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Pole
	; Screenshot of a pole produced from a Pole Block in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
First appearance	Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Variants
	Goal Pole
Comparable
	Tree

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This article is about the recurring object. For other uses, see Pole (disambiguation).

Poles appear in the Super Mario franchise as objects that the player can grab to move up and down on before jumping off, though some poles leave the player incapable of performing a handstand on them.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Poles in Super Mario 64 and 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[edit]

Poles^[1] 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.[edit]

A single pole appears in New Super Mario Bros., occurring in World 3-Castle following the trio of Whomps. It is striped yellow and white and behaves the same as in Super Mario 64. In World 6-B and a bonus area in World 7-1, there are shorter poles that are fasted to moving tracks, similar to the ropes in Super Mario World.

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

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[edit]

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 3-Ghost House and the World 8 Enemy Course with five Lava Bubbles.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

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[edit]

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 levels, mainly World 8-2.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

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 5-Ghost House.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

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 Coin-6 in the former and in the levels Haunted Cargo Hold and Porcupuffer Cavern in the latter.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

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[edit]

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

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Poles in Super Mario Bros. Wonder are produced by Pole Blocks, but otherwise function identically as in previous games of the Super Mario series.

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Galaxy

Sprites and models[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Super Mario 64
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario 3D Land
New Super Mario Bros. U
New Super Luigi U
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Odyssey

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ポール^[2] Pōru	Pole
Japanese	のぼり棒^[3] Nobori Bō	Climbable Pole
French (NOE)	Perche^[?]	Pole
Italian	Palo^[4]	Pole
Italian	Sbarra^[5]	Bar
Spanish (NOE)	Poste^[?]	Pole

References[edit]

^ Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-23-2. Page 96.
^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 92, 119, 137, 151, 171, 186, 201.
^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 216.
^ Super Mario 64 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 33.
^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 92.

[guide-1] Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-23-2. Page 96.

[2] October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 92, 119, 137, 151, 171, 186, 201.

[3] October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 216.

[4] Super Mario 64 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 33.

[5] November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 92.

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+{{image|more=yes|Sprites/renders of a pole}}
-{{about|the recurring object|the [[capture|capturable]] object also appearing in Super Mario Odyssey|[[Pole (bollard)]]}}
+{{about|the recurring object|other uses|[[Pole (disambiguation)]]}}
-{{item-infobox
+{{item infobox
-|image=
+|image=[[File:Extended Pole Block Vertical.png|x150px]]<br>Screenshot of a pole produced from a [[Pole Block]] in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
 |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
-|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
+|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
+|variants=[[Goal Pole]]
+|comparable=[[Tree]]
 }}
-'''Poles''' are objects appearing in several ''Mario'' platforming games. In nearly all games they appear in, the player can grab onto them and move up and down on them before jumping off, but cannot do a [[handstand]] on them.
+'''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 first appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]], where they appear in [[Dire, Dire Docks]], specifically during the mission [[Pole-Jumping for Red Coins]]. They are yellow-and-black objects attached to ceilings.
+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 return in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', appearing in certain areas of [[Ricco Harbor]]. They behave as they did in ''Super Mario 64''.
+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.]]'', specifically 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 past installments.
+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 also appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They are more rectangular than in past games and thus only allow the player to grab it at four cardinal angles, but otherwise behave in the same way. A handful appear in the [[Star Chip]] segment of the [[Gusty Garden Galaxy]] mission [[Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble]], one appears in the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]] mission [[Freezeflame's Blistering Core]], another appears in the [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]] mission [[Darkness on the Horizon]] just before the antimatter patches, and a few appear as popsicle sticks in the [[Toy Time Galaxy]] mission [[Bouncing Down Cake Lane]].
+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 return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', behaving the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', though they are now striped purple and white. They only appear in the second room of {{world-link|3|ghosthouse|World 3-Ghost House (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 return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', having the same color scheme as in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', and otherwise behaving 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)}}.
+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 return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', having the same color scheme as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and otherwise behaving the same as in past installments. They are much more common, appearing 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.
+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 return in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', featuring the same behavior as in past games. They appear in [[New Donk City Hall Interior]] in the [[Metro Kingdom]], and in the first section of the [[Darker Side]].
+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''
+SMG Mario Pole Climbing Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
+</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. Wii]]''
+NSMB2 Asset Sprite Pole.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
 </gallery>
-==See also==
+===Screenshots===
-*[[Tree]]
+<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 Screenshot Pole.jpg|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
+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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