Editing POW Block

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|variants=[[Flashy POW Block]]<br>[[Red POW Block]]<br>[[Shiny POW Block]]}}

A '''POW Block''', occasionally '''POW'''<ref name=Power>{{cite|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=28|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1993|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide|page=[[Media:SMAS Guide 88.jpg|88]]|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and standing for '''power block'''<ref name=Power/> (also spelled '''Power Block'''),<ref>{{cite|date=May/June 1989|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 6|page=81|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> is a [[block]] that can be thrown to the ground or hit in the air to create a large earthquake, causing all enemies onscreen to get hurt. POW Blocks can be carried and thrown in most games, and some are required for a 100% game [[completion]]. Most POW Blocks are a metallic blue, but some POW Blocks are red or sometimes green.

====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance'' ====

The POW has the same function in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' as it had in ''Mario Bros.'', but it can only be used once, as the player has to grab and throw it onto the ground to activate it. ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' introduces a large version of the POW Block known as the '''Giant POW Block''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Bryan|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=11|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=June 7, 2001|isbn=0-7615-3633-7|language=en-us}}</ref> '''Big POW''',<ref>{{cite|author=Arnold, J. Douglas, James Yamada, and Mark Elies|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Official Perfect Guide|page=48 and 66|date=June 4, 2001|publisher=Versus Books|isbn=0-9706468-4-4}}</ref> or '''Super POW'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Farkas, Bart G.|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Official Pocket Guide|page=57, 62, 75, 78, 100, 108, 110|date=June 13, 2001|publisher=BradyGames|language=en-us|isbn=0-7440-0077-7}}</ref> It bounces on the floor when thrown, causing four tremors before it disappears. Unlike in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and other games, the word "POW" is animated.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', POW Blocks only appear as a red variation, being the [[Red POW Block]]s.<ref>''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' European English manual{{page needed}}</ref> Unlike the blue type, they cannot be picked up and only affect a small radius around them. Instead, they hit and break blocks and start chain reactions with other Red POW Blocks.

In the Mainland China release of ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' on Tencent Nintendo Switch, the letters on the POW Block were modified to what appears to be three zeroes.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/chinesenintendo/status/1239427421192900608|author=Chinese Nintendo|publisher=X|language=en|date=March 15, 2020|accessdate=June 5, 2024|title=POW blocks are retextured as <nowiki>"]0["</nowiki> blocks in the Chinese version of NSMBUDX.}}</ref> This is possibly to comply with the local regulations that disapprove of using untranslated English words in video games.{{ref needed}} This is also the first time where the design of the POW Block itself was modified in games released in Mainland China.{{ref needed}} The 1.0.1 update, released on April 28th, 2021 reverted the modified POW Block design back to its original one.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/chinesenintendo/status/1395589811692457987|publisher=X|title=The official update log shows the update was released in April 28, 2021, which "fixed some image display issues".|accessdate=June 5, 2024|date=May 20, 2021|language=en-us|author=Chinese Nintendo}}</ref>

A giant POW Block known as the '''Super POW Block'''<ref name=SM3DW>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=19|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|Nintendo Switch port]] at the end of [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land]], which needs to be hit four times in order to defeat [[Meowser]].

The classic blue POW Block also appears in the port of ''Mario Bros.'', ''[[Luigi Bros.]]'', included in ''Super Mario 3D World''.

{{quote|Look! There's a Power Block!|[[Mario]]|"[[The Pied Koopa]]"}}

[[File:Powblocksmbss.png|thumb|A Power Block in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Pied Koopa]]"]]

In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', POW Blocks appear in certain stages, serving the same purpose as in ''Yoshi's Island''. Special POW Blocks also appear in the minigame, [[Enemy Eat-Off]]. Here, they are white with green spots (similar to an [[Egg Block]]) and a [[Yoshi Egg]] replacing the "O" letter. When hit, it turns every enemy on the stage into Yoshi Eggs.

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[[File:POW Block SSB4 Wii U.jpg|thumb|right|The POW Block item in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'']]

POW Blocks are a [[stage]] feature of [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' If a fighter hits the POW Block, all other fighters touching the ground are damaged and get launched vertically. The POW Block appears throughout the Mushroom Kingdom stage randomly in set locations, and it appears elsewhere on the stage after being hit. A POW Block also appears as a stage element in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''{{'}}s [[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros.]] stage, where it can paralyze all enemies onscreen, allowing them to be picked up and thrown at others. Similarly as in ''Super Smash Bros.'', the POW Block disappears after being hit a few times, although it always regenerates in the same location. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', POW Blocks appear in both the returning Mushroom Kingdom and Mario Bros. stages.

|image=[[File:PaperMario Items POWBlock.png]] [[File:POW Block TTYD.png]] [[File:POW Block SPM.png]] [[File:POW Block PMTTYDNS icon.png|50px]]

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and its [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], the POW Block affects all enemies on the screen, including flying enemies and enemies on the ceiling such as [[Swoop|Swoopers]].

