Editing POW Block

{{redirect|POW|the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] [[Genre#Role-playing games|RPG]] stat often shortened as "POW"|[[Power]]}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMBW POW Artwork.png|120px]]<br>A POW Block from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Galaxy Movie]]'' (2026)
|effect=[[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]: Creates an earthquake when hit or thrown<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': Appears above the user's [[kart]] and causes all racers on the ground ahead of the user to spin out and drop any items they are holding
|variants=[[Anywhere POW]]<br>[[Flashy POW Block]]<br>[[Red POW Block]]<br>[[Shiny POW Block]]<br>[[Wonder POW Block]]}}
{{quote|What do POW Blocks do again? Don't they make things flip over when you bop 'em?|Olivia|Paper Mario: The Origami King}}
A '''POW Block''', occasionally '''POW'''<ref name=Power>{{cite|date=1988|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1993|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=[[Media:SMAS Guide 88.jpg|88]]}}</ref> and standing for '''power block'''<ref name=Power/> (also spelled '''Power Block'''),<ref>{{cite|date=May/June 1989|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 6|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=81}}</ref> is a [[block]] that can be thrown to the ground or hit in the air to create a large earthquake, causing all enemies onscreen to get hurt. POW Blocks can be carried and thrown in most games, and some are required for a 100% game [[completion]]. Most POW Blocks are a metallic blue, but some POW Blocks are red or sometimes green.
==History==
===''Mario Bros.''===
[[File:MB Arcade POW Block.gif|frame]]
The POW Block is an object in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' When hit, it damages all enemies in the screen that are currently standing on the ground. It can be hit three times before it disappears. Each time it gets hit, flattening more with each hits. In the [[Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance remake]], there are two POW Blocks per phase set, and they can be picked up. However, throwing the picked up POW Block results in it completely disappearing, regardless of how many times it was hit before.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance'' ====
[[File:POWBlockSMB2.gif|frame|left]]
[[File:SMA Big POW Block sprite.png|frame|right]]
The POW Block returns in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', now activated instantly by picking it up and throwing it on the ground. ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' introduces a large version of the POW Block known as the '''Giant POW Block''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Bryan|date=June 7, 2001|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3633-7|page=11}}</ref> '''Big POW''',<ref>{{cite|author=Arnold, J. Douglas, James Yamada, and Mark Elies|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Official Perfect Guide|page=48 and 66|date=June 4, 2001|publisher=Versus Books|isbn=0-9706468-4-4}}</ref> or '''Super POW'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Farkas, Bart G.|date=June 13, 2001|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Official Pocket Guide|publisher=BradyGames|language=en-us|isbn=0-7440-0077-7|page=57, 62, 75, 78, 100, 108, 110}}</ref> It bounces on the floor when thrown, causing four tremors before it disappears. Unlike in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and other games, the word "POW" is animated.

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', a single POW Block is found in the [[World-e]] level [[Koopaling Confusion]]. It resembles its appearence in ''Mario Bros.'' for the Game Boy Advance, but it is thrown like the ones in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. Unlike those games, it also works with airborne enemies like [[Bullet Bill]]s.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW POW Block Sprite.png|frame|right|100px]]
The POW Block returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. As in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', it can be picked up and carried, and once thrown, it eliminates all the enemies onscreen and also drops all floating [[Coin]]s and [[Star Coin]]s. The POW Block is essential in order to collect certain Star Coins found hidden in some levels.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
{{main|Red POW Block}}
A new variation of the POW Block called the [[Red POW Block]] debuts in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Unlike the blue type, they cannot be picked up and only affect a small radius around them. Instead, they hit and break blocks and start chain reactions with other Red POW Blocks.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:POWBlock NSMBUDX China 000.png|thumb|Modified POW Block]]
Blue POW Blocks reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their port]]. They look and behave the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', though the Mainland China release of ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' modifies the three letters to look like three zeroes,<ref>{{cite|date=March 15, 2020|url=x.com/chinesenintendo/status/1239427421192900608|title=POW blocks are retextured as <nowiki>"]0["</nowiki> blocks in the Chinese version of NSMBUDX.|author=Chinese Nintendo|publisher=Twitter|language=en|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>https://tcrf.net/New_Super_Mario_Bros._U_Deluxe#Regional_Differences</ref> likely to comply with regulations requiring English text to be translated; however, the 1.0.1 update changes the design back to its original one.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/chinesenintendo/status/1395589811692457987|publisher=X|title=The official update log shows the update was released in April 28, 2021, which "fixed some image display issues".|accessdate=June 5, 2024|date=May 20, 2021|language=en-us|author=Chinese Nintendo}}</ref>

