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{{redirect|Switch Block|other uses|[[Switch Block (disambiguation)]]}}
{{redirect|Switch Block|other uses|[[Switch Block (disambiguation)]]}}
{{item infobox
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:P-Switch NSMB2.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|image=[[File:P-Switch NSMB2.png|100px]]<br>A P Switch from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|effect=Swaps [[Brick Block]]s and [[coin]]s and/or reveals [[Blue Coin]]s
|effect=Swaps [[Brick Block]]s and [[coin]]s and/or reveals [[Blue Coin]]s
|variants=[[Gray P Switch]]
|related=[[! Switch]]<br>[[? Switch]]
}}
}}
'''P Switches''' (alternatively hyphenated as '''P-Switches'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=19|date=2002|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''P-switches'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Nintendo Player's Guide|page=48|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>), originally called '''Switch Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1990|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=22|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1991}}</ref> and also known as '''P Switch Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_NewSuperMarioBros_EN.pdf|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=18|language=en-gb|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2006}}</ref> or '''Trample Switches''',<ref>''Super Mario 3D World'' eGuide (Prima Games)</ref>{{Page needed}} are objects appearing mainly in several games of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. They are activated by [[jump]]ing on them. Upon activation, they turn all [[Brick Block]]s from an area into [[coin]]s and vice-versa for approximately 10 seconds. On some occasions, they likewise cause arrays or groups of [[Blue Coin]]s to appear onscreen. As these effects are temporary, they are usually accompanied by a characteristic jingle or clock-ticking that marks their duration. Some P Switches cause a [[P Warp Door]] to appear.
'''P Switches''' (alternatively hyphenated as '''P-Switches'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=19|date=2002|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''P-switches'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Nintendo Player's Guide|page=48|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>), originally called '''Switch Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|date=1990|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=22|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1991}}</ref> and also known as '''P Switch Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_NewSuperMarioBros_EN.pdf|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=18|language=en-gb|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2006|author=Nintendo}}</ref> or '''Trample Switches''',<ref>''Super Mario 3D World'' eGuide (Prima Games)</ref>{{better source}} are objects appearing mainly in several games of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. They are activated by [[jump]]ing on them. Upon activation, they turn all [[Brick Block]]s from an area into [[coin]]s and vice-versa for approximately 10 seconds. On some occasions, they likewise cause arrays or groups of [[Blue Coin]]s to appear onscreen. As these effects are temporary, they are usually accompanied by a characteristic jingle or clock-ticking that marks their duration. Some P Switches cause a [[P Warp Door]] to appear.


==History==
==History==
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====''New Super Mario Bros.'' subseries====
====''New Super Mario Bros.'' subseries====
[[File:PSwitchNSMB.png|frame]]
[[File:PSwitchNSMB.png|frame]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', "Switch Block" is now an umbrella term for P Switch blocks, [[! Switch|! Switch block]]s, and [[? Switch|? Switch block]]s.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20080517001053/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/DS_New_Super_Mario_Bros.pdf|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=17|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2006}}</ref> In the Japanese version, they are all simply considered Switch Blocks without specific names between them, with their descriptions simply using their sprite.<ref>{{cite|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NTR/JPN/A2DJ/A2DJ_J.pdf|title={{hover|New|ニュー}} スーパーマリオブラザーズ (''Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu'') instruction booklet|page=17|accessdate=May 18, 2024|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> P Switches have the same function as in previous games, either spawning in blue coins or turning Brick Blocks into coins and vice versa, as well as P Switches having more level-specific functions such as revealing staircases and certain [[Warp Door|door]]s in [[World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-Ghost House]]. Unlike in previous games, certain P Switches can be reused multiple times.
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', "Switch Block" is now an umbrella term for P Switch blocks, [[! Switch|! Switch block]]s, and [[? Switch|? Switch block]]s.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20080517001053/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/DS_New_Super_Mario_Bros.pdf|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=17|language=en-us|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2006}}</ref> In the Japanese version, they are all simply considered Switch Blocks without specific names between them, with their descriptions simply using their sprite.<ref>{{cite|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NTR/JPN/A2DJ/A2DJ_J.pdf|title={{hover|New|ニュー}} スーパーマリオブラザーズ (''Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu'') instruction booklet|page=17|accessdate=May 18, 2024|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo}}</ref> P Switches have the same function as in previous games, either spawning in blue coins or turning Brick Blocks into coins and vice versa, as well as P Switches having more level-specific functions such as revealing staircases and certain [[Warp Door|door]]s in [[World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-Ghost House]]. Unlike in previous games, certain P Switches can be reused multiple times.


