Editing POW-Down

[[File:Bowsers Inside Story Pow Down.png|thumb]]
'''POW-Down''' (also known as '''ATK-Down''') is a status ailment that has appeared in various role-playing games. It stands for "Power-Down".
==History==
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remake]], some enemies have the ability to change Mario and [[Luigi]]'s stats, like [[Starkiss]]es. If their attack power goes down, they will not be able to do as much damage with their attacks. The ailment is indicated by a red burst with an arrow pointing down. Luigi's [[Advanced Command|Advanced]] [[Thunder Bros.]] [[Bros. Attack]] can give this status effect to enemies.

====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
POW-Down is the same status ailment in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. It is indicated by a shrinking red circle around the affected. [[Ice Flower]]s can randomly inflict this status ailment on enemies.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
[[File:PD BIS.png|thumb|200px|[[Durmite X]] under the effect of POW-Down]]
POW-Down returns again in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|its remake]]. Red streaks flowing downward indicate the affected. The [[Mighty Meteor]] and the [[Shroob Boots]] can cause this on enemies.

====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
POW-Down returns in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. By using a Virus-Starter Badge combo, Mario and Luigi can decrease the enemies' attack power. Some enemies and bosses, such as [[Mammoshka]], can inflict this status on the Bros as well.

====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
POW-Down returns in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. By using a POW-Down  [[Battle Card (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)|Battle Card]], Mario, Luigi and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] can decrease the enemies' attack power.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
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====''Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', [[Mario]] can give enemies the Tiny ailment by using [[Shrink Stomp]]. Also, Mario can receive this ailment from [[Hammer Bro]]s and [[Bzzap!|Bzzaps!]]. Also, the Special Move [[Chill Out (move)|Chill Out]] can inflict this status on enemies and bosses.

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
[[File:POW Down TTYD unused.png|left|frame]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Mario can once again inflict the Tiny status effect by using Shrink Stomp. There is an unused "Attack has dropped!" status in the game's coding under the name "battle_common", which is indicated by a nervous face if the latter was hacked while using a [[Thunder Rage]] in battle. [[Yoshi Kid|Yoshi]] can also do this by using [[Mini-Egg]], and the item [[Mini Mr. Mini]] can shrink enemies as well.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ヨワヨワ (''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'')
|JpnR=Yowayowa
|JpnM=Weak-weak
|Fre=Diminution habilité<ref>{{cite|title=''Paper Mario'' Instruction booklet|language=fr|url=manuals.mariouniversalis.fr/games/37.pdf|page=69|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2001|format=PDF}}</ref>
|Fre2=Puissance Affaiblie<ref>{{cite|title=''Mario & Luigi: Les Frères du temps.'' Instruction booklet|language=fr|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime_FR.pdf|format=PDF|page=89}}</ref>
|FreM=Decreased skill
|Fre2M=Weakened power
|Ita=Abilità giù<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Paper Mario]]'' instruction booklet|page=139|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2001}}</ref>
|Ita2=ATT giù<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' instruction booklet|page=89|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2005}}</ref>
|ItaM=Skill down
|Ita2M=ATK down
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Brothership status effects]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team status effects]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam status effects]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time status effects]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga status effects]]
[[Category:Paper Mario status effects]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door status effects]]
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