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{{redirect|POW|the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] [[Genre#Role-playing games|RPG]] stat often shortened as "POW"|[[Power]]}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMBW POW Artwork.png|120px]]<br>A POW Block from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|effect=[[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]: Creates an earthquake when hit or thrown<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': Appears above the user's [[kart]] and causes all racers on the ground ahead of the user to spin out and drop any items they are holding
|variants=[[Anywhere POW]]<br>[[Flashy POW Block]]<br>[[Red POW Block]]<br>[[Shiny POW Block]]<br>[[Wonder POW Block]]}}
{{quote|What do POW Blocks do again? Don't they make things flip over when you bop 'em?|Olivia|Paper Mario: The Origami King}}
A '''POW Block''', occasionally '''POW'''<ref name=Power>{{cite|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=28|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1993|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide|page=[[Media:SMAS Guide 88.jpg|88]]|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and standing for '''power block'''<ref name=Power/> (also spelled '''Power Block'''),<ref>{{cite|date=May/June 1989|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 6|page=81|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> is a [[block]] that can be thrown to the ground or hit in the air to create a large earthquake, causing all enemies onscreen to get hurt. POW Blocks can be carried and thrown in most games, and some are required for a 100% game [[completion]]. Most POW Blocks are a metallic blue, but some POW Blocks are red or sometimes green.

==History==
===''Mario Bros.''===
[[File:MB Arcade POW Block.gif|frame]]
The POW Block is an object in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' It introduces the usual function of flipping over enemies when jumped at, flattening further with each of the three hits before disappearing. The [[Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance remake]] features two POW Blocks in a phase that can be picked up, though it disappears after being thrown instantly.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance'' ====
[[File:POWBlockSMB2.gif|frame|left]]
[[File:SMA Big POW Block sprite.png|frame|right]]
The POW in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' is activated instantly by picking it up and throwing it on the ground. [[Super Mario Advance|The remake]] has the '''Giant POW Block''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Bryan|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=11|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=June 7, 2001|isbn=0-7615-3633-7|language=en-us}}</ref> '''Big POW''',<ref>{{cite|author=Arnold, J. Douglas, James Yamada, and Mark Elies|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Official Perfect Guide|page=48 and 66|date=June 4, 2001|publisher=Versus Books|isbn=0-9706468-4-4}}</ref> or '''Super POW'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Farkas, Bart G.|title=''Super Mario Advance'' Official Pocket Guide|page=57, 62, 75, 78, 100, 108, 110|date=June 13, 2001|publisher=BradyGames|language=en-us|isbn=0-7440-0077-7}}</ref> bouncing on the ground four times before disappearing. Unlike in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and other games, the word "POW" is animated.

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
There is one POW Block in the [[World-e]] level [[Koopaling Confusion]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', using the sprite from the ''Mario Bros.'' remake but working like in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW POW Block Sprite.png|frame|right|100px]]
The POW Block returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', working the same as in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' but also causing [[coin]]s, and sometimes [[Star Coin]]s, to drop from above.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
{{main|Red POW Block}}
Only the [[Red POW Block]]<ref>''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' European English manual{{page needed}}</ref> variation appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', with an entirely different function of breaking blocks, sometimes with a chain effect.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:POWBlock NSMBUDX China 000.png|thumb|Modified POW Block]]
Blue POW Blocks reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their port]]. They look the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', though the Mainland China release of ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' modifies the three letters to look like three zeroes,<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/chinesenintendo/status/1239427421192900608|author=Chinese Nintendo|publisher=X|language=en|date=March 15, 2020|accessdate=June 5, 2024|title=POW blocks are retextured as <nowiki>"]0["</nowiki> blocks in the Chinese version of NSMBUDX.}}</ref> likely to comply with regulations requiring English text to be translated;{{ref needed}} however, the 1.0.1 update changes the design back to its original one.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/chinesenintendo/status/1395589811692457987|publisher=X|title=The official update log shows the update was released in April 28, 2021, which "fixed some image display issues".|accessdate=June 5, 2024|date=May 20, 2021|language=en-us|author=Chinese Nintendo}}</ref>

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' ====
A giant POW Block known as the '''Super POW Block'''<ref name=SM3DW>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=19|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]] at the end of [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land]], needing four hits to defeat [[Meowser]]. Standard POW Blocks are only seen in ''[[Luigi Bros.]]'', a variation of ''Mario Bros.''