P Switches appear in the sequels ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', retaining their functionality from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
P Switches appear in the sequels ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', retaining their functionality from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
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*[[Cakewalk Flip]] &ndash; Causing a Green Star ball to fall onto a puzzle course in the distance
*[[Cakewalk Flip]] &ndash; Causing a Green Star ball to fall onto a puzzle course in the distance
*[[Coin Express]]* &ndash; Causing the [[Warp Pipe]] at the front of the train to burst a group of coins
*[[Coin Express]]* &ndash; Causing the [[Warp Pipe]] at the front of the train to burst a group of coins
*[[Hands-On Hall]] &ndash; Causing a wall to rotate 90°; causing a staircase to fall
*[[Hands-On Hall]] &ndash; Causing a wall to rotate ninety degrees; causing a staircase to fall
*[[Mystery House Throwdown]] &ndash; Causing the third Green Star to appear
*[[Mystery House Throwdown]] &ndash; Causing the third Green Star to appear
*[[Fort Fire Bros.]] &ndash; Causing a Green Star ball to fall onto a puzzle course in the distance
*[[Fort Fire Bros.]] &ndash; Causing a Green Star ball to fall onto a puzzle course in the distance
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====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:P-Switch SMO.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A P Switch in ''Super Mario Odyssey'']]
[[File:P-Switch SMO.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A P Switch in ''Super Mario Odyssey'']]
P Switches appear once again in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. They are now square-shaped rather than circular, and Mario can walk onto a P Switch rather than needing to jump. P Switches can appear on walls, so Mario can walk into those or use the [[Cap Throw]] to allow [[Cappy]] to push a switch from a distance. While Mario can [[capture]] and move a large number of different characters and objects around, only Mario, [[Cappy]], something they are capturing or riding, or a [[Jizo]] can press a P Switch. P Switches do not use their recurring theme when creating time limited effects, instead using the normal music for time based challenges in ''Super Mario Odyssey''.
P Switches appear once again in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. They are now square-shaped rather than circular. They mainly appear in [[Moon Pipe]]s but can appear elsewhere. They act as they do in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
 
Some P Switches have a permanent effect when pushed down. Others are temporary, returning to normal and undoing their effect when their timer runs out. Still others are more variable: the [[Ruined Kingdom#Bonus areas|Roulette Tower]] area involves P Switches that revert to normal when a [[Ground Pound Switch]] is used. Certain P Switches in [[Bowser's Kingdom#Bonus areas|Bowser's Kingdom]] and the [[Lost Kingdom#Bonus areas|Lost Kingdom]] only activate while being pressed and deactivate when nothing is on them. They are intended to be held down, either with a stretched out [[Tropical Wiggler]] or with a Jizo. Many P Switches are tied to Timer Challenges, [[Power Moon]]s that only appear and can be collected for the duration of the switch's effect. These are usually accompanied with special platforms that appear leading to the Power Moon but similarly only appear during the effect.
 
P Switches are not especially common items, but their appearances are more frequent in areas accessed through [[Moon Pipe]]s later in the game. The [[Wooded Kingdom]] has especially prominent P Switches, as they are used to activate [[Flower Road]]s used multiple times in the kingdom.
 
In the Wooded Kingdom, a [[Steam Gardener]] stands near a P-Switch that creates platforms up to the [[Observation Deck]]. They lament that they tried their best to make a path and explain unenthusiastically that the pathway is engaged after the P-Switch is used. This implies the Steam Gardener is in some way responsible for the effect of that P-Switch.
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*[[Stumpy Springs Sanctuary]] &ndash; Causing a water geyser to activate over a wooden raft; causing the central log platform to periodically rotate
*[[Stumpy Springs Sanctuary]] &ndash; Causing a water geyser to activate over a wooden raft; causing the central log platform to periodically rotate
*[[Up 'n' Down Desert]] &ndash; Causing certain platforms to rise or sink depending on their current state
*[[Up 'n' Down Desert]] &ndash; Causing certain platforms to rise or sink depending on their current state
*[[No Sleep at Magikoopa Keep]] &ndash; Rotates the fourth floor of the tower 30° counterclockwise
*[[No Sleep at Magikoopa Keep]] &ndash; Rotates the fourth floor of the tower thirty degrees counterclockwise
*[[Deep-Space Gyromajig]] &ndash; Rotating the entire level
*[[Deep-Space Gyromajig]] &ndash; Rotating the entire level
*[[Cookatiel's Sizzling Sprint]] &ndash; Causing the first Super Gem to appear; causing the second Super Gem to appear (three in the same area must be pressed); causing the third Super Gem to appear (two in the same area must be pressed)
*[[Cookatiel's Sizzling Sprint]] &ndash; Causing the first Super Gem to appear; causing the second Super Gem to appear (three in the same area must be pressed); causing the third Super Gem to appear (two in the same area must be pressed)
*[[Toad Brigade to Magikoopa Keep!]] &ndash; Rotates the fourth floor of the tower 30° counterclockwise
*[[Toad Brigade to Magikoopa Keep!]] &ndash; Rotates the fourth floor of the tower thirty degrees counterclockwise
*[[Crown Capture at Up 'n' Down Terrace]] &ndash; Causing certain platforms of one color to rise, and certain platforms of another color to sink
*[[Crown Capture at Up 'n' Down Terrace]] &ndash; Causing certain platforms of one color to rise, and certain platforms of another color to sink


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===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
*'''3DS Virtual Console manual:''' ''If you step on these, something special may happen.''
*'''3DS Virtual Console manual:''' ''If you step on these, something special may happen.''
===''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
*'''European instruction manual:''' ''Step on these to transform blocks into coins for a few moments.''