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' ====
A giant POW Block known as the '''Super POW Block'''<ref name=SM3DW>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|date=November 22, 2013|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4|page=19}}</ref> appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]] at the end of [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land]]. It requires four hits in order to defeat [[Meowser]]. The classic blue POW Block also appears in the modified port of ''Mario Bros.'', ''[[Luigi Bros.]]'', included with both games.

====''Super Mario Maker'' subseries====
[[File:SMM-NSMBU-POWBlock.png|thumb]]
Blue POW Blocks in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' work the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Blue POW Blocks in ''Super Mario Maker 2'' flash in the ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' styles, illuminating dark areas. Blue POW Blocks also appear in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style, but they can be changed into the [[Red POW Block|red variant]]. A POW Block defeats Bowser instantly in the original four styles while doing ten units of damage to [[Meowser]] in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style.

====''Super Mario Bros. 35''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 35]]'', the POW Block appeared as a roulette item which, when obtained, defeated all enemies on-screen. It used the same sprite as its ''Mario Bros.'' appearance from the NES version.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' ====
While Red POW Blocks can be found in a few stages in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', a single blue POW Block appears in the third [[10-flower coin]] room in [[Condarts Away!]], once again keeping the same properties as in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. It can be activated by a [[Condart]] to reveal the stage's third 10-flower coin, which falls from offscreen.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
{{quote|Look! There's a Power Block!|[[Mario]]|"[[The Pied Koopa]]"}}
[[File:Powblocksmbss.png|thumb|A Power Block in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Pied Koopa]]"]]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', the Power Block makes its first and only appearance in one episode: "[[The Pied Koopa]]." While [[Mario]] and the gang are trying to escape from [[Bowser|Koopa]]'s minions by diving underwater in the moat, Mario spots a Power Block at the bottom and throws it at the wall, causing it to explode. The result causes them to get sucked into a dungeon with all the water.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
A POW Block is used to defeat [[Cobrat]]s [[Super Mario-kun Volume 8|volume 8]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''.

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:POWBlock SMW2.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]], if Yoshi hits a POW Block, all nearby enemies turn into [[Star (Yoshi's Island series)|stars]]. It only appears in [[The Cave Of The Lakitus]], but appears twice in that one level. It can be hit thrice before it disappears. [[Special Item (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|Special Item]]s based on POW Blocks are most commonly won in [[Bonus Challenge]]s, where they could be used almost anywhere afterward, being called [[Anywhere POW]]s.

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', POW Blocks appear in certain stages, serving the same purpose as in ''Yoshi's Island''. Special POW Blocks also appear in the minigame [[Enemy Eat-Off]]. Here, they are white with green spots (similar to an [[Egg Block]]) and a [[Yoshi Egg]] replacing the "O" letter. When hit, it turns every enemy on the stage into [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Eggs]].

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|POW Block}}
[[File:POW Block SSB4 Wii U.jpg|thumb|left|A POW Block in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'']]
POW Blocks are a [[stage]] feature of [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' If a fighter hits the POW Block, all other fighters touching the ground are damaged and get launched vertically. The POW Block appears throughout the Mushroom Kingdom stage randomly in set locations, and it appears elsewhere on the stage after being hit. A POW Block also appears as a stage element in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''{{'}}s [[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros.]] stage, where it can paralyze all enemies onscreen, allowing them to be picked up and thrown at others. Similarly as in ''Super Smash Bros.'', the POW Block disappears after being hit a few times, although it always regenerates in the same location. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', POW Blocks appear in both the returning Mushroom Kingdom and Mario Bros. stages.

