List of power-ups

Template:Articleabout Power-ups give special abilities to the character receiving the power-up. Most of the abilities include changing the character's size and giving the ability to fly. Below is a list of the different power-ups found in the game of their first appearance.

Super Mario Bros.

Image	Item	Effect
File:SMB Supermushroom.svg	Super Mushroom	Makes Small Mario or Small Luigi grow to their normal size, allowing him to break bricks.
File:SMBFireFlower.gif	Fire Flower	Transforms Mario or Luigi into Fire Mario or Fire Luigi, allowing him to throw fireballs.
	Star	Makes Mario or Luigi temporarily invincible, but it lasts only a short time.

Super Mario Bros. 3

Image	Item	Effect
File:SuperLeaf SMB3.png	Super Leaf	Gives Mario or Luigi the ability of flight and a tail attack.
	Frog Suit	Allows Mario or Luigi to swim faster in any direction, and allows him to jump higher.
	Tanooki Suit	Allows Mario or Luigi to fly, turn into an invulnerable statue for brief periods, and a tail attack.
	Hammer Suit	Allows Mario or Luigi to throw hammers, which do more damage than fire balls.
	P-Wing	Similar to the Super Leaf, but allows Mario or Luigi to fly for the entire level. Taking damage or finishing the level ends the P-Wing's effect.
File:Kuribo Shoe.png	Goomba's Shoe (also known as Kuribo's Shoe)	Allows Mario or Luigi to walk on spikes and jump higher.

Super Mario Land

Image	Item	Effect
File:SuperFlowerPower-Up.png	Super Flower	Allows Mario to toss superballs. These bounce at 45 degree angles and can collect coins.

Super Mario World

Image	Item	Effect
File:Feather.PNG	Cape Feather	Slows Mario or Luigi's descent from the air, can fly, damages enemies around while Spin Jumping.
File:P-Balloon SMW.PNG	P-Balloon	Temporarily inflates Mario or Luigi, allowing him to float.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Image	Item	Effect
	Carrot	Slows Mario's descent from the air, can hop continuously.

Super Mario 64

Image	Item	Effect
File:WingCapSM64.PNG	Wing Cap	Temporary flight.
File:SM64 VanishCap.JPG	Vanish Cap	Temporarily allows Mario to walk through enemies and chain link fences. Intangible.
File:MetalCap.jpg	Metal Cap	Temporary invulnerability, and ability to sink in water and barely jump higher. Has been known to be vulnerable to fall damage.

Super Mario 64 DS

Image	Item	Effect
File:Power Flower.PNG	Power Flower	Works as a P-Balloon for Mario, Vanish Cap for Luigi, and a Metal Cap for Wario, and gives Yoshi fire-breath.
	Mario's Cap	Gives Luigi, Wario or Yoshi the abilities and physical appearance of Mario.
	Luigi's Cap	Gives Mario, Wario or Yoshi the abilities and physical appearance of Luigi.
	Wario's Cap	Gives Mario, Luigi, or Yoshi the abilities and physical appearance of Wario.

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New Super Mario Bros.

Image	Item	Effect
	Blue Koopa Shell	Lets Mario or Luigi slide as a shell, or hide to become invulnerable (to certain things), and swim faster.
	Mini Mushroom	Turns Mario or Luigi into Mini Mario or Mini Luigi and makes him tiny and light to jump higher and enter secret passages.
	Mega Mushroom	Makes Mario or Luigi temporarily gigantic, invincible and super-strong to destroy anything.

Super Paper Mario

Image	Item	Effect
File:SpeedFlower SPM.png	Speed Flower	Temporarily speeds up time; triples value of coins and points.
File:SlowFlower SPM.png	Slow Flower	Temporarily slows down time; triples value of coins and points.
File:PadPill SPM.png	Pal Pill	Creates 8 small 8-bit versions of Mario, Luigi, Peach or Bowser which attack whatever enemies they come into contact with.
File:MegaStar SPM.png	Mega Star	Temporarily makes Mario, Luigi, Peach or Bowser giant and 8-bit, making him or her invincible and super-strong (similar to a Mega Mushroom).

