Editing Recovery Block

{{item infobox
|image=[[File:MLSSBMRecoveryBlock.png]]<br>Sprite from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|effect=Recovers all HP and FP/BP/SP
}}
A '''Recovery Block''' (originally '''recovery block'''), also known as a '''Heart Block'''<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/papermariothethousandyeardoorplayersguide_201909/page/n19/mode/2up|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide|page=18|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=October 1, 2004|isbn=1-930206-51-8}}</ref> or an '''HP Block''',<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=13|date=2012|isbn=978-0-307-89675-9|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us}}</ref> is a type of [[block]] seen in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'']] and [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'']] series of ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' [[Genre#Role-playing games|role-playing games]]. Recovery blocks are commonly found in areas where a [[Save Block]] is present and before the player enters a boss area, and they fully restore the player's refillable stats when struck.
==History==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', recovery blocks are transparent blocks with a sleeping red heart floating in the middle of each block. There are multiple different ones scattered throughout the game, each one refilling all of [[Mario]]'s [[Heart Point|HP]] and [[Flower Point|FP]] when hit.
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"width="640em"
!colspan=2|List of recovery blocks &nbsp;
|-
![[Goomba Village (location)|Goomba Village]]
|In the back area with the broken veranda, past the gate.
|-
![[Goomba Road]]
|In the eastern part of the second area.
|-
![[Pleasant Path]]
|In the eastern part of the fifth area.
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Koopa Bros. Fortress]]
|In the large jail cell in the eastern tower's basement. No longer accessible after a certain point.
|-
|On the eastern part of the fortress roof, next to the Save Block.
|-
![[Mt. Rugged]]
|At the highest point of the first area, past the steps.
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Dry Dry Desert (Paper Mario)|Dry Dry Desert]]
|At the eastern foothills of Mt. Rugged, next to the Save Block.
|-
|In the oasis area; can be found two screens south of the entance to [[Dry Dry Outpost]].
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Dry Dry Ruins (Paper Mario)|Dry Dry Ruins]]
|Once the ruins appears, appears of the left side of the entance.
|-
|In the middle of the descending stairway, once all three ruins stones have been set.
|-
![[Boo's Mansion]]
|To the left of the mansion's doorway.
|-
![[Gusty Gulch]]
|In the western part of the fourth area.
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Tubba Blubba's Castle]]
|In the castle's basement.
|-
|On the third floor, in a room east of the large hallway. 
|-
![[Shy Guy's Toy Box]]
|Southeast of the Red Station, next to the Save Block.
|-
![[Jade Jungle]]
|East of [[Yoshi's Village]]; at the entranceway to Mt. Lavalava, across the gap.
|-
![[Mt. Lavalava]]
|In the large room just before [[Lava Piranha]]'s chamber, on the upper floor.
|-
![[Shiver Mountain]]
|In the fourth area, east on the highest cliff after the ice stairways have formed.
|-
![[Crystal Palace]]
|In the small room east of the room containing [[Albino Dino]]s.
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Bowser's Castle]]
|In the jail cell after falling through the trapdoor set by the first Bowser Door.
|-
|In the western part of the corridor, east of the grand hallway.
|}

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Recovery blocks return in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', only it now costs Mario five to twenty [[coin]]s to use one, as indicated above each block. The amount of coins required generally increases as Mario progresses through the game. Their design is very similar to their appearance in ''Paper Mario''. These blocks are usually, if not always, found right before a boss fight, and right when Mario enters a new area such as [[Hooktail Castle]]. In the Nintendo Switch remake only, Mario cannot use a recovery block if he and all of his partners' current HP and FP are at their maximums, preventing coin wastage.
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"width="640em"
!colspan=3|List of recovery blocks &nbsp;
|-
!Location
!Description
!style="width:60px;"|Price
|-
![[Rogueport Underground]]
|In the [[Rogueport Underground#Sublevel 3, Pit of 100 Trials entrance room|Pit of 100 Trials entrance room]] (Nintendo Switch [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|version]] only).
|10 coins
|-
![[Petal Meadows]]
|Near the entrance of the yellow "star" fortress.
|5 coins
|-
!rowspan=3|[[Hooktail Castle]]
|Upper floor of the gatehouse, on the left side.
|6 coins
|-
|On the second floor of the castle (Nintendo Switch version only).
|10 coins
|-
|At the top of the castle spire, near the door to Hooktail's lair.
|6 coins
|-
![[Boggly Woods]]
|In the area with Flurrie's house, at the easternmost side.
|7 coins
|-
!rowspan=3|[[The Great Tree]]
|In the entranceway, on the right side next to the Save Block.
|rowspan=3|8 coins
|-
|Inside [[Pungent's Great Tree Shop]], near the door.
|-
|At the bottommost chamber next to the Save Block.
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Creepy Steeple]]
|In the first area, next to the Save Block.
|rowspan=2|10 coins
|-
|On the upper floor, in the room with the spiral stairway.
|-
![[Keelhaul Key]]
|In the area with the mustached statues.
|12 coins
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Pirate's Grotto]]
|In the cavern to the right of the sluice gate controls (Nintendo Switch version only).
|rowspan=2|12 coins
|-
|On the stern of the [[Black Skull]]. No longer appears after completing Chapter 5.
|-
![[Riverside Station]]
|At the station's front entrance, next to the Save Block.
|15 coins
|-
!rowspan=2|[[X-Naut Fortress]]
|In the entrance room on Level One, next to the Save Block.
|20 coins
|-
|In the factory area on Sublevel Three, next to the Save Block in the middle of the area.
|10 coins (GCN)<br>20 coins (NS)
|-
!rowspan=4|[[Palace of Shadow]]
|Eastern side of the [[Fire Bar]] chamber (Nintendo Switch version only).
|20 coins
|-
|In the Courtyard, east of the Save Block. In the Nintendo Switch version, the blocks have swapped places.
|rowspan=3|10 coins
|-
|In the eastern side of the antechamber.
|-
|At the bottom of the Depths leading to the Coffin Hall, next to the Save Block. 
|}