POW Blocks are introduced as usable items in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and return as such in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. When thrown, a POW Block causes shock waves upon landing that can cause damage to anyone who is on the ground.
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
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|title=POW Block
|image=[[File:PaperMario Items POWBlock.png]] [[File:POW Block TTYD.png]] [[File:POW Block SPM.png]] [[File:POW Block PMTOK icon.png|50px]] [[File:POW Block PMTTYDNS icon.png|50px]]
|pm=Flips shell enemies and inflicts 2 damage points on all enemies.
|ttyd=Attacks all enemies and does 2 damage, flipping shelled enemies. ''(Switch)''
}}
====''Paper Mario''====
POW Blocks appear ''[[Paper Mario]]'', where it is a portable item that does two damage to all enemies, including flying enemies and enemies on the ceiling such as [[Swoop|Swoopers]]. It penetrates defense and makes enemies with [[Koopa Shell|shell]]s (such as [[Koopa Troopa]]s) flip over. If used against [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s, they lose their wings but do not get flipped over. Instead of its usual design, the POW Block is red, with each of its letters being green, blue and yellow, respectively.

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
POW Blocks return in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and its [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]] with the same effects as in the prequel.

====''Super Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' they are used as a portable item. When active, it damages all the enemies currently on screen, dealing extra damage if the controller is shaken with each corresponding prompt. In this game, the POW Block may also be used as a recipe ingredient; however, it can only be cooked on its own into a [[Megaton Dinner]]. One of the [[Sammer Guys]] fought is called [[Block of Pow]].

====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', POW Blocks appear as stickers, returning to their regular blue design. When used, a POW Block appears, which Mario hits twice to inflict damage to enemies and occasionally inflict the [[Immobilized|Crumpled]] status. Unlike the previous iterations, however, the POW block affects only foes on the ground. The sticker also has [[Shiny POW Block|Shiny]] and [[Flashy POW Block|Flashy]] variants, which deal more damage. It can be purchased in [[Decalburg]], and it is set in the [[Sticker Museum]] as No. 73.

====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', POW Blocks appear as Battle Cards, with the same behavior as they had in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''. POW Blocks also appear outside of battle in [[Kiwano Temple]], where one is used to flip some spikes, and [[Violet Passage]], where they can be hit with a [[cannonball]] in order to collect [[coin]]s.

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
POW Blocks return as items that can be used in battle in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''; they serve the same purpose, although Mario can only carry three at a time. In a side room in the [[Water Vellumental Shrine]], a POW Block is used to stop a blue [[Sidestepper]] that is carrying the [[Groovy Panel]]. It is positioned high up, so Mario has to hammer the wall to cause it to drop down to jumping height. Another POW Block appears on [[? Island]], where it can be used to activate all of the [[? Block]]s at once. POW Blocks carried as items are now hit once when used in battle rather than twice, and they can stun all enemies on the ground for one turn. They can be bought exclusively in Toad Town for 160 coins. Despite not being flying enemies, [[Boo]]s and [[Blooper]]s are also immune to POW Blocks, since they float slightly above the ground.
====Recipes====
;''Super Paper Mario''
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|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' 
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|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' 
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|rowspan=2|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' 
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
Although the POW Block itself does not make an appearance in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the letters, "POW", is the license plate of numerous cars in [[Mushroom Bridge]] and [[Mushroom City]].

