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{{about|the collectible in [[Super Mario Odyssey]]|information about the item in ''[[Super Mario World]]''|[[3-Up Moon]]|the actual moon|[[Moon]]}}

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'''Power Moons''' are collectible items in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. Equivalent to the [[Power Star]]s in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (and its [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]]), ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', and [[Shine Sprite]]s in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', they can be found in the various kingdoms of the game and are used to power the [[Odyssey]], allowing Mario reach additional kingdoms.

Compared to the main collectables in previous games, the number of Power Moons per kingdom varies much more significantly, each having between 1 and 104 Moons to collect. Additionally, due to their greatly increased quantity, Mario does not leave the area once he collects one. They can be obtained in a wide variety of ways, such as collecting a [[Key]], five [[Moon Shard]]s, a sequence of [[note]]s, planting [[Seed (Super Mario Odyssey)|Seeds]] in pots, or through the [[Slots]] minigame. Each kingdom also has a unique Power Moon available in Crazy Cap, which can be bought for 100 coins. In the post-game, these can be bought in infinite supply, although they only count towards raising the global Power Moon count. When collected, Power Moons restore the player's [[Health Meter]], air meter (if swimming), and water (if a [[Gushen]] is captured). Afterwards, they are replaced with transparent replicas, similar to Power Stars and Shine Sprites, and give five [[coin]]s instead.

The majority of the game's unlockables are locked behind the collection of Power Moons, some requiring a number of unique Power Moons and others that can be obtained through buying Power Moon copies at Crazy Cap in the post-game. At least 124 Power Moons are required to beat the game (up to 462 can be collected prior to the final battle with [[Bowser]]). Collecting 250 Power Moons unlocks the [[Dark Side]], and collecting 500 Power Moons unlocks the [[Darker Side]]. Collecting all 880 Power Moons turns the Odyssey's sail into a golden color and unlocks a painting in the [[Moon Kingdom]]'s Wedding Hall, allowing the player to go through a harder version of the final boss fight sequence. Collecting 999 Power Moons (collecting every field moon is not required) will cause a large top hat to be placed on top of [[Peach's Castle]]. If [[Cappy]] is thrown on top of it, a special celebration will play out. However, when a [[Goomba Tower]] is at the front of Peach's Castle while the celebration is still playing, [[Princess Peach]] and [[Tiara]] will get scared.<ref>Youtube. Retrieved March 21, 2022.[https://youtu.be/8sD1Kist2Ok]</ref>

When Mario collects his first Power Moon in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]], Cappy says that he did not know that Power Moons come in different shapes, suggesting that Power Moons and Power Stars are different forms of the same object. Additionally, the jingle that plays when a Power Moon is collected is a remixed version of the jingle that plays when Mario collects a Power Star in ''Super Mario 64'', although the original jingle plays instead for Power Moons collected in the Mushroom Kingdom.

When Mario collects a Power Moon, he performs one of three variations of the same pose that change his right hand's gesture, all three of which are callbacks to three previous ''Mario'' titles:

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One of the cups added in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]] for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', the [[Moon Cup]], is represented by a Power Moon. The cup in question will be added in the third wave of the DLC.

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|[[Cap Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Cap Kingdom|list]])<br>[[Cascade Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Cascade Kingdom|list]])<br>[[Cloud Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Cloud Kingdom|list]])<br>[[Lost Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Lost Kingdom|list]])<br>[[Ruined Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Ruined Kingdom|list]])<br>[[Dark Side]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Dark Side|list]])<br>[[Darker Side]]

MKTv2-0-0 cup select Moon.jpg|Highlighting the [[Moon Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''; note the Power Moon designs on the course slots

|Fra=Lune de puissance

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|SpaM=From ''energía'' ("power") and ''luna'' ("moon")