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{{rewrite-expand|Section for ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''}}
{{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), page 7.</ref> 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|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.


==History==
==History==
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*Possible {{world|6|mysterybox}} &ndash; Causing a [[1-Up Mushroom]] to appear
*Possible {{world|6|mysterybox}} &ndash; Causing a [[1-Up Mushroom]] to appear
*[[World 7-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-1]] &ndash; Causing a certain wall to retract
*[[World 7-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-1]] &ndash; Causing a certain wall to retract
*{{world link|8|bowser3d|World 8-Bowser: Part 1}}[[World 8-Bowser: Part 1|: Part 1]]: Causing a certain metal grated platform to rise up from the [[lava]]; causing a certain platform to rise
*{{world-link|8|bowser3d|World 8-Bowser: Part 1}}[[World 8-Bowser: Part 1|: Part 1]]: Causing a certain metal grated platform to rise up from the [[lava]]; causing a certain platform to rise
*[[Special 1-3]] &ndash; Spawning a group of notes that play the ''Super Mario Bros.'' underwater theme; spawning a trail of coins
*[[Special 1-3]] &ndash; Spawning a group of notes that play the ''Super Mario Bros.'' underwater theme; spawning a trail of coins
*[[Special 4-2]] &ndash; Causing a group of coins to appear
*[[Special 4-2]] &ndash; Causing a group of coins to appear
*{{world link|s8|bowser3d|Special 8-Bowser}} &ndash; Causing a certain metal grated platform to rise up from the lava; causing a certain platform to rise
*{{world-link|s8|bowser3d|Special 8-Bowser}} &ndash; Causing a certain metal grated platform to rise up from the lava; causing a certain platform to rise


====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
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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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===Internal names===
===Internal names===
{{internal names
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|file1=<tt>romfs/ObjectData/TrampleSwitch.szs</tt>
|file1=<tt>romfs/ObjectData/TrampleSwitch.szs</tt><br><tt>content/ObjectData/TrampleSwitch.szs</tt><br><tt>ObjectData/TrampleSwitch.szs</tt>
|name1=TrampleSwitch
|name1=TrampleSwitch
|meaning1=Trample Switch
|meaning1=Trample Switch
|game2=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|file2=<tt>content/ObjectData/TrampleSwitch.szs</tt>
|name2=TrampleSwitch
|meaning2=Trample Switch
|game3=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|file3=<tt>ObjectData/TrampleSwitch.szs</tt>
|name3=TrampleSwitch
|meaning3=Trample Switch
}}
}}


===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=スイッチブロック
|Jap=スイッチブロック
|JpnR=Suitchi Burokku
|JapR=Suitchi Burokku
|JpnM=Switch Block
|JapM=Switch Block
|JpnC=<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>
|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>
|Jpn2=Pスイッチ
|Jap2=Pスイッチ
|Jpn2R=P Suitchi
|Jap2R=P Suitchi
|Jpn2M=P Switch
|Jap2M=P Switch
|ChiS=开关砖块
|ChiS=开关砖块
|ChiSR=Kāiguān Zhuānkuài
|ChiSR=Kāiguān Zhuānkuài

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