Power Type

The Power Type is an ability type in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was introduced along with the Speed Type and Fly Type in Sonic Heroes. As its name implies, Power Type characters focuses on strength and combat.

Sonic Heroes
The Power Type was introduced in Sonic Heroes. Power Type characters are the main fighting force in the team. Power Type characters can use their attacks to break through doors and push large objects, as well as aireal descent moves such as the Triangle Dive which can be used in combination of fans to reach otherwise inaccessible heights.

In Team Battles, Power Types have an advantage over Speed Types, but are weak agaisnt Fly Types.

Sonic Advance 3
The Power Type returns in Sonic Advance 3. Power Type teams use stronger attacks and can break through special barriers to reach certain areas.

Power Type teams

 * Tails & Knuckles
 * Knuckles & Cream
 * Knuckles & Amy

Sonic Riders series
In the Sonic Riders series, Power Type characters can smash through certain obstacles, usually allowing them to reach special shortcuts. In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, characters were no longer defined by ability types, instead each Extreme Gear had an ability dependent on the gear type; bike and wheel type gear can destroy obstacles to reach special shortcuts, certain board type gears can transform into bike and wheel gear types. However, each character's starting gear appears to refer to their ability type. Sonic Free Riders reverts back to the Sonic Riders method.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series
In the Mario & Sonic series, the Power type is one of the four character types, along side the Speed, Skill, and All-around types. Power characters are best suited for events like the hammer throw as well as other strength-based events. Although unplayable, Dry Bowser and E-123 Omega appear as power type rivals.

Power Type characters

 * Knuckles the Echidna
 * E-123 Omega
 * Big the Cat
 * Vector the Crocodile
 * Super Knuckles
 * Storm the Albatross
 * E-10000G
 * Wario
 * Bowser
 * Donkey Kong
 * Dry Bowser
 * Doctor Eggman
 * Aiai
 * Billy Hatcher
 * SCR-GP
 * E-10000B

Trivia

 * The power type has the most members.
 * Knuckles is the only power type character in Sonic Heroes to not be notably larger than the other members of their teams.
 * This is the only type without a female character in it.