Power Lift

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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door move
Power Lift
Power Lift in the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Mastered by Mario
Crystal Star Gold Star
Effect Raises Attack and Defense.
Target Mario and his active partner
Attack Power N/A

Power Lift is a Special Move that can be used by Mario in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It raises the Attack and Defense of Mario and his current partner for three turns and requires 3 SP to use. The success of the Action Command determines the number of points each stat is raised by. To use the move, Mario must have the Gold Star, which is obtained at the end of Chapter 3.

The Action Command involves a 3x3 grid of panels that periodically appear and disappear. There are three types of panels: red arrows, blue arrows, and Poison Mushrooms. The player controls a cursor with the Control Stick, which can be moved up, down, left, and right, with the goal being to press A Button while the cursor is on arrow panels. Doing so partially fills a gauge of the same color, with five arrows being needed to fill it completely. Every time a gauge is filled, one point will be added to the matching stat once the move is over - red arrows boost attack, while blue ones boost defense. Pressing a Poison Mushroom drastically slows down the cursor's movement speed for a short time, making it harder to collect arrows.

In the remake, only four arrows are needed to complete a gauge, rather than five. This results in a higher average boost.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ムキムキボディ
Mukimuki Bodi
Tough Body

French SuperPêche
SuperForm (familiar language)
German Powerplus
Power Plus
Italian Ricaricorpo
Recharging Body
Spanish Recargar
Recharge