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All Power Bomb Tank Locations

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Metroid Dread Power Bomb Tanks

This page contains all the Power Bomb Tank locations for Metroid Dread for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn about the location of each Power Bomb Tank and how to get it!

List of All Power Bomb Tank Locations

Artaria

All Artaria Power Bomb Tank Locations

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Power Bomb Tank 01
How to Get:
Use Spider Magnet to climb the wall and Grapple Beam to reach the ceiling to get this power up.
Required Ability:
Spider Magnet
Morph Ball
Grapple Beam

Cataris

All Cataris Power Bomb Tank Locations

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Power Bomb Tank 01
How to Get:
Head up to this area using the Grapple Beam. Break the Power Beam, Bomb, and Missile Blocks quick enough to bring the platform down.
Required Ability:
Spider Magnet
Morph Ball
Varia Suit
Grapple Beam
Power Bomb Tank 02
How to Get:
Once you have the Gravity Suit, go back to Kraid's boss room and slide under the right side. Go through the Morph Ball maze using Bombs to clear the way. Use the Grapple Beam to gain access to the Power Bomb Tank.
Required Ability:
Morph Ball
Bomb
Grapple Beam
Gravity Suit
Power Bomb Tank 03
How to Get:
First destroy the Power Bomb Block. Go to the room to the upper left and use the Speed Booster. Store a Shinespark and slide under the wall in the next room. Drop down and turn into a Morph Ball, follow the path until you can drop down and unleash the Shinespark to get this Power Bomb Tank.
Required Ability:
Morph Ball
Speed Booster
Power Bomb

Dairon

All Dairon Power Bomb Tank Locations

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Power Bomb Tank 01
How to Get:
From the Elevator room in that connects to Artaria, shoot the left wall. Use the Grapple Beam to reach the ceiling and use Missiles to clear the way to the Power Bomb Tank.
Required Ability:
Morph Ball
Grapple Beam
Power Bomb Tank 02
How to Get:
Use Cross Bombs to clear the gap and get this Power Bomb Tank.
Required Ability:
Gravity Suit
Cross Bomb
Power Bomb Tank 03
How to Get:
Use a Power Bomb to get this Power Bomb Tank.
Required Ability:
Power Bomb

Burenia

All Burenia Power Bomb Tank Locations

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Power Bomb Tank 01
How to Get:
Use a Powerbomb on the Powerbomb Block toward the bottom of the map. Charge up a Shinespark starting from the bottom left corner of Burenia and store it before sliding and dropping down. Release the Shinespark aiming right to get this Power Bomb Tank.
Required Ability:
Speed Booster
Gravity Suit
Power Bomb

Ferenia

All Ferenia Power Bomb Tank Locations

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Power Bomb Tank 01
How to Get:
Use a Power Bomb to reveal this Power Bomb Tank.
Required Ability:
Power Bomb
Power Bomb Tank 02
How to Get:
Use a Power Bomb and Space Jump up to the ledge.
Required Ability:
Space Jump
Power Bomb

Ghavoran

All Ghavoran Power Bomb Tank Locations

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Power Bomb Tank 01
How to Get:
Use the Screw Attack or Space Jump to reach the this item.
Required Ability:
Space Jump
Screw Attack

Elun

All Elun Power Bomb Tank Locations

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Power Bomb Tank 01
How to Get:
Follow the Morph Ball maze down to collect this Power Bomb Tank.
Required Ability:
Morph Ball
Bomb

Hanubia

All Hanubia Power Bomb Tank Locations

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Power Bomb Tank 01
How to Get:
Start in the room before to store a Shinespark. As soon as it's stored stop, turn into a Morph Ball and bomb the floor. Next, while in Morph Ball mode, unleash your Shinespark downward to break the Speed Booster Blocks.
Required Ability:
Morph Ball
Speed Booster

Power Bomb Tank Overview

Increases Max Capacity of Power Bombs

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Power Bomb Tanks upgrades that increase the maximum capacity of Power Bombs that Samus can hold by +1.

Located All Over the Map

Power Bomb Tanks are located in different parts of the map and will usually require a puzzle to be solved to reach them. It is recommended that you pick these tanks up when you have the required abilities to get them.

Note: It is possible to pick up some of these tanks before you are able to use them.

Shinespark Puzzles

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The Speed Booster and Shinespark may be needed to get some of these Power Bomb Tanks. The puzzles will require a combination of perfect timing, movement, and positioning to solve them and obtain the Power Bomb Tanks.
How to Solve All Speed Booster and Shinespark Puzzles

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