====''Super Mario Maker'' subseries====
[[File:SMM-NSMBU-POWBlock.png|thumb]]
Blue POW Blocks in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' work the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Blue POW Blocks in ''Super Mario Maker 2'' flash in the ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' styles, illuminating dark areas; they are also in the added ''Super Mario 3D World'' style and can become the red variety. A POW Block defeats Bowser instantly in the original four styles while doing ten units of damage to [[Meowser]] in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style.

====''Super Mario Bros. 35''====
The POW Block sprite was reused from the [[Family Computer]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] release of ''Mario Bros.'' for ''[[Super Mario Bros. 35]]'', but the item was from a roulette and defeated all enemies onscreen.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' ====
There is one blue POW Block in the third [[10-flower coin]] room in [[Condarts Away!]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. It works like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', but a [[Condart]] can activate it specifically to reveal the third 10-flower coin of the stage. [[Red POW Block]]s are more common and appear in some more stages.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
{{quote|Look! There's a Power Block!|[[Mario]]|"[[The Pied Koopa]]"}}
[[File:Powblocksmbss.png|thumb|A Power Block in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Pied Koopa]]"]]
The Power Block is only featured in "[[The Pied Koopa]]" of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where [[Mario]] spots one underwater and breaks open a wall with it, helping them escape from [[Bowser|Koopa]] and his minions, although Mario and the gang are drawn into a dungeon instead.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
A POW Block is used to defeat [[Cobrat]]s [[Super Mario-kun Volume 8|volume 8]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''.

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
[[File:POWBlock SMW2.png|frame|left]]
POW Blocks are among the environmental-altering objects in certain games of the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]], beginning with ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', then [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its port]], and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. They turn all nearby enemies into [[Star (Yoshi's Island series)|stars]],<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/ZZbt3PfrGKc?feature=shared&t=35|timestamp=0:35|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|date=October 10, 2019|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' - 4-2: The Cave of the Lakitus|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> and disappear after three hits to destroy.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/zS_Ndqn_E3I?feature=shared&t=44|timestamp=0:44-0:55|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' - 4-2: The Cave of the Lakitus|author=VideoGamePhenom|date=October 23, 2019|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

Only two POW Blocks appear in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and its port, which also feature a [[Special Item (Yoshi's Island series)|Special Item]] titled [[Anywhere POW]], which activates the effects of the POW Block from anywhere in the level. ''Yoshi's New Island'' has unique POW Blocks, specifically in the minigame [[Enemy Eat-Off]], where they are depicted white with green spots and turn all nearby enemies into [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Eggs]].

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|POW Block}}
[[File:POW Block SSB4 Wii U.jpg|thumb|left|A POW Block in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'']]
POW Blocks are a [[stage]] feature of [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' If a fighter hits the POW Block, all other fighters touching the ground are damaged and get launched vertically. The POW Block appears throughout the Mushroom Kingdom stage randomly in set locations, and it appears elsewhere on the stage after being hit. A POW Block also appears as a stage element in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''{{'}}s [[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros.]] stage, where it can paralyze all enemies onscreen, allowing them to be picked up and thrown at others. Similarly as in ''Super Smash Bros.'', the POW Block disappears after being hit a few times, although it always regenerates in the same location. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', POW Blocks appear in both the returning Mushroom Kingdom and Mario Bros. stages.

