Editing Ground-Pound Switch

[[File:GroundPoundSwitch.jpg|thumb|A Ground-Pound Switch from ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]

[[File:SMG2 Puzzle Plank Switch.png|thumb|left|Mario on a Ground-Pound Switch in the [[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]

A '''Ground-Pound Switch'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet, page 20.</ref> (also spelled as '''Ground Pound Switch'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' American instruction booklet, page 18.</ref> and '''ground-pound switch'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' American instruction booklet, page 12.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet, page 12.</ref>) is a type of switch first seen in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. To use this item, Mario must [[Ground Pound|ground pound]] it. Upon pressing this switch, a variety of things can happen, mainly making [[Star Bit]]s or [[coin]]s appear.

There are also timed Ground-Pound Switches, tree stumps which have similar effects, and grey Ground-Pound Switches that make walls fall down, making other areas accessible.

They are also shown again in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', having the same functions like in the first game. There is also a new function for Ground-Pound Switches in this game. If [[Mario]] ground pounds one of the switches, the screen turns grayscale, and the environment and enemies on the respective planet slow down greatly. This new function appears in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]], [[Clockwork Ruins Galaxy]], and [[Stone Cyclone Galaxy]], and is useful in avoiding stage hazards that would be impossible to dodge otherwise.  

Ground-Pound Switches reappear in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. One can be found on top of a skyscraper in the [[Metro Kingdom]]. Ground-pounding the switch causes a platform to temporarily appear, allowing access to another building. Four Ground-Pound Switches are also found around the [[Seaside Kingdom]], each one guarded by a cage that can only be opened by collecting the [[Power Moon]] next to them. Ground-pounding these switches uncorks the [[Sparkle Water]] fountains to allow Mario to fight [[Mollusque-Lanceur]].

According to the brochure for the [[Lost Kingdom]], the symbol on Ground-Pound Switches originated there in ancient times.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/kWVFLbT.jpg Kingdom Brochures]. The text reads "A Symbol from Ancient Times: Now seen all over the world, this starburst symbol is thought to have originated on these islands. But what does it communicate? The mystery may never be solved."</ref> Some enemies, such as [[Whomp]]s, [[Mandibug]]s, [[Stairface Ogre]]s, and [[Astro-Lanceur]]s have the same symbol on some part of their bodies. Hitting the symbol with a Ground Pound will defeat the creature. [[Meteorite]]s also share the same symbol.

Ground-Pound Switch SMO.jpg|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''

|Jap=ヒップドロップスイッチ<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 21.</ref>

|JapR=Hippu Doroppu Suicchi

|Spa=Interruptor de Salto Bomba<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet, page 64.</ref>

|Fre=interrupteur à charge au sol<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet, page 34.</ref>

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