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| Wonder Flower | |
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| 👁 Artwork of a Wonder Flower from Super Mario Bros. Wonder | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (2026) |
| Effect | Starts a Wonder Effect and creates a path to a Wonder Seed (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) Activates Coin Rush (Super Mario Run) |
The Wonder Flower is a flower item that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
The Wonder Flower was conceived as part of an effort to introduce surprising elements that would challenge the player.[1] The original idea was to include items that would warp players to a new area but producer Takashi Tezuka found the idea uninteresting.[2][1] To gather suggestions for effects the Wonder Flower could have, director Shiro Mouri and Tezuka polled the entire development team of Super Mario Bros. Wonder no matter their seniority or role on the project, receiving a little over 2,000 suggestions.[1]
In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Wonder Flowers activate Wonder Effects when collected, which change some mechanics in the level or transform the player. Every main level has one Wonder Flower, and the Wonder Effect they create always leads to a Wonder Seed. Wonder Flowers come in different colors depending on the world in which they are found, being blue in Pipe-Rock Plateau, cyan in Fluff-Puff Peaks, red-magenta in Shining Falls, yellow in Sunbaked Desert, green in Fungi Mines, purple with a black face and white eyes in Deep Magma Bog, orange in the Petal Isles, and gray with a yellow highlight in the Special World. Once the Wonder Effect's respective Wonder Seed is collected, the Wonder Flower turns gray and transparent. One Wonder Flower also plays a major role in the game's plot, as Bowser arrived in the Flower Kingdom during the opening sequence to steal it, and uses it to merge himself, his Koopa Clown Car, and the Flower Castle together to form a flying fortress in his own likeness.
Blue Wonder Flowers appeared in the Toad Rally mode of Super Mario Run during the second promotional Super Mario Bros. Wonder event from December 20, 2023 to March 15, 2024 and the promotional Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park event from March 5 to April 3, 2026.[3] They replaced and behaved identically to Coin Rush Stars, activating Coin Rush when the meter was filled up while also changing all coins into Gold Goombas and Pink Coins into flower coins. A Wonder Flower also appeared in the icon for versions 3.1.0 and 3.3.2 of the game and on a stamp for the events' Stamp Cards.
The blue Wonder Flower, paired with a Talking Flower, appears as a single, Novice-class support spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, introduced in the "Showtime and Wonder Spirits!" spirit event that began on the same day as Princess Peach: Showtime!'s release on March 22, 2024. Applying the spirit to a character equips them with a Fire Flower at the start of a battle. In their spirit battle, the Wonder Flower is represented by a tiny, blue Kirby; during the battle, the Skull Kid Assist Trophy appears and turns all fighters invisible, a reference to Wonder Effects.
In Mario Kart World, a Wonder Flower appears as a sticker that is unlocked after completing a P Switch mission.
In Mario Tennis Fever, Wonder Flowers appear during Wonder Court Matches. When hit by the ball, they trigger one of three possible special effects: Causing Trottin' Piranha Plants to walk around the court, making Hoppos bounce around, or having Spikes throw Spike Balls with pipes appearing on the court. Each of these effects will spawn Wonder Seeds that players can hit with the ball to score a point.
| Spirit #1528 Wonder Flower & Talking Flower | ||
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Series/game | Super Mario Series |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 1 | |
| Class | Novice | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Fire Flower Equipped | |
| How to obtain | Spirit Board (version 13.0.2 or later) | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Tiny Kirby ×21 |
| Conditions |
Rule: Assist Trophy Enemies (Skull Kid); Item: Fire Flower
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| Stage | Mushroom Kingdom U | |
| Song | Pandemonium |
Mario holding a Wonder Flower from Pipe-Rock Plateau
A blue Wonder Flower appearing in Welcome to the Flower Kingdom!
Icon of versions 3.1.0 and 3.3.2 of Super Mario Run
The first Stamp Card, featuring a Wonder Flower as one of the stamps
Promotional photo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder featuring latte art depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023
Promotional photo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder featuring latte art depicting a Wonder Flower, from Nintendo Japan's Instagram account during holiday 2023
The cyan variant of the Wonder Flower found in Fluff-Puff Peaks
The magenta-pink variant of the Wonder Flower found in Shining Falls
The yellow variant of the Wonder Flower found in Sunbaked Desert
The green variant of the Wonder Flower found in Fungi Mines
The purple variant of the Wonder Flower found in Deep Magma Bog
The orange variant of the Wonder Flower found in the Petal Isles
The gray variant of the Wonder Flower found in the Special World
Wonder Flower keyring distributed on My Nintendo
Wonder Flower plush manufactured by San-ei Co., Ltd.
A Wonder Flower in Mario Tennis Fever
A Wonder Flower in the middle of a Wonder Court Match in Mario Tennis Fever
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワンダーフラワー Wandā Furawā |
Wonder Flower | [4] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 惊奇花 Jīngqí Huā |
Wonder Flower | [?] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 驚奇花 Jīngqí Huā |
Wonder Flower | [5] | |
| Dutch | Wonderbloem | Wonder Flower | [6] | |
| French | Fleur prodige | Wonder Flower | [7][8] | |
| German | Wunderblume | Wonder Flower | [?] | |
| Italian | Fiore meraviglia | Wonder Flower | [9] | |
| Korean | 원더플라워 Wondeo Peullawo |
Wonder Flower | [10][11] | |
| Portuguese | Flor fenomenal | Phenomenal Flower | [12][13] | |
| Russian | Чудо-цветок Chudo-tsvetok |
Wonder Flower | [?] | |
| Spanish | Flor Maravilla | Wonder Flower | [?] | |
| Thai | ดอกไม้วันเดอร์ Dɔ̀ɔkmáai Wandə̂ə |
Wonder Flower | [14] |