Super Mario Galaxy

Image	Item	Effect
	Bee Mushroom	Allows Mario and Luigi to fly for a short time and stick to honeycombs.
File:SMG BooSuit.jpg	Boo Mushroom	Allows Mario and Luigi to become a Boo, allowing him to go through fences and read Booish.
	Spring Mushroom	Gives Mario and Luigi the power to jump higher.
	Red Star	Allows Mario and Luigi to fly.(same as the wing cap)
	Rainbow Star	Makes Mario and Luigi temporarily invincible for a short time like a Star.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Image	Item	Effect
File:Propeller Mushroom.png	Propeller Mushroom	Allows Mario, Luigi or the Toads to fly through the air and drill into the ground.
	Penguin Suit	Allows Mario, Luigi or the Toads to slide on their belly, throw iceballs, and swim more freely (comparable to the Frog Suit). The character also has webbed feet so they don't slide when they're on ice.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Image	Item	Effect
	Cloud Flower	Mario or Luigi transforms into Cloud Mario or Cloud Luigi, enabling him to create 3 cloud platforms.
File:SMG2 RockMushroom.JPG	Rock Mushroom	Mario or Luigi can turn into Rock Mario or Rock Luigi, which can destroy enemies and objects when rolling.
File:Transform nav dash active.png	Dash Pepper	Yoshi turns into Dash Yoshi, temporarily causing him to dash at very high speeds.
File:Transform nav balloon active.png	Blimp Fruit	Yoshi turns into Blimp Yoshi, temporarily causing him to puff up and float.
File:Transform nav light active.png	Bulb Berry	Yoshi turns into Bulb Yoshi, temporarily allowing him to reveal and stand on platforms that otherwise would not be there.

Super Mario 3D Land

Image	Item	Effect
File:BoomerangFlower-SM3DL (transparency).png	Boomerang Flower	Mario or Luigi transform into Boomerang Mario or Boomerang Luigi, enabling him to throw a boomerang at enemies. The boomerang can also collect coins and activate Checkpoint Flags.
	Statue Leaf	Mario or Luigi are given the ability to float for a short time, turn into Statue Mario or Statue Luigi, and tail attack.
	Invincibility Leaf	Mario or Luigi transform into White Tanooki Mario or White Tanooki Luigi, which grants him all the powers of the Super Leaf as well as unlimited invincibility.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Image	Item	Effect
	Gold Flower	Gold Mario or Silver Luigi can launch golden fireballs, which explode with a small blast radius and any enemy hit will give coins, depending on the number of enemies hit. It can also turn bricks into coins.

New Super Mario Bros. U

Image	Item	Effect
File:WiiU NewMarioU 4 item01 E3.png	Super Acorn	Turns Mario into Flying Squirrel Mario, allowing him to glide, cling to walls and make a secondary jump.
File:P-acornitem.png	P-Acorn	Mario is given the ability to fly through an entire level.
File:Purplestar.png	Boost Star	Temporarily makes it possible to defeat enemies or break blocks by tapping them on the GamePad.

Super Mario 3D World

Image	Item	Effect
	Super Bell	Turns Mario into Cat Mario, allowing him to climb up walls, reach the top of a flagpole at the end of a level, run faster and perform special attacks. In later levels a second type of Super Bell is available. When you ground pound you turn into a maneki-neko and get coins for each second you are in the air.
	Double Cherry	Turns Mario into Double Mario. There can be an unlimited amount of clones depending on how many cherries the player collects.
File:Luckybell SM3DW.png	Lucky Bell	Similar to the Statue Leaf in Super Mario 3D Land, it is an alternate version of the Super Bell and when the player Ground Pounds,they turn into a lucky cat statue for a short period of time.