POW Blocks are introduced as usable items in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and return as such in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. When thrown, a POW Block causes shock waves upon landing that can cause damage to anyone who is on the ground.
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
{{PM item infobox
|title=POW Block
|image=[[File:PaperMario Items POWBlock.png]] [[File:POW Block TTYD.png]] [[File:POW Block SPM.png]] [[File:POW Block PMTOK icon.png|50px]] [[File:POW Block PMTTYDNS icon.png|50px]]
|pm=Flips shell enemies and inflicts 2 damage points on all enemies.
|ttyd=Attacks all enemies and does 2 damage, flipping shelled enemies. (Switch)
}}
The POW Block is a usable item throughout the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] that typically inflict two units of damage to an enemy, regardless of defense, including flying and ceiling-bound enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' makes the POW Block more damaging by shaking the controller at each corresponding prompt. 

''Super Paper Mario'' also includes the POW Block as a [[recipe]] ingredient, and one of the [[Sammer Guys]] is named [[Block of Pow]].

POW Blocks appear in the form of [[sticker]]s in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', using their design introduced in ''Mario Bros.'' It is used twice to inflict damage to enemies, sometimes also causing the [[Immobilized|Crumpled]] status, though only enemies on the ground are affected by it. The POW Block can be bought in [[Decalburg]] and is No. 73 in the [[Sticker Museum]]. There is the more damaging [[Shiny POW Block]] and [[Flashy POW Block]] varieties.

POW Blocks are represented as [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)|Battle Card]]s in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' and function the same as in the previous game. [[Kiwano Temple]] has a POW Block used to flip some spikes, and [[Violet Passage]] has some that a [[cannonball]] can hit to collect [[coin]]s.

POW Blocks are battle items in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. They can be bought for 160 coins at [[Toad Town (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Toad Town]]. Mario can have only up to three POW Blocks at a time, hitting one only once incapacitate every ground enemy for one turn. A POW Block is used in the [[Water Vellumental Shrine]] to stop a blue [[Sidestepper]] with the [[Groovy Panel]], and another at [[? Island]], though to activate every [[? Block]].

====Recipes====
=====''Super Paper Mario''=====
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!width="75%"|Recipe
!width="25%"|Result
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block'''
|rowspan=41|{{PM item|game=SPM|Megaton Dinner|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Block Meal|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Bone-In Cut|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Choco Pasta Dish|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Fresh Pasta Bunch|link=Fresh Pasta|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Fried Egg|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Fried Shroom Plate|link=Mushroom Fry|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Fruity Hamburger|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Golden Meal|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Gorgeous Steak|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Hamburger|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Hot Dog|link=Hot Dog (item)|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Ink Pasta Dish|link=Ink Pasta|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Inky Soup|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Koopa Pilaf|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Koopasta Dish|link=Koopasta|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Life Shroom|link=Life Mushroom|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Long-Last Shake|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Love Noodle Dish|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Meat Pasta Dish|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Miracle Dinner|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Omelette Plate|link=Omelette Meal|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Power Steak|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Primordial Dinner|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Roast Horsetail|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Roast Shroom Dish|link=Mushroom Roast|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Roast Whacka Bump|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Shroom Delicacy|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Shroom Shake|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Shroom Steak|link=Mushroom Steak|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Slimy Shroom|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Spaghetti Plate|link=Spaghetti|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Spicy Dinner|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Spicy Pasta Dish|link=Spicy Pasta|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Spicy Soup|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Spit Roast|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Super Shroom Shake|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Ultra Shroom Shake|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Veggie Set|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Volcano Shroom|size=25x25px}}
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|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Volt Shroom|link=Volt Mushroom|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Ghost Shroom|size=25x25px}}
|rowspan=2|{{PM item|game=SPM|Dangerous Delight|size=25x25px}}
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|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Poison Shroom|link=Poison Mushroom|size=25x25px}}
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|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Big Egg|size=25x25px}}
|{{PM item|game=SPM|Egg Bomb|size=25x25px}}
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|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Megaton Dinner|size=25x25px}}
|{{PM item|game=SPM|Heavy Meal|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|link=Mistake (Sleepy Sheep)|Mistake|item=Mistake alt|size=25x25px}}
|rowspan=2|{{PM item|game=SPM|link=Mistake (Sleepy Sheep)|Mistake|item=Mistake alt|size=25x25px}}
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|[[File:POW Block SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''POW Block''' + {{PM item|game=SPM|Sleepy Sheep|size=25x25px}}
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
The POW Block is only referenced in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' from "POW" being depicted on license plates throughout [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]] and [[Mushroom City]].

