| Vegan Cookbook | 22.95 | 230 XP, +10 Defence | No |
| Get Rich Now | 19.95 | 230 XP, +10 Speed | No |
| How to Study Hard | 20.95 | 230 XP, +10 Willpower | No |
| 101 Push-Ups | 24.95 | 230 XP, +10 Strength | No |
Wallace’s Mystery Shop - Scott Pilgrim Game Secret Shop
After the main shopping district street, and after you’ve been ambushed at the bus stop, you’ll enter a traffic tunnel.
Along the lower level, you’ll see a panel marked with a sub-space highway star.
It’s here that you’ll find the game’s first secret shop: Wallace’s Mystery Shop.
The items he stocks are expensive, but well worth the investment for a huge boost to your stats.
In the early game, I’d recommend the Bionic arm to really give your strength a boost so you can make some headway through the rest of the levels.
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Wallace's Mystery Shop | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Tlaloc's Feast | 49.95 | 1-UP | No |
| Ambrosia | 59.95 | Restores 200 HP, 200 Guts, 1200 XP | Yes |
| Bionic Arm | 129.95 | +50 Strength | No |
| Never-ending Fantasy | 119.95 | Restores 30 Guts, +30 Defence, +30 Willpower | No |
| Speedy the Porcupine | 109.95 | +50 Speed | No |
Scott Pilgrim Game Level 2 Shop - Fancy Chip Wagon
The Fancy Chip Wagon is easy to find at the start of the second level at Casa Loma.
You’ll see two girls standing outside right at the beginning of the level.
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Chip Wagon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Fries | 1.80 | Restores 35 HP, 15 XP | No |
| Poutine | 3.50 | Restores 40 HP, 5 Guts, 25 XP, +1 Defence | No |
| Hot Dog | 3.80 | Restores 45 HP, 5 Guts, 30 XP, +1 Willpower | No |
| Buffalo Burger | 5.80 | Restores 55 HP, 20 Guts, 55 XP, +1 Strength | No |
| Croque Monsieur | 6.50 | Restores 55 HP, 20 Guts, 55 XP, +2 Speed | No |
Scott Pilgrim Game Level 3 Shop - Leo’s Place Stand
As you make your way towards Scott’s big-ex Envy and Ramona’s number 3, Todd, you’ll see the merch stand at their show - Leo’s Place - at the top of the screen.
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Leo's Place Stand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Carbonated Water | 0.60 | Restores 25 HP | Yes |
| Potato Chips | 0.95 | Restores 30 HP, 5 Guts | Yes |
| Wristband | 6.95 | +2 Defence, +3 Willpower | No |
| Hipster Cap | 15.95 | +6 Defence, +7 Willpower | No |
| Concert T-shirt | 19.95 | +8 Defence, + 8 Willpower | No |
Scott Pilgrim Game Level 4 Shop - The Frying Tengu
The Frying Tengu is in the second part of level 4, after you’ve fought towards Roxie on top of the Transit bus.
The entrance to the shop has a pig’s head with arrows pointing towards it.
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - The Frying Tengu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Ramen | 5.95 | Restores 40 HP, 40 Guts, 32 XP, +2 Speed | No |
| Udon Noodles | 5.95 | Restores 40 HP, 40 Guts, 32 XP, +2 Willpower | No |
| Tempura Vegetables | 5.95 | Restores 40 HP, 40 Guts, 32 XP, +2 Defence | No |
| Tempura Shrimps | 5.95 | Restores 40 HP, 40 Guts, 32 XP, +2 Strength | No |
| Kushiyaki Moriawase | 14.95 | Restores 100 HP, 100 Guts, 64 XP, + 3 Strength, +3 Defence | No |
Scott Pilgrim Game Level 5 Shop - Scott’s Dad’s BBQ
Scott’s Dad’s BBQ is probably the easiest shop to miss in the whole game.
It’s found on the Fire Escape after you crash your way out of the Halloween Party.
As you fight down the walkway, you’ll come to a door with a welcome mat after a couple of battles. If you reach the stairs going up, you’ve gone too far.
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Scott's Dad's BBQ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Iced Tea | 0.95 | Restores 30 HP, 5 Guts | Yes |
| Tropical Punch | 2.25 | Restores 45 HP, 15 Guts, 10 XP | Yes |
| Kebab | 4.95 | Restores 50 HP, 10 XP, +2 Strength | No |
| Hamburger | 4.95 | Restores 55 HP, 10 XP, +1 Strength, +1 Defence | No |
| Filet Mignon | 18.95 | Restores 200 HP, 200 Guts, 15 XP, +2 Strength, +3 Willpower | No |
Scott Pilgrim Game Level 6 Shop - Mobile’s Secret House
The second secret shop in Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game is also worth a visit.
For just under $50, it unlocks your character’s second tech attack - a powerful move that helps with pesky late-game enemies who’re always on the defensive.
To find Mobile’s Secret House, play through the park level until you reach a clearing with a key inside of an anvil.
On the next screen, you’ll see Wallace, Other Scott, and a couple more of Wallace’s friends standing around a star shaped thicket of trees and bushes.
Walk through the middle of where they’re standing and you’ll find the secret shop with Stacy and Mobile.
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Mobile's Secret House | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Herbal Tea | 1.60 | Restores 20 HP, 1 XP, +1 Willpower | Yes |
| Wild Blueberries | 2.95 | Restores 40 HP, 20 Guts, +1 Defence | Yes |
| Ginko Biloba | 9.95 | Restores 90 HP, 90 Guts, +2 Defence, +2 Willpower | Yes |
| Sauteed Shiitake | 9.95 | Restores 30 HP, 20 Guts, +4 Defence, +4 Willpower | No |
| Special Training | 57.50 | Unlocks Tech Move 2 | No |
Scott Pilgrim Game Level 7 Shop - Techno Shack
This shop can literally be a life-saver after the gauntlet that has been the Chaos Theatre so far.
Stock up here, and make sure to pick up a snack, because your greatest test is yet to come.
| Scott Pilgrim Game Shops - Techno Shack | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Name: | Item Price: | Item Effect: | To-Go? |
| Food Pill | 2.50 | Restores 30 HP, 30 Guts | Yes |
| Beef Jerky | 2.95 | Restores 40 HP, 30 Guts | Yes |
| Energy Tank | 3.95 | Restores 100 HP | Yes |
| Microwave Chicken | 3.95 | Restores 30 HP, 30 Guts, +1 Strength | No |
| Fighting Software | 24.95 | +4 Strength, +4 Defence, +4 Willpower, +4 Speed | No |