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P-Balloons (short for Power Balloons) are a power-up which first appear in Super Mario World then in its remake Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.

If Mario or Luigi touch a P-Balloon, they inflate like a balloon, enabling them to float around the area for a short period of time and reach otherwise inaccessible areas. P-Balloon have their own level in the Special World called Tubular. If Mario or Luigi take damage while inflated, they return to their normal form prematurely.

While P-Balloons do not return in Super Mario 64 DS, their effect is incorporated into Mario's Power Flower ability.

P-Balloons return in the Super Mario Maker sub-series. In Super Mario Maker 2, P-Balloons now gain a suit with a "P" on it, and they can move around faster by spewing air.

In the Super Mario World cartoon[]

P-Balloon SMW TV

A P-Balloon saves Luigi from a long fall

In the episode "Mama Luigi," a P-Balloon serves Luigi from a long fall into a pit. It retains its appearance from Super Mario World, but it does not function the same.

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