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series====
POW Blocks are one of [[Waluigi]]'s special items in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', stunning a random racer for about seven seconds, and have the same function in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
[[File:POW Block - Mario Kart Wii.png|thumb|Artwork from ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
The POW Block is an item in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. It is one of the rarest items, with 7th place being the likeliest to obtain it, at 7.5%. Only players ranked 5th to 9th place as well as 10th for CPU players can get the POW Block. It is not possible to obtain one during the first twenty seconds of a race,{{ref needed}} and a POW Block has a cooldown timer of said number of seconds (similar to the [[Blooper]] and [[Lightning]]). Using a POW Block makes one appear above each racer ahead, causing them to spin out and drop items (coins in Coin Runners) upon the third strike. A POW Block symbol is also above the player, but it does not affect them. Player who either shake the controller or start a wheelie do not spin out as much. Players are unaffected entirely if they are either in midair, launched out of a cannon, or are using either [[Super Star|Stars]], [[Mega Mushroom]]s, or [[Bullet Bills]]. Only one POW Block can be in play (like the [[Thunder Cloud]], [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]], [[Bullet Bill]], Blooper, and Lightning).

The letters "POW" can be seen as a license plate on all of the cars in [[Moonview Highway]].

===''Mario Tennis'' series===
====''Mario Power Tennis''====
POW Blocks are objects at [[Mario Classic Court]] in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', including the mini-game [[Coin Collectors]]. They travel back and forth across the net, and hitting POW Blocks stuns all enemies briefly. If a POW Block is hit enough it disappears but returns shortly after.

====''Mario Tennis Open''====
The POW Block is represented as [[Mii]] gear in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', increasing serve and stroke powers as well as speed.

===''Yoshi Touch & Go''===
[[File:YT&G POWBlock.png|frame]]
''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' includes green POW Blocks in Challenge mode. They are similar to the ''Yoshi's Island'' series but now cause enemies to drop coins upon defeat. POW Blocks always arrive on balloons, and using an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] is necessary to knock them down

===''Mario Super Sluggers''===
POW Blocks are error items titled '''POW Balls''' in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', unlocked by opening a certain Treasure Chest in [[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)|Mario Stadium]]. The tremor produced from a POW Ball incapacitates fielding players for about four seconds, though [[Boo]] and [[Paragoomba]] are unaffected by the shockwaves, as well as players who jump before the POW Ball goes off.

===''Mario Clock''===
[[File:MarioClockPowBlock.png|frame|left]]
POW Blocks are red in ''[[Mario Clock]]'', making them look like [[Red POW Block]]s, though they cause the clock to fall and every coin to be collected.
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===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
In the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]], POW Blocks most commonly appear as items. In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', POW Blocks appear as an item in [[Dream Ice Hockey]], where they will knock over all of the characters on the opposing team after a short amount of time, as well as in [[Dream Snowball Fight]], where they briefly stun everyone on the opposing team. In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', POW Blocks are items in the [[Plus Event]], [[Boxing Plus]], where they stun the opponent and prevent them from moving, performing punches, and guarding. The game also features POW Blocks in [[Football Plus]], where three will fall, one after the other, by the player who received the item, and knock over any nearby characters, including goalkeepers. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', POW Blocks are items in the [[Dream Event]], [[Dream Karate]].