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series====
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', the POW Block is one of [[Waluigi]]'s special items. When used, a random racer is stunned for about seven seconds. POW Blocks also appear in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', where they are used in the same way as in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
[[File:POW Block - Mario Kart Wii.png|thumb|Artwork from ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
The POW Block is an item in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. It is one of the rarest items, with 7th place being the likeliest to obtain it, at 7.5% chance. Only players ranked 5th to 9th place as well as 10th for CPU players can get the POW Block. It is not possible to obtain one during the first twenty seconds of a race,{{ref needed}} and a POW Block has a cooldown timer of the same length (similar to the [[Blooper]] and [[Lightning]]). Using a POW Block makes one appear above each racer ahead, causing them to spin out and drop items (coins in Coin Runners) upon the third strike. Some course obstacles, such as [[Penguin]]s and [[Piranha Plant]]s also get temporarily stunned. A POW Block symbol is also above the player that used the item, but it does not affect them. Players who either shake the controller or start a wheelie do not spin out as much. Players are unaffected entirely if they are either in midair, launched out of a cannon, or are using either [[Super Star|Stars]], [[Mega Mushroom]]s, or [[Bullet Bill]]s. POW Blocks may also be dodged by [[Hop (move)|hopping]] at the exact moment the POW Block strikes, though this is precise. Only one POW Block can be in play (like the [[Thunder Cloud]], [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]], [[Bullet Bill]], Blooper, and Lightning). This is the only mainline ''Mario Kart'' installment in which the POW Block appears as an item.

The letters "POW" can be seen as a license plate on all of the cars in [[Moonview Highway]].

===''Mario Tennis'' series===
====''Mario Power Tennis''====
POW Blocks make an appearance in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' on the [[Mario Classic Court]], moving back and forth across the net. If a player hits the ball through it, all enemies on the ground become stunned temporarily, allowing the player to defeat them by running into them (this counts as one of two hits needed to stun [[Sidestepper]]s; [[Freezie]]s are defeated instantly). After three hits, it disappears, respawning after a while. POW Blocks also appear in the mini-game [[Coin Collectors]]. The positions can be changed by hitting a POW Block with a tennis ball.

====''Mario Tennis Open''====
The POW Block is represented as [[Mii]] gear in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', including a racket, uniform, wristbands, and shoes. The POW Block gear generally increases serve and stroke powers while also increasing speed.

===''Yoshi Touch & Go''===
[[File:YT&G POWBlock.png|frame]]
Green-colored POW Blocks appear in the Challenge mode of ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''. They spawn while being carried on a balloon, and can drop if hit by an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] thrown by Yoshi. A POW Block defeats all enemies on screen when activated, causing the enemies to leave coins behind depending on their point value.

===''Mario Super Sluggers''===
POW Blocks also appear in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' in the form of '''POW Balls''' as an unlockable error item. They are unlocked when a certain Treasure Chest is opened in Mario Stadium. When used, it stuns fielding players for about four seconds. If an outfielder jumps at the right timing, they can avoid the POW Ball shockwaves. If the POW Ball itself hit the outfielder, then only the outfielder gets knocked out and the POW Ball disappears, with no tremor effect on the ground. Levitating and flying characters such as [[Boo]] and [[Paragoomba]] are unaffected by the shockwaves, but can be hit by the actual POW Ball.

===''Mario Clock''===
[[File:MarioClockPowBlock.png|frame|left]]
POW Blocks reappear in ''[[Mario Clock]]'', collecting all coins on the screen and making the clock fall out. They resemble Red POW Blocks.
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===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
In the [[Mario & Sonic|''Mario & Sonic'' series]], POW Blocks most commonly appear as items. In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', POW Blocks appear as an item in [[Dream Ice Hockey]], where they will knock over all of the characters on the opposing team after a short amount of time, as well as in [[Dream Snowball Fight]], where they briefly stun everyone on the opposing team. In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', POW Blocks are items in the [[Plus Event]], [[Boxing Plus]], where they stun the opponent and prevent them from moving, performing punches, and guarding. The game also features POW Blocks in [[Football Plus]], where three will fall, one after the other, by the player who received the item, and knock over any nearby characters, including goalkeepers. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', POW Blocks are items in the [[Dream Event]], [[Dream Karate]].

