How to Swap Stored Items

The Item Balloon lets you store items to use later in Super Mario Bros Wonder. Read more to learn how to store items, as well as to change the power-up you currently have.

How to Store Power-Up Items

Obtain an Item While Having a Power-Up

You can store another power-up in your Item Balloon by acquiring that power-up item while you're currently in a power-up state.

For example, you currently have the Elephant Fruit as your current power-up and you saw a Drill Mushroom. This means that when you touch the Drill Mushroom, it will just get stored on the Item Balloon as you still have the Elephant power-up currently active.

Use the Item Balloon When in a Pinch

If you're in a situation where you've lost your current power-up but still have a spare power-up stored, don't fret as you can summon the Item Balloon keeping this power-up by holding the A button.

List of All Power-Ups

How to Change Items

Summon the Item Balloon While in a Power-Up

While in a power-up state, you can change your current active power-up by holding the A button to swap to the item stored within your Item Balloon.

Once you change to the stored power-up, your previous power-up will be stored in the Item Balloon, ready to be used anytime.

List of All Items

Can You Store Two Power-Ups?

Only One Power-Up Can Be Stored at a Time

Unfortunately, there is no way to store two Power-Up items at a time in the Item Balloon.

For example, if you have an Elephant Fruit stored in the Item Balloon but then obtain a Super Mushroom later, the item you're currently storing will be overwritten with the new item that you acquire. So better make sure to keep your preferred power-up.

Duplicate Power-Ups Become Flower Coins

If you pick up a power-up that you're already using and you have the same power-up stored, it becomes 1 Flower Coin instead.

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