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'''ATK-Down''' is a status ailment that has appeared in two games. It stands for "Attack-Down".
'''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''====
==''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''==
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.
Some enemies have the ability to change the Mario Bros' stats. If their attack power goes down, they won't be able to do as much damage with their attacks. The ailment is indicated by a red burst with an arrow pointing down.


====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
[[Luigi|Luigi's]] [[Thunder Bros.]] attack can give this status to enemies.
[[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''====
==''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''==
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.
ATK-Down is the same status ailment in this game. It is indicated by a shrinking red circle around the afflicted. [[Ice Flower]]s can randomly inflict this status ailment on enemies.


====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
[[Category: Status effects]]
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.
 
====''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''====
POW-Down returns in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. Unlike in past games, [[Refreshing Herb]]s cannot be used to cure POW-Down.
 
===''Paper Mario'' series===
{{main|Tiny (status effect)}}
====''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: Bowser's Inside Story status effects]]
[[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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