List of power-ups

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Template:Articleabout Power-ups give special magic abilities to the character receiving the power-up. Most of the effects let characters fight easier and/or access new areas. Below is a list of the different power-ups found in their respective debut games.

Super Mario Bros.

Image Item Effect
File:SMB Supermushroom.svg Super Mushroom Turns Small Mario into Super Mario, allowing him to break Brick Blocks and find other power-ups.
File:SMBFireFlower.gif Fire Flower Transforms Mario into Fire Mario, letting him throw fireballs.
A Starman from Super Mario Bros. Super Star Makes Mario briefly invincible.

Super Mario Bros. 3

Image Item Effect
File:SuperLeaf SMB3.png Super Leaf Turns Mario into Raccoon Mario, granting flight, gliding, and a tail whip.
The Frog Suit. Frog Suit Turns Mario into Frog Mario, allowing him to swim faster in any direction and jump higher.
The Tanooki Suit. Tanooki Suit Turns Mario into Tanooki Mario, which gives him the same abilities as the Super Leaf, but also lets him turn into a statue for a limited time.
The Hammer Suit. Hammer Suit Turns Mario into Hammer Mario, letting him throw powerful hammers and block enemies' fireballs by crouching.
P-Wing P-Wing Similar to the Super Leaf, but allows Mario or Luigi to fly indefinitely for one level. Taking damage or finishing the level ends the P-Wing's effect.

Super Mario Land

Image Item Effect
File:SuperFlowerPower-Up.png Super Flower Turns Mario into Superball Mario, letting him toss superballs. These bounce at 45 degree angles and can collect coins.

Super Mario World

Image Item Effect
File:Feather.PNG Cape Feather Turns Mario into Cape Mario, letting him fly, glide, ground smash, and cape whip foes (Similar to the Super Leaf).
File:P-Balloon SMW.PNG P-Balloon Temporarily inflates Mario, allowing him to float.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Image Item Effect
Carrot sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Carrot Turns Mario into Rabbit Mario, which slows his descent in midair and can hop continuously.

Super Mario 64

Image Item Effect
File:WingCapSM64.PNG Wing Cap Turns Mario into Wing Mario, offering temporary flight after making a Triple Jump or being shot from a cannon.
File:SM64 VanishCap.JPG Vanish Cap Turns Mario into Vanish Mario, making him temporarily intangible, allowing him to walk through enemies and chain link fences.
File:MetalCap.jpg Metal Cap Turns Mario into Metal Mario, giving temporary invulnerability and heaviness. He also doesn't need to breathe, which lets him resist toxic fumes and walk underwater.

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.
Artwork of the Mario Cap from Super Mario 64 DS Mario's Cap Gives Luigi, Wario or Yoshi the abilities and physical appearance of Mario.
Artwork of the Luigi Cap from Super Mario 64 DS Luigi's Cap Gives Mario, Wario or Yoshi the abilities and physical appearance of Luigi.
Artwork of the Wario Cap from Super Mario 64 DS Wario's Cap Gives Mario, Luigi, or Yoshi the abilities and physical appearance of Wario.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Image Item Effect
File:IceFlower.PNG Ice Flower Lets the Mario Bros. and baby Mario Bros. throw iceballs.
CopyFlower.png Copy Flower Creates clones of the Mario Bros. and baby Mario Bros. (similar to Double Cherry)
Mix Flower Mix Flower Allows all the Bros. to throw fireballs to form a giant one.

New Super Mario Bros.

Image Item Effect
NSMB Blueshell.png Blue Koopa Shell Turns Mario into Shell Mario, letting him slide as a shell, hide to become invulnerable (to certain things), and swim faster.
Artwork of a Mini Mushroom for New Super Mario Bros. Mini Mushroom Turns Mario into Mini Mario, letting him walk on water, jump higher and farther, and enter tiny passages.
Artwork of a Mega Mushroom in Mario Kart Wii Mega Mushroom Turns Mario into Mega Mario, letting him destroy almost anything.