In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', POW Blocks appear as stickers, taking their design from how they have commonly appeared since ''Mario Bros.'' When used, a POW Block appears, which Mario hits twice to inflict damage to enemies and occasionally inflict the [[Immobilized|Crumpled]] status. Unlike the previous iterations, however, the POW block affects only foes on the ground. The sticker also has a Shiny and Flashy POW Block variant, which deal more damage. It can be purchased in [[Decalburg]], and it is set in the [[Sticker Museum]] as No. 73.

When the POW Block is dispatched by the player who receives it from an Item Box, all racers ahead of the user find POW Blocks above their karts. The POW Block makes the racers ahead of the user spin out in a similar way to that caused by a [[Banana]], except that they lose all of their current items and come to a complete stop if it hits them. Players will not be affected by the POW Block if the third strike goes off while they are in midair. Players can also avoid it by starting a wheelie, or shaking their controller (like doing a jump [[trick]]) right when the third strike goes off. By doing this, they still spin out and lose items but retain their momentum. It is also possible to avoid it by doing a [[Hop (move)|hop]] right at the third strike but requires perfect timing. When players have a [[Super Star|Star]], [[Mega Mushroom]], or [[Bullet Bill]] activated or if they are flying through the air after being shot out of a cannon, they will not get affected by the POW Block. The letters "POW" can be seen as a license plate on all of the cars in [[Moonview Highway]]. The POW Block also received a [[List of Mario Kart Wii trading cards|trading card]], alongside the other items that appear in the game. If the player gets a POW Block and then uses it, the POW Block appears above the user's kart. It flattens above the user, but it will not hit them, as the POW Block hits only all racers ahead of the user. If used in {{classic link|N64|Mario Raceway}}, it causes the [[Piranha Plant]]s to jump into the air. If used in {{classic link|N64|Sherbet Land}}, it causes the [[penguin]]s to spin out. Also, if the player is behind the user, the POW Block sound can still be heard, but the screen will not shake. In [[Battle Mode]], the POW Block can only be obtained in Coin Runners and will cause all players on the opposing team to lose coins, unless they are in midair or avoid the attack by shaking their controller. This is so far the only non-arcade ''Mario Kart'' game the POW Block appears as a usable item, making it, the [[Thunder Cloud]], and the [[Fake Item Box]] (though it has also appeared in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'') the only three usable items in ''Mario Kart Wii'' not to reappear in any future non-arcade installments.

Green-colored POW Blocks appear in the Challenge mode of ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''. They spawn while being carried on a balloon, and can drop if hit by an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] thrown by Yoshi. A POW Block defeats all enemies on screen when activated, causing the enemies to leave coins behind depending on their point value.

POW Blocks reappear in ''[[Mario Clock]]'', collecting all coins on the screen and making the clock fall out. They resemble [[Red POW Block]]s.

POW Blocks reappear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|ports]] acting similarly to previous games. To activate them, the player needs to throw a [[turnip]] at them or by touching them on the GamePad.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20140611214822/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_vsfIMs3o4&gl=US&hl=en|title=Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - Mine Cart Summit|date=June 11, 2014|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 5, 2024|language=en}}</ref>

In the {{file link|The Super Mario Bros Movie teaser poster.jpg|teaser poster}} for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a marking of a POW Block can be seen printed on a barrel hung on the storefront next to the antiques store.

**'''Card number:''' 51 (Normal)

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|Eng=Hit this to unleash a shockwave that destroys nearby blocks.{{page needed}}}}

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|Eng=Hit or throw this to create shock waves that defeat all grounded enemies on the screen.{{page needed}}}}

|Eng=POW Blocks shake the ground, causing opponents to spin out and drop their items.{{page needed}}}}

 

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|Eng=Hit one to defeat all nearby enemies and break all nearby blocks.{{page needed}}}}

|Jpn=パワーフロア<ref>''Mario Bros.'' [[media:Mario Bros. Japanese flyer.jpg|Japanese flyer]]</ref>

|Jpn2={{ruby|POW|パウ}}<ref name=Panic>{{cite|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=25|date=1987|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>

|Jpn3=パワー{{ruby|床|ゆか}}<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|date=1988|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|page=27}}</ref>

|Jpn4=パウブロック<ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''Mario & Luigi RPG'' instruction booklet|page=38|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>

|Jpn5=POWブロック

|JpnR=Pawā Furoa

|Jpn2R=Pau

|Jpn3R=Pawā Yuka

|Jpn4R=Pau Burokku

|Jpn5R=Pau Burokku

|JpnM=Power Floor

|Jpn2M=POW; short for パワーブロック<ref name=Panic/> (''Pawā Burokku'', "Power Block")

|Jpn3M=Power Floor

|Jpn4M=POW Block

|Jpn5M=POW Block

|Ita=POW<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' European instruction booklet|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=10}}</ref>

|Ita2=Pow<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' Italian manual|page=20}}</ref>

|ChiT=POW磚塊<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100618144456/http://www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb/index.htm|title=新 超級瑪利歐兄弟 Wii - 香港任天堂網站|language=zh-hant|publisher=Nintendo HK|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>

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