Scales glitch

The scales glitch is a teleportation glitch that places a Captain next to the ship after falling. It is performed by having a treasure return to the ship while the pilot is moving up on one block of a set of scales and is, therefore, only possible at the Awakening Wood or Perplexing Pool. When the treasure cutscene has finished, the Captain is below the top of the block, and can walk about within its boundaries; but if he moves off one side, he falls out of the level and reappears at the ship. The side of the ship he reappears at is the same as the side he walked off the block.

The only currently known beneficial use of this glitch is at the Perplexing Pool: falling off the side nearest the Onions places Olimar or Louie on top of the stone structure behind the ship, from where it is possible to walk around the side of the level and gain access to the Shower Room without demolishing the electric fence before it.