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|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|effect=[[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]: Creates an earthquake when hit or thrown<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': Appears above the user's [[kart]] and causes all racers on the ground ahead of the user to spin out and drop any items they are holding
|effect=[[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]: Creates an earthquake when hit or thrown<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': Appears above the user's [[kart]] and causes all racers on the ground ahead of the user to spin out and drop any items they are holding
|variants=[[Anywhere POW]]<br>[[Flashy POW Block]]<br>[[Red POW Block]]<br>[[Shiny POW Block]]<br>[[Wonder POW Block]]}}
|variants=[[Flashy POW Block]]<br>[[Red POW Block]]<br>[[Shiny POW Block]]}}
{{quote|What do POW Blocks do again? Don't they make things flip over when you bop 'em?|Olivia|Paper Mario: The Origami King}}
{{quote|What do POW Blocks do again? Don't they make things flip over when you bop 'em?|Olivia|Paper Mario: The Origami King}}
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.
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.
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{{quote|Look! There's a Power Block!|[[Mario]]|"[[The Pied Koopa]]"}}
{{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]]"]]
[[File:Powblocksmbss.png|thumb|A Power Block in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Pied Koopa]]"]]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', the Power Block makes its first and only appearance in one episode: "[[The Pied Koopa]]." While [[Mario]] and the gang are trying to escape from [[Bowser|Koopa]]'s minions by diving underwater in the moat, Mario spots a Power Block at the bottom and throws it at the wall, causing it to explode. The result causes them to get sucked into a dungeon with all the water.
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', the Power Block makes its first and only appearance in one episode: "[[The Pied Koopa]]." While [[Mario]] and the gang are trying to escape from [[Bowser|Koopa]]'s minions by diving underwater in the moat, Mario spots a Power Block at the bottom and throws it at the wall, causing it to explode. The result causes them to get sucked into a dungeon with all the water. This is the only time a Power Block has had the ability to explode.
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{{quote|Given what these POW Blocks are capable of, I'm actually pretty glad it's broken.|Beep-0|Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle}}
{{quote|Given what these POW Blocks are capable of, I'm actually pretty glad it's broken.|Beep-0|Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle}}
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', giant POW Blocks appear in the background of [[Sherbet Desert]]. [[Beep-0]] states these POW Blocks are broken and do not have any effect. Two [[Rabbid]]s climb up and down the "P" in one of them, where Beep-0 expresses relief that the POW Block is broken.
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', giant POW Blocks appear in the background of [[Sherbet Desert]]. [[Beep-0]] states these POW Blocks are broken and do not have any effect. Two [[Rabbid]]s climb up and down the "P" in one of them, where Beep-0 expresses relief that the POW Block is broken.
====''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''====
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', POW Blocks appear as items that can be bought or found while exploring. In battle, heroes can throw them at enemies, dealing heavy damage and destroying cover in an area. If the game is linked with an Ubisoft Connect account, a POW Block can be added to the player's inventory by redeeming 30 units upon clearing the prologue.


===''Luigi's Mansion 3''===
===''Luigi's Mansion 3''===
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===Other appearances===
===Other appearances===
[[File:MarioBiTS.jpg|thumb|120px|The POW Block, at the bottom left corner.]]
[[File:MarioBiTS.jpg|thumb|120px|The POW Block, at the bottom left corner.]]
In ''[[Art Style: PiCTOBiTS]]'', POW Blocks are used to erase all the bits on the lowest rows of the screen, and make all bits fall down. Once used, it consumes one slot in the bit palette. POW Blocks cannot be used if there is only one slot in the bit palette remaining.
In ''[[Art Style: PiCTOBiTS]]'', POW Blocks are used to erase all the bits in the bottom part. Once it is used, it consumes one restore space.


In ''[[Monopoly Gamer]]'', a POW Block face appears on the "Power-Up Die". Rolling the POW Block normally forces all other players to drop one Coin on their current space, which can be picked up by the next player who passes over or lands on that space. Some Characters have a "Power-Up Boost" that enhances or modifies this power.
In ''[[Monopoly Gamer]]'', a POW Block face appears on the "Power-Up Die". Rolling the POW Block normally forces all other players to drop one Coin on their current space, which can be picked up by the next player who passes over or lands on that space. Some Characters have a "Power-Up Boost" that enhances or modifies this power.
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===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
*'''Collectible Treasure No. 39:''' "''A power-up that shakes everything on the field. Flips some enemies and disorients others.''"
*'''Collectible Treasure No. 39:''' "''A power-up that shakes everything on the field. Flips some enemies and disorients others.''"
===''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''===
*'''Item description:''' "''Unleashes a shockwave once thrown! Deals area damage to everything in its vicinity.''"


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|ItaC=<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>
|ItaC=<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>
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' Italian manual|page=20}}</ref>
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' Italian manual|page=20}}</ref>
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{{PMTOK}}
{{PMTOK}}
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