In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', POW Blocks appear as obstacles on the Coin Street rink of [[Snow Day Street Hockey]], where hitting them knocks down every opponent, briefly stunning them. After being used, the POW Blocks respawn in their positions after a short amount of time.

===''Mario Party 9''===
While POW Blocks do not appear in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', there is a type of space in the [[High Rollers]] mode called the [[POW Space]], and if a player rolls over it, the values of all spaces around it decrease by 10.

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
POW Blocks reappear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|its ports]], acting similarly to previous games. To activate them, the player needs to throw a [[turnip]] at them or by touching them on the GamePad.<ref>{{cite|date=June 11, 2014|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20140611214822/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_vsfIMs3o4&gl=US&hl=en|title=Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - Mine Cart Summit|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>

===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', POW Blocks appear as sheets of paper in the [[Trio Shuriken]] minigame in the arcade. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] throws a shuriken at one, it will destroy every other on-screen sheets of paper and grant the player their respective points amount.

===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
{{quote|Given what these POW Blocks are capable of, I'm actually pretty glad it's broken.|Beep-0|Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle}}
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', giant POW Blocks appear in the background of [[Sherbet Desert]]. [[Beep-0]] states these POW Blocks are broken and do not have any effect. Two [[Rabbid]]s climb up and down the "P" in one of them, where Beep-0 expresses relief that the POW Block is broken.

===''Luigi's Mansion 3''===
In ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', the POW Block appears in the [[ScreamPark]] minigame Desperate Measures. When it is activated, it creates a shockwave sending sand out of the weight scale for both teams.

===Illumination film series===
====''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''====
In the {{file link|The Super Mario Bros Movie teaser poster.jpg|teaser poster}} for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a marking of a POW Block can be seen printed on a barrel hung on the storefront next to the antiques store.

====''The Super Mario Galaxy Movie''====
{{new subject|section=y|film|date=April 1, 2026}}
In''[[The Super Mario Galaxy Movie]]'', a POW Block design can be seen on a [[Monty Mole]]'s red cap, using its ''[[Paper Mario]]'' design but with the red and blue colors swapped.<ref>{{cite|author=@supermariomovie|date=March 17, 2026|url=https://x.com/supermariomovie/status/2033951501781963096|title="''They're ready for their close up. Don't miss The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, only in theaters April 1.''"|publisher=X|accessdate=March 20, 2026}}</ref>

===Other appearances===
[[File:MarioBiTS.jpg|thumb|120px|The POW Block, at the bottom left corner.]]
In ''[[Art Style: PiCTOBiTS]]'', POW Blocks are used to erase all the bits on the lowest rows of the screen, and make all bits fall down. Once used, it consumes one slot in the bit palette. POW Blocks cannot be used if there is only one slot in the bit palette remaining.

In ''[[Monopoly Gamer]]'', a POW Block face appears on the "Power-Up Die". Rolling the POW Block normally forces all other players to drop one Coin on their current space, which can be picked up by the next player who passes over or lands on that space. Some Characters have a "Power-Up Boost" that enhances or modifies this power.

In the [[NES Remix (series)|''NES Remix'' series]], POW Blocks appear in some of the ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''-based challenges, and in ''[[NES Remix 2]]'', they appear in various ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' remix challenges.

While POW Blocks themselves do not appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', an identical-functioning block appears in the [[Mole Hunt]] [[minigame]].

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
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====''Super Mario Advance''====
;Super Mario Bros. 2
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|Eng=Throw these to the ground to knock out all enemies on screen.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Instruction Booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en|website=nintendo.com|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=10}}</ref>
|Jpn={{Ruby|地|じ}}{{Ruby|面|めん}}に{{Ruby|投|な}}げつけると、{{Ruby|周|まわ}}りの{{Ruby|敵|てき}}を{{Ruby|ー|いち}}{{Ruby|度|ど}}に{{Ruby|倒|たお}}せるよ。<ref name="SMA manual">{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_PAXJ_00.pdf|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス 取扱説明書」 (''Super Mario Advance Toriatsukai Setsumeisho'')|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|website=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=27}}</ref>
|FreE=Jetez-les au sol pour vous débarrasser de tous les ennemies à l'ecran.<ref name="SMA fr manual">{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Instruction Booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=fr|website=nintendo.com|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=50}}</ref>
|Ger=Wenn du diese Blöcke auf den Boden wirfst, löst du wahre Erdbeben aus und triffst alle Gegner auf dem Bildschirm.<ref name="SMA de manual">{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Instruction Booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de|website=nintendo.com|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=30}}</ref>
|Ita=Gettali a terra per mettere KO i nemici sullo schermo.<ref name="SMA it manual">{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Instruction Booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|website=nintendo.com|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=110}}</ref>
|SpaE=Arrójalos al suelo para dejar fuera de combate a todos los adversarios que aparezcan en la pantalla.<ref name="SMA es manual">{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Instruction Booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=es-es|website=nintendo.com|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=90}}</ref>}}
;Mario Bros.
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|Eng=Throw the POW Block down to stun all of the enemies on screen and shrink the rival players.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Instruction Booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en|website=nintendo.com|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=19}}</ref>
|Jpn={{Ruby|投|な}}げると、{{Ruby|自|じ}}{{Ruby|分|ぶん}}{{Ruby|以|い}}{{Ruby|外|がい}}のプレイヤーが{{Ruby|縮|ちぢ}}んじゃうよ。<ref name="SMA MB manual">{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_PAXJ_00.pdf|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス 取扱説明書」 (''Super Mario Advance Toriatsukai Setsumeisho'')|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|website=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=49}}</ref>
|FreE=Lancez le Bloc POW pour sonner tous les ennemis et réduire les joueurs adverses.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Instruction Booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=fr|website=nintendo.com|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=59}}</ref>
|Ger=Wirf den POW-Block zu Boden, um die Gegner zu betäuben und den/die Mitspieler schrumpfen zu lassen.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Instruction Booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de|website=nintendo.com|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=39}}</ref>
|Ita=Lancia a terra il blocco POW per immobilizzare tutti i nemici sullo schermo e far rimpicciolire i rivali.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Instruction Booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|website=nintendo.com|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=119}}</ref>
|SpaE=Arroja el bloque POW al suelo para aturdir a todos los adversarios que aparecen en la pantalla y reducir el tamaño de los jugadores rivales.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Instruction Booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=es-es|website=nintendo.com|accessdate=December 14, 2025|page=99}}</ref>}}

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
*'''Trading card:'''
**'''Description:''' ''Here's a blast from the past! Hit a POW Block and all coins will fall to the ground for easy pick up. Use this time wisely to collect all the coins you can. Remember that extra coins mean extra lives, so POW Blocks are money in the bank! They can also be really handy in shaking out hidden Star Coins.''
**'''Card number:''' 51 (Normal)

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
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|Eng=Hit this to unleash a shockwave that destroys nearby blocks.{{page needed}}}}

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
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|type=manual
|Eng=Hit or throw this to create shock waves that defeat all grounded enemies on the screen.{{page needed}}}}

===''Mario Kart Wii''===
[[File:MKW POW Block Trading Card.jpg|thumb|x230px|Trading card]]
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=POW Blocks shake the ground, causing opponents to spin out and drop their items.{{page needed}}}}

*'''Trading card:'''
**'''Description:''' "''The POW Block isn't a new concept within the Mushroom Kingdom (think Mario Bros.), but it is a brand new item for the Mario Kart series. If you're lucky enough to get this item, activate it and the POW Block appears over the heads of all other racers. When it disappears after about 5 seconds...POW! Everyone (but you) spins out and stops, allowing you to gain some ground.''"
**'''Game Tip!:''' "''The POWerful effects of this dangerous item can be avoided. The secret is that you have to be off the ground when the POW Block unleashes its power.''"

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=POW Block
|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:POWBlockTrophy3DS.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:SSB4TrophyPOWBlock.png|100px]]
|category=Item
|appears_in='''Arcade''' ''Mario Bros.'' (1983) <br> '''Wii''' ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' (11/2009)
|trophy_box=6: Mario Bros.
|unlock=Random
|desc=This special block first appeared way back in Mario Bros. Hitting it will send enemies flying into the air. You can avoid the shock waves by shielding at the right time or jumping into the air. After being triggered three times, a POW Block will vanish into thin air—don't waste it!
|desc2=These blocks first appeared in Mario Bros. Hit one to make the whole area shake and knock opponents off their feet if they're on the ground. If someone looks like they're about to hit a POW Block, try to jump or put your shield up to avoid the shock wave. They can be hit three times before disappearing entirely.
}}

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=Hit one to defeat all nearby enemies and break all nearby blocks.{{page needed}}}}

===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
*'''Collectible Treasure No. 39:''' "''A power-up that shakes everything on the field. Flips some enemies and disorients others.''"

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
SMB3BattleMode-POW.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' sprite
SMAS SMB2 POW Block Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'') artwork
POWBlock SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|Mario holding a POW Block in front of a [[Cobrat]] in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
File:YT&G POWBlock.png|''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' sprite
POW Block - Mario Kart Wii.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' artwork
NSMBWiiTC-51-Front.png|A POW Block trading card from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBW POW Block Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' artwork
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=POWブロック
|JpnR=Pau Burokku
|JpnM=POW Block
|JpnC=<ref name=maker2>{{cite|author=Gizmos|date=2019|title=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' by [[Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development|Nintendo EPD]]|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|Jpn2=パワーフロア
|Jpn2R=Pawā Furoa
|Jpn2M=Power Floor
|Jpn2N=''Mario Bros.''
|Jpn2C=<ref>''Mario Bros.'' [[media:Mario Bros. Japanese flyer.jpg|Japanese flyer]]</ref>
|Jpn3={{ruby|POW|パウ}}
|Jpn3R=Pau
|Jpn3M="POW"; short for「パワーブロック」(''Pawā Burokku'', "Power Block")<ref name=Panic/><ref name=usa/>
|Jpn3N=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'', ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
|Jpn3C=<ref name=Panic>{{cite|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=25|date=1987|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref name=usa>{{cite|date=1992|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=21}}</ref>
|Jpn4=パワー{{ruby|床|ゆか}}
|Jpn4R=Pawā Yuka
|Jpn4M=Power Floor
|Jpn4N=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Jpn4C=<ref>{{cite|date=1988|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=27}}</ref>
|Jpn5=パウブロック
|Jpn5R=Pau Burokku
|Jpn5M=POW Block
|Jpn5N=''Super Mario Advance'', ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
|Jpn5C=<ref name="SMA manual"/><ref name="SMA MB manual"/><ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=38}}</ref>
|Bul=Акумулатор
|BulR=Akumulator
|BulM=Accumulator
|BulN=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
|BulC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bokGQma3KU0 Супер Марио - Епизод 25 (Български дублаж)]</ref>
|ChiS=POW砖块
|ChiSRM=POW Zhuānkuài
|ChiSRC=POW Jyūnfaai
|ChiSM=POW Brick
|ChiSC=<ref name=maker2/>
|ChiS2=力量块
|ChiS2RM=Lìliàng Kuài
|ChiS2RC=Lihkleuhng Faai
|ChiS2M=Power Block
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|ChiS2C=<ref>{{cite|date=2004|title=超级马力欧2 (''Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Èr'') instruction booklet|publisher=iQue|language=zh-hans|page=27}}</ref>
|ChiT=POW磚塊
|ChiTRM=POW Zhuānkuài
|ChiTRC=POW Jyūnfaai
|ChiTM=POW Brick
|ChiTC=<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100618144456/http://www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb/index.htm|title=新 超級瑪利歐兄弟 Wii - 香港任天堂網站|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref><ref name=maker2/>
