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{{about|the collectible in [[Super Mario Odyssey]]|information about the item in ''[[Super Mario World]]''|[[3-Up Moon]]|the actual moon|[[Moon]]}}
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|image=[[File:SMO Power Moon Yellow.png|200px]]
|name=Power Moon
|description=A crescent moon with eyes and varying colors depending on region.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
{{quote|Why, I could never part with any of my precious Power Moons!|Madame Broode|Super Mario Odyssey}}
'''Power Moons''' are collectible items in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. Equivalent to the [[Power Star]]s in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (and its [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]]), ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', and [[Shine Sprite]]s in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', they can be found in the various kingdoms of the game and are used to power the [[Odyssey]] in order to let Mario reach additional kingdoms. Unlike the previous objects, however, collecting them does not cause Mario to leave the area he is in, making them most comparable to the [[Golden Banana]]s of ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' in terms of function. The minimum number of Power Moons needed for ending the game is 124; collecting 250 Power Moons unlocks the [[Dark Side]], and collecting 500 Power Moons unlocks the [[Darker Side]]. Collecting all 880 unique Power Moons (not counting the additional ones that can be bought at Crazy Cap after completing the main story) turns the Odyssey's sail into a golden color and unlocks a painting in the Wedding Hall at [[Moon Kingdom|Honeylune Ridge]] that allows players to play through a harder version of the final battle with [[Bowser]], while collecting 999 Power Moons will unlock a special celebration at the Mushroom Kingdom, involving a large top hat on the tower of [[Peach's Castle]]. Power Moons can be obtained in a variety of ways, such as collecting a [[Key]], 5 [[Moon Shard]]s, a sequence of [[Rainbow Note]]s, planting [[Seed (Super Mario Odyssey)|Seeds]] in pots, or through the [[Slots]] minigame.
[[File:SMO-scrn-PowerMoons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Image showing several different Power Moons]]
Gameplay-wise, they act mostly like the Power Stars and Shine Sprites in earlier titles, being the main collectible Mario needs to find to progress. Unlike these, however, there are between 1 and 104 per kingdom, and completing them does not cause Mario to exit the stage unlike in prior 3D ''Mario'' titles (except for ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' which instead follow the formula of the 2D ''Super Mario'' games and feature [[Goal Pole]]s instead). Power Moons are also replaced with clear replicas after they have been collected, much like the Power Stars and Shine Sprites, and count as five global coins each when collected again. Power Moons also restore the player's [[Health Meter]], air meter (if swimming), and water (if a [[Gushen]] is captured) when collected. Story-mode Power Moons are always found floating above a metal pad. After a Power Moon is collected, it becomes translucent and colorless the next time it appears, giving 10 [[Coin]]s if collected again.

Larger variants called [[Multi Moon]]s also exist in the game. These count as three Power Moons in one, and can be attained by defeating bosses or clearing main story missions.

Including the three-moon count from Multi Moons and post-game store moons, there is a numerical total of 999 Power Moons available in the game. Any moons bought afterwards do not add to the number.

In the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] versions of ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', Power Moons are found at the end of the bonus levels [[Secret of the Inverted Pyramid]], [[Mine Cart Cascade Crusade]], [[Uptown, Downtown]], and [[Cookatiel's Sizzling Sprint]], which are based off of kingdoms from ''Super Mario Odyssey''. They function exactly the same as the [[Power Star]]s found in the regular levels.
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==Colors==
Power Moons feature a different color depending on the kingdom in which they are found. Their color also matches the color of the pole of the kingdom's [[Checkpoint Flag]]. In the Mushroom Kingdom, they take the form of Power Stars, except in 2D sections, where they simply appear as pixelated, gold-colored Power Moons instead.

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!width="1%"|Kingdom
!width="1%"|Color
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|[[Cap Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Cap Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Yellow.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Cascade Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Cascade Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Yellow.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Sand Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Sand Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Green.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Lake Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Lake Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Pink.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Wooded Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Wooded Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Blue.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Cloud Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Cloud Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Yellow.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Lost Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Lost Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Yellow.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Metro Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Metro Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Brown.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Snow Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Snow Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Orange.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Seaside Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Seaside Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Purple.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Luncheon Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Luncheon Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Cyan.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Ruined Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Ruined Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Yellow.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Bowser's Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in Bowser's Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Red.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Moon Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Moon Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon White.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Mushroom Kingdom|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Star.png|50px]]
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|[[Dark Side]] ([[List of Power Moons in the Dark Side|list]])
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Yellow.png|50px]]
|-
|[[Darker Side]]
|[[File:SMO Power Moon Yellow.png|50px]]
|}
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==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
*'''North American website bio:''' ''"The Odyssey requires a steady supply of Power Moons to travel. Luckily, they seem to be plentiful-although some are harder to find than others."''

==Names in other languages==
:''For a list of the Power Moon names in other languages, see [[List of Power Moon names in other languages|here]].''

{{foreign names
|Jap=パワームーン<ref>Nintendo. (September 13, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PDCxktFEfM スーパーマリオ オデッセイ <nowiki>[Nintendo Direct 2017.9.14]</nowiki>]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 5, 2017.</ref>
|JapR=Pawā Mūn
|JapM=Power Moon
|Spa=Energiluna
|SpaM=From ''energía'' (energy) and ''luna'' (moon)
|Fra=Lune de puissance
|FraM=Power Moon
|Ger=Power-Mond
|GerM=Power Moon
|Ita=Luna di energia
|ItaM=Energy Moon
|Dut=Energiemaan
|DutM=Energy Moon
|Rus=Луна энергии
|RusR=Luna energii
|RusM=Energy Moon
|Chi=力量之月
|ChiR=Lìliàng zhī yuè
|ChiM=Power Moon
|Kor=파워문
|KorR=Pawo Mun
|KorM=Power Moon
}}

==See also==
*[[Multi Moon]]
*[[Power Star]]
*[[Shine Sprite]]
*[[Grand Star]]
*[[3-Up Moon]]

==Trivia==
*When Mario collects his first Power Moon in the Mushroom Kingdom, [[Cappy]] says that he didn't know that Power Moons come in different shapes. This may suggest that Power Moons and Power Stars are different shapes of the same object, a distinction that may also include the more rounded-off, metallic-looking Power Stars of ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.
*When Mario collects a Power Moon, he'll perform three variations of the same pose that change his right hand's gesture, all three of which are callbacks to three previous ''Mario'' titles:
**A victory sign pose, referencing ''Super Mario 64''
**An open palm, referencing ''Super Mario Sunshine''
**A closed fist, referencing  ''Super Mario Galaxy''
*The jingle that plays when collecting a Power Moon is an arrangement of the jingle that plays when collecting a Power Star in ''Super Mario 64''. In the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]], the original theme plays instead; unless the player collects an 8-bit Power Moon in that kingdom, in which case the 8-bit Power Moon theme plays.
*If a Power Moon is collected in one kingdom, but put into the Odyssey in another, the Power Moon's color changes to match the kingdom color the Odyssey is currently in. However, this only happens post-game, as pre-final boss moons can only be put in the Odyssey in the same kingdom they are collected in.
*Some Power Moons, such as the Hat-and-Seek Power Moons, can only be collected once and not again for 5 global coins, while other Power Moons, such as Power Moons from Timer Challenges, can be infinitely recollected for 5 global coins as long as the player obtains the Power Moon within the time limit.
*Before defeating Bowser in the Moon Kingdom, you can collect a total of 462 Power Moons

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