===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===
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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=スイッチブロック
|Jap=スイッチブロック<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=16|date=1988|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref>
|JapR=Suitchi Burokku
|JapR=Suitchi Burokku
|JapM=Switch Block
|JapM=Switch Block
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=16|date=1988|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref>
|Jap2=Pスイッチ
|Jap2=Pスイッチ
|Jap2R=P Suitchi
|Jap2R=P Suitchi
|Jap2M=P Switch
|Jap2M=P Switch
|ChiS=开关砖块
|ChiS=开关砖块 <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. 2'')</small>
|ChiSR=Kāiguān Zhuānkuài
|ChiSR=Kāiguān Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Switch Block
|ChiSN=''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
|ChiS2=P开关
|ChiS2=P开关
|ChiS2R=P Kāiguān
|ChiS2R=P Kāiguān
|ChiSM=Switch Block
|ChiS2M=P Switch
|ChiS2M=P Switch
|ChiT=開關磚塊
|ChiT=開關磚塊<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii manual|page=27|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb2/CTR_ABE_ME_CHT_HP.pdf|title=Chinese online manual for ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''|publisher=Nintendo HK|accessdate=May 18, 2024}}</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'')</small>
|ChiTR=Kāiguān Zhuānkuài
|ChiTR=Kāiguān Zhuānkuài
|ChiT2=P開關 <small>(''Super Mario Maker 2'')</small>
|ChiT2R=P Kāiguān
|ChiTM=Switch Block
|ChiTM=Switch Block
|ChiTC=<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii manual|page=27|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb2/CTR_ABE_ME_CHT_HP.pdf|title=Chinese online manual for ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''|language=zh-hant|publisher=Nintendo HK|accessdate=May 18, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiTN=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
|ChiT2=P開關
|ChiT2R=P Kāiguān
|ChiT2M=P Switch
|ChiT2M=P Switch
|ChiT2N=''Super Mario Maker 2''
|Dut=P-schakelaar<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Nederland|date=March 9, 2016|url=youtu.be/xV4Hwg2Y_JA?t=32|timestamp=00:32|title=Super Mario Maker - Gesloten deuren! Spijkerzuilen! Roze munten! (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 19, 2019|language=nl}}</ref>
|Dut=P-schakelaar
|DutM=P switch
|DutM=P switch
|DutC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Nederland|date=March 9, 2016|url=youtu.be/xV4Hwg2Y_JA?t=32|timestamp=00:32|title=Super Mario Maker - Gesloten deuren! Spijkerzuilen! Roze munten! (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 19, 2019|language=nl}}</ref>
|Fre=Bloc P
|Fre=Bloc P
|Fre2=Interrupteur P
|Fre3=Bloc d'échanges
|Fre4=Bloc rotatif <small>(''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet)</small>
|FreM=P Block
|FreM=P Block
|Fre2=Interrupteur P
|Fre2M=P Switch
|Fre2M=P Switch
|Fre3=Bloc d'échanges
|Fre3M=Exchange block
|Fre3M=Exchange block
|Fre4=Bloc rotatif
|Fre4M=Rotating block
|Fre4M=Rotating block
|Fre4N=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet
|Fre5=Bloc Interrupteur
|Fre5M=Switch Block
|Fre5C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=52|date=2003|language=fr|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ger=P-Block
|Ger=P-Block
|GerM=P-Block
|GerM=P-Block
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=17}}</ref>
|Ita=Interruttore P
|Ita=Interruttore P
|Ita2=Blocco Scambi
|ItaM=P Switch
|ItaM=P Switch
|Ita2=Blocco Scambi
|Ita2M=Exchange Block
|Ita2M=Exchange Block
|Por=Interruptor P
|Por=Interruptor P
|Por2=Bloco de Transformação
|Por3=Bloco de Mudança P <small>(''New Super Mario Bros.'')</small>
|PorM=P Switch
|PorM=P Switch
|Por2=Bloco de Transformação
|Por2M=Transformation Block
|Por2M=Transformation Block
|Por2C=<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210719091730/https://datassette.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/manuais/super_mario_world_br.pdf|deadlink=y|title=''Super Mario World'' Brazilian instruction booklet|format=PDF|page=7}}</ref>
|Por3=Bloco de Mudança P
|Por3M=P Change Block
|Por3M=P Change Block
|Por3N=''New Super Mario Bros.''
|Rus=Переключатель «P»
|Rus=Переключатель «P»
|RusR=Pereklyuchatel' «P»
|RusR=Pereklyuchatel' «P»
|RusM=P switch
|RusM=P switch
|Spa=Interruptor P
|Spa=Interruptor P
|Spa2=Interruptor<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|page=89|date=2002|language=es-es|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|author=Nintendo}}</ref>
|SpaM=P Switch
|SpaM=P Switch
|Spa2=Interruptor
|Spa2M=Switch
|Spa2M=Switch
|Spa2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|page=89|date=2002|language=es-es|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Spa3=Bloque convertidor
|Spa3M=Converter block
|Spa3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=92|date=2003|language=es-es|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
}}
}}


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