====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Recovery blocks reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', though they only fully recover Mario's HP. They function the same way as they do in ''Paper Mario'', allowing Mario to use them at any time for free.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
In the Japanese version of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' only, recovery blocks appear in three locations; [[Beanbean Castle Sewer]]s, [[Oho Oasis]], and [[Teehee Valley]]. They are white blocks with a red heart in the middle of the block. When hit, these blocks fully recover Mario and [[Luigi]]'s HP and [[Bros. Point|BP]]. The [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake of the game, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', retains the block in all versions of the game, and they are found in many more places, typically wherever there is a [[Save Album]].

====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
A few recovery blocks are found in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', though they are almost as scarce as in the Japanese version of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''. Their design in this game is that of a blue block with a magenta heart symbol in the middle of the block. There is one in [[Peach's Castle]] in the present, one inside [[Yoob's Belly]], and one just before the throne room of [[Shroob Castle]]. As in ''Paper Mario'', they are free to use.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', recovery blocks are replaced with [[Shop Block]]s that can only be activated by [[Bowser]]'s [[punch]]. These blocks can release [[Negative Ions]] that fully recover Bowser's HP and [[Brawl Point|SP/BP]]. Orange-colored [[Emoglobin]]s that are found in a few locations of [[Bowser's body]], like the [[Trash Pit]], secrete sweat that instantly recovers all of Mario and Luigi's HP and SP/BP.

====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
Recovery blocks make a return in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', appearing as rainbow-flashing rectangular blocks with a pink heart on their fronts. They are more common than in the first two installments and are usually placed near locations where bosses are fought (like near the giant door to the summit of [[Mount Brrr]] which is where [[King Bob-omb]] is fought) as well as in Toad Villages. If the Mario trio hit a recovery block, their HP and BP are both fully restored.

====''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''====
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Recovery Blocks appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''.

==Gallery==
===Sprites and 3D Renders===
<gallery>
HeartBlockPM.png|''[[Paper Mario]]''
SS_recovery_block.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
PMTTYDHeartBlock.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
Pit heart block.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
PMSSRecoveryBlock.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
MLPJRecoveryBlock.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
PM recovery block.png|''[[Paper Mario]]''
MLSSRecoveryBlockScreenshot.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
Heartblock PM2.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
Baby Drill screenshot.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
OutlookpointPMSS.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
MLPJ RecoveryBlock.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
MLSSDX RecoveryBlock.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
PMTTYD NS Recovery Block.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=回復ブロック
|JapR=Kaifuku Burokku
|JapM=Recovery Block
|Jap2=HP／BP全回復ブロック
|Jap2R=HP/ BP Zen Kaifuku Burokku
|Jap2M=HP/BP Full Recovery Block
|Ita=Blocco Cura
|ItaM=Health Block
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' Italian manual|page=11}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|Ita2=Blocco PV
|Ita2M=HP Block
|Ita2C=<ref>''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' Italian electronic manual, section 8</ref>
|Ita2N=''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''
|Ita3=Blocco recupero
|Ita3M=Recovery block
|Ita3C=<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.'' Italian electronic manual</ref><ref>[https://youtube.com/live/VpT7SuFgiWU Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #1]. By Mariuigi Khed on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on November 12, 2024.</ref>
|Ita3N=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.'', ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''
}}

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