Super Paper Mario

Image Item Effect
File:MegaStar SPM.png Mega Star Temporarily makes Mario, Luigi, Peach or Bowser giant and 8-bit (similar to the Mega Mushroom).

Super Mario Galaxy

Image Item Effect
Bee Suit Bee Mushroom Turns Mario into Bee Mario, allowing him to fly for a short time, walk on clouds, and stick to honeycombs.
File:SMG BooSuit.jpg Boo Mushroom Turns Mario into Boo Mario, allowing him to go through fences and read Booish.
Spring Mushroom Spring Mushroom Turns Mario into Spring Mario, letting him jump higher.
A Flying Star from Super Mario Galaxy. Red Star Turns Mario into Flying Mario, letting him fly freely by spinning.
Rainbow Star Rainbow Star Turns Mario into Rainbow Mario, making him briefly invincible (same as a Super Star: in the Super Mario Galaxy series, this is used instead in order to avoid confusion between a Super Star and a Power Star.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Image Item Effect
File:Propeller Mushroom.png Propeller Mushroom Turns Mario into Propeller Mario, letting him fly through the air and drill (while in midair) to land faster.
A Penguin Suit Penguin Suit Turns Mario into Penguin Mario, letting him slide on his belly, throw iceballs, and swim more freely (comparable to the Frog Suit). He also has webbed feet, so he doesn't slide when he's on ice.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Image Item Effect
SMG2 Cloudflower.png Cloud Flower Transforms Mario into Cloud Mario, enabling him to create up to 3 cloud platforms (which are replenished by another Cloud Flower), make floaty jumps, and walk on clouds.
File:SMG2 RockMushroom.JPG Rock Mushroom Turns Mario into Rock Mario, who can destroy enemies and objects by rolling into them.
File:Transform nav dash active.png Dash Pepper Turns Yoshi into Dash Yoshi, temporarily causing him to dash at very high speeds.
File:Transform nav balloon active.png Blimp Fruit Turns Yoshi into Blimp Yoshi, temporarily causing him to puff up and float.
File:Transform nav light active.png Bulb Berry Turns Yoshi 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 Transforms Mario into Boomerang Mario, enabling him to throw a boomerang at enemies. The boomerang can also collect coins and activate Checkpoint Flags.
Statueleaf.png Statue Leaf Lets Mario glide, turn into Statue Mario, and tail whip (similar to the Tanooki Suit).
Artwork of an Invincibility Leaf from New Super Mario Bros. 2 Invincibility Leaf Transforms Mario into White Tanooki Mario, 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 artwork for New Super Mario Bros. 2 Gold Flower Turns Mario into Gold Mario, who can launch golden fireballs, which explode with a small blast radius. Any enemies hit will give coins, depending on the number of enemies hit. These fireballs can also hit ? Blocks and turn Brick Blocks 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 midair jump.
File:P-acornitem.png P-Acorn Turns Mario into Power Squirrel Mario, which grants him all the powers of the Super Acorn, but also lets him make midair jumps indefinitely for one level. Taking damage or clearing the level ends the P-Acorn's effect.
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 Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png Super Bell Turns Mario into Cat Mario, allowing him to climb up walls and poles, run faster and slash enemies with his claws.
Artwork of a Double Cherry, from Super Mario 3D World. Double Cherry Turns Mario into Double Mario. There can be up to 5 clones of each player on screen.
File:Luckybell SM3DW.png Lucky Bell Turns Mario into Lucky Cat Mario, which grants him all the powers of the Super Bell, and also lets him turn into Golden Statue Mario with a Ground Pound. Golden Statue Mario earns coins while falling, and is invincible (like Invincible Mario).

Mario Maker

Image Item Effect
File:48px-MM Luigimushroom.svg.png Luigi Mushroom Makes Mario skinnier. He can jump higher and slide longer.