In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', POW Blocks appear as obstacles on the Coin Street rink of [[Snow Day Street Hockey]], where hitting them knocks down every opponent, briefly stunning them. After being used, the POW Blocks respawn in their positions after a short amount of time.

===''Mario Party 9''===
While POW Blocks do not appear in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', there is a type of space in the [[High Rollers]] mode called the [[POW Space]], and if a player rolls over it, the values of all spaces around it decrease by 10.

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
POW Blocks reappear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|its ports]], now having to be activated from either a [[turnip]] or by touching them on the GamePad.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20140611214822/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_vsfIMs3o4&gl=US&hl=en|title=Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - Mine Cart Summit|date=June 11, 2014|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 5, 2024|language=en}}</ref>

===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
POW Blocks are sheets of paper in the [[Trio Shuriken]] minigame in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', where hitting one with a shuriken destroys other sheets of paper, earning the [[player]] points.

===''Mario + Rabbids'' series===
====''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''====
{{quote|Given what these POW Blocks are capable of, I'm actually pretty glad it's broken.|Beep-0|Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle}}
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', giant POW Blocks appear in the background of [[Sherbet Desert]]. [[Beep-0]] states these POW Blocks are broken and do not have any effect. Two [[Rabbid]]s climb up and down the "P" in one of them, where Beep-0 expresses relief that the POW Block is broken.

===''Luigi's Mansion 3''===
The POW Block is featured only in the [[ScreamPark]] minigame Desperate Measures in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', causing sand to appear out of both teams' weight scale.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In the {{file link|The Super Mario Bros Movie teaser poster.jpg|teaser poster}} for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a marking of a POW Block can be seen printed on a barrel hung on the storefront next to the antiques store.

===Other appearances===
[[File:MarioBiTS.jpg|thumb|120px|The POW Block, at the bottom left corner.]]
In ''[[Art Style: PiCTOBiTS]]'', POW Blocks are used to erase all the bits on the lowest rows of the screen, and make all bits fall down. Once used, it consumes one slot in the bit palette. POW Blocks cannot be used if there is only one slot in the bit palette remaining.

In ''[[Monopoly Gamer]]'', a POW Block face appears on the "Power-Up Die". Rolling the POW Block normally forces all other players to drop one Coin on their current space, which can be picked up by the next player who passes over or lands on that space. Some Characters have a "Power-Up Boost" that enhances or modifies this power.

In the [[NES Remix (series)|''NES Remix'' series]], POW Blocks appear in some of the ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''-based challenges, and in ''[[NES Remix 2]]'', they appear in various ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' remix challenges.

While POW Blocks themselves do not appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', an identical-functioning block appears in the [[Mole Hunt]] [[minigame]].

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
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|Eng=This item causes earthquakes.}}

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
*'''Trading card:'''
**'''Description:''' ''Here's a blast from the past! Hit a POW Block and all coins will fall to the ground for easy pick up. Use this time wisely to collect all the coins you can. Remember that extra coins mean extra lives, so POW Blocks are money in the bank! They can also be really handy in shaking out hidden Star Coins.''
**'''Card number:''' 51 (Normal)

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
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|Eng=Hit this to unleash a shockwave that destroys nearby blocks.{{page needed}}}}

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
{{Multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=Hit or throw this to create shock waves that defeat all grounded enemies on the screen.{{page needed}}}}

===''Mario Kart Wii''===
[[File:MKW POW Block Trading Card.jpg|thumb|x230px|Trading card]]
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|type=manual
|Eng=POW Blocks shake the ground, causing opponents to spin out and drop their items.{{page needed}}}}

*'''Trading card:'''
**'''Description:''' "''The POW Block isn't a new concept within the Mushroom Kingdom (think Mario Bros.), but it is a brand new item for the Mario Kart series. If you're lucky enough to get this item, activate it and the POW Block appears over the heads of all other racers. When it disappears after about 5 seconds...POW! Everyone (but you) spins out and stops, allowing you to gain some ground.''"
**'''Game Tip!:''' "''The POWerful effects of this dangerous item can be avoided. The secret is that you have to be off the ground when the POW Block unleashes its power.''"

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=POW Block
|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:POWBlockTrophy3DS.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:SSB4TrophyPOWBlock.png|100px]]
|category=Item
|appears_in='''Arcade''' ''Mario Bros.'' (1983) <br> '''Wii''' ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' (11/2009)
|trophy_box=6: Mario Bros.
|unlock=Random
|desc=This special block first appeared way back in Mario Bros. Hitting it will send enemies flying into the air. You can avoid the shock waves by shielding at the right time or jumping into the air. After being triggered three times, a POW Block will vanish into thin air—don't waste it!
|desc2=These blocks first appeared in Mario Bros. Hit one to make the whole area shake and knock opponents off their feet if they're on the ground. If someone looks like they're about to hit a POW Block, try to jump or put your shield up to avoid the shock wave. They can be hit three times before disappearing entirely.
}}

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=Hit one to defeat all nearby enemies and break all nearby blocks.{{page needed}}}}

===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
*'''Collectible Treasure No. 39:''' "''A power-up that shakes everything on the field. Flips some enemies and disorients others.''"

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
SMB3BattleMode-POW.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' sprite
SMAS SMB2 POW Block Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'') artwork
POWBlock SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|Mario holding a POW Block in front of a [[Cobrat]] in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
File:YT&G POWBlock.png|''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' sprite
POW Block - Mario Kart Wii.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' artwork
NSMBWiiTC-51-Front.png|A POW Block trading card from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBW POW Block Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' artwork
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=パワーフロア
|Jpn2={{ruby|POW|パウ}}
|Jpn3=パワー{{ruby|床|ゆか}}
|Jpn4=パウブロック
|Jpn5=POWブロック
|JpnR=Pawā Furoa
|Jpn2R=Pau
|Jpn3R=Pawā Yuka
|Jpn4R=Pau Burokku
|Jpn5R=Pau Burokku
|JpnM=Power Floor
|Jpn2M=POW; short for パワーブロック<ref name=Panic/> (''Pawā Burokku'', "Power Block")
|Jpn3M=Power Floor
|Jpn4M=POW Block
|Jpn5M=POW Block
|JpnC=<ref>''Mario Bros.'' [[media:Mario Bros. Japanese flyer.jpg|Japanese flyer]]</ref>
|Jpn2C=<ref name=Panic>{{cite|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=25|date=1987|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|date=1988|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|page=27}}</ref>
|Jpn4C=<ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''Mario & Luigi RPG'' instruction booklet|page=38|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
|ChiS=力量块
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|ChiS2R=POW Zhuānkuài
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|ChiTC=<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100618144456/http://www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb/index.htm|title=新 超級瑪利歐兄弟 Wii - 香港任天堂網站|language=zh-hant|publisher=Nintendo HK|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
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|Ger2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
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|Ita3M=POW block
|Ita4M=Magic Box
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' European instruction booklet|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=10}}</ref>
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' Italian manual|page=20}}</ref>
|Ita4C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGPJQ2jb3NQ Super Mario (1ª serie animata ITA) - A Pastaland]</ref>
|Ita4N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
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|Por2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8M1q0Smh6Q&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=36 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - O Sequestro das Crianças / Super Planeta (Dublado)]</ref>
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|Spa3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4NLBVeBq_o El Pied Koopa | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
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|Swe=POW-block
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|SweM=POW block
|Swe2M=Great Tremor
|Swe2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuysWsbHwFk&list=PLxFcguXyn2Gq_SVmc3CbdYhMEduSfFfox&index=21 Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 20 - Swedish]</ref>
|Swe2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
}}

==Notes==
*Using a POW Block at {{classic link|N64|Sherbet Land}} in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' makes the [[penguin]]s spin out and similarly makes the [[Piranha Plant]]s jump into the air in {{classic link|N64|Mario Raceway}}.

==References==
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