Editing Pole

{{image|more=yes|Sprites/renders of a pole}}
{{about|the recurring object|other uses|[[Pole (disambiguation)]]}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMG Mario Pole Climbing Artwork.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|variants=[[Goal Pole]]
|comparable=[[Tree]]
}}
'''Poles''' appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as objects that the player can grab to move up and down on before [[jump]]ing off, though some poles leave the player incapable of performing a [[handstand]] on them.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
Poles in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]] are yellow-and-black objects attached to ceilings, and they appear in [[Dire, Dire Docks]]. They are used during the [[mission]] [[Pole-Jumping for Red Coins]].

====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
Poles<ref name=guide>{{cite|author=Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Player's Guide|page=96|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2002|isbn=1-930206-23-2}}</ref> in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' appear in the [[Delfino Airstrip]] and certain areas of [[Ricco Harbor]] and function identically as in ''Super Mario 64''.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
A single pole appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', occurring in {{world-link|3|castlen|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} following the trio of [[Whomp]]s. It is striped yellow and white and behaves the same as in ''Super Mario 64''. In [[World 6-B (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-B]] and a [[Coin Heaven|bonus area]] in [[World 7-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-1]], there are shorter poles that are fasted to moving [[track]]s, similar to the [[rope]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
Poles appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' as uncommon objects, most commonly in [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. They are more rectangular than in past games and thus allow the player to grab it only at four cardinal angles, but otherwise behave in the same way. There also exists another rare variety of pole that features a knob on its end, allowing the player to do a [[handstand]] on it.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Poles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' are striped purple and white, but are functionally identical as in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' They appear only in the second room of {{world-link|3|ghosthouse|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and the [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]] [[Enemy Course]] with five [[Lava Bubble]]s.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Poles in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' function identically as in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', though only the plastic-textured aesthetic variety and the variety with the knob at the end appear. They mainly appear in the [[Honeybloom Galaxy]] and [[Melty Monster Galaxy]].

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
Poles in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' have the same traits as the plastic-textured variety from ''Super Mario Galaxy'', and they are present in a handful of [[level]]s, mainly [[World 8-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-2]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Poles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' retain their color scheme from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' and otherwise behave the same as in past installments. Only five appear in the second room of {{world-link|5|ghosthousen2|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Poles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' have the same color scheme as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They are used identically as in said game, and appear in the levels [[Haunted Shipwreck]], [[Which-Way Labyrinth]], [[Spinning Spirit House]], and {{world-link|coin|6|World Coin-6}} in the former and in the levels [[Haunted Cargo Hold]] and [[Porcupuffer Cavern]] in the latter.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
Poles in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' function identically as in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', but now have yellow and black stripes. They appear in [[New Donk City Hall Interior]], [[Shiveria Town]], and the [[Bullet Bill]] secret area in the [[Metro Kingdom]], and in the first section of the [[Darker Side]].

====''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
While poles themselves do not appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', a similar [[Fling Pole|spring-loaded pole]] appears in various locations.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
Poles in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' are produced by [[Pole Block]]s, but otherwise function identically as in previous games of the ''Super Mario'' series.

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
MarioSlidingDown SM64.jpg|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
Mario64handstand.jpg|''Super Mario 64''
</gallery>

===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
SM64 Asset Model Flagpole.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
SM64 Asset Model Pole.png|''Super Mario 64''
SMS Asset Model Flagpole.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
NsmbPole.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NsmbTightrope.png|''New Super Mario Bros.'' (moving pole)
SMG Asset Model Pole.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
NSMBW Asset Sprite Pole.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMB2 Asset Sprite Pole.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
PoleJumpingForRedCoins.png|''Super Mario 64''
SMS Screenshot Pole.png|''Super Mario Sunshine''
Disk Planets Top Side.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Pole.png|''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
SMG2 Screenshot Flagpole.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SM3DL Screenshot Pole.jpg|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
NSMBU World Coin-6 Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSLU Porcupuffer Cavern Screenshot.jpg|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
SMO Metro Moon 48.png|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
SMO Snow Moon 14.png|''Super Mario Odyssey''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポール<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=92, 119, 137, 151, 171, 186, 201|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Pōru
|JapM=Pole
|Jap2=のぼり棒<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section|page=216|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Nobori Bō
|Jap2M=Climbable Pole
|SpaE=Poste
|SpaEM=Pole
|FreE=Perche
|FreEM=Pole
|Ita=Palo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' European manual|page=33|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2=Sbarra<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=92}}</ref>
|ItaM=Pole
|Ita2M=Bar
}}

==References==
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