Power Badge (Yoshi's Woolly World)
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A Power Badge is a power-up in Yoshi's Woolly World and its remake Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World that grant Yoshi a variety of beneficial effects. They are similar to the Special items from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. The player can select one Power Badge to use from from a menu that appears prior to starting a level and the Power Badge is removed from Yoshi upon exiting the level. In multiplayer, each player selects their own Power Badge. Power Badges cost beads to equip. The player can switch their current Power Badge at anytime during the level via the pause menu, but this also costs Beads and the game does not restore a purchase made if the player swaps away from then back to the same Power Badge. Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World allows the player to view which Badge they have on the Touch Screen, and access the selection menu while pausing the game in one stroke by tapping on a button that displays the Power Badge. Sometimes after completing a level, an "Everything's free!" event is held. In it, the player can select a Power Badge prior to starting a level at no cost.
During boss battles, the player cannot use the "Play alongside Poochy" Power Badge. During the battle against Mega Baby Bowser, the player cannot use several additional Power Badges. Such Power Badges cannot be selected during these battles. If they are selected before entering, the badge has no effect. Power Badges cannot be used at all in the Boss Challenges of the Boss Tent; the option to select one does not appear.
The different Power Badges are listed as follows:
| Image | Name | Cost | Badge effect | Unlocked after |
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No badge... | 0 | Represents the option of not selecting a Power Badge. | World 1-1 |
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Clear the course! | 2000 | Allows Yoshi to skip the course. This badge can only be used in Mellow Mode. | World 1-1 |
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Make all yarn balls big! | 1000 | Causes every yarn ball Yoshi creates to become a big yarn ball. This cannot be equipped while fighting Mega Baby Bowser. | World 1-2 |
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Fall into a pit? No problem! | 7500 | Causes Yoshi to bounce out of bottomless pits instead of losing all of his hearts. | World 1-4 |
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Power up Ground Pound! | 5000 | Causes Yoshi's Ground Pound to create a shockwave that defeats most on-screen enemies. | World 1-6 |
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All-you-can-eat watermelon! | 5000 | Repeatedly spawns a watermelon for Yoshi to use. | World 1-8 |
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Immunity to fire and lava! | 7500 | Causes Yoshi to simply bounce off of fire and lava instead of taking damage or losing all of his hearts. | World 2-4 |
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Play alongside Poochy! | 500 | Causes Poochy to appear, who defeats enemies, collects beads, locates Wonder Wool, and can be ridden across hazards. | World 2-5 |
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Higher defense! | 3000 | Makes Yoshi lose three hearts instead of five upon receiving damage. This cannot be equipped in Mellow Mode in the 3DS port. | World 2-8 |
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See hidden items! | 5000 | Makes invisible Winged Clouds appear when Yoshi is near them, beads containing Stamp Patches/Pencil Patches glow when visible, and hidden areas flash when they are on-screen. This cannot be equipped while fighting Mega Baby Bowser. | World 3-4 |
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Grab items with Yoshi's tongue! | 3000 | Allows Yoshi to collect beads, Smiley Flowers, Wonder Wool, and Stamp Patches/Pencil Patches with his tongue. | World 3-8 |
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Improve your speed! | 3000 | Makes Yoshi run, jump, swim and climb faster. This excludes flying and flutter-jumping. | World 4-4 |
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Pull items towards you with magnetic force! | 5000 | Causes beads, hearts, Smiley Flowers, and Wonder Wool to be pulled towards Yoshi when he gets near them. Items that are attached to Item Balloons are unaffected. | World 4-8 |
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All-you-can-eat fire watermelon! | 5000 | Repeatedly spawns a fire watermelon for Yoshi to use. | World 5-4 |
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All-you-can-eat ice watermelon! | 5000 | Repeatedly spawns an ice watermelon for Yoshi to use. | World 5-8 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パワーバッジ[1] Pawā Bajji |
Power Badge |
References[edit]
- ^ ヨッシー ウールワールド | こんなことも. Nintendo. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