|Dan=POW
|DanM=-
|DanC=<ref name="Kungsbacka">{{cite|date=1991|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3 Instruction Booklet''|location=Kungsbacka|publisher=Nintendo|language=Danish, Finnish, Swedish|page=30}}</ref>
|Dut=POW-blok
|DutM=POW Block
|DutC=<ref name=maker2/>
|Fin=POW
|FinM=-
|FinC=<ref name="Kungsbacka"/>
|Fre=Bloc POW
|FreM=POW Block
|FreC=<ref name=maker2/>
|Fre2=POW
|Fre2M=-
|Fre2N=''Super Mario All-Stars''
|Fre2C=<ref>{{cite|date=1993|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=fr|page=20}}</ref>
|Fre3=Les Blocs POW
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|Ger=POW-Block
|GerM=POW Block
|GerC=<ref name=maker2/>
|Ger2=POW-Blöcke
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|Ger2N=''Super Mario Advance''
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|Ger3=Power Block
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|Ger3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZquKMv6p0cc&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=30 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 24 Super Pflanze / Der gefleckte Koopa]</ref>
|Heb=לבנת כוח
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|HebM=Power Block
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|HebC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BP2m6jr-1Q&list=PL9O9vXdJDrqlKHsDjvWQQR8yzML7oOP9S&index=4 האחים סופר מריו (1989) - (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Hebrew Dub) - S01E19]</ref>
|Ita=Blocco POW
|ItaM=POW block
|ItaC=<ref name=maker2/>
|Ita2=POW
|Ita2M=-
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' European instruction booklet|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=10}}</ref>
|Ita3=Pow
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|Ita4=Blocchi POW
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|Ita4N=''Super Mario Advance''
|Ita4C=<ref name="SMA it manual"/>
|Ita5=Scatola Magica
|Ita5M=Magic Box
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|Ita5C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGPJQ2jb3NQ Super Mario (1ª serie animata ITA) - A Pastaland]</ref>
|Kor=POW블록
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|KorM=POW Block
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|Por=Bloco POW
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|PorC=<ref>In-game name in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''</ref>
|Por2=Bateria de Força
|Por2M=Power Battery
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|Por2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8M1q0Smh6Q&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=36 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - O Sequestro das Crianças / Super Planeta (Dublado)]</ref>
|Rus=Блок «POW»
|RusR=Blok «POW»
|RusM=POW block
|RusC=<ref name=maker2/>
|Spa=Bloque POW
|SpaM=POW Block
|SpaC=<ref name=maker2/>
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|Spa2M=-
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|Spa3=Bloques POW
|Spa3M=POW Block
|Spa3N=Super Mario Advance
|Spa3C=<ref name="SMA es manual"/>
|Spa4=Bloque de Poder
|Spa4M=Power Block
|Spa4N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
|Spa4C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4NLBVeBq_o El Pied Koopa | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
|Swe=POW-block
|SweM=POW block
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|Swe2M=-
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|Swe3=Stort Batteri
|Swe3M=Great Tremor
|Swe3N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
|Swe3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuysWsbHwFk&list=PLxFcguXyn2Gq_SVmc3CbdYhMEduSfFfox&index=21 Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 20 - Swedish]</ref>
}}

;Giant POW Block
{{foreign names
|Ita=POW gigante
|ItaM=Giant POW
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Andrea Minini Saldini|date=July 2004|title=''[[Game Boy Advance: La Rivista Ufficiale]]'' 3 (Allegato) - Tutti i trucchi GBA dalla A alla Z|location=Milan|publisher=Future Media Italy|language=it|page=58}}</ref>
}}

==Notes==
*Using a POW Block at {{classic link|N64|Sherbet Land}} in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' makes the [[penguin]]s spin out and similarly makes the [[Piranha Plant]]s jump into the air in {{classic link|N64|Mario Raceway}